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Neighbor Rose Farley convinced the city to improve the aged crosswalk at Abrams and Prospect across from Whole Foods. We now have new striping and signage. Here’s what readers had to say:

Foods add a ‘drive-thru’ for their beer aisle? SUBURBAN LAKEWOOD FOREVER.“ —dealingwith

“How about a zoning designation banning ugly tract-style suburban monstrosities?” —Scott

—Jamie Wheeler

“Go Rose! It is about time, I have walked all the way around to a more visible, safer crossing in the past due to how dangerous this crosswalk is!”

“This is ridiculous. Crosswalks at two intersections are less than 500 feet away. If someone is going to make the effort and time to walk to the store, an extra 1,000 feet for additional safety is a no brainer. It’s a dangerous place to cross because the curves of the street reduce visibility.”

—Waste of Money

“The naysayers are right. Forget quality of life. Buy a bigger car or get out of the way of those who are willing to. Vroom. They should have taken down the speed limit signs, not added crosswalk signs. Also can the Whole

“I’ll say a little thank you to her whenever I cross at the new intersection either on foot or in my car.” —neighbor

“Or, you could work to turn the box between Richmond / LaVista and Alderson / Abrams into a light-commercial area full of shops, restaurants, and everything else that would make Lakewood the second coming of the OC.” —Does Walkable Make Sense?

Megatel, the builder responsible for the Kensington Gardens single-family development in Hollywood Heights/Santa Monica, is seeking approval for a similar project across the street, and some neighbors turned up at City Hall to oppose it:

“If they try to raise my taxes, I am going to challenge on the basis of ‘It doesn’t represent MY neighborhood!’ ” —David Card

“I love maintaining and restoring the historical aspects as much as possible. However when things are heading towards blight, get off your throne of historical purity.” —Neighbor

“We should all be thanking the Lord that this undesirable area for homes wasn’t developed with low income apartments.” —Brian