To the editor: I dwell on Silver Lake Boulevard. After Metro discontinued Line 201, and earlier than my mobility turned impaired, I walked to Sundown Boulevard to catch a bus to my final vacation spot. I had a senior Metro cross. (“How L.A. squanders tens of millions that might 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 no less than as soon as needed to name paramedics to assist me up. Thankfully, 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 dwelling neighborhoods to permit denser improvement.
Sprawling suburban housing doesn’t generate sufficient property tax income to pay for upkeep prices of fundamental options resembling roads, sidewalks and streetlights.
Such a change wouldn’t even require the big condominium towers that frighten NIMBYs. Smaller condominium buildings, townhomes and mixed-use improvement would go a good distance in producing the income wanted to keep up our infrastructure.
Town may clear up its upkeep issues and the housing disaster on the identical time.
Justin Johnson, Hermosa Seaside
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To the editor: I’m so happy that The Instances’ editorial board has shined a lightweight on this achievable aim of fixing fundamental infrastructure resembling buckled sidewalks and damaged streetlights. I might additionally put including avenue timber (for shade fairness) and graffiti elimination on this brief listing.
We have to enchantment to metropolis officers to run, not stroll, to fulfill this aim. We’ve got till the summer season of 2028 and the arrival of Olympics patrons from around the globe to make our Metropolis of Angels shine.
Wally Marks, Los Angeles
