Untangling traffic.Regarding "It's Time to Do Something," the op-ed in the May 14 issue about 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. : Instead of spending $400 million to $500 million per mile of scarce county resources on a subway, we would be better off spending our limited funding on cost-effective projects including the Expo line to Santa Monica, the Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] Bus Rapid line, the Gold Line Foothill extension to Ontario Airport, the Downtown Regional Connector, Metrolink enhancements, and Orange Line extensions in the 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. . These links would do more to relieve congestion countywide through expanding our transit network than one subway corridor. Combined with the traffic signal synchronization program I initiated in 1988, intelligent transportation systems, left turn arrows at major intersections, traffic officers and off-peak goods movement and truck deliveries, this strategy will provide greater success in increasing mobility for all county residents. While the County of Los Angeles pursued traffic signal synchronization aggressively, the City of Los Angeles
Innovative programs will support the growing national burden of goods movement by truck on our local freeways and roads. Effective, truly regional solutions are essential to solve our regional congestion crisis. Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San Los Angeles County Supervisor My wife and I spent a recent weekend visiting our son in Sacramento. He lives in the Midtown district, just east of the Capitol and downtown. I was struck by the fact that by far the majority of the streets in both areas are one-way. The Midtown area is a vibrant mixed-use residential and commercial district. The street scene seems, quite frankly, at least as attractive as anything I have seen in Southern California, with many charming shops and restaurants. None of them appear to be suffering from the one-way streets. Perhaps the people who object to the proposals for Pico and Olympic boulevards should spend a day or two in Sacramento. Noel Park Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Pal·os Ver·des A city of southern California on a channel of the Pacific Ocean west of Long Beach. Population: 42,100. |
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