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Council backs funding for full traffic signal at intersection near Carver Middle School after student fatality
Summary
The City Council approved funding to install a full traffic signal at an intersection near Carver Middle School following sustained community pressure after a student’s death. Parents and community groups asked for a timeline and recognition of community organizing; council recorded the vote as part of items 35–38.
The Los Angeles City Council approved discretionary funding Wednesday to install a full traffic signal at an intersection near Carver Middle School, a change community members say is needed after a student was killed in a vehicle collision at the site.
Representatives of the Los Angeles Unified School District and local parent groups urged the council to move quickly. Genesis Coronado, speaking on behalf of LAUSD board member Carla Grama, said the signal was the product of “strong parent and community engagement” and thanked Councilmember Price’s office for finding discretionary funding.
“Students already back in school, about a week and a half ago, so I urge LADOT and the office, to make sure that this is implemented as soon as possible,” Coronado said.
Members of community group ACE and Reclaim Our Schools LA described multi-month organizing and signature gathering. One speaker said volunteers collected more than 2,000 signatures calling for a full traffic signal, and another asked that the city meet with the family and confirm a timeline. An ACE organizer asked the council to consider naming the new signal in memory of the student.
Council staff later placed the broader package of items that included the intersection funding on the consent list for votes 35 through 38; the clerk recorded the consolidated vote and reported ayes for the items. The council did not include a detailed implementation timeline during the meeting; community members requested a follow-up meeting to confirm schedule and technical details with LADOT and the council office.
The council did not specify dollar amounts for the discretionary funding on the floor during public comment; community speakers credited Councilmember Price’s office for identifying “necessary discretionary funding.”
