Southern California Rates Traffic Worst Regional Problem

Could Southern California's love affair with the auto be fading? More people say they want their tax dollars spent on public transit.

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February 18, 2003, 2:00 PM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Spending money on Metrolink was the top item on the transportation budget wish list for 32.1 percent of the members of a Los Angeles County focus group -- double the 15 percent who wanted to spend money on freeway improvements... increased air pollution and water pollution trailed traffic by just a few percentage points... The survey was commissioned by Southern California Compass , a two-year program that will use the results as it tackles issues of future growth in the region."

Thanks to Southern California Compass

FULL STORY: Traffic rated worst regional problem

Thursday, February 13, 2003 in Los Angeles Daily News

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