Re: Appeal of Design Review Board decision PDR 1723012-B; 1633 S. Victory Blvd. 3-story, 64-room hotel with ingress and egress access to 2 level of underground parking from public alleyway — allowing for a single business monopolization of alleyway and burden of cumulative traffic congestion.
As the date approaches for our appeal case to be heard by City Council, we will be adding photos to our feature called “alley traffic of the day.” The point of this is so that our concerns about cumulative alley congestion, resident access, and potential of injury are not heard as typical generic cries of “traffic,” but are instead clearly demonstrated, over time, and shown to be a real condition, not merely an opinion based in projection, assumptions, or fear.
This brief series of images was shot in the few seconds it took me to place trash in an alley-side container. Here a service truck headed toward Lake St. encounters a passenger vehicle traveling toward Victory Blvd. Note that each vehicle moves to their right only for passing, thereafter continuing their travel in the center portion of the alley.
This type of passing traffic is seen frequently throughout the day. In addition to residents, service vehicles, and delivery trucks that require the alleyway, it is often used as a shortcut for motorists intending to avoid traffic on Western Ave. when accessing the southbound Interstate 5 Freeway entrance near Lake St. The route on Victory Blvd. from the 134 Freeway to Western Ave. heading to the Interstate 5 Freeway is a primary access road which is congested with bumper to bumper cars during morning and evening commuter traffic.
It is our sincere hope that the Glendale City Council will view these photographs and consider all of their implications; from issues regarding resident inconvenience and prevention of usage, to the potential for property damage, injury, or fatality.
Please email City Council at the addresses below and let them know that measures must be taken to mitigate the cumulative traffic congestion caused by allowing hotel patrons to occupy both lanes of alley traffic. The solution to this is to require incoming hotel traffic to approach the underground parking entrance while remaining on the hotel property exclusively, and only exiting into the public alleyway. This method of incoming traffic approach has been used by all businesses previously located at the same location.
Voice your opposition to PDR-1723012-B by emailing or speaking to CITY COUNCIL
- “Zareh Sinanyan” <zsinanyan@glendaleca.gov>
- “Paula Devine” <pdevine@glendaleca.gov>
- “Ara Najarian” <anajarian@glendaleca.gov>
- “Vartan Gharpetian” <vgharpetian@glendaleca.gov>
- “Vrej Agajanian” <vagajanian@glendaleca.gov>