Comments on: Thomas Starr King Middle School to Get Pedestrian Upgrade http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/21/thomas-king-middle-school-to-get-pedestrian-upgrade/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Damien Newton http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/21/thomas-king-middle-school-to-get-pedestrian-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-728 Damien Newton Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:03 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/21/thomas-king-middle-school-to-get-pedestrian-upgrade/#comment-728 Thanks Elson. I saw the school called "Thomas King" in some places (of just King School) when I was doing research and didn't realize how important the "Starr" was. Thanks Elson. I saw the school called “Thomas King” in some places (of just King School) when I was doing research and didn’t realize how important the “Starr” was.

]]> By: Elson http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/21/thomas-king-middle-school-to-get-pedestrian-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-726 Elson Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:16:09 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/21/thomas-king-middle-school-to-get-pedestrian-upgrade/#comment-726 Ummm, it's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Starr_King" rel="nofollow">Thomas <i>Starr King</i></a> Middle School...Not Thomas King or Thomas Crown...I happen to be an alum. BTW, back in my day, the RTD had a long line of Line 1, 2 and 3 buses there waiting on the pictured curb each afternoon, all heading eastbound on Sunset towards Silver Lake and Echo Park. Back then the student pass was just $4. Woo-hoo! Ummm, it’s Thomas Starr King Middle School…Not Thomas King or Thomas Crown…I happen to be an alum.

BTW, back in my day, the RTD had a long line of Line 1, 2 and 3 buses there waiting on the pictured curb each afternoon, all heading eastbound on Sunset towards Silver Lake and Echo Park. Back then the student pass was just $4. Woo-hoo!

]]> By: Radical Transportation Engineer http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/21/thomas-king-middle-school-to-get-pedestrian-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-718 Radical Transportation Engineer Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:43:30 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/21/thomas-king-middle-school-to-get-pedestrian-upgrade/#comment-718 That ped access there is atrocious. The sidewalk width may not even be ADA with the electric pole there. I will be anxious to see the improvements once completed. Please report back on that when they are done. That ped access there is atrocious. The sidewalk width may not even be ADA with the electric pole there. I will be anxious to see the improvements once completed. Please report back on that when they are done.

]]> By: ubrayj02 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/21/thomas-king-middle-school-to-get-pedestrian-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-717 ubrayj02 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:37:53 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/21/thomas-king-middle-school-to-get-pedestrian-upgrade/#comment-717 In the Valley, in Alarcon's district, they recently pushed very hard (against LADOT resistance) to install speed bumps around every school. The LADOT is always very reticent to allow pedestrians to usethe street. They view them a an obstruction to "traffic" and they officially measure them to be causes of congestion and delays. $900,000 is a lot of money. I wonder how LaBonge and Garcetti will be able to convince the LADOT that removing autmobile access and reducing speeds is the right way to go with this project. In the Valley, in Alarcon’s district, they recently pushed very hard (against LADOT resistance) to install speed bumps around every school.

The LADOT is always very reticent to allow pedestrians to usethe street. They view them a an obstruction to “traffic” and they officially measure them to be causes of congestion and delays.

$900,000 is a lot of money. I wonder how LaBonge and Garcetti will be able to convince the LADOT that removing autmobile access and reducing speeds is the right way to go with this project.

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