Sherman Oaks: Efforts to lessen traffic are a success

Claims of less traffic have been made for the Library Square neighborhood, near the new Best Buy on Van Nuys Boulevard. Pat Davenport, field deputy for Councilmember Wendy Greuel, reports that the requests on how to reduce traffic have been honored. Signs forbidding trucks more than 6,000 gross weight will take effect at the intersection of Milbank and Sylmar soon, as well as in Milbank Street and Hazeltine Avenue.

Other issues to be considered include delivery trucks cutting through residential neighborhoods, not including resident deliveries. Davenport also reports that the city's department of street services is installing new bumpouts, or curb extentions, along Moorpark Street. These bumpouts are being paid for with $175,000 contributed by Best Buy.