101 WIDENING TOP CONCERN AT MEETING.Byline: Lisa Mascaro Staff Writer SHERMAN OAKS - Residents turned out Monday night to hear about long-term plans to widen the 101 Freeway, bring more development along the corridor and other strategies to handle the onslaught of cars in coming years. With the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. expected to see 245,000 more residents by 2030 - and some outlying suburbs expected to double their populations - future planning will be critical in accommodating the growth, planners say. Planners said Valley residents could see decreases in traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. if the recommendations in their plan are enacted. But residents decried reviving plans to widen the 101. ``The widening is just something that is not acceptable and will actually be fought vigorously until 2030,'' said Sherman Oaks resident Mikey Maloney. Encino resident Faramarz Nabavi agreed. ``There's going to be another outcry,'' he said. The town-hall meeting at the Sherman Oaks Galleria Sherman Oaks Galleria is a shopping mall and business center located in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, California at the corner of Ventura and Sepulveda Boulevards in the San Fernando Valley. Locals colloquially refer to the mall simply as "the Galleria. was the last in a series held in the Valley as the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Association of Governments circulates its draft Regional Transportation Plan, a blueprint that proposes $120 billion in transportation spending across the region of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. , Imperial and Ventura counties through 2030. This year's plan is crucial as the region faces the potential loss of $37 billion in federal transportation funds if it fails to meet smog goals, as is feared. Unlike past efforts, this year's effort is the first to suggest major development changes as part of a strategy to reduce traffic congestion and smog, planners say. The plan also supports Los Angeles County's efforts to bring an additional half-cent sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. for transportation, as well as proposals for toll roads along the 101 and other areas. But plans for expanding the 101 Freeway drew much interest among residents who spoke during the public comment period. In spring, residents killed Caltrans' efforts to expand the freeway. Some of them are now involved in a separate city-led effort to bring smaller freeway fixes that they hope will fend off what they call the more draconian widening plans. ``This is your Valley. You need to tell us what you are thinking,'' said Rich Macias, a SCAG scag - To destroy the data on a disk, either by corrupting the file system or by causing media damage. Compare scrog, roach. transportation manager. ``We do know there are a lot of community concerns.'' Some residents also spoke of the need for more public transportation. |
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