Resident urges more than a four-way stop on Coral Drive after repeated crashes

During the public forum Rodrik Phillips, who lives on Coral Drive, told the council he has been directly affected by three major collisions near his driveway since 2014 and asked them not to consider a four-way stop as the only fix.

Phillips described a recent incident where a vehicle landed in front of his driveway and another earlier event in which a pickup with a failed parking brake rolled into his home and damaged a fence and tree. "I'm so fearful that a child is going to be seriously impacted by a runaway driver," he said. He urged the council to consider additional measures such as sidewalks between Moraga Way and Artis, speed tables, chevron and advisory speed signs, flashing warnings and surface traction improvements.

Why it matters: Council members have placed a four-way stop on an upcoming vote, but residents who use Coral Drive for school routes said traffic calming and pedestrian infrastructure need to be assessed more broadly to protect children walking to school and reduce repeated collisions.

Council response: Council members suggested continuing engagement with the Transportation Safety Advisory Committee (TESAC) and neighborhood outreach. One council member noted the difficulty of adding traditional speed bumps in areas that are high-risk for emergency vehicle response and raised alternative measures (narrowing lanes via edge striping, offset speed bumps as used in San Francisco) discussed at recent TESAC meetings.

Ending: Staff and TESAC will continue to study traffic-calming options and bring recommendations to the council; residents were encouraged to continue participating in the traffic safety committee.