To the editor: Measure HLA, the Los Angeles poll initiative that requires town to implement its personal bike- and pedestrian-friendly mobility plan, may assist change the mindset of most Angelenos that having a automotive is critical to get round right here. (“Is Measure HLA a Case of Visitors Wishful Considering?” Letters, February 25)
When you’ve the chance to bike safely in a neighborhood, it is one much less automotive on the street, good to your psychological and bodily well being, and also you grow to be extra conscious of your environment than for those who have been inside a automotive.
Good examples of this concept are CicLAvia and Arroyofest, all-day occasions for biking, strolling and skateboarding throughout elements of the LA space. These occasions have efficiently introduced folks collectively and have enabled residents to grasp that individuals can reside with out a automotive.
Change is difficult. I’m a part of an older technology that’s used to getting round in a automotive, however issues are altering. We now have a local weather disaster and driving will not be enjoyable. Now I get round on an electrical bike, which each saves me cash and prevents complications.
Quirino de la Cuesta, Van Nuys
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To the editor: We’d like the pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure enhancements that Measure HLA supplies, not simply elevated regulation enforcement.
As a result of sufficient drivers who break the regulation have to be caught and face harsh penalties to curb the lawlessness we see on the roads. However safe infrastructure is protecting when the watchful eye of regulation enforcement is not round.
Whenever you go away residence, do you allow your entrance door open and hope a cop occurs to drive by whilst you’re being burgled?
Curbs, bollards and different HLA enhancements are methods to guard the susceptible on the streets, 24/7, with much less burden on regulation enforcement.
Mark Chaisson, Los Angeles
