Los Angeles South Chamber of Commerce Opposes the 105 FasTrak as Caltrans and Metro Board Bypass the South Los Angeles Community Again
Caltrans: California Department of Transportation and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Caltrans and the Metro board have proposed a project that would install a new FasTrak lane to the 105 freeway.
Impact
Impact
- Will bypass potential economic opportunities for developing and improving our communities.
- LASCC's provides recommendations to help address many issues which plague the 105 freeway, and could be incorporated into the new project proposals and help significantly uplift the communities affected.
*The new proposals continues to exacerbate the same issues, further reducing economic opportunities, while increasing environmental hazards.
Los Angeles Times Article on Some of the History of The 105 Freeway
- Los Angeles Times - Opinion: Want to tear down insidious monuments to racism and segregation? Bulldoze L.A. freeways
- Read this LA Times article and learn of some of the history of the 105 and how its design destroyed portions of South Los Angeles, and held the communities down.
ACTION REQUIRED
Notify your elected officials of your opposition.
Notify your elected officials of your opposition.