Since curb ramps descend from the pedestrian sidewalk level to the vehicular area, the pedestrian crosswalk should be designated with a line--painted with slip-resistant paint and a minimum of 36-inches wide--and aligned with the base of
the curb ramp to avoid any confusion about the designated pedestrian walkway.
Now, a not-so-neighborly fracas has developed along Matilija Avenue after a former City Council field deputy reported that some households were violating two obscure city ordinances by placing basketball hoops above
the curbs outside their homes.
The law is clear and says you have to wait in the roadway for pedestrians from the moment they step off
the curb to the moment they step back onto
the curb'' on the other side, said Deputy Tony Arnold, who handled the citations at 9th Street.
The most natural thing was to drop them at
the curb on Lankershim Boulevard.
When the officer turned on his emergency lights, the motorist steered toward
the curb and slowed, but then struck
the curb and pulled off again.
The fact is that, if the tobacco proceeds are not used to install curb cuts,
the curb cuts will nevertheless have to be installed.
The proposal from Riordan, modified slightly by Feuer, calls for at least $10 million a year to be spent on
the curb cuts and sidewalk repairs, with any remaining funds, estimated at $2 million a year, going for youth programs.
When they see their parents pull up at
the curb on Hempstead Street, they are allowed to go out to meet them.
