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Council goes forward with plans for new stop signs
by Dan Bialek
The city council has unanimously upheld its decision to install stop signs at the three-way intersections of Ardmore and Duncan avenues, as traffic issues dominated yet another council meeting.
The council had postponed the stop sign vote for two weeks due to complaints from residents that wanted the matter examined further. Area residents had requested the signs to protect students walking to and from Robinson Elementary School.
Four neighbors spoke against installing the signs, most citing pollution and noise concerns. Three residents spoke in favor of the signs, saying that traffic moves much too fast in the area.
Council members also listened to a presentation made by City Traffic Engineer Richard Garland regarding an ongoing traffic study on Marine Avenue. The study, which began in 1999, has examined different methods to divert or change the flow of traffic on the heavily used thoroughfare.
The council decided to study a plan to install permanent narrowing devices, such as landscaping and curbs, to discourage Sepulveda Avenue traffic from turning west down Marine Avenue. The council also instructed its staff to send letters to more than 600 trucking and delivery companies to inform them that the city will begin ticketing large trucks that use the street illegally.
Garland also told the council that the city's costumed mascot "Stopper" the stop sign is ready to begin educating citizens about respecting the traffic control device that he resembles, and will do so within the coming months. ER