Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council Hosts Transportation and Traffic Town Hall

The Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council (SONC), in conjunction with City Councilman Tom LaBonge, will host a Transportation and Traffic Town Hall at the next neighborhood council meeting, Monday, May 13.  

The meeting will be held at the Sherman Oaks Elementary School Auditorium  starting at 6:30 p.m.  The auditorium is located on  Dickens  St., one block south of Ventura, just east of Kester.

Councilman LaBonge will introduce the evening’s topic. On the panel will be: Selwin Hollins, Assistant General Manager, DOT; Brian Gallagher, Sr. Transportation Engineer for the Valley and Westside LA, DOT; Renee Berlin, Executive Officer, Metro; and Thomas Knox, Chief Legislative and Government Affairs, CALTRANS.

“The problem is that every weekday, 600,000 cars travel between the Valley and West LA carrying one of every seven people in LA. Every one of these cars passes through Sherman Oaks; there is virtually no public transportation,” said Ron Ziff, SONC Land Use Chair.

“The result is a three hour traffic jam every morning that fills every major road and many residential streets. Residents have trouble getting out of their own driveways,” said Jill Banks Barad, SONC President.

The neighborhood council will be addressing this problem and the short term and long term plans and solutions for Sherman Oaks. “This is the first time ever that these representatives of all the major transportation agencies will be together in one place,” Barad noted.

Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council meetings are open to the public. Stakeholders are invited to attend and express their concerns.