By Cydney Chamorro Santa Monica
Anyone that has ever driven through downtown Santa Monica is painfully aware of the incredible congestion of cars. This actually is not solely because of the construction, although that is what the city would like everyone to believe. This has been going on for years. The construction only made it that much more harrowing!
Why doesn’t the city time the traffic lights better? In the age of computers I don’t understand why they cannot adjust the signals to keep the traffic flowing better during peak hours.... or for that matter, off-peak hours too!
Knowing the city as I do, they will have some excuse as to why it can’t be done... when in reality it’s that the city won’t do it. They’re complaining about the loss of revenue and the budget shortfalls, but there are an abundance of Santa Monica residents who will not go near downtown due to the extreme congestion.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 30, 2002. Read the original PDF.