COPS WELCOMED AT BUSY CORNER NEW RUSH-HOURS PROGRAM ALREADY IMPROVING TRAFFIC FLOW, MOTORISTS SAY.Byline: Josh JOSH Joshua JOSH Job Scheduling Hierarchically Kleinbaum Staff Writer As traffic from Coldwater Canyon Boulevard backed up onto Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. during Tuesday morning rush hour, a city traffic officer stepped into the intersection intersection /in·ter·sec·tion/ (-sek´shun) a site at which one structure crosses another. intersection a site at which one structure crosses another. and halted southbound south·bound adj. Going toward the south. southbound Adjective going towards the south Adj. 1. commuters. Holding up one white-gloved hand, the officer cleared the way for east- and westbound motorists to make their way along busy Ventura Boulevard, as Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's plan for easing traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. got under way. Fifty intersections have been targeted for special attention by traffic officers, all highly visible in green vests and white gloves. ``They should have done this a long time ago,'' said Martin Eisen, a Tarzana motorist who noticed the difference while driving on Ventura Boulevard. ``When you're driving up to the intersection and there's that space that you're not supposed to gridlock Gridlock A government, business or institution's inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting procedures within the administrative framework or to impending change in the business. , people start honking at you, or they try to get around you. This way, everyone's forced to do the right thing.'' The city's Bureau of Parking Enforcement hired 44 additional traffic officers and six supervisors to work the intersections during morning and afternoon rush hours, said Valley Parking Enforcement Capt. Christine Mata. Plans call for officers to be stationed from 7 to 9 a.m. at eight intersections and from 4 to 6 p.m. at 14 intersections each weekday in the Valley. ``We're not ticket writers; we're out there as Los Angeles' white-gloved ambassadors, doing our best to move traffic,'' Mata said. ``We hope to decrease the travel time by 20 percent.'' The Bureau of Parking Enforcement will study the effectiveness of the program every 30 days, Mata said, but drivers already like it. ``Every time they're here, it's better,'' said John Halperin, who stopped at a gas station at Van Nuys and Ventura boulevards - an intersection manned by a traffic officer. ``Especially at Laurel Canyon Laurel Canyon can refer to several things:
Josh Kleinbaum, (818) 713-3669 josh.kleinbaum(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (1 -- 4) Highly visible in his green vest and white gloves, Traffic Officer Manuel Garcia Manuel Garcia can refer to:
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