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Capitola council backs roundabouts for Bay Avenue, keeps Bay Hill quick‑build in place
Summary
After a months‑long study, the City Council selected roundabouts as the preferred long‑term design for the Bay Avenue corridor and voted to keep the temporary Bay Hill quick‑build configuration in place while the city pursues design refinement, outreach and grant funding.
The Capitola City Council on Feb. 20 selected roundabouts as the city’s preferred long‑term safety and traffic‑operations improvement for Bay Avenue and directed staff to continue public engagement and pursue grant funding for final design and construction.
The action followed a traffic corridor study by consulting firm Kimley‑Horn and city staff showing that roundabouts at key intersections would reduce vehicle delay, shorten pedestrian crossing distances and cut the number and severity of conflict points compared with maintaining stop control or installing traffic signals. The council also voted to retain the existing Bay Hill quick‑build traffic configuration as an interim safety measure while the city works toward permanent designs.
Kimley‑Horn traffic analyst Derek Wu summarized the firm’s findings during the presentation, saying roundabouts “provide…
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