Introductions -

* Organize Echo Park/Silver Lake communities to create more livable streets

Glendale Issues Blvd.

• The way people get to downtown from Echo Park/Silver Lake
• New schools opened just south of Glendale off 2nd 
• School children walk near school 
• Right now only traffic is calming congestion
  

Frame Issue

• Access to green space, parks and pools
• More transportation choices 
• Road-improvement of all sorts
  

Some ideas:

• Push for a bike lanes on Glendale Blvd.
• Riders should be educated to “take the lane” when needed 
• Overall goal is education of motorists and cyclists 
• Caltrans controls Glendale Blvd.  - work with state & whole community
• Make it less of bike issue, more of a neighborhood or green issue 
• Mini bike-ped count - at transit stops, by schools, conduct demonstration/march/ride on Glendale to educate and emphasize the need for safety on Glendale
  

Make Specific Demands

• Planted medians
• Bike lane on Glendale Blvd. 
• MTA: buses are giant moving billboards 
• State: DMV training books 
• Signs in Walgreens
  

Work with Echo Park/ Silverlake Community

Echo Park Improvement Association, NCs, etc.

Next Steps

• Get everyone to comment on SR-2 Plan-forward e-mail to friends to get comments by July 2nd.
• Host another bigger meeting, in Echo Park: Monday July 13th, 6:30-7:30pm in the park 
• Create a flyer to post in community areas, coffee shops- translate into Spanish 
• Create facebook group/googlegroup/livable streets group (done) 
• Look into community-based planning grant- Caltrans, LA City Community beautification grant 
• Get information from Alta Planning Firm on Glendale street width(s)