Which Way to Go on the Long Beach Freeway?
“Freeway: Link to Community Disaster” is right on, pointing out that the proposed 6.2-mile extension of the Long Beach Freeway is not only a Band-Aid but a breeder--of more and more cars, more and more pollution, less and less serenity.
Before I became mayor pro-tem of Culver City (1970-74), our community’s borders (most western) had already been bisected by the San Diego Freeway. This was a minor disruption compared to what the Freeway Fates have in store for lovely South Pasadena. The noise fall-out extends all the way up the hillside to Culver Crest, an unmistakable hum-m-m that the early a.m. walker/jogger can rely on as a timepiece.
There are circumstances where freeway add-ons may be justified, but South Pasadena is definitely not one of them. The only way to stop this nonsense is to just say no. And no, thanks.
JOHN CARL BROGDON
Culver City
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