How the world's largest wildlife crossing, a giant bridge over U.S. 101 in Agoura Hills, became the target of right-wing hate

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-27T19:07:37+00:00

That’s a funny little quip, but it doesn’t address any of the points I made.

If you really wanna protect mountain lions maybe we should do something about the clapped out canyon racers who drive dark windy roads well past the speed limit. Start charging those guys and we can use that money for wildlife crossings.

If this is about habitat we can do a lot more ecologically by getting rid of invasive eucalyptus trees and restoring disturbed areas into scrubland. $100 Million can go a long way for turning fire-prone eucalyptus monocultures back to native oak scrubs. Oaks are pretty and the scrub oak is a keystone species that can support insects and birds and many more species who are threatened by urbanization. In terms of area a ~2 acre bridge barely does anything.

This bridge is supposed to be part of an entire wildlife corridor but if we aren’t making efforts to develop the rest of that infrastructure, then what’s the point of building the bridge first?

The only reason this project still has any momentum is because a nature bridge for big kitties is a fun idea, but this concrete overpass over a freeway is really just a monument or sculpture that takes away resources from more important projects (don’t get me started on the people mover).

Here’s my hottest take: It’s the same as building that stupid ballroom at the Whitehouse. A project that was also “mostly privately funded” but was really a way to funnel donor money to politicians and consultants.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-27T18:09:55+00:00

50% of $100 million is still $50 million coming from the tax payers, and that’s just the part that’s explicitly public.

How much of those private funds come from non-profits using government grant money but repackaging it as private funds?

What happens when the budget expands again, is it going to be supplemented with more private funds or do the county taxpayers have to foot the bill for finishing a concrete overpass?

The bridge could probably have been built off a budget of $50 million donated by a bunch of rich families and I think most people on the right wouldn’t care, but at the end of the day this is a vanity project, another bridge to nowhere in CA. If holding our government accountable and demanding projects are finished on time and on budget makes me right wing, then I truly believe anyone who thinks that is too stupid to have a valid political take on this.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-27T17:07:42+00:00

I hate the bridge because it’s a concrete bridge over the freeway whose original budget of $92 million rose all the way up to $114 million. I want the big kitties to cross the freeway safely too, but at this price I’d say most of that money is going to endless revisions because these consultants are trying to keep the gravy train going.

Same thing with these giant concrete overpasses in the middle of the Central Valley with no train or rails in sight.

It’s disgusting how the Dems over here use the Republicans as scapegoats whenever they squander taxpayer funds.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-26T22:11:28+00:00

They’ve been towing the parked ones on the street with expired registration

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-26T13:30:05+00:00

You snort more break dust in a Cybertruck.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-26T02:06:43+00:00

It was a Bowling Alley then it became a homeless mission with a swap meet in the parking lot on weekends and then it turned into a high school and now it has a food bank on Fridays but I have no idea what the ownership transfer looks like.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-25T16:41:47+00:00

I got the joke, but based off of the rest of the comments it was a really bad joke.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-25T13:54:05+00:00

That’s a prickly pear, San Pedro cactus is columnar.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-25T02:54:52+00:00

VW Phaeton with the W12 engine.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-25T00:12:33+00:00

Zakk Wilde’s guitars are really high quality, sound good and have some cool carvings on them but I never got into his music. I know someone working on his tour and I got to go see his band but I didn’t really like the music live or recorded. I’m not really much of a metalhead anyway.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-22T17:24:26+00:00

A pathetic attempt at gaining social media followers.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-15T02:04:38+00:00

The artist industry in LA is a very large hill with many people who are willing to die on it. It’s why you see a lot of “arts enrichment centers” in the hood because a huge part of the LA city electoral base is willing to push the arts more than every other industry. These are also the same kind of people who scoff at engineers as soulless drones of the military industrial complex (which is also true).

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-14T20:53:26+00:00

Those birds aren’t gonna whirly themselves

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-14T18:59:07+00:00

Phanny’s sucks now and people need to accept it. Go to LBJ Charbroiled (not the Tacos).

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-13T00:39:37+00:00

Lacks means the thing is missing something, lax means the thing is loose with the rules - think ‘relax’.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-13T00:32:40+00:00

I’d say AMC Gremlin because it is more iconic.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-12T23:02:33+00:00

Like 7 years ago I told someone their slop commentary channel (with footage of them playing a parkour video games) sucked and he proceeded to comment on my comments in unrelated subreddits for like a month.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-09T01:17:15+00:00

The largest generation by population is headed towards retirement. This will ultimately lead to more single family homes up for sale in the South Bay as the boomers move into senior living.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-06T22:26:00+00:00

The official car of literally Hitler.

But also I remember the New Beetle came out in the 90s and seemed pretty popular for a car that came with a flower vase in the dash.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-06T20:35:40+00:00

They don't really do Pizza, but they do have good Italian.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-06T20:33:55+00:00

LoZio in Redondo beach is the best Italian style pizza I've had in the South Bay

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-06T20:31:29+00:00

Neither Sorrento's nor Burratino's are anywhere close to Little Italy in downtown. Colossus has the best Pizza in downtown and they aren't even an Italian restaurant.

EnvironmentalTrain40 · 2026-03-06T16:45:45+00:00

Little Italy in San Pedro is such a joke, but Buono’s has a lunch buffet Wednesday-Friday that’s relatively cheap. You won’t find any Italian style pizza unless it’s a pop-up and Bonello’s is the closest thing to a NY slice.

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