Scaffolding has been spotted around the vacant stores at the northeast corner of Wilshire and Barrington, alerting tipster Doug that his commute through the habitually jammed Brentwood-adjacent intersection is about to become a whole lot less fun. He emails: "I think this means that after six months-plus (since the businesses moved out), we can look forward to two years at least of demolition, construction, and traffic nightmares!"
Mobility
Traffic's going to be ugly
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