Q: Several parkters have illegible screens preventing their intelligent use – you can no longer decipher the message in the small window. One of them is on Boulevard Ventura near Fulton avenue and the Casa Vega restaurant in the Sherman Oaks region. Are we supposed to feed the meters for a green light anyway? It seems that the repair service is not maintained. I am afraid of not putting money, because the red light is still flashing by showing that it was not paid. But you never know how much money you need to invest, because you cannot read the display to find out how long you paid. Legally, what are my options? Is it legal to put a bag on the counter and write on it “I can’t read” and I would not get a ticket? Don’t park there, or what?
– Dean Berkus, Encino
A: Thanks to your missive, Dean, the Los Angeles Ministry of Transport examines the meters in the area you have mentioned and will repair all the broken Colin Sweeneyagency spokesperson.
“While Ladot has regularly planned Meters’ interview throughout the city, motorists should report problems such as illegible screens on 311 and a Ladot team will respond to solve the problem,” he said in an email in Honk.
In the long term, the city goes modern.
“Ladot is extending the payment options for smartphones to all the measured spaces which, once finished, will allow motorists to see the remaining time on their phone and obtain notifications if a counter is about to expire,” said Sweeney.
Flagstaff, Arizona, has a smartphone option that the horn is familiar, and it’s soft. If dinner takes place a little late, you can say how long stays on the meter and extend your time via the cell from your comfortable catering chair.
The has the new option in Little Tokyo and in the village of Larchmont, and the officials hope to have it in downtown, Westwood and Miracle Mile in the six months, and throughout the city of Angels in a year or two perhaps.
The idea of the bag seems practical, but you may want to find another place to park, Dean.
“Vehicles parked in an expired counter are subject to a quote,” said Sweeney. “A counter with a functional light indicator remains active and requires payment. … Motorists must pay or move to another location. »»
Q: Hello, Mr. Honk: Recently, one of your readers had a question on traffic at Los Angeles International Airport, which reminded me of this: why was the Flyaway bus service in Hollywood not restored? It was canceled during the cocovated locking.
– Vincent Hamon, Los Angeles
A: The same goes for the long Beach route for Flyaway buses.
Due to low traffic, it was decided not to bring any of the two lines.
According to data from the global airports of Los Angeles, the city department which has and manages lax, travel by travel was nine passengers on the Hollywood line before the suspension of the route; For Long Beach, there were four.
In comparison, the Van Nuys route has an average of 28 years by travel, and the Union station arrived at 19 – these services therefore live.
Honkin fact: The Dodgers, which start the season in Tokyo, will direct the major leagues this year by traveling 48,649 miles for regular season matches, according to BaseballSavant.mlb.com. They will pay the A 300 miles and more. The angels will come in sixth, with 43,323. The best teams are teams from the west coast. The Guardians should arrive last among the 30 clubs, with 25,453.
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