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Council votes 4-1 to keep Avenida Clásica traffic circles, asks staff to study speed humps
Summary
Rancho Palos Verdes City Council voted 4-1 to retain two traffic circles installed in October 2024, approved enlarging them and directed staff to return with options, including speed humps, after residents petitioned for removal.
Rancho Palos Verdes — The Rancho Palos Verdes City Council voted 4-1 to retain two traffic circles on Avenida Clásica and to pursue improvements including expanding their size and researching speed humps.
City Manager Arum Maranion said the council voted to keep the traffic circles and to make improvements, "including expanding the size of the traffic circles and to continue researching the addition of speed humps." She also noted the city received a petition from area residents requesting removal of the circles.
Why it matters: The vote affects neighborhood traffic patterns and a local pilot program intended to reduce vehicle speeds. Maranion said the pilot program has been successful in slowing traffic and was designed to reduce vehicle speeds and enhance safety for residents and drivers in the neighborhood.
The council directed staff to return with options including the potential installation of speed humps; the transcript does not include vote-by-name records or the mover/second.
Provenance: Item introduced at SEG 030 and discussed through SEG 043.
