To the editor: I reside on Silver Lake Boulevard. After Metro discontinued Line 201, and earlier than my mobility grew to become impaired, I walked to Sundown Boulevard to catch a bus to my final vacation spot. I had a senior Metro go. (“How L.A. squanders millions that could be spent fixing its streets and sidewalks,” editorial, Nov. 19)
Now, due to the poor situation of the sidewalk between Berkeley Avenue and Sundown Boulevard, I both use a ride-sharing service, ask a good friend to drive me, or I don’t go. I fell a few occasions, and at the least as soon as needed to name paramedics to assist me up. Luckily, I used to be by no means injured.
I don’t know what it could take to finance the repairs to the issues you identified in your editorial, however options are lengthy overdue.
Sue Kamm, Los Angeles
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To the editor: If town of Los Angeles doesn’t have cash to fund a capital infrastructure plan, officers ought to think about rezoning single-family house neighborhoods to permit denser growth.
Sprawling suburban housing doesn’t generate sufficient property tax income to pay for upkeep prices of fundamental options comparable to roads, sidewalks and streetlights.
Such a change wouldn’t even require the massive condo towers that frighten NIMBYs. Smaller condo buildings, townhomes and mixed-use growth would go a good distance in producing the income wanted to keep up our infrastructure.
Town might resolve its upkeep issues and the housing disaster on the identical time.
Justin Johnson, Hermosa Seashore
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To the editor: I’m so happy that The Occasions’ editorial board has shined a lightweight on this achievable objective of fixing fundamental infrastructure comparable to buckled sidewalks and damaged streetlights. I might additionally put including road timber (for shade fairness) and graffiti removing on this quick record.
We have to attraction to metropolis officers to run, not stroll, to satisfy this objective. We have now till the summer time of 2028 and the arrival of Olympics patrons from around the globe to make our Metropolis of Angels shine.
Wally Marks, Los Angeles
