Rush Hour on North Figueroa heading south on Friday, May 9, 2014 at 9 a.m.
Channel: ubrayj02
Date: 2014-05-09

THIS WAS FILMED AT 9:00 A.M. ON FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014 AT 9 A.M.
NINE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. 9 ANTE MERIDIAN.

After a contentious meeting at Nightingale Middle School on May 8, 2014 hosted by Councilman Gil Cedillo the issue of whether North Figueroa should exist as a 110 freeway onramp or function more as a street made for people was shouted about for over an hour.

The folks who love Figueroa as a freeway decry any inconvenience to the irresponsibly fast rate of speeds motorist can pick up on the boulevard and scream like wounded beasts when the thought of even a moments delay might be considered in order to improve the street for bicyclists or pedestrians. "Traffic!", they cry, "Traffic! Congestion!" But where is this congestion? I travel the street daily and only see cars backed up due to the 110 freeway entrances. Why do we care about making our street a better freeway onramp when it costs us human health, happiness, and financial stability of our walk-up retail districts?

This is a video of me sarcastically commenting on "traffic" and "congestion" in downtown Highland Park on my way back from the post office.