People make traffic worse
Published on July 7th, 2008
Los Angeles Times
Letter to the Editor
Traffic in California will only worsen as long as the state continues to add a whopping 500,000 people annually. Unchecked population growth from our nation’s unofficial open-borders policy is contributing not only to gridlock but is stressing our schools, emergency rooms, the environment and our overall quality of life. It’s completely unsustainable. The U.S. Census projects the country’s population will explode from 300 million to 400 million in the next 30 years. And for every four new U.S. residents, about three more cars are added to the roadways.
Although new roads and better mass transit are a salve, unless we’re OK with creating a Third World California, a reduction in the state’s population is the only real long-term solution.
Maria Fotopoulos
Los Angeles
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