As a New Year begins, banners where placed over the I-5 near Unsworth Elementary & Dennis the Menace Park; both would be impacted along with hundreds of homes in Downey if the freeway expansion is approved by the Board of @metrolosangeles. pic.twitter.com/5u5cH8YTJj
The Happy City Coalition tweeted pictures of the banners, saying, "Widening the freeway as a 'solution' to traffic is state sanctioned violence against a predominantly Latinx community, that follows in @metrolosangeles racist practice of bulldozing Black & Latino communities for the construction of freeways and highways" and further that, "From the view of the pedestrian overpass you can see dozens of homes that will be affected if the freeway expansion goes through. Residents already breathe in polluted air, the expansion will just make it worse."
NO MORE LANES banners over the 5 Freeway in Downey. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.