To: PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION
From: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
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CIRCULATION IMPROVEMENTS ON THE 500 BLOCK OF N. HELBERTA AVE.
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RECOMMENDATION
Consider results of survey sent to residents in the vicinity of the 500 block of N. Helberta Avenue and make a recommendation for vehicle circulation improvements to that block.
SUMMARY
In response to a request from the council member from District 2, staff reviewed the circulation challenges on the 500 block of N. Helberta Avenue and identified five possible solutions to improve driving conditions on this block. The need for improvements stems from the heavy use of this narrow residential street that is adjacent to Redondo Union High School. Parking is allowed on both sides of the street, which often forces oncoming vehicles into conflicting paths. When use is heavy this creates considerable difficulty navigating the block.
As potential solutions staff proposed three concepts, with two of the three having two secondary alternatives, resulting in five distinct possibilities in the survey. The survey was distributed to 293 addresses that are within 300 feet of the block. Staff received back 43 responses, 37 of which could be identified to an address. One option, converting to one-way travel on the block, was preferred by about 63% of those who returned the survey. Surveys returned from those on the block also favored (10 of 14 or 71%) the one-way conversion.
Staff is bringing the item forward to the Public Works Commission as an opportunity to gather more public input and to seek a recommendation from the Commission regarding taking this forward to the City Council. Residents who were sent the survey were notified by US Mail that this item would be discussed at this meeting. Staff has also sent it to the Council Member for District 2 for further circulation.
BACKGROUND
Staff received am inquiry from Councilmember Lowenstein in October 2022 regarding the possibility of making this block...
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