Comments for Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, County of Los Angeles, Board of Supervisors, Second District Supervisor Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Join the conversation about your preferred streetscape for Slauson Avenue by Michael Ellis http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/index.php/vote-on-your-preferred-streetscape-for-slauson-avenue/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Michael Ellis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:11:28 +0000 http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/?p=9450#comment-68 After reading the previous comments regarding which of the options will best serve our community I sense a brewing conflict between View Park and Ladera Heights. We, as a conjoined communities, should stay focused on the single most impactful element at issue......TRAFFIC! Both communities are affected by the daily congestion along the Slauson Ave. corridor. Any proposal to eliminate any traffic lanes and possibly further add to the congestion is detrimental to both communities. I feel Option C is a viable compromise that offers aesthetic enhancement to the area with minimal impact on traffic flow. After reading the previous comments regarding which of the options will best serve our community I sense a brewing conflict between View Park and Ladera Heights. We, as a conjoined communities, should stay focused on the single most impactful element at issue……TRAFFIC! Both communities are affected by the daily congestion along the Slauson Ave. corridor. Any proposal to eliminate any traffic lanes and possibly further add to the congestion is detrimental to both communities. I feel Option C is a viable compromise that offers aesthetic enhancement to the area with minimal impact on traffic flow.

]]> Comment on Join the conversation about your preferred streetscape for Slauson Avenue by M. Hayashi http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/index.php/vote-on-your-preferred-streetscape-for-slauson-avenue/comment-page-1/#comment-66 M. Hayashi Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:28:49 +0000 http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/?p=9450#comment-66 Thanks Ms. Clark. Total waste of time and money. Traffic is bad enough with the "delay" in La Cienega/Slauson ramp project. This project would mean additional delays in traffic flow. Bike lanes would be dangerous to bike riders, as drivers already drive like maniacs on Slauson already. Someone will get killed. Raised median would waste space for additional lane of traffic, and also require maintenance (more money). It will end up a weed infested median. Use money to Fix Faiview/La Cienega. Remove the ugly, vacant Gas Station, and improve La Tijera/La Cienega/Fairview/Centinela interchange. Thanks Ms. Clark.

Total waste of time and money. Traffic is bad enough with the “delay” in La Cienega/Slauson ramp project. This project would mean additional delays in traffic flow.

Bike lanes would be dangerous to bike riders, as drivers already drive like maniacs on Slauson already. Someone will get killed.

Raised median would waste space for additional lane of traffic, and also require maintenance (more money). It will end up a weed infested median.

Use money to Fix Faiview/La Cienega. Remove the ugly, vacant Gas Station, and improve La Tijera/La Cienega/Fairview/Centinela interchange.

]]> Comment on Join the conversation about your preferred streetscape for Slauson Avenue by The Smiths in Windsor Hills http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/index.php/vote-on-your-preferred-streetscape-for-slauson-avenue/comment-page-1/#comment-65 The Smiths in Windsor Hills Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:48:00 +0000 http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/?p=9450#comment-65 Can't believe I am reading people in Ladera suggest it is a waste of time and money to invest in Slauson and time and money would be better spent near them. We can only hope the powers that be will ignore these suggestions for Windsor Hills has been waiting too long for a grocery store and a nice shopping area. I hope we can move in the direction of something like D-1 and I believe the people in Ladera would also greatly benefit, even if they don't see that now. Can’t believe I am reading people in Ladera suggest it is a waste of time and money to invest in Slauson and time and money would be better spent near them.

We can only hope the powers that be will ignore these suggestions for Windsor Hills has been waiting too long for a grocery store and a nice shopping area. I hope we can move in the direction of something like D-1 and I believe the people in Ladera would also greatly benefit, even if they don’t see that now.

]]> Comment on Join the conversation about your preferred streetscape for Slauson Avenue by Zelda Davis http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/index.php/vote-on-your-preferred-streetscape-for-slauson-avenue/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Zelda Davis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:01:42 +0000 http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/?p=9450#comment-64 I agree!!! I would also like to see a solution to the speeders that travel North and South bound on Fairfax between Slauson and Stocker. Speed dots...."not bumps" forcing folks to slow down inbetween the Home Depot entrance off Fairfax and the office complex. Widen the street so that there is a true left turn lane going into the office complex off Fairfax and down the hill into the residential area on 57th. thanks for your consideration. I agree!!!
I would also like to see a solution to the speeders that travel North and South bound on Fairfax between Slauson and Stocker. Speed dots….”not bumps” forcing folks to slow down inbetween the Home Depot entrance off Fairfax and the office complex. Widen the street so that there is a true left turn lane going into the office complex off Fairfax and down the hill into the residential area on 57th.

thanks for your consideration.

]]> Comment on Join the conversation about your preferred streetscape for Slauson Avenue by Noreen Clark http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/index.php/vote-on-your-preferred-streetscape-for-slauson-avenue/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Noreen Clark Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:40:03 +0000 http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/?p=9450#comment-63 I do so totally agree with M. Hayasi. No bike lanes, none of the mentioned changes! They are a waste of $ and time. I do so totally agree with M. Hayasi. No bike lanes, none of the mentioned changes! They are a waste of $ and time.

]]> Comment on Join the conversation about your preferred streetscape for Slauson Avenue by M. Hayashi http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/index.php/vote-on-your-preferred-streetscape-for-slauson-avenue/comment-page-1/#comment-62 M. Hayashi Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:34:46 +0000 http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/?p=9450#comment-62 None of the above. Waste of money, and will create traffic nightmare during construction. No Raised median. No bike lane. Wider sidewalks not necessary. "Maybe" a reversible middle lane, to add a lane of traffic on busiest side, during rush hour. Money could be better spent improving traffic around La Tijera Middle school, AND Fairview/La Cienega intersection: 1) Left turn from WB Fairview onto SB La Cienega/to right turn on La Tijera 2) Left turn into Ladera Center from WB Fairview during rush hour (or enforce restrictions) 3) Right turn from Ladera Center to EB Fairview during rush hour (or enforce Stop sign) I believe this is 2nd district area, too! None of the above. Waste of money, and will create traffic nightmare during construction.
No Raised median. No bike lane. Wider sidewalks not necessary.
“Maybe” a reversible middle lane, to add a lane of traffic on busiest side, during rush hour.

Money could be better spent improving traffic around La Tijera Middle school, AND Fairview/La Cienega intersection:
1) Left turn from WB Fairview onto SB La Cienega/to right turn on La Tijera
2) Left turn into Ladera Center from WB Fairview during rush hour (or enforce restrictions)
3) Right turn from Ladera Center to EB Fairview during rush hour (or enforce Stop sign)

I believe this is 2nd district area, too!

]]> Comment on Join the conversation about your preferred streetscape for Slauson Avenue by Nicole Vargas http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/index.php/vote-on-your-preferred-streetscape-for-slauson-avenue/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Nicole Vargas Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:46:43 +0000 http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/?p=9450#comment-39 You can't have a pretty, safe shopping area with cars speeding through when people are walking and how do you widen sidewalks without losing lanes? The only way to reduce the accidents and crashes for all types of users is to reduce the capacity for the car traffic and slow it down - discourage vehicles from speeding through the intersections. So seems like we have to make a choice between keeping Slauson for the car traffic or transforming Slauson so it's beautiful and people can walk and shop. If I drive in nice shopping streets anywhere, I know ahead of time that there will be slow traffic going through certain streches. So why can't people just get used to slower traffic on Slauson as the trade off for the benefit of really great shopping? I am driving Slauson out of the area all the time because I don't have a choice within walking distance to do what I need. Maybe if more are able to walk or ride bikes or not needing to shop someplace else, we won't have as much car traffic. You can’t have a pretty, safe shopping area with cars speeding through when people are walking and how do you widen sidewalks without losing lanes? The only way to reduce the accidents and crashes for all types of users is to reduce the capacity for the car traffic and slow it down – discourage vehicles from speeding through the intersections.

So seems like we have to make a choice between keeping Slauson for the car traffic or transforming Slauson so it’s beautiful and people can walk and shop. If I drive in nice shopping streets anywhere, I know ahead of time that there will be slow traffic going through certain streches. So why can’t people just get used to slower traffic on Slauson as the trade off for the benefit of really great shopping?

I am driving Slauson out of the area all the time because I don’t have a choice within walking distance to do what I need. Maybe if more are able to walk or ride bikes or not needing to shop someplace else, we won’t have as much car traffic.

]]> Comment on Join the conversation about your preferred streetscape for Slauson Avenue by Sir Chris Okpala http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/index.php/vote-on-your-preferred-streetscape-for-slauson-avenue/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Sir Chris Okpala Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:27:20 +0000 http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/?p=9450#comment-37 I am totolly in support to David and Denise reasoning. Option C is the only reasonable and workable option. All others will increase traffic and cause more accidents. I am totolly in support to David and Denise reasoning. Option C is the only reasonable and workable option. All others will increase traffic and cause more accidents.

]]> Comment on Join the conversation about your preferred streetscape for Slauson Avenue by Noreen Clark http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/index.php/vote-on-your-preferred-streetscape-for-slauson-avenue/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Noreen Clark Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:12:46 +0000 http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/?p=9450#comment-36 I would rather jump into a pit of rattle snakes than try to ride a bike on Slauson. The drivers are angry and still using cell phones all the time. I love to ride my bike, but this would not be safe and is not the answer to congestion in our area. Taking away any traffic lanes is completely out of the question. I can hardly get home during peak traffic hours even though I'm a few blocks away from my turn off. Please don't even consider bike lanes as a solution to traffic in Ladera Heights. I would rather jump into a pit of rattle snakes than try to ride a bike on Slauson. The drivers are angry and still using cell phones all the time. I love to ride my bike, but this would not be safe and is not the answer to congestion in our area. Taking away any traffic lanes is completely out of the question. I can hardly get home during peak traffic hours even though I’m a few blocks away from my turn off. Please don’t even consider bike lanes as a solution to traffic in Ladera Heights.

]]> Comment on Join the conversation about your preferred streetscape for Slauson Avenue by Nancy Day http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/index.php/vote-on-your-preferred-streetscape-for-slauson-avenue/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Nancy Day Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:11:36 +0000 http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/?p=9450#comment-35 I live in Ladera Heights. I prefer Options B and C because they will retain the capacity needed to avoid adversely impacting traffic flow on Slauson. From LaBrea Avenue to Sepulveda Blvd., peak hour traffic is already intolerable, and negatively impacts the quality of life in our community. I am therefore opposed to any plan that would eliminate any existing traffic lanes (plans A, D-1 and D-1). A Class III bicycle lane (not a dedicated bicycle lane but one that is shared with autos) would be an acceptable compromise. However, when you consult with cyclists you will find that the heavy traffic flow on Slauson makes such an option undesirable due to the very high risk for the cyclists. I prefer Plan C because it maintains 3 traffic lanes in both directions, with restricted parking provided in the curbside lanes during peak traffic periods. Plan B also maintains three traffic lanes but includes the Class III bicycle designation which I believe is unwise given the extreme traffic on Slauson. I want to encourage County leadership to totally rethink the plan to revitalize the commercial area between Angeles Vista and LaBrea Avenue. The big challenge is to erase the existing development and design a plan that will not impair traffic flow on Slauson (or surrounding communities) but will provide a beautiful and much needed commercial space with offstreet parking for visitors. Look at reversing the plan so that the back side of the commercial buildings abut Slauson and the entrances are accessed from ample off-street parking. For example, look at the commercial development on Sepulveda Blvd. between Manchester and LaTijera. Finally, I want to encourage the County to revise its landscaping criteria applicable to all new or revitalized landscaping projects. We live in a desert and water is a scarce resource. All future plantings should be limited to xeriscape or low water use plants and trees. If you decide to go forward with the planted median, please make it an example for the entire County to follow! Thank you for considering my opinions. I live in Ladera Heights. I prefer Options B and C because they will retain the capacity needed to avoid adversely impacting traffic flow on Slauson. From LaBrea Avenue to Sepulveda Blvd., peak hour traffic is already intolerable, and negatively impacts the quality of life in our community. I am therefore opposed to any plan that would eliminate any existing traffic lanes (plans A, D-1 and D-1).

A Class III bicycle lane (not a dedicated bicycle lane but one that is shared with autos) would be an acceptable compromise. However, when you consult with cyclists you will find that the heavy traffic flow on Slauson makes such an option undesirable due to the very high risk for the cyclists.

I prefer Plan C because it maintains 3 traffic lanes in both directions, with restricted parking provided in the curbside lanes during peak traffic periods. Plan B also maintains three traffic lanes but includes the Class III bicycle designation which I believe is unwise given the extreme traffic on Slauson.

I want to encourage County leadership to totally rethink the plan to revitalize the commercial area between Angeles Vista and LaBrea Avenue. The big challenge is to erase the existing development and design a plan that will not impair traffic flow on Slauson (or surrounding communities) but will provide a beautiful and much needed commercial space with offstreet parking for visitors. Look at reversing the plan so that the back side of the commercial buildings abut Slauson and the entrances are accessed from ample off-street parking. For example, look at the commercial development on Sepulveda Blvd. between Manchester and LaTijera.

Finally, I want to encourage the County to revise its landscaping criteria applicable to all new or revitalized landscaping projects. We live in a desert and water is a scarce resource. All future plantings should be limited to xeriscape or low water use plants and trees. If you decide to go forward with the planted median, please make it an example for the entire County to follow!

Thank you for considering my opinions.

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