Comments on: Woodland Hills Community Opposes Speed Limit Raises http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/01/28/woodland-hills-community-opposes-speed-limit-raises/ 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: Umberto Brayj http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/01/28/woodland-hills-community-opposes-speed-limit-raises/comment-page-1/#comment-3979 Umberto Brayj Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:30:45 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1667#comment-3979 The LADOT is using it professional discretion to up the speed limits, end of story. They justify it in all sorts of bizarre ways, and are willing to lie to see that it is done - but that is the beginning and the end of it. The only functional way to deal with the LADOT on issues like this is to automatically assume that they have not feasible way to change, and try to be as direct and forceful with your opposition. The Council really whiffed with this one - the LADOT has the legal right to ignore the California MUTCD's speed limit measurement requirements if the road that is being monitored has a lot of residential uses, or if high speed limits will (vaguely) compromise pedestrian or bicyclist safety. The Council (and the Mayor) ought to take a leadership position and demand that the LADOT use their professional discretion in favor slower speed limits. I know they are all afraid of "Councilman X voted to case congestion" blowback - but sack up! Voting directly against the interests of your citizens is how L.A. got to be how it is today (esp. in the Valley). The LADOT is using it professional discretion to up the speed limits, end of story. They justify it in all sorts of bizarre ways, and are willing to lie to see that it is done – but that is the beginning and the end of it.

The only functional way to deal with the LADOT on issues like this is to automatically assume that they have not feasible way to change, and try to be as direct and forceful with your opposition.

The Council really whiffed with this one – the LADOT has the legal right to ignore the California MUTCD’s speed limit measurement requirements if the road that is being monitored has a lot of residential uses, or if high speed limits will (vaguely) compromise pedestrian or bicyclist safety.

The Council (and the Mayor) ought to take a leadership position and demand that the LADOT use their professional discretion in favor slower speed limits. I know they are all afraid of “Councilman X voted to case congestion” blowback – but sack up! Voting directly against the interests of your citizens is how L.A. got to be how it is today (esp. in the Valley).

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