What's Wrong With This Article

You don’t even need to read the entire second paragraph of the Daily Bruin article to see that this one smells funny.  Let’s see who can spot the plant –

 

Apron parking restricts disabled students

• Anthony Pesce, News Editor (Contact)
• Published: Monday, July 30, 2007

As Victor Pineda navigated the many obstacles to wheelchair users in the Westwood North Village on his way home from a doctor’s appointment he shouted, “I’m trapped in the middle of the street.”

Pineda, a graduate student in urban planning,

Check out the whole article here.

http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2007/jul/30/anthony/

 

Hint:  Read “Pile of Shoup” or “S**t happens, Shoup is Caused” on this site.

 

 

More Good Parking News

I spoke to Evan Gordon today.  The parking enforcement will stay on hold until the motion Jack Weiss submitted is acted upon. He recommended that we be very careful about the rules now-no blocking sidewalk, etc.

 

Roxane

 

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Text of the Motion to the LACC

--------------- MOTION

Many neighborhoods in Los Angeles face a serious parking shortage, especially in neighborhoods that were built when parking requirements were lower than present standards. Creative measures or revisions to the municipal code may be necessary to accommodate the demand for parking.

To maximize parking in a limited area, residents of the North Village in Westwood near UCLA have utilized the driveway apron of their residence for parking for many years. Recently, the City of Los Angeles was advised that it is a violation of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines to allow motor vehicles to park in the apron and impede passage for pedestrians. Moreover, the City of Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) does not currently permit residents to park in the driveway apron irrespective of whether or not the motor vehicle protrudes into the sidewalk or street.

The California Vehicle Code does allow local municipalities to create ordinances which allow motor vehicles to park in the driveway apron. Given that driveway aprons are of varying sizes, the City should explore amending the LAMC to allow driveway apron parking where such parking ensures adequate access for the disabled by not impeding the sidewalk or street.

I THERFORE MOVE that the Department of Transportation and the City Attorney report to the Transportation Committee on amendments to the municipal code to change the definition of apron parking to allow residents to park in the driveway apron in the North Village and other areas without impeding the sidewalk or street.

PRESENTED

BY:

JACK WEISS,

Councilmember, 5^th District

SECONDED BY: _ July 13, 2007

 

 

 

 

On to the Next Fiasco

Ever Vigilant

Photo of Royal Dukakis Study Group

Leading U.S. Officials and Los Angeles Police Chief Bratton

on site survey of Mt. Whitney (Elev. 14,480')

The study was begun after Mrs. Dukakis

determined that the Mount Whitney was "ugly"

and failed to conform to accessibility guidelines

in the Americans w/ Disabilities Act.

 

Plans call  for the site to be bulldozed,

thus making the majestic mountain into a molehill.

 

Officials have already approved construction

of UCLA off-site metered parking lots

and much needed extra storage space

for the Dukakis' egos.

No Pictures Please........

 

Los Angeles Politicians,

City Officials

 and UCLA Administrators,

distancing themselves from the

Runanway M/K Dukakis & Shoup

Hijacked Public Policy & Hubris Bandwagon

 

Request to UCLA - Do Not Bring Michael Dukakis Back

Open Letter to UCLA Administration

 

Now that Jack Weiss’ office and the city council have decided to explore changing the law to accommodate what has been the reality for last 60 years or so, we find ourselves vindicated.  Of course the battle isn’t over. Dukakis has been at this for nearly three years now.  First it was the stealthy phone call to Chief Bratton, with whom he worked in Boston… Then it was by haranguing parking people, who don’t want to ticket us (they have to function in this neighborhood, too) and finally  he used the resources of UCLA students and Professors, including Donald Shoup (see ‘A Pile of Shoup’ and ‘Sh*t happens, Shoup is Caused’ on our blogsite – ‘A Shoupid Solution’ is coming)…  In short, he’s leveraged the resources of a tax supported university against its neighbors… Apparently, and I’m not making this up, because Kitty Dukakis didn’t like the looks of the way our parking looks.

 

The actions of Professors Dukakis and Professor Shoup have caused us a great deal of time, anxiety and some expense.  We are not asking the university to reimburse us, and are not, at this point contemplating any legal action, but we are asking UCLA, not to invite Dukakis back.  Certainly, the ‘freak show’ aspects of having Mr. Dukakis on campus have been played out, and certainly UCLA would like to restore good relations with neighbors who have been patient through years of construction, dramatic expansion of the campus (exacerbating Westwood’s parking problems), couch-burning celebratory student parties and the like.

 

If you would like to have a further discussion of this, please contact us.  If you would be more impressed by a petition, we will happily begin circulating one.

 

-- Your North Village Neighbors

 

question

i understand that no suv's and trucks will be allowed.  can someone clarify the size restrictions on trucks and suv's, and will they be ticketed if they apron park under these rules?