The city of Glendale has long-standing traffic problems that remain unresolved. Why, you may ask? Well, one reason is that the city administration is failing to address traffic issues that constantly come to its attention.
City administrators lack sensitivity to these long-standing problems that grow worse with each passing day. Some of the problems are so obvious that one does not need advanced degrees to make sensible decisions for traffic calming. What one does need is some common sense and real dedication and a desire to solve traffic problems.
In my own neighborhood, East Mountain Street, the street goes without any street markings to indicate lane division. This is a simple matter of yellow paint, but nothing is done without a complaint. On North Verdugo Road, below the college, the street is a speedway. Yet, what does the city do? They take away the badly needed parking to make the street wider so the vehicles can go faster — just the opposite of what is occurring on Glenoaks Boulevard. This taking of parking was done without any consultation with the local residents. It seems that the city has plenty of red paint for further parking restrictions of the residents.
