Comments on: Re-Striping of Lake Avenue

By: Rayshaun McAlpine Sr.

Rayshaun McAlpine Sr. — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:44:12 +0000

I believe; if the intersection of Lake and Las Flores were converted to a four way stop, it would slow drivers progression up and down the hill.

By: barbara mcalpine

barbara mcalpine — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:15:05 +0000

I agree with all of the comments. Making two lanes would not solve any problems; only create frustatrated drivers going up and down the hill. Vote to have our money put in a more worthwhile problem, like the people who park at the top of the hill. They can be a problem some times.

By: Dick Smoak

Dick Smoak — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:15:21 +0000

Upper Lake Ave. as a two lane road is a terrible idea! Drivers will be frustrated by the slow vehicle ahead of them and pass in the center (left-turn lane). That is a recipe for a crash. I go up and down that stretch of Lake quite often and have no problems with the way things are now.

It seems to me that someone in the county is looking for places to spend the rest of their budget for this year.
I suggest that they improve the intersection of Loma Alta at Lake as hikers park on the blind corner there. I have almost hit people standing in the street out of sight around corner from Loma Alta.

I agree with other comments above particularly by Serge and Robert.

By: Ashton Rice

Ashton Rice — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:21:40 +0000

I would prefer to see permanently placed speed monitor and illuminated speed bumps to remind people. I do not think restriping will help. Loma Alta is two lanes (without striping) and people still have problems observing that speed limit. Lave Ave is pretty steep and fewer lanes would probably just foster traffic back-up and especially more problems coming around that Lake/Loma Alta corner. I have a friend who lives near top of Lake and he says the smell of grinding brakes is an issue, too.

By: M Rivinus

M Rivinus — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:02:43 +0000

I walk that area often with my dogs and I don’t think speeding is the real problem. The problem is the lack of visibility where Lake curves around and becomes Loma Alta. Cars come around that curve and can’t see if someone is trying to cross the road. I don’t see how restriping would help.

By: Robert Bowdoin

Robert Bowdoin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:48:13 +0000

Re-striping Lake is a very poor idea. It is time to be realistic about Lake. CHP officer told me the average speed on Lake is 50 mph up and down. It is a wide 4 lane street that can handle a higher speed limit than 35 miles and hour. How many accidents have occurred on Lake in the last 5 to 10 years? Let’s come up with a reasonable speed limit.

By: Jim Billups

Jim Billups — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:32:04 +0000

I agree with Serge… Traffic nor speed on Lake is not an issue. If the CHP wants to hand out more tickets that’s fine with me. Please leave lake avenue alone. To bad no one wants to step up and tackle the the real problems facing the community.

By: Andrea Edwards

Andrea Edwards — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:13:47 +0000

I live at the top of Lake (near Farnsworth Park), so I go up and down Lake Avenue quite often.

If we’re trying to impact a speeding problem, restriping doesn’t seem to be the answer. I propose speed bumps or a speed monitor.

I do not support restrping.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:02:42 +0000

I agree with Melise Gerber in opposing the restriping on the uphill side of the street. I’m one of those people with a clunker that barely makes 20mph with the wind pushing me up the hill helping me. Nobody likes to be stuck behind a slowpoke

By: Serge

Serge — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:30:55 +0000

Restriping to remove two lanes will only increase traffic much like the stretch of Hill St. in Pasadena between Washington and Villa. Hill was at one point four lanes. After restriping, traffic increased and is sometimes unbearable not to mention that if there happens to be an accident there is no getting by. I am not in favor of restriping.