Letters to the Editor: As a Cheviot Hills resident, I look at Culver City with envy
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To the editor: For many years, some of us in the Cheviot Hills area of West Los Angeles have looked longingly toward Culver City, wishing there was a way to become part of a city better able to provide the level of services our community deserves (“Why Culver City is the hottest spot for businesses expanding in L.A.,” March 27). Los Angeles, for all its strengths, often seems stretched too thin to meet those needs.
Perhaps it’s simply a lingering dream, born of geography as much as anything else. Nestled between Fox and Sony Pictures, we sit at the edge of a city that feels both close and, in terms of municipal support, just out of reach.
Still, one can’t help but wonder what might be possible.
Jeffrey Felz, Los Angeles
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To the editor: While Culver City does appear to be having an economic revival, the roadway redesign in the historic core is a major problem. Last week, I drove to that area for the first time in a while. I won’t be doing that again, if I can help it.
As one of the article’s sources hinted, there are far too many signs, painted lines on the road, islands in the middle of crosswalks and ill-timed flashing lights. How can drivers be alert to other cars, pedestrians and cyclists when all these other obstacles make them likely to commit a moving violation? It would be safer to simply close off the entire area to vehicles altogether.
Lynn Balsamo, Santa Monica
