Comments on: Metro Takes the Lead on Fixing Walk of Fame http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/metro-takes-the-lead-on-fixing-walk-of-fame/ 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/2008/07/21/metro-takes-the-lead-on-fixing-walk-of-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-1604 Damien Newton Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:28:20 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/metro-takes-the-lead-on-fixing-walk-of-fame/#comment-1604 Those are all good points, Aaron. I didn't mean to imply that Metro should be in the sidewalk fixing business, but both this project and the Bimini Place project show that given the right circumstances they will allocate funds to the City to do sidewalk projects. Just trying to make that point since I've been hearing that Metro doesn't want to "tell cities how to spend their local returns" as one of the myriad of reasons why they won't get behind a 1% allocation for bike/ped projects. Those are all good points, Aaron. I didn’t mean to imply that Metro should be in the sidewalk fixing business, but both this project and the Bimini Place project show that given the right circumstances they will allocate funds to the City to do sidewalk projects. Just trying to make that point since I’ve been hearing that Metro doesn’t want to “tell cities how to spend their local returns” as one of the myriad of reasons why they won’t get behind a 1% allocation for bike/ped projects.

]]> By: Aaron http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/metro-takes-the-lead-on-fixing-walk-of-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-1603 Aaron Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:54:56 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/metro-takes-the-lead-on-fixing-walk-of-fame/#comment-1603 Some bureaucratic notes for readers regarding sidewalk repairs - Metro isn't responsible for sidewalk repair, anywhere. Each city does their own repair. LA's siewalk repair program is beyond broke - as a result, they're not even fixing safety hazards as of last year, although residents can pay for repairs (I know, LA is already paid taxes, but California's tax structure is dysfunctional). I can't imagine that's improved this year. In contrast, Metro, a County agency, is doing this to forestall litigation about the damn thing - sometimes it's cheaper and less grief to just pay the man. Having said that, I don't think it's solely Metro's fault - the entire Walk of Fame has these problems, including the length of the Walk of Fame along Vine, not all of which is above the subway. The problem is that the Walk has no expansion joints. That's a design flaw, and it isn't Metro's design either. If Metro were to use its portion of funding for pedestrian and bicycle improvements, it wouldn't be on sidewalk repairs - that's an LA City problem. Some bureaucratic notes for readers regarding sidewalk repairs – Metro isn’t responsible for sidewalk repair, anywhere. Each city does their own repair. LA’s siewalk repair program is beyond broke – as a result, they’re not even fixing safety hazards as of last year, although residents can pay for repairs (I know, LA is already paid taxes, but California’s tax structure is dysfunctional). I can’t imagine that’s improved this year.

In contrast, Metro, a County agency, is doing this to forestall litigation about the damn thing – sometimes it’s cheaper and less grief to just pay the man. Having said that, I don’t think it’s solely Metro’s fault – the entire Walk of Fame has these problems, including the length of the Walk of Fame along Vine, not all of which is above the subway. The problem is that the Walk has no expansion joints. That’s a design flaw, and it isn’t Metro’s design either.

If Metro were to use its portion of funding for pedestrian and bicycle improvements, it wouldn’t be on sidewalk repairs – that’s an LA City problem.

]]> By: David Pulsipher http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/metro-takes-the-lead-on-fixing-walk-of-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-1599 David Pulsipher Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:35:19 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/metro-takes-the-lead-on-fixing-walk-of-fame/#comment-1599 yes, lets fix the tacky tourist eye-sore instead of right-of-ways that RESIDENTS actually use. good call metro. yes, lets fix the tacky tourist eye-sore instead of right-of-ways that RESIDENTS actually use.

good call metro.

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