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Alec Bartrosov announces Glendale City Council bid, makes pedestrian safety a central plank
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Summary
Alec Bartrosov, a transportation planner and lifelong Glendale resident, announced his campaign for City Council and urged the city to fund the pedestrian master plan and install quick-build safety measures near schools; he also cited an unverified claim about elderly-pedestrian collisions.
Alec Bartrosov, a longtime Glendale resident and transportation planner, announced his campaign for Glendale City Council and said he will prioritize pedestrian safety if elected. "My name is Alec Bartrosov, and I hope to be your next Glendale City Council member," he told neighbors.
Bartrosov framed his candidacy around local roots and safety concerns, saying he grew up in South Glendale and walked to Horace Mann Elementary School and the Glendale Central Library. He said recent street design and reckless driving have made sidewalks and crossings unsafe: "Unfortunately, today, our streets are unsafe due to reckless driving and poor street design, and as a result, parents no longer feel their kids can walk to school anymore."
Presenting his professional qualifications, Bartrosov said he is a transportation planner with more than 10 years of experience and holds a master's degree from UCLA. He used that background to propose policy steps, urging the city to make a financial commitment to implement the pedestrian master plan and to pursue "quick build solutions near schools to curb speeding and protect the most vulnerable."
Bartrosov also described nearly 20 years of volunteer work in Glendale, noting three appointments by the city council — two to the transportation and parking commission and one to the sustainability commission — and said he founded the city's first community-run gardens on Monterey Road, which he said have served hundreds of families.
He closed by linking his campaign theme to local concerns about affordability and community-building and asked listeners to visit alecforglendale.com and to vote on June 2. "Let's build community," he said.
Claim noted: Bartrosov asserted that, "Of cities our size in the state of California, Glendale ranks the worst when it comes to collisions involving elderly pedestrians." That claim was presented without a source or statistic in the remarks and could not be verified from the event transcript.
No formal actions, motions, or votes were recorded during this statement; the remarks were a campaign announcement and policy pitch rather than a governing-body decision.
