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Santa Monica Reduces Speed Limits at a Dozen Intersections

By Lookout Staff

August 17, 2009 -- Motorists will have to slow down at a dozen Santa Monica locations after the City Council last week reduced the speed limit by 5 mph.

The move -- which must be approved on second reading -- came after the City studied traffic patterns at 103 locations to comply with a State law that requires municipalities to conduct a traffic survey every five to ten years.

The survey gauges roadway conditions as well as use by pedestrians and bicyclists, said Andrew Maximous, the City's transportation engineer.

Four of the 12 locations where speed limits were reduced are on 4th Street, two are on Wilshire Boulevard and another two on Main Street.

Not all streets will see traffic slow down.

The speed limits on Colorado Avenue between Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard and on 2nd Street between Wilshire Boulevard and Colorado Avenue will increase from 25 to 30 mph, which is the limit throughout the Downtown.

At the following locations, the speed limits will be reduced by 5 mph:

1. Olympic Boulevard between 11th Street and 15th Street – from 45 MPH to 40 MPH

2. Ocean Park Boulevard between 23rd Street and Centinela Avenue – from 40 MPH to 35 MPH

3. Wilshire Boulevard between Lincoln Boulevard and 17th Street – from 35 MPH to 30 MPH

4. Wilshire Boulevard between 17th Street and Centinela Avenue – from 35 MPH to 30 MPH

5. 4th Street between San Vicente Boulevard and Montana Avenue – from 30 MPH to 25 MPH

6. 4th Street between Montana Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard – from 30 MPH to 25 MPH

7. 4th Street between Pico Boulevard and Ocean Park Boulevard – from 30 MPH to 25 MPH

8. 4th Street between Ocean Park Boulevard and south City Limit – from 30 MPH to 25 MPH

9. 5th Street between Montana Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard – from 30 MPH to 25 MPH

10. Main Street between Pico Boulevard and Ocean Park Boulevard – from 30 MPH to 25 MPH

11. Main Street between Ocean Park Boulevard and south City Limit – from 30 MPH to 25 MPH

12. Ocean Avenue between Pico Boulevard and Hollister Avenue – from 30 MPH to 25 MPH

The changes are in large part a response to complaints from residents during public input gathered to update the City's Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE), which will dictate development and traffic patterns for the next quarter century.


 


 

 

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