Written Comments — Santa Monica City Council, January 28, 2025

1 David Yakobson
From: Jason Mastbaum <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 11:36 AM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: 1/28/2025 16L

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Thank you to councilmembers Zwick and Hall for bringing forward this very important 16 item. I would have added two additional points to this item.

One, PD and parking enforcement need to start enforcing license plate laws. For parking enforcement, this could be simply being directed to ticket for these violations while doing other enforcement rounds such as for permit parking and meter enforcement. It's become routine to see cars being driven around with all sorts of license plate violations: no front plate, no plates at all, obviously fake plates, long-expired paper temp plates (which are likely also fake), intentionally obstructed rear plates; the list goes on. We got a stark example of how the impacts to enforce license plate laws in the case of the December 22 fatal hit and run: there was extremely clear video of the front of the car, but it had no front license plate, so it took days of police investigation to find the suspect instead of being able to simply look up the license plate and go arrest the guy. Failure to enforce license plate violations will more generally undermine any goals related to moving to automated camera enforcement of traffic laws.

But parking enforcement has previously explicitly told me they're not interested in enforcing these violations. I tried to call in a car with no license plates parked directly in front of city hall shortly after the 2024 council meeting which required additional police security due to phoned in threats of violence, which you'd think would have created some additional interest in ghost cars parked in front of city hall of all places, and was still told they didn't consider it worth their time since it's "just a fix it ticket".

Two, PD and parking enforcement need to stop committing dangerous traffic violations themselves.

PD routinely commits dangerous violations such as parking in the Ocean Ave protected bike lane (this picture shows PD babysitting some landscaping staff or contractors, which is not a valid reason per the CVC for any of them to be in the bike lane), creating ADA violations with illegal parking on the Promenade, and driving on the sidewalks. None of the pictures below was for a call for service situation, they simply chose to park or drive there. It's not clear how they can be effective on enforcing traffic laws when they do not see casually breaking traffic laws themselves as a big deal. Furthermore, private motorists see PD doing things like parking in the bike lane and take it as a clear signal that they can do it themselves. To give just one example, this plays out daily on 3rd and Santa Monica, where PD regularly illegally parks in the no stopping zone and bus stops, which then results in a line of private motorists illegally parked behind them--the final picture was taken at 2:30 PM, which is well past the posted loading zone hours, which end at 10 AM, at which point it becomes a no stopping anytime zone.

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From: Brian Sweeney <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 11:01 AM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Subject: Item 16L: Traffic Enforcement -- Thank You!

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Mayor Negrete and Honorable City Council Members,
Thank you so much for taking up this extremely important item, and a special thank you to Council Members Zwick and Hall for drafting and introducing it. As a number of recent fatalities and serious injuries have once again proven, the sad reality is that our streets are not safe, and the City is currently falling significantly behind its Vision Zero goals. While infrastructure improvements are needed, the dearth of traffic enforcement -- as
documented here: https://santamonicanext.org/2025/01/wilshire-chelsea-deadly-crash-highlightsneed-for-more-vehicle-code-enforcement/ -- has also contributed to this dangerous situation. I've seen Chief Batista speak before Council about how traffic enforcement has been proven to reduce the risk of death and serious injury (and I agree!); but, confusingly, his department is still not adequately enforcing our traffic laws. Per the article above, Lt. Aklufi blames staffing shortages, but the data speak for themselves: PD has more officers now than at any point in its history, and yet roughly 20 years ago PD was conducting 5 times more traffic stops than it does today. Something needs to change, and I'm grateful that the City Manager and PD will now receive explicit direction from Council.

These are truly matters of life and death, and PD has a professional obligation to get them right. To that end, after researching this issue extensively, I want to make a few recommendations for possible Council direction:
1) PD needs to do High-Visibility Enforcement -- not just on PCH, but in our neighborhoods. Nashville PD did an impressive study on the effect of high-visibility traffic enforcement and found that it worked, when it focused on the most dangerous driving behaviors, occurred at regular intervals at local problem intersections (every 3 weeks, for example, which is around when they found the deterrent effect waning), and stationed officers at alternative routes that drivers might use to get around the enforcement event. See here: https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtuallibrary/abstracts/effect-high-visibility-enforcement-motor-vehicle-crashes. I would love to see a similar program developed here.
2) PD must focus only on those CVC violations that make driving more dangerous. Per the study above and from other sources, those offenses are:
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b) running red lights and stop signs (including "rolling" stops at crosswalks) c) distracted driving, most commonly texting while driving 3) PD should not focus on other CVC violations, like broken tail lights, that have negligible, if no, effect on road safety: I agree with Lt. Aklufi that there is some limitation on resources, and that Item 16-L
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7 the risk/reward ratio of these kinds of stops is low; therefore, let's focus on the above and not pull people over unnecessarily. Instead...
4) Direct Parking Enforcement to start ticketing for missing front plates, "ghost" plates, etc.:

It's all too common with a hit and run -- as it was last month -- that a missing or otherwise improper plate makes it difficult to find or otherwise delays PD's finding the perpetrator. Let's start cleaning up that ever-growing problem, but telling Parking Enforcement to start aggressively targeting these issues. PD could still ticket for these issues, but only secondary to stops for the violations listed in #2; resource constraints mean PD should not focus their limited number of stops on these issues.
5) Prioritize motor vehicles, not bikes and pedestrians. No matter who is at "fault" in any given crash, the reality is that cars weigh multiple tons, and bikes and pedestrians don't. To be frank, PD has a history of not recognizing this fact and targeting cyclists -- as a parent of young children, I have to say that, while it would be wonderful if everyone followed the law, my main concern is not a bike going through a crosswalk; it's a multi-ton vehicle blowing through a stop sign in our neighborhood and killing one of my kids. At the moment, PD has been -- arguably inappropriately -- using STEP grants to disproportionately enforce against cyclists. I hope that PD understands this item's focus is motor vehicles, and the data they come back with reflects that. 6) Return motor vehicle enforcement as a "regular" duty outside of our Motor Unit. I think one of the most frustrating things in Santa Monica at the moment is watching someone run a red light or stop sign, while a police officer is next to you in traffic, and seeing the cop do...nothing. I personally see this happen on a regular basis in Sunset Park. Maybe there's some higher priority call at the moment, but when that officer doesn't appear to be heading anywhere in particular thereafter, it's hard not to wonder what in the world is happening. I know we have a Motor Unit, but enforcing traffic laws beyond high-visibility enforcement events need to be a part of regular patrol duties, if we want to create the deterrence effect necessary for safe streets. At the moment, people are -- rightfully -- not worried about being pulled over even if they commit an unsafe driving violation right in front of an officer. (And, by the way, I've had officers tell me directly that they're ignoring dangerous traffic violations, which...is...bad...). 7) Direct the City Manager to direct Chief Batista to start lobbying State Sen. Ben Allen on our need for automated enforcement. State law prevents us from getting speed cameras at the moment, and we were left out of the most recent pilot which added Malibu. Unfortunately, CA law enforcement groups have lobbied against automated enforcement; I hope that Chief Batista can personally get in touch with State Sen. Allen to express his support for this greatly-needed safety intervention, so that State Sen. Allen will push harder to allow Santa Monica speed cameras.

Thank you all so much again; I think street safety (really, the lack thereof) is the #1 issue in Santa Monica today, and I am hopeful that Council's direction will have an immediate impact on the problem.

Best wishes,
Brian Sweeney
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From: Cynthia Rose <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2025 10:57 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Dan Hall
Cc: David White; [email protected]; Anuj Gupta; Santa Monica Forward Subject: Support for Agenda Item 16L
Attachments: 2025-01 CC Support items 16L SM Spoke-SaMoSSA-SMF.pdf

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Dear Mayor Negrete, Mayor Pro Tem Torosis and City Council members, Please find a joint letter of support from Santa Monica Spoke, the Santa Monica Safe Streets Alliance and Santa Monica Forward to express our full support of item 16L to prioritize the deterrence of dangerous driving within Santa Monica which indeed poses an immediate threat to the safety of residents and everyone who visits our city.

With gratitude and appreciation,
Cynthia Rose, Cris Gutierrez, Brad Ewing & Carl Hansen
Santa Monica Spoke, Santa Monica Safe Streets Alliance and Santa Monica Forward --
Cynthia Rose
Director
Santa Monica Spoke
SMSpoke.org
I acknowledge with respect and gratitude the Tongva, Kizh, and Chumash Peoples on whose traditional territory I live and work.

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RE: Support Agenda Item 16L
Dear Mayor Negrete, Mayor Pro Tem Torosis and City Council members:

Santa Monica Spoke and the Santa Monica Safe Streets Alliance are joined by Santa Monica Forward in writing to express our full support to prioritize the deterrence of dangerous driving within Santa Monica that poses an immediate threat to the safety of residents and everyone who visits our city.

Traffic violence and mobility issues are a key part of public safety, and we again encourage the city to take a 360° approach to the issues of safety with resources dedicated to prevention and diversion. We can only benefit with high-visibility enforcement operations targeted against the most egregious offenders that threaten our safety - dangerous car driving, e.g. speeding and distracted driving.

The Council established in 2016 Santa Monica’s Vision Zero, declaring “Vision Zero is Santa Monica’s initiative to reduce severe traffic injuries and deaths on city streets by 2026.” With the recent influx of pedestrian-involved crashes - resulting in serious injuries and heartbreaking death - we must double down if we have any hope of improving street safety or or realizing Vision Zero.

Traffic lawlessness is a huge threat to public safety in the same way that other crimes are threats to persons or property. People need to know that their safety when walking, biking, using active mobility or driving a vehicle is a priority.

Our streets amount to approximately a whopping 24% of our collective public space, the largest public space in Santa Monica. Everyone using our streets, particularly children, elders and the most vulnerable, must be able to count on Council leadership and our Police Department to consider carefully and responsibly an accurate and meaningful approach to public safety and be dynamic in looking at every possible mitigation or solution to meet our safety goals.

Eliminating traffic violence is the very definition of public safety and necessary, equitable and appropriate enforcement measures and programs should be prioritized for safety on our streets.

These efforts are critical if we are to achieve safety for our community and visitors.

Sincerely,
Cynthia Rose
Director, Santa Monica Spoke Cris Gutierrez
Co-Chair, Santa Monica Safe Street Alliance Co-Chair, Santa Monica Safe Streets Alliance SMSpoke.org
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Brad Ewing and Carl Hansen
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From: Dustin Shahan <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2025 9:45 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support Item 16L

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Council,
We've had yet another deadly hit and run and yet another child hit. Although a lot of street safety requires infrastructure or smaller vehicles, SM's streets have gained a well deserved reputation for being the wild west of speeding, running red lights, and blasting through stop signs. We need highly visible enforcement at a significant level to get drivers to start following laws and respecting other road users. The decline in this enforcement over the last ~5 years runs directly contradictory to the city's Vision Zero 2026 plan that's woefully offtrack.

Dustin Shahan
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From: Caro Vilain <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2025 9:40 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Subject: I support item 16L

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Dear council,
I wholeheartedly support Item 16L and want to thank Council Members Zwick and Hall for bringing this forward.

The lack of effective and well-targeted traffic enforcement has strongly contributed to our traffic violence crisis. Drivers frequently ignore traffic laws and the safety of the vulnerable humans they share the road with.

While enforcement alone will never be the solution to this issue, and while we must continue to engineer safe streets that are safe for all users at all times, we're not there yet. Until we design truly safe streets, we must make it very clear that people who operate deadly vehicles on our streets must be respectful of all road users and must understand that our streets do not belong to whoever has the largest and deadliest vehicle.

We must engage in PROPER traffic enforcement, which includes high visibility enforcement (I have ideas if SMPD feels uninspired), understanding the difference between a traffic stop and a pretextual stop, ensuring enforcement does not disproportionately target specific communities., and avoiding victimblaming rhetoric or actions.

As some of the data included in this article shows, while some safety improvements have been implemented over the past few years, traffic enforcement has significantly dropped, and fatal and severe injury crashes simply have not gone down. While SMPD did not suffer from budget cuts in the way other departments (including the DOT) did, they have dropped the ball completely when it comes to traffic safety.

Not only that, but the fact that SMPD had to be begged to include traffic safety as part of public safety in a recent report, their poor and ineffective use of the yearly $300k OTS Grant they receive, the discourse held by Lieutenant Green when being questioned about it by council memeber Zwick just a few weeks ago, the constant anecdotes of people on bikes being ticketed for rolling through stop signs (despite it being safer) by SMPD, all show that SMDP lacks understanding about what traffic safety really means and what the true sources of danger are.

My personal experience with SMPD has told me that the safety of vulnerable road users isn't something they're concerned with. When I was hit while riding my bike in a painted bike lane by a driver who ran a stop sign while on her phone, the officer who came to the scene dismissed it as "accidents happen".

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4 When I reported a driver who threatened me with their vehicle on video, I had to insist repeatedly for the officer to even take the report. When I asked police officers why they weren't doing anything about dozens of drivers who were parked in a bike lane in front of them, it turned into a 1h+ "argument" in which they shared very disturbing misinformation about the city's bike infrastructure, complained about it, made it clear that cars were their priority, and went on to make disturbing racist remarks.

Our Vision Zero goal for 2026 isn't exactly looking promising, and if we don't take drastic measures to make our streets safer now, lives will continue to be lost on our streets, people will continue to suffer from life-altering injuries, lose loved ones, and to feel like they must drive everywhere because they don't feel safe getting around with the protection of a 2-ton metal box.

I hope you all support 16L, and many many many other measures to make our streets safe and accessible for all.

Caro Vilain, 90404
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From: Carter Rubin <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2025 3:20 PM
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We need more traffic safety enforcement of really dangerous and reckless behaviors, which I see all the time in Santa Monica.

Sincerely,
Best,
Carter
310-200-1088
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From: Sean Besser <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2025 11:39 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Ocean Park Association Subject: Letter from Ocean Park Association in Support of Item 16L

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Hello Council Members,
The Ocean Park Association asks that you vote yes on Item 16L (more details here).

Dangerous driving is a common and regular occurrence on Ocean Park’s streets. Residents feel trepidation every time they walk the neighborhood and many have expressed feeling fearful when crossing our major thoroughfares. Efforts to enforce our laws against the most egregious driver behavior would be most welcome.

We also support the collection of data on traffic enforcement in our neighborhood. The police department regularly attends our monthly meetings and our members all appreciate the statistical crime data they present. Members have requested traffic data in the past and would also welcome this additional information.

Regards,
Sean Besser, President, Ocean Park Association
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2025 2:03 PM
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There is virtually zero enforcement on the bike path of prohibitions against motorized vehicles that exceed 20mph.

There should be consistent strong enforcement. It can be dangerous out there.

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From: Santa Monica Families for Safe Streets <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2025 8:51 AM
To: Caroline Torosis; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems; David White; Anuj Gupta; Ramon Batista; Susan Cline Subject: Santa Monica Families for Safe Streets Supports 16-L Follow Up Flag: Follow up
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Mayor Negrete, and Councilmembers,
Yesterday we sent the following message to the group of parents, grandparents, and community members who look to Santa Monica Families for Safe Streets for information and action alerts about what they can do to make our city's streets safer for children, older adults, and everyone who walks, bikes, and rolls around our city.

We were disheartened and concerned to learn about the injury of a minor on Pico and 14th last week. However, we know that such incidents are a result of decisions made by transportation system users and the city (including inaction). After years of calls for action, measures like 16L which will bring more transparency and enforcement of traffic violations that have direct safety consequences are necessary to restore the public's trust in the ability of the city to manage disorder on our streets.

Councilmembers Zwick and Hall are taking action to address the rise of dangerous driving in Santa Monica! Their request aims to increase the safety of all residents by directing the City Manager and Chief of Police to prioritize the following:
 Increased Enforcement: More high-visibility operations targeting dangerous driving behaviors.

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2  Data Transparency: Quarterly reports to the City Council and the public detailing traffic stops, enforcement actions, and trends in traffic enforcement.  Restoring Traffic Enforcement: A proposal to restore the police department's traffic enforcement capabilities to pre-2020 levels.

SMPD Has Reduced Enforcement Versus Other Cities and Past Years Santa Monica Families for Safe Streets co-founder Juan Matute analyzed publicly-available data on traffic stops and traffic fine revenues for Santa Monica Next. The Santa Monica police department does not publicly share data on the enforcement actions and trends in traffic enforcement that follow from traffic stops, so the analysis relies on publiclyavailable financial data. The analysis shows that Santa Monica Police Department traffic enforcement has declined in recent years and is low relative to other California cities.

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City Ignores Council Direction when Repaving Neilson Way City of Santa Monica staff have chosen to ignore the direction of the city council in implementing speed humps or other traffic calming measures on Neilson Way, a higher-speed thruway between the pedestrian-oriented business district on Main Street and the beach. Walking between Main Street and the Beach is not only a very popular activity, our cities blend of commercial districts and picturesque coastal vistas is part of what makes Santa Monica special.

To improve safety of those crossing this busy throughfare, former Mayor Phil Brock proposed a resolution in 2021 and councilmembers gave city staff direction in 2023 when approving a repaving contract.

However, the City recently repaved Neilson without adding any traffic calming measures.

A Crash Analysis Studio Can Save Lives
Improving street safety in Santa Monica requires the city to learn from mistakes and what hasn't worked well in order to make streets safer moving forward. But what can the council do if city don't follow their direction?

The implementation of a Crash Analysis Studio in Santa Monica would be a crucial step toward addressing the alarming frequency of deadly car crashes within the city. This initiative would provide a dedicated platform for systematically studying the causes and patterns behind traffic fatalities, utilizing advanced data analysis, forensic reconstruction, and community input. By pinpointing specific factors such as road design flaws, driver behavior, and Item 16-L
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3 high-risk intersections, the studio can generate actionable insights to guide city planners, traffic engineers, and policymakers in making evidence-based decisions. This proactive approach would not only help prevent future accidents but also foster a sense of safety and accountability, demonstrating the city’s commitment to protecting its residents and visitors.Beyond identifying problems, the Crash Analysis Studio would serve as a catalyst for meaningful change by ensuring the implementation of effective safety measures. These could include redesigning hazardous roadways, enhancing pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure, and introducing advanced traffic management technologies. The studio would also provide a platform for engaging the community in safety initiatives, fostering a culture of shared responsibility. By translating data-driven findings into tangible improvements, Santa Monica could position itself as a leader in urban traffic safety, setting an example for other cities to follow. Ultimately, this initiative would save lives, reduce injuries, and create a more livable and sustainable environment for all.

City's Budget Process and Next Steps
The leadership of Santa Monica Families for Safe Streets will be following the city's implementation of street safety measures in the upcoming biennial budget and capital improvement program. We expect Measure K revenues to be used for crucial street safety projects, like the planned traffic signal at the intersection of Wilshire and Chelsea, where a member of our community was recently killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing the street. We expect the full restoration of the Safe Routes to School Program, which had its budget slashed during COVID when students were learning remotely.

The City of Santa Monica's budget is strained due to a combination of reduced revenues and uncertain legal liabilities. We would rather see these limited funds go to traffic safety implementation than further study. But, if implementation is slow, we will advocate to fund the formation of a robust Crash Analysis Studio from the city's public safety budget so that the city can learn what many of the transportation professionals and parents who cofounded Santa Monica Families for Safe Streets already know — that our city government must make different choices to improve the safety of kids, seniors, and anyone who walks or rolls around Santa Monica.

Santa Monica Families for Safe Streets is a group of parents and advocates working to make Santa Monica safer for all people who bike and walk.

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From: Susan McCorry <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2025 8:44 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox
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Councilmembers,Please approve the councilmember request to improve traffic safety through enforcement operations, police transparency, and budget priorities!I am concerned about traffic safety because ... Sincerely, Susan
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From: Alison Pearson <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2025 7:45 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox
Subject: 16L: Support for Safe Streets

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Councilmembers,
Please approve the councilmember request to improve traffic safety through enforcement operations, police transparency, and budget priorities. The recent bicyclist and pedestrian deaths are deeply concerning and show that increased enforcement and physical traffic calming measures are needed for drivers to take our traffic laws seriously. We shouldn’t be waiting for someone to die to fix dangerous intersections! Regards,
Alison Pearson Arya
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From: Yasmin Carey <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2025 5:29 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox
Cc: Hubby
Subject: 16L: Support for Safe Streets

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Councilmembers,Please approve the councilmember request to improve traffic safety through enforcement operations, police transparency, and budget priorities!I am concerned about traffic safety because ... Sincerely, Item 16-L
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From: Ryan Olson <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2025 4:43 PM
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Council members,
Please approve the council-member request to improve traffic safety through enforcement operations, police transparency, and budget priorities! I am concerned about traffic safety because I have noticed a marked increase in dangerous driving behavior over the last several years: speeding in residential neighborhoods, passing in the center lane on Lincoln in rush hour traffic, failing to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, and a whole host of aggressive, unsafe behaviors that seem to consistently go unenforced.

Directing the police department to step up enforcement is a great first step towards restoring safety on our streets.

I would suggest following up quickly with automated red light and speed enforcement as I believe this is a much more efficient way to provide for traffic safety, but reprioritizing traffic enforcement would be a welcome first step that I’m sure will yield immediate results.

Sincerely,
Ryan Olson
1021 Pine St, Santa Monica, CA 90405
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From: Brodsky, Michael <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2025 4:22 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox
Subject: 16L: Support for Safe Streets

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Dear Mayor and Council-members,
I walk, bike, bus, and sometimes even drive.

I support all efforts to make our streets safer for all, through better street design, enforcement operations, police transparency, and budget priorities.

Please support safer streets in Santa Monica.

Sincerely,
Michael Brodsky
Santa Monica
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From: Rachael Dwork <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2025 4:03 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox
Subject: 16L: Support for Safe Streets

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Councilmembers,Please approve the councilmember request to improve traffic safety through enforcement operations, police transparency, and budget priorities!I am concerned about traffic safety because I would like to walk my toddler and my dogs without fear of getting hit. I am not joking when I say this is a DAILY occurrence!!! Cops have watched it happen and did NOTHING!!!! I should not feel like I need to put a cam on my kid’s stroller or play chicken with a G-Wagon.

We need more speed bumps, more bump outs, better crosswalks and actual enforcement.

Sincerely,
Rachael Dwork-Hoeflicker
[email protected]
850-933-5062
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From: Danny Pravder <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2025 3:58 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox
Subject: 16L: Support for Safe Streets

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Councilmembers,Please approve the councilmember request to improve traffic safety through enforcement operations, police transparency, and budget priorities!I am concerned about traffic safety because ... Sincerely, Musically,
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