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Baldwin Park outlines safety overhaul for Los Angeles Street, including center medians
Summary
Public works proposed a systemic safety plan for Los Angeles Street — the city’s highest‑volume corridor — recommending raised center medians, limited left turns and targeted signal upgrades after reviewing collision history and traffic volumes.
Public works staff on Wednesday recommended a multi‑part safety overhaul for Los Angeles Street, which staff described as the city’s least safe road and a top priority for capital investments.
Director Daniel Padilla told council members the west side of Los Angeles Street carries about 20,000 vehicles per day while the east side carries roughly 9,000. Reviewing 2015–2018 collision data, Padilla said the city recorded 66 collisions, including 31 broad‑side crashes, and recommended installing center raised medians to reduce conflict points and limit left turns to signalized intersections.
Padilla said medians would permit left‑turn movements only at signalized intersections and allow the council to consider removing parking from parts of the corridor to widen medians. He told the council the median option reduces conflict zones and creates potential for landscaping that could improve aesthetics and microclimate.
Council members supported the concept but raised concerns about parking displacement for residents and nearby renters; staff said they will bring design sketches and a parking‑impact assessment back to the council. Padilla also listed other near‑term projects on Los Angeles Street, including pavement rehab and signal upgrades to eliminate permissive left turns where possible.
Next steps: staff will prepare design options, estimate parking impacts, and return with visuals and a timeline for phased implementation.
