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City outlines concept for signal at Avenida De Los Arboles and Avenida De Los Plantas; neighbors raised access and truck-turning concerns
Summary
City staff presented a concept to install a signal, curb extensions, connected bike lanes and street lighting at the Avenida De Los Arboles / Avenida De Los Plantas intersection, citing traffic volumes and collision history that placed the site at the top of the city's signal-priority list.
Clark Stanfill, an engineering associate in the City of Thousand Oaks Public Works Department, presented a conceptual plan to signalize the three-way stop-controlled intersection of Avenida De Los Arboles and Avenida De Los Plantas. Staff said the location ranked No. 1 on the city's signal-priority list in 2022 and 2025 and is included in the council-approved capital improvement budget.
Stanfill said the intersection currently forces merge lanes near the junction and lacks continuous bike lanes through the intersection; the concept calls for curb-ramp extensions (bulb-outs) to create space for signal poles and pedestrian pushbuttons, restriping to connect Class 2 bike lanes east and west of the junction, added pedestrian ramps, and street lights integrated with the signals. The project concept also proposes a right-turn lane eastbound and a signalized left-turn pocket westbound; curb extensions would shorten pedestrian…
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