For Immediate Release
August 4, 2015
CONTACTS
Matt Myerhoff, City of Malibu
(818) 293-8962 / mmyerhoff@malibucity.org [mailto:mmyerhoff@malibucity.org]
Marc Lifsher, Senator Fran Pavley
(916) 651-4027 / marc.lifsher@sen.ca.gov [mailto:marc.lifsher@sen.ca.gov]
James Reina, Senator Ben Allen
(310) 318-6994 / james.reina@sen.ca.gov [mailto:james.reina@sen.ca.gov]
Sean MacNeil, Assemblymember Richard Bloom
(916) 319-2050 / sean.macneil@asm.ca.gov [mailto:sean.macneil@asm.ca.gov]
PCH Taskforce Will Educate Malibu Youth and Their Parents About Pedestrian Safety to Make PCH a Safer Place to Walk
(Malibu, CA) – The Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) Taskforce is conducting trainings at the Boys and Girls Club of Malibu on August 5 to educate youth and their parents about pedestrian safety and get feedback about how to improve safety on PCH. Hundreds of pedestrians and bicyclists use PCH every day, and it is imperative that all of them, including the next generation, are aware of the safest ways of using PCH. All feedback received will be incorporated into a pedestrian safety report and action plan to be presented to the PCH Taskforce in September.
What: Presentations and discussions to educate youth and their parents and get feedback about pedestrian safety on PCH in Malibu. This event is open to media to attend, but not open to the public.
When & Where:
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
11:00 – 11:30 AM Elementary School Students
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM Teens
Boys and Girls Clubs of Malibu. 30215 Morning View Drive, Malibu. Map: https://goo.gl/HhqEDy [https://goo.gl/HhqEDy]
The PCH Taskforce, co-chaired by Senators Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) and Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) and Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), is an active coalition comprised of community representatives, pedestrian and bicycle advocates, residents, law enforcement, city and traffic engineers, Caltrans, and local and state elected officials. The taskforce jurisdiction stretches from the McClure Tunnel in Santa Monica to the Ventura County line including the cities of Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Malibu and unincorporated Los Angeles County. It focuses on unsafe speed, unsafe pedestrian crossings, education on bicycle laws, and incidents of DUI in order to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities to motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians using the corridor.
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