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AGENDA ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AT
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE '
LPNWOOD TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION
TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1989 AT 6:00 P.M.
. OPENING CEREMONIES �
1. CALL FOR ORDER CHAIRMAN JOE DARYL BATTLE ' '
2.. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE � �� /> fj
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3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF POSTING � �^ �9� � �
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4. ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONERS CITY CLERKS OFirICE
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5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES �
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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SCHEDULED MATTERS
6. REVIEW OF THE PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL FOR BUS/RAIL INTERFORCE PLAN
" INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
COMMISSION ORAL COMMUNICATIONS .
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THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION OF
' THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
August 24, 1989
A regular meeting of the Traffic and Parking Commission of the
City of Lynwood was held on the above date in.the City Council
Chambers of Lynwood City Hall, 11330'Bullis Road, Lynwood,
California at 6:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Battle. Commissioners
Cunningham, Archambault, Wright and Chairman Battle answered roll call.
Also present were Jahanshah Oskoui, Civil Engineering Assistant,
Deputy John Nemeth, Lynwood Sheriff's Department, Sergeant Paul
Tenaka, Lynwood Sheriff's Department, Deputy Mike Duran of the
L,ynwood Sheriff's Department and Oretha Williams of the
Engineering Division. Commissioner Simpson was not present.
The pledge of allegiance was led b,y Deputy John Nemeth.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF POSTING
Jahanshah Oskoui announeed that the Agenda of August 24, 1989,
was duly posted 72 hours; prior to the scheduled meeting in
compliance with the Brown's Act.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Wright motioned to accept the minutes of July 27,
1989, and Commissioner Arehambault seconded the motion. Minutes
were approved unanimously.
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were none.
SCHEDULED MATTERS
ITEM 6. REVIEW OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION A'ARRANTS AND PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY - ATLANTIC AVENUE AND PENDLETON AVENUE
" J., Oskoui informed the Commission that the City Council on May 1,
1989, directed staff to investigate the pedestrian safety and
possibility of installing traffic signal at the intersection of
Atlantic Avenue and Pendleton Avenue. J. Oskoui informed the .
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Commission that a survey including pedestrian and vehicular ,
� traffic counts was completed. Also a review of the accident
records for a two year period of January 1987 to December 1988,
revealed that one pedestrian versus automobile accident was
recorded. Whereby- a panicked pedestrian after crossing Abbott
Road to the South Gate side of the street, made a quick turn and
ran back into the street being hit by a vehicle. Furthermore, in
order to provide additional safet,y for the school children, the
City has assigned an adult crossing guard at the Atlantic Avenue
and Pendleton Avenue crosswalk. Staff also completed an Engi-
neering study on the warrants of traffic signal at the subject
intersection using the State of California, Department of
Transportation Traffic Manuel as a guidelines. The results'of
the Engineering study revealed that the traffic signal at the
subject location was not warranted.
Commissioner Cunningham stated that, he recalls that on three
different oceasions,.that specific intersection had been
investigated because of previous reports of traffic problems.
He asked Deputy Nemeth if he would respond with any information
that he may have of anv historY of problems.
Deputy Nemeth stated that according to the Sheriff's Department ,
records, there were no trend of any traffic problems that might,
have existed. Discussion followed.
' Commission Wright motioned to accept staff'.s recommendation.
Commissioner Archambault seconded the motion. It was passed ,
unanimousl,y.
ITEM NO. 7. INFORF]ATIONAL ITEM - REVIEW OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION
WARRAhTS, INTERSECTION OF MARTIN LUTHER KZNG JR. BOULEVARD AND
DUNCAN AVENUE
J. Oskoui explained that at the City Councils meeting of
August 1, 1989, the City Council instructed staff to review
warrants for installation of traffic signal at the subject
location and report back to the Council at their regular meeting
of August 18, 1989. Staff completed an Engineering study review-
ing the warrants for installation of the traffic signal at the
subject intersection using the State of California, Department of
Transportation Traffic Manual as a guideline. The study revealed
that a traffic signal is warranted. The project has been
scheduled as a Capital Improvement Project and has a budget of
$15,000. However, due to the nature of the project, it could be
completed more efficiently through a process of informal bids.
Council authorized staff to obtain informal bids for the project.
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ITEM N0. 8. INFORMATIONAL ITEM - INSTALLATION OF A CONTINUOUS LEFT
TURN POCKET MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD BETWEEN '
STOCKWELL AND ARVAL STREET
J. Oskoui stated St. Francis Medical Center has requested that a
continuous left turn pocket be installed on Martin Luther King
Boulevard from Stockwell Drive to Arval Street. St. Francis
Medical Center is adding the Health Pavilion facility to their
campus. This center will increase the number of left turns of
�vehicles in and out of the facility. The continuous left turn
pocket will facilitate the left turn movements along Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard at the subject location.
An attached copy of proposed ehanges was presented to the
Commission for their review.
Commissioner Battle stated that the City would benefit i£ the
left turn lane to Arval Street was eliminated. ,
J. Oskoui responded that the City is planning to eliminate the
left turn lane to Arval Street and vacate the street in the
future. Date of proposed vacation has not been determined at
Lhis time.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
Jahanshah Oskoui gave a brief presentation of the following
Informational Items:
1. Lon� Beach Boulevard Improvement Proiect
(From L,ynwood Road to Orchard Avenue - Phase IIA)
J. Oskoui announced that Sully Miller Contracting Company •
have completed installation of new sidewalk, curb and gutter
along Long Beach Boulevard. Street light poles have been
installed in the median island. The project is on schedule.
Completion date for this phase of the project is scheduled
for September of 1989.
2. Acceptance of Tree Maintenance Proiect Area 4(FY 1989 90) �
' Tree trimming in Area 4 of the Four Year Tree Trimming
Project has been completed. California Western Arborist
Company has started trimming trees in Area 1. Area 1 is
northerly bounded by the north side of Imperial Highway�
southerl,y bounded by the south side of Fernwood Avenue,
westerly bounded hy the west side of Bullis Road and easterly '
bounded by the west side of Atlantic Avenue.
3. Vacation of a Portion of McMillan Street at the Easterl '
Terminus, Just West of the I-710 Freeway
J. Oskoui informed the Commission that a portion of MeMillan Street,
just west of the I-710 Freeway, has been vacation. The cul-de-sac'
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is no longer useful for access or circulation. A hearing for �
the said vacation has been scheduled at the regular meeting
of the City Council on October 3, 1989.
' 4. Complaints for Month of May 1989 �
J. Oskoui announced that during the month of July of 1989, the
number of complaints received by the Department of Public
Works decreased by 43%, in comparison to the month of June's ;
compiaints (Complaint Summary attached) . ,
J. Oskoui stated that in addition to the above informational '
items, also included for Commission information are articles and
clippings.
COMMISSIONS ORALS
Commissioner Cunningham expressed concern of his complaint made
at the July 1989 meeting of a large palm trees on the parkway of '
Abbott Road. The tree branches are growing out into the street
obstructing the view of east bound traffic. The tree is located
on the west side of t.he street on the corner of Abbott Road and ' `
San Luis in front of Eddie's Market.
Deputy Nemeth announced that he has been promoted and will
be leaving the Tra£fic and Parking Commission. His last meeting
will be in October of 1989.
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Deputy Nemeth introduced Deput,y Mike Duran who will be his
successor.
_ Commissioner Cunningham expressed that he was very pleased with ,
Deputy Nemeth's performance while he participated on the Traffic
and Parking Commission. He has found that Deputy Nemeth '
responded promptiv and adequatelY to resolving problems and
concerns of traffic matters and he wished him well. �
Commissioner Archambault stated that there are potholes on Penn
Street that need repairing.
J. Oskoui replied that the City has scheduled a repair project�to
permanently repair potholes.
Commissioner Wright expressed that when cars approach the stop
, bar at the traffic signal at the intersection of Wright Road and '
Martin Luther King Boulevard, the cars have the tendency to stop
short of the.stop bar and not trigger the traffic signal to
change, and he's noticed that cars have waited for long periods
of time. He suggested that the location be monitored to find
resolution to this problem.
Commissioner Wright asked J. Oskoui if he had any information as .
to when the alley of Virginia Avenue will be opened to Fernwood.
He expressed that the trash trucks have been observed to drive
, across the vacant lot from Pope Avenue to Virginia Avenue.
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� Commissioner Cunningham explained that a problem exist with
- peddlers that loiter the area of Eddies' Market dail,y. The
peddlers are from the Care facilities in the local area. They
stand around and conjure up conversations and pan handle.
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Deputy Nemeth stated that he will see that a memo will go out on
the above matter.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Commissioner Wright to adjourn the meeting
to September 28, 1989 at 6:00 p.m. of the Traffic and Parking '
Commission in the City Council Chambers. It was seconded by '
Commissioner Archambault. The meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
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DATE: SEPTEMBER 28, 1989
T0: THE HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
TRAFFZC AND PARKING COMMISSION
FROM: JOSEPH Y. WANG, P.E., DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/
CITY ENGINEER
SUBJECT: REVIEW OF PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL FOR
BUS/RAIL INTERFORCE PLAN
PURPOSE:
That the Traffic and Parking Commission review and analyze the
preliminary proposal for "Bus/Rail Interface I'lan," and px•epare
its recommended action to the City Council.
BACKGROUND:
In July of 1990, a new high speed rail service will be in opera-
tion between Long Beach and Downtown Los Angeles.
In preparation for the operation of the rail service, plans are�
underwaY to integrate the eaisting bus system with that of the
new rail line. �
RTD has presented the City with proposed changes to lines 251
and 252 and the addition of new feeder lines S-118 and 5-122
lattachment�.
The City Council at it's regular meeting of September 19, 1989,
directed the Traffic and Parking Commission to anal,yze the
proposed changes and prepare its recommendations to the City
Council.
J ANALYSIS
Presently, lines 251 and 252 service the same route (attachment).
RTD proposes to service the subject route with only line 252 and
utilize line 251 to service a new route.
In addition, two new feeder lines 5-118 and 5122 are proposed to
service two new routes (attachment).
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Traffic and Parking Commission review and analyze the
preliminary proposal for "Bus/Rail Interface Plan," and prepare
its recommended action to the City Council.
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Bus/Rail Interface Pian
Fiscal Year 1 991 : Preliminary Proposal �
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose Statement
1.2 Study Area
2.0 60ALS AND OBJECTIVES
2.1 Principle Goals �
2.2 Primary Objectives
3.0 PRELIMINARY BUS/RAIL INTERFACE PROPOSAL
3.1 Summary of Service Plan
3.2 Proposed Modifications to Existing Service '
3.3 New Services Proposed to be Established �
4.0 COFWUNITY PARTICIPATION I
4.1 Purpose of Public Review I
4.2 Impacted Jurisdictions/Organizations I
4.3 Schedule of Meetings,
5.0 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN I
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5.1 Rail Construction Stages �
5.2 Temporary Shuttle Service
5.3 Bus Contingency Plan
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APPENDIX A: Proposed Bus Routings: Existing Services i
APPENDIX B: Proposed Bus Routings: New Services
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose
July 1990 marks a milestone for transit riders in Los Angeles County. On
that date, a new high-speed rail service will begin the first leg of
operation between Long Beach and Downtown Los Angeles. Known as the Metro'
Blue Line, rail service is planned to operate along a 22 mile track and
serve 22 stations between downtown and the South Bay when the li7e is fully
operational in June 1991.
July 1990 also marks a milestone in the District's history, for it assumes
complete authority to operate the new rail service at that time in
conjunction with the 2,000 plus bus fleet it now operates daily throughout�
its service area.
In preparation for that eventful day, plans are now underway to integrate
the existing bus system with that of the new rail line to ensure an
efficient and effective service for the riding public. The purpose of the
report is to describe how the District plans to integrate these two
distinct modes of travel into one unified system capable of ineeting the
diverse travel needs of its million plus daily riders. The following pages
outline the District's Preliminary Bus/Rail Interface Proposal, from which
a final transportation plan will evolve to serve riders the rest of this
decade and into the 21st Century.
1.2 Project Boundary ' I I
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The project boundary for the Preliminary Bus/Rail Interface Proposal
encompasses a wide geographic area of the Los Angeles Basin. It is
estimated to be about 300 square miles in total, which equates to about 15
percent of the District's entire service area. For purposes of discussion, I
the study area can be described in general terms as being bounded roughly ,
by the Los Angeles Central Business District on the north, the City of Long
Beach on the south, the San Diego Freeway on the west and the San Gabriel
Freeway on the east.
2.0 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES �
2.1 Principle Goals
Three principle goals were identified and applied to develop the
Preliminary Bus/Rail Interface Proposal. These goals are:
1) to maximize the coordination between the District's bus and
rail services by designing and managing them as one transit
network;,
2) to maximize the use of the regional transit system within the �
allocated budgets; and
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interface the bus system with the rail system. Figure 1 shows the system
of new and restructured routes proposed in the Preliminary Bus/Rail Plan.
3.2 Proposed Modifications To Existing Service
The bus lines shown in this section are proposed to be restructured as
described below. Maps illustrating the specific routings for these lines '
are shown in Appendix A.
LINE
N0. LINE NAME DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE
51/ Avalon Bl.-Compton Bl. - Reroute to serve Compton Station
351 Avalon B1. Limited - Reduce service frequency
- Convert limited to local service
53 Central Ave. - Reduce service frequency
55 Compton Ave.-Willowbrook- - Break route into two.lines at
South Alameda Ave. Imperial Station
- Reroute to serve Grand, Firestone,
Compton, Imperial and Del Amo
Stations
- Reduce service levels �
56 Long Beach Ave.-Wilmington Av. - Break route into two lines at
•Imperial Station
- Southern route extended and tied
to Line 205
- Northern route to terminate at
Washington Station
- LACBD service to be provided by �
rerouted Line 104
- Reduce service levels
60/ Long Beach B1./Pacific Av. - Line 61 cancelled and replaced by
61/ Pacific Av./Tweedy B1. rerouting Lines 117 and 251
360 Long Beach B1. Limited - Limited stop service converted to
local service
- service levels reduced
65 Washington B1.-Indian St. - Service levels reduced
102 E. Jefferson B1.-Coliseum St. - Adjust service levels
- Study possible reroute to serve
rail stations
104 La Mirada-E. Washington B1. - Service rerouted and extended to
Pico Station via Washington Bl.
and llth/12th Streets
- Service levels increased
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N0. LINE NAME DESCRIPTION OF CNANGE
5-202 South Alameda Av. - Proposed new line number to serve
the southern portion of Line 55.
from Imperial Station to Wilmington
- Rerouted to serve Compton and
Artesia Stations
205 E. Torrance-Harbor City - Route extended and combi�ed with
the southern portion of present
Line 56
- Reroute to serve Artesia and
Imperial Stations
232 Anaheim St. - Reroute to serve Long Beach Loop
251/ Soto St.-California Av.-Daly St. - Reroute Line 251 to serve 103rd
252 Soto St.-Calif. Av.-Huntington Dr. Street Station via Sevile Av. and
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254 120th St.-Nuntington Park - Reroute to serve Imperial and
Firestone Stations
260/ Atlantic Av. - Reroute Line 260 to serve and
261 Atlantic Av./Wardlow St. terminate at Wardlow Station
- Reroute Line 261 to serve and
�terminate at Artesia Station
- Service levels increased on each
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358 Los Angeles-Lynwood Limited - Service replaced by Metro Blue Line
456 Long Beach-Los Angeles Express - Service replaced by Metro Blue.Line I
457 Los Angeles-E. Long Beach - Service replaced by Metro Blue Line I
576 So. Los Angeles-Pacific Palisades - Reroute to serve Vernon Station
- Line shortened to terminate at
Vernon Av. and Pacific B1.
3.3 Proposed New Services To Be Established �
The lines shown in this section are new services proposed to be operated by I
the District or another provider. The letter "S" and "X" denote proposed I
shuttle and express lines. Maps illustrating the proposed routings for the
new services are shown in Appendix B. �
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Written comments on the Preliminary Proposal should be addressed to:
Office of the District Secretary
Southern California Rapid Transit District
425 South Main Street
Los Angeles, California 90013
ATTN: Preliminary Bus/Rail Plan
A revised proposal will be the subject of a public hearing tentatively
scheduled for November of this year. The public and local jurisdictions
will have another opportunity to comment on the Bus/Rail Plan at that time.
Based upon public comment received at the hearing, a final service plan
will be developed with implementation of approved changes proposed for July �
1990 or later.
4.2 Impacted Jurisdictions/Organizations
There are twenty-two separate political jurisdictions within the study
area. The respective jurisdictions include the Cities of Bell, Bell
Gardens, Bellflower, Carson, Commerce, Compton, Cudahy, Downey, Gardena,
Hawthorne, Huntington Park, Inglewood, Lakewood, Long Beach, Lynwood,
Maywood, Paramount, Signal Hill, South Gate, Torrance, Vernon and both the
City and County of Los Angeles.
In addition to these jurisdictions who will. participate in the review
process, various chambers of commerce within those areas will also review
the proposal as well as some government agencies such as the Los Angeles
County Transportation Commission (LACTC), the County Road Department, and
the Department of Transportation for the City of Los Angeles (LADOT).
Rounding out the review process will be public comment on the proposal.
4.3 Schedule of Meetings
Initial meetings with all of these parties have been scheduled during I
August to discuss the PIP with them and to obtain their input. Based upon
the comments received at these meetings, the PIP will be revised
accordingly and resubmitted to the District's Board of Directors in I
September for further action.
The upcoming community meetings have been scheduled as follows:
SCHEDULE OF COrP1UNITY FIEETIN6S TO
REVIEW PRELIMINARY BUS/RAIL INTERFACE PLAN
DATE TIME MEETING LOCATION � PARTICIPANTS
Aug 14 1-3PM Huntington Park Recreation Center North Corridor
3401 East Florence Ave., Huntington Park Cities/Agencies
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Boulevard) and south (Anaheim Street) to the planned terminals located in
Long Beach and Los Angeles. The shuttles would operate only during the
construction period, and would be discontinued when the planned rail
terminals are finished in Long Beach (December 1990) and in ;
Los Angeles (June 1991).
The Los Angeles County Transportation Commission has indicated it will
consider funding the operation of these temporary shuttles during the
interim construction period. Discussions are continuing with the
Commission on this matter.
5.3 Bus Contingency Plans
Contingency plans are now being prepared to ensure the bus and rail system
are properly interfaced during the construction stages mentioned. Two
options are now being considered. Both involve when to implement the bus
modifications to be recommended in the final plan. For example:
OPTION I
September 1990
- Implement east/west route changes.
- Implement north/south local route changes
- Improve service levels on east/west routes
- Make some service level reductions on north/south
routes •
June 1991
- Cancel targeted limited and express routes
- Make the balance of the north/south service level
reductions
OPTION II
June 1990
- Implement east/west route changes
- Improve service levels on east/west routes
December 1990
- Implement north/south route changes ;
- Make some service level reductions on north/south
routes
June 1991
- Cancel targeted limited and express routes
- Make the balance of the north/south service level I
reductions
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METRO BLUE BACKGROUND BUS SYSTEM
POTENTIAL NEN FEEDER LINES
RAIL ONE-WAY
LINE STATION FAR ROUTE
N0. DESCRIPTION SERVED TERMINAL LENGTH FREQ• BUSES
S-113 79th/Nadeau St. Firestone Market/ 8.0 mi 30 3
Manchester
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1. Sidewalk Reconstruction Pro,ject
The bid opening for the project will be held on September 29, 1989.
Approximately 220 locations throughout the City with daniaged sidewalk,
curb and gutter, drive approaches and pavement wi11 be reconstructed.
The estimated cost of construction i.s $220,000.
2. Atl.anti.c �venue Reconstruction Pro,ject
The Consultant, Don Greek and Associ.ates, have completed the additional design I
for a"right turn only" lane, storm drain and catch basin at the intersection
of Imperial Highwa� and Atlantic Avenue for the subject pro,ject. The project
will include reconstruction of' pavement, repair of damaged sidewalk, curb and
gutter, installation of landscaped median island, right-turn only lane, storm
drain and catch basin between Beechwood Avenue and north Citv limit. The bid
opening for this project has been scheduled for October of 1989. The project
constivction will commence in December of •1989.
3. Vacation of a Portion of �hterprise Place
In con,junction with the development of the County Regional Justice Center, the
Count�- has requested that a portion of Enterprise Pl.ace, just north of Industry
Way be vacated for their development. A public hearing has been scheduled for
the regular City Council meeting of October 3, 1989.
4. Chri.stmas Decoration Pro,ject
Staff is completing the design phase of this project. As a part of the
project,�utilities will be placed underground, service cabinets will be
installed, existir� street lights and traffic signal s,ystems will be upgrar]ecl.
The cost oP this project is estimated at $35,000.
5. Compl.aints for. August 1989
The Public H'orks Department in the month of August 1989 received a total of
148 complaints. This rnunber reflects an increase of 61 percent compared to
the number of complaints received during the month of JulY of 1989
(see attached complaint surtunar,y for detailed information).
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o, you say you didn't realize how 9-b 6-foot trailers, which can b� towed � ""�y7����r� a � "�` -�'�""�a ����`
`�� fast you were go�ng? � by a pol�ce car and� left .on an street , � , `� � f � �, � �" `" � -���-���� ��
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�12-inch-high digitnl numbers °I really don't think most motoriste � � '�� i�' ^� >., � '�"� ��' � �t.t��'��
flashing at the roadside [o remind you. speed intentionally," said Woodland.Po- �� ��� �`�'-`'� �� '�<� - %'�� •
In an effort to coa�c motoriats into liee Sgt. Larry Martmez, who developed ;: ` � �'�* - 3 "�� ^
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slowing down, a growmg number of Los a prototype of the device in his Sacra- . '�t �` � � ` `;�� � "" r� �'
Angeles-area commumties are turning to mento-area community about (our years . '�-� ��,, "`a�� n u '. ,,
radar guns Chat display the speed of ago. "They're just out there daydream- �,ti �����`�r % ��`� `
passing cazs on glowing, trailer-mounfed ing. We see this as a gentle but effective � �< <
screensparkedalongcitystreets. reminder." - ��� ��, ����= �'` ���� � �`�
This is not photo radar, the controver- - Of courae, should drivera disregard the � ,,,,`.�, '���" =z ��`� � �
sial device used by Pasadena to ticket hint oc eden choose to race by the device . � `�- ``*"''`�' �; s *"� ��°
drivers who speed unwitti�gly past a_ for (un,bfficers say there's no guarantee ° �?r ,pj, �r ,�";',�� �' �� '
camouElaged camera. that a" squad car won'E be tying in wait F .. °+b �,� � , r
i� is merely a giant speedometer; police nearby. _ � � � � - � � � ��� �` s� "'�' ��
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say, a non-[hreatening sign that slows "We do have that fear working in our - ,� y x ���,�*�'��" ��.
ti a(iic by showing both the posted speed favor," said Deputy Don Blades, a traffic � �a� �� ��`'
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mic and; in flashing yellow digits, the investigator' at' the. Citq of Industry
= o speed of approaching c9rs. . station. "But, really; enforcement is not �:: .;, c,ou MncK i Los.��eeiee T�m�s
� U "It's so simple," said Sgt. Robert thekey.It'saltaboutpublicawareness.". Sheriff's Deputy Don 618des �eadies giant roadside spee[lom�
� \Vilson, head of [he Craffic division at the It's also a fairly ine3cpensive, low- . _ .. .
C z s`icritf's substation in the City of Indus- maintenance method to get speeders to � � . � � � �,<': - ��°' '' ' � � � � � � ° `
� �- uy. "But the thing is, it works. It's slow down, police say. Many commerciat So far, communities that have had the' ". Bill Strickland, president of b4obile
� m„�r�azing that it hasn't been thought of devices, which sell for $6,000 to $7,000, units in operation give them high marks: Tratfic Zone Inc., a Woodland-based firm
` � beio; a" • are completely self•contained and run on Officers usualty • tow the trailers. [o . that has a patent pendi�ig on the devices,
� c� The tirst such unit � in Los Angeles � solar power. -� � problem t}ioroughfares and'leave. � hopes they will soon be dotting . the
m County makes its debut today out of the City of Industry deguties, who built there for anywhere from several hours to. California landscape.
� � sheri(f's City of Industry station, which their own tiattery-powered unit with the . a full day. One glance at the scTeen they' ,; While some might consider them just
r,-� � covers the .City of Industry, La Puente, help of local merchants, didn't spend a.:say, and brake lights go on;.traffic slows•,•.; another example Big Brother intruding'
— m La Habra Heighcs, Hacienda Heights and cent on iE. .A heavy . equipment firm and some drivers clocked at higfi speeds ,": pn motoring freedom, Strickland sees the
� U several other unincorporated communi- donated an old rusty trailer. A towing . even look as if .they want to;ahrink in : units as educafion9l tools that encourage
z ties in the San Gabriel Valley. yard customized it for free. An electron- their seats. � {:Sy voluntary-compliance rather than hard-
ltore than a dozen California cities, ics store donated the screen. Blades and a "We can't keep up with the dgmand to "- nosed'enforcement. >
V including Irvine, Santa Barbara, Monte- few other deputies simply.hooked up the place it irr everybody's neigh6orhood;' ''."IYs like looking at big speedometer
rey and San Jose, already have them in ." W�res to a radar gun from an old patrol said Livermore Police Capt. Otto Jlul�am : through your ' windshield; ' Strickland
� usc. car. µ'ho, began using a radaz: tre�ler last ;:- said: !'You can't say you didn't know how
� C!.endale, Torrance, Duarte and Tem- ''There's not a whole lot to it," Blades.: month. "We only have one We just can h` fast you were going :.. and this way you
�c ple City have approved purchase of the $aid. ' Betit _ canreprimandyourself." `':
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un�Idwide trend.
T5 n wMM. humid August tirely wit}i private lunds ard opereted �� L .� sweePing services to Privatizing fhe
I moming et the Sacramento by private mrporatiorn Acwnlvig to � ! Tecm�c Velley Authority.
headqi�arters of Cal4sns, where whet invesW�s ere telling Williams in For Poole, who fekes ¢edit for w�n-
e smell group �v meeting in e preliminery conversetions, chargea ing Ihe urord "privat'vntion" in his 1980
utilitariem m�ferenre room to waild �un e�vund 20 cents per mile tor book "Cutting Beck Ciry Fisll," oll thiv
d�sa� whet for Celifomie iv a drastic raeds ard perhaps 75 cenis per mile (w e` is heady sWff. Beck in tt�e 7�, Gber-
idea s6andon'u�g U�e state's exclusive tunneh and brulgcs �'• fariere Gke Poole were vridely �egalded
as Gee-market fnneti�a went
reliance on Geeweys in fevor of a mu µ'herever fessihle, these tollweys ��� i, eruund wearing "TexaGO�eR"
ihet includes pnvete WII roeds Celtrare wauld eLso take adventege of new tech- i� 6uttons end tor whom life eld no
aaistant dircclur Carl Williams, wM a Iwle�y �}�et uwld aVow drive�s to at- i ter ihan si uP all niRht de-
clwwig this mceting, inGOduas So6 tachavehideiden�rationaardfhes've - � � �
Pa�le to his fellow wmmittce mem6ers of a aedit wrd to the invide of the'v 6ating such matters av w}�etlrcr t!re'v
ns the men who "fved mY ����d���ation w'u�dshields. where they muld be rmd ?` �-�ket P��phy gave ihem t!re
on Utis" hY radio UeRSnutter/reoeivers as �}�e �� y morel right W oppaec private ovmership
By "t}tis," Willi&ms meare e radi- rars sai�ed up the on-remps. Users of nuclenr weapona.
rnl—though es yet almoet enyrely un- might tl�en get a montLly toll bill (nut •� dut times tave clw�ed. The ta� re-
publicized—pinn passed by the Cali- unlike a utility bill) or Mve the feuv �. wlt o( I.he'&S left muny poGti�ianv so
fomia lagislnture in Jivie m port of the chntKed W ki ihe'v cred{6 quds. traumnl'v.ed by the vhoAnge of t� dol-
ocemorp $18.5 billion trnrts rlsGOn Investnrswuidd luveu toli ears W Ivs Ihil Lhey are naw morc �ryM�n tti
K W P Y nf lee� nri �+�o egaliIIrcuin i5ue. vxi ��YS HM, '9'd �wt mY mnncY io CIk frtr�-nmrket allenmpve.c hs n ev'iJ4
bill. It woulA outhorize priwle mmpa- rtcwp the'v im�es�tnentnnd entinpaLLd mnsWCtion firms tu submit 30 m IW fml that when it mmea 4i fmcclom uf nnd say �hc hell with il" pWle, A5, who is lerlh president of �he
nies co build fav demo�trn6ion WO- profits, then Ihe s�ate wiwld �ake u�mr propm�Je in the next y�iq including mohiliLy, no one eh��ld lurve more of it Nevum Nbtmdnfiun nnd puLliYMr uf
wnys in Lhe s�n�e: one in �nnl.hem Csli- Ne k�ll lacilities. onev for n 4i11 tunnel unJer I.ourel Gm- ��n nnYUne eLse. AnA then Ihere are Lhu 199'ING RN:HINU hi d�k :�I. Ilir. Ite:�.a�n m:gvine. K�`IS cdL¢ from tlie
fornis, one in the vwth and twn up for As Hub P�wile sees i4 ���ch Gdl nuKlv yun: a inrs-only sramd d¢k on rn6��I pmcti�l o6jptinns. "We nre overhuill. lL:�w�n Found:ilion in S�nl:i Wlute Fla�se, fevlmnl trneup�rtnUun �d-
Q,rnbn. UnWee ttmvenLiorwl G�0 rtedv uf awld evenUUilly mcer �he mict am- sn.tiore nf the Ventum nnd Snn Diego ii� h� hwn . nlrcnd �e . Slnnle Hntl, Munic Fiub P�nle haa lhu CineL.�, rtw�rted 4�i In�o uins�nenl
the w�rt eeen for deredee tmek F.nsL or Ka�{ arena o( Cxlifamiq much as �Ley freewnyv: nnd x new Lridge acn s Snn � � Y,". �' y a ' �' �'
even tivee Ornnge Cowty publie Inll huve in IWIY. Frnnie nnd S4win whem. Fmnci.cni Ilny nrnr the Oakland niqxrt4 �� 'F*�kts�nnn un trans�xitlation ��su<s xtrnigFlforwned hunest mcti- hviken, funner Ihexul liunilwm Wun-
nmds scheduled for mmPleLion in Lhe m'm�di�� W Pade, some 5.000 milrs of wilh oRie buildi�y,rv un iLV susl�-�ivion fnr Ihe Sierzn Club. "And mryone in- h�de uC a grnduale sdxL;u6 in e��mu:rv derkind nnd alicgrd cnwk Miahnel
w�tii� m Fudi n projevl niy;LL �n Imvu ii�- llliich is fi�Li�g, vinm he spendx n Milkcn (lhe 1'endrzni xpe:�iker nl. Ihc
mid �, these would he fiMnad en- VnvafelY firumi�erl t�ll nm�Lv hsve Ikrn �nwe�s. ConsLnicLiun un �he pruje�eLr hi heml exmninnl:' R'hy wrvJd amvne g�x�i �wrL uf rnrh dny I��kii� [�hnne�mlL faimintiwi s nnmwl luinquct Ihiv Gdl).
— In�ilt since IVWII. Althagh Ihe plxn iv nvn't lrgin Cnr anuU�rr Ihree penn m to m'c u �ull rtx�d if Iham w� n (mm x i n ki� dvi�cun eve 9hii end, mmt sati f uf all. from Uce
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. Libertarians like Poole were once widely
regarded as free-market fanatics. But the
tas� revolts of the '80s have changed that.
tion Advisory Steering Committee. says Poole. "I said to myself, "I'his beats the airports, jails, fue departments, gar-
"It's a kind of vindication," says the hell out of engineering."' 6age collection, the Postal Service and
Poole, who presents his ideas in a low- Deciding on a new career in public the Tennessce Valley Authority.
key, non-tturate^;^� manner. "Pen or policy, Poole appGed to such tl�uik tanks Then in May, 1988, Poole published
15 years ago, we felt like a voice crying in as the RAND Corp, the Hoover Insti- his landmark transportation report:
the wilderness ... And these days, we tution and finelly the General Research "Private Tollways: Resolving Gridlock
are saying basically the same lands of Corp. of Santa Barbara, where he stud- in Southem California."
things and now we seem to be part of a ied private altematives to public servic-
worldwide trend." es "Wl�at really got me," says Poole, NI..IKE SO MANY other transit
"was the private fire department in plazu�ers who long ago gave
OR SOMEONE who hopes to . Scottsdale, Ariz My God! 'Phat was up on automobiles in favor of
damentally cliange the way daznn impressive." heavy-rail transit, Poole
the government conducts its poole took a first step toward found- rather admires freeways. They made a
business, Poole is a reserved, ing his own tliink tank in the fall of 1970, great contribution to Califomia. They
private sort of guy. He builds model when with five other investors he opened up the state. Not only did they
heins in his spare time (there's a hand- bought Reason magazine from its permit a ldnd of untrammeled mobility
lettered °Keep Out" sign on the door to founder, a Boston College journalism never before possible, they were a con-
his train room in his Beverlywood student named Lanny Friedlander. crete metaphor for the open-ended,
home). When the master of ceremonies Poole then spent the next eight yeais . soaring spirit of Southem Califomia.
for the 20th anniversary of Iteason mag- publiching it out of his bedroom. Unfortunately, Poole felt, they were a
azine went around last year trying to Despite the magazine's unwavering metaphor that didn't work anymore.
collect funny anecdotes about Poole, he commitment to the free market, in the How muld anyone look at a freeway and
didn't come up with a single one— early days the owners didn't know feel his spirit soaring when, by 1986,
which is not surprising to Poole's col- enough about marketing to run ads on 40% of California's urban roads were
leagues. "Bob is not a warm fuacy per- the back oover. And for a magazine operating at a stop-and-go pace. By the
son," says former I2eason editor Marty aimed at a popular audience, their arti- year 2010, argued Poole, the population
Zupan. "He's the kind of peison who cle titles tended toward the azcane: of Southern Califomia was expected to
gets excited by ideas." "Counterintuitive Behavior of Social incrr,ase 36%. Average freeway s�eeds
And the most eacciting idea he ever Systems° and "Chicago Monetary'Ita- would drop from 35 to 11 mph Billions
heard was the philosophy advanced by dition in the Light of Austrian Theory." of dollars' worth of fuel and time would
Ayn Rand in the novel "Atlas E�en so, circulation inched upwazd. be wasted annually in &eeway gridlock,
Shrugged." Reading it during the early Color was intraluced. And in 1978, even as exhaust fumes poisoned the
'60s while studying mechazucal engi- Re,ason was incorporated into a non- driveis. If there was a solution, it was
neering at MIT, Poole discovered a profit educational foundation The only clear to many that it wasn't just building
world that to him seemed brillianUy pmblem was, by the mid-'80s, the foun- more frceways.
clear, moral and above all, based on dation seemed to be Ilounderic�g—for a `You can't build your way out of
rea.son. After receivic�g his master's de- think tank with national pretensions, congestion, argues Peter Gordon, as-
gree in 1967, he got a job as a weapons- Santa I3arbara was too small, sistant dean of Urban and Regional
systems analyst at Sikorsky Aircraft in There was an obvious alternative. In Planning at USC. "When you add [free-
Stratford, Conn., where he was dis- 1986, Poole brought Reason to Los An- way] capacity, you're simply inviting
mayed to discover that aerospace com- geles. Despite. some initial misgivings back all the people that congestion had
panies "were large bureaucracies and about living in a purported intellec�ial driven away before" The freeway is
very dependent on government con- black hole, Poole and his wife (a budget filled to capacity practically from the
tracts.° Declinu�g to spend the rest of his analyst in the UCLA chancellor's of- day the ribbon is cut, and in no time at
life in a room with 500 other engineeis fice), quickly discovered that I.os An- a11 you're back to where you sFarted,
"leariting more and more about lesv and geles was the place to be. except now there's more congestion,
lesv," in 1969 Poole put his money where The foundation's budget increased more pollution, a huge new debt and no
his free-market ideolagy was and decid- from $12 million to $1.9 million. The net gain in the quality of life, he says.
ed to try writing, submitting an article media began aylong Poole for quotes. But by using toll roads with new au-
on airline deregulation for a fledgling And all the while, the foundation con- tomatic vehicle identification technolo-
libertarian magazine called Reason. tinued a ateady drumbeat of reports and gy and congestion pricing, one oould,
Seeing it published "was very exciting," ��les on the advantages of selling off aigued Poole, raise the tolls enough dur-
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"; What's so bad, Poole asks, about letting
`fat cats in their BMWs willingly pay a
bunch of extra money to use their cars?'
ing rush hours to divert non-essential seemed to be working, Yoole argued, awful about letting "fat cats in t1�eu
traffic to cheaper off-peak houcs. maybe it was time to look at this alter- BMWs willingly pay a bunch of extra
Although politicians tend to be a bit native. money to use their cars?" To the extent
leery of an idea like congestion pricing, As soon as Poole's article appeared, he that they draw traffic off the freeways,
to economists it makes perfect sense: got calls from both the governor's office everyone has better mobility. "And I
When you undercharge for anything, and Caltrans assistant d'uector Wil- ttw�k that is a hell of a good deal for
the praluct gets overconsumed at cer- liams, who asked Poole to send him his everyone concerned."
tain peak times and underused at oth- private tollways reporL As for objections that private toll
ers, which is why movie theaters charge "We were impressed," says Williams, roads will never be built because no one
less for matinees and phone companies And Caltrans promptly drafted a bill will risk theu money in such a wild-eyed
cut the rates at night that Danville RepuUlican Bill Baker plan, Poole points to a long and growing
Md the problem with not cliarging gladly agreed to sponsor. list of major investrnent Uaiilflug and
for a scarce commodity like freeway As it tumed out, the Baker bill be- construction firms that have already ex-
space, aigues USC's Peter Gordon, is came a bargninin� chip in the governor's pressed interest in the projects, includ-
that it encourages people for whom time $18.5 billion gas tax compromise. Some ing a consortium of Japanese banks and
is not an issue, like shoppers and other Repub6cans agreed to accept the gas ta�c insurance finns that reoently wrote to
casual useis, to drive the &eeways at if they could get these demonstration CaltrazLS: "We undeistand you are con-
peak houis, thereby pena�'„na people tollways as part of the compromise sidering a southem [San F�ancisco Bay]
who have no choice. package. And while some Democrats crossing. Do you think itwould be possi-
To Poole, private toll roads with con- resisted the idea of making dnveis pay ble for any of this financing to be Japa-
gestion pdcing were a"win-win" prop- to use highways, they were willing to nese?"
osition for everyone concerned. And in swallow the plan if they could get a In fact, says Kenneth Olson, vice
May,1988, the Reason Foundation sent 9-cents-a-gallon gas tax. At the same president for public fmaxice at Goldmac�
hundreds of copies of his report to pub- time, lots of other legislators from both Sachs, wMch is both the undenvriter
lic officiaLs and private firms. parties didn't care one way or the other and an equity investor in a$150 million
The time was right, As a result of the about the ideology—they just wanted W Dulles airport toll road e�ctension in Vir-
federal budget deficit and rapidly ap- do sometliing sbout congestion. As a° ni?, he would be very surprised if all
proachuig end of the federal inteistate result, the bill made it through the legis- the major investment banking firms
highway program, says Bruce Nestande, lative process virtually unc}ianged. weren't talang a close look at private
a member of the California'I7ansporta- Which is not to say that private toll- tollways: "The competition to partici-
tion Commission and former Orange . ways might not face opposition some- pate in financuig will be intense."
County assemblyman, there was no where down the road. Despite having Some people may ridicule privately
more federal aid in the pipeline for voted for the gas tas compromise, David fuianced toll roads now, says Poole, but
buildingnew&eeways.Inthemeantime, Roberti (D-Los Angeles), President wait untd the first project gces into
says Nestande, the state was so faz be- ProTem of the Senate, calls toll roads .operation and everyone se� how profit-
hind in upgrading 20- and 25-year-old "foreign to our way of life." "There aze able it is. Then, he says, the arguinents
&eeways that just to keep them from certain functions the government is re- will shift ovemight from "I'hey're going
furtlier deterioration would require "a sponsible for; he says, "and every time to go broke" to "What right do they
15-cent-per-gallon gasoline taY tomor- privatization comes up there should be have to get so rich?"
row morning." strong opposition." Why, ask other crit- As for Poole, he dcesn't expect, to
To try to hold back Lhe tide, Gov. ics, should wealthy people have the right spend all his life preaching the toll mad
Deukmejian pushed for a$1 billion to whiz to work on uncluttered express- �ospeL Once the projects are launched,
stopgap highway bond issue on the June ways, while the rest of us fume and he intends to shift his focus to such
7, 1988, ballot When it was narrowly suffer on the freeways? matte�s as privatiz.ing airports and the
defeated, Bob Poole wrote an Op-Ed In response, Poole contends that crit- Poctal Service, building private energy
piece for the Los Angeles `ISmes, point- ics should remember that he is not pro- companies and selling the Tennessee
ing out that privately funded toll roads posing to take anything away—he is Valley Authority.
were alrnady in widespread use in Eu- merely offering a choice. No one will be All over the world, he says, govem-
rope, Asia and Australia EWen the $12 forced to use toll roads if he dcesn't ments are di,scovering the advantages of
billion buuiel under the English Chan- want to and, in any case, the projects selling off bloated bureaucracies to pri-
nel was being financed by private sourc- won't involve any public money. Under vate enterprise: "Why should the TVA
es. Given the fact that nothing eLse the ciraunstances, asks Poole, what's so be off limits?" �
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