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Commission recommends all-way stop at California and East San Luis, asks staff to consider striping
Summary
Staff cited qualitative crash history and nearby school-related pedestrian activity as justification for an all-way stop at California St. and E. San Luis St.; the commission approved a recommendation to City Council with consideration for additional line striping to improve visibility.
The Salinas Traffic & Transportation Commission on Jan. 8 recommended that City Council approve an all-way stop at the intersection of California Street and East San Luis Street (agenda item 25614), citing collision history and nearby pedestrian generators.
Staff presentation City staff told commissioners the intersection did not meet the STEP-style quantitative hourly volume thresholds (no hour reached the 300-vehicle major-street threshold) but that the qualitative criteria — including broadside collisions historically at the location and nearby pedestrian generators — supported an always-stop recommendation. "For this intersection specifically, none of the hours were satisfied under the quantitative portion," staff said, and noted that three reported collisions (with two additional collisions reported by the resident but not in the city's dataset) informed the qualitative analysis.
Commission discussion and amendment Commissioner Daley proposed approving the resolution with an additional request to refresh or add line striping on East San Luis to improve visibility for drivers and pedestrians. Commissioners discussed procedure for making that an amendment to the motion, and staff explained that a first maker can add considerations; the commission ultimately approved the recommendation with the striping consideration.
Outcome and implementation The commission's recommendation will be forwarded to City Council for final approval. Staff said that if council approves the installation, implementation steps typically include public notification and temporary speed-trailer notices prior to sign installation; line-striping or other pavement markings would be coordinated by Public Works.
