Rancho Palos Verdes
City Council
1. Consideration of recommended traffic measures for Palos Verdes Drive East
from Crest Road to Palos Verdes Drive South. (Casil) (60 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
APPROVING THE ENGINEERING TRAFFIC STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS
AND ESTABLISHING A SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MILES PER HOUR FOR PALOS
VERDES DRIVE EAST (PVDE) FROM CREST ROAD TO PALOS VERDES
DRIVE SOUTH (PVDS); 2) Approve replacing the existing landscaping in the
median between PVDE and the spur road with slow growing plantings that will
be maintained at a maximum height of 30 inches as measured from the top of
the median curb; 3) Approve moving the stop bar on Ganado Drive to the
flowline of PVDE; 4) Direct Staff to upgrade the signs and pavement markings
on PVDE from Crest Road to PVDS based on the General Technologies and
Solutions (GTS) Traffic Study with modifications as deemed appropriate by the
Public Works Director; 5) Approve 5 foot-wide bicycle lanes on PVDE from
Crest Road to Vista Del Mar as part of the next PVDE roadway slurry
sealing/re-paving CIP project; 6) Direct Staff to prioritize traffic law
enforcement on PVDE between Crest Road and PVDS to the extent allowable
by enforcement resources and competing priorities; and, 7) Direct staff to
conduct an after action study at least one year after implementation of the
traffic measures and speed limit reductions for the City Council's review to
determine whether additional measures should be implemented including
further reducing speed limits.
Agenda Report