Debating L.A.'s Growth, Traffic and Transit

The Transit Coalition's Bart Reed and USC planning Professor Peter Gordon debate transit and traffic in L.A. in this five-part point-counterpoint series.

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May 6, 2008, 5:00 AM PDT

By Nate Berg

"L.A. County's Metropolitan Transportation Authority recently decided on a novel approach to mitigating the area's notorious traffic congestion: charging drivers to use some carpool lanes. Is this fair? Does it signal a new era in transportation and growth planning in L.A.? And where's that "subway to the sea"? All week, the Transit Coalition's Bart Reed and USC Professor Peter Gordon debate traffic, growth and transit in Los Angeles."

Topic of discussion include: toll roads, the "subway to the sea", congestion pricing, sprawl, and the future of the city.

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Thursday, May 1, 2008 in The Los Angeles Times

Land Use Social / Demographics Transportation Urban Development California Sprawl Congestion Pricing Toll Roads Public Transit Los Angeles Traffic Peter Gordon Bart Reed Transit Coalition View More

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