Sierra Madre council approves traffic-report changes, asks staff to prepare stop‑sign findings for three intersections

Sierra Madre City Council members on Tuesday accepted the bulk of a city traffic survey and directed staff to prepare formal findings to consider additional traffic controls at several neighborhood intersections, including Grandview and Cannon, where residents and school officials have raised safety concerns.

The council approved the engineering report’s recommended speed‑limit and signing changes for several streets but rejected a recommendation to raise the posted limit on East Sierra Madre Boulevard from 25 to 30 mph. Council members also declined to enact the consultant’s proposed weekday parking restrictions on West Grandview Avenue, and instead asked staff to return with alternatives.

Why it matters: Council members said the moves aim to balance enforceable traffic controls with neighborhood needs and pedestrian safety near schools. Several residents told the council they had witnessed near‑misses at the Grandview‑Cannon crossing and…