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Let the counting begin
Four people pitched their canvass chairs on a recent day above the Foothill (210) Freeway, their gaze focused unwaveringly on the roadway below. Their mission: count cars. All of them. One of the counters, Leandra Alvarez, positioned her fingers...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Travel, Traffic, Transportation
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Verdugo Views: Remembering the pre-freeway neighborhood
Ron Magneson’s family moved to Walnut Drive in 1948 when he was four years old, and remained there until they were forced to leave in 1964 by construction of the Glendale (State Route 2) Freeway. “It was a very short street,” he...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Travel, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chevy Chase
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Westbound 134 Freeway lanes to close for repairs
Caltrans will close sections of the Ventura (134) Freeway over the next three days as crews repair areas that were damaged during the tanker fire on April 7. The periodic closures, which started Thursday, continue through Sunday, and will impact the...
Tags: Travel, Highway Transportation, California Department of Transportation, Transportation
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Unclassified Info: Boosting bicyclists could mean big business
I'm always intrigued by what topics get people riled up in our little corner of the universe. This week's hubbub seems to be centered on city plans to spend money on more bike lanes and markings. A lot of folks seem to be against it. I have to admit,...Tags: Travel, Transportation
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Glendale to conduct outreach on upcoming 'road diet'
Glendale officials will host two public meetings to make sure the community knows everything there is to know about a planned “road diet” in Montrose that will test the viability of dedicated bike lanes on Honolulu Avenue.
The road diet...Tags: Travel, Transportation
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Driver involved in gas-tanker freeway fire identified
The driver of a vehicle that rear-ended a gas tanker causing a massive fire that closed the 134 (Ventura) Freeway late Saturday has been identified as 25-year-old Hakop Maghakyan of Glendale, according to the CHP. Maghakyan was arrested and charged...Tags: Honda, Los Angeles Times
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Common sense and the Montrose road diet
I read with much interest the letter from William Brown on Feb. 10 titled “'Road diet' plan a recipe for disaster” and wish to comment regarding the proposed “road diet” through Montrose. I, too, agree that this ill-conceived plan...Tags: Travel, Transportation
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Westbound 60 freeway now open, official says
The westbound lanes of the 60 Freeway through Montebello have reopened after being shut down for three days, a transit official said. The lanes to the freeway opened shortly before 11:15 a.m., said Patrick Chandler, a Cal Trans spokesman. Meanwhile,...Tags: Travel, Highway Transportation, Los Angeles Times, Transportation
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Lane change disappoints cyclists
The City Council on Tuesday put the brakes on a proposal to give bicyclists dedicated lanes on a 1.6-mile stretch of road in North Glendale.
The “road diet” would have shaved off two lanes of four-lane La Crescenta Avenue between Verdugo Road...Tags: Travel, Transportation, Health
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Small Wonders: He's not here to make friends
Editor's note: While Patrick Caneday takes some time off, we’re running some of his choices for re-publication. This column was first published May 15, 2010. Each Saturday morning I open the local newspaper and am shocked to see my scraggly,...Tags: Malaysia, Macy's, Sex Crimes, Betty White, Pet Shops, Services, and Supplies
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More choices for Glendale movie-goers
Movie-goers will have more cinematic choices in late 2013 after a five-screen Laemmle Theatres complex is completed at Wilson and Maryland avenues in Glendale, along with 42 residential units and retail space, according to final plans approved by city...Tags: Government, Travel, Politics, Public Officials, Arts and Culture
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Cellphones, not bad drivers, called top danger on California roads
California motorists who use cellphones are considered a bigger danger to fellow travelers than those who speed or drive aggressively, a new survey has found.
Nearly 40% of 1,801 motorists interviewed said their most pressing safety concern was other...Tags: Travel, Los Angeles Times, Transportation
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