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Encinitas residents press council to declare local roadway emergency after series of pedestrian deaths
Summary
Families and safety advocates urged the Encinitas City Council to adopt a local roadway state of emergency and step up speed enforcement after multiple pedestrian and cyclist fatalities this year, including 12‑year‑old Emery Chalikian. Speakers proposed cameras, movable electronic signs and permanent speed‑feedback devices.
Dozens of residents told the Encinitas City Council on Aug. 13 that the city must act quickly to slow traffic and protect pedestrians after a string of recent fatal crashes. Speakers — including the family of 12‑year‑old Emery Chalikian, who was killed when a driver ran a red light — asked the council to put a local roadway "state of emergency" on a near‑term agenda and to install speed cameras, movable electronic signs and more permanent speed‑feedback displays.
"Why don't you prioritize the safety of our residents?" one speaker…
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