First off, I would really like to thank Mike and the BHCA for letting me speak at the last couple of meetings. Your input is appreciated and I encourage everyone to continue sharing their neighborhood concerns with me.
At the October meeting, a number of people expressed concern in regards to delivery trucks using local and collector streets in Belmont Heights as a travel route between Ocean Blvd and 7th Street. According to Dave Roseman, City Traffic Engineer, Council actions in the early-1990s eliminated all designated truck routes in Southeast Long Beach. The consequence of not having truck routes in this part of the city is that trucks are now allowed to drive on just about any public street they want, as part of the interstate commerce system, so long as the route taken is a "direct" route to their destination. Unfortunately this includes shortcuts through residential neighborhoods like Belmont Heights.
I will continue to look into this issue, but perhaps a better resource is the City's Traffic and Transportation Bureau (562-570-6331), a division of the Department of Public Works.
City Planning vs. Traffic & Transportation
Mark,
Thank you for posting to the site and of course speaking at the meetings the last two months. I look forward working closely with you to ensure upcoming and ongoing development projects that affect our community in Belmont Heights are more visible to our residents.
Regarding Trucks Traveling through residential streets, I will add this to our list of Action Items, and will be added to the BHCA Traffic sub-committee.
I don't have much background as to the change in the early 90's. I'd like to know if the change was driven by the city, or outside influences such as Interstate commerce Act, etc.
I'd also ask that residents first attempt to work through the BHCA Traffic sub-committee in an effort to pool our voice and make sure all concerns are being address, before calling the city directly on this issue - or at least ALSO work through the BHCA so that the community as a whole is aware of issues concerning neighbors.
big truck violatators
A major big truck violator is Albersons Supermarket. Their trucks come down 7th St., turn at Redondo, turn at 6th, and turn again on Newport to the grocery store's loading bays. The trucks are suppose to come down 7th St. and turn on Newport to the loading bays. It is easier and more convient for the trucks to come through the neighborhood. Their trucks should not be coming through the neighborhood.
Albertsons
Bette- If I understood Mark correctly, he is saying that the trucks are actually allowed to drive on any public street. routes no longer exist.
Albertsons Trucks in the Hood
About 4 years ago, when Albertsons was planning a new store at that location, one of the things that the BHCA did was to work with them on how delivery trucks,would enter and exit the store, We should be talking to Albertsons and ask them to be a good nieghbor.
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