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Artesia council approves Aug. 9 traffic‑calming demonstrations after staff secures SCAG grant support
Summary
The City Council authorized temporary traffic‑calming demonstrations at four locations on Aug. 9 to test mid‑block crosswalks, miniature traffic circles and visual lane narrowing; the Southern California Association of Governments provided demonstration funding and staff will report back with measurements and community feedback.
The Artesia City Council voted 5‑0 on July 14 to authorize temporary traffic‑calming demonstrations on Aug. 9 at four locations in the city as staff tests whether low‑cost changes can slow speeding on residential streets and improve pedestrian safety. The demonstrations will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will use temporary materials such as cones, delineators, straw wattles, potted plants and borrowed enhanced crosswalk panels.
Why it matters: Council and staff said the demonstrations are a low‑risk, low‑cost way to test treatments — mid‑block enhanced crosswalks, visual narrowing through striping and temporary miniature traffic circles — before building permanent infrastructure as part of scheduled repaving work. The project targets corridors where staff have received repeated speeding complaints.
What the council approved: The demonstrations will be held at two candidate mid‑block enhanced crosswalk locations (Elaine Avenue near Droxford Street and Grayland Avenue between…
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