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Council approves South Sunset ‘road diet’ after heated debate over outreach and safety
Summary
City engineers presented a traffic study showing high speeds and crash patterns on South Sunset and proposed converting a four-lane segment to a three-lane configuration with bike lanes; council approved moving forward with design and construction despite objections about public notice, diversion analysis and enforcement (vote 8–1).
City traffic engineers recommended a ‘road diet’ for a stretch of South Sunset after a local study showed an average daily traffic volume around 8,800 vehicles and an 85th-percentile speed near 46 mph — roughly 11 mph above the posted limit. Engineers cited national evidence that lane-reduction treatments can cut total crashes and excessive speeds and recommended converting the 4-lane cross section to a 3-lane configuration (one travel lane each way plus a center turn lane) with added bike lanes.
Several council members and at least one…
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