Los Angeles is famously one of the most car-dependent cities in the world, relying on a spaghetti of interconnecting freeways that spread out across a sprawling area.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 June 2026
The suspect sped through streets near Disneyland after driving around several freeways.
The park’s 14 trails range from old mining roads to the perimeter of Kathleen Lake to Thechàl Dhâl, also known as Sheep Mountain, with northern wildlife and Southern Tutchone cultural heritage along the way.
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Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
The new tax on Dubai tolls and parking, which began on June 1, will give the UAE government another cut from its roads that’s divorced from the financial performance of the operators.
Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
In November 2016, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure B, a 30-year, half-cent countywide sales tax to enhance transit, highways, expressways, and active transportation (bicycles, pedestrians, and complete streets).
Where To See Manhattanhenge The best views are from Manhattan’s broad east-west thoroughfares with unobstructed views toward New Jersey across the Hudson River.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
The viral Sopranos meme imagines Italian fans leaving behind the Amalfi Coast for six-lane thoroughfares with no sidewalks.
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