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AGIIJDA ITEMS FOR COIv�SIDERATION AT �'
, `PIIE REGiJI�t1R ME�;;'I'ING OF TF�
LYNWOOD TR,AF'F'IC AND PARKING CA�7MISSION
TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 23, 1989 AT 6:00 P.M.
OPINING CER.�NIES �
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1. CALL 'Ib ORDER - CHAIRMAN ARCHAINBAULT
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CITY OF LYNWOOD
2. PI.F.DUE OF AI.LEGIANCE CITY CLERKS OFFICE
s. ac��owr�ncr�:.�r oF PosTZhc FE@ 21 1989.
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4. ROLL CALL OF CCOMIMISSIONFI7S
. RIJBERT ARCHAMBAUZT �, � � //'
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JOE DARYL BA'I`PI.E ' ��.��� �
, RONALD WRIGHT �!(`�
VICTORIA SIMPSON
5. APPROVAL OF MINU'PES
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
SC,'HIDiJLID MATTIIZS
6. MULTIWAY STOP SIGNS WtlRRt1N'P STUDY
. Intersection of Olanda Street and Waldorf Drive
INFORMATIONAL ZTEMS
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Tf� REGULAFt MEET'ING OF TE� TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION OF Tf�
° CITY OF LYNWOOD
, January 26, 1989
A regular meeting of the Traffic and Parking Commission of the City of Lynwoocl
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 the Chainnan Archambault. Commissioners
'., Wright, Simpson, Cunningham and Chaiin�a.n Archambault answered roll call. "
Present were Jahanshah Oskoui, Civil Engineering Assistant,,Sergeant Gregory
Johnson, Lynwood Sheriff's Department, Deputy John Aremeth, Lynwood Sheriff's
Department and Oretha Williams, Engineering Division. Chairman Archambault
announced that Commissioner Batt�lc was not present for tonight's meeting and
is excused for his absence.
AC ,II�IOWLID�IT OF POSTING
Sahanshah Oskoui announced that the Agenda o£ January 26, 1989, was duly
posted 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting and in accordance to the
Brown's Act, However, the order of items 6 and 9 of the originally posted
Agenda were reversed, so that nomination of a new Chairman for the Traffic
and Parking Commission could be diswssed and decided first on the Agenda.
' APPROVAL OF MIMTI'ES
. Cocmnissioner Wright motioned to accept the minutes of December 15, 1988 and
Comnissioner Simpson seconded the motioned. The minutes were approved
unanimously.
PUBLIC ORAL CONIl�IUNICATIONS
Lewis Ross, owner of properties, from 11600 to 11630 Lc»ng Beach Boulevairl,
e�ressed that he is very concerned aboiat a potential hazard that exist on
, Long Beack Boulevard and Lynwood Roacl. He eacplained that since the
construction of the I-105 Freeway, students from Wilson Elementary School, in
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the afternoon, each school day, cross Long Beach Boulevard at Lynwood Road.
He e7cplained that there are no traffic devices, and no crossing guard at the
subject intersection. He presented a letter to the Commission from the
Principal of Wilson Elementary School. The letter explained that two
students from the School were recently hit by a vehicle crossing Long Beach
Boulevaxd at the subject location. He e�plained that his intention is to
brinp, awareness to the Commission, of the current condition. Mr. Ross
offered to erect a block wall at his property and across Lynwood Road and
respectfully request the Commission's permission to extend the wall, with
hope5 to force the students to cross at the intersection of Long Beach
:' Boulevard.and Louise Street, where a signal light is proposed for
installation.
Jahanshah informed the Commissioners that issuing permits for the purpose of.
building block walls is not within the jurisdiction of this Commission.
Commissioner Curuiingham suggested to ha�e staff find temporary measures to
solve problem.
J. Oskoui also informed the Commission that, Public Works Department will
revi.ew Mr. Ross' request, in conjunction with the Long Beach Boulevard
Reconstruction Project, I-105 Freeway construction, freeway on-ramp and
off-ramp, EIR recommendations and all other proposed projects that may
affect the subject location. �
Cormnissioner Cunningham asked Mr. Ross to provide a copy of the letter from
Wilson Elementary Schools' Principal to the Department of Public Works and '
work with staff on this issue.
SCHEDiA�ID MA7'PERS
6. Election of New Officer For The Traffic and Parking Commission.
Jahanshah annoimced that the time had arrived to nominate a new
Chairperson for the Traffic and Parking Commission.
Commissioner Wrsght nominated Joe Battle for Chairn�an. Commissioner
Ctmningham nominated Victoria Simpson for Vice Chairmari. Chairman
Archambault second the motion. It was passed unanimously.
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7. Review of the F�cisting 'Itao Hour Parking Restriction on Carlin Avenue
(Between Bullis Road and Bradfield Avenue, South Side of Street)
Jahanshah stated that Mrs. Hern2xidez and 2 other residents at the
November 1988 and December 198H meetings requested the City to consider
removing the existing 2 hour parking restriction on Carlin Avenue between
Bullis Road and Bradfield Avenue, on the south side of the street, due
to experiencing difficulty in utilizing on street parkir�. Jaha.nshah
informed the Commission that, based on a study and resident's survey
� (results attached) no problems were found. Also, each resident
was found to have a garage, a survey was conducted and responses
were received from residents who live in the subject area. (Copy of
Survey Simu��ry was presented to the commission). He stated that only .
39� of the 23.residents desired to have the current parking restriction
changed to eliminate the 2 hour parkir� on Carlin Avenue, 35% desired
� to maintain the existing restriction and 26� requested special �
parking passes. Engineering Division recommends not to change the
etisting 2 hour parking restriction.
Commissioner Wright motioned to accept staff's recommendation to maintain the
existing 2 hour parking restriction on Carlin Avenue. Commissioner Ciuiningham
seconded the motion. It was passed unanimously.
INFY)RMATIONAL ITEMS'
Jahanshah Oskoui presented to the Commissioners a brief presentation on the
following Inforniational Items:
1. Lor� Beach Boulevard Reconstruction Pro,ject
Jahanshah announced that on Tuesday� January 17, 1989, City officials
and others attended a ground breaking ceremony and reconstruction began
for Phase I of the subject project on Long Beach Boulevard between,
' Lynwood Road and the South City limits.
2. Sidewalk Reconstruction Pi�oject
Jahanshah announced that a bid opening was held on Friday,
January 13, 1989. The contract will be awarded to Damon Construction
Company who submitted the lowest bid of $259,000. As part of
this project, 282 locations with damaged sidewalks will.be repaired.
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3. Centurv Boulevard Reconstruction Pro,ject -
(Between Atlantic Avenue to the Long Beach Freewa5�)
Faccel Paving Company of Long Beach began reconstructing the street
on Thursday, January 26, 1989. The work will continue £or 60 working �
days, ending in April, 1989. He informed the Commission that
the project is an FAU funded project being monitored by Caltrans.
4. Atlantic Avenue Reconstruction Pro,ject
(Between Beechwood and the North City Limit)
Sahanshah announced that 95% o£ designing phase for the reconstruction
of the subject project is complete. By the later part of February,
the project will be advertised. 'I'he first phase of the project was
completed last year in 1988. The project is scheduled to start prior to
June 1989.
5. Lorig Beach Boulevard and Tena.ya Avenue Pro,ject
Jahanshah informed the Commission that the subject area was widened
by five (5) feet.from Seminole Avenue to Tenaya Avenue, on the east
side of Long Beach Boulevard and the south side of Tenaya. He
informed the Commission that the street widening was part of an
off-site improvement in conjunetion with the development of the
shopping center at the subject location.
6. Complaints for the Month of November 1988
J. Oskoui announced that the complaints received during the month of
December were a total of 127. This total number reflects an increase
of 7% compared to the 113 complaints received in November. He stated that
the increase is normal around the holiday season. A breal:down of the
complaints is attached for cortunission review.
J. Oskoui informed the Commission that, in addition to the above informational
, items, included are articles and news clippings.
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Sergeant 3ohnson announced that a radical chanpe has been macle in the .
reduction of the nwnber of reported accident injuries. He stated that
more traffic citations wer.e i.ssued, and as a result, traffic accidents have
- been reduced. He e�lained that 5 to 6 locations were targeted, whereby,
pol.i.ce offi.cers were present at the intersections to cite violators.
' Deputy Nemeth explained that accident rates were reduced when one of the
, commercial vehicles was chanped to a DUI enforcement vehicle, whereby, the
car is used solely for the purpose of DUI en£orcement problems. He informed
the Cormnission that the intersection at Imperial Highway and Alameda Street
was ranked No. 1 in reported traffic aceidents, compared to all other
intersections. 15 accidents were reported between January 1988 and March
1988. Since the special enforcement, the accidents were reduced from
15 to 6 accidents, during the 3 month period, a 16% reduction. He stated
that most accidents reported, 90% are DUI related.
Commissioner Gtuuiingham asked Sergeant Johnson if most accidents happen
midblock or intersection?
Commissioner Cunriingham commended the Sheriff's Department on a job well done.
Commissioner Cunnir,�ham stated that he observed vehicles parked across the
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sidewalk at the following addresses:
The addresses where the vehicles are parked are: 3673 Imperial Highway,
10970 San Vicente (north side of address) and 10971 San Vicente.
' Sergeant Johnson informed the Commission that they will respond to the
complaint.
Deputy Nemeth infarmed the Cormnission that a new officer is now being trained
to cite violators who park across the sidewalks.
Ca�vnissioner G�nningham stated that he observed and excessive number of heavy
school buses wearing and tearing up the street on Cornish Avenue between
Ahbott R.oad and Imperial Highway.
Commissioner Wright e3cpressed that a street light was noted to be out on
Wright Road in the midway of Ham Park.
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Chaix7nan Archambault commended Sergeant Johnson on his job well done while
serving on the Traffic and Parking Commission. Sergeant Johnson will be
transferred to another division. -
ADJOURNMIIdT
A motion was made by Commissioner Wright to adjourn the meeting to
February 23, 1989, at 6:00 p.m., of the Traffic and Parking Commission
in the City Council Chambers. 'I'he meeting adjourned at (I:10 p.m.).
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DATE: b'EBRUARY 23, 1989
TO: Tf� HONORABLE MII°1BERS OF TIIE CITY OF LYNWOOD
TRAFFIC AND PAFtKING CA`PIISSION . „ /
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FROM: JOSEPH Y. WANG, P.E., DIREGTOR OF PUBLZC WORKS/� YX��
CITY EIIGIN U
SUBJECT: MULTIWAY STOP SIGN WAR,RF�NT STUDY ,
INPERSECPZON OF OLANDA STREET AND WP.L,DORF DRIVE
PURPOSE:
To recommend that the Traffic and Parking Commission support staff's
recommendation to continue with the present two-way stop operation at
the intersection of Olanda Street and Waldorf Drive.
BACfiGROUND :
. A request was received through the Traffic and Parking Commission from
Joe Smith of 12733 Waldorf Drive to investigate the possibility of providing
• multi-way stop control at the intersection of Olanda Street and Waldorf Drive.
Staff obtained the services of ASL Consuiting Ehgineers to perform a multi-w-ay
stop study.
' The study is based on the State of California, Department of Transportation,
Traffic Manual, pages 4-38 and 4-39. The following data has been obtained.
o Type of intersection Residential, two-way stop
at Waldorf
o Accidents None
(during the past 12 months)
o Traffic vol�es:
Olanda Street (both directions) 1,242 vehicles/day
Waldorf Drive (both directions) 748 vehicles/day
o Street width:
Olanda Street 40 feet (curb to curb)
Waldorf Drive 40 feet (curb to curb)
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Olanda Street 26 mph
DISCUSSION:
B^^ ed on the Department of Transporta.tion Traffic Manual, pages 4-38 and 4-39, �,
the following conditions may warrant a multi-way stop sign installation.
1. Where traffic signals are warranted and urgently needed, the multiway
stop may be used as an interim measure. In this case, installation
of traffic signal is not warranted.
2. An accident problem, as indicated by five (5) or more reported accidents
with a 12 month period of a type susceptible to correction by a multiway
stop installation. There are no reported accidents for the past twleve
months. Hence, this wasrant is not met.
3. Minimum Traffic Volume: "
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a. The total vehicular Volume entering the intersection from all
approaches must auerage at least 500 vehicles/hour for any (8) `
� hours of,an average day. In this particular case, the highest
volwne is 149 vehicles/hour. Hence, this warrant is not met.
b. The combination vehicular and pedestrian voliuue from the minor
street, must average at lease 200 imits/hour for the 8 hours,
with an average delay to minor street vehicular traffic of at
least 30 seconds/vehicle during the maximiun hour. In this case,
the combined total was 91 units/hour and the average delay on
Waldorf Drive during the peak hours was seven (7) seconds per
vehicle, so this warrant is not met.
In addition, the installation of a four-way stop control at this intersection
would procluce additional vehicle delay, an inorease in fuel conswnption and an
increased amount of pollutant would be generated.
, Based on the aforementioned analysis and detailed observatioris, the � ,
intersection of Olanda Street and Waldorf Dribe operates safely and ;=t, `
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RE�hA�IDATION
It is recommended that the Traffic and Parking Commission support,staff's
_ recommendation to continue with the present 2-way stop operation at the
intersection of Olanda Street and Waldorf Drive.
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Ladi�s and Gentlemen:
ASL consulting Engineers has perfozmed a"multiway stop" warranC
study for the intersection of Olanda Street and waldorf Drive.
The study is based on the warrants provided in Chapter 4 of the
Caltrans Traffic Manual (pages 4-38 and 4-39). The following
letter report summarizes our finflings.
��stinq Conditions
The intersection of 0landa street and Waldorf Drive is located in
;� a residential neighborhood in the city of Lynwood. All four legs
of this intersection are 4o feet wide with curb and gutter an
each side. Olanda and WaldorY contain one unstriped lane in each
direction of travel with on-street parking on each leq. This
interseotian is controlled by stop signs on both approaches of
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The Caltrans "multiway stop" policy lists three conditions that .
may warrant a multiway stop sign installation. �ne or more oP
these conditions may be met, sound engineerinq judgment must be
the ultimate deciding factor•
The first Caltrans multiway stop warrant states:
wher0 tralllc signals dre warranted and urgently necdcd,
the multiway stop may be an interim measure that can be
installed quickly to Control traffic while arrangements '
are being made for the signal instial�a�ions.
This w�rrant is nat met due to the exceptionally low vehicle and
pedestrian volumes obtained frbm 24°hour machine counts and
manuaJ. pedestrian counts.
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The seCOrid warrant states:
An accid�nt problem, as indicated by five or more repor�ed
accidents within a 12 month period of a type susceptible
. _ to oorrection by a multiway stop installation. Sucli ..
accidents include right and left-turn coilisions as well
. as right-angle collisions.
our accident data research yielded no reported accident withln
tne intersection in the last 12 months. Due to the infrequenoy
of accidents at this intersection, this warrant is not met.
Th� third warrant is based on minimum traffic volumes and in-
cludes tne following secCiens:
, Minimum traffic volumes
� (a) The total vehicular vulume antering the 3ntersection
from all approavhes must average at leaet 50� vehi-
cles per hour for any 8 hours of an average day, and
(b) The combined vehi:cular and pedestrian volume from the
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units per hour for the same 8 hours, with an average
delay to minor street vehicular traffic of at leAat
30 seconds per vehicle during trie maximum hour, but
(c) SVhen the s5-peraentile ap�roach speed of the major
street traffic exceeds 40 miLes per hour, the minimum
� , vehieular volume warrant is �o percent oE the above
requirements.
ASL conducted studies to address each section of this warrant.
Eirst, 24-hour machine counts were performed on January 31, 19&9
by Traffic Counts, 2ncorporated. Table 1 be3,ow summarizes the
eight highest hourly volumes abtained from th3s count.
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Table 1
Major SCreet Minor StreOt Total
�� our Vo ume Ola a Vol e dor Volume
152 7]. 223
1 4-5 P.M. 71 ]R5
2 g-6 P.M. 114 6� 171
3 3-4 P.M. 104
4 6-7 P.M. 94 �l3 137
5 2-3 P.M. 81 49 13�
40 17.5
6 12-1 P.M. 85 34 120
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Based an this data, the average volume is 149 vehicles per hour .
for the eight highest hours. Thistosb�e�etunder the 500 vehiales:
per hour required for sectiOn (a}
� The second investigation ASL conducted was a pedestrian cou�t And
- delay study. These sCudies were performed simultaneously during
the peak hour (4-5 P.M.) on February 7, 1989• A toCal of 20
pedestrians crossed the minor street (Waldorf) during the peak
hour. The combined vehicular and pedestrian volume totals 91
vehfcles per hour. The average delay on Waldorf during the peak
hour was seven seconds per vehicle with no significant queuing.
Hased an tilese findings, section (b) is not met.
The,£inal study undertaken by ASL aas a spot speed study t�o
determine the 85th percentile approach speeds on Olanda Street.
Section (c} requires a 30 percent zeduotion in the minimum vehic-
ular volumes if approach speeds exceed 40 miles per hour. ASL's
Pindings clearly indiGate that the minimum volumes would not be
". met with a 30 percent Yeduction, howeve7r the�QachSSpeedsa�lASLes.
speed 5tudy data to determine the actual app
speed study yielded average approach speeds of 27 and 26 miles
per hour on the eastbound and westbound leqs of Olanda, respec-
tively• It should also be noted that there a� cross gutters on
` olanda througF►out this neiqhborhaod that act as "speed bumps" and
. signifi.cantly reduce approach speeds. As a result of these
Pindings,.Section (c) of warrant 3 is not met.
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Mr. Amer Malik -
February 20, 1989
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In conclusion, a four-way stop sign is not warranted at the
intersection ot Olanda 5txeet and waldurP Drive. Hased on thc
aYoramentioned data and detailed observation, this intiersection
operates safely anfl efficiently with the existing two-way stop on
Waldorf Drive.
" Should you nave any questions or conuuEnts, please contact ue at
your convenience.
sincerely, ,
l , glas E. Smith, P.E.
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�FFIC CO�NT SUMMARY - HOUR�TOTALS
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NOXTd - SOUTH STREET: WALDORF UR DAY : TUESDAY
BAST - WEST STREET: OLANDA ST TYPE: ENTERING VOLUMES_
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TRAFFIC COUNT SOMMARY — PEAK ANU VOLfTME PERC6NTAGSS
CITY : LYNWOOD DATE: 31 JAN 1989
NORTH — SOUTH LEGS: WALDORF DR DAY : TUESDAY �
EAST — WEST LEGS : OLANDA ST TYPE: ENTERING VOLUMES
' PEAK HOOR TIME VOLUME � OF TOTAL
NORTH BOUND '
AM 7:45 To 8:45 27 1%
MID-DAY 1:45 TO 2:45 27 1%
` PM 4:30 TO 5:30 44 2�
' SOUTH BOUND � '
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MTD-DAY 12:15 TO 1:15 27 1�
pM 3:15 To 4:15 59 3 0
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AM 6:15 TO 7:15 30 2%
MZD-DAY 2:00 TO 3:00 27 1 0
pty 4:45 TO 5:45 44 2%
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AM 7:00 TO 8:00 55 3 0
MID-DAY 12:30 TO 1:30 70 4�
PM 4:15 TO 5:15 13i 7'�
c� HUURLY TOTAL VOLUME
AM 9:00 To 10:00 116 6 0
MID-DAY 12:30 TO 1:30 164 8 0
PM 9:45 TO 5:45 288 14 %
PERCENTAGE BY APPROACH OF TOTAL VOLUME
, NORTH BOUND 327 16 $
'. SOUTH BOUND 421 21 0
EAST BOUND 369 19 0
WEST BOUND 873 44 %
1,990 100'�
TIME TABLE
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TRA�C COONT SUAIl�fARY - 15 MIN �TOTALS
' CITY : LYNWOOD DATE: 31 JAN 1989
NORTH - SOU2A LEGS:.WALDORE DR DAY : TDESDAY
EAST - WEST LEGS : C�L�._'^.*, ST TYPE: ENTERING VOLUMES `'^-
NORTH SODTH EAST WEST T�TAL 'fIME NORTH SOUTB EAST WE51' TOTAL
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. 1 1 0 4 6 IZ00-1215 3 5 6 12 26
2 0 2 0 4 1215-1230 0 7 8 10" 25
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0 1 0 1 2 0100-0115 4 6 8 18 36
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0 0 0 1 1 0130-0145 2 0 4 17 23
1 0 1 2 4 0145-0200 8 7 5 16 36
0 3 0 0 3 0200-0215 3 3 1 20.. 27
0 2 0 0 2 0215-0230 5 5 5 13 28
0 0 0 0 0 0230-0245 11 10 13 8 42
0 0 0 1 1 0245-Q300 7 5 8 13 33
0 1 2 1 4 0300-0315 5 6 10 27 4B
0 0 0 4 4 0315-0330 1 14 4 13 32
1. 1 0 0 2 0330-0345 7 7 8 19 41
0 0 0 1 1 0345-0400 5 22 7 16 50
2 0 2 1 5 0400-0415 5 16 4 14 39
• 2 2 1 2 7 0425-0430 5 12 6 34 57
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0 3 1 3 7 0445-0500 12 5 10 45 72
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�-.-_, INF'ORMATIONAL, ITEMS
1. Long Beach I3oulevard Reconstruction Projrc.t�
The first phase of the improvement project for reconstruction of
Long Beach Boulevard, between L,ynwood Road and the South Cit,y limits,
started on January lr, 1989 and is proceeding. A new c:ater line is
being eztended to Orchard Acenue to provide interconnections with
ehistir� water lines on the east and west sides at Cedar Avenue,
Magnolia Avenue, Carlin Avenue and Orchard Avenue:�
2. Sidewalk Reconstruction Project
The Sidewal.k Reconstruction Project is undercaa}�. The Contractor,
Damon Construction Company, has completed 30% of the project. I
In addition, the Count�� of Los Angeles has provided the CiL.• �
with an additional �ll0,000 to repair additional damaged sider.allcs
locations.
3. Centur,y Boulevard Reconstruction Project
Between Atlantic Avenue and Long Beach Freec:ay
The reconstruction of Century� Boulevard_ between Atlantic Avenue
and Long Beach Freeway began on January 26, 1989. Fxcel Paving Company
of Long Beach have completed excavation of the South side of
Century� Boulevard, between Atlantic Avenue and the Lorig Beach
Freeway: 'I'he projcct is l0Y complete, and the date of completion
is set for April 21, 1989.
4. Zmperial Highway Parkway Beatification Project
(South Side of Imperial Highway, Between Bullis Roarl and Hulme Avenue)
The Consulting firm, Eclward C. Barker and Associates, has completed
designing 3 alternative designs for the subject project. These
alterr�ati.ves will be presented to the City Council on thei.r meetir�
of February 21, 1989.
5. Complaints - MonY,h of Januar,y 1989
The Department of Public Works received a total of 93 complaints during
the month of January 1989. This number of complaints during the month
January 1989 were reduced by 33Y, compared to the number of complaints
received during December 1989.
T03-950
' MONTH: SqrlURRY DATE: �g Uq2Y 9►989
YEAR: IR89 • NUMBER O�OMPLAINTS
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TRASH PICK-UP �`'�--+ � I�o � �'Jo O
CLEAN LOT/CUT WEEDS � I% � I�o b
STREET SWEEpING 3� �j7 34 37% O
CLEAN ALLEY/STREET �'L ��j'Jo � O I I�� 2 2!O
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; : � . ' November.l3� 1955,•in,Los Angel.e=_, a�i orni . ,
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� ��� 9 years old and Brittany' S months old and
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. '� Dear `1r. Iieiinedy
SiI2�� iIG:IT I`:OPL.°^.'iIl'E LIS: �c:R
JA\�,�Rl i`.:89
The City* of Lyrotaood, Puulic S�or:cs Depa;tre:�`, durir.� ti;e month uf Ja:�ua:•; ,
condueted a stree� ii_ght st:rce; th�cu�neut ihe Ci'tt c,` L�.li:ocd and fo:n;r: a
number of Edison ownE� li;nt inoperati�e. .also, durin� tne mor .;t �arn:a:i,
�-`' 1989, the Department of Publie kor;:s office receiced a to;,ai o: tc•entr-�nree
{23) c�lls reporting r:dison oaned street liehts out. So ti:at ;:e ma;. pres�:.t
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an update of repaired street li�hts to the �raffic E Parking Ccmar:ssiur, for
the period of Januare at thei; nezt meeti.n�, pl�ase prcvide iAS i:ith a s;a�us
repert as soon as possible. For ,your ccnvenience pieasc find a�taci�ed lists:
T:��uili �-ou for your responsc.
Sincerely,
JOSEPH Y. W?�G, P.E.
Director of Public Isorl.s/
Cit.,y- Engineer
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SOLTHERN CALI�RtiIA EDISOti
STREEE.T LIGHT INOPERATI�B LIST
January 1989
1. 3345 I�ouise Street, c�est of Long Beaeh Blcd.
2. 3333 Louise Street, taest of Long Beach Blvd.
3. 3389 Alma Street.
. 4. 3391 Alma Street
5. Alma Street, between California and Long Beach ffivd.
6. 4617 Arlington Avenue
'i. 3546 Srenton Avenue
8. 12613 Waldorf Drive (entire bl.ock)
from `1cilillan Street to Olazda 5treet
°. 334:. Lou3se Street
10. 3327 Louise Street
11. 10952 Pope Street .
� 12. 109ii Duncan avenue (alley light)
13. 5321 Lavinia Avenue
14. 10796 San Jose
1�. 11141 Elm Street, north of Beechwood
" 16. 2�05 Los Flores
17. 11086 Elm Street
18. 10931 McNerney
' 19. 3811 Virginia
20. 10841 Hulme Ave., north of Pendelton Ave.
2 L 10840 Hulme Ave., north of Pendelton Ave.
22. 3300 Cedar Avenue (across the street) cross street Lindbergh
23. 11510 ^luriel Drive, between Lugo Street and Walnut Avenue
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� 1924 CASHDAN STREET �
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� MICHAEL L KENNEOV TELEP110N[
� AREA MANAGER 12131 608-5055
February 16, 1989
Joseph Y. Wang, P.E.
, Director of Public Works/City Engineer
City of Lynwood
11330 Bullis Road
Lynwood, CA 90262
Dear Joe:
Your letter of February 6, 1989, was quite alarming. As you are
:' well aware, we have made a concerted effort to repair reported
_ street light outages, and report back to you monthly on our
progress. ,
I can assure you that your latest list, comprised of several
�: pages of inoperative lights, will receive prompt attention. I am
also enclosing a list of street light repairs for the month of
� January.
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If we can be of further assistance, please advise. As always, it
is a pleasure working with you and your staff.
Sincerely,
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COMPL�TED STREET LIGHT ORDERS FOR TH� CITY OF LYNWOOD FOR TH�
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MONTH OP JANUARY, 1989.
� 1: 11000 S. Duncan Ave: 25. 11718 Peach St.
2. 3300 Cedar :. 26. 3117 Oakwood
3. 4014 Cortland 27• 4043 Lugo
4,. '3811 Virgi:nia. 28. 11141 �lm St.
5. State & Norton Ave. 29. 4318 Lavinia
6. 10930 Mc Nerney Ave. 30. Corner of Waldorf
7. 4208 Agnes 31. Cor of Castlegate
. 8. 11000 State St. 32. .3321 Alma
. 9: 3986 Walnut Ave. 33. 4617 Arlington
10. 3362 Alma 34. 3341 Louise
11. 2805 Los Flores 35. 11172 Frankling St.
12.. 10779 Osgood Ave. 36. 3370 Alma
13: 11086 Elm St. '37. 12612 Waldorf Dr.
14. 1093I.Md Nerney Ave. 38. 5321 E. Lavinia
15. 3341 Louise St.` 39. 11011 Duncan Ave.
16. 10803 San Jose 40. 12638 Stoneacre St.
� 17. 4212 Agnes 41. 5140.CentuYy Blvd.
18. 10951 San Vincent 42. .33'70 Alma
19: 10796 San Jose Ave. 43. .3345 Louise
20. 11131 Elm St. 44. 3387 Alma
21. 3347 Alma Ave. 45. 3546 Brenton St.
22. 11113 Wright Rd.
23. 461.7 Arlington ,
24. 12612 Waldorf Dr. ,
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� � �Ticket to the Future � � �
'--- Automation Gets Go-Ahead Los Angeles County
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For I-105 Freewav Transit "���°°'
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� � aii [ransit in Los Angeles County High$ech Controls ' � �
ralled into the 21s[ century when Ihe k" I
LACTCvotedonMay25toendorse Ahigh-[echcomputersystemwillcontroleach . "�
the newest rechnology and build the vehicle along the automated route. A back-up s..,nr � � e., � �
� nations first fully automated, driverless trsnsit computer sys[em will monitor [he operations Mo���a+ ...
syscem in the middle of [he new I-105 (Glenn and take over mntrol in the event [hat [he main -m
Anderson) Freeway. computer tails A manual override system in : �. .
�� IIsing a"technology whose time has mme," each vel�ide can 6e used in case of compurer �Ax "� � .
equipmentbreakdown.Theentiresys[emwill E�
� amording to LACTC Acting Exew[ive Director ,.xg��ao,'
.- Paui Taybq [he automated line will be the first be monitored by operztors at a cen[ral control - a , �
such sys[em built in the United SWtes � farility tLat is heing built now a[ [mperial High- N y
way and Willowbrook Avenue. The facility witl �� ='-;�_� '
Threeotheraummatedrapidtransitsystems scrveboth[heNorv+aik-ElSegundolineand r.,�o:v,�o.: , ��^9
� � usesimilarstate-o4the-arttechnology:in �`°��'��" e ""�
the 22-mile Long Beach-Los AnSeles rail line. ............................................................
Vanmuve�,Canada;inLondon,Engla�d;and µ�hichisals0und¢r<onstruction. Caunty'amlltmnsltnsiworkwlilbelnbrlinketl
in Lille, Fance. wlth eomsnlsnt transfar polnts, (dark blue).
"Severalattrihuteso[thissta[eroEtheartrech� �� objeetive UnesunderconsvuctionensFOwninlight
' � nalogY cunvin<ed lhc I.ACPC incmlxrs lo givc blue.
[heautomatedsystem[hego-ahead."7irylor ...........................................•................ N'h.rtabuunhcyucstionofrompniil�ilii�� �
said. among thc count�'s rail transit s'stems: � k,
For esample, he explained, rail serv�<e �� �� ���� ���' .a«ording m Ed AicSpedon. LACTC direaor �
. ' a[tendants will be free to assist passengers on ............................................................ .d .sign and � n .,._.:..::..
� board the vehicles and in [he stations instead �os peQ �w .. -"��r both �he i r� 1,_
of operating [he vehicles. d { ' I 'n-Los 4rS'��t ��ne un oe mamcamed s- �
� " parto([hesames t ,bycews ho illbe
"Yearly�avingsof$L2millioninlaboroper� ..................... ......................... � �edforh th Man[enanreo�oAle villbe
-. - - " - 3Hflgcostswasatlo[LerconsideraUleplusfor y .' .nP��..'�
. � � our'yes vote;'Taylorsaid. jI�I a�P. mOSt �,u.interchangeeb�i � �
� � Thcaddedcostotaummationm[heCommis, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i
� sion'soverallrailcons(mctionbudgetisesti- f DoingtheBes[Job
ma�=d�obe$Z3m,,�,o� efficient manner:
� The commissioners also <onsidered it impor- "Our objeaice is ro moce ehe most people i:.
' � tanithatthedrivedesssystemwillofferthe EdMtSpedon themostefficientmanner:'\icSpedunsaid.
distinc[advan[ageofprovidingmoretrequent �ACTCDireclorofDesignandConstmetion ^p�((eren[mrridorshacedifferenecharac;er- .
� service a[ cetatively lit[le exta cost. The Long Beach line wili use an uverhead is[ics; for each ae hare to choose che technolog;
� "Increased service all day long huilds rider eiec[rical system to receive power, whereas the that �cill da the hest joh. Since the linc':�'iIl
ship and farehox revenues-a majot benefit;' au[omated, drivedess vehides on the Cenmry ' cross each other but mt be actuall}' im.ermm
said Taylor. "�Vith the automated�system, u'e Freeway Iine will pick up power from a third necceQ [here �__ no reason m be nedcec ;o a
�. . can very economically serve riders at special ��� alongside [he t single [echnologc .
. peak periods, such u busy travel [imes to and public Aceeptanm: Very Good "The rail transi[ nencork �ce ��ill e�er.malP:
. ' from LAX" hace in the County �cill funcoon �+'ell.z= av
Ridershipisexpecredtotota165,000people Duringdiscussionpreceding[heCommis� inredinAedsystem"\de5pedonadded''Coccc�.�
each day when the 20-mile line opens in 7993, emne wte, questions were raised about two key �en[ nansfer points �cill help people mo�z [red;=
and ro increase to a6out 104,000 people per day �ssues: publlc percepfion o( Ihe au[omared, Gom Iine to Iine. \lost rail s��srem's requae t�z;
6y[heyear2000. drivedesscars,andoveallsystemcompatihi4 riderstrans'ferrogetmtheirdestinae�ocla�c
ity with the Long Beach�Los Angeles line and studies have shmcn that people don't sceri ;o
MetroRail � mindchanginymanother[rainifi�cocies.
� �r + • "Wethoroughlyinvestigatedtheprosand quickly. �
:FAST::FACTS � �� cons of the otherau[omated systems i� Canada Bc moving peopie fmm line to line : a[her
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, i,�i: •: ••,�• ••••.� '•`,� and Europe that we the new technotogg and than moving nams (mm line [o I �'e czn
+ we tound that publi<ameptance there was very pmduce the shorcest ocerall v p[�mc ior our
■�ROVfE:Therailhne[ollows[he ' "'�°= good,"Taylorsaid."Passengersfeelverysafe nders: McSpedonsaid."Th�ssanecoadv=_in-
Id05 (GlentrMderson) Freeway from°'= .� because they get a lot of assistavce fmm a[tend- hn=been reached un oirtuelk a�,l ot un--�����' ra _
._SWde6aker.l�zdinNmvu.[oAvianon �. a„sdurivgthendeandiu.�;eatationsl' .,nsi;s>s�eii ��.lu::.:�.,, ...u:,::;i'■
'�' Boule'v5rd;�then runs wuth on a sepa- "�""`
rate 2il guideway to Compton Boule�ard ,;. � '� �
. . in the C�ty of Hawthome _ _.,� +„�_ � G I
■ STA1'IONS: The transrt line�iyill �t ' . — � ' I
.. have a total of �14 stznons, mduding a ra�l �' I - �g� � �^���.� �� '
Iansfer sGtion where rt crosses [he Long '�' ���0
Beach-Los Angeles Ra�l Tansit Line and a� �� �� 9 �-, - =r� =', '
� 6us.transfersWtionwhereitcrosses[he „:; _. .-- .. � .
. . � tutuieHa�bor.FmetizYQ-1101huslca[PooL _ - " -- _..___ ,n,..on��m�� �'.
«�s.�Y � � � �e� =� 1993
- ■ TRAVEL' T1ME: A ride on the �� I
. . . � . � � automated rail line from Norwalk [o E� , �'n -"���� -- - 'L�' � I,
� Segundo is estimated m take 29,minures. . -- -- � q '
l . ■ SPEED: The rad vehicles will travel up m ' '�'
� ' ro 65 mites per hoor � ]° OO �� �'0 y� 1 993
■SERVICEFREQOENCY:During -- — ----- �
rush hours; a ail vehide may artive eve*Y` ' . -;- � .-- '
� � . Iwo minutes; during non�rush houre and — � "-�-"""--' -- -��� �
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evenings,everysixminu[es■ DssplbAHbn�rtuchnolayisa,NSnllhamHwhlcleshrv�aa
� � ' ollnteMlnludlinpwlllopaninlh�eetly'90s.5esnumbanEmapeEOVeforroutes.
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Rx�or Commuter Crun�: i
v Harbor Freeway'TM'ansitway '
E�ra Lane for Carpools, Buses ' j
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ike a home U�a['s gmwn roo small tor '
its oaupants, the Harbor Freeway is I
burs:ing a[ i1s seams. Considered one f
of che most heavily used thomugh� ' T i
� (ares anl'�'hem in [he world, [he freeway's daity
tr:d(ic volwne nnw reaches 250,000 vehicles.
Motorists traveling on the (re�way suffer daily �, I
' bumper ro�bumper congesnon imm Imperial �'"� ���
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� Ni;:hx�avlodownWwnLosAn�,des. _ _ _ _
. . uum ',n ' ' � �,i: laught n( ,,, , �. _' • ' ..
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vehicles, the freeway will soon undergo ma7or I
. remodelin& Engineers at the Califomia Depart
men[ ot Tansportation (Caltans) are now mm�
pleting designs for a$550-million pmject that - I
� combines [raditional (reeway �mpro�ement
wi[haninno�ativetransi[way(orbusesand �
' carpools.
Caltanswillwidenthreemilesa[the[ree- ,
way. irom its start in San Pedm to Pacific Coas[ . � __ _
Highway, from six to eigh[ lanes. An exdusive '_ � --� ..
bus�carpool [ansitway will6e built along 10 �� _
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miles o( the (reeway's median scacting a[ [be ��,. �
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Artesia Freeway (Route 91) [0 23rd S[ m dowo- ` . -. __
' rown Los Angeles �us[ soutl� o( Ihe San[a _ �� � .. ..
Monica Freeway (see map6 '_ . - -' �
ConnectWithOtherTransitProjects , ,,, ... ... \ I
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AccordingtoDavidGilstrnp.seninrtranspor �� ,
tation engineer a[ Caltmns, the buslcarpod commutin needs. The LdC(C's presenvail
transitway will he elevaced [or 3 miles, uith '[he trznsi[way will feamre nine vansit g
ro ects are 6eing buil[ ��'ich [his in mind m
the remaining stretch of seven miles to be builc stations and eigh[ park-and�ride facilieies I P 1
acthefreeway'sleveL Itwillconnectwi[ho[hermassc ahetransit��avju[Ificsehechang
now being buiit in this secror of the mun[y,
HarborFreeway i F
-�:line xnd the �arPani �,^^� in [he cenrer o( :_ laruek chrc::.9;.C:.re: ^: r�nc�ac°.
Improver F'�1Y5 new 4105 (Glenn Aw• •-��d Fremvas. man bl¢nn dnderson, iutme� cnavmnn o� um
"Thismeansthae<aryoolsandbusescan CongressionalSurta<eltanspor.zuon5uhcom�
/ ° go direc[Iy tmm downrown Los Angcles to the m ����e (Since then, he hns becnme chavmen ui
l airpor[; Gilstrzp said. the Houm Commntee on Public ��'nrks and
� - Caltansofficialsfore<utaweekdayrider Transportation.)Thes�meleK�slamrerenamed
��+� ship in twv u'ay trips o( 65,000 peo➢�e in buses �he former Cemm�' 0-1031 Free��'zy (or [hc cnn-
'`'�'����'��- and 26,000 people in carpoo�s by Ihe year 2005. gressman, m acknow'ledgement of his concrihu
�" � Project construction will6egin in the spring of tions [o Vans➢or[a[ion
n�xu�w� q�- - lgg9, w�th comp�e[ion scheduled lace in 1993. � K ��
� The Harbor buskarpool tansitway wi11 The Harbor Free�cs �ranvn�x�. alon ith
the I-105 Free��'ap. �s one of the lz=t pmlau' �"
' greaHy help ease lbe taf(ic crunch on the frer 6e completed «ith (edernl Incencacc High�� ay
- wag aceording to LAC'CC Direetorof Program- Completfon fu�ding. The imer�xte highma.
m i ng andFiscalMalysisAmSims . " 1 � w '��� p � osrym ��asereacedb.Pre��cevEise� ho � cer
save [wvel time [or calpoolers and bus users, as part of the national de(ense «-u�n �� h�di
- and it wi➢ add [he equrvalent of (ive [reeway called for major higha'a<s w leed a harAor=_
� lanesduringpeakhoucs. andathersvacegicareas
�' � °later vre can build another 2il tine where �
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«` [his busway is, if we need to:' Sims added. The transn�'ay �� ��� mal,c Lie easicr vn nN`'
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By design. the Harbor Tansi[way is com�ero- distnct, where a 4?�percem �^. case h� �'eii�lu�'�
� i61e lo ra�l so [hat it can he adjus[ed ro fu[urc mcnt has been predined bc i.•r:+r 20�i�1. ■
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� " � Y� , '� � i' ing i� several parts of Los.9vgeles �
]� �� County If plann�nb p. cceds as
�, ,',I' � �;y"y 7 - scheduled, [he north rn branch of the .
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' f' _ p Pla�'a del Rey and Marina del Rey. .
r �±� , 1 ��tl� An oPen housewas held m September ro obtain
� comments on the mutes ro be smdied in the
- ' ' ``�` � 4 � ...� ��' '� � Fwironme�Gtlimpac!P=^ortlElR)andthe
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' Tl�ro�form�rqanBmambmFalnstlbyCommunityYOW�Gmp5srvlesseb�npr�HlOelon9ihe ronmen[alissues[obee�aluatedintheElR.
LB-LAIIns.4P:BryantPhlfeqJOhnGamieotCYGS,VirgilPbrca;mtlAndyMOrona Thealterna[i��esr¢portandstaffrecom� �
' , Wl E �llt mendations for [he project arc availehle in iocnl
. P ]UYy Judgement librdnes or 6y <ontacting S[eve Lana a[ the
ostpeoplethinkit'saneyesore;some SchoalchildrenfromLongBeachrolos LACTCat213/fi2fi-0370.The\oticeofPrepa�
� � � � ��oplethinkiCsaR.Bu[geneallY AnBelesknow:their[eachersandparents racionisalsoavailaAle � .
graffi[i is viewed as unsightly and as know; and owners of large and small busi-
. as�gnoflocalganyac[ivity.So,when nessesknow.Bu[nowelecredo(ficialsandcom- �pasadenaLine
� , gaffiti began ro appear on concrete station munity (eaders countywide will also know of
' [oundations along the Long Beach-Los Angeies LAC1'Cs extevsive community rela[ions work Public workshops and a formal hearing x�ill
� .� rail rou[e, LACTC acted quiCkly. Wi[h help along the future LB-LA rail line. be held in November to discuss the Draft
� . from [he Community Youth Gang Services Why? Becauu LACTC's mmmuniry rela- Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the
o anization (CYGS),.the Commission be an southem segment of [he Pasadena-Los Angeles
. , B 6 tions eHOrGS, and especially its school safety rail hansit line. The DEIR, whi<h is now bemg
� .. ananti-graffitiprogramthatemploysformer p�am,havebeenofficiallycommendedby
prepared for [he LACTC by mnsultants, will
.. gang members to remove the markings. the 1987-88 Grand Jury tor Los Angeles County. discuss two route alcernatives in downrown
'�, Since early August, two Youth Gang Servim °{yere very pleased by the Grand Jury's Los Angeles, as well as two route choices once .
workers have been driving Ihe line once a week the line leaves downrown and heads �oward
' � [osandblasqpaintover,orchemically[rca[the remarks,"saidLACTC'sDirectorotGmrem� pysadena.
� ment and Public Affaire Susan Brown. "Weve
.- gaffiti. CYGS recruits, trzins, and tries to . AccordinK �o the curtent schedule, the
� worked very closely with Ihe commumty, and
. ' placegangmembersinskilledla6orpositions, projectcouldbeem�imnmentalh•dearedby
� � ' � suchassandblas[ers,painters,ormaintenance �Psgratifyingtohaveoureffortsbeofficially �»id198qwhentheCnmmivsinnisc:pecic2.
r�tiognized:' .cicct thc ncxt � -
. uv�kers.Thes¢rvi<egrouphassimilarmain[e- I"A�' ' . �'����
� '� �.nancecon[rac[swithother�'-ries. - �heGand7urymadei� -�mmentsaspart - y �.
- � LACTC hopes [he clea� up eHort will encow �' Yearly tinal report. ln me 'I}anspor[at�on/ — �a I
:I�e'?�1 ymttn4.in0 mmmt .•^^. [n [ake R?P�d 1}ansiP sec[ on [he report sGtes [hat _,
. • pride m Ihe rail line, and de vunefate [hatlBe '" �'°nlic rcl rtmu� V�'. �I �c th LACI'C . .�t - .
have don¢ an outstanding job in xrorkmg wi[h �
. Commissioniscommrttedroprov�dingaclean, �hewmmunit}{'andcondudeswith,"The "���`-^
� . safe ride to (umre passenyecs of [he line. Grand Jury commends Ihe public relations �
� The an[i-graffiti progam is costing $29A� � efforts of the�Los Angeles County Tanspor
� � for one year. � tation Comm'vssion in regard to their commo- - '
. The 22�mile LB-LA pmject, now more than nications wi[h Ihe schools and school children '°"""""""'°""""""""""""""""""""
hal(finished,isscheduled[oo enforservice ArellbmsXlln�ont�a5antaFeFallroeE
- P alongtheLongBeach-LoSAnge1¢srailtrdnsit rig�taf-wayt�roughHl9�landPark,shownin
_ in 1990 with a projec[ed firsCyear ridership of project alignment:' e�nbr ol pnoto, Is on� poulbillty for � rovU
35,000 eo Ie er da . LACTC is buildin the �etw��n tlowMOwn L.A. enE PasaE�ne.
P P P Y g Three local school districts-those af the ciF �
. . $752-millio� project entirely with Proposition ies of Los Angeles, Long I3each and Compton- � � �
Arevenues � . Transit.art
coopemte in presenting [he ongomg safety - ���
' B}�2-Bj2 B�dC1L SII101(2� Program to gradeschool thmugh juniao-high The LACTC has appruved the decelopmem
schools[uden[s.1'hePw6ram(enWrasamas ��[annr�s�bthe-s�n�innsprugrnmlar':F.�nto,n�
� � . Youkmwfhathlacksmoketha[belchesfrom g{cessafe[� �+��ne�heLongBeach�Los.4ngelesanC\uncalk-
� cot called "Trdvis [he Owl," who
� ' [hebacko(buses?ThaPscausedhyhea4y� � EfSegundorailvansitlines.Apublicertt
� . [ips in Engiish and Spanish.
� duty diesel fueL Now, LACTC hu commit[ed adminis[raror w'ill 6e hired m plan, decelop ant
. $160,000 of local Proposition A funds [o a turo- The Grand Jury also expressed support (or ryeK�n implemen[a[ion uf [he arts proK*am for
LACTC'shi6hwaypinnningc(lmYSandreumi-� Ihcflr.tyuxr."Il�emm Icic>ru�
' year effort [o tesl ways [u reduce or eliminnte mended explorivg revenue increases (or slrcets budgcUCill be presented (ur wmmi�
� the air pollu[ion caused hy buses.
�� ' The money will be used 6y the Southwes[ and highways. ■ . approcal a[ [he end of the ceac ■
- � Research Instimce of San Antonio, Te�s, � -
• � forresearch,testing,consultants'waluations � '^-+ee-r.� a:.
� andadministra[ion.The�nstrtutcisaninde e�- �' - BusBonanza �
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' dentnon-profilen[eryr�se[hathasper(ormed ��'0 ADollanfor �
research (or the U.S En u�n nurtal Protec[ion -'
Agency(EPA)andCal�forniaAirResourtes ��� - � ' � �����
3ynchronized Signals
Board,amongothers.Overseeing[hetwo-year � �
-- ' � effort will be a consornum of mrerested�agen- .,,aptfic signal synchronvat�on � (he amount of idling time at intezsections
ciesthatwilleachcon[ribu[e$80,000. �pm)ecfsonlocalstreetscannow y�disama�ortacficinlheAirQuality � � �
- . "TheCommission�sverycommitredrodoing ., ""�-n'�{�ndedwrth�P�opostio�A .ry7aiug�entPlan; Mednicksaid."O[her
+ �"rLb"calReNmdoIlar&accord?n8� �benefitsinciudetudsavi andless
our part ro clean up our air," said LACTC's i7dt.. 1�'� �6s
� � ActingExecutiveDirectorPaulTeyloc"The ����nesrecendyapprovedby.the frustrztionfoimmnristsand6ususere„ �
researckinstim[ewilibeevaluativgaltemative ���:°.'�b^ �- ���� x 1 .'s'. ` °�'°�e°)°y�.°�*�*'^�Tltir"es'� '
� - bus fuels such as methanol, as well as special $�Hnzl synefironization pro7ects are eligi- �� Signal synclwnization wocks on a �
� � . polWtion naps tha[ wald be fitced to exhaus[ ble for�fundmg if H�ry include a priority, or � demand bas�s. Bus dri�xzs press a button
p�eemptiqn,forbuses;Nidiftheyareimpie-' � ���signaLsatinMrsectionsasthey ,
� pipesf "`mented�on streets witti at leut 10 huses � are approaching a ta�c light If �o buses
Participating in U�e ronsortium (mm L.A. per houc . are usmg the stree4 the regular Vaffic '
(� County wilPbe a represen[a[ive fmm Ihe South- .'jy�e piinCipal revson (or the LAC1'C light sequence pm'ails. '
�. , ernCalifomiaHapidTansitDisMctanda � endoisementaftheconceptisitsair � "Weencowageallci6esmusefhisnew
. staffperson from�LACTC on behalt of all the �.: quality�b�euafit m Ne region, accoeding incentive to imprrne both local traffic flow
_ munty's smaller bus opera[ors. Aiso joining in -:v ����n��ssioner Mircia Mednick, who and the region's air qualit}? MedniCk said .
the consortium at this time are the South Coast „�a?,,,� the Commissions Streets and High- She added that ss wiN all other iwalty' �
Air Quality Management District, the Metro- wa���j � ' funded tansit prajects, coordinatian rvit6 tLe�
- � poli[an Transi[ Authority of Hnuston, and [he "Signal synchroniution grea[ly reduces transit opea[ors is required before apptwal. ■
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Ridesharing 707: �
High Marks for UCLA Commuter Prog�am
'� � By Patricia A. Menton {p�
Manager, UCLA Commuter Assistance/Ridesharing
. LOS AHGELES COOMY TRANSPOR�ATION
� COMMIHION � ��
` purer sysrem, Ridestar II, the CAR office cur cp3 ues� eignm kmtt surte Sao
- rently has over 1,400 registered carpoolers, �os nngems: [aurornu voow
- with375s[aff/[acWtycarpoolsand270student .IZi3�n1a�o3�o
' carpools in operation. eemm�v�enen
� � ����� A" uaran[eedridehome'servicewillsoun ��•�FUnawrumi[naainan -
K y�p�rvizm. �os nngeks Cwnry
, ", beofferedmcurtenevanpoolandcarpoolpas- cerinmee.xeeeiv�oCnan
-" srngers.Thi�serviccwillassis[ridesharing Councinwmamoryorv:amionaa
participan[s in get[ing home in case u(emer �^^�^ �•' ^ -
- ':.+.� ..•..••.•••••••••...•.•••... genciesorwhenemi>IoYCesoccasionallYneed wper�soc�osnnge�iCOUnry
Patdda Menton: [emune D. ¢e� iman
boostin9dde- tovvprkla[e . 5uperv�wr.�osnng
� shetlngetUCLA. OtherservicesmUCLA'scammunityinciude oeaneo. u
� � � ourbicycle,mopedand�morortyclepruyrams. S+p�mwr.Lmnne.:sCa,nry
he UCLA Commu[er Assistance- These ro rams rovide c cle informatioq ^���^+•�o.wn...nevkn
� , � �RiAcsharin Office(CAR)hasa safe[ P g P Y wpen�sw,iosnrgeiezeo�nry
g y patrol and en(orcement, and Gee bicyde inn,,, e..e�ey
record to be proud oL In juvt (ourv regisfralion and parking areas. CAR also pro� Mayw. Gryd�os nrgeia �
and-a-halfyears,theridesharing videsextensivepublic[ansitinfortna[ionabout M�'�"'��'O° �
' .. nlficehasAevclopedninealtema[ivetnnsporta- mutes,�thednlesandmonthlypasses. ' �anniman.losnngeksCAyGamcn
, Pay Gr+01nsk1
� u�iiup[ions(orlheUCLN1'„s[�coedmmmunity. TheCampusExpressprovidesUCLA CouncamanoTja�ongeeacn
'I'he most visible of these options is the s[uden[s, s[aff and faculty wi[h a frce, fas[ and �+�k� s+�M
, � e�anpoolproK�am.Foramonthiyfee,anysta(f- easywayroge[around[hecampusduring[he Mzyo�pmiem.ertyotkar�cnoczaz�.emes
�. , . �¢�SOn, Stu(�Pn[, faNl[y II1P1116CT O( WCSf WOOd� aay 3na 2vPning. Cuflently [he�2 a�e 10 vans in Ma¢b MMnlck
� Crtizen aepresemanee. Cdy d Los nngeks
_ Village employee may ride in one o( [he deluxe opera[ion on the rou[e, which exrends (rom ier.y e.e.ae.
. . - . 15-passengervanpools.Thecomfortahlevans, � WestwoodVillageto,�'orthCampus. oismn�nccxa.cart�a�sorsma�
� � �vhich offer reclining seats and airconditioning, Buspools will begin in late fall to serve those ��eresun
. are a greaz incentive m get ou[ af your car. By who live wi[hin 15 miles o(campusand am cur P��� �•T+f�^� � .
placing 50 vans un the road in over 60 mm- ren[ly unable fo [ake advantaye u( Ihe vanpool ���9E.ecW�z Dimao�
; munitics, we ha�m established a ridership level pmgram, mini-van program, or public transit. oimcr« v�mgsamm� �
. o( inore Ihan 1,500 (ull- and ar[-time artici- �'��
P P The buspool's will carry 40-45 passenyers ro rixainnaysis �
� . pan[s. 9'his results in approximatcly 7501ess and Gom Sherman Oaks/Encino, and North oin� ommmque.
� cars on [he freeways! Hollywood/Smdio City. oima«. Financeana,emmissrarori
� Still in the lannin sta e is the Mini-Van zuunere..n
�� . P 8 S TheCommuterAssistan<e-Ridesharing o;reaocarnemmen�a�dauaknrta�rs
Pmgram. UCLA will prov�de six-passenger Office will conhnue to provide i[s commufers proixmien izme�nCTCSquanmyrmwsimero�
� canstorarensmithasmailerUCLApopula- withmanymominnwztiveandconvenientpro- vaneponaooninuesa�aacriv¢KSwrcmmmeewnry
� � tion.Themini-vanswilloperateinmuch[he gramsin[hefuture,asourtransporta[ionand ol�ozMgeks.inre¢svMpartreswnieeaoeeoroour
. same way as the large vanpools. parking needs dictate. UCLA has pmven that maningusi uponrequez�.
` Throughitss[reamlinedcarpoolprogram, ridesharingtanbesuccessfulandoffersone EalronHeiee-ivaneutrizetmefocuxGm„p
� � .CARnowot(ersimmedia[epersonalized viablesolu[ionrosomeofourmunly'stranspor oengmPamRawrnz ,
, ' matchiny service. With the new in-house wm- tation di([icWties. ■ �
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in Ceremonies� Last Week
A full-acale model of L.A. Coun- �. The prototype features opera- Along with other responsibili-
ty's first rail transit vehicle was itor's controls; power and braking ,ties, LACTC was granted author-
unveiled last week in downtown mechaniema, electronic communi-' ity for rail tranaitdevelopment in
Los Angeles. Local elected offici- 'cationsequipment,seats,lig6ting, .L.A. County in 1976.when'it`was
als;'downtown buaineas people, operatingdoors,ezteriorpaintand �created'by the State Legislatute: '
news reportera and the public all 'striping and other details just'as I:ACTC began building the �Long
gottheirfirstglimpseofpasaenger they will be on the final vehiclea. Beach-Los Angelea rail..line in
cars now being manufactured,for Octobez 1985; it ia scheduled,to
the.22-mile Lang Beach-to•Loa ' `:.," open in,1990. In ita first year of
Angeles'rail line.'Santa'.Claus, a',�fhe unveiling ceremony took operation, the line ia expected tc'
marchingband, and plenty of bal- ;place on Flower Street; next to the ;carry an avetage of 35,000 people'
" loons and candycanes added a Broadway Plaza shopping center, :daily, increasing to about 54;000
holid'ayaiztoth'eprooeedinga.The near the conetruction site of an by the-tum of the century: The
Los Angelea County 'hansport- :;underground rail station where 'project, wliich is proceeding •'on
ation Commiasion (LACTC) spon- passengersridingtheLongBeach- ischedule and within its budget,,
sored the; event, in cooperation , � g [�geles line will ,be able to passes the half-way point in Dec-
with the.li.A. Downtowners asao- tranafer to Metio Rai11 Com- embet of this year; its $752•million' .
ciation, the Broadway Plaza and misaion Chairmaq -Schabarum' cost is being paid entirely by:L.A.;
' the Southern' California Rapid � acted as master of ceremonies: in ' County's half;cent sales tax dedi-
IYansit District (RTD)._ his welcoming remarks; he stated.'I��d to public.tranait.ltvo`other`
that the opening of the LB-I.A rail ;; linea of' the planned countywide
'' "In lesa tlian 6wo yeers, we'll be' . line will be`"as reVOlutionary as :IsYstein are also being built now: a
riding in cars^.like Lheae;° said .�e;opening; of L:A.'s first: f;ee- 20-mile run from Norwalk,:to E]
Co'unLy Supe;visor and'' LACTC . way." Then LACTC saff inembera i Segundo and tHP first four-mile
Cliaiiman Pete`Sc�abarum "E- i unveiled the pxototype remov- :segmentoftheMetroRailsubway.
ventually we'll have rail lines a tt % i u'B ita holiday tvrapping-the cue : Both Iines wi111ink up with the LB-
ovei : the'county-more tliar.`l.rit�' for $anta Claus to' emeige f;om ,'iLA line and will open in 1�93. In
miles." inside through t�e cai's" double 'all, '46 interlinked.miles of. rail;
, ' doors. 'transitwillbeoperatingbytheend'i
- oF 1993. LACTC plans to, build
The rail caz was ' anotfier 104 miles over the next 25
;ondisplayattheeventisll-?/zfeet Iri addition to Schabarum, YeflL3• RTD will:oper'ate the ratl
' high 18 feet loag and weigha . sPeakeraattheeventincludedL;A: 'transit system, and will continuel
`.moie thaa is a. CityMayorTomBradley;and,L.A. ' t° operate its huge fleet of buses.;
full-eize model of the front quarter.. Countg Supervieor'Deane Dana,— : Some of RTD's buses will -, be`re=
- - routed to provide "feeder" service'
of en.actual rail car, built for pur ' throug& :whoae diatrict the LB-LA _.
` poaes `of pre-production quality line',runs—among othere: After- �to the rail lines: .
' controlataneailystageoftli�ecar- ward the press and public were For information on where to
manufacturing; procees:• In, the invited to walk through ttie model ;'view the rail car prototype' or for
coming montha; the model will be vehicle, and view aprototype ofthe ; moie information on L.Als rail
on 4iew at various locations : syatem's self-serdice fic&et. ma- system, ca11.LACTC's hotline,
, throughout the county.' ; chine. ,, (213) 620-RAIL: '
, ., . . .. . . . ., , ., ., i
I_YN.WOOD PRESS
THURSDAY DEr.EMBER 3, 198g
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' °-�-_,.._..
Tra�ffic gets read.y to move on atomic tirne
Lab in Colorado will synchronize L.A. stoplights via shortwave
� � �of Lhe atomic clock al 1iI5T's ��nte�rup[ion in thc main power.�
. � ScrippsHOwardNewsService [;oulder laboratory. With a mar- source. Traffic jams. often de-,
gin of error of one second per �'Q�oR
E'rom Sunset Boulevard to the . 30Q000 yeaTS, the atomic clock is' The new radio-controlled sys-
San Diego Freeway; the busiest the natiods most accvrate civilian tem, developed by Precision Stan-
interseclions in Los Angeles sain limepiece. dard Time Inc. of Fremont, is
will,:be controlled by a"'clock in . "I don't know if L.A. needs that supposed to improve the accuracy
Boulder, Colo: degree of accuracy for their traf- and durabilily of traffic signals, ,
[3eginning in 1989, one-second fic lights," said NIST spokesman �educing tush-hour wngestion. _, j
elecf�onic pulses broadcast 6y U�e Fred McGehan, "but they wan� The system consists of a small "
fiat�onal lnstitule for Standards something that will be'Teliable." radio receiver and a microproces-
.. , and�� via shortwave � Green lights are supposed to -sor insLalled inside Lhe control�
rad`ui,will be used lo synchroniTe be synchronized to within a half- box at an intersection. It picks up
" 2,1$T, traffic signals in the l.os second for motorists to be able to �he NIST signals and cuns the
, Angeles.area. drive unimpeded down a busy stoplights according to Lheir fre-
bb's the �rst [ime that some- boulevard. But because most sig- quency. `
thidg as omnipresent as red and nals run on electricity, their-tim- The hardware package, which
gre�n lights will run to the ticking ing can bc thrown ofT by an costs about $300 per in[ersection,
should keep [he lights accurate lo
� � - .. , . � • . � . � �within O.Ql of a second. � .. � !
- Accurate standards' are the
business of NIST, formerly known
as the National Bureau of. Stan-
� dards. Seconds measured on the
Boulder clock are. recorded as
electronic pWses and relayed by
- � ' the � federa] government's � shorb �
, . wave radio station WWV: �
� � �� . � Located �nea� Forl Collins, I
- Colo., WWV has no deejays, no j
_ � � commercials, no contests. Three ,
engineers monitor a computer-
.. ized system that broadcasts high=
� � pi[ched pulses one second in�,
, , duration.
Los Angeles is the first city to
use the radio signals for traffic. i
LOS ANGELES HERALD EXAMINER
THURSDAY, DECEMBER ZZ, I9HH
,. � �. �� ,. ,. ,. _.__ - _-
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, : � lm�- of t��s �.
,The �r�a�� v �t ,
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1 . . O
'' ellow csrs'carried Su ervisor Pe� �^habarum Whd
communities, y P
� •.By Rodolfo Acuna �°- "� passengers on city streets. �desire� to;t@tuPn�to 41ia daya of�
But in the late.19305,`city elites yore wlien city tt8th6pGPt�tlan waA
� he � so-caYled` "peebe pacC' conspired with GOneCa1 Mocors, largely in the. hands pf private
between Lhe Souther�t Ca1�- .the Southern Cal�fornia Auto , opgrstqrs. The chai�llen'of the:',
fdrnia Rapid .,Transit D�s, Club and tire aad 0�1 Companies to LACTC was clebrly upset wlth the'i
trict and the Los Angeles County buy up the transportation net- �ecently slgrled caOtTaet between �
Transportation Cotnmission; work and replace the Clectr�c the RTA dnd:the busdrivets' and-
:fceemg Up .;$54 million . foT, the trolleys witfi matoeized 6uses"' inechanies'. it��ptl, whleh 1'8�sed.{
' RTD,.has the p6lential of„tucning The U.S, Justice Department eub- drivOC paY to $14 6t1 hOUP. Usin$9
back the,-county"s transportation seque.ntly '. (iled' conspiracy that _Eettlement.aS a11�8xeUSd .t0'�
clock. Inner-city bu'srriders ::wi❑ „cha�ges against the petpetcators. presa his privatiripg;V1819n; &eh9�:i
leel the time waep most acutely. ; They�vere found guilty and fined barum and like-minded ,Cqmm18�
� It was not4hat long ago when $1. " sion membeTS refused tq 1'�12asC
Los Angeles had one of the most ', By 1963, Big Red was dead, the $54 miltion in PrOppbitfpn A
, extensive; putilicly financed elec- ;, and Lhe regional transportation funds owed to the RTA Ut11Gas.th�'
� � ttic-stceetcar systems. �in urban �� sXstem was in � chaos. �Shortly ��ttansit agency allowed;,�9p4ra41ati
America:-.:Big, Red lrolleys con-.; thereafter;:fhe RTD was created of a thir<1 oP its 35.Sarl Gabriel
nected 'the county's numerous to ,pull'LOgether the numerou& � V�llCY!bUaJftlBa t0:,bs OAened�up,
` finanCially, strained private linee tq private b�dders:' The RTD'
RodolfoAcuoa,isaprofessorof and;�to meet regional'tranalt Claimed that wilhout the�.money,' .
Chicano studies at State ne�ds:` ` It would have had to •'aut lius ,
' � Northndge��c' ' ,°�' � � ,It';is principally L.A Cotlnty�'�ervice and;lay,olT�personneL� ..
,<
� �� ' � I
tr���it eace �ct �
�.. . p :; .py: �_ -: .
' �q �ujnpg�'��yQr �'om Bcad creaUon,of 6he new Footh�il San �private'oper0tors �Jill proeeeil:� �
�py wocc�ed sb4UG' tfie pCOSpect Gabriel bas zone won;4 Supple- The , end re,sult �vill be two
that'bus`,service,mign be inter ment RTD setvree but replace it: classes of tTansportat�on'.,The
ntpted:-7he" reSUlt Wde the'."peace The pact gives the Winnin$ transit -.suburbs �J�❑ haye newer ,buses,� "'
paCt `�It; issured'tMe ;RTA of company or companies;'the right -cheaper tabor'costs; mdep8rilent
uniqt@Cfi�upted,� ndln� a�td?con t6 hiie non-un�on drivers at boards of di'reclo�s and a light
Unued �pptr013f the cobstr�ctlon w'ages as low,as $7 to $9; an hour. "'ridership.'. since the m�or�ty tif
and.vptsrdtion of;Metra Ratl'apd I6'aljows - them'to` bid for the ndeis there use publ�c transit as
thCli$htrdllsyatcptA�A15o;:the.zone's�ucrative RTD':routes.,asecond;car -
contraet' betweeq'th0 �TD'and Ttieq also can compete with the Meanwhde the,.overcrowd�d
the, unions• was,'bl0ssed. IrIbTC ;-RTD for Prop. A which `inner-citylines will mcreas�ngly�
fmportant, the,bu6e8 kept ro111118 . districtwide runs , into the become a.nuisance to RTD ro,an-'
In reality; Schabarum'gave-up hundreds oP millions of dollars. agers, >whose iriterests and?;r`e-I,
.nothing to get,his private`lines. ARer three years; the privately ,sponsibilities will 'be directeil'
'i'he RTD, to be suce, successtully run: lines-will be evaluated for toward, the . more glamo[ous
TesisCed' a commiss�on challenge the�Y cost' effectiveness.'- What Metro ; Rail . and ..the light;raill�
t:o assume -more authority'in•the, those findings:will hkely ignore is systems,• Inasmuch'as 80 percent
tiecond phase of the new t�ansit. that lhe compames wece aUowed ' of the inngr-city riders are minor-
� systems��unde�=conslruction:� But to'pay scab wages, run'brand new. �ties (52�percent Latino), with�
the transit agency had a right to buses and receive mill�ons in gp percent of theni earning less'I
the F'rop. A monies. ' public sutisidies. If tHe new zone"than $I5,000. annuaUy, it's ob-.
�� Truth be told, the "peace pact" recetves �high marks,��as �is ]ikely, vious who wi14 feel the transit' .
` W g$ �p'�sp�G��lly bad de�l. The lans to convert four others to crunch.
LOS ANGELES HERALD EXAMINER
THURSDAY, DECEMBER ZZ 1988
� Why;theq.,haven'tLatino'poli
� � � �, tico5 been more voCa n opposing� � � � �
the RTD-LACTC d ost Lati- •
` nos blame the lo�story; o� °
contlict'°between -lhe': ,RTD ' and
the§e "TioliUcians: According-` to
� �tfietn;'�the.;Latino�politiciana�are .
'reluctanri to support an agency
� . �whose•�credibility"among';Lalinos� �`�.,,, �
� � � is 9lmost.- zilch.:. RTD's �former ' "'"^°"'� .
director, ° John Dyer, had a six-.
year running balUe with ._con-
' 'gre§sman Edward R: Aoybal, who According . 40 _ RTD sources.
pressed him for jobs, promotions Latinos have not re�eived the
and conLr�cts for`.Latinos: .. same kind of q6allty rep�eseota-
�� � Oth'et9_pomt�oUt that �t's:too tipn from either Ed Edelrgan�or �
easy to`, blam0 `'indiv�duals; since SChabafum. FoP ex�mple, eath
the RTD board is structured to. , supe�visvr r�ceives �100,000 an-
' exclude' tfie ,powerless. OC its -11 rtually Uf ' pi^op.'` A' monay - to
_ - �'members, �the mayor appoints� � .imprp��etransporiationin�his�dis-
two; each supervisor picks'one t�ict. Hahn-��ou(jnely returps 6is 7'
and 85 small'cities elect the-rest. sfiare to [he ftTl?, to be used to ',
The. city • with 40 percent oC.the. hire you[hs for sumroer progfams, :
eounty'� pppuln�ipn' thua :has to.;add extra security, etc. 'His
1H pecqeitt af tha ;board vQt�. €esture has :ereated �oodwiil in
Aecording to RTD soureesi tha I;TD circl0s. As a�^esult, when
superJisors` have�:never consid= , H$hn spaaks: RTD peopl�7isten.
ered appoinUng'a brown'face to. But Schabarum iias banked his '
share, aUowable unde� the law for
- i � the last three years, and Edel•
The ei�d resuit wi11; man, though he opposed the
1 . _ "peace p�ct;" has not Qpl]owed
' tVVO C1ISSCS Ol Hahn's examplo for the Latinps in
f � his'dlstrjct. �� �� �
tr�$t�QrtatlQll� 011e 1'he intportznGe of:havmg po-
l i Y� litical reprea�nta4iRn �s under-
� 1,11 tlle SUbUf1JS� ,' ;�: � scured bv the"di(Terence that ever� �
,.. �.. , pne'repPesqntaUve�can �nake.
, the' �-� When,. �slt'_a'�i� join�d Lhe RTD � ��
. . : board 1n 1984, Latlnos made up ,
I I �hC OVexC�Owded ' ! 18,percent of:the transit agency's
I I workforce., Among other thmgs ;
}� she discovered the RTD was usmg ;.
� � j 1 ����' - Cl•) ''"� ����, 1976 census:data in'"allocaUng
i jobs to-I,atinos. As a result of.l�ec -
! the board, artd.rarelY has a I:atino recommendations, the percen�age .
I sat qn it. (Currently, Larry Ganaa-; of;LaUnos employed by-the.RTD ,
lez • a",former L:A. schaol board'� ipcieased fo 26 percent during
member, serves, as 'a Bradley:{ her four_years on fhe board. (Of
app,olntee•' B.etbre Ganzalez,.'at- course, they are concentrated in '
� � torney Estrada saL:on-the. entry-le6el� posit;ons.-) ��
board r?tYpm 1984 ta 1a88.) The The creation of the hoothill �
� Iack,oP a.L�tiho presence. on'lhet San Gabriel ione is the first step :,
i board: excuses RTD's :,m?nage, Yoward the 'dismanUing of �e-.
� ment'. to- exclude. l,atinps fram gional ; .transporYation in ' L:A. '
supervisory positions and ;to, ne� county::Like ttje county's sc6'ools; ,
�glect.Latino,riders. its transportation system will be ,
_ �.�3y contrast;'blaeks ha��e bee� separated intq .racial islands, I
. successl4) in gettin� RTP' ]obb which the;.P`rk-N-Ride Expres�..
and`eotitraCts, T.ti'at succesS, ueed- sel can whisk y withnufsn much
' less, to say, is tha resu�t,af black as a'mocal tre�ior. � ,, i
� poli�ician& doqking out:for� thei� � � � �
uwn. 5ince.1962, three cquncil
seats havc been continuous�y held,
I by.blacks, a black mayor has 1"ed'l
. _ the°Fi£y for tiiosw of the�last two`�:
decades�.and�SUpecvisor i -
Hahn'ba& weU served fiis comma- a�
� nit�, Hahn's regresentalive on the
' RTp board was Nate Hotden; wtio :I
did'a eommendable joh: �
LOS ANGELES HERALD EXAMINER
THURSDAY, DECEMBER ZZ,.,I9��
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Planners Seek Solution �
i
to Suburban Gridlock �
Congress Ls Urged to Shift Focus From Interstate 'I
� Projects to Local Funding to Ctit Traffic Problem
BY JOSH GETLIN. Times StaJf Writer
WASHINGTON=It was the in the suburbs that were not envi- II
postwaz American Dream. When sioned Years ago:' said Rep. G1enn'
Congtess approved the Interstate M. Anderson (D-San pedro), ihe�
Highway.System ia:194g, it.paved :chairman of the House Public
the way, for about '94.Opp '�les of .' W�� �d
new roads that would link cities mittee: "As we dec���'tu�re ot
- from coast to coast and whisk the highway program, we have to
commuters from suburban homes be awaze of the need for solu-
to downtown jobs. tions. ,.: The economic health of �
Now .the intei§tate , system is the nation depends on it."
virWally complete, a monument to Indeed, the failure of suburban ,
. America's love affair witti ..the streets to handie the growing num- ''�
autornobile. Bat in the nation's
- .. rapidly groa•ing suburbs, cfrivers P�ease see GRIDLOCR, Page PO ;�
face more wces than ever. From
" Orange CountY to Lottg Island, I
, millions of motorists are caugfit up I
in massive traffic;jams. f[ghting
� their �vay through � sUee}s � �a� � � � � �
were never designed to handle so ;
manycazs. _
� Stop.sod-GoCommute �
For a growing number of Ameri-
. cans; the drive from their home to a
nearby shoppirig center'has come
to rival the ordeal of a stpp-and-go
commute to work. Unforeseen qp i
. yeazs ago, suburban congestion has
become the fastest-gtowing tra[(ic
problem in America today. ,
But it is only :recently that ,
Washington has begun, to take '
notice. Federal highway programs
have been primazily designed to �
. �� � build freeways, leaving state and -
. - county governments to � resolve
. . congestion on local. stre�ets, This '
' . year, however, Congress wilf s[art �
_ . , -� �. � drafting a new blueprint for the � � � � - � �
� � nation's $14-billion federal high- � - ��
. way program, and eacperts ptedict ' �
- , that metropo(itan gridlock will at �
last be a prime target. ' I
� � � _ � "Ciearly, we're facing p�blems �I� .
F .
. � LOS ANGELES TIf�ES j
SUNDAY, �ANUARY 8, I9H9 I
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���IDLQCK: Hi hwa Exper�s ��cek ��
�� � Y ,. , a , s� r �
" Q � � , :, � m . � , ; r ���
� ��'c�lution to ��Congestion � �Subur, r �s � ��� �;
� . � 4II1U:i .
, C�iqved from Pege 1 �� answers aze needed. What works m naUOn s mosf prevalent . route of !
bghg2f�cars,hascaused heavy traffic . Los AnBeles won't ; work in Boston, ,�, dailY h'azisPortaUOn, accoiding to a I
jayy�,qpn theriation's Inters[ates.:as and that's why'there needs'to be -'dCmograpluc;-;�s[udy°^by;i�the Eno'
m��motorists �now pse freeways more flexibilityin the syst,em." r' eundahon for TransportaUon,
to travel2 to 3,miles as paiazt of their But getting; Congress to agree to -.r�1s a result state�� and local
da�` ommute:; That,-in turn.':has sucti sweeping changes may:not be ,= offic�als. are `demanduig`"that ,the .
degiY!difficult for millions; of . easy, giyen the conflicting needs of Eederal'•highway ptogram keep,
: t acioss the nation to main- , urban and rural communities; sazd .Pace svith thiS shtit Y 1i:: ;, ..:!
't '❑ on,Lime `deliveries for their one House transportation. aide '!I don't thinJc a�lot of people are .'I
c rgoes, ncadeing delays and eco- States'svch as Idaho and Montana .e�hoB �at the�'e'aviII be,a greati; '
n mic pmblems for a multitude of aze`heavily dependent pn.;federal dea� more mongy fmmtthe federal� I
- b sinesses. '' funds for their `roads; -and they ' Bovernment,". said Morite Ward; `'
UlUmately this local problem: mighC oppose a new division of,. government affau•s durcton for the '
comes °a 'barrier to": interstate funds that focuses more an metro- "'. Orange Countyr' Tr�nsportation
c mmerce ',:,,said 'R,otiert Farris,? `politanproblems:• �:. �?n�iQfi: +i$Ut �f° oc`al govern=-
ector of .the Federal'Higliway It may be even'more difficult to . ments had a finer h8nd m spendirig
dmmistrat�on A11'i`of 'these °increase federal spending on road ,'1?�ese fui►ds �it could make a real'
t ansportation'issues'are intene= Program's, as members.of?Trans difference.' ,; �,^ i,:c„� ,,'` ,.
' I ted and ive ve gof to start lookmg � P4�tion 2020 and some, in Con ;�'anSe ' County �bhere ; traffic
a them simultaneously? • ?•. gress have urged: The blue-rIbbon '�ngestion -has becom�e';a` way of �
° those reasons, .;Anderson's, group ;has suggested that. annual ' life �s a case in pomt Local officials`
p willhold hearings on myriad , spending� by all'.levels of goverp � are commifted ; to fr2e'way im-'
t"'sportalion problems this,year, �_ ment °on, highway projects, now �' - P;ovements Gut they are(also eager, i
'i luding suburban . congestion; some:: E63 - bil6on, eventually be =� fu�ds more ;',
c mblmg tindges, crowded mter- in6reased'to 5100'billion, to ma�p lyonotherefforts ,
s tes mass'. transit needs and the'` tain bridgea and roadways. . _Cprrently; Lhe couniy �s movmg _
e v�ronmeptai, conseqnences of '17iat be unlikely however forWard witli:;� Nusmp federal
' _ ti Iding more h3ghways lf all go� given (the ` federal gover[muent s fands, �or � � �'l�oads that:.
f� ned, Congress will approve a relactance to spend' all fhe mon�y` '`"would give motol�sfs an alterna'tive 1 ,
n �, 5urface Transpoctation Act in now being raised for highways. ;�''� �fio-choked freeways
+_ 1 9! the first of the "post inter- Since 1956,_the sole. source of
s tE' era. - '� '- funds for the.progcam has 6een,the
'l�� disLinction is, iniportant `be= federal gasoline: ta�c. which'. gces .' °
c u�e a bro'ad coalition of transpor- into a s[�ecial account called, ihe'?:
i n experts'and sfate�and,local. �Highway Trust _Fund: Intrecent .`
�.. o i'als is.u;ging Congress to`shift _; Years; _ Congress;, has witb}feld '<
• i ttention away from freeway sPending abouL 10% of the rtinriey :� •
p o cts. In particular, they:want : flowing mto the Uvst fund to.help
f al funds-now. eaazm�rked,for offset the hation s$155=tiillion :�
h Qway'work to be ; distribdted budget Aeficit. Cuirently; while E14 s i
t� fewer"`strings,attaehed so billion':is disfributed annually.for'-•
c i and suburbs can tiave greaYer ` highways yhere is an unused sur- ,_
' fl �ility in devising ways to re- plus'of;about $13:6 bilhoO in the"
' li their7ammedStreeis - fund. i
w of'tkiem doubt':the �iripor,.
�e of maintaming:and upgi�ading
. t e$nterstatesystemjwh�chrepre-- , �
� � .s a mulGtnll�on-dollaz mvest`-1
- buf'they argue - that other
. . " n � are equalty �m(�ortant . . , 'I ' .
On tHe,�local levelj:.this could�' '
more'-pro�ects to widen sub-' i
,. u b n� bouleyards, synchroniie'
. �� t f c hghEs,-launch light-rail sys-��. �
. � � � � ' and':�eacperimenC w�th vag- � �
. . ..:�p oi ngprogPama �:: � : . � . . .
� LOS ANGELES TIMES �
SUNDAY, �ANUARY g, 1989
� � - • � Rail ServicePossible � �� - �
, � . .'� �I�� addition; county�-officiale are I
considering opening commuter rail
' ', service on the earisting Los Angel-
'+.� es: to-San Diego iail corridor. Un-
- � u'�. :he �plan, commuters could ride .
fmin Irvine to downtown L,os M- �
geles or from San Juan Capistrano i
- . . . �,�� to downCown Santa Ana: ': . � ,',
A i" To'do so, however, would require', I
a ikiore flexible use of federal ;�i .
money,.diverting highway funds to I�
' � impmve stations and,acquire rail �'
_ cars, Ward said. Under the present 1
_ House Rejectioe Cited federal program, he noted, mass'
'Anderson and others would tike tt'ansit funds "aze geared"toward
b' see that money freed up' for ,.?.r?�tional pattems in s the East, �
' transportation projects, including- where suburban azeas s6rround the !
, � - .about $1 billiorr for work in Califor-. `. big city." - � �',
nia: But. they have lost several " In Southern C`ahforriia; where ;
''House votes to exempt the high suburbs �have grown without a'
way fynds from budget cutbacks deiinable city center, : "we don't �
Another poEential barrier io ln cqmpete well for those funds;" he
� � .creased transportation spending ,�:said� "It'g, another reason. why
would be a proposed hike in`the ,theTe,should be more freedom to
" fede;a] gasoline tax, now be�ng, move funds around" �
- � A dueingTiuck AMivity ' �`"dj��sed by members of Congress �� .� �FSnally, a. more flebble federal
� I,�alifornia, planners say, it as. a. deficit=fighting measure. .program could allow the'county to I
c u speed up completion of toll- Highway.advocates feaz thatsuCh , bPend more .on 'streamlining the �
r a projects in Ofange County.and an increase in the 9 cents per gallon . traffic'flow on key arterial streets
e o ts to; ceduce ` congestion on federat taz �vould discourage many-- such as Beach and Katella boule-
c ry Boulevazd in:the San Fer- states frocn raising their own gaso- vazds. " ,',:, . :.'
�i n o Valley?.Programs to reduce line taaces and_'thus retard'the "Righ[ now; federal' highway .
t e. mtier of trucks on'the Long,' growth of ]ocally sponsored trans- programs;,don't 'allocate much
�,and. San Diego.,freeways.' portation programs: ; money tosuch projects, but if they I,
co:GId'also benefit ;' InCalifornia; transpor[ation offi- did, you could make these kinds of '
are .past the point m this . cials -aze watchmg:, these batlles decis�ons ' he said. "You could �
° co y,°whece we�can-Just keep ", closely,;- ; : decidethattitmight,bernoreimpor- �
bu g freeilaqs.to,reduce con � We"re gomg to,be monitonng, tant to synchromze traffic aigiials'
ge ' sai3 J�m BeaA, San Jose Congress carefully; to see how they �+ ou Beach Boulevatd thati to spend
� . cit uncil� an arid riiember of the change , i.he highway progtam all of your money on freeways ,-,:
° poiCatioh 2020" ta5k force a` sazd Robert Best, dicector of Cal W�thout these im rovemenLs, `
na al study-group "created� by :, u'�s. - tlie' state's 2ranspnrtation '�� believe traf[ic congesfion
, ���-Lr� ortation;officials'to'fmd new,?� agency.'�"What happens in Wash-° : in�:OrangeCountyandotherspbur- '
so ns for traffic protilems We :. mgton: matters uery much� to, us ban azeas'will worsen: Eyent�ally, .
sti n t h�ye to'�spend'money on . here �: � `
fr ys �dst�because that s the - Few dispute the need for change - local state and federal officials will �
���. � .:have to woik"togeUier.on:ways to. ,
qn ay „W�,shmgton says th�e , Federal, �'state • and' local , officials ; unk housing growth transpor- i
� m y can be spenL , �gree that the ' current , highway .�UOn and plan future development i
s drawmg � yp the new plan, , program is geared to a bygone ,era .�ra�hout these regionsj they say.
. .� m' exper[s;say �t is cruc�al that pf , sleepy bedroom; suburtrs and � i
W mgton ayo�d�.uying to dev�se commuters heading for distant ��I �nk public is concerned I
� on ure fo'r' suburban congestion, :;. downtown jobs. In;the last 30 yeazs about congesLion, even :though 1
� be use ii`s f'o'rms and causes d�f(ec , there has been an e�losive growth . u?QY haven't .yet pegged it as a I
�� su ntially{from orie community . in the;size and economic impor- national issue;': said Ray_BarnharE, i
, � o' e next across the nation. , tance of American suburbs: : former head of the Federal High- j
- ' � �way Adminisfiation. �. � � •
. � ere ` is'r;no magic bIll that From 1960 to 1980, the number of _, .. �.
. - �,.Co ss cari pas�s into law that w�ll �, -� jobs located in� the subusbs�� grew ;"But if we. don t take intelligent: �
- sti his problem," said Francis B� fmm 14 million to-33 million., �More 'steps now; we're going�•to be look ,;
.�'F'r is; execuhve duector of the: •• than 25 � inillion �� commnters drive ing at ' a�:50% inccease' � m Los "�
A . f State Highway and Trans;'� � evety,day from a suburban home to Angeles t;affic over the next. 30 ��
, `��• Ipp tion Officials';"If Lhere�aze;50 a suburban job; or 38%. of all trips. ' years. �If ,we �do nothing=to expand
� , �" 'rli ent metiopolifan'azeas with-,� Not.saiprisingly, the suburb-to-' ��thecapacitydownthere,youmight,�
� �.ith� ' problem;': then � 50' differenf-�' subiu�b `commute. ha5 the, ; as well shut the community�down."
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Freedom, safety and motorcycle helmet law
, ' � � � 'severely tlawed. Floyd's own ' I _
transportation depUty; Bob TerPy, has I
admitted:that the stqdy was '
,_ - The Herald Examiner encoureges ` ... inappropciaEe for statistical use. Terry � � .�
: newsmakers to submit their replies in � also admitted that Floyd's.estimated- �����
�� response to this paper's edirorials, Op-Ed �-� ,'$65 million "putilic�burden" cost was . �,
� page articles. columnists and news reports. : for all motorcycle-related injury� - � �
`" victims, not just unhelmeted head .
' � � By John�Paliwoda�. � � : injury victims. Terry;��himself,��puts �,
� . . � � - - � � - -theseactualcosts�atonlyseveral �� I �
� he Herald Examiner, other print ' million dollars. This,year Floyd's
and electronic media sources and _ Public.tiurden "guestimate is:up to ��
now a psychologist/attorney $100 million, despite a CHP ,-
continue to mount an unfair crusade .", ,documented 13 percent reduction in
againsf the rights and privileges of fatalities and'a 12 percent reduction in
some.700,000 California motorcyclists. �4luries from 1986.to 1987.
After reading the inaccuracy%filled :► The$erald alleges that .
editorial on Dec: 7("Help educate 73 percentoLthe killed and injured �
Duke") and Rex Julian Beaber's attack motorcyclists' medical bills are paid bY� I �I
. on motorcyclists', "phony" rights (Op• the state. Since the issue is centered
Ed, Dec. 28?, I.feel that I must supply around ihe helmet bill; a more
some sense of balance. " meaningful statistic might be: What is
Please consider {he following facts: the percen(age of unhetmeted ..
- ►-Lasi year'smotorcycle helmet bill, uninsured injured motorcyclists?
AB36, squeaked through the ` According to an analysis of CHP' '
Legislature by the narrowesl of , accident statistics, recent:tcauma �
margins; one,yote; in an 80-member ., system research; and San"Diego'
Assembly,'and'by votes in a 40- Trauma Registry studies, this_figure.is
" member Senate, after an 18-month estimated at between:3 percent and
struggle.�In�nowaydidit= � �� �4percent. ' `
"overwhelmingly pass,' as was alleged. ► The Herald daiins a 58 percent �
► The oRen-referred-to "Davis fatalityrate in single vehicle crashes.
" Study," which Assemblyman Richard There were 27,693 total accidents in
Floyd uses to sub§tantiate his 1987; About 25 percent were single
` $100 million'`pqblic burden" claim, is �ehicle cr`ashes, accorHing to Hurt: :
Study estimates: FiRy-eigfit percent of
��John Paliwoda is the �Los�Angeles.district � that total would be 4,015fatalities_ ,
� � compared to 741 documented
, "director ot Bipartisans Against � ... : - ' - � . . �.- �,� . . � I ! I
- :�Discriminatory:Legislation,a�motorcycle - fatalities: =" '�_..': ' i
� rightsorganization.,' � � ► Since the average motoTCycle j I
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���ONDAY, �ANUARY g, 1989 �
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mandate for fielmet laas. �
$ut iCs time to quit trading .
stalistics, both yerifiable and not.
\lotorcycle riders,the motorcycle
rights organizations and the media
�� need to join forces and work togelher
tul Of tlle II1c111CIaIOIy. ,, . for what the ultima[e goaYshould be, a
significant reduclion in motorcycle .
moforcj I1e1117Ct I:1W5 �ccidents. All oftfie mandatory . �
motorcycle helmet laws combined will
eom6incd w LII IlOt LeSUlC no[ result in eliminafion of a single
1 motorcycle accidenl. Set aside your
111 C11TT1111�1t1O11 Of c'l S111gIC helmet law crusad "e for the moment I
and join with us in promoting:
IT10tOTCyCle'c1CCldeClt.` ' : ► Tougher licensingprocedures and
- enforcement; i
► More and better molorcyde rider ,
accidenl occurs in urban areas, al�about -_ safety educational programs, .'� � I
22 mPh, why does the Herald;use ' �:� ► Efforts lo fos[er better automobile
useless hyperbole to demonstrate that d�iver"awareness of motorcyclists,
the fastesbstreet bikes can'accelerate ' ► Discouraging drinking and riding.
quicker than a turbo.Porsche? Author, Beaber, an attorney; should � �
► The Herald apparently discloses be reminded that we motorcyclists are I I
only that which helps ils helmet law noflooking for special treatment under
crusade; as demonstrated by its -. thelaw regarding qur"rights;' actual
revelation lhal ttie fatali[ies in ,... or perceived. �Ye are all citizens of this I I
Louisiana dropped from 38 to 29.per ` land,;many of us ha4ing fouglit - �
• ,100`c�a"shes the year af(er that stale 4his country'senemies to protect those ,
- reinslafed'its tielm,etlaw.lVhat the _ rights ihat the Consti[ution guarantees. �
}ierald convenienUy'�forgot to mention . ltotorcyclists are a'minority of sorts, : I
was that iri 1985 three years laler, bul we ezpect, jusl as every other
deaths soared to 40 per 100 accidents cilizen, our righLto privacy, to be left
more than before the helmet law was � alone, as long as we do not endange� " I
reinstaled:7 � �� � . olhe�s: ' . � �
► Theiatesb 1987 nationaFstatistics :", K'hen indivi0uals; like'Beaber and �
from the respected Motorcycle Safely _. Floyd,seek [o belifde and abridge �
Foundation disclose'that 65 percent of fhose rights which'ace extended to . �
registered motorcyclists ride in sta[es those riding a motorcyde, then we must � I
which do not Fiave adult helmet Iaws becoine extremely v,igilant, and legaily I
and.lheir fatality rate is 28.6 per 100 ;.- protect our inalienable rights. As one of �
accidents. Thirty-fiv.epercent oC our founding fathers, Benjamin �
motorcyclists ride in states which"ha'vc Franklin, wrote, "They, thaf can give �
helmel la���s for all. 1'hese slales have a�� up essenlial liberty to obtain a IilUe � :
rale of 2 i.8 fatahties per-100 accidents - safety, deserve neither liberty nor �. I I
This is,hardly an overwhelming. ; safety", ■ I �
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���ONDAY, �ANUARY 9, 1989 �
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,,�SACRAMENTO—California would increase slightly, but a ban ,.�
Transportation Director Robert K. would not provide significant relief i
Bestannounced Friday tha[ he will from peak-hour'congestion."
meet next month with top trucking In Los Angeles, the�study said
and "shipping industry officials. to that -restrictions� on �trucks �would
discass the possibility of restricting increase�'average_ freeway .speeds
� � large� �frucks on freeways :during � during peak periods:irotn�40 m�:p.h,,'
. peak rush hours. � � � � � � � �. Eo 42 m.p.h: + , ; �..r, ,, � . � .
� �Announcement��of the�.meeting However,�the'reportsaid.busi- ��
came with release of a study corci- ness. would ,have }o, pay; a'.:huge '
missioned by.the state Department economic cost if.`riight and off-
of Transportation showing. that',. peak-hour deliveries were 're=`
while laege trucks account for only , qmred
2.5%" to 5.5% of all traffic, they ' The repo�t said that;restrictions
account for 20% ot �the delays ' on big trucks would affect =17,000 `
caused �:by accidents,: mechanicat . businesses� im'Los Angeles`at:-an
breakdowns, spills and other prob- . estimated annual cosf;of
lems. ' � lion: In San' Francisco; 8 000 busi=: :.
� Although the report.found that nesseswouldbeaffectedatac'ost,of;
large trucks cause a disproportion-, 5710 million a_year, according,Co
ate, share of traffic congestion, : the study. ': r; ;.. '
authors of the $300,000 study did ,, The study'defined big truck's as
not agree with Gov. George Deuk- t6ose .with at least three axles and
mejian_and.other'Administ�ation' �weighing'26,OOO:poynds more.
�otficials that restricting commer-, Included in the classification were.
cial truck traffic on freeways dur-.._ those that:pulCtrailers, 18-wheel-
ing peak hours is a potentially good .,' ers, concrete mixers, garbage haub
solufion to the freeway congestiom'" ers, :beverage fuel ; trucks:"''
piotilem .. `'. : V�ns; light dehvery trucks pickups
; Deukme��an first raised' placmg '.and maiCvehicles were not consid- • I
' restrictions, on big rigs duriqg his .:.'ered la;ge trucks r � , - , � I
State bf the_State.address earlier % :: ' �
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this monttif.The governor so far has .. . M..
not made any recommendations. ... ' The report, noting:th'aC the fed-
• THe report-ordered by the lieg-' ' eral goyernment lias;broadei regu=. .
islature and.prepazed for Caltrans latory;authority overthe.trucking'
6y C�mbridge Systematics Inc a',industry 't}ian the;iatate •warned
private consulting,;firm—assessed '' that courts have ,consistenfly �
the'causes of.gridlock and conges stcuck down state.laws that'hav,e . i
tiori; on urtian' freeways and `was � to ; impose ,truck bans , i
called the first of �ts kmd '•: ,. 6ased on ., general concerns about "
" . � congestionandsafety.", , . °_'
' Too Meny Cars ` As a first step toward solving'tfie' �
� ,;�IU�-concluded -that.�passe�:ger�� problem ot truck-caused;conges=.�, !
� cars-more precisely, �too muny tion, the report recommended;that ' . i
passenger cars—notbig trucks �are - the state expand �and� �mprove - its
the primary cause of traffic con�, . traffic managementi in I
gestion. � .� .. ,' Los Angeles San ;F'rancisco'and ,
• The probtem with �trucks, the�• � San Diego.�It called;foc the stafe to � �
report said, .was. not Chat the�r strengthen �ts efforts to prev'ent'. �
riumber was'�excessive �but Lha accidents and eqmpment break-, �
. their mishaps, and ,breakdowns `:downs through its Itcensmg equip- ' I
were more seriousand took longer ,,`{ne.nJ, maintenance�:arid safetyYin-�. i
� to clear up. "The. volume of large '.; spection programs �� �"�; "�'• "�. � I
teucks on the� freeways-does not -' Best . said he will meeC �with
� tiave an inordinate impact on peak � `truck�ng industry offic�als Feb.`�16. I
period congeation it' said but ' We ',want to know to ; what .
truc7`c mvolved mcidents and acc� �� ��degree� shippets and��receivers"de-'' LOS ANGELES T I MES
derit§dohavea's�gmUcanteffect �pAndent on truck-dehvenes.can�'� - ' ' � -., ��.�,- :. . ..
j If restrictions were ; placed on reahsticali`y be :ezpected :to shift; SATURDAY� � ANUARY 21 1989 �
ti�ucks during peak hours;'the re � r`rece�vmg.;and shipping t�mes
port said Aver'age freeway speeds' �', non peak;travel hours he sazd :;�'. I
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'_ 'YASADENA=Just "seven months after the city
began using a controversial photo radar to catch
speeding motorists, tests aze about to begin on a'similar
� . surveillance device to catch red-light violators. � I
The photo radaz, which brought howls of protest; �
against "Big Brother" when i[ was introduced last
�- June, has already photographed thousands of�speeding
' motorists, who received tickets in the mail. `� �.'
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`� surveillance device called the Multafot will be'just as i
effective. �' , � . �.
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computer that � automatically detects � vehicles that
- ' enter an intersection after the light has turned red. ��
.-The camera snaps a photo of the. vehicle,�its license
� plate number. and the driver's face. ,Information from .. �
the phofo is later prin[ed out to produce a ticket that is I
mailed to.the registered owner of the car. I
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'� On�Monday, Pasadena wilYinstall one of the units ab �
the intersection of Fair Oaks Avenue and Union Street I
�. to begin a� one=month trial. Then it will be moved to• � I
- California Boulevard and Hill Avenue for ; another: �
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��Mayor William Thomson said that if the device�works � �
as �advertised, i[ could be in �operation by the end of the I
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� �Pasadena is the first city in the state and only the
' second in the United States to test t}ie'device. New �
� York City tested the machine last year and is preparing I
to install 25 units. � � � � ... �..� � �."�� , �
The Multafot, like Lhe radar; has-been used in'
�� Europe, Asia and South America for years said Robert I
P. Umbtlenstock, whose San Anselmo_company dis-� �
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CouNuued from Page 1 ( versy than the photo radar, which the dismissal of more than 900 been repainted all white. ,
tritiutes.the machine in lhia coun- . many have attncked �as unfair, o[her tickets. � Thomson said driyers will be fa[
U Y un-American and justplain sneaky. ;. Logsdon's attorney, Thomas D. less contentious about. ied-light •
The device, which cosLV between Motorists have camplained thae Hogue, azgued that the police vehi- surveillance because, �dhile every- .
$90,000 ..and 595,000, : ie, usually the ticket is aent to the registered cle containing the photo radar unit one speeds once' i❑ awhile,. few
mounted on a pole nlwut.l2 teet uwner of the car even though lha} was painted4he wrong'color. drivers condone running a red
above the road and 100 feet away person may not.have been driving State law requires police vehi- light. �'
from the intecsecdon. at the ttme of the violation. The . cles be painted either all white or No; one argues about that," he
�. A seC of magnetic' sensors is " clty has not been prosecuting those whit� with a sharply, Contiasting said. "If you run a red light, you're
embedded . in the road to detect casrs endangermg your life and others. l
wlien a cerhas. entered the inter- � ^ ` '� . _. color. The Pasadena Police Depart- . don't expect much coniroversy."
section. r ' ; In several court trlals mvolving inent painted its radar veficle -. So fai, Thomson has at least one
;.When the sigtial light turne red,' . Photo radar Uckets, mo(oriets have whlte and'gold, a cqlor acheme not �: supporter. `
che machine is ectivated and. a. cantested the accuracy of the unit's used on.any of iLS other vehicles ,,. �gsdon, who_ has remained in-
fioto is Laken'of any car im the, ra0az and th'e legality, ticketing . A Municipal Court Judge ag�eed � tensely'opposed to the photo radaz,
intersecUon :', ,';' ' dt'ivera,wi?houtatoppingthem. ,. With Hogue's argument ,and'dis. � s8}d. using fhe �Muliafot: to catch
The devlce programmed .to '. In the vast majority of casea, the `. miesed the"case� The city.prosecu red-light ,
screen . cut cars fhat are .legelly inotoilsts have lost �, toi's office later-agreed to dismies "I got killed the ofher day
uvning rtght or left on a red light. But one man, Joseph I:. l.ogsdon. ; all photo radar'cases in wtiich the iri' an �inteisection," Logsd"on said.
"Thomson sald, he, hupee thal-the ' of. Arcadia, successfWly?fought his- -. white-and=gold aar.was used. •- "You re a damn fool if you run a red
rriachlne wilT gene:xte less contro-: . ticket lastyeai ln a case that led to TI%e, photo radar car .has since light r t:, ,;".
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:After; of speeders; Pasadena now:aims at light runners .
; Don Rosen ,r This latest gizmo follows the °if modern, Cechnology ` is the When the hght turns red; ; the
- Herald ExaminerstaH:writer .. successful test of a photo-radar...answer to�tFial.program; then u'e .sensoCS will automatically��detect,I
device "lhat' snaps,.picWres of. �i�ill do •everyUiiiig �ve .can lo a large,' inetai eehicle.crossing. '
. .• sheeders �. ii7corporate il m this city s pco- inlo the•intersection and elec,
The cily of PasSdena' fast Pasadena police, and trans- gram.° _ ; [lomcall,v. alert� tlie.cameca to.
�� t�e�omi�ng:known:for its applica- portatwn of6c�als:yeslerday in -.'fhe -�tultafol sils atop hw: snap awaq. �-• - ����
iion bf' innovati've,.'high tC`ch slalled`='lhe� hfutlafot red .light poles near the northeast corner .: "1t'e can get IitUe old ladies in
.;methodsbl'.catching.traf(icyiola- . surveillance�camera•and issued a of Fair Qaks��vem�e and:Union � shopping carts.'if y�ou lil.e" said
, l.urs is aL�.it again.� �,��� �ivarning"lo unsafe molorists. � Street; considered the'worst.of :Veter Umbdenstock.����ce-�pr,esi-
' Yeslerday. .Pasadena pulice 'We- want to `have a good : Pasadena's 270 signaLcontrolled dent of Myllanova/RPJ,'Cnc,
imveiled,'a $40,000 bullel'proof; commupity, and we,want people inle'rsections. ' �chich markets Llie Swiss-6uill
polc-mounted camera that can in' Lhis.community and people, Electroinagnetic sensors. device. ,
snap pictu�es of cars thal run that go?lhrough'lhis,community' undcr tlic"liinit line are con- ";,
red lights: .- . to feel safe "said SgL C.E. Gray. ;nected to the lraffic - •Camora, A-14 ►'
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Pasadena motorcops check out new camera gua[ding � �
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, Two pictures will be' taken �of ��o U_nion st �� �� � �
every' car that goes through, -- '>;
recording tlie'front license plafe ��� ��' Colorado BNd a. .
and the;.driver's face �Uinbden- � - � � � ' !
stock said. - . -: - Camera,records.oars � ; •
The IvlultafoCs cabm is made of . �unning fed IighiS . �° . I
thick steel and the ca"meFa lens'
window is constructed•of bullet- ; ' a � � y � I
proof glass_to guard against lhat :4 �• �
angry motorist who resents get- �� !
Ling a ticket by a mechanicallcop. � � rr �� "a��'aE=�!""
"We.fi'ave heard cases where ,, - �
- i£s been'�shol at; but the bullets �intersection.� � . "
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did not go through;"`said Martin :: y The machme wfiiefi took;tli�ee � I
Schaufelberger, a representative years to develop,-has been on t6e ,
of'the Swiss'inanufacturing com- market for about: eight years, ; �
' pany Zullweger, Uster. Schaufelberger said. Already, ' �
For the next. 30 days 4he _ hundreds of the machines, are_,in_
. deviee wiil snap picfures of�law- use throughout Switzerland, Ger- � �
° breaking motorists, but police many and numerous European ` �
.. won't issue cilations from ttiose cities, Schaufelberger� said. ' �
_ pictu�es;� said �Ll Bob ,Huff <, Pasadena �y��l dee�de wfiether i
.. � On March, 1, `another-iiite,rsec �.'to buy one of them�:'after a,;two-
tion-- probabJy l3oule month trial per�od '; I
vard and Hill Ayenue will gel a. UlUmat¢ly the Multafot is in- (
�Alultafot tryout; Huffxsaid 5 fended as a deterrent to running �
If successtul; Pasaden2 could r,ed Lghts"-juet as plioto radar is
become the ��'first city �"�n , the meant to be a deterrenl to speed-
country to implement,Lhe"sysLem .iiig Once ticl.ets=5tart going �
on a regular•basis New, York Crty ; out pol�ce said Pasadena will i
has, been expenmenting wiih sim �become a'saCer place to drive. �
ilar eqwpment' for the°past year '; I don't thmk it s �ust the letter •
Fair Oaks at Umon has been in the mail; Gray said The.fact ;LOS A�VGELES HERALD EXAMI NER �
the scene of atdleast 70 coll[sions ,t�iai they: &now we have �t m',the , 19 i
over lhe past five years .most the city means��its up Yo them to play TUESDAY� �ANUARY 24 �
result of late entry ,�nto the� the odds,'< c ' '
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� � . � FRANKLY, 1 COULDN'T tcll if the pholo red
light system — or as I call it, lhe "Photo-snitch"
(' �n�i� . COp. L•amei•Ga.7 — worked or not. I guess I'll have to wait and
t��u see if I get a warning notice from the city of
.� . fN . I Pasadena.
impei �el iL Wa . I Meanwhile, my assistant was mad at me alY
� Lhe way home.
' c.re's the plan,''�I said to my assistant. � Now, I71 admit lhat intentionalty running the
� You stand on Lhe corner while I wait in Photo-snitch light and waving at the camera
the car at lhe intersectibn. There's may have been a childish thing to do. To be
hardly any trafl"ic al this time of night. �Vhen honest, I suppose it wasn't really so much a test
you signal that no cars are coming, I'll run the � of the system as it was an act of defiance against
red light and see if that thing takes�my picture." � eneroaching Big Brotherism and pervasive �
"No," my assistant said. electronic surveillance. `' �
We were sitting in my car Monday night near � But I had to do it. Because I hate the Photo- I
the corner of Fair Oaks and Union in Pasadena, snitch machine and everything it stands for. IYs .
where the cops had just installed a"photo red like something out of pre-glas�iost Russia.
light system," a device that automatically IPs not that I'm in favor of red light runners,
photographs cars that run red lights so the you understand, my own actions
drivers can be ticketed through the mail. It's notwithstanding. But last year, when Yasadena
the first time such a device has been used in introduced a"photo-radar" system to �
California�, and I wanted to test it. photograph speeders, I predicted in this space �
"NoT' I said. "W haddaya mean, no"' thabif electronic law enforcement devices were
"NoP' my assistant said. "I'm nol going to allowed to get a foothold in Pasadena, it
help you be photographed intentionally runniug wouldn't be long before every traffic light and I �
a md light! This is a really, really dumb idea"' stop sign in town — maybe even the whole �
Of course, ordinarily an assistant wouldn't country—would be equipped with the dirty
talk to me in such a critical tone. The difTerence � little electronic snitches. i
here is that I am married to this assistant. � �
�"Ijust want to see if it works," I said. . � I - AND, NOW THAT may be coming �to pass. �
"Besides, they're only tESting it. They won't be ' Already Lt. Robert Hullof the Pasadena P.D.
handing out real tickets for a month. C'mon .." ! says "iYs possible" tha[ Photo-snitches could be I
,"Oh all right," she said disgustedly. � a fixture at every intersection someday.
So my assistant reluctantly took up position And that would be an outrage.
on the corner. Nhen the light turned red we For one thing, law enforcement is too j
made sure no cars were coming, and then I <<, i important to be IeR up to machines. ARer all, I
�rove slowly through the interseclion. what if the Photo-snitch malfunctions. Whal if it
I smiled and waved at the camera. gets a headache one day and starts spitting out I
Uckets uqjustly? Americans shouldn't have to ��
spend time defending themselves just because � I
they're falsely fingered by a machine.
Furthermore; if the rnps can put cameras on : I
traff'ic lights, whaYs next? Surveillance cameras I
on every street corner? Hidden microphones in �
every tree and shrub? `
I don't think we want to live that way here in I
America: And probably not even in Pasadena.
So let's all contact our legislators and
demand that Photo-snitches and other devices
of that ilk be banned as a threat to freedom, ,
justice and the American Way.- • �
- - Now if you'16�excuse me, I have lo go�home. i . j
want to see if my assistant is speaking to me. ■ i
Gordon DiUow's column appears o�i b9o�iday, i
Wednesday and Friday. I
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fCs not exactly Madonna, but a new radio
servicc being offered by Lwo Southern �
California cities should Ue swect music to thc .:�
ears of harried motorists.
Motorists who tune lheir radios Lo A\I 53U ���
in Anaheim may soon hear Lhe dulcet tones oP ��
a tra(Tic o(Ticer warning of a jackknifed truch �
� at the Katella Avenue oITramp. �� � �
And at lhc same point on the dial, Pasadenu� � � �/�h � �� �� ��' � "We� �haven't tlecided �- who's
motorisls may learn oP traffic ticups on ; T�ralliC. �� going to-be the golden voice for
Colorado Boulevard or full parking lots at the the system yet;'- Mills said, but
Rose Bowl. • :: i -' added he. had done some` of the
The two cities are ex erimenting wilh -`- i � From�A-3� �. .
p tesls and mightbe called apon to
Iocalized,l0-watttransmiltersto alertresidents; punch in a code and record be the voice of Pasadena.
and passers-by to traffic disturbances via their,- � information, i.e.'If you're going to �•Part of our overall system '
carradios. ; Disneyland, don't use the Katella (ncludes strategically placed
The concepYis not especially new. I� or 10 . i exil."' video cameras-that can, observe.
years, drivers approaching Los Angeles ' i The Federal Communications in real time, traffic congestion,"
International Airport have been able to tune �� Commission, which conlrols the said Chuck Eccleston, Pasadena
to AM�530 for information On Lraffic and :� i airwaves, �allows governmental traffic. engineer. "AM' S30 ��fits
� parking. Callrans also operates at leasl t�+o . agencies and municipalilies� to right �in.our program."�
such radio services in Southern California. � broadcast � low-poµ�ec traffic re- The process in both cities is
Bul now individua} cities are e�ricring the .. ports, as long asthe signal doesn't quite sfmilar to a tele-
fray. - �� , interfere� commercial� sta- phone'_:answering�.�.'.roachine,
"ICs mostlyused for our tourist areas,"�said � tions. �� � - . though - both ��systems use � high-
Anaheim police Sgt. Richard Zschoche. "An. -, , Anaheim?s traf(ic ;transmitter, tech' . digiCal ;equipment .so , no
of7icer out in the field will have the ability, if _.� which covgrs a 2-mile radius, and audio :tapes::are .needed ...
he's au[horized, to call this radio on the phone, � Pasadena's, which covers _ 3.5 The"-po put: in the .prere- �
; miles, fall.into that category... corded: messages and'tHey plan
TraH7e,q-g,►; ``We installed the °travelers' out;what.the messages"will say,"
__, ____,._,_,. i information system to assist with said 'Donald W. Dey, associate
a lol.of:the.:things that happen traffic engineer for. t6e city of
here in Pasadena the-Rose Bowl Anaheim�." "But� ifl:something
games, the parades and �other comes �up �for. some reason, then
functions�that.happen here, like they have.Lhe.ability,�to call on
the,UCLA games."�said Pasadena this special line" and send out a�
police Imestigator Eric I�tills. � new message: - � i
Pasadena officials had hoped "We.want to.let people
to get lheir mini-broadcasts over ��hat their alCernalives are ratherl
' the�air�by-New�Year's.to.assist than�jusL�having to_sit:in.their
with eyerything _from crowd con- vehide: and wonder what's going
trol : to pre-parade: parking,. but on;' Dey said, :.: --
snags in `the new, .system'.:have The city.>.run : trallicr. services
delayed the aren't;seen as a,threat.to local
months, "IvIills said. :,: -: ':: radio stations„saidnews directors
Whereas Anaheim's traftic at KNX-AM and KFWB-AM.
radio uses only one transmitter, _ If that's all it,
located at the c�ty's convention might be some compet�tion," said�
center; Pasadena's will use three �KNX neivs direclor Robert� Sims�
antennae:.one�in a�city park,bne "BuC I"don't � know '�that am��
at the police departrrient heliport government entity �could do a�
'and one" atop the loca] library. good a job as �we do." .. I
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Federal study finds Americans moving faster down rural roads
ey Don Kirkman bridge, Mass., Transportation He•
Scripps Howard'News Service �� search Center said data recently
In many cases Che released by the federal govern-
11'ASHINGTON — Thc uver- ' ment indicates deaths on rural�
b� oundary line interstates have increased 18 per-
age speed on U.S. rural interstate �� - and the higher speed is!
highways_ has�inched up from s, -between 55 and 65 is causing more serious injuries. �
`to 63 mph��sincc the �staCes were � "� ' - The federal repo�t, distributed
���oW�a �o ��a;s� ��,��� .���a ��m;�5 10 miles or more out by the National Highway Tramc
from 55 to 65 mph, a new stud} Safety Administration, showed
s noWS. in the countryside that, of the first 38 states that
The analysis b�- thc Federal �.:�. switched their s eed limit to
Highway Administration �o�e�� �_�eas that truly are . s5 m 27 had iricreased. fatali-
only eight of the states that raised ,; " „ ties during 1987. However, the
their speed limits — Alabama.' rl]r�, other 11 states that hiked their
Golorado, Indiana, Tennessee, speeds had fewer deaths. I
Arizona, b9innesota, South Caro- FRWA analyst Thomas Klimek Nearly two-thirds of (he in�
lina and U[ah. But the agency creased deaths occurred in onI
belicves the slight.increase prob- S I
ably is occurring in most of lhe 4U mek sald. - six states that went to [he higher
states — including California — As a resWt. drivers t.end to sPeed limits— New Mexico, Ten-
thal'hiked tlieir speed limits in continue�driving65because-they nessee,Texas,Arizona.California-
1987 and 1988. I'eel thcy're still out in the boon- and Louisiana I I
LVhile Llie speed ii�crease un docks, hc said. � �
the rural interstates'is modesL Smnc states also haven't done _: � � � i
many molorists are driving faster, a��ery good job of posting thc �
FHWA analyst Thomas Klimek boundaries betwecn 65 and 55, I
told the annua] meeting: of the Klimek indicated. In many� cases,
Traffic Research Board. only one sign announces [he
"In 1986, only 22 percent of all slowdown to 55 and there isn't
drivers exceeded 65 mph: In 1988, another 55 sign for several miles. I
we found 36 percent of all drivers David Skinner of the Cam-
exceeded 65,". Klimek said.
The higher speed was detected �__
by 84 automatic. measuring de-'
vices implanted . in ru�al inter-
states by lhe highway� I
deparLmenLs of the eight sLates. � �
Klimek also reported many i
highway �experts feel some states
� short.-changed their motorists by
retaining 55 mph on hundreds of�
, miles of highways that should i
have been incrcased l0 6�. Con-' �
gress specitied only that the 55 �
mph limit bc retained in areas, �
. wilh population oCatleast 50,000.'
'7n many cases, the boundary' I
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. � -• Nerald Ezaminecslaff writer � ��3 million a year the county I
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' In the latest twist to the companies as reimbursement 'I
- �deepening Los Angeles emer-� for carrying patients who can-
gency medical crisis, ambW- not pay. But ambulance com- `
� - . ance owners �yesterday pany owners said companies
': decried a money-saving plan willing to work for private �
they say will invite fly-by- fees only will_have to, make
night operators to take over their profit by skimping on i
' �� many of� the county's 911� care. ��
. - reseue squads. "They want something-�fvr � .
. . - Por the 6rst time in �k2 Cree," said Leslie Aycrs. su,- �,
- years, cash-strappeq Los An- Pervisor at :�icCm'iiuck Am- I
� � geles County is �seL to invite �bulance in Ingieuood. ,
' bidding Por county ambulance -"Somebody is going to suCfer.
_contracts by firms that� will and more than likely it will Ue I
work for private fees only —a. the. people: '
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LOS ANGELES HERALD EXAMINER
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Assemblymari `submits new plan:tiased on New York system ��.:�
SACRAMENTO'(AP) — The Voters in the Nov.'8 election " Johnston's no=fault plan jwas •,
' chairinan of.the Assembly:insur- . defeated the insurance industry's fashioned with the help of Con- '
ance panel yesCetday`unveiled a no-fault plan — Proposilion 104 -sumers Union, the non-profit'pub- �
�� nofaulf�•auto insurance�proposal ,=, while approving, Prop. 103, IisfieT �of�,Consumec� Repocts
he 'said"would'• make .-Proposi - wfiicH calls�forvcuts in insurance magazine. The proposal is based �
tion d03 work and thaait future rates and creation oC an elected on New York's no-fault s.ystem. `-`` i
voter �evolts "' - insurence commissioner. Coverage under the proposal �
The insurance industry hailed The California Trial Lawyers would provide. total benefits? of 4
introduction of':the bill" as an Association..denounced John- .$50,000 per peeson, all of:which 1
attempCto'deal ivith "the under- sfon's proposal,' citing a need -to could be used to pay for' health i
lying costs" that are dciving up giJe Prop..103'a efiance to wo�k. ca�e costs, plus $3,000 for death :
msur'ance prerriiums. But the Insurers the, perennial foes of benetits. It would also provide'a � i
, sLate's trial lawyers association trial lawyers, say that attorneys benefit of $2,000 per month fon:up ,
�mmediately attacked the plan. _ oppose no fault systeries because . to 36'months to cover lost wages. :
..Assemblyman Patrick John they reduce lawswts �and there- '.Injured .victims could nof' file ; i
slon; a Stockton' DemocCet, sa�d fore:lewyers'� fees suiEif losses are less thsn $50;000. ; I
voler approved• Prop `-103 wtll �:.Under a,:no faWt .insurance Sui[s'to recover money for non-
cuntrol.rates:only iDib[scombined system acc�dent vietims are re�m= economic losses, such as pain and � I
wtth somethmg`like.his no-fault bursed by �tfieir own :insurers `suffering, would be allowed only }
plan to contazn the wst of provid without regard to blame Such in cases where the ��ury 'was ' I
mg msurance ��= plans restr�ct ,court suits. deemed se�ious.:'
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