Silver Lake and Ivanhoe Reservoir Master Plan
Workshop #1 – Saturday, March 27, 1999

Workshop Comments

Traffic Volume and Speed

• On Silver Lake Boulevard (East and West) excessive speeds of 40-50 mph and
  passing during heavy traffic hours
• Glendale Boulevard should carry all traffic from the 2 freeway
• Traffic is a reality of commuting in Los Angeles
• One way streets may encourage speeding
• Tesla Avenue has little traffic
  
  

Safety

• Extension of Silver Lake Boulevard would impact recreation area
• Need for a safe walking path around the entire reservoir
• Preferred dirt/clay path for walkers/joggers
• Separate from bicycle path
• Walkers have to change sides of the street - dangerous crossings
• West Silver Lake Boulevard
  • Possible stairway over the street at West Silver Lake Blvd near reservoir
    tower
  • Additional flashing yellow light for pedestrians at West Silver Lake
    Boulevard
  • Possible crosswalk at Balmer Drive
• Surfaces
  • Decomposed granite for walking/jogging
  • Asphalt surface for bikes
  • Use grade change to separate people and bikes/vehicles
• Striping does not provide protection from vehicle traffic
• Need continuous sidewalk at recreation center
• Armstrong crest of hill is dangerous for walkers - no visibility
• Bollards with chains could protect walkers
• Blind intersection at Redesdale
• Add right turn lane on Duane Street onto Silver Lake Boulevard

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Need for more traffic controls:

• Traffic signal locations:
  • Silver Lake Boulevard and Armstrong Avenue
  • Silver Lake Boulevard between Duane Street and Rockford Road
• Could synchronize traffic lights: Armstrong, Earl, & Duane
• Many accidents occur at Silver Lake Blvd & Armstrong
• Duane Street has been designated for a traffic signal by dot
• Blinking yellow light on Silver Lake Blvd just before Easterly Terrace is located too
  late
• Could synchronize timing of signals for peak / off peak periods
• Additional stop signs could help
• Speed bumps could help - Possible locations
  • Armstrong
  • Silver Lake Boulevard near Duane Street
  • Speed bumps don’t really slow down traffic
  • Emergency vehicle accessibility with speed bumps?
  • Speed bumps divert traffic to other streets
• Narrowing Silver Lake Boulevard to calm traffic
• Add a median
• Make pedestrian walk wider
  • Concerns:
    Resident's access
    Diversion of traffic other streets
• Close street to make into a pedestrian walkway?
  • Tesla Avenue
  • Van Pelt Avenue
• Make Silver Lake Boulevard a toll road
• Create one way streets or extend Silver Lake Blvd to the edge of the lake
  • One-way streets may encourage speeding
  • Extension of SLB would impact recreation area

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Bicycle Lanes

• Need bicycle lanes all around reservoir that are separate from pedestrian path

• Commuters taking shortcuts use Silver Lake Boulevard, Duane Street, & Earl Streets create added traffic (Commuting assumes that people are going between Glendale and downtown Los Angeles)

• Add B-Line Bus on a small scale like in Hollywood with stops at reservoir

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