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Commission backs Las Casitas speed cushions; asks staff to re-run vote on Roche Avenue plan
Summary
The Salinas Traffic and Transportation Commission recommended City Council approve a Las Casitas Drive neighborhood traffic‑calming plan for implementation and voted to ask the city manager to direct staff to re-run the plan‑support vote for Roche Avenue after the neighborhood failed to meet the ballot return threshold.
The Salinas Traffic and Transportation Commission on Wednesday recommended that the City Council approve a neighborhood traffic‑calming plan for Las Casitas Drive and directed staff to repeat the plan‑support vote for Roche Avenue after the Roche petition failed to meet the city’s ballot return threshold.
Las Casitas Drive
City staff told the commission the Las Casitas Drive plan calls for three speed cushions spaced between Ranchero and Ryder Avenue and was developed with resident input. "The recommended motion is a motion recommending the city council approve Las Casitas Drive neighborhood traffic calming plan supported by residents for implementation," the staff presenter said.
The city reported Las Casitas Drive has a 25 mph posted speed limit and recorded an 85th‑percentile speed near the school of about 40 mph. Staff said the street had five reported collisions in a three‑year period, two…
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