LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council advanced a list of recommendations Tuesday aimed at combating street racing and intersection takeovers — and named the intersections that police and other officials will focus on across the city.
Council members voted 12-1 to approve the recommendations, with Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez voting against the matter.
Among the efforts, the Department of Transportation and the Los Angeles Police Department will begin establishing a pilot program to address street racing and takeovers at the following top five intersections in each LAPD bureau:
— The Central Bureau identified Grand Avenue and Fourth Street, Grand Avenue and Second Street, Grand Avenue and Third Street, North Meyers and Kearney streets, and Figueroa Avenue and Second Street.
— The South Bureau identified Crenshaw Boulevard and Florence Avenue, Manchester Boulevard and San Pedro Street, Hoover Avenue and Century Boulevard, Western Avenue and Century Boulevard, and Normandie and Gage avenues.
— The Valley Bureau identified Balboa and Foothill boulevards, Bledsoe Street and Bradley Avenue, Balboa and San Fernando Mission boulevards, Glenoaks Boulevard and Polk Street; and Yamell Street and Foothill Boulevard.
— The West Bureau identified Lincoln Boulevard and Manchester Avenue, Western Avenue and Washington Boulevard, Mulholland and Corda drives, Fairfax Avenue and Pico Boulevard, and Pacific Coast Highway and Temescal Canyon.
Officials said the effort would employ two main approaches to curb street racing and intersection takeovers — engineering and enforcement measures.
The LADOT identified four available options to enhance intersections: implementing raised hardened centerlines, Bott’s Dots or raised pavement markers, rumble strips and the installation of gutters at intersections. However, the department noted that raised hardened centerlines may be the best approach as the other options could negatively impact other vehicles, as…
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