Comments on: City/Locals Clash on Pico-Olympic Plan

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:31:00 +0000

We need speed control on Pico & Olympic. People are simply driving WAY to fast on those streets. The average vehicle is driving 10 miles over the speed limit. They are already dangerous roads. Cross town traffic in LA is getting to be ridiculous because of the traffic situation. I think the mayors plan is a great idea, but we also need more traffic police to set up speed traps along cross town streets to get these aggressive drivers. My car has been hit 3 times and I bought it in 2005. Common people… get a clue. It’s time to enforce speed limits in Southern California.

By: Fed up!

Fed up! — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:28:00 +0000

People already drive like maniacs on Olympic and Pico. Those roads are not safe to begin with. There needs to be speed enforcement as well. I would never park on either of those streets because speeders use the right lane to race around other vehicles and then end up smashing into a parked vehicle. Also, why is legal to drive 10 miles over the speed limit in Southern California — at least that is the average speed. Is there no traffic police budget in California or Los Angeles???

By: DAYMEN

DAYMEN — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:50:00 +0000

I got an email from Kent Strumpell who wrote the following. After receiving his permission, I would like to pass it on.

Just a minor correction. You quoted me:

"This solution is all about the automobile. Cities are beginning to think of roads in a different way...we should look at a way to bring a complete streets solution to revitalize the area and reduce congestion."

Actually, I turned to the audience at one point and said: congestion isn't going to go away; the best we can do is give people alternatives so they are less impacted by it.

By: KJinLA

KJinLA — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:40:00 +0000

When the Mayor and Councilman Weiss announced at their Thanksgiving “surprise press conference” that they were going to implement their Pico-Olympic Plan despite the 9-to-1 opposition of the affected residents, they said it was because the city needs strong leaders who can look beyond the complaints of citizens and see correct but painful solutions. If Villaraigosa and Weiss really want to be strong leaders, they should use their time and our money to MAKE LA LESS DEPENDENT ON AUTOMOBILES. Making LA a city of people, not cars, is the only legacy a strong leader should want to leave behind. The residents of LA now need to make this whole concept painful for the “leaders,” not the residents.

By: LAofAnaheim

LAofAnaheim — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:08:00 +0000

Please stop the freewayization of LA streets. Keep street parking that promote an urban neighborhood.