Letter to Support the Healthy Streets LA Ballot Initiative

Today, we sent this letter to our local City Council members, LADOT, Streets LA and the Mayor. We call for support for the Healthy Streets LA Initiative. Please read, share, and send your own or just sign the Healthy Streets LA Ballot Initiative petition. We can help you be heard!

March 14, 2022: Paramedics give aid to cyclist struck in crosswalk by vehicle at Stadium Way/Riverside Drive.

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Mayor Eric Garcetti

Los Angeles City Council

Seleta Reynolds, General Manager, LADOT

Keith Mozee, General Manager, StreetsLA

April 11, 2022

Los Angeles River Communities for Environmental Equity supports the Healthy Streets LA ballot initiative. We ask that the Los Angeles City Council create an ordinance that automatically implements the Mobility Plan 2035 when repaving streets, using the exact language as written in the initiative. The Mobility Plan 2035 was exhaustively researched, went through community process, and was approved by the City Council in 2015 – it is time to act.

Every day we live with an epidemic of preventable deaths due to automobile crashes involving cyclists and pedestrians. While this is citywide – each year, more than 200 people lose their lives while traveling on Los Angeles streets – we in Elysian Valley, Cypress Park and communities surrounding the Los Angeles River, know all too well how dangerous it is to navigate the fastmoving streets one must use to access the safety of the LA River Greenway Shared Path.  Fletcher Drive (promised improvements aborted by Councilmember O’Farrell), San Fernando Road, Riverside Drive and all the side streets that feed into one of the many freeways entangled in our neighborhoods make getting to-and-from school, walking, biking or getting to the bus incredibly risky. From the “Drive Like Your Son Died Here” sign marking the fatal car crash that killed our neighbor Christian Vega in a crosswalk on Riverside Drive, to the ghost bike on North San Fernando Road and Humboldt Street, decorated for every holiday by loved ones whose grief cannot be eased, to the recent killing of a cyclist who was hit from behind while biking on San Fernando Road in Cypress Park, we see daily reminders of preventable tragedies.

Implementing the Mobility Plan simply makes sense to ease traffic, relieve pollution, better public health, and protect ALL travelers of this city, from the very young to the very old. Right now, implementing the plan is too much in the hands of individual Council members, swayed by their donors or the loudest constituents to forestall these lifesaving improvements. We have only to compare the complete streets improvements on Riverside Drive in CD4 with Riverside Drive in CD13 where a cyclist was recently struck by a car while using the crosswalk at Stadium Way to see this in action.  Councilmember Nithya Raman made sure the repaving included protected bike lanes and crosswalk amenities; we need that from Mitch O’Farrell and CD13 and our entire city council.

We urge you to support the Healthy Streets LA ballot initiative which would mandate that the City implement its own mobility plan 2035. Failure to implement this plan is a failure to protect the most vulnerable residents – the millions of riders who use public transit, those who cannot choose to or afford to drive, those who are working to solve the climate crisis by walking, biking, and taking transit. It would take so little to make our streets safer and quieter, our air cleaner and our city more habitable.

Ghost bike at North San Fernando Road and Humboldt Street. We cannot even find reports on this tragedy.

100 Acre Partnership Community Advisory Committee Opportunity

The Taylor Yard Paseo del Río and Proposition O Water Quality Improvement Projects are a joint effort of the Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority (MRCA), City of Los Angeles (City), and the California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks), operating as the “100 Acre Partnership at Taylor Yard” (Partnership).

The overall goal is to transform the river’s edge at the Taylor Yard- Bowtie (State Parks) and G2 (City of LA/MRCA) parcels into the Paseo del Río, a one-mile public use greenway to benefit the adjacent communities and the region, increase river access on the east side of the river, and also to design and build a water quality improvement feature on G2, both of which will increase river access on the east bank. To ensure that the Paseo del Río and Prop O Water Quality projects reflect community input on the design and development of the greenway and water elements, the Partnership is establishing a Community Advisory Committee (CAC).

Write Now: Elysian Valley Split in Two in Final Minutes of CA Redistricting

In the wee hours of the congressional redistricting timeline, right before the Christmas holiday, commissioners introduced a brand new idea in the “final” map, splitting Elysian Valley in two. We had no opportunity to see this, it was in no previous draft maps, it just popped up as a “final map” in the eleventh hour of this long process. Read on to write!

As a core mandate, Commissioners were tasked with respecting communities of interest. Weakening this tiny neighborhood’s political power by ripping it in two contradicts that mandate and goes against the stated mission of the Citizens Redistricting Commission. We urge you to please write the commissioners and let them know that we see what they have done, and how they have robbed our community. Use the public letter from LARCEE member and clean air advocate Ceci Dominguez to send comments to these commissioners ASAP: votersfirstact@crc.ca.gov, sara.sadwani@crc.ca.gov, ferric.taylor@crc.ca.gov, Isra.ahmad@crc.ca.gov, linda.akutagawa@crc.ca.gov

Before

On December 15th, our community was whole.

AFTER

On December 18, 2021, away from public view, our community was torn in two as presented in the “final map 12/20/21”.

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LETTER TO COMMISSIONERS AUTHORED BY COMMUNITY MEMBER CECI DOMINGUEZ

Dear Commissioners,

I write as 49-year resident of Elysian Valley, a cohesive community of interest along the L.A. River and defined by our relationship with the River. And I am a respected advocate for seniors’ dignity and human services, environmental health, and the informed civic engagement of all residents in my diverse neighborhood, from youth to elderly singles and great grandparents. 

The “Final 12-20-21 Map" of California districts in Congress, namely on the boundaries of CD 34, divides my tiny community into two congressional districts. There is no rational basis to split up this small, dense, unified neighborhood. In my five decades here, our neighborhood has endured harm from several decisions inflicted by political bodies far removed and ill-informed about our community, showing ignorance and disrespect for our cohesion. That includes placement of the 5 Freeway right through the commercial area that serves our residents, detaching us from safe pedestrian access to it. That also includes disinvestment and denial of public transit serving the area that would link us easily with nearby communities where public schools, polling places, public safety stations, recreational venues, and other vital installations integral to our well-being and quality of life are located. 

The action by the Commission at the literal eleventh hour, in the final day of line drawing on Dec. 19, to divide our community so sloppily and randomly into two Congressional districts, is abhorrent, wrong, and unacceptable. 

This community has been well served by our current Member of Congress. Since the area is so small, and so cohesive, it is common sense to continue to have a single Member of Congress represent the neighborhood. We need every bit of unity we can muster in order to be heard. 

Moreover, showing cognizance of our neighborhood boundaries — respecting this community of interest — is core to your mandate as a Commissioner and to the mission of the Citizens Redistricting Commission. No possible good can come of splitting a neighborhood down a main street, such as Blake Ave., as the “final map” does, leaving neighbors with similar concerns reduced to contacting two different offices in search of responsiveness, much less timely answers or urgently needed action. 

Therefore I must urge Commissioners in the clearest terms and with the most aggrieved plea to take another look at this small cohesive community of Los Angeles, to remedy the injustice of the wrongful cut at the eleventh hour, and to keep our neighborhood intact and constituted in one Congressional district. 

Sincerely,

Ceci Dominguez 

Elysian Valley resident 

Los Angeles, CA 90031 

Elysian Valley resident Ceci Dominguez with fellow community champion, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis.

Please, WRITE NOW: votersfirstact@crc.ca.gov, Sara.sadwani@crc.ca.gov, ferric.taylor@crc.ca.gov, Isra.ahmad@crc.ca.gov, linda.akutagawa@crc.ca.gov

The Renewing Realm of Local Beekeeping with Marvin Jordana

If you missed this wonderful Los Angeles Times portrait of local beekeeper Marvin Jordana, treat heart to some healing. We are so lucky to have intelligent, conscientious neighbors such as Marvin who make our world a better place. Even as policy-makers fail us and the environment, we can support each other and essential work such as Marvin’s healing bee hives. Read the full article here!

“I tell people, imagine a consciousness that has been around for almost 100 million years, and that has a symbiotic relationship with the planet,” Jordana said. “This is the consciousness of the bees.”

(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Air Pollution & Intelligence - Important Story from Freakanomics Radio

In case you missed it, Freakanomics Radio did an amazing piece entitled This is Your Brain on Air Pollution. This is especially important for those of us who live in the shadow of multiple freeways and beside rail yards, surrounded by new construction and diesel truck activity.

As global citizens, we also learn how the U.S. mode of getting our goods produced in poorer countries with fewer clean air regulations contributes to worldwide air pollution and public health crises. So, shop local, ride your bike, take the damn bus and support urban density!

Streets LA Sidewalk & Transit Amenities Program Demos

Want to weigh in on LA’s next wave of bus stop amenities? Check out on of the free demos listed below.

In preparation for a new and updated Sidewalk and Transit Amenities Program (STAP), StreetsLA will give the general public the opportunity to see and give feedback on proposed new bus shelters and technology features.

They are hosting public demonstrations from the top two potential contractors from July 19 to July 30. Please join us at one of these demonstrations and give us your feedback on what features you would like to see! We will be using this feedback to negotiate with the winning contractor on the features to incorporate into the next generation of bus shelters so that the City of Los Angeles has shelters that are customized and designed to the needs of Angelinos.

STAP DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULE (From Noon to 10:00 PM Everyday)

July 19-20-  North Hollywood Red Line Station (on Lankershim)

July 21-22-  City Hall on Main Street 

July 23-24-  West Valley - 19040 Vanowen Street, Reseda 

July 25-26-  West Los Angeles - 1645 Corinth Avenue, West LA

July 27-28-  South LA - 8475 South Vermont Avenue 

July 29-30- San Pedro - 638 South Beacon Street

Vamos a la Playa! June 26th Beach Trip for Elysian Valley Residents

Mujeres de la Tierra is offering a free beach trip to Elysian Valley residents on an outing funding by a Neighborhood Purpose Grant from the Elysian Valley Riverside Neighborhood Council. For information and reservations, please visit myevrnc.com. Space is limited!

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We Support a Strong Indirect Source Rule!

From our allies at the Coalition for Clean Air:

Southern California has the dirtiest air in the nation. Diesel particulates fill our skies with cancer-causing bits of unburnt fuel, carbon, metal shavings and chemicals. Low income families and communities of color bear the brunt of the impact due to freeways built through their neighborhoods and the ever growing network of warehouses.

Its time for change.

This Friday at 9 a.m., the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) will be considering landmark rules to reduce pollution from warehouses. Proposed Rules 2305 and 316 would require warehouses to choose from a menu of options to reduce air pollution. These options include purchasing clean trucks, installing charging and fueling infrastructure and more.

But industry is making a hard, last minute push against the rule. Can we count on you to take action to support and strengthen this important proposal?

Getting Real about Metrolink Tier 4 Engine Emissions

Since I first started paying attention to air quality in Elysian Valley, I’ve been endlessly frustrated by Metrolink’s idling engines at the Central Maintenance Facility on San Fernando Road. In response to community activists efforts in 2012, Metrolink promised a number of improvements to protect public health, improvements that our community worked hard to help fund. Included in this are electric power hookups that should have reigned in avoidable emissions. At the February 20, 2020 Metrolink community meeting, Metrolink’s own internal audit showed what the community had known just from observation: the electric plug-ins were not being used. So, in the face of a climate crisis, this agency burns through fossil fuel instead of connecting to electric ground power whenever possible. Another promised improvement was a new, cleaner train. Five years late due to a host of production problems, Metrolink’s Tier 4 has been assessed at “up to 85% cleaner”. At community meetings and AQMD railyard emissions meetings, I asked a simple question that no one ever answered: WHEN is it 85% cleaner? I was shocked to learn that emissions data from commuter trains such these are not captured in real time, so no one could tell us how it behaved during idle. Turns out, we were right to wonder. A recent letter from the Train Riders Association of California talks about this very issue!

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Given how often we encounter idling engines, we wrote to the AQMD and California Air Resources Board to please hold off buying any more of these trains until we know just how they perform during the many hours of idling we observe at Metrolink facilities. It’s a bit technical, and incredibly important, so get your coffee, get comfortable, and read on…

A Metrolink engine waiting to enter the CMF for servicing, idles next to Albion Park while children play.

April 21, 2021

Dr. William Burke, Chair

South Coast AQMD

Re: Metrolink Tier 4s Real World Emissions at All Idle Settings Must Be Addressed

Dear Dr. Burke,

In Elysian Valley and Cypress Park, many people live in close proximity to the Metrolink Central Maintenance Facility (CMF). In these fast-growing neighborhoods, a large number of people are subjected to diesel exhaust from over 25 locomotives being serviced 16 hours a day on weekdays as well as weekend servicing. A mere 400 feet or fewer from homes and the LA River greenway shared path, locomotives are observed idling for many hours, including hours before and after each is serviced (refueling, cleaning of cabins, engine checks, staging etc.).

Our communities’ environmental health concerns led to the formation of the Metrolink Community Workgroup in 2012, under the guidance of Congressman Adam Schiff. At meetings with Metrolink CEOs, their staff, and many of our elected officials, we've brought much-needed attention to the dire public health impacts of this situation, namely that these low-income communities are being poisoned by the CMF.  Community pressure on this issue is so strong that we held standing-room-only meetings with 250 people in attendance.

In 2012 Metrolink responded by presenting a solution: replace the older legacy locomotives with cleaner-burning Tier 4 locomotives. However, funding for new locomotives needed to be found. Community leaders, many local nonprofit organizations, and local elected representatives wrote over 30 endorsement letters in support of the SCAQMD receiving Carl Moyer funding so that Metrolink could begin purchasing Tier 4 locomotives. They were proclaimed to be 85% cleaner in both Particulate Matter (PM) and Nitrogen Oxides (N0x): https://metrolinktrains.com/globalassets/about/tier-4-factsheet.pdf

With the support of many community leaders who offered their endorsements, Metrolink was able to procure funding for these new locomotives. Then, our efforts as a community were in a holding pattern as we awaited the Tier 4s, believing that these trains would right decades of environmental wrongs and lessen public health damages inflicted on our neighborhoods. To our dismay, these Tier 4 trains - the first of their kind to be built - ended up being five years late due to numerous manufacturing problems. The costs exceeded $280,000,000. But finally, by early 2021, nearly all 40 Tier 4 engines were in operation.

However, it now appears that your agency should have been doing more to protect our community. It recently came to our attention through a letter posted by David Schonbrunn, President of Train Riders Association of California (TRAC), Let’s Have Accurate Locomotive Emissions, that Tier 4 locomotives have much higher N0x emissions at idle than we would expect in a low-emissions engine. It is not clear to us that these engines are performing as well as they should, given the promises made to the community and the price that was paid. Based on this new information, these new engines are a big disappointment. If remedial actions are not taken, the residents of Elysian Valley and Cypress Park will continue to be subjected to concerning N0x levels for years to come – emissions that shouldn't exist in a "clean" engine. 

Our communities are not expendable. As recipients of harmful, unwanted emissions from the CMF, Los Angeles River Communities for Environmental Equity (LARCEE) in partnership with the Metrolink Community Working Group must insist that SCAQMD investigate and determine the real-world emissions of Metrolink's Tier 4 locomotives at all idle settings employed at the CMF. These measurements need to be made with the three following separate settings for hotel power: turned off; turned on at power levels typical for operations; turned on at power levels typical for maintenance at the CMF. The emissions generated in the production of hotel power must be included in the emissions for each engine notch setting when calculating total emissions through the application of the duty cycle. 

There is also the issue of upholding idling regulations. The TRAC letter referenced above addresses locomotives idling all night in San Francisco. Members of our community have observed individual Metrolink locomotives continuously idling up to six hours. At outlying stations, engines have been observed idling continuously overnight and during long mid-day layovers. We see locomotives that are often left unattended, and that don’t automatically shut down after 30 minutes. Why is that able to happen, when federal rules call for an automatic shut-off? This appears to be a violation of both federal and state anti-idling regulations. Please see rule 40 CFR Part 1033.115 (g). Link for your convenience: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=71e6b124de14cc8fc6be790b99d2d17e&mc=true&node=pt40.36.1033&rgn=div5#se40.36.1033_1115

Therefore, Los Angeles River Communities for Environmental Equity, in partnership with the Metrolink Community Working Group also insist that SCAQMD investigate the idling practices at the CMF and other Metrolink facilities, report its findings, and enforce current regulations. Additionally, SCAQMD should ensure that rail agencies are using the trackside power plug-in systems at all times at the CMF and outlying stations. Metrolink’s own internal audit admitted that these plug-ins were not being used.

Furthermore, LARCEE and the Metrolink Community Working Group urge SCAQMD to collect the operations logs and onboard data from commuter and intercity passenger rail agencies needed to compute a real-world duty cycle specific to this segment of the national locomotive fleet, so that it may then employ this duty cycle in emissions inventories and emissions reductions incentive programs.

To make sure the emissions reductions incentive programs are working properly, we seek an analysis of the difference between the emissions expected from current locomotive incentive programs and the real-world emissions determined as a result of these requests.  Please note that this issue has been one of great concern since these engines were first approved; questions about how the Tier 4s were evaluated and the lack of real-time measurements of idling emissions, were raised during community comment at CARB & SCAQMD Railyard emissions working group meetings at SCAQMD headquarters in 2017.

While these reviews are pending, we assert the following: 

SCAQMD and CARB have an ethical responsibility to halt the purchase of more Tier 4 locomotives.

No approval should be provided Metrolink by any funding, governmental or environmental agency until the investigation and research of pollution caused by the Tier 4's is complete, published, and the improper testing is rectified.

We also respectfully suggest that your agencies put out a request for proposals to cost-effectively retrofit the Tier 4 locomotive fleet to reduce emissions at idle.

Sign Up to Run for Elysian Valley Riverside Neighborhood Council

Stand up for Elysian Valley! If you live, work, own property or have an ongoing community interest in Elysian Valley, please consider running for Neighborhood Council. The filing deadline is January 19th for the April 6th elections. If you are interested in running, and need help filing, just send an email to larivercee@gmail.com. We want to see a collaborative team of dedicated community members take on this important role of being a liaison between Elysian Valley and the City of Los Angeles, helping to oversee the city budget and make sure community grants are invested where we need them most.

Get more info and file your candidacy by visiting empowerla.org/elections or  https://clerk.lacity.org/candidate-filing

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Community Voices Needed on the AQMD

We wanted to share this petition from NELA Climate Collective . Inspired by a recent viral showdown where local resident and environmental activist Jessica Craven was yelled at by the AQMD Board Chair for suggesting that he take the Fly Away to LAX, rather than supporting more single vehicle access to our airports. Cleaner cars are still, well, cars. This exchange prompted Craven to initiate this petition for a community seat on the AQMD board.

What Would a Mayor Garcetti-Appointed River EIFD do to Our Communities?

There is so much information to sift through and so many issues to be addressed these days, it is hard to follow it all. But if you care about equity and communities along the LA River, consider writing the entire Los Angeles City Council about the proposed River Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD).

The existing EIFD which will go before City Council tomorrow, July 3, is lacking many considerations and would put an unfair tax burden on low income residents who have lived along the LA River long before it was revitalized or gentrified. Please read this thorough piece by ARC member Carrie Sutkin and write to the entire city council expressing your concern!

Then write to every member of the Los Angeles City Council! You can find their contact info here.

CLEAN AIR ACTION: CALL TO SUPPORT SB 210 TODAY

Many of you know the challenges our east side communities face with diesel pollution from the Metrolink Central Maintenance Facility (CMF). But did you know that a big part of that is diesel trucks coming and going, making deliveries, bringing fuel etc.? This activity is part of what the Los Angeles Times describes as a “diesel death zone”.  Part of the problem is that that big rigs are not subject to comprehensive inspection and maintenance requirements in the same way that we have mandatory Smog Check programs for cars.

SB 210 could change that, and needs our support!

Please call your state senator today (I promise, it will take fewer than 3 minutes) to say we all deserve clean air, and ask for a YES VOTE on SB 210.

(If you’re in State Senate District 24, call Senator Maria Elena Durazo 916-651-4024. If you’re unsure of who your state senator is, find out here and save that contact info to your phone!)

 Send an email to larivercee@gmail.com as soon as you’ve called so we can celebrate the sum of our efforts!

 Yours,

Christine & LARCEE

Another Day, Another Grossly Polluting Load Test Where People Live

Just another grossly polluting, high decibel, health-ruining load test performed by Metrolink at its Central Maintenance Facility (CMF) in the middle of our neighborhood instead of in their designated load test area further south.

American Coots Ashore, Osprey in the Air

Many thanks to Audubon Center at Deb’s Park and all who turned out for the March Slow Ride – our first Bike Birding adventure! In true Slow Ride style, we had walkers, joggers, kids on balance bikes, and experienced cyclists sharing the path. Cindy Castaneda and Tania Romero were excellent guides, and equipped everyone with powerful binoculars so we could all get a good look at local wildlife.  

Cindy Castaneda and Tania Romero of Audubon Center at Deb’s Park orient our group on birding basics.

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Our first bird sighting was the endearing Rainbow, a double yellow Amazon parrot (originally from Chile) who was found in the gutter on a rainy night in 2013, rescued and now living the dream. He came with his human along to enjoy the ride, the river and the birds.

Rainbow Ready for Bike Birding

Early on our way up the path, we heard a mockingbird, but did not see her high up in a native sycamore tree.  We spotted swifts in flight, groups of Mallards and American Coots, as well as many pairs of Canada Geese. Two Osprey soared over our heads. We took our time watching a Double- crested Cormorant enjoying the sun, and even more time viewing a lone Hooded Merganser .

Observing the Hooded Merganser

Of the birds we saw, Swifts and Double-Crested Cormorants are climate threatened, and both Osprey and Hooded Merganser are climate endangered. Protecting these animals is one reason why we must work together to make Metrolink and its Central Maintenance Facility accountable for their toxic emissions, air, noise and water pollution.

Hooded Merganser on a rock, LA River. Photo credit: Grove Pashley

Join us in April when we will walk from Rattlesnake Park (Fletcher & the LA River Greenway) to Egret Park (Barclay Street & the LA River Greenway)

Post Rain Rides are the Best!

Every bike is beautiful.

Look at the variety from the February ride…

We had a lovely ride after some morning showers yesterday. Look at the range of bikes represented: commuter, easy rider step through, cargo, kid racer, kid dirt bike, bikes with kid seats and one trailer. Thank you to all who came out and to Farm LA for hosting us and making our community a little greener through their beautiful work!

Don’t miss our March ride when we will do our first bike birding!

Pop-up rain shelter for kid compost exploration.

Metrolink Silica Cloud in LA Daily News - Let's Make Metrolink Accountable in 2019!

““There was dust over the LA River and dust was blowing toward Cypress Park, hundreds of feet from where people live,” Mills said. “I am used to seeing black clouds any time they start up their locomotives. But this time I saw a white cloud of dust, 1,000 to 1,500 feet in the air.””

— https://www.dailynews.com/2018/12/03/metrolink-train-yard-neighbors-are-still-questioning-the-giant-cloud-seen-over-the-facility-in-may-and-what-was-in-it/

As we begin 2019, we are so grateful for the in-depth, detailed article by environmental journalist Steve Scauzillo that covers the immense, white cloud we documented wafting into our communities from the Metrolink Central Maintenance Facility (CMF) silos. Please join our mailing list and be part of making Metrolink accountable their negative impact on public health in our communities!

Please read this important piece of journalism and share widely!

City of LA Wants More Families to be Neighbors with Metrolink CMF

It seems our Los Angeles City Council has learned nothing about the dangers of housing people not only next to freeways but beside the Metrolink Central Maintenance Facility, which in addition to gross diesel particulate pollution, has been documented dispersing silica dust from its blue silos? If this proposed development continues, what steps will the city take to protect people in the Metrolink silica shadow? Will Los Angeles finally #MakeMetrolinkAccountable?

Metrolink CMF Celebrates First Clean Air Day CA by Idling

Metrolink has repeatedly told us that the trains near housing are only parked, empty shells. When we call to report idling in this location, we've been told it can't be happen because these trains have no engines. Metrolink needs true third party oversight now. #MakeMetrolinkAccountable

Metrolink's History of Alternative Facts: Idling Near Homes

Among the many diesel air pollution issues that we have noticed over the years, is an increase in idling engines north of Metrolink's Central Maintenance Facility (CMF). In a recent email, it was suggested that we had mistaken a locomotive with no engine for one that was idling heavily with blowers roaring. In the past, Metrolink has stated that there cannot be any engines idling here because this area is used for parked locomotives. I guess that depends on how you define parked. If my car is parked, the engine is off, no emissions flowing.

This could all be different, had Metrolink not aligned with freight to fight idling emissions limitations put forward by the SCAQMD in 2005 to protect our communities. Help us #MakeMetrolinkAccountable.

The video below offers an unedited glimpse of daily activity at the CMF, just one example of Metrolink engines idling less than 100 feet from new housing, 400 feet from pre-existing housing...right in the center of where people live.