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City transportation staff presents updated citywide engineering and traffic survey; 58 segments reviewed
Summary
Staff presented a citywide engineering and traffic survey required by California law. The consultant reviewed prevailing speeds and crash data for 58 roadway segments and proposed posting changes on three short segments. Commissioners asked for additional data sources and clarified how AB 43 affects local speed-setting authority.
South Pasadena transportation staff presented the city's updated engineering and traffic survey (ENTS) on May 20, 2025, a mandated review of speed limits and roadway conditions that supports lawful posting and enforcement of speed limits.
"Engineering and traffic surveys are a survey of highway and traffic conditions in accordance with a method determined by the department of transportation," Bassam, the city's transportation program manager, told the commission while introducing the study and its methodology. Staff said the study followed state guidance, used radar speed runs, reviewed average daily traffic, and examined three years of collision history.
Consultants evaluated 58 roadway segments across 29 city streets. In most cases staff recommended retaining existing posted limits; the report noted three short segments where a clear 25‑mph posting was recommended to formalize…
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