HAHN FOR MAYOR
18553 Ventura Blvd.
Tarzana, CA 91356

HAHN ANNOUNCES TRAFFIC PROPOSAL

"I'm concerned about the daily gridlock on our streets and freeways," said Hahn. "Traffic congestion hurts our quality of life and costs us millions of dollars in lost productivity. To deal with this problem, we need some creative solutions for both the short and long term."

Among other proposals, Hahn's plan calls for implementing high technology signals with sensors that respond to the flow of vehicle and pedestrian traffic to help keep traffic moving during the busiest times of the day. He noted that Los Angeles has been authorized to receive $7 million from California's Traffic Congestion Relief Program to modernize signals on Ventura and Victory Boulevards and $2.6 million for signals on Sepulveda Boulevard, but has not yet applied for the funding.

"That money is sitting in the bank as we sit in traffic, waiting for leadership to put congestion projects at the top of the agenda," said Hahn. "As a taxpayer and as a commuter who is often stuck in traffic, I'm furious that we have millions of dollars sitting around in bank accounts instead of being used to implement solutions."

In addition to modernizing signals, Hahn's plan calls for:

·Installing more left turn lanes.
·Repairing the 25 worst intersections each year.
·Coordinating construction between departments to minimize disruption to traffic flow.
·Reordering MTA priorities to focus on buses and street repair.

THE HAHN TRAFFIC PLAN

Short Term Solutions

·Utilize "smart signals" that respond to the flow of vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
·Install more left turn lanes.
·Eliminate on-street parking on major arterial streets and building off-street parking in especially congested areas.
·Implement red light photo enforcement at high volume intersections.
·Coordinate construction between departments to minimize disruption to traffic flow.
·Work with neighborhood councils to develop traffic patterns that reduce neighborhood "cut-through" traffic that ruins neighborhoods and makes streets dangerous for our kids.
·Turn MTA priorities upside down so that they focus on buses and street repair.
·Expand the Rapid Bus Network.
·Use information technology to its fullest potential to make real time traffic information more readily available to the public.
·Hold CalTrans and the Department of Transportation accountable to complete fully-funded transportation projects. ·Repair 25 of the worst intersections each year.

Long Term Solutions

·Provide better coordination within city government to ensure better planning among the agencies charged with land use, transportation and economic development.
·Provide incentives for Smart Growth that places jobs near housing to decrease commuting.
·Seek L.A.'s fair share of federal and state funding.
·Fix the city's worst freeway bottlenecks.
·Fix the most troublesome on-ramps and off-ramps.
·Increase freeway capacity and decrease emissions through the installation of additional HOV lanes.