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Council delays Avenue H parking decision after Torrance asks to allow outbound egress; residents push to keep bollards
Summary
Redondo Beach officials tabled a final decision on a temporary resident-only parking pilot and a request from Torrance to allow cars to exit Avenue H during the Seaside neighborhood holiday light display. The council asked staff to pursue a memorandum of understanding with Torrance and return with more detail; community speakers mostly opposed any
The Redondo Beach City Council on Tuesday paused final action on a proposed temporary resident-only parking program for the Avenue H/Messina neighborhood and a Torrance request to permit outbound traffic egress during the holiday light displays, directing staff to seek a written agreement with Torrance and report back.
The city had proposed a two-year pilot “temporary preferential parking program” (TSPP) that would make parts of Avenue H, Messina Drive and Circle Drive resident-only between Thanksgiving and New Year’s from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., with permits for residents and exemptions at staff discretion. Public works staff also described an annual bollard closure the city typically installs at the Torrance/Redondo border to prevent inbound holiday traffic; Torrance requested the city leave an opening so vehicles could exit Torrance into Redondo Beach during the event.
City staff presented the…
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