Comments on: Do Los Angeles’ Sidewalk Policies Put It Out of Compliance with the ADA? http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/01/21/do-los-angeles-sidewalk-policies-put-it-out-of-compliance-with-the-ada/ 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: Levlj http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/01/21/do-los-angeles-sidewalk-policies-put-it-out-of-compliance-with-the-ada/comment-page-1/#comment-615279 Levlj Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:51:00 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1640#comment-615279 hi hi

]]> By: Umberto Brayj http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/01/21/do-los-angeles-sidewalk-policies-put-it-out-of-compliance-with-the-ada/comment-page-1/#comment-3919 Umberto Brayj Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:42:35 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1640#comment-3919 And then you've got to deal with Joe the Taxpayer. And then you’ve got to deal with Joe the Taxpayer.

]]> By: Joe the Taxpayer http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/01/21/do-los-angeles-sidewalk-policies-put-it-out-of-compliance-with-the-ada/comment-page-1/#comment-3917 Joe the Taxpayer Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:22:44 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1640#comment-3917 Once again, the city sets its sights on creating another revenue stream, stolen from homeowners, to feed its union hacks. They tried this last year and were defeated, but no doubt, in the name of "safety", they'll find a way to tax us for our sidewalks, yet leave them unrepaired. I'd rather they just make clear the ownership of the sidewalk - and deed it to the property owner, along with the parkway, and let us take out the trees that rip up the sidewalk as well. Once again, the city sets its sights on creating another revenue stream, stolen from homeowners, to feed its union hacks. They tried this last year and were defeated, but no doubt, in the name of “safety”, they’ll find a way to tax us for our sidewalks, yet leave them unrepaired.

I’d rather they just make clear the ownership of the sidewalk – and deed it to the property owner, along with the parkway, and let us take out the trees that rip up the sidewalk as well.

]]> By: Umberto Brayj http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/01/21/do-los-angeles-sidewalk-policies-put-it-out-of-compliance-with-the-ada/comment-page-1/#comment-3915 Umberto Brayj Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:15:21 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1640#comment-3915 Right, but if the City of L.A. is doing this, then you know what will happen - the money for the sidewalk repair will be subtracted from the sale price. The money will sit in an unmarked fund for close to a decade before it is revealed that it has all been spent, or that the head of the BSS simply forgot about it. My examples of L.A.'s standard operating procedure: parking meter money in L.A. goes to an account downtown, the increased meter money will not go to the districts that generate revenue but instead to random projects; the Quimby fee, charged to developers to pay for parks near their projects, went unallocated for several years before a recent city council meeting uncovered them. I'm not saying it is a bad idea, I just think that it is too smart for L.A.'s ruling elite to get right. Right, but if the City of L.A. is doing this, then you know what will happen – the money for the sidewalk repair will be subtracted from the sale price. The money will sit in an unmarked fund for close to a decade before it is revealed that it has all been spent, or that the head of the BSS simply forgot about it.

My examples of L.A.’s standard operating procedure: parking meter money in L.A. goes to an account downtown, the increased meter money will not go to the districts that generate revenue but instead to random projects; the Quimby fee, charged to developers to pay for parks near their projects, went unallocated for several years before a recent city council meeting uncovered them.

I’m not saying it is a bad idea, I just think that it is too smart for L.A.’s ruling elite to get right.

]]> By: Shoup http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/01/21/do-los-angeles-sidewalk-policies-put-it-out-of-compliance-with-the-ada/comment-page-1/#comment-3913 Shoup Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:22:09 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1640#comment-3913 Umberto, With a point-of-sale program for sidewalk repairs, owners will not have to pay for or do anything until they sell their property. Sellers will pay to fix only the sidewalk in front of their own property, so they will know where their money is going. Here is the link to an article that explains point-of-sale programs for sidewalk repairs: http://www.its.ucla.edu/shoup/PuttingCaliforniaCitiesBackOnTheirFeet.pdf Umberto,

With a point-of-sale program for sidewalk repairs, owners will not have to pay for or do anything until they sell their property. Sellers will pay to fix only the sidewalk in front of their own property, so they will know where their money is going.

Here is the link to an article that explains point-of-sale programs for sidewalk repairs:
http://www.its.ucla.edu/shoup/PuttingCaliforniaCitiesBackOnTheirFeet.pdf

]]> By: Umberto Brayj http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/01/21/do-los-angeles-sidewalk-policies-put-it-out-of-compliance-with-the-ada/comment-page-1/#comment-3908 Umberto Brayj Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:15:48 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1640#comment-3908 As with parking rate increases, the city will likely implement a sidewalk-lien on home that are sold - and then send the money downtown to a council controlled slush fund or allow the Bureau of Streets Services to use it for "Sidewalk Outreach". As with parking rate increases, the city will likely implement a sidewalk-lien on home that are sold – and then send the money downtown to a council controlled slush fund or allow the Bureau of Streets Services to use it for “Sidewalk Outreach”.

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