EDITORIAL SIZING UP THE SITUATION TRAFFIC SUMMIT WOULD ENSURE THAT `SMALL' NEEDS AREN'T OVERLOOKED.WITH the state preparing to spend a $4.5 billion transportation bond, and with local leaders fantasizing of a subway to the sea, everyone is thinking big about what Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. can do next to reduce 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. . But instead of squandering squan·der tr.v. squan·dered, squan·der·ing, squan·ders 1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste. 2. billions on projects that will take a generation to complete, officials need to think small and affordable, and that's something L.A. Councilman Tom LaBonge Tom LaBonge (b. Los Angeles 1953), member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 4th district. He has served since 2001, taking over the position upon the death of John Ferraro. seems to understand. ``I don't think we can forget what people use the most to get to and from work -- our freeways,'' LaBonge says. ``There are a lot of little things we can do ... to make it easier for traffic to flow and to make the lives of people easier.'' LaBonge is calling for a San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. traffic summit. Local leaders would identify ``pinch points'' that slow down traffic, and devise plans to fix them. The idea is to unify officials so that the Valley has more success in getting money from the state transportation bond. It makes sense. The Valley needs a unified effort to address all its traffic needs -- big and small. |
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