= MEDIA ADVISORY =
For Immediate Release - July 20, 2015
PCH Taskforce to Hold Pedestrian Safety Outreach Events at Popular Malibu Beach Tourist Destinations to Make PCH a Safer Place to Walk
Media Contacts
Matt Myerhoff, City of Malibu
(818) 293-8962 / mmyerhoff@malibucity.org
Marc Lifsher, Senator Fran Pavley
(916) 651-4027 / marc.lifsher@sen.ca.gov
James Reina, Senator Ben Allen
(310) 318-6994 / james.reina@sen.ca.gov
Sean MacNeil, Assemblymember Richard Bloom
(916) 319-2050 / sean.macneil@asm.ca.gov
(Malibu, CA) – With the summer beach season in full swing, the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) Taskforce is holding multiple interactive outreach events to promote pedestrian safety on PCH on July 25 and 26 at two of Malibu’s most popular summer tourist destinations. Hundreds of pedestrians and bicyclists use PCH every day, and it is imperative that all of them are aware of the safest ways of using PCH.
What:
Multiple interactive outreach events to educate residents and visitors, and get feedback about pedestrian safety on PCH in Malibu. At the Pedestrian Safety Workshop on July 26, participants will learn about pedestrian safety best practices, provide input and identify strategies to improve pedestrian safety on PCH. Feedback received at the Pedestrian Safety Workshop and the Sidewalk Discussions will be incorporated into a pedestrian safety assessment report and action plan to be presented to the PCH Taskforce in September.
When & Where:
Sidewalk Discussion
Saturday, July 25
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Malibu Pier 23000 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90265
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/I7KmN [https://goo.gl/maps/I7KmN]
Sidewalk Discussion
Saturday, July 25
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Zuma Beach
Concession Stand Near Parking Lot #5
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/CYlHG [https://goo.gl/maps/CYlHG]
Sidewalk Discussion
Sunday, July 26
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Malibu Surfrider Beach, Southern Section of the Parking Lot
23200 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90265
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/YrXay [https://goo.gl/maps/YrXay]
Pedestrian Safety Workshop
Sunday, July 26, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Chabad of Malibu
22943 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90265
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/WNLfq [https://goo.gl/maps/WNLfq]
The events are free, and open to all. Members of the public are encouraged to participate in any or all of the events.
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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