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Norwalk staff outlines implementation, outreach for California’s new daylighting law (AB 413)
Summary
City staff briefed the council on AB 413 — the state’s new daylighting law requiring clear sightlines at crosswalks — and described education efforts, enforcement timing and potential impacts to hundreds of intersections and curb spaces across Norwalk.
City staff presented an informational briefing Tuesday on implementation of AB 413, California’s new “daylighting” law that restricts parking and other obstructions near crosswalks to improve pedestrian visibility.
Ozzie Ramos of the City of Norwalk’s public safety/traffic team said the law generally prohibits parking within 20 feet of crosswalks — and that it applies to both marked and unmarked crosswalks. “The intent of the law was to save lives and make streets safer everywhere,” Ramos said, describing before-and-after photos showing how removing parked cars near…
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