Beverly Hills City Council
November 7, 2023

STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: November 7, 2023
To: Honorable Mayor & City Council
From: Daren Grilley, P.E., PTOE, Assistant Director of Public Works/ City Engineer
Jessie Holzer Carpenter, PTP, Transportation Planner
Subject: Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program
Attachments: 1. Final Draft Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program

2. Public Comments on Draft Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program

3. Public Notice

INTRODUCTION
Traffic calming consists of physical design elements and other strategies to improve community livability and safety by reducing speeding and/or cut-through vehicle traffic in residential neighborhoods.

This report outlines the City’s Final Draft Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (NTCP) (Attachment 1), which consist of guidelines for residents to request specific traffic calming measures that can be applied in various roadway contexts and situations.

Approval of the Final Draft NTCP would not propose or approve installation of any traffic calming devices.

BACKGROUND
On April 20, 2021, City Council adopted the Complete Streets Plan and Complete Streets Action Plan. Both documents are available on the City’s Complete Streets website: www.beverlyhills.org/completestreets. The Action Plan, which identifies high priority projects for installation, recommends development of an NTCP as a resource for neighborhoods.

At the time of plan adoption, the only traffic calming tool with formal policies and procedures for installation was speed humps. Since then, the City has also formalized policies and procedures for the Slow Streets program, which originated during the COVID-19 pandemic as a temporary program to discourage speeding and cut-through traffic and provide residents greater opportunities for social distancing by using the entire street width for walking and biking.

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As a first step to development of an NTCP, at the October 7, 2021, Traffic and Parking Commission (TPC) meeting, staff presented a menu of potential traffic calming measures to consider including in the City’s Traffic Calming Toolbox, which serves as a resource to identify traffic calming options that are applicable to address traffic-related concerns in a specific location. The TPC supported inclusion of all measures as potential options for neighborhoods to request on their streets.

At the May 5, 2022, TPC meeting, staff presented industry best practices in NTCPs, as well as policies, procedures, and considerations from other cities such as Hayward, Glendale, and Encinitas to inform development of a NTCP for Beverly Hills. The TPC provided feedback on project initiation, screening, thresholds of community support, approval, and evaluation, which staff incorporated into the Beverly Hills Draft NTCP.

DISCUSSION
At the November 3, 2022, TPC meeting, staff presented the Beverly Hills Draft NTCP, which consists of two main components: (1) Traffic Calming Toolbox and (2) Policies and Procedures. The Final Draft NTCP includes the TPC’s recommendations, which are discussed below.

Traffic Calming Toolbox
The Final Draft NTCP includes the City’s Traffic Calming Toolbox, which consists of 17 traffic calming strategies that residents may request on their streets. The tools are divided into three tiers:
 Tier 1: Non-physical devices
 Tier 2: Speed control devices
 Tier 3: Volume control devices
Each tool is labeled to show how it meets the goals of the Final Draft NTCP, which are to manage traffic volumes, reduce excessive vehicle speeds, improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety, educate the community, and enhance neighborhood identity.

Additionally, to help educate the community on which tools might be most appropriate to address their street’s unique needs, each tool has a description for what type of street it could be applied to, advantages, disadvantages, and the approximate cost.

The toolbox incorporates the City’s existing traffic calming tools: speed humps and the Slow Streets program. Approval of the NTCP would convert the Slow Streets program to a permanent traffic calming tool, using longer-term infrastructure than what was used during the temporary program that originated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Policies and Procedures
The Final Draft NTCP provides step-by-step guidelines for the community to request and obtain approval for traffic calming measures on their streets. Each step is briefly described below:
 Step 1: Project Initiation – Project sponsor residing on the street submits initiation form to the City via the website.
 Step 2: Project Screening – Staff collects “before” data, such as speed and volumes. If data shows issues that could be corrected with traffic calming, the project advances.

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 Step 3: Community Support – Staff meets with residents to discuss potential traffic calming tools and distributes survey to gauge support of residents. Tier 1, 2, and 3 tools have increasingly high thresholds of support due to the anticipated impacts to residents. If supported, the project advances.  Step 4: Project Approval – Tier 1 tools are approved administratively. Tier 2 tools are approved by the TPC1. Tier 3 tools are approved by City Council.  Step 5: Implementation and Evaluation – Staff installs approved pilot and permanent projects and collects “after” data.

Community Outreach
The City released the Draft NTCP for community review September 16-October 14, 2022 via the project website www.beverlyhills.org/trafficcalming. To get the word out, staff mailed a citywide postcard, distributed a press release, published ads in the newspapers, posted on social media, and emailed community groups. Community members were asked to provide comments via email, phone, or through a form on the website.

Staff received a total of 76 comments (Attachment 2). The majority (88%) of comments were supportive of traffic calming by generally supporting the Draft NTCP, suggesting additions to the toolbox or policies, or requesting device installations on specific streets.

Specific suggestions received on the toolbox or policies are summarized below:
 The review process should not be lengthy or complicated; some projects should have more immediate approval.
 Traffic calming requests and installations should be documented, and periodic status reports should be provided.
 New traffic calming tools should be considered as they become available (e.g., speed enforcement cameras).

In addition to comments on the Draft NTCP, some responses included requests for speed humps, Slow Street designation, or speed enforcement on specific streets; staff has followed up with those residents on their requests.

Approximately 5% of comments received were in opposition to the Draft NTCP. These commenters generally did not support traffic calming devices due to traffic impacts or aesthetics. However, as mentioned above, the NTCP is a guide for resident-initiated requests for traffic calming and does not propose the installation of traffic calming devices on any specific street.

Approximately 7% of responses did not indicate support or opposition to the NTCP.

Traffic and Parking Commission Feedback
The TPC recommended 4-0 (one Commissioner was absent) that City Council approve the NTCP with two amendments, including clarification that:
 The toolbox is meant to be flexible to accommodate innovation in transportation. 1 Speed Humps are listed as a Tier 2 tool but would continue to be approved administratively, per the Municipal Code, as modern speed hump designs have low impacts to residents and emergency responders.

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 Applications will be reviewed in a holistic manner so that multiple requests for traffic calming within the same neighborhood will be coordinated and will complement each other.

Community Notification
To notify the community regarding this City Council meeting, staff mailed a citywide postcard (Attachment 3), published ads in the newspapers, posted on social media, and emailed community groups.

Next Steps
If City Council approves the Final Draft NTCP, staff would develop and make available the project initiation forms so that residents may begin requesting devices on their streets.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact to this item. Funding for traffic calming project implementation is included in the annual budget for CIP No. 00055–Traffic Calming/Management.

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council provide direction on a Traffic and Parking Commission recommendation for City Council approval of the Final Draft Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program.

Shana Epstein,
Director of Public Works
Approved By
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CITY of BEVERLY HILLS

NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM
Final Draft | October 2023
City of Beverly Hills
Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program
Final Draft
October 2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION  1

2. TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLBOX  3
Tier 1 Tools 4
Tier 2 Tools 9
Tier 3 Tools 14
Future Tools 20

3. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES  21
Step 1: Project Initiation 22
Step 2: Project Screening 22
Step 3: Community Support 23
Step 4: Project Approval 24
Step 5: Implementation and Evaluation 26
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1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for taking an interest in improving traffic safety in your neighborhood. Daily traffic problems can compromise our sense of community and personal well-being, while safer and more pleasant streets can enhance our quality of life. The City of Beverly Hills Public Works Department is committed to working with residents to protect and preserve neighborhood livability through traffic calming. Traffic calming is one element of speed management, along with education and enforcement.

Traffic calming is the implementation of physical design elements and other strategies to reduce speeding and/or cut-through vehicle traffic in residential neighborhoods (not commercial or arterial streets). As part of a Safe System Approach to transportation safety, the City strives to create street designs that “self-enforce” proper vehicle speeds, rather than primarily relying on enforcement. Traffic calming tools work to achieve these results by altering driver behavior.

The City’s Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program is meant to serve as a resource to:
• Identify context sensitive traffic calming options that will address resident concerns • Establish policies and procedures for approval and installation of traffic calming tools This program implements the City’s Complete Streets Plan and Complete Streets Action Plan, adopted by the City Council in April 2021. Both documents are available on the City’s Complete Streets website: www.beverlyhills.org/completestreets.

City of Beverly Hills
Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program

Development of the City’s Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program is based on a review of best practices, input received from the Traffic & Parking Commission, and feedback from the Beverly Hills community.

The goals of the City’s Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program are identified below. The icons associated with each goal are used on the following page to describe how each traffic calming tool can acheive the overall program goals.

Manage Traffic Volumes
Reduce the number of cut-through vehicles on residential streets Reduce Excessive Vehicle Speeds
Slow down motorists choosing to drive faster than the posted speed limit Improve Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety
Create a more inviting and safer place to walk and bike Educate the Community
Create awareness around traffic safety through targeted education and outreach Enhance Neighborhood Identity
Heighten awareness of neighborhoods and enhance livability You and your neighbors are an integral part in helping to identify traffic concerns, develop recommendations, and implement solutions. We look forward to working with you! Final Draft
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2. TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLBOX
The table below identifies the traffic calming tools available for residents to request on their street blocks and the following pages provide descriptions of each. Tier 1 tools are non-physical devices, Tier 2 tools are speed control devices, and Tier 3 tools are volume control devices.

Tier Level Traffic Calming Tools
1 Targeted Speed Enforcement
1 Speed Feedback Signs
1 Slow Streets Program
1 Striped Lane Narrowing
1 Educational Campaigns
2 Traffic Circles
2 Median Islands
2 Curb Extensions
2 Mid-block Curb Extensions (Chokers)
2 Offset Curb Extensions (Chicanes)
2 Speed Humps
3 Diagonal Diverters
3 Partial Street Closure
3 Full Street Closure
3 Turn-Movement Restrictions
3 Forced Turn Islands
3 Median Barricades
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Tier 1 Tools
Tier 1 tools are non-physical devices, meaning any measure that does not require physical changes to the roadway. Non-physical devices are intended to increase drivers’ awareness of surroundings and influence driver behavior without physical devices. These devices have limited effectiveness as stand alone devices and should be used to supplement physical devices. Costs are approximate and subject to change.

Spot Speed Enforcement
The Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) provides temporary spot speed enforcement via officers and/or a mobile radar trailer based on observations of need and at locations requested by the community. The length of targeted enforcement depends on current BHPD resources and availability. Targeted enforcement may also be used in conjunction with Tier 2 and Tier 3 tools to help drivers become aware of new restrictions.

Factors for Consideration Description Example
Application Any street type
Advantages • Inexpensive if used temporarily
• Does not physically slow emergency
vehicles (or buses)
• Quick implementation if resources are
available
Disadvantages • Expensive to maintain an increased level of enforcement
• Effectiveness may be temporary
Approximate Cost Officer’s burden rate
Goals Targeted • Reduce excessive vehicle speeds
• Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety
• Educate the community
• Enhance neighborhood identity
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Speed Feedback Signs
Speed feedback signs measure each approaching vehicle’s speed. Real-time speeds are relayed to drivers and can either flash or stop displaying the speed when speeds exceed the limit.

Speed feedback signs are typically mounted on or near speed limit signs and are common in school zones.

Factors for Consideration Description Example
Application Any street type
Advantages • Real-time speed feedback
• Does not physically slow emergency
vehicles (or buses)
• Permanent installation
Disadvantages • May require power source
• Only effective for one direction of travel
• Long-term effectiveness uncertain
• Subject to vandalism
Approximate Cost $5,000-10,000 per device
Goals Targeted • Reduce excessive vehicle speeds
• Educate the community
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Factors for Consideration Description Examples
Application Residential street blocks with a 25 MPH speed limit
Advantages • Inexpensive
• Simple and quick installation
• Does not physically slow emergency
vehicles (or buses)
Disadvantages • Long-term effectiveness uncertain
• Subject to vandalism
Approximate Cost $500-1,000 per block
Goals Targeted • Manage traffic volumes
• Reduce excessive vehicle speeds
• Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety
• Educate the community
Slow Streets Program
Neighborhood Slow Streets are residential street blocks that discourage speeding and cut-through traffic to make the street safer for walking, running, cycling, and other nonmotorized transportation. Neighborhood Slow Streets, which originated during the COVID-19 pandemic, are not street closures and allow local traffic access for residents and their visitors, delivery vehicles, street sweeping, trash pickup, and emergency vehicles.

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Striped Lane Narrowing
Lane striping (center and/or edge lines) can be used to narrow the roadway, thereby inducing drivers to lower their speeds. Narrower travel lanes support slower driving because they make drivers feel more constricted, whereas wider travel lanes encourage faster driving because they have fewer visual impediments. The additional roadway space as a result of narrowing lanes can be used to create parking lanes, bike lanes, etc.

Factors for Consideration Description Examples
Application Striped streets
Advantages • Inexpensive
• Striping can repurpose excess width to
create bike and/or parking lanes without
reducing number of travel lanes
• Does not physically slow emergency
vehicles (or buses)
Disadvantages • Has not been shown to significantly reduce travel speeds
• Requires regular maintenance
Approximate Cost $2-4 per linear foot
Goals Targeted • Reduce excessive vehicle speeds
• Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety
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Educational Campaigns
Educational campaigns can be used to distribute a variety of messages to the community, such as the purpose and/or use of new traffic calming tools or a general message about how to travel safely on the road. The City conducts educational campaigns on an ongoing basis citywide, but can conduct neighborhood-level campaigns, as needed or appropriate.

Factors for Consideration Description Examples
Application Any street
Advantages • Materials can be updated with variable
messages
• Materials can be provided in a variety of
formats to reach broad audiences
Disadvantages • Has not been shown to significantly change behavior
• Printed materials can create additional
waste
Approximate Cost Varies based on educational material
Goals Targeted • Educate all roadway users (motorists,
pedestrians, cyclists, etc.) on rules of the
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Tier 2 Tools
Tier 2 tools are physical devices used for speed management. These tools can be “vertical deflection devices” that use variations in pavement height and/or alternative paving materials to physically reduce travel speeds. Vertical deflection devices are designed for travel speeds over the device of approximately 15 to 20 MPH depending on the device. Additionally, these tools can be “horizontal deflection devices” that use raised islands to eliminate straight-line paths along roadways and through intersections. Costs are approximate and subject to change.

Traffic Circles
Traffic circles are raised islands, placed in intersections, around which traffic circulates. Stop signs or yield signs can be used as traffic controls at the approaches. Circles can prevent drivers from speeding through intersections by impeding straight-through movement and forcing drivers to slow down. The magnitude of speed reduction is dependent on spacing.

Factors for Consideration Description Example
Application Streets with one travel lane in each direction Advantages • On average can achieve 11% reduction
in 85th percentile speeds between slow
points, 71% decrease in annual collisions,
and 5% reduction in traffic volumes
• Can have positive aesthetic value
• Potential for stormwater capture
Disadvantages • Requires careful design to allow passage of emergency vehicles and avoid traffic
encroaching on pedestrian crosswalks
Approximate Cost $10,000 - $75,000 per intersection (plus additional maintenance costs)
Goals Targeted • Reduce excessive vehicle speeds
• Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety
• Enhance neighborhood identity
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Median Islands
Median islands are raised islands along the centerline of a street that narrow the travel lanes at those locations. When fitted with a gap to allow pedestrians to walk through at a crosswalk, they are often called “pedestrian refuge islands”. They can be landscaped to increase visual aesthetics. The magnitude of speed reduction is dependent on the spacing of islands.

Factors for Consideration Description Examples
Application Any street with appropriate width
Advantages • On average can achieve 7% reduction in
85th percentile speeds between slow points
and 10% reduction in vehicles per day
• Can reduce traffic volumes if alternative
routes are available
• Can increase pedestrian safety
• Potential aesthetic upgrades
• Potential for stormwater capture
Disadvantages • Potential loss of on-street parking
• Some locations may not be suitable due to
driveway access
Approximate Cost $35,000 - $75,000 per device (plus additional maintenance costs)
Goals Targeted • Manage traffic volumes
• Reduce excessive vehicle speeds
• Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety
• Enhance neighborhood identity
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Curb Extensions
Curb extensions or “bulb-outs” narrow the travel/parking lane at intersections. They “pedestrianize” intersections by shortening the crossing distance and decreasing the curb radii; thus reducing turning vehicle speeds. The magnitude of reduction in speed is dependent on the spacing and curb radii.

Factors for Consideration Description Examples
Application Any street type, typically with a parking lane Advantages • On average can reduce 85th percentile
speeds by 7% between slow points and
vehicles per day by 10%
• Reduces pedestrian crossing distance and
exposure to vehicles
• Through and left turn movements are easily
negotiable by large vehicles
• Can create protected on-street parking bays
• Potential for stormwater capture
Disadvantages • Potential loss of on-street parking at
intersections
• May require bicyclists to briefly merge with
vehicle traffic
Approximate Cost $80,000 - $180,000 per device (plus additional maintenance costs)
Goals Targeted • Reduce excessive vehicle speeds
• Improve pedestrian safety
• Enhance neighborhood identity
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Factors for Consideration Description Examples
Application Typical residential street block with on-street parking
Advantages • On average can achieve reduction in 85th
percentile speeds by 7% between slow
points and 10% reduction in vehicles per
day
• Easily negotiable by emergency vehicles
and buses
• Can have positive aesthetic value
• Potential for stormwater capture
Disadvantages • May require bicyclists to briefly merge with vehicle traffic at choker location
• Loss of on-street parking
• Requires additional effort during street
cleaning
Approximate Cost $80,000 per set (plus additional maintenance costs)
Goals Targeted • Reduce excessive vehicle speeds
• Enhance neighborhood identity
Mid-block Curb Extensions (Chokers)
Chokers are curb extensions at midblock locations that narrow a street, encouraging drivers to reduce their speeds approaching the devices.

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Offset Curb Extensions (Chicanes)
Chicanes are realignments of otherwise straight streets to form S-shaped curves. They are often designed as a series of lateral shifts rather than as continuous curves.

Factors for Consideration Description Examples
Application Neighborhood streets with one travel lane in each direction
Advantages • On average can achieve reduction in 85th
percentile speeds by 6% between slow
points and 15% reduction in vehicles per
day
• Little or no increase in noise levels
• Little if any impediment to transit/bus
service
• Potential for stormwater capture
Disadvantages • Loss of on-street parking at chicane
location
Approximate Cost $2,500 - $30,000 per device (plus additional maintenance costs)
Goals Targeted • Reduce excessive vehicle speeds
• Enhance neighborhood identity
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Speed Humps
Speed humps are vertical deflection devices, typically 3-inches tall and 12-14 feet long, made of asphalt or preformed rubber installed across a roadway.

Factors for Consideration Description Example
Application Residential street blocks
Advantages • Speed humps reduce speeds to 15–20
MPH
• Potential reduction in traffic volumes
• Maintains emergency response times
Disadvantages • May not be appropriate for use near
curves
• Speed humps will not be considered
on streets with grades steeper than
8%; traffic volumes greater than
5,000 vehicles per day; or designated
evacuation, truck, or transit routes
• Speed humps shall not be located
adjacent to driveways or within 250 feet
of a controlled intersection
• Noise from vehicles slowing and
accelerating
• Aesthetics
Approximate Cost $7,500-15,000 per device
Goals Targeted • Reduce excessive vehicle speeds
Tier 3 Tools
Tier 3 tools are physical devices that can be used to control vehicle volumes by precluding particular vehicle movements. While these are highly effective traffic calming measures, they also restrict the movements of residents that live in neighborhoods where they are present.

Costs are approximate and subject to change.

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Diagonal Diverters
Diagonal diverters are barriers placed diagonally across an intersection, blocking through movements. Similar to half street closures (see below), they are typically staggered to create circuitous routes through neighborhoods.

Factors for Consideration Description Examples
Application Any street type
Advantages • On average can achieve reduction in
85th percentile speeds by 4% between
slow points and 35% reduction in
vehicles per day
• Able to maintain full pedestrian and
bicycle access
• Potential for stormwater capture
Disadvantages • Causes access issues for local residents • Potential delays for emergency services
• May require reconstruction of curb
corners
• May not be feasible if impacts to
drainage or other utilities
Approximate Cost $20,000 - $125,000 per intersection (plus additional maintenance costs)
Goals Targeted • Manage traffic volumes
• Reduce excessive vehicle speeds
• Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety
• Enhance neighborhood identity
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Partial Street Closure
Partial closures (or half street closures) are barriers that block travel in one direction for a short distance on otherwise two-way streets. Partial closures are the most common volume control measures after full street closures. They are often used in sets to make travel through neighborhoods on grid street patterns circuitous rather than direct.

Factors for Consideration Description Examples
Application Any street type
Advantages • On average can achieve reduction
in 85th percentile speeds by 19%
between slow points and 42%
reduction in vehicles per day
• Able to maintain full pedestrian and
bicycle access
• Potential for stormwater capture
Disadvantages • Causes access issues for local residents • Drivers can bypass the barriers by
entering oncoming traffic
Approximate Cost $100,000 - $300,000 per intersection
(plus additional maintenance costs)
Goals Targeted • Manage traffic volumes
• Reduce excessive vehicle speeds
• Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety
• Enhance neighborhood identity
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Full Street Closure
Full street closures are barriers placed across a street to close the street completely to through traffic, usually leaving only sidewalks or bikeways open. The barriers may consist of landscaped islands, walls, gates, side-by-side bollards, or any other obstructions that leave an opening smaller than the width of a passenger car. Emergency vehicles can be accommodated via removable bollards or similar devices.

Factors for Consideration Description Examples
Application Any street type
Advantages • On average can achieve 44% reduction
in vehicles per day
• Able to maintain pedestrian and bicycle
connectivity
• Emergency access provided in design
• Potential for stormwater capture
Disadvantages • Causes access issues for local residents • Diverts traffic to another street
• May not be feasible if impacts to
drainage to other utilities
Approximate Cost $50,000 - $400,000 per intersection (plus additional maintenance costs)
Goals Targeted • Manage traffic volumes
• Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety
• Enhance neighborhood identity
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Turn-Movement Restrictions
Turn-movement restrictions involve the use of signs to prevent undesired vehicle turning movements without the use of physical devices, such as into a residential neighborhood.

The turn-movement restrictions may be full-time or limited hours, such as only during peak commute hours.

Factors for Consideration Description Example
Application Any street type
Advantages • Can reduce cut-through traffic at specific times of day
• Can increase safety at intersections by
prohibiting certain turning movements
• Low cost
Disadvantages • Restrictions apply to resident and nonresidents • May require enforcement to be
effective
• May divert a traffic problem to another
street
Approximate Cost $150 - $2,000 per intersection (plus
enforcement)
Goals Targeted • Manage traffic volumes
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Forced Turn Islands
Forced turn islands are raised islands that prohibit certain movements on approaches to an intersection.

Factors for Consideration Description Examples
Application Any street type
Advantages • On average can achieve 31% reduction in
vehicles per day
• Can improve safety at an intersection by
prohibiting critical turning movements
• Able to maintain pedestrian and bicycle
connectivity
Disadvantages • May cause access issues for some
residents
Approximate Cost $15,000 - $30,000 per intersection
Goals Targeted • Manage traffic volumes
• Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety
• Enhance neighborhood identity
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Median Barricades
Median barricades are narrow islands or curbs located on the centerline of a street and are intended to reduce traffic volumes. Placement is usually at intersections or mid-block locations and continue through intersections with cross streets.

Future Tools
This toolbox is intended to be flexible to accommodate innovation in transportation. Resident requests for traffic calming tools that were not available at the time of this publication will be considered and will follow the policies and procedures herein based on the appropriate Tier level for each tool’s associated impacts.

Factors for Consideration Description Examples
Application Any street type
Advantages • Can improve safety at an intersection by
prohibiting critical turning movements
• Reduces traffic volumes
• May improve safety through access
limitations
• Able to maintain pedestrian and bicycle
connectivity
• Emergency access provided in design
Disadvantages • May cause access issues for some
residents
Approximate Cost $8,000 - $40,000 per intersection
Goals Targeted • Manage traffic volumes
• Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety
• Enhance neighborhood identity
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3. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
This section provides step-by-step instructions for the community to request and obtain approval for traffic calming measures on their streets. The graphic below summarizes the steps, which are described in detail on the following pages.

Step 1: Project Initiation
Project sponsor submits form.

Project initially approved
as a temporary pilot.

Project approved as
permanent installation. Project approved as
permanent installation.

Project is not approved.

Project is not approved.

Data shows no issues.

Project does not advance.

Survey results indicate
support.

Survey results indicate
lack of support. Project
does not advance.

Step 2: Project Screening
City collects “before” data.

Step 5: Implementation
and Evaluation
City collects “after” data.

Data shows issues that
justify traffic calming.

Step 3: Community
Support
City holds meeting to discuss
potential traffic calming tools
and distributes survey.

If project does not acheive
goals, other traffic calming tool
options or project removal may
be discussed.

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Step 1: Project Initiation
The City’s Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program is resident-driven. To initiate the process to request traffic calming for one or more street blocks, a project sponsor residing on the street must complete and submit a form on the City’s website:
www.beverlyhills.org/trafficcalming.

The form will be used by City staff to better understand the issues observed by the project sponsor and why they are requesting traffic calming on their street, which will inform the data collection efforts in Step 2: Project Screening. Alternative methods of submitting the form for residents without internet access can be made available upon request.

Project sponsors can make requests for traffic calming on one or multiple blocks of the same street. However, requests for traffic calming on more than one street must have a project sponsor from each street.

Step 2: Project Screening
After the City receives a completed project initiation form, staff will gather and evaluate data to determine the existing traffic conditions, identify and quantify the problem(s), and confirm the applicability of the desired traffic calming measure. Depending on the issues identified by the project sponsor, data collected could include:
• Vehicle speeds
• Traffic volumes (including trucks)
• Roadway characteristics (street geometry, curvature, grade, etc.) • Neighborhood context (adjacent land uses, bike routes, etc.) • Engineer’s identification of unique conditions
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If a project passes the screening process, the results will be presented to the project sponsor and residents on the block(s) in a written report and at a community meeting as outlined in Step 3: Community Support. The report and presentation will include a discussion of considerations for potential traffic calming measures that could address the issues identified by the project sponsor.

If a project does not pass the screening process, meaning the City has determined that there is not an issue with speeding, cut-through traffic, etc. on the block(s), the results will be communicated to the project sponsor and the project will not move forward to the next step.

The City will review applications in a holistic manner so that multiple requests for traffic calming within the same neighborhood will be coordinated and will complement each other.

Step 3: Community Support
Initial Community Meeting
As noted above, the first step in determining community support for traffic calming measures is for the City to hold a meeting with the project sponsor and residents on the block(s) to review the results of data collected. The City will present options from the Traffic Calming Toolbox that could address the issues identified by the project sponsor and discuss the pros and cons of each. The City will solicit community feedback on preferences for specific tools.

Community Survey
Based on feedback received, the City will distribute a survey to residents residing on the block(s) to gauge support for the traffic calming tools discussed at the community meeting.

The survey can be submitted to the City online, by phone, by fax, by mail, or by email. The City will accept one survey per dwelling unit, regardless of ownership status.

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Thresholds of Support
Community support will be determined by survey responses. As outlined in the table below, Tier 1, 2, and 3 tools will have increasingly high thresholds of support due to the anticipated impacts to residents.

Step 4: Project Approval
Approving Body
If it is determined that there is community support for traffic calming measures included in the survey, the project will move forward for approval. As shown in the table at left, Tier 1 tools can be approved administratively at the City staff level. Tier 2 tools (with exception to speed humps) must be approved by the Traffic & Parking Commission and Tier 3 tools must be approved by the City Council because of their increased ability to inconvenience residents and/or emergency responders, and/or divert traffic to adjacent streets.

Community Notification
The City will mail notices to all residents residing on the block(s), as well as residents on the immediately adjacent block(s), in advance of Traffic & Parking Commission and City Council meetings notifying them that the project has been agendized. At this time, residents on the immediately adjacent block(s) will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the project for consideration by the approving body. Should the Traffic & Parking Commission/City Council approve the project, the City will also mail notices to the aforementioned residents advising of project installation.

For Tier 1 tools approved administratively at the staff level, the City will mail installation notices only to residents residing on the impacted block(s) unless there are unique considerations that would justify a broader notification.

Final Draft
October 2023

Traffic Calming Tools Threshold of
Support
Approving Body May Require Pilot
Project
Tier 1 Tools (Non-Physical Devices)
Spot Speed Enforcement N/A BHPD No
Speed Feedback Signs > 50% Administrative No
Slow Streets Program > 50% Administrative No
Striped Lane Narrowing > 50% Administrative No
Educational Campaigns N/A Administrative No
Tier 2 Tools (Speed Control Devices)*
Traffic Circles 60% Traffic & Parking Commission Yes
Median Islands 60% Traffic & Parking Commission Yes
Curb Extensions 60% Traffic & Parking Commission Yes
Mid-block Curb Extensions (Chokers) 60% Traffic & Parking Commission Yes Offset Curb Extensions (Chicanes) 60% Traffic & Parking Commission Yes Speed Humps 60% Administrative** No
Tier 3 Tools (Volume Control Devices)*
Diagonal Diverters 70% City Council Yes
Partial Street Closure 70% City Council Yes
Full Street Closure 70% City Council Yes
Turn-Movement Restrictions*** 70% City Council Yes
Forced Turn Islands 70% City Council Yes
Median Barricades 70% City Council Yes
* Some measures in Tiers 2 and 3 may require additional funding approval by City Council. ** The City has historically approved speed humps at the staff level because despite being a Tier 2 tool, modern speed hump designs have low impacts to residents and emergency responders. *** This device is considered Tier 3 when complied with and can require increased spot enforcement.

City of Beverly Hills
Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program

Pilot Projects
In some cases, the City will require projects to be installed as temporary pilot projects that will go through a second round of approval for permanent installation. For example, Tier 3 tools that are new to Beverly Hills may be justified as pilot projects. At the time of approval, the approving body will determine whether the project will be installed as a pilot project or permanent installation, based on applicability outlined in the previous table, and determine the time period of the pilot project.

Pilot projects for Tier 2 tools ranging from one- to sixty-day installations are not required to be approved by the City Council because of their brief and temporary nature. Pilot projects that exceed a sixty-day installation are required to have City Council approval to install.

The purpose of pilot projects is to allow residents to experience the devices prior to approval.

The City will not conduct a formal project evaluation as discussed in Step 5: Implementation and Evaluation until the permanent project is approved.

Project Prioritization
At this time, projects will be implemented in the order that they are approved. However, the City will monitor the need to establish a prioritization process based on funding availability, scope of the request, and urgent need. In some cases, projects that are approved may require a request to City Council for additional funding prior to implementation. For example, if a project is approved toward the end of the fiscal year and funds have already been allocated to other projects, installation may be postponed until the following fiscal year when more funds become available.

Step 5: Implementation and Evaluation
Project installation timelines will vary based on size and tier level. Tier 1 tools can typically be implemented within a few months, while Tier 2 and 3 tools may require over a year to install Final Draft
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if civil design and major construction must occur. The City will provide the community with estimated design and construction schedules when projects are approved.

All projects that are approved and installed will undergo a post-implementation evaluation at least six months after installation is complete. Using the same criteria as identified in Step 2:

Project Screening, the City will collect “after” data to determine if the project addresses the issues provided by the project sponsor on their project initiation form.

After data is collected and analyzed, the City will share the results with the project sponsor and residents on the street. If the project is determined to have not addressed the issues, the project sponsor and residents will have the opportunity to request additional traffic calming measures be installed on their street, if desired.

Case Studies
Project evaluations will be used to develop case studies for traffic calming tools on Beverly Hills streets. Case studies will be added to the Traffic Calming Toolbox to help residents understand how the tools have worked within the context of their neighborhood and/or throughout the city.

Project Removal
If the residents on the street decide that they no longer want the previously installed traffic calming device(s), they must follow the same procedure specified during the approval process to request that the device(s) be removed. Traffic calming devices must be in place at least 12 months before City consideration of removal. The City Council may require residents to participate in covering the cost of the removal and reserves the right to direct staff to remove any traffic calming measure.

City of Beverly Hills
Public Works Department
(310) 285-2467
[email protected]
www.beverlyhills.org/trafficcalming
Attachment 2
Public Comments
Category Format Comment
Miscellaneous Email
Traffic in our city is unbearable at times, especially on Santa Monica, Why has the city okayed so many tour buses? The large ones especially. Maybe there should be certain times to be allowed. And taking away all the parking for restaurants is crazy. And the craziest proposal was the hotel okay on Beverly Dr and Rodeo.We wont be able to move in the city at all.

Miscellaneous Website
Any thoughts on addressing the plethora of disabled placards on cars even though the drivers are clearly not disabled? Driving around Beverly Hills, it seems like every other car is owned by a disabled person. As a physician, I know that is not the case. I know of a realtor who obtained a disabled parking permit for her bunions so that she could park wherever and show her clients houses without worrying about getting a ticket! Addressing disabled placard abuse may better control on street parking by forcing cars off the streets and into parking structures and greatly assist neighborhood traffic calming.

Miscellaneous Phone Drivers are avoiding the two speed bumps on South Clark Drive by using the middle pad of the bump, therefore, not helping in reducing the speed Miscellaneous Phone The City needs to help enforce/reduce vehicles that produce loud noise (i.e., loud exhaust/mufflers) on City streets, such as by putting signage that states fines for loud vehicles. The City should include studies in the draft report about how loud sounds could cause hearing problems, especially for seniors.

Miscellaneous Email
I'm writing you, as we receive a card, we could send comments re: calming program in the neighborhood. Our problem is stated below (we are a family of 4): Just across the street there is a bodyshop/car dealership. And sometimes the tow trucks come there at a very late time to drop the damaged cars. They park across, full engine on, for like 30 minutes. And it could be at 11-12 PM. Imagine how loud it could be. We'd really want to have some sort of noise ordinance for that kind of work. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Opposition Website
For years we have been observing the signs,painting of the streets for example in Trousdale Estates the word stop even though there is a stop sign. Parking meters,now the possibility of electric vehicle charging stations. We noticed the other day the addition of blinking lights surrounding the stop sign with a solar charger on top, not to forget the cameras and camera systems everywhere. If you take a moment to look at your surroundings I think you will agree with us that it already looks like an amusement park or a pinball machine. We say stop. How about doing the opposite and start removing The clutter and paint. Restore Beverly Hills back To its beautiful roots. Thank you.

Opposition Website
I have lived in the flats of Beverly Hills for 50 years. We do not need the BH Council, or committees to start making our streets more congested and more difficult to use. Traffic has flowed through the City in the same way for all the 50 years. I have lived on Elm, Beverly, Linden, Walden and now on Roxbury. "Calming" is just a typical misuse of language to hide the anti-automobile attitude of a small minority of people. Please let us continue to use the streets as we have without problems since the City was founded. We have the last great community in the County of Los Angeles. A maxim of life to remember is "less is more". Thank you for your consideration.

Opposition Phone
Does not support striped lane narrowing, traffic circles, median islands, curb extensions, midblock curb extensions, offset curb extensions, speed humps, diagonal diverters, partial street closure, full street closure, turn movement restrictions, forced turn islands, or median barricades. Refer to the SWHOA’s request for traffic calming (traffic circles and turn restrictions) defeated by City Council. 60 people came to the meeting and were against it. These devices make losers on adjacent streets. If other areas want them, that’s ok, but don’t put these in the SW. That would be double jeopardy because they were already defeated.

Opposition Email
Thank you for alerting me to the Traffic Calming draft program. After reviewing it carefully, I strongly feel that the city’s money can be spent in far more productive ways. If there are a few intersections or areas where the most accidents/incidents have occurred, I can understand increased vigilance there, but otherwise, it would be nice to not feel that the city is heavy-handedly handling those who drive through it. Please put such massive funds to better use.

Support: General Email
Thanks very much for creating the website (beverlyhills.org/trafficcalming); quite creative and very thoughtful!! I live at 707 North Palm; I and two other residents (Mark Freeman and David Benveniste) fought like hell to get speed humps installed in the 700 Block of Palm and we truly appreciated the help from the city; the speed humps in the 700 block have been a MAJOR success; the speed of cars have been drastically reduced and perhaps have saved a terrible tragedy from happening; we are a thru street that should have a sign on Sunset going south stating "No Thru Traffic"; we tried (unsuccessfully) to have speed humps put in on the 600 block (a tragedy is just waiting to happen in the 600 block); we highly encourage the use of speed humps--the new type the city has selected are great---virtually no noise and so far no complaints!! Thanks to a great staff for helping!! It seems that speed humps are the most cost effective and really do the job well; please reach out with any questions; I can be reached on my cell at 310 600-0110; many thanks!! Support: General Website
- would love traffic calming - tons of cars don't even stop at stop signs, going 30 mph right through the stop signs - wayyyyy too much traffic on my street these days - not safe for kids, mine included - so many people texting and driving - understandable that palm is a cut through street from sunset to santa monica and beverly but with waze now everyone is using our neighborhood as a racetrack to get the where they need to go. - lots hot rodders - careless speeding, like 40/50 mph to the stop signs Thank you for addressing this :)

Public Comments
Category Format Comment
Support: General Email
I am a resident of the City of Beverly Hills, and moved to Beverly Hills in March 2021 from the City of Culver City, CA. I live within the main thorough way of Burton Way. I write to the City of Beverly Hills Public Works Department to provide comments, feedback, and community support regarding the proposed Traffic Calming Program, currently under review by the City of Beverly Hills, with my concern about the Public Safety, mainly in relation to motorists speed along the streets. I have read and reviewed the Draft Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program for Public Review. I have noticed use of excessive and unsafe speeds by motorists and cutthrough traffic on residential streets, mainly along the Burton Way corridor, like speeding within a race speedway above the speed limit, inciting and competing to beat each other driver, creating an unsafe and risky environment to the residents of Beverly Hills. Published data from the Average Daily Traffic (ADT) flow chart shows Burton Way with one of the highest 24-Hour Traffic Volumes (13,100 - 15,900) within the City of Beverly Hills. Also, noticed lack of observance of marked Stop Signs, specially at the cross road between Foothill Drive and Third Street, an important cross-way street within the City, creating a very unsafe and dangerous environment for many pedestrians, specially the most vulnerable, Seniors, the Elderly, Disabled, Children, Pregnant Women, and those walking with domestic animals. The disregard and violation of the traffic Stop Signs is quite constant and frequent, needs to be addressed, regulated, and enforced in order to prevent accidents, injuries, and possible loss of lives. Efforts to put prevention first should be continued and enhanced, while also addressing Public Traffic Safety issues that put the public and residents at risk. I Pray that my comments and feedback can be taken into consideration in helping prevent unsafe driving, accidents, injuries and loss of lives. Thank you.

Support: General Website LOVE THE IDEA of future traffic calming devices on our streets Support: General Phone Drivers have been making donuts in the intersection and something needs to be done. The cars driving by are loud.

Support: General Website
I wish to commend the City's Traffic and Parking Commission for its preparation of the thoughtful and detailed draft NTCP. Overall, it is excellent. My wife and I have lived in the City for over 39 years. During this time, we have seen a large increase in the traffic on our street, in the amount of cut-through traffic, and in the speed that vehicles travel. There are many children and elderly people who walk on our street, and we are fearful that these vehicles are going to hit someone one day. I believe that it is critical for the City to implement a comprehensive traffic calming program. The program should be targeted to the unique characteristics of each block - this is not a situation in which one size fits all. I do have concerns for any tools, such as diagonal diverters, that may create delays for emergency services, or that may materially reduce available parking for residents and their visitors. I would urge the City to first utilize less intensive tools, and then evaluate their effectiveness, before implementing these more intensive tools. Thank you for considering these comments.

Support: General Website
..lst...Sooo many thanks! BUT: Pls exercise your "traffic calming" program.. What I think????? Lived here OVER 50 years!!! Pls try to control or eliminate) THE NOISE & speeding on S. Bedford DR.to Charleville Blvd Bedford Dr.......ALL HOURS!! Robberies are awful (You know) & "they" escape from Wilshire Stores!!!...In back!!! I'm counting on YOU... Can I HELP you? M3
Support: General Website
All of this is interesting and has been discussed in the past. I would suggest that all the signage in the world will not change behaviors. In fact it just signals to the world that there is a terrible problem here with traffic impacts and not a place to live, play or work. Instead, if I may, I suggest we work on implementing items that deter or mitigate bad behavior. Those are the physical barriers suggested. Anything that impeded the traffic or discourages overuse and abuse in a residential area is a win! That should be the measure of what is installed. All the rest (asking for voluntary participation or posting that a street is "slow" has done little to nothing as drivers are so busy speeding and running stop signs that they will never even see the signage and those kinds of drivers won't abide anyway. Thank you for the opportunity to give input.

Support: General Website Report was interesting but failed to mention the areas that this may be considered for. I think each location across the city has it's own nuances and require different solutions.

Support: General Website
I live on the 500 block of North Elm. I fully support the traffic calming plan, with a strong preference for those that are permanent and aesthetically pleasing. Well maintained medians, etc. that improve the beauty of the neighborhood is key. A lot of extra signage, temporary flashing structures, etc. are strongly disfavored.

Money should be put into projects that both calm traffic and, simultaneously, increase the aesthetic appeal of our beautiful neighborhood.

Support: General Website
Thank you for this explanation regarding the options at hand. I am in favor of: Tier 1: Speed Feedback Signs. I believe all the other educational tools would unfortunately be ignored by drivers. Tier 2: Traffic Circles, Median Islands, Speed Humps. The break in between the Speed Humps would seem to encourage drivers to partially drive thru the break. A Speed Hump without the break would seem to deter speeding more effectively. Tier 3: Need more info on Diagonal Diverters, Forced Turn Islands and Median Barricades and further understand how many streets and which streets these would hypothetically be implemented. The loss of street parking and narrowing of already narrow streets is a great concern. Would strongly be in favor of beginning with speed humps and median islands and determine the effectiveness. We can build on this if necessary. At this time, not in favor of the curb extensions which will narrow already narrow streets along with a loss of street parking. I am very open to hearing feedback regarding this,if the benefits strongly out weigh the disadvantages. Thank you so much for all your efforts.

Public Comments
Category Format Comment
Support: General Phone Questions about what the toolbox looks like and if devices were going to be installed on the street.

Support: General Phone Cars are passing by going very fast. This has caused her a heart condition Support: General Website In the past to gain approval for speed bumps there had to be approval of the landlord. Is this still the case or with this new program will renters be able to request speed bumps on their street?
Support: General Website Not interested in turn arounds, islands ,etc in the SW BH. Having electric speed signs seems to be working. Need more enforcement of people running stop signs, not stopping at all, not giving pefestrians the right of way.

Support: Policy
Suggestion Website
Reading through the draft guidelines, I support the tiers of tools and the process flow through which projects are approved. One area that I would to see as part of this proposal is a monthly or quarterly communication on what projects have been proposed, what projects have been approved, and what has been rejected. I fear that sending out mail and email for each proposed project will dilute engagement, but having a regularly-cadenced summary of the status of each project would alleviate this potential issue.

Support: Policy
Suggestion Email
I have been a resident at the address below since 1984. Our property is on the northwest corner of Canon Drive and Carmelita. North Canon Drive could be one of the most critical growing parking and traffic problems for residents in the City that has gone unchecked for decades. Speed racing and loud cars with dysfunctional mufflers speed up and down Canon almost every day and night. Failure to stop or yield in the intersection of Canon and Carmelita has resulted in a regular increase in accidents every month, some resulting in serious injuries in addition to major property damage. The 600 and 700 blocks of Canon are not as wide as Beverly Drive. Additional parking issues (too many cars and trucks during the day, and too many cars at night) have further reduced the street to an unmanageable one lane drag strip for impatient drivers trying to get to work or shopping during the daytime hours, or the patrons to the restaurants and the Wallis during the evening. For example, during the morning hours, the southbound traffic speeding to get to work or shopping is intensified when drivers believe that Canon is a two-lane highway.

This is exacerbated when cars are parked on the street and the street markings at the intersection at Carmelita suggests that there may be two lanes within which to stop. Of course, the opposite occurs in the evening with northbound traffic. Speeding and a failure to stop or properly yield at the four-way stop signed intersection results in numerous accidents. Such behavior also threatens pedestrians walking, jogging, or bicycling through the intersection. We are sure that the intersection at Canon and Carmelita may experience the most traffic accidents in the City.

Except for occasional hand radar monitoring and stops by BHPD, none of the other suggested items contained in the draft program have even been considered or tried to address the seriousness of the problems on north Canon Drive from the Lomitas intersection south to Santa Monica Blvd. Nor have any of the cross-traffic issues along Carmalita from Camden Drive to Rexford Drive been addressed (except perhaps the deployment of crossing guards at Rexford and Carmelita during school hours). My biggest concern about the procedures in the draft program is the length of time required to address these critical concerns. While draft program is very well thought out and practical for most of the narrower neighborhood streets of the City, the wider streets such as Canon Drive, Beverly Drive, and Whittier Drive pose a much more urgent problem that may require extraordinary solutions now. The basic premise of the program is to encourage the initiation of solutions to come from residents. We have tried for years to gain residential support for parking restrictions along Canon Drive as the parking problem at night has grown over the years with to growth of restaurants and the Wallis, only to find that absentee owners could not be found to participate in our requests. Current two-hour parking restrictions from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM are rarely enforced, construction vehicles park without permits and far from the construction sites, preventing residents from use of spaces in front of their residences, adding to the problems. The residents of North Canon Drive need immediate professional help from the City to be able to realize the extent of the parking and traffic issues on Canon and Carmelita and to initiate action to abate the consequences of inaction (through the use of any of the tools outlined in the draft or other solutions that can be tailored to the unusual needs of our street). Relying on residential initiative in our area to address parking and traffic issues is no longer practical or acceptable. The Parking & Traffic Commission (and even the City Council) must be pro-active and help us address these critical issues now.

Public Comments
Category Format Comment
Support: Policy
Suggestion Website
Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Overall I think the process is complicated and please too big of a burden on residents. Residents should have a simpler way to submit their idea with evidence or detail on where there's a problem and the city should be responsible to complete an objective review to determine the appropriate outcome. I think it's an incorrect assumption that only a resident in the specific area ("residing on the street") are appropriate to be a sponsor. What about pedestrians and cyclists who live in another part of time but experience problems with traffic? As a resident of Beverly Hills I choose to be a pedestrian most of the time instead of drive. We have great pedestrian infrastructure but that doesn't mean it's safe for pedestrians. I walk my daughter to school, to the supermarket, to shops & restaurants, even through the city to Century City. Walking in the city can be a hazard and on many occasions if I/we did not react we would have been hit by a car barreling through a stop sign, rounding through a right on red, or speeding up an alley way through the sidewalk to get to the street.

For example the first alley on Rexford north of Santa Monica, where dozens of kids walk to school everyday...cars will often fly up the alley and I'm amazed no one has gotten hit. Those alleys should have bold hazard markings on the street or speed bumps or something to slow down cars. However your proposal would disallow me from being the sponsor as I don't live on the block. While I'm for proactive and non human ways to slow down traffic, we also need more enforcement of existing speed limits and road laws. The speeding, rolling or blowing through stop signs, not stopping on red lights, etc. is a huge problem in our town. Finally, the city needs proper cycle lanes not these shareable lanes, which really mean nothing to drivers. More dedicated green lanes or protected lanes would go a long way.

Why can't Beverly Hills being the most cycle friendly city in the US? just as Amsterdam is in Europe? Support: Specific
Street Website
I recently moved into an apartment at 226 N. Crescent Dr. It is clear to me that this stretch of Crescent Dr., the stretch between Wilshire and Santa Monica, is frequently used as a high-speed cut-through. I think that electronic enforcement of the speed limit would do much to increase the safety for all of us who live here and use this street. It would also lower the excessive noise levels on this street. It would probably pay for itself with the revenues it would raise.

Support: Specific
Street Website I hope you can slow things down and get rid of the speeders and drifting. Speeding on SM Blvd between Doheny and Palm is nuts. Every night all night cars are racing. And on our street, North Oakhurst, West Hollywood restaurant workers and people going to West Hollywood take up all our street parking.

Support: Specific
Street Phone Drivers avoiding Sunset during the evening peak speed down Oakhurst Drive and Elevado to get to Doheny.

Support: Specific
Street Email Hello - in response to your mailer regarding speeding, Beverly Blvd between Doheny and Santa Monica Blvd has an ongoing problem for years.

Support: Specific
Street Email
How do we get speed bumps or humps on Foothill? It has essentially become a racetrack, with pedestrians and pets at ever-increasing risk of being hit by cars driving at extremely high speeds without stopping (or often not even slowing) at the stop signs at Carmelita and Elevado. It is just a matter of time before there is a fatal accident.

Support: Specific
Street Phone The first block of North Crescent Drive (500 block, north of Santa Monica Boulevard) is a race track; traffic comes speeds down after the second block.

Support: Specific
Street Phone I live in South Camden. There is a lot of traffic on our street and cards go racing down. I noticed that other streets have a slow speed notification and I would like that same requirement on our street. It's very, very dangerous and noisy.

Support: Specific
Street Website I live at 442 S Roxbury Drive. People SPEED and REV THEIR ENGINES all the time on Roxbury. It is a cut thru between Olympic and Pico. Please install some speed bumps on the street!!! Support: Specific
Street Website
I live on Reeves Dr., between Charleville and Gregory. We have parking on east side of street only. This makes for a nice wide Wide street, this encourages high speed at all hours of the day. A dog was killed about 3yrs ago, surprised there hasn't been more accidents.. Wondering if speed bumps could be installed. Also, maybe install cameras at these Corners, people don't know what a red Stop sign means! Watch at these corners, I personally have almost been hit at Least 1/2 a dozen times. Thank you for your time. And thank you for all you do!!! Bev Hills P.D. is great!!! Support: Specific
Street Email
I have lived at 915 N Whittier Drive for over 46 years. Over these years the traffic has become exponentially hazardous. Cars and motorcycles gun their motors at all hours of the day and night. They race down Whittier Drive in order to make the light at the corner without a thought to the speed or danger. During the week the line of cars taking my street to Benedict and Coldwater Canyons stretches for blocks and, at times, the noise is deafening. If at all possible, I would request a review of my complaint with the intention of installing raised bumps in the middle of the road which would greatly reduce the speeding and noise.

Support: Specific
Street Email
I live on the corner of La Peer and Clifton and while I can't speak to other areas, the issue we're having near our area is that some people are not slowing or stopping at intersections. This makes it dangerous for both vehicles and pedestrians. In fact, in the last 3 months or so, I have witnessed 3 major collisions in my immediate area (Clifton, La Peer and Swall) and have seen some near-misses with pedestrians, especially at night. The traffic on La Peer is increased at rush hour due to the traffic lights on Wilshire and Burton, most likely by non-residents cutting through the neighborhood. I'm not sure what the solution might be to motivate people to actually stop at the intersection, but speed bumps might help.

Public Comments
Category Format Comment
Support: Specific
Street Website We live on South Roxbury. This street is a cut-through street and many drivers speed down our street. I don't think it is a volume issue but rather a speed issue. I'd leave it to the professionals to determine the appropriate approach but we would greatly appreciate some method on our street to cut down the speeds.

Support: Specific
Street Website
Please solve the traffic congestion at La Cienega and Wilshire. My street the 100 block of North Ladue is constantly getting cut through traffic north and south that is trying to avoid that one block from Clifton drive to Wilshire. We do not want homes on our street but need some kind of relief to make the traffic go in another direction. I think traffic circles on Clifton would be fine all the way to Robertson. The elimination of a left-hand turn heading north on Triller due and extending the lefthand turn for La Cienega North on Wilshire. But it really is our traffic engineers that need to solve the heavy congestion at La Cienega and Wilshire. With the new subway coming in it will be exacerbated
Support: Specific
Street Website
The 500 block of North Elm drive sustains heavy traffic now due to Waze when there is traffic on SMB (which is always now). The street is just about when the traffic approaching the business district begins to build. Car make a right on to N. Elm Drive fast and loudly and then make a left turn on to Carmelita (to drive parallel to SMB). The issue has grown worse with time and many days cars are backed up on Elm making it VERY difficult to pull out of my driveway. Sometimes they shoot past me while I am in the process of backing out! I think a NO RIGHT TURN on to N. Elm during morning rush and evening rush would calm the streets. WAZE I believe is causing this problem.

Support: Specific
Street Website
To Whom It May Concern; Due to the new exotic car dealership at Wilshire Blvd and N Clark Drive, speeding exotic car traffic has increased on our street. We have several families with children ranging from newborn - 17 years old living in this block who also play ball, ride scooters and bikes up and down our street. Many cars also slide through the stop sign at Clark Dr and Clifford without realizing the youth and elderly (very active retirement home on 200 block of N Clark) are frequently crossing the street. Any attention to this area is much appreciated.

Support: Specific
Street Website I live on S. Linden Dr. between Charleville & Clifton. I would like to see Tier 2 and Diagonal Diverters from Tier 3 implemented as soon as possible. Our neighborhood is experiencing speeding and running stop signs and a daily basis. Please call me is you want to discuss this further.

Support: Specific
Street Website
I have lived on the corner of Clark Dr and Clifton Way for six years. Clifton is used a a cut through street between La Cienega and Rexford. People drive at extremely excessive speeds, especially as they try to catch a green light at robertson and clifton. As a result, there are frequent accidents at this corner, and it is very unsafe for pedestrians or bicyclists near this intersection. I think it would be very effective to install signal louvers on the traffic lights so that drivers do not see the green light until they are much closer to the intersection. This would prevent them from accelerating from blocks away, and blowing through stop signs.

Alternatively, speed humps or other speed mitigation measures on Clifton would be very effective.

Support: Specific
Street Email
I am new to Beverly Hills thank you for inviting community feedback. I read your document. My husband was hit by a SUV while riding his bike the first month we moved here. The SUV jumped a stop sign. There is a problem. Thank you for addressing it. I will address my specific concerns (resident, long distance walker) and preferences after reviewing your document. We live on Burton Way. Cars use it as a racetrack. The Speed Humps might be a logical addition and un sequenced traffic lights. I am interested in utilizing the police camera systems to track and ticket (funding) people who speed, jump lights. This was not on your list of ideas.

Speed feedback signs seem useful if actionable tracking to a license plate of the car in violation. I am a long-distance walker. The streets in BH retail areas are a disaster. Drivers believe they have the right of way over pedestrians and cyclists. People jump stop signs. A traffic light seems to be the only way to let people know they cannot do this. I realize traffic lights are expensive and not attractive. Drivers and pedestrians are in conflict over traffic light signs (walk, don’t walk, turns). In many cases both have the right of way creating safety issues. The Traffic lights need to be properly sequenced/signage so there is not a conflict of drivers making turns and pedestrian crossing.

Support: Specific
Street Email I would like to get information on traffic calming measures for the above street. There are numerous cars a day that zoom up Camden Drive at unsafe speeds.

Support: Specific
Street Website
We live at the south east corner of McCarty Drive and Gregory way. We get to " enjoy" the speed demons going east/ west on Gregory Way We feel the best solution is adding speed bumps along the street This will slow the traffic. We would like the speed bump at the alley way We do not want the traffic circle- cars will drive over them- It is not the issue of traffic - it is the speeding drivers who ignore the stop signs.

Public Comments
Category Format Comment
Support: Specific
Street Website
We live on S. Lasky Dr. We have an escalating and very dangerous problem for years now with extreme speeding and extremely loud cars blasting down the street.

They come usually from the north to the south. We've also had the sudden donut shreeching group of cars at Charleville & Lasky a couple times with the tire marks still visible. We are beyond angry. I've exhausted my phone calls with B.H. officials and have come to the conclusion that the police can't handle this problem. We've lived here 30 years; patrolling of police cars were wonderful and a perfect way to thwart all kinds of city problems from enforcement of driving laws and fighting crime of all kinds. THAT IS SORELY NEEDED AGAIN. Speed bumps like the kind on Durant Dr.(between Moreno Dr. & Charlesville) would also be of help, but not the kind about 10 bloocks east of here that aren't asphalt but a long rubberized temporary-looking hump. PLEASE SOLVE THIS! Support: Specific
Street Website I live on Clark Drive (124) and every day (usually once or twice) cars speed up the street with loud engines/mufflers. 1 speed bump should fix that. I think the culprits live on Clark but not sure. Thanks Support: Specific
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Thank you for taking action on this traffic issue within our neighborhood. I recently moved to South Maple Drive btw Olympic and Whitworth Dr. This street is very narrow and commonly used as a cut through. It is noisy and a safety issue. I think traffic bumps are the only things that will slow drivers down. Because the street is so narrow people see no one coming and speed up to get down the street before a car comes in the opposite direction. It is a speedway. Another idea is to close the streets that boarder Beverly Hills (other than the main boulevards) to keep BH more of a neighborhood. For example close S Maple at Whitworth before it turns into Glenville Drive, which is the street that boarders Beverly Hills. Thank you for your attention to this issue.

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Street Phone Cars speed down Gregory Way off of Olympic at speeds from 45-60 mph. There are slow signs on that street but speed bumps would be the only way to help slow down the speeding vehicles.

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The section of N. Maple between Alden and Beverly Blvd is extremely dangerous. Please drive it like it is the 405 on a good day and race to make the light at Beverly Blvd and N. Maple. I can attest to that as my car was hit by a huge Tesla, in front of my building, There are people walking across the street at anytime at any random place. Some day someone is going to be hit. The other problem is the residents on the east side of Maple need to pay for parking. People randomly park to make deliveries, talk on their phones, or wait for someone, etc. and they are not ticketed And there is no ticketing for street cleaning, or visiting or overnight without permits. Its not fair. Also at least 90 percent of drivers think they are entitled and do not stop at stop signs as I have even seen our local law enforcement do.(no lights or emergency). to put it bluntly there is no more law and order in Beverly Hills. Thanks for letting me vent.

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Street Phone Concerns about cars racing up and down Beverly, Rodeo, and Camden Drives. You can hear their motors all the time. Speed bumps should be installed on these streets Support: Specific
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I live on S. Le Doux Road between Charleville and Gregory way. We have an exorbitant number of cut through traffic, including speeding cars, stop sign running on Le Doux, Gregory and Charleville. There are young children on this block. It's not safe. Just backing out of my driveway is a challenge at times. I'm not sure which traffic calming would work, but there must be a solution. One or more of the solutions described in the document would be helpful. We have speed bumps, but they don't slow down the speeders. The other day a car was speeding southbound on Le Doux, ran the stop sign at Gregory, and almost had a head on collision with a northbound car on Le Doux south of Gregory Way. The intersection of Gregory way and Le Doux is offset and is very dangerous.

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We have real problem with people speeding and running stop signs in our neighborhood. I live on N Maple across from Fandango and people race on North Maple between Alden and Beverly to hit the light. It isn't safe for people trying to get out of the driveway. There is also a problem with people running stop signs at Palm/Alden and 3rd/Oakhurst. I was almost hit while walking my dogs at the Palm/Alden stop sign. I almost had a traffic accident at both intersections. There is no regard for the fact the lives or safety of the residents who live here. I would like to see speed bumps to get people to slow down.

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Street Website I am a resident in the 200 block of South Camden Dr. There are cars speed raising on our street. I am requesting that Beverly Hills Traffic designate our street as a "Slow Traffic Street". Thank you.

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2 nd comment! Hello I just drove on South Crescent Drive- the 100 block. There are speed bumps there- We would like to request the bumps or can be humps on McCarty Drive and along Gregory Way. It can be done! Again- no traffic circles- this will not help with the speed demons on McCarty Drive ( they have the full block to speed) or Gregory Way( another block to speed.

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Street Email We live in Le Doux and it is being sued as a highway in the mornings and throughout the day. Children play on this street and it is very dangerous. Race cars choose this street as a shortcut and the neighborhood is tired of feeling like they live in a metropolitan city….please let me know what you can do.

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I have lived on Young Drive for 5 years. For safety purposes, I would love to see a four-way stop at the intersection of Young Drive and S. Lasky Drive. Many vehicles regularly drive in excess of 50 MPH along S. Lasky Drive, as it is a lengthy straight-away with no stop signs between S. Moreno Drive and Charleville Blvd.

In addition, many nights sports cars can be heard zooming up and down S. Lasky Drive, as if racing. And due to the angle of Young Drive in relation to S. Lasky Drive (which creates a blindspot), I have seen many close calls between vehicles traveling S. Lasky Drive and vehicles attempting to turn left from Young Drive onto S. Lasky Drive. Given the close proximity to the high school, the addition of stop signs on S. Lasky Drive (at Young Drive) might be a good idea.

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I would like to propose an additional upkeep measure. S Cannon, S Crescent, and a couple of other streets have a 'No Left Turn' onto Olympic Blvd. The signs are obscured by trees and people constantly try to make a left turn which is dangerous and holds up traffic. Also wondered if you couldn't get digital signs that show when the street cleaning has occurred. On those days parking is blocked off for the entire morning and very often the cleaning truck passes through early. It would free up parking for those who want to shop or eat in the neighborhood and would be good for local businesses. I've never seen one before so I doubt they exist but essentially it's a 'stop/go' sign that the driver of the cleaning truck can activate once their job is done.

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The traffic between Charleville and Gregory on South Rodeo Drive, has become very dangerous.The city installed Slow Street signage which has not been effective. In fact the speed and the increased volume of traffic has become such that there is little difference between our residential street and the traffic on Olympic Blvd! It is obvious that South Rodeo has become the new shortcut to avoid the signals on South Beverly Drive going North or South. The speeding cars are also using South Rodeo to turn right on Olympic to access the Freeway. The traffic is now rolling thru the Gregory intersection without stopping.Their have been many instances of near misses concerning our neighbors with baby carriages, walking dogs, students crossing from the High School. We hope that there is some solution before a serious accident. Thank you for your attention to our concerns.

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Thank you for considering traffic calming. I live at 132 S Maple Drive. I have lived here since 2011 and have noticed an increase in unsafe speeds and reckless indifference by drivers who cut through on my street. I have been hit once after exiting my driveway and have had many close calls. Part of the problem is that cars can park on both sides of this very narrow street. It is almost impossible for two cars going in opposite directions to safely pass while cars are parked on both sides of the street. Drivers routinely exceed the speed limit, some at almost freeway speeds. My neighbors and our building security personnel have discussed this problem and hope that something can be done before a child, an adult or a pet is horribly injured or killed by this reckless condition.

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I live at 426 S Spalding Dr. and my street is regularly used as a cut through by drivers passing between Pico and Olympic. As such we regularly have cars speed down the street, I would guess about 5 times per night at dangerous speeds, and recently had a car lit on fire in the intersection of Spalding and Shirley.

Additionally, Spalding Dr. is regularly used by students from BH High to walk home and used as parking by families coming to use Roxbury Park. It's not uncommon on nice days to have both sides of the street lined with cars, making speeding and cut throughs even more dangerous. I believe the Tier 1 options would be the best fit for the street, in particular the 400 block of Spalding.

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Street Phone Cars are speeding on Spalding between Charleville and Gregory - especially at night. Speed humps would reduce speeding and create a safer neighborhood.

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I live at 220 S.Gale Dr and have been here for 17 years. We are next to the park and parallel to La Cienega. Commuters often cut through our road to avoid the traffic on La Cienega and some of them drive fast. Because there are cars parked on both sides of the road it is EXTREMELY difficult for residents to see oncoming traffic when we leave our parking lots. I have to look through the windows of the parked cars. I have been t-boned once and nearly hit a couple of times. We could really use a speed bump. Hamilton, the street next to us, has two. What can we do to get a speed bump here? Support: Specific
Street Phone She lives on the 400 block of N Maple and there are loud trucks all night long, some from the Mercedes property, some from Athens, etc. She would like to know what can be done about the trucks and noise as they keep people awake at night.

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I live on South Stanley Drive and like everyone else in the area am experiencing the huge amount of traffic/noise/danger that this poses. I was born on this street.

Traffic was never like this, except when there was a disruption on Wilshire or La Cienega then it would increase for a brief time. Now it is everyday, all day and constant. This feels like a freeway onramp not a residential street. I looked at the plans that the city put together and have no idea if any of them would actually make a difference immediately. I see drivers going left and straight through right turn only corners all the time. For years we had more of a police (motorcycle officers)presence at the corners than now. I am not saying that it would work now, but at the very least maybe it would slow these fools down. In the last 2 days I have seen several near accidents, rampant horn honking and full road rage. The city has to act quickly - the quality of life is in the dumper! Support: Specific
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I live on the 300 blk of N. OAKHURST DR.for 25 yrs. The street has become atraffic cut-through especially between 8a - 11a and 4p - 7p. Also at rge corner of N.

OAKHURST DR & BEVERLY BLVD. (Southside of street) cars holdup traffic cutting across Beverly Blvd. There needs to be a Right turn only during rush hour traffic. I personally have waited 5minutes or more before a vehicle crossed the street. In the later evening hours there is speeding also on N. OAKHURST DR. I feel speed bumps would be a big help. Also red (no parking) curb signage needs to be put at the alley way at Oakhurst and 3rd St. Very difficult to see coming out of the alley onto 3td St when vehicles/trucks are parked close to the alley entrance/exit. Thank you for your consideration into this matter.

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I am a 30+ year tenant on the 400 N. block of N. Maple Drive. I have been in my current apartment for over 18 years and have seen the street problems get increasingly worse. I have attached my list of the various daily occurrences, and the frustrations we residents have to put up with. I know that the City is aware of this being a very bad area as they have measured the traffic several times. (And Ms. Bosse had the occasion of running into a neighbor who let her have it for parking on our residential street. To the neighbor’s credit, she did not know Ms. Bosse was the Mayor and just thought she was anpther entitled person with a Porsche who felt they could park anywhere without realizing that as Mayor, she could. She was very gracious when seeing how this situation came about.) But the speeders trying to catch the light at N. Maple / Beverly Boulevard cause accidents and we have the Mercedes Benz transporters and various tow-trucks also traversing the block (although MB is not allowed to do this, their independent contract haulers do not care.) As you can see, I also work in BH so I see the traffic woes around the clock. We truly need attention to our block, better patrolling, ticketing and speed bumps or other ways to slow and deter the traffic and illegal parking.

STREET
Speeding to catch traffic light
Not stopping at Stop signs
Double‐parking at 407 N. Maple building
Constant u‐turns mid‐block / blocking driveway

PARKING
Non‐enforcement of Permit Only parking
Non‐enforcement of street cleaning clearing
Ride‐share drivers parking and taking up resident spaces

NEIGHBORHOOD
Many people not picking up after their dogs
Many people leaving their dog poop bags on the ground
407 N. Maple building ‐ loud music after hours
407 N. Maple building ‐ outdoor gatherings after hours
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All the measures in the document are excellent proposals to reduce speed and volume. One big concern is the speeding on Olympic, Wilshire, and Santa Monica Blvds. Having digital speed signs do not deter anyone from speeding as there is no penalty. Why not have speed cameras that capture speeding drivers and send them a fine with an image of the date and time? In Europe this is a widespread and highly effective system. There are even mobile van units to target specific problem areas as they pop up, as well as fixed cameras on main roads. This technology is already in place here at junctions to catch people running red lights, so it has to be an option to use for speeding drivers. Another big issue is schools, and the fact that parents drive their huge SUV's to drop off and collect kids causing a huge amount of congestion and pollution. A 20% reduction in car transport to schools would have a big impact on all traffic and streets. Schools could have incentive schemes to promote safer ways to get kids to schools, and encourage less car use. Parents think the roads are unsafe because of all the cars, but they are part of the problem.

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We live on the 200 block of North Rexford. I understand that this is an arterial, and also it’s a main route for police and fire responders, so there’s not much that can be done to reduce the amount of traffic on the street. Our main concern is with those who use Rexford as a test strip for their exotic cars. They punch it from Clifton to Dayton and the noise startles pedestrians. Also, I’ve observed that many of these drivers fail to stop at stop signs, and on Crescent, roll right through red lights. I assume that some of the many cameras the city has installed are catching these drivers, but I wonder if having more motor officers stationed in the area might be helpful. What I’d really like to see are embedded spike strips that would be speed activated. Installing them within 150 feet of an intersection would give the drivers enough distance to “get up to speed” and trigger the spikes. Just an idea. At the very least, those motorists who are caught violating the city’s noise and speed ordinances should have their vehicles impounded — preferably sent to a yard in East L.A. or some other distant location. Also, it would be nice if the city would set the signals on Wilshire to allow cars to move at the legal speed without having to stop at every signalized intersection. The city of L.A. was able to do this on many of its streets years ago.

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Everything should be done to slow down cars on our streets (and not just residential streets) to make it more pleasant and safer to walk and ride a bike. Signage, feedback signs, and enforcement make it appear that something is being done but really offer NO help and are not what are being used in places that have successfully slowed down cars (e.g. Europe) and reduced injuries and traffic fatalities significantly. The only real way to SLOW CARS DOWN is to make it physically more difficult to speed by narrowing lanes/streets, especially streets without curves. Traffic circles, curb extensions, chokers, chicanes, median islands (where viable), diagonal diverters, all create environments where cars need to slow down. Not mentioned, but used in nearby LA east of us, are large planters, which are also attractive. And please don't be afraid to use metal or concrete barriers-e.g., plastic bollards do little to protect the most vulnerable streets users and are made of plastic only to protect vehicles. If our streets are dangerous and unsafe, I don't think much residential input should be required to makes modifications that are being used effectively elsewhere! THANK YOU.

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I applaud the City's effort to improve traffic conditions. My particular concerns are focused on Beverly Drive between Sunset and Santa Monica Boulevard given my residence location at Beverly Drive and Park Way. First, there is a serious excess speed problem on Beverly Drive, particularly for vehicles heading South bound from Sunset to Santa Monica Boulevard. There is also a lot of rolling of stop signs along this stretch in addition to excess speed. Second, the 6 way intersection where Canon, Beverly and Lomitas cross is quite disorganized. Perhaps a roundabout or some other organizing factor might be considered. Last, I am quite relieved to see the no crossing signage at Park Way and Beverly but anything additional that can be done to control people standing in the middle of the street and snapping pictures would be a great improvement. This is quite common, very distracting to drivers and, obviously dangerous.

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I reside at 609 N. Beverly Dr. and have lived here since 2002. I have noticed traffic on my street get worse every year and it has gotten to a disturbing level both in safety and noise. The major concerns are: (i) the volume of traffic is excessive for a residential neighborhood, and it seems by far the worst on Beverly Dr. compared to any other street in the flats; (ii) I notice cars speeding at all hours of the day at speeds well in excess of 50 miles an hour (I run in the mornings at 5 AM and I see cars racing and not stopping at stop signs routinely), (iii) there also seem to be a large number of very loud cars at high speed on the street, with many exotic, loud cars but also regular passenger vehicles with very loud exhausts constantly racing up and down the street, (iv) there are vehicles stopping all the time and people taking pictures and videos in the middle of the street, all the time, causing other cars to brake suddenly, and causing unsafe driving conditions, and (v) we have a very large number of tour vans stopping frequently with tourists up and down the street. The street has become unsafe, uncomfortable and very crowded.

These conditions have a direct impact on resident safety, living comfort and property values. I appreciate the community and the city focusing on this matter. I believe that several measures should be considered. I reviewed the menu of tools described in the Draft Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program document and I would suggest the following measures: (i) install turn movement restrictions at all times at the intersections of Sunset and Beverly Dr. and Santa Monica and Beverly Drive. As Beverly Drive is a through street to the valley via Coldwater Canyon, reducing the traffic that turn onto Beverly Dr. from Santa Monica and Sunset will reduce the flow of vehicles on the street and divert such traffic to other streets in the flats. It is simply unfair to make Beverly Dr. bear the highest burden of traffic while other streets are spared. Furthermore, installing traffic lights at the intersection of the other streets to the west and east of Beverly Dr with Sunset will also divert traffic traveling from north of Sunset to south of Sunset to other streets, reducing the flow to Beverly Dr. I would also suggest that the City install speed bumps on Beverly Dr. between Sunset and Santa Monica Boulevard. Finally, I was under the impression that there are automatic radar devices with picture capture capabilities that can be installed and can be used to issue speeding tickets, just like the light cameras. If such devices exist, I would recommend that the City look into installing these. Finally, I would recommend more police patrols on Beverly Dr., stopping cars that speed and also have outrageously high exhaust noise - there are laws prohibiting vehicles to have a higher than permitted noise level - I wish police would enforce these laws, ticketing violators. I would be delighted to participate in discussions regarding the matters outlined above.

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Overall, this is a reasonable plan. However, the only tools that are likely to be effective are the 3rd Tier tools. Signs are usually ignored and speed bumps don't reduce the flow of a traffic in the a street. Many of Beverly Hill Streets are used at through streets to bypass Olympic, Wilshire, and Santa Monica Blvd. Only Tier 3 interventions are likely to discourage this. It would also help if certain streets, such as La Peer Dr, did not have lights that allow through traffic to continue at multiple intersections (Olympic, Wilshire, etc. up to Beverly Blvd) along their route.

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For the traffic calming program, Drivers should also be issued tickets for honking at major intersections and should receive tickets for honking in general.

Commuters and drivers should only be using their horn for emergency situations per the DMV handbook. The only thing that works in speed reduction are speed bumps.

Attachment 3
New feedback opportunity!
City Council Meeting to Review the
Final Draft Neighborhood Trafc Calming Program
For questions, contact: (310) 285-2467 or [email protected] The City is developing guidelines for residents who may request future trafc calming devices on their streets.

Trafc calming includes infrastructure and programs to reduce vehicle speeding and cut-through trafc on residential streets.

The Final Draft Neighborhood Trafc Calming Program includes edits recommended by the Trafc and Parking Commission and can be viewed at:
beverlyhills.org/trafccalming
The staff report with more details and how to participate in the meeting will be available by November 4, 2023 at:
beverlyhills.org/CityCouncilMeetings
City Council will consider approval of the Final Draft guidelines:

What: City Council Study Session
When: November 7, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Where: City Hall Council Chambers or telephone/video conference Public Works Department
City of Beverly Hills
345 Foothill Road
Beverly Hills, CA 90210