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Council adopts 2025 Glendale Roadway Design Policy after extended safety and parking debate
Summary
Public Works presented and the council adopted a citywide Roadway Design Policy to standardize street design, prioritize safety and provide lane‑reduction feasibility criteria (16,000 ADT threshold); the item drew detailed Q&A about future traffic forecasting, neighborhood spillover and enforcement.
The Glendale City Council on Nov. 18 adopted the 2025 Glendale Roadway Design Policy, a consolidated framework Public Works said will standardize street‑design decisions, speed implementation of safety projects and guide lane‑repurposing feasibility analyses.
Public Works Senior Traffic Engineer Arik Harmandayan described the document as a living, context‑sensitive playbook for projects ranging from simple restriping to larger major‑reconstruction efforts. Among its elements, staff proposed a rule‑of‑thumb threshold: a four‑lane road carrying 16,000 average daily…
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