tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020450922071681506.post5918207289197953959..comments2023-04-05T02:09:24.810-07:00Comments on Street Heat: Re-defining a 180Damien Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00675336302224403432noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020450922071681506.post-48169212629703261342008-02-26T19:56:00.000-08:002008-02-26T19:56:00.000-08:00Steve Hymon's article's "180" was a complete joke....Steve Hymon's article's "180" was a complete joke.<BR/><BR/>He obviously has not studied the history of transportation in L.A. I am not thatmuch of an expert, but even a cursory search through his own newspaper's archives will show that surface street widenings, and an emphasis on automobile throughput, has been a major focus of transportation planning for more than 60 years.<BR/><BR/>For christ's sake, they moved entire buildings along Wilshire Blvd. several feet back in order to widen the street during the 1930's. I repeat: entire (multi-story) buildings were lifted up and moved several feet back in order to widen the road for automobiles.<BR/><BR/>If the L.A. Times didn't run so many automobile ads, and receive advertising from so many dealerships, I wonder how their coverage of transportation would be different?Sahra Bogadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12801946616442070294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020450922071681506.post-49565134485868068732008-02-26T12:20:00.000-08:002008-02-26T12:20:00.000-08:00Oh hell yes we are ready for a 180. But I've said...Oh hell yes we are ready for a 180. But I've said it before and I've said it again, we can't rely on the politicians to do it for us. We need to make the 180 in our own lives. Keep the grassroots going as it is, government will eventually catch up to what the people desire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com