ACTION ALERT
Tell Supervisor Barger we want a safer Altadena Drive and Washington Blvd!
Email Supervisor Kathryn Barger Here
We recently learned that L.A. County will be making “improvements” to Washington Blvd. and Altadena Drive. Although the County’s approved transportation plans call for bicycle infrastructure on these streets, there is NO bicycle infrastructure in the current plan and the County has already put the job out for bids.
Making changes that DO include bike and pedestrian infrastructure could reduce collisions by 20 - 40% !
Supervisor Kathryn Barger has the most power to affect this project. She could ask the County to stop the current project and instruct Public Works to implement a design that prioritizes safety—which was previously drawn up and included a dedicated center turn lane and bikeways. Supervisor Barger has said the right things about street safety, but she’s come up short when it comes to actually building safe streets.
Here’s her recent press release:
And here’s an example of the kind of bicycle infrastructure that’s actually been built on Supervisor Barger’s watch:
https://la.streetsblog.org/2023/08/15/why-do-we-love-cars-more-than-we-love-our-children