2024-11-24T09:19:44-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/13066137/405-freeway-closure-exposes-the-limits-of-los-angeles-mobility mantaray 2011-07-12T02:37:04-04:00 >2022-03-14T10:01:08-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/jj/jj7e8m3ou8t58717.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>...doesn't the general freakout over the shutdown suggest, in and of itself, its fundamental folly? It hurts to lose the 405 even for a weekend not because freeways are so valuable or because we love them so much but because we've painted ourselves in a corner in terms of mobility. We have left ourselves no escape hatches or viable alternatives.</p></em><br /><br /><p> LA Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne eyes impending automotive doom.</p> <p> Follow the link for a thoughtful piece on "the city's great synecdoche" and how its future might impact architectural landmarks.</p>