Westside : TRAFFIC PLAN
After years of debating how to slow traffic in a residential neighborhood, the Santa Monica City Council approved a traffic plan Tuesday that includes installation of more than 80 speed bumps and two dozen stop signs.
The Sunset Park traffic plan, passed on a 5-0 vote, calls for stop signs, traffic signal synchronization, lane “chokers” to narrow intersections, and long, low speed bumps to slow the traffic in the southeast corner of Santa Monica.
The council appropriated more than $500,000 to enact the plan.
The two homeowners associations in Sunset Park have endorsed the plan, after years of holding opposing views on previous traffic suggestions.
Past plans focused on diverting cars to other streets rather than slowing down the traffic, city staff said.
In other action, the council appropriated $200,000 for a citywide speed bump program, including a traffic management handbook that outlines the requirements for street speed bump installation
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