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Rancho Palos Verdes keeps Avenida Clásica traffic‑circles pilot, asks staff to study speed‑hump alternative
Summary
The City Council voted to continue the Avenida Clásica traffic‑circles pilot and directed staff to return with enhancements and an evaluation of speed‑hump alternatives after residents and engineers debated safety, grade limits and measurable speed reductions.
The Rancho Palos Verdes City Council voted unanimously March 3 to continue a pilot installing traffic circles on Avenida Clásica and directed staff to study alternative traffic‑calming measures, including modified speed‑hump designs and additional geometric tweaks.
Staff presented data showing the pilot reduced prevailing vehicle speeds: “the prevailing speeds dropped from 32 miles per hour to 25 and 23 miles per hour,” Ramsey, the city staff presenter, told the council. That reduction, staff said, met the pilot’s objective of slowing traffic in the neighborhood and reducing cut‑through trips to the golf course.
The decision followed nearly two hours of public comment in which neighbors split sharply. Supporters, including…
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