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On Monday, a 44-year-old Pasadena man on a motorcycle died after a collision with a vehicle at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Washington Boulevard at 3 p.m., according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Matt Campeau. The motorcyclist sustained major injuries in the crash and was transported to Huntington Hospital in critical condition by Pasadena Fire Department paramedics where he died.
“A block away, a car ran up a hill and demolished the front wall of an apartment just three months ago,” Councilmember Rick Cole said in an email on Tuesday morning.
According to Cole, Washington, the major east-west thoroughfare between Orange Grove and the northern city limits, has become a four-lane expressway, putting the lives of pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists at risk.
“Traffic speed enforcement can have only limited impact on a street that is designed for speeds well above the posted limits. It’s time for a serious community dialogue about how to reduce speeds, particularly in the stretch between Lake and Hill avenues which has neighborhood businesses, a library and public elementary school, along with resident houses and apartments.
As a member of the Municipal Services Committee, I will call for our Police and Transportation Departments to report on the conditions and potential remedies for the speeds on Washington Boulevard.”
Cole said he discussed the issue of speed and safety on local streets many times with residents in District 2 while he was campaigning for office.
“Unless we are willing to continue to accept preventable deaths and injuries, we need to address these issues citywide with a comprehensive approach of education, enforcement and re-engineering,” Cole said.
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