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Traffic committee recommends all-way stop at North Nora and West Rowland near Del Norte Park
Summary
The committee concluded the intersection at North Nora Avenue and West Rowland Avenue qualifies for all-way stop control because Del Norte Park is a high pedestrian generator; staff will install stop signs and a marked crosswalk and the committee approved the referral to City Council.
The West Covina Traffic Committee on March 11 recommended installing all-way stop control and a marked crosswalk at North Nora Avenue and West Rowland Avenue, citing nearby Del Norte Park as a high pedestrian generator.
Mike Lloyd, City Engineer, presented traffic counts and a 24-hour speed survey taken Jan. 29, 2025, reporting combined daily vehicle counts of 1,110 on North Nora and 714 on West Rowland at the sampled locations. The 80th-percentile speed on North Nora, 100 feet north of West Rowland, was 34 mph where the posted limit is 25 mph. A SWITRS review for Jan. 2022–Dec. 2024 showed zero collisions at the intersection.
Lloyd said the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CAMUTCD) allows consideration of stop control where an intersection adjoins a high pedestrian generator. He told the committee that Del Norte Park — which staff described as a seven-acre park with playgrounds, a dog park and home to the West Covina National Little League — qualifies as a high pedestrian generator and that angled parking near the park can obstruct drivers’ views of pedestrians.
Based on engineering judgment, the committee recommended installing stop signs on the northwest and southeast corners; placing all-way plaques under the existing and proposed stop signs; adding red-reflective strips on stop signs; replacing a faded stop sign on the northeast corner; installing stop bars and stop legends on North Nora; and installing a white ladder crosswalk on the east leg of the intersection. Committee members discussed treating repainting items as maintenance work and directed those items to Public Works. The committee moved to vote and approved forwarding the recommendations to City Council.
Resident commenters and at least one committee member supported the all-way stop, citing observed speeding and use of the street by people driving to the dog park.
