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Public Safety Commission refers Garfield–Clark intersection to Mobility & Transportation after safety review
Summary
The South Pasadena Public Safety Commission voted Dec. 9 to continue oversight of enforcement at Garfield Avenue and Clark Place and to refer engineering options for that intersection to the Mobility & Transportation Commission, after officers reported repeated stop-sign violations and residents described frequent near-misses.
On Dec. 9, 2024, the South Pasadena Public Safety Commission voted to continue hearing enforcement updates for the Garfield Avenue and Clark Place intersection and formally referred engineering and traffic-calming options to the city’s Mobility & Transportation Commission, with a requested update by the second quarter of 2025.
The referral followed a presentation from Motor Officer Mike Sanchez of the Police Department’s traffic bureau, who summarized November enforcement and community complaints. Sanchez said his team issued 14 stop-sign citations at the intersection in November and that a regional, collaborative enforcement event on Nov. 19 produced about 45 citations during roughly a four-hour afternoon…
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