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Aliso Viejo council approves speed hump, delineators and edge lines for Hummingbird Lane
Summary
After resident testimony about crashes, the council approved white edge lines, channelization/delineators and a speed hump on Hummingbird Lane (4–1 vote) as part of an ad hoc follow-up to ongoing speeding complaints.
Aliso Viejo — The City Council voted 4–1 to install white edge lines, channelization striping with delineators and a speed hump on Hummingbird Lane in response to resident concerns about speeding near a neighborhood park.
Staff presented four possible measures — white edge lines, channelization striping and delineators, permanent speed-feedback signs and speed humps — and recommended lighter measures unless data suggested otherwise. Residents urged stronger action: Brett Poole asked that the council place a speed hump near the park border, and Payal Avelon noted two recent serious accidents, including “one with a fatality,” and urged closing the Aliso Creek Road access as a long-term fix.
Councilmembers discussed placement to avoid noise and property impacts, liability concerns and alternatives such as speed cushions. After discussion the motion was amended to drop an additional speed-feedback sign and proceed with white edge lines, delineators and a speed hump; the roll-call vote was recorded as four yes and one no.
Staff said about $40,000 has been spent to date addressing Hummingbird Lane concerns and that data from the existing speed-feedback device show an 85th-percentile speed of about 24 mph based on more than 130,000 data points. Staff will return with implementation timing and exact hump location to reduce impacts on nearby homes.
