Apr 23, 2007 1:49 pm US/Pacific
City's 2nd 'Gridlock Tiger Team' Starts Operation
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The city's second "gridlock tiger team" was unleashed in the San Fernando Valley Sunday morning, ticketing and towing vehicles along an 8 1/2-mile stretch of Ventura Boulevard.
AP
The city's second "gridlock tiger team" was unleashed in the San Fernando Valley Sunday morning, ticketing and towing vehicles along an 8 1/2-mile stretch of Ventura Boulevard.
Tiger Team II, comprised of five Department of Transportation traffic control officers and three tow trucks, will prowl Ventura Boulevard from the San Diego (405) Freeway to Topanga Canyon Boulevard to enforce existing parking laws in an effort to keep traffic moving during rush-hour periods.
Villaraigosa unleashed the first tiger team along a 14-mile stretch of Wilshire Boulevard last June, resulting in citations for more than 17,000 motorists and about 5,100 towed vehicles, according to the mayor's office.
Last July, the City Council approved heftier fines for motorists who park in 23 so-called "Anti-Gridlock Zones" during rush hour.
The fines for parking in a red zone typically is $65, but the ordinance, approved last July, hikes the fine to $140 for motorists who illegally park in red zones during peak commuting times. A second offense costs scofflaws $290.
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