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Claremont commission questions citywide 2026 speed survey as staff plans special meeting before council review
Summary
The Traffic and Transportation Commission reviewed a consultant's 2026 citywide speed survey recommending reduced posted speeds on roughly half of evaluated segments, flagged data and segmenting errors, and voted to schedule a special meeting for staff to revisit specific segments before sending the proposal and an estimated $175,000 implementation budget to city council.
The Claremont Traffic and Transportation Commission on Wednesday scrutinized a consultant's proposed 2026 speed survey that would lower posted speeds on dozens of city segments and asked staff to reexamine several contested locations before the item goes to city council.
The commission's review followed a presentation by John Dorado of Advantech Consulting Engineers and staff associate engineer Vincent Ramos. Dorado summarized the study and its results, saying, "For this updated version 2026, we evaluated 95 roadway segments. 48 of the segments had no changes. 45 we'd recommend to reduce 5 miles per hour. 2 segments reduced 10 miles per hour, and there's no increase across the city." Staff estimated about $175,000 to implement new signs and pavement markings.
The nut graph: The item drew sustained questioning from commissioners about apparent typographical errors in the draft report, the logic of splitting continuous streets into adjacent segments with different limits, and which crash and volume data were used to justify reductions. Commissioners directed staff to return with targeted…
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