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The proposal centers on converting Mission Street to a narrower cross section and performing a slurry seal and restripe rather than full reconstruction. \"If we're gonna do this change to Mission Street, it should be towards the idea of doing something permanent,\" staff member Ted said during the presentation, describing the plan to use rubberized striping and roadway resurfacing as a long‑term demonstration that could be upgraded in a later capital project.

Commissioners and members of the public raised traffic‑flow and safety concerns at several constrained intersections, notably Fremont, Mound and Orange Grove. Staff presented traffic modeling showing modest increases in vehicle delay for several alternatives and described three alternatives for the constrained Fremont–Ferris segment: (1) a full conversion to a two‑lane configuration; (2) a variant that retains some turn pockets to reduce delay; and (3) a version with supplemental right‑turn pockets at selected intersections. The modeling showed level‑of‑service changes in the AM and PM peak hours depending on the alternative; staff emphasized that the project aims to slow traffic and improve pedestrian and bicycle conditions while keeping vehicle delays within acceptable limits.

Staff said the preferred cross section includes a 5‑foot striped bike lane (6 feet where feasible), an 11‑foot parking or travel lane adjacent to parklets, and a 10‑ to 12‑foot travel lane; in tighter spots the through lane width was shown as 10 feet. Commissioners pressed staff on conflict zones where bike lanes drop out for right turns, on relocation of bus stops, on maintaining deliveries and truck access, and on how the design would tie into other future capital projects (for example, the Mission–Pasadena tie‑in and Fremont Avenue work). Staff responded that some items—signal pole relocation, curb bulb rework, and major intersection reconfiguration—are likely to be part of later capital projects and require additional funding and coordination.

Staff gave a preliminary budget range: roughly $270,000 for traffic signal and related work, about $350,000 for a slurry seal covering the project limits, about $250,000 for final design and business outreach, and additional costs for streetscape/parklet finish work. Staff said the assembled estimate for the package as presented would be on the order of $1 million if the city pays for the roadway resurfacing, striping and the market/parklet furnishings. \"In entirety, we're talking about a million dollars to really levy this the way it should be,\" Ted said.

Public commenters and several commissioners urged stronger physical protection for bike lanes (not just green paint), careful sequencing where the diet begins near Orange Grove Park, and early outreach to businesses that would host parklets. Casey Law of South Pass Active told the commission that lowering speeds and adding bike facilities supports city climate and pedestrian safety goals. Parents and neighborhood speakers urged protection for school crossings and better crossing guard distribution, which several commissioners said should be handled via separate neighborhood traffic‑calming or school‑safety processes.

Staff asked the commission for a recommendation that the city include the Mission Street road diet concept in the capital improvement program and pursue funding and detailed design. Commissioners broadly expressed support for the concept as an improvement over the current four‑lane configuration while asking staff to return with refined designs for problematic intersections, clarified parking impacts, and follow‑up community outreach plans. No formal action or vote on the road diet was taken at the May 20 meeting; staff will carry commission comments into the design and budgeting process and return with further refinements.

The commission requested additional analysis of: how the proposed changes might re‑route traffic to nearby east–west streets, more detailed intersection modeling for the Fremont–Ferris and Mound approaches, and options for adding low‑cost parking‑protected bike facilities or vertical delineators at high‑conflict locations. Staff said it would return with those materials as part of the next design phase and related CIP programming.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","South Pasadena Public Works Infrastructure Commission 05 20 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City transportation staff presented a proposal to convert most of Mission Street from four travel lanes to a two‑lane configuration with a center two‑way left‑turn lane, add bike lanes and parklets, and slurry‑seal and restripe the roadway to test a long‑term road diet.","taxTitle","South Pasadena City, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",70853,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6226826,"Parents press commission for more crossing guards and speed calming near Arroyo Vista Elementary; neighbors ask for speed cushions on Ramona Avenue",148,198000,346000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3503829-8b15f34fca123c766a41846860484e2f&start=198&end=346","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3503829-8b15f34fca123c766a41846860484e2f/thumbnail_198000.jpg","/articles/6226826/South-Pasadena-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Parents-press-commission-for-more-crossing-guards-and-speed-calming-near-Arroyo-Vista-Elementary-neighbors-ask-for-speed-cushions-on-Ramona-Avenue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6226826-8a4fc2b853fa595ff92a53fd8f7af1a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448621&Signature=bSCdDOuU5ut0ECRPJlqWKx6qLy4MaSKYvHl5I5kEzeBLakpNbRNCq9Fv9gsZx64NnHLrHSU~1eEdLFJAkYFpOXBdrNilqtEoaaHnhZMk7IESTiduREGOX-M56dWAkOL74zvev0UIKZDZLFJ2HzFqJG7iEKt60VdCDVoh23d~aEPY9XdDRVP6tu2cKaWOy5RXSTl1V8nkGGzg9ObKnm1xUj4z9RjdLYKu2qxCSg8zrCuXQNkrevM4TwlGqGw4QcQhI1IqN15hbBZsU88GbDrdHR~HhvbMwmYPLkS-koT2a2t7W3Eue28eBep21hW7rcxgBhh9ySPQPem6ID4JLxRKFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Before the evening's agenda items, parents raised two neighborhood safety issues they asked the commission to note for Public Works and the school district.

\"There have been huge traffic concerns there. It is actually where the youngest learners enter the school, and there have been near fatalities and very dangerous situations as these kids are very small,\" parent Sadie Jefferson said about the Hawthorne and DeCostan intersection adjacent to Arroyo Vista Elementary. Jefferson said there is no crossing guard at that location and presented a petition with about 100 parent signatures from roughly 40 walking students. \"I drove down Marengo and noticed they have 7 crossing guards for Marengo Elementary compared to our 2 at Arroyo Vista,\" she told the commission and asked how crossing guards are allocated.

Jefferson also described vehicle speeds on Ramona Avenue between Oak and Rawlin: \"People regularly drive 40 miles per hour. Our speed bump situation is palm trees. We put palm tree leaves in the street and hope that people swerve. We have 26 young children under the age of 18 who are frequently playing out front.\" She said residents have sought speed humps in the past and asked the commission to consider speed‑calming measures to protect children and students who cross that street to nearby schools.

Commissioners acknowledged the concerns and said crossing guard allocation and neighborhood traffic calming are handled through separate City and school district processes; they requested staff follow up with residents on next steps and explained that some engineering mitigations (for example, speed cushions or formal crosswalk upgrades) require neighborhood speed studies, funding and coordination with school officials and the Police Department.

No formal action was taken during public comment. Staff noted the concerns would be forwarded to appropriate departments for follow‑up.","During public comment a parent and residents told the commission about near‑fatal close calls at Hawthorne & DeCostan near Arroyo Vista Elementary and said crossing‑guard allocation appears uneven compared with Marengo Elementary. Neighbors on Ramona Avenue asked for speed‑calming measures to address regular 40 mph driving and children playing in",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6226830,"City transportation staff presents updated citywide engineering and traffic survey; 58 segments reviewed",784,5201000,5985000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3503829-8b15f34fca123c766a41846860484e2f&start=5201&end=5985","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3503829-8b15f34fca123c766a41846860484e2f/thumbnail_5201000.jpg","/articles/6226830/South-Pasadena-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/City-transportation-staff-presents-updated-citywide-engineering-and-traffic-survey-58-segments-reviewed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6226830-fc0bd14a22be2caa51c9c9cd2fa9eeef/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448621&Signature=ek-h2qa0tH9pfxDGEqoeKgTbxctuw6rp5AdW29vB7Ei0qyTHcbAThIe~EEJhCcrgkwZhLgu3SBLMHVbCdTHbqt2U4BFfFBcxzBeqKumWSTeqoONuWvTbNWdhUc1YuXDaTxFYk868PcDvgGSeMJ0a0DFXqWD00EVsbdfveqIOhHa1D8bkU73SE0GEC~VEESKoqxENTyqDw6RRWa~6Xaimk7A5~Ci3w1DY5qEdFoo0dDgvZVL52VKGigre49mx6Fp1b3~r7rxjGNPH7n~DZAxwMf9gSs9qLNUdFrBzTGQTQWKL7e2aBSYej8slVnGevUdnY3VRzDIbnlpc0PLUg3EDIA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","South Pasadena transportation staff presented the city's updated engineering and traffic survey (ENTS) on May 20, 2025, a mandated review of speed limits and roadway conditions that supports lawful posting and enforcement of speed limits.

\"Engineering and traffic surveys are a survey of highway and traffic conditions in accordance with a method determined by the department of transportation,\" Bassam, the city's transportation program manager, told the commission while introducing the study and its methodology. Staff said the study followed state guidance, used radar speed runs, reviewed average daily traffic, and examined three years of collision history.

Consultants evaluated 58 roadway segments across 29 city streets. In most cases staff recommended retaining existing posted limits; the report noted three short segments where a clear 25‑mph posting was recommended to formalize previously informal expectations (for example, Olive Street between Orange Grove and Meridian was listed as a segment to formalize at 25 mph). In presentation slides staff flagged the prior ENTS (circa 2014) as out of date and said the update was overdue under current guidance. Staff also summarized AB 43 (which became effective mid‑2024 for practical implementation) and explained that the new law gives local agencies limited flexibility to set speed limits lower than the standard 85th‑percentile methodology under defined conditions.

Commissioners and public commenters pressed staff on data sources used to identify \"high injury\" locations. Multiple commissioners asked the consultant to reconcile the crash analysis with other sources — for example, local police reports and statewide collision databases — rather than relying only on publicly aggregated datasets. Commissioner Dunlap and others noted that some local streets where neighbors report repeated safety concerns (Arroyo Drive was discussed as an example) did not receive an automatic lower posting in the ENTS and asked staff to explain the criteria used (residential/business district definitions from the California Vehicle Code and the 85th‑percentile speed methodology were cited).

Bassam said the ENTS followed the standard steps: 85th‑percentile (prevailing) speed measurement via radar runs, field observations of roadway geometry and pedestrian/bicycle presence, and a three‑year collision review. He advised the commission that AB 43 allows a local agency to lower posted speeds by up to 5 mph below an ENTS outcome in certain circumstances (for example, on streets designated as \"high‑injury network\"), but that Caltrans guidance and an updated MUTCD definition for \"high‑injury\" are not yet fully incorporated statewide; staff said the city would therefore be cautious and document the engineering basis for any non‑standard reductions.

Public comments urged broader use of AB 43 to lower posted speeds where pedestrian and bicycle collisions occur and noted that several major corridors have recurring collisions. Commissioners asked staff to follow up with the consultant on two items before the ENTS is taken to council for final action: (1) re‑check collision sourcing and methodology (use of local police collision records vs. third‑party aggregated data), and (2) provide clearer maps and tables tying recommended postings to the statutory definitions of \"residential district\" and \"business district.\" Staff said they would return with clarifications and anticipated forwarding the finalized ENTS to City Council for adoption so the Police Department can rely on the updated posted limits for enforcement.","Staff presented a citywide engineering and traffic survey required by California law. The consultant reviewed prevailing speeds and crash data for 58 roadway segments and proposed posting changes on three short segments. Commissioners asked for additional data sources and clarified how AB 43 affects local speed-setting authority.","actionData","errors"]

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City transportation staff presents updated citywide engineering and traffic survey; 58 segments reviewed