The Agoura Hills City Council voted unanimously to introduce an ordinance adopting the city’s 2025 engineering and traffic survey (ENTS) and to advance recommended speed-limit reductions on nine roadway segments.

City Engineer Charmaine Yambao told the council the ENTS followed state guidance and recent legislative changes (AB 43, AB 1938) that allow cities to consider vulnerable road users when setting reduced limits. "It is proposed to reduce the speed limit to 40 miles per hour based on the horizontal and vertical road curvatures that exist and usage by bicyclists and pedestrians," Yambao said, describing the four Agora Road segments included in the change.

The survey recommends reducing four contiguous segments of Agoura Road from 45 to 40 mph, lowering a segment of Canwood Street from 40 to 35 mph (staff noted posted signs already reflect 35 mph), trimming portions of Driver Avenue to 30 mph, cutting a Reyes Adobe stretch from 40 to 35 mph near Yerba Buena Elementary, and establishing a posted 35 mph limit on Cornell Road where none existed previously. Staff cited roadway curvature, visibility, collision history and bicycle and pedestrian use as reasons for specific reductions.

Council members pressed staff on timing and enforcement. Charmaine Yambao and City traffic engineer Matt Stewart said the second reading of Ordinance No. 26-483 is scheduled for Jan. 28, 2026; if approved, signs will be replaced starting 30 days after final approval. Under AB 43 there is an initial grace period: drivers more than 10 mph over the new limit receive a warning for 30 days, with full enforceability beginning March 29, 2026. "We will notify the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department of the new speed limits," Yambao said.

Council member Kate Anderson, who serves on the Public Works Subcommittee, praised the effort and moved to approve staff’s recommendation. Multiple members echoed safety concerns for pedestrians, cyclists and wildlife near the upcoming Wallace Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. Council member Chris Anstead noted rising e-bike and pedestrian activity as a driver for reductions and joined Anderson in supporting the findings.

The council voted 5-0 to introduce the ordinance (mover: Council member Kate Anderson; second: Council member Sylvester). City staff will return for the second reading on Jan. 28 and begin outreach and signage replacement after final adoption.

What happens next: If the council adopts the ordinance at second reading, the city will post new speed limits and begin the AB 43 warning period; full enforcement would start March 29, 2026. Staff will publish the ENTS and supporting data on the city website and notify the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.