O27871
City Council Meeting: September 10, 2024 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2787 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.12.490
TO ESTABLISH SPEED LIMITS FOR CERTAIN CITY STREETS PURSUANT TO THE
CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE
WHEREAS, the California Vehicle Code establishes how a local authority sets
speed limits that differ from the statutory speed of 25 miles per hour in a business or
residence district or 65 miles per hour on other roadways; and
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code sections 22357 and 22358 provide that if the
local authority determines, on the basis of a survey, that a speed higher or lower than the
statutory speed limit would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would
be reasonable and safe, the local authority may determine and declare a speed limit by
ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the declared prima facie speed limits shall only be effective when
appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the street and the limits shall not
be revised except upon the basis of an engineering and traffic study
WHEREAS, an engineering and traffic survey ("Survey") was conducted for the
City by Fehr & Peers in 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Survey recommended certain changes to speed limits for certain
City streets, as set forth in Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the speed limits set forth in the
Survey are most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic within the City
and are reasonable and safe; and
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WHEREAS, this ordinance would modify Santa Monica Municipal Code section
3.12.490 by setting new or revised speed limits for certain City streets, based upon the
results of the Survey.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby determines the speed limits set forth in the
Survey (attached hereto as Exhibit "A") are most appropriate to facilitate the orderly
movement of traffic within the City and are reasonable and safe
SECTION 2. Section 3.12.490 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code is hereby
amended as follows:
§ 3.12.490 Speed limits established on the basis of an engineering and traffic
survey pursuant to the California Vehicle Code.
The following speed limits are established pursuant to the California Vehicle Code. These
prima facie speed limits shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof
are erected for each listed street.
(a) Thirty-five miles per hour:
(1) Lincoln Boulevard from Pico Boulevard to south City limit;
(2) Olympic Boulevard from 11th Street to Centinela Avenue;
(3) San Vicente Boulevard from Ocean Avenue to 26th Street.
(b) Thirty miles per hour:
(1) California Avenue from Pacific Coast Highway to Ocean Avenue;
(2) Cloverfield Boulevard from Santa Monica Boulevard to Pico Boulevard;
(3) Colorado Avenue from 17th Street to Centinela Avenue;
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(4) Lincoln Boulevard from Wilshire Boulevard to Pico Boulevard;
(5) Ocean Park Boulevard from 23rd Street to Centinela Avenue;
(6) Pico Boulevard from Lincoln Boulevard to Centinela Avenue;
(7) Santa Monica Boulevard from Lincoln Boulevard to Centinela Avenue;
(8) Wilshire Boulevard from Lincoln Boulevard to Centinela Avenue.
(c) Twenty-five miles per hour:
(1) 2nd Street from Montana Avenue to Colorado Avenue;
(2) 4th Street from San Vicente Boulevard to south City limit;
(3) 5th Street from Montana Avenue to Colorado Avenue;
(4) 6th Street from Montana Avenue to Colorado Avenue;
(5) 7th Street from north City limit to Olympic Boulevard;
(6) 7th Street from Michigan Avenue to Pico Boulevard;
(7) 11th Street from San Vicente Boulevard to Marine Street;
(8) 14th Street from San Vicente Boulevard to Ashland Avenue;
(9) 17th Street from San Vicente Boulevard to south City limit;
(10) 20th Street from San Vicente Boulevard to Pico Boulevard;
(11) 23rd Street from Pico Boulevard to south City limit;
(12) 26th Street from north City limit to Cloverfield Boulevard;
(13) 28th Street from Pico Boulevard to Ocean Park Boulevard;
(14) Arizona Avenue from Ocean Avenue to Centinela Avenue;
(15) Ashland Avenue from Lincoln Boulevard to 23rd Street;
(16) Broadway from Ocean Avenue to Centinela Avenue;
(17) California Avenue from Lincoln Boulevard to 20th Street;
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(18) Cloverfield Boulevard from Pico Boulevard to Ocean Park Boulevard;
(19) Colorado Avenue from Ocean Avenue to 17th Street;
(20) Dewey Street between Robson Avenue and 23rd Street;
(21) Lincoln Boulevard from San Vicente Boulevard to Wilshire Boulevard;
(22) Main Street from Colorado Avenue to south City limit;
(23) Marine Street from Neilson Way to 17th Street;
(24) Montana Avenue from Ocean Avenue to Stanford Street;
(25) Ocean Avenue from north City limit to Hollister Avenue;
(26) Ocean Park Boulevard from Barnard Way to 23rd Street;
(27) Pearl Street from Lincoln Boulevard to Centinela Avenue;
(28) Pico Boulevard from Appian Way to Lincoln Boulevard;
(29) Robson Street from 17th Street to Dewey Street;
(30) Santa Monica Boulevard from Ocean Avenue to Lincoln Boulevard;
(31) Stanford Street from Montana Avenue to Colorado Avenue;
(32) Stewart Street from Colorado Avenue to Pico Boulevard;
(33) Wilshire Boulevard from Ocean Avenue to Lincoln Boulevard.
(d) Twenty miles per hour:
(1) 6th Street from Pico Boulevard to Pier Avenue;
(2) 20th Street from Pico Boulevard to Ocean Park Boulevard;
(3) Appian Way from Pacific Coast Highway to Bay Street;
(4) Ashland Avenue from Neilson Way to Lincoln Boulevard;
(5) Barnard Way from Hollister Avenue to Neilson Way;
(6) California Avenue from Ocean Avenue to Lincoln Boulevard;
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(7) Michigan Avenue between Lincoln Boulevard to 19th Street;
(8) Washington Avenue from Ocean Avenue to Stanford Street.
(e) The following speed limits are established pursuant to California Vehicle Code
Section 22358.4(b)(1):
(1) A fifteen-mile-per-hour prima facie limit in a residence district, on a highway
with a posted speed limit of thirty miles per hour or slower, when approaching, at
a distance of less than five hundred feet from, or passing, a school building or the
grounds of a school building, contiguous to a highway and posted with a school
warning sign that indicates a speed limit of fifteen miles per hour, while children
are going to or leaving the school, either during school hours or during the noon
recess period. The prima facie limit shall also apply when approaching, at a
distance of less than five hundred feet from, or passing, school grounds that are
not separated from the highway by a fence, gate, or other physical barrier while
the grounds are in use by children and the highway is posted with a school warning
sign that indicates a speed limit of fifteen miles per hour.
(2) A twenty-five-mile-per-hour prima facie limit in a residence district, on a
highway with a posted speed limit of thirty miles per hour or slower, when
approaching, at a distance of five hundred to one thousand feet from, a school
building or the grounds thereof, contiguous to a highway and posted with a school
warning sign that indicates a speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour, while
children are going to or leaving the school, either during school hours or during the
noon recess period. The prima facie limit shall also apply when approaching, at a
distance of five hundred to one thousand feet from, school grounds that are not
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separated from the highway by a fence, gate, or other physical barrier while the
grounds are in use by children and the highway is posted with a school warning
sign that indicates a speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour.
(3) The school zone speed limit for each listed street, or portion thereof, shall be
as set forth in subsections (1) and (2), above, follows when signs are erected giving
notice thereof on the following streets:
(A) 6th Street from Pico Boulevard to Bay Street (Santa Monica High School);
(B) 7th Street from Idaho Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard (Saint Monica
Preparatory School);
(C) 14th Street from Idaho Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard (Lincoln Middle
School);
(D) 14th Street from Pearl Street to Maple Street (Will Rogers Learning
Community);
(E) 16th Street from Pico Boulevard to Ocean Park Boulevard (John Adams
Middle School);
(F) 16th Street from Idaho Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard (Lincoln Middle
School);
(G) 17th Street from Pearl Street to Ocean Park Boulevard (John Adams Middle
School);
(H) 24th Street from Grant Elementary School to Ocean Park Boulevard (Grant
Elementary School);
(I) Arizona Avenue from 23rd Street to 25th Street (McKinley Elementary
School);
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(J) California Avenue from 6th Street to 9th Street (Saint Monica Preparatory
School);
(K) California Avenue from 14th Street to 16th Street (Lincoln Middle School);
(L) Chelsea Avenue from Arizona Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard
(McKinley Elementary School);
(M) Idaho Avenue from 23rd Street to 25th Street (Franklin Elementary School);
(N) Lincoln Boulevard from Alta Avenue to Montana Avenue (Roosevelt
Elementary School);
(O) Lincoln Boulevard from Idaho Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard (Saint Monica
Preparatory School);
(P) Montana Avenue from 23rd Street to 25th Street (Franklin Elementary
School);
(Q) Ocean Park Boulevard from 4th Street to Beverley Avenue (John Muir
Elementary School);
(R) Pearl Street from 16th Street to 20th Street (John Adams Middle School);
(S) Pearl from Cloverfield Boulevard to 25th Street (Grant Elementary School);
(T) Virginia Avenue from High Place to Frank Street (Edison Language
Academy);
(U) Washington Avenue from 6th Street to 9th Street (Saint Monica Preparatory
School);
(V) Washington Avenue from 14th Street to 16th Street (Lincoln Middle School).
(f) The speed limit of fifteen miles per hour is established pursuant to California
Vehicle Code Section 22358.3 for the following streets:
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(1) Bryn Mawr Avenue from 16th Street to 18th Street;
(2) Sunset Avenue from 16th Street to Dewey Street;
(3) Wellesley Drive from Ashland Avenue to 18th Street.
SECTION 3. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices
thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such
inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed
this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance
would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of
this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official
newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty
days after adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________
Douglas Sloan, City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
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Engineering and Traffic Survey
Results and Speed Limit Update
Prepared for the City of Santa Monica
July 29, 2024
Exhibit A
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Executive Summary
Guided by the Safe System Approach, the City of Santa Monica (City) initiated this study evaluating
roadway speeds and speed limits to improve the safety of its roadway system. As part of this effort, Fehr
& Peers was contracted to prepare an Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS) for 141 roadway segments
composed of 215 data collection locations, and to complete an analysis that resulted in recommended
speed limit updates as defined by California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 627 and the 2014 California
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD), Revision 8.
To update speed limits, the speed data were analyzed to set reasonable and appropriate speed limits in
consideration of the following Assembly Bill 43 mechanisms: namely, Safety Corridors, Bicyclist and
Pedestrian Activity Generators, Business Activity Districts, and historic speed limit retention. Additionally,
speed limit continuity and existing infrastructure were taken into account, including the City’s Priority
Network, principal arterial designation, bikes lanes, neighborhood greenways, K-12 facilities, and public
parks.
This effort resulted in identifying 62 roadways segments, which account for 32 roadway miles, where
speed limit reductions would be appropriate. The average speed limit reduction for all roadway segments
where speed limit reductions were applied was 5 mph.
Table ES-1: Speed Limit Update Summary
Statistic Updated Speed Limits
Total number of roadway segments analyzed 141
Total number of roadway segments with speed reductions 62
Roadways miles where speed limits were reduced 32
Average speed limit reduction for all roadways segments where speed limit
reductions were applied 5
Exhibit A
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Overview
Guided by the Safe System Approach, the City initiated this
project to update speed limits pursuant to Section 22358
of the CVC. The Safe System Approach is a United States
Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) adopted
paradigm that addresses roadway safety. The approach is
depicted on the wheel in Figure 1, which promotes five
design elements on the inner ring, and six safe roadway
principles on the outer ring. Embedded in this approach is
anticipating human mistakes by designing and managing
road infrastructure to keep the risk of mistakes low; and,
when a mistake leads to a crash, that the result is not a
fatality or serious injury.
To assist the City with this objective, Fehr & Peers prepared
an E&TS for 141 roadway segments, and an ensuing
analysis evaluated the potential speed limit reductions on each segment. Two surveys were required for
75 roadway segments (150 total roadway surveys for roadways with raised medians) and one survey was
required for 65 roadway segments, yielding a total of 215 roadway locations surveyed. Figure 2 shows a
map of existing speed limits, and Figure 3 shows a map of the 85th percentile speed recorded by the
surveys.
To update speed limits, the speed data were analyzed for potential speed limit reductions in accordance
with Assembly Bill 43 mechanisms: namely, Safety Corridors, Bicyclist and Pedestrian Activity Generators,
Business Activity Districts, and historic speed limit retention. More information on the specifications of
each of these mechanisms is provided in the next section of this report, Analysis Methodology.
Additionally, speed limit continuity and existing infrastructure were taken into account, including the City’s
Priority Network, principal arterial designation, bikes lanes, neighborhood greenways, K -12 facilities, and
public parks.
Fehr & Peers produced a list of updated speed limits for all 141 roadway segments in accordance with the
CVC. Overall speeds were reduced on 62 roadways, which account for 32 miles of roadway. More details
on the results of the analysis are found in the Results section of this report.
Exhibit A
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Bicknell AveStewart St
Michigan AveDewey StMain StNeilson Way
28th St
Washington Ave6th StExposition BlvdCloverfield Blvd
Barnard Way
23rd St
Marine St4th S t 5th St
4th St
Stanford St
6th St
2nd St California AveBroadwayAppian Way Ashland AveOcean A ve
11th St
7th St Olympic BlvdLincoln Blvd
24th St
26th St
14th St Santa MonicaMontana AveSan Vicente Blvd26th St Ocean ParkColorado Ave17th St Pico BlvdPearl St20th St Wilshire BlvdArizona AveLincoln Blvd
24th St
17th St
11th St
14th St
20th St
California Incline
Bicknell AveStewart St
Michigan AveDewey StMain StNeilson Way
28th St
Washington Ave6th StExposition BlvdCloverfield Blvd
Barnard Way
23rd St
Marine St4th St
5th St
4th St
Stanford St
6th St
2nd St California AveBroadwayAppian Way Ashland AveOcean Ave
11th St
7th St Olympic BlvdLincoln Blvd
24th St
26th St
14th St Santa MonicaMontana AveSan Vicente Blvd26th St Ocean ParkColorado Ave17th St Pico BlvdPearl St20th St Wilshire BlvdArizona AveLincoln Blvd
24th St
17th St
11th St
14th St
20th St
California Incline
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Speed (mph)15 25 30 35 40
City Boundary
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Exhibit A
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Michigan AveDewey StMain StNeilson Way
28th St
Washington Ave6th StExposition BlvdCloverfield Blvd
Barnard Way
23rd St
Marine St4th S t 5th St
4th St
Stanford St
6th St
2nd St California AveBroadwayAppian Way Ashland AveOcean A ve
11th St
7th St Olympic BlvdLincoln Blvd
24th St
26th St
14th St Santa MonicaMontana AveSan Vicente Blvd26th St Ocean ParkColorado Ave17th St Pico BlvdPearl St20th St Wilshire BlvdArizona AveLincoln Blvd
24th St
17th St
11th St
14th St
20th St
California Incline
Bicknell AveStewart St
Michigan AveDewey StMain StNeilson Way
28th St
Washington Ave6th StExposition BlvdCloverfield Blvd
Barnard Way
23rd St
Marine St4th St
5th St
4th St
Stanford St
6th St
2nd St California AveBroadwayAppian Way Ashland AveOcean Ave
11th St
7th St Olympic BlvdLincoln Blvd
24th St
26th St
14th St Santa MonicaMontana AveSan Vicente Blvd26th St Ocean ParkColorado Ave17th St Pico BlvdPearl St20th St Wilshire BlvdArizona AveLincoln Blvd
24th St
17th St
11th St
14th St
20th St
California Incline
85th Percentile Speeds
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Figure 3
≤19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 42Speed (mph)
City Boundary
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Analysis Methodology
The goal of this study is to establish enforceable speed limits throughout the City pursuant to Section
22358 of the CVC. To accomplish this, Fehr & Peers developed a methodology that consisted of two main
components: data collection and policy review, and data analysis. The result of this effort is an E&TS for
the Mobility Division to allow the City to enforce reasonable speed limits on the City’s roadways. The
sections below describe how the analysis was conducted.
Data Collection & Policy Review
Fehr & Peers partnered with National Data & Surveying Services (NDS) to collect the required speed and
daily travel volume data at 215 roadway locations in the City in accordance with CVC Section 627 and the
2014 CA MUTCD, Revision 8.
While the data was being collected, the following City plans and state legislation were reviewed:
• City of Santa Monica Bicycle Action Plan & Amendment
• Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE)
• MANGo Concept Plan
• Pedestrian Action Plan
• Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP)
• CVC as amended by AB 43: Consideration of factors such as the presence of bicyclists and
pedestrians and/or safety corridors in determining speed limits
• AB 321: Establishment of prima facie speed limits in school zones and surrounding school grounds
Data Analysis
Assembly Bill 43, approved by Governor Gavin Newsom in October 2021, established new practices for
how cities can set and enforce speed limits. Before AB 43, local authorities had to round speed limits up or
down to the nearest 5 mph speed increment relative to the 85th percentile driving speed observed by
traffic and engineering surveys. The 85th percentile speed is the speed at or below which 85 percent of
vehicles travel on a roadway. AB 43 changed the way speed limits are set by establishing new rounding
practices, and by accounting for more roadway and land use contextual factors. This analysis is consistent
with the AB 43 legislation and the 2014 CA MUTCD, Revision 8. It should also be noted that AB 43
extended the period a speed limit justified by a traffic and engineering survey conducted more than seven
years ago remains valid, for purposes of speed enforcement, if evaluated by a registered engineer, as
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specified, to 14 years.1 To determine which corridors could be prioritized for speed limit reductions, the
following mechanisms and contextual factors were considered:
• Nearest 5 mph increment to 85th percentile speed allows for rounding down; in addition, all
roadways are eligible for additional 5 mph reduction
• Safety Corridor/Priority Network designation (eligible for 5 mph reduction)
• Proximity to Bicyclist/Pedestrian Generator (eligible for 5 mph reduction)
• Within Business Activity District (eligible for 25 or 20 mph prima facie speed limit)
• Retention of historic speed limits
• Proximity to Neighborhood Greenways
• Proximity to K-12 facilities
• Proximity to public parks
The following sections describe how each of these mechanisms were applied to develop updated speed
limits.
85th Percentile Speed
Historically, speed limits were set for roadway segments—that did not qualify for prima facie speed
limits—by determining the 85th percentile speed through an E&TS, and then rounding to the nearest
multiple of five. Prima facie speed limits are speed limits that qualify under criteria outlined in the CVC. In
the CVC, qualifying criteria are organized by contextual factors, such as Residence Districts, Business
Districts, Business Activity Districts, Senior Zones, and School Buildings and Grounds, among others. If a
roadway meets the criteria for any of the prima facie speed limit categories, an E&TS is not needed in
order to enforce speed limits. If a roadway does not qualify under a prima facie speed limit category, an
E&TS must be conducted to enforce speed limits. Prima facie speed limits are not arbitrary speed limit
assignments determined by the preferences of a municipality.
AB 43 changed rounding practices in two ways. First, it allows the observed speed to be rounded down,
instead of up, if the speed is in the upper quantile of the nearest multiple of 5; for example, a speed of
47.5 mph could be rounded down to 45 mph, instead of rounded to 50 mph. Second, the speed limit may
be reduced by an additional 5 mph if it was previously rounded down by naturally by being in the lower
quantile of the nearest multiple of 5; for example, after an observed speed of 42.4 mph is rounded down
to 40 mph, it could be further reduced to 35 mph. Examples of 85th percentile speed values and the
application of the speed limit criteria described above are shown in Table 1. If a corridor qualifies as a
Safety Corridor or a Bicyclist/Pedestrian Generator it is eligible for an additional 5 mph reduction. Taking
1 Speed limits determined via an E&TS are valid for at least 5 years. The validity period can be extended to 7 years if
officer training/radar requirements are met, and then further extended to 14 years if a registered engineer has
determined that no significant changes to the roadway have occurred (e.g., addition or removal of
parking/driveways/travel lanes, changes to traffic control/signal coordination, increase or decrease in ADT, etc.)
(CVC 40802).
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all of these reductions into account, the maximum possible speed limit reduction from the 85th percentile
speed is 12.4 mph.
Table 1: 85th Percentile Speed Rounding
85th-Percentile
Speed (mph)
Rounding to
nearest 5 mph
increment
If rounding to
nearest is up,
may round down
If rounding to
nearest is down,
may additionally
lower by 5 mph
Safety Corridor or
Bicyclist/Pedestrian
Generator
47.5-50.0 50 45 NA 40
45.1-47.4 45 NA 40 35
42.5-45.0 45 40 NA 35
40.1-42.4 40 NA 35 30
Source: California MUTCD Table 2B-104(CA).
Safety Corridors
According to the CA MUTCD, a Safety Corridor is defined as “a roadway segment within an overall
roadway network where the highest number of serious injury and fatality crashes occur.” The Safety
Corridor definition requirements from Table 2 identify the characteristics that could be used to categorize
Safety Corridors. Additionally, Safety Corridors should not constitute more than 20% of a local
jurisdiction’s overall roadway network, and they should account for at least 25% of killed or seriously
injured (KSI) collisions.
Table 2: Safety Corridor Definition Requirements MUTCD 2B-105(CA)
Category Factors
Crash Weighting Factors to
Develop One Serious/Fatal
Injury Safety Corridor
• Crash severity: Fatal Crashes, Serious Injury Crashes
• Mode: Pedestrian-bicycle related crashes, vehicle/other
• Disadvantaged Community Status: MPO/RTPA or locally defined
disadvantaged community status based on most current version of
CalEnviroScreen
• Vulnerable Populations: Seniors (age 65 and older) and Youth (under
age 15) based on the American Community Survey
• School proximity (within 0.25 miles) based on the California School
Campus Database
Crash Density
Each roadway segment block can be converted into ~ 0.25 mile overlapping
“corridor” segments to create a consistent unit of measurement and assess the
concentration of linear patterns of injuries within a defined distance. The
highest scoring (i.e., most fatal and serious injury crashes per mile) “corridor”
segments within a street need to be identified and an appropriate threshold
set to determine safety corridor eligibility.
Maintenance The jurisdiction can establish a review and re-evaluation frequency for safety
corridors. However, such frequency need not exceed seven years.
Source: California MUTCD Table 2B-105(CA).
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For this analysis, the Safety Corridor network was developed using the Santa Monica Local Roadway
Safety Plan (LRSP) Priority Network data, which represents 14 percent of Santa Monica’s centerline miles.
The Priority Network was established in Santa Monica to pinpoint areas where transportation safety
measures should be focused. This data includes the identification of street segments that represent the
highest concentration of crashes weighted by severity for the most recent four years of collision data
(2015-2019) from Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS). In addition, the top intersection locations
in terms of crash rates were mapped to identify which intersections would benefit from safety
enhancements.
Surveyed roadway segments that had at least one-third of their length overlapping with the Priority
Network were designated as Safety Corridor qualified. Forty-seven roadway segments of the 141 surveyed
qualified under this definition.
Bicyclist or Pedestrian Activity Generators
To qualify as a Bicyclist or Pedestrian Activity Generator, a roadway segment must have one or more
generators listed in Table 3 present within a distance of 1,320 feet.2 If the roadway segment is longer than
1,320 feet, a minimum of one generator must be present for every 1,320 feet. While most of the study
roadway segments have multiple characteristics required to be considered a Bicyclist or Pedestrian
Activity Generator, at a minimum all roadways have sidewalks, and as such all study roadways qualify as a
Bicyclist or Pedestrian Activity Generator. Given that all study roadways qualified as a Bicyclist or
Pedestrian Activity Generator, all roadways which did not meet the Safety Corridor designation, were
designated as Bicyclist of Pedestrian Activity Generators. In addition, bicycle infrastructure was taken into
account when determining the appropriate speed limit, including bikes lanes and neighborhood
greenways.
Table 3: Bicyclists or Pedestrians Activity Generators
Category Generator
Land Use
• Employment centers
• Presence of retail
• Parks, multi-use trails, and recreational destinations
• Schools/universities
• Senior centers
• Cultural areas, entertainment space areas, or areas of community significance
• Religious facilities
• Health/medical facilities
Transit Factors • Transit stops
• Transit Oriented Development/Transit Priority Areas
2 Per the CA MUTCD, if the roadway segment is longer than 1,320 feet, a minimum of one (1) location within the top
20% of pedestrian and/or bicyclist KSI collisions must be present for every 1,320 feet.
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Category Generator
Presence of
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Infrastructure
• Sidewalk presence
• Crosswalk presence
• Bikeway presence
• Nearby signalized intersections or 4-way intersections
• Presence of micromobility devices such as bicycles or scooters
Demographic
Factors
• Presence of vulnerable groups including children, seniors, persons with disabilities,
users of personal assistive mobility devices, and the unhoused
• MPO/RTPA or locally defined disadvantaged community status
• Presence of students (all levels)
Local Data • Need identified in a safety analysis such as a road safety audit or formalized planning
document such as a local road safety plan
Source: California MUTCD 2B-106(CA).
Business Activity Districts
Assembly Bill 43 also defined the “business activity district” roadway designation. Business Activity
Districts are defined as “the portion of a highway and the property contiguous thereto that includes
central or neighborhood downtowns, urban villages, or zoning designations that prioritize commercial
land uses at the downtown or neighborhood scale.” Per the CA MUTCD, local auth orities can declare a 25
or 20 mph prima facie speed limit on a roadway contiguous to a business activity district if the roadway
meets all of the following conditions:
1. A maximum of four traffic lanes.
2. A maximum posted 30 mph prima facie speed limit immediately prior to and after the business
activity district, if establishing a 25 mph speed limit.
3. A maximum posted 25 mph prima facie speed limit immediately prior to and after the business
activity district, if establishing a 20 mph speed limit.
To qualify as a business activity district, an area must meet at least three of the following four
requirements:
1. No less than 50% of the contiguous property fronting the highway consists of retail or dining
commercial uses, including outdoor dining, that open directly onto sidewalks adjacent to
the highway.
2. Parking, including parallel, diagonal, or perpendicular spaces, located alongside the highway.
3. Traffic control signals or stop signs regulating traffic flow on the highway, located at intervals of
no more than 600 feet.
4. Marked crosswalks not controlled by a traffic control device.
There were many roads in Santa Monica that could have been classified as a Business Activity District;
however, the 85th percentile reductions are mutually exclusive from the Business Activity District. In other
words, local authorities must choose to apply the reductions to the 85 th percentile or the Business Activity
District. Given these bounds, Fehr & Peers identified two roadway segments that did not meet the Safety
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Corridor qualification and were appropriate candidates for the Business Activity District designation: Main
Street between Ocean Park Boulevard & southern city limit; and, Montana Avenue between 7th Street &
14th Street. While both of these roadway segments qualified as a Business Activity District, for speed limit
continuity purposes and based on the 85th percentile speeds, the existing speed limits were retained.
Speed Limit Retention
CVC section 22358.8 with AB 43 allows local authorities to retain the currently adopted speed limit
without further reduction as long as that speed limit was established with an E&TS and if a registered
engineer has evaluated the section of roadway and determined that no additional general-purpose lanes
have been added since completion of the traffic survey that established the prior speed limit . Olympic
Boulevard between I-10 westbound ramp and 11th Street, and 23rd Street between Pico Boulevard and
Ocean Park Boulevard were the only two surveyed segments where the updated speed limit was rounded
up by more than 2.4 mph to the nearest 5 mph increment relative to the surveyed 85th percentile speed—
32 mph and 21 mph, respectively—in order to restore the immediately prior speed limit of 35 mph.
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Results
Once all of the mechanisms were applied, the lowest permitted speed limits were identified, and Fehr &
Peers collaborated with city staff to determine the appropriate and reasonable speed limit for each study
roadway based on contextual factors. As shown in Table 4, this effort resulted in identifying 62 roadways
segments, which account for 32 roadway miles, where speed limit reductions would be appropriate. The
average speed limit reduction for all roadway segments where speed limit reductions were applied was 2
mph. Figure 4 shows a map of the updated speed limits along all roadway segments surveyed, and
Figure 5 shows whether a surveyed roadway segment was identified for a decrease, increase, or no
change to existing speed limits. A complete list of the survey results and alternative speed limit updates
can be found in Appendix A. Additional reference to school zone considerations is included in Appendix
B.
Additionally, as noted in Table 4, the surveys found that the exact 85th percentile speed of vehicles was
higher than the posted speed limit at 65 percent of survey locations (e.g., 85th percentile speed of 25.5 >
posted speed limit of 25 mph), lower at 29 percent of survey locations, and approximately equivalent at 6
percent of survey locations.
Table 4 Analysis Summary
Statistic Updated Speed Limits
Speed Limit Changes
Total number of roadway segments analyzed 141
Total number of roadway segments with speed reductions 62
Roadways miles where speed limits were reduced 32
Average speed limit reduction for all roadways segments where speed limit
reductions were applied 5
85th Percentile Surveys
% of surveys where the 85th percentile speed was higher than the posted speed 65
% of surveys where the 85th percentile speed was the same as the posted speed 6
% of surveys where the 85th percentile speed was lower than the posted speed 29
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Appendices
Appendix A. List of Surveyed Roadway Segments and Updated Speed Limits
Surveyed Roadway Segments Updated Speed Limits
Analysis
Code Street Limits Speed Limit 85th Percentile Speed Limit Speed Limit
Change
85th
Percentile
Difference
1 2nd St Montana Ave & Wilshire Blvd 25 25.5 25 0 -0.5
2 & 3 2nd St Wilshire Blvd & Colorado Ave 30 26.5 25 -5 -1.5
4 4th St San Vicente Blvd & Montana Ave 25 30.5 25 0 -5.5
5 4th St Montana Ave & Wilshire Blvd 25 29.0 25 0 -4.0
6 & 7 4th St Wilshire Blvd & Colorado Ave 25 27.3 25 0 -2.3
8 & 9 4th St Colorado Ave & Pico Blvd 30 33.3 25 -5 -8.3
10 & 11 4th St Pico Blvd & Ocean Park Blvd 25 25.8 25 0 -0.8
12 & 13 4th St Ocean Park Blvd & S City Limit 25 27.3 25 0 -2.3
14 & 15 5th St Montana Ave & Wilshire Blvd 25 28.0 25 0 -3.0
16 & 17 5th St Wilshire Blvd & Colorado Ave 25 29.5 25 0 -4.5
18 6th St Montana Ave & Wilshire Blvd 25 27.0 25 0 -2.0
19 & 20 6th St Wilshire Blvd & Colorado Ave 25 28.5 25 0 -3.5
21 6th St Pico Blvd & Bay St 25 18.5 20 -5 1.5
22 6th St Bay St & Ocean Park Blvd 25 30.0 20 -5 -10.0
23 6th St Ocean Park Blvd & Pier Ave 25 26.5 20 -5 -6.5
24 & 25 7th St N City Limit & Montana Ave 25 30.5 25 0 -5.5
26 & 27 7th St Montana Ave & Wilshire Blvd 25 29.3 25 0 -4.3
28 & 29 7th St Wilshire Blvd & Olympic Blvd 25 27.3 25 0 -2.3
30 7th St Michigan Ave & Pico Blvd 25 27.0 25 0 -2.0
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Surveyed Roadway Segments Updated Speed Limits
Analysis
Code Street Limits Speed Limit 85th Percentile Speed Limit Speed Limit
Change
85th
Percentile
Difference
31 11th St San Vicente Blvd & Montana Ave 30 29.0 25 -5 -4.0
32 11th St Montana Ave & Wilshire Blvd 30 29.0 25 -5 -4.0
33 & 34 11th St Wilshire Blvd & Pico Blvd 30 32.3 25 -5 -7.3
35 11th St Pico Blvd & Ocean Park Blvd 30 27.5 25 -5 -2.5
36 11th St Ocean Park Blvd & Marine St 30 31.5 25 -5 -6.5
37 14th St San Vicente Blvd & Montana Ave 30 30.5 25 -5 -5.5
38 14th St Montana Ave & Washington Ave 30 27.0 25 -5 -2.0
39 & 40 14th St Washington Ave & Wilshire Blvd 30 27.8 25 -5 -2.8
41 & 42 14th St Wilshire Blvd & Pico Blvd 30 32.0 25 -5 -7.0
43 & 44 14th St Pico Blvd & Ashland Ave 30 31.8 25 -5 -6.8
45 17th St San Vicente Blvd & Montana Ave 25 29.0 25 0 -4.0
46 17th St Montana Ave & Wilshire Blvd 25 30.0 25 0 -5.0
47 & 48 17th St Wilshire Blvd & Pico Blvd 25 27.3 25 0 -2.3
49 17th St Pearl St & Ashland Ave 25 23.0 25 0 2.0
50 17th St Ashland Ave & Marine St/Robson Ave 25 28.0 25 0 -3.0
51 20th St San Vicente Blvd & Montana Ave 25 24.0 25 0 1.0
52 20th St Montana Ave & Wilshire Blvd 25 30.0 25 0 -5.0
53 & 54 20th St Wilshire Blvd & Pico Blvd 30 30.0 25 -5 -5.0
55 & 56 20th St Pico Blvd & Ocean Park Blvd 25 20.5 20 -5 -0.5
57 & 58 23rd St Pico Blvd & Ocean Park Blvd 25 21.0 25 0 4.0
59 & 60 23rd St Ocean Park Blvd & Ashland Ave 25 29.5 25 0 -4.5
61 & 62 23rd St Ashland Ave & S City Limit 25 32.0 25 0 -7.0
63 24th St San Vicente Blvd & Montana Ave 25 26.0 25 0 -1.0
64 24th St Idaho Ave & Washington Ave 25 26.0 25 0 -1.0
65 24th St Pico Blvd & Pearl St 25 24.0 25 0 1.0
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Surveyed Roadway Segments Updated Speed Limits
Analysis
Code Street Limits Speed Limit 85th Percentile Speed Limit Speed Limit
Change
85th
Percentile
Difference
66 24th St Grant Elementary & Ocean Park Blvd 25 23.0 25 0 2.0
67 & 68 26th St N City Limit & Montana Ave 30 33.8 25 -5 -8.8
69 & 70 26th St Montana Ave & Washington Ave 30 29.5 25 -5 -4.5
71 & 72 26th St Wilshire Blvd & Olympic Blvd 30 29.5 25 -5 -4.5
73 26th St Olympic Blvd & Cloverfield Blvd 30 27.0 25 -5 -2.0
74 28th St Pico Blvd & Ocean Park Blvd 25 24.5 25 0 0.5
75 Appian Way Pacific Coast Hwy & Bay St 25 23.0 20 -5 -3.0
76 & 77 Arizona Ave Ocean Ave & Lincoln Blvd 25 24.8 25 0 0.3
78 Arizona Ave Lincoln Blvd & 26th St 25 24.5 25 0 0.5
79 Arizona Ave 26th St & Centinela Ave 25 28.5 25 0 -3.5
80 Ashland Ave Neilson Wy & Lincoln Blvd 25 22.5 20 -5 -2.5
81 Ashland Ave Lincoln Blvd & 23rd St 25 28.0 25 0 -3.0
82 Barnard Way Hollister Ave & Ocean Park Blvd 25 26.5 20 -5 -6.5
83 Barnard Way Ocean Park Blvd & Neilson Way 25 27.0 20 -5 -7.0
84 & 85 Bicknell Ave Ocean Ave & 4th St 25 27.3 25 0 -2.3
86 Broadway Ocean Ave & Lincoln Blvd 25 26.5 25 0 -1.5
87 & 88 Broadway E Lincoln Blvd & 20th St 25 27.0 25 0 -2.0
89 & 90 Broadway E 20th St & Princeton St 25 31.3 25 0 -6.3
91 & 92 Broadway E Princeton St & Centinela Ave 25 25.0 25 0 0.0
93 Bryn Mawr 16th St & 18th St 15 20.5 15 0 -5.5
94 California Ave Pacific Coast Hwy & Ocean Ave 25 36.5 30 5 -6.5
95 California Ave Ocean Ave & Lincoln Blvd 25 23.5 20 -5 -3.5
96 & 97 California Ave Lincoln Blvd & 20th St 25 25.5 25 0 -0.5
98 & 99 Cloverfield Blvd Santa Monica Blvd & Olympic Blvd 30 29.3 30 0 0.8
100 & 101 Cloverfield Blvd Olympic Blvd & I-10 Fwy 30 31.5 30 0 -1.5
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Surveyed Roadway Segments Updated Speed Limits
Analysis
Code Street Limits Speed Limit 85th Percentile Speed Limit Speed Limit
Change
85th
Percentile
Difference
102 & 103 Cloverfield Blvd I-10 Fwy & Pico Blvd 30 32.8 30 0 -2.8
104 Cloverfield Blvd Pico Blvd & Ocean Park Blvd 25 25.0 25 0 0.0
105 & 106 Colorado Ave Ocean Ave & Lincoln Blvd 30 28.5 25 -5 -3.5
107 Colorado Ave Lincoln Blvd & 17th St 30 33.5 25 -5 -8.5
108 Colorado Ave 17th St & 20th St 30 35.5 30 0 -5.5
109 Colorado Ave 20th St & Centinela Ave 30 35.0 30 0 -5.0
110 Dewey St Robson Ave & 23rd St 30 33.0 25 -5 -8.0
111 Exposition Blvd Stewart St & Centinela Ave 25 27.5 25 0 -2.5
112 Lincoln Blvd San Vicente Blvd & Montana Ave 25 30.0 25 0 -5.0
113 Lincoln Blvd Montana Ave & Wilshire Blvd 25 31.5 25 0 -6.5
114 & 115 Lincoln Blvd Wilshire Blvd & I-10 Fwy 30 31.8 30 0 -1.8
116 & 117 Lincoln Blvd I-10 Fwy & Pico Blvd 35 33.5 30 -5 -3.5
118 & 119 Lincoln Blvd Pico Blvd & Ocean Park Blvd 35 38.3 35 0 -3.3
120 & 121 Lincoln Blvd Ocean Park Blvd & Ozone Ave 35 38.8 35 0 -3.8
122 & 123 Main St Colorado Ave & Pico Blvd 30 30.8 25 -5 -5.8
124 & 125 Main St Pico Blvd & Ocean Park Blvd 25 27.5 25 0 -2.5
126 & 127 Main St Ocean Park Blvd & S City Limit 25 25.0 25 0 0.0
128 Marine St Neilson Way & Highland Ave 25 26.0 25 0 -1.0
129 Marine St Highland Ave & Lincoln Blvd 25 25.5 25 0 -0.5
130 Marine St Lincoln Blvd & 17th St 30 32.0 25 -5 -7.0
131 & 132 Montana Ave Ocean Ave & 7th St 30 29.8 25 -5 -4.8
133 & 134 Montana Ave 7th St & 14th St 25 26.3 25 0 -1.3
135 & 136 Montana Ave 14th St & 20th St 30 32.8 25 -5 -7.8
137 & 138 Montana Ave 20th St & Stanford St 30 30.0 25 -5 -5.0
139 & 140 Neilson Way Pico Blvd & Ocean Park Blvd 30 32.0 25 -5 -7.0
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Analysis
Code Street Limits Speed Limit 85th Percentile Speed Limit Speed Limit
Change
85th
Percentile
Difference
141 & 142 Neilson Way Ocean Park Blvd & S City Limit 30 33.0 25 -5 -8.0
143 & 144 Ocean Ave N City Limit & Montana Ave 30 33.5 25 -5 -8.5
145 & 146 Ocean Ave Montana Ave & California Ave 30 32.0 25 -5 -7.0
147 & 148 Ocean Ave California Ave & Colorado Ave 30 31.3 25 -5 -6.3
149 & 150 Ocean Ave Colorado Ave & Pico Blvd 30 33.8 25 -5 -8.8
151 Ocean Ave Pico Blvd & Hollister Ave 25 25.0 25 0 0.0
152 & 153 Ocean Park Barnard Way & 6th St 30 29.3 25 -5 -4.3
154 & 155 Ocean Park 6th St & Lincoln Blvd 30 30.5 25 -5 -5.5
156 & 157 Ocean Park Lincoln Blvd & 14th St 30 31.8 25 -5 -6.8
158 & 159 Ocean Park 14th St & 23rd St 30 31.0 25 -5 -6.0
160 & 161 Ocean Park 23rd St & Centinela Ave 35 38.0 30 -5 -8.0
162 Olympic Blvd 5th St and Lincoln Blvd 35 35.0 35 0 0.0
163 Olympic Blvd I-10 WB Ramp & 11th St 35 32.0 35 0 3.0
164 Olympic Blvd I-10 EB Ramp & 11th St 35 40.0 35 0 -5.0
165 & 166 Olympic Blvd 11th St & 20th St 40 37.5 35 -5 -2.5
167 & 168 Olympic Blvd 20th St & 26th St 40 36.5 35 -5 -1.5
169 & 170 Olympic Blvd 26th St & Centinela Ave 40 41.3 35 -5 -6.3
171 Pearl St Lincoln Blvd & 16th St 25 29.0 25 0 -4.0
172 Pearl St 16th St & 20th St 25 26.0 25 0 -1.0
173 Pearl St 20th St & Centinela Ave 25 26.5 25 0 -1.5
174 & 175 Pico Blvd Appian Way & 4th St 35 34.5 25 -10 -9.5
176 & 177 Pico Blvd 4th St & Lincoln Blvd 35 30.0 25 -10 -5.0
178 & 179 Pico Blvd Lincoln Blvd & 20th St 35 34.8 30 -5 -4.8
180 & 181 Pico Blvd 20th St & Centinela Ave 35 33.5 30 -5 -3.5
182 Robson Ave 17th St & Dewey St 25 25.0 25 0 0.0
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Code Street Limits Speed Limit 85th Percentile Speed Limit Speed Limit
Change
85th
Percentile
Difference
183 & 184 San Vicente Ocean Ave & 7th St 35 39.5 35 0 -4.5
185 & 186 San Vicente 7th St & 17th St 35 39.3 35 0 -4.3
187 & 188 San Vicente 17th St & 26th St 35 40.8 35 0 -5.8
189 & 190 Santa Monica Ocean Ave & Lincoln Blvd 25 25.8 25 0 -0.8
191 & 192 Santa Monica Lincoln Blvd & 17th St 30 32.5 30 0 -2.5
193 & 194 Santa Monica 17th St & Cloverfield Blvd 30 29.8 30 0 0.3
195 & 196 Santa Monica Cloverfield Blvd & Centinela Ave 30 34.8 30 0 -4.8
197 Stanford St Montana Ave & Wilshire Blvd 25 32.0 25 0 -7.0
198 Stanford St Wilshire Blvd & Colorado Ave 25 31.0 25 0 -6.0
199 Stewart St Colorado Ave & Exposition Blvd 30 25.5 25 -5 -0.5
200 Stewart St Exposition Blvd & Pico Blvd 30 29.0 25 -5 -4.0
201 Sunset Ave 16th St & Dewey St 15 22.0 15 0 -7.0
202 & 203 Washington Ave Ocean Ave & Lincoln Blvd 25 24.8 20 -5 -4.8
204 Washington Ave Lincoln Blvd & 20th St 25 25.5 20 -5 -5.5
205 Washington Ave 20th St & 26th St 25 22.0 20 -5 -2.0
206 Washington Ave 26th St & Stanford St 25 27.0 20 -5 -7.0
207 Wellesley Dr Ashland Ave & 18th St 15 23.0 15 0 -8.0
208 & 209 Wilshire Blvd Ocean Ave & Lincoln Blvd 30 31.0 25 -5 -6.0
210 & 211 Wilshire Blvd Lincoln Blvd & 17th St 30 30.3 30 0 -0.3
212 & 213 Wilshire Blvd 17th St & Centinela Ave 30 30.5 30 0 -0.5
214 Michigan Ave Lincoln Blvd & 14th St 25 20.0 20 -5 0.0
215 Michigan Ave 14th St & 19th St 25 22.0 20 -5 -2.0
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Appendix B. School Zones
CVC 22358.4 was also reviewed as a part of this project. CVC 22358.4 allows local authorities to declare a
15 or 20 mph prima facie speed limit within 500 feet of a school building or school grounds and an
extended 25 mph prima facie speed limit within 500 to 1,000 feet from a school or school grounds for
roadways in residential district that have a maximum posted 30 miles per hour prima facie speed limit
immediately prior to and after the school zone, and have a maximum of two traffic lanes. The City Mobility
Division provided a list of roadway segments that meet these criteria in school zones where speed limits
are 15 mph during specified times on school days. These roadways were reviewed to compare the
updated speed limits to the existing school zone speed limit. Table B1 summarizes the street segments
that currently have school zone speed limits of 15 mph and the updated speed limit s.
Table B1. Roadway Segments Currently with 15 mph Speed Limits during School Hours
Analysis
Code Street Segment Limits School
Updated
Speed
Limit
21 6th St Pico Blvd & Bay St Santa Monica High 20
26 & 27 7th St Idaho Ave to Wilshire Blvd Saint Monica School 25
39 & 40 14th St Idaho Ave & Wilshire Blvd Lincoln Middle 25
43 & 44 14th St Pearl St & Maple St Will Rogers Learning Community 25
- 16th St Pico Blvd & Ocean Park Blvd Johns Adams Middle -
- 16th St Idaho Ave & Wilshire Blvd Lincoln Middle -
49 17th St Pearl St & Ocean Park Blvd Johns Adams 25
66 24th St Grant Elementary & Ocean Park Blvd Grant Elementary 25
78 Arizona Ave 23rd St & 25th St McKinley Elementary 25
95/96 & 97 California Ave 6th St to 9th St Saint Monica School 20/25
96 & 97 California Ave 14th St & 16th St Lincoln Middle 25
- Chelsea Ave Arizona Ave & Santa Monica Blvd McKinley Elementary -
- Idaho Ave 23rd St & 25th St Franklin Elementary -
112 Lincoln Blvd Alta Ave & Montana Ave Roosevelt Elementary 25
113 Lincoln Blvd Idaho Ave to Wilshire Blvd Saint Monica School 25
137 & 138 Montana Ave 23rd St & 25th St Franklin Elementary 25
152 & 153 Ocean Park Blvd 4th St & Beverly Ave John Muir Elementary 25
173 Pearl St Cloverfield Blvd & 25th St Grant Elementary 25
172 Pearl St 16th St & 20th St John Adams Middle 20
- Virginia Ave High Place & Frank St Edison Language Academy -
202 &
203/204 Washington Ave 6th St to 9th St Saint Monica School 20
204 Washington Ave 14th St & 16th St Lincoln Middle 20
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Approved and adopted this 10th day of September, 2024.
_____________________________
Phil Brock, Mayor
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
I, Nikima S. Newsome, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2787 (CCS) had its introduction on
August 27, 2024, and was adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting
held on September 10, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Torosis, Davis, Parra, Zwick,
Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, May Brock
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
_____________________________________ _________________
Nikima S. Newsome, City Clerk Date
A summary of Ordinance No. 2787 (CCS) was duly published pursuant to
California Government Code Section 40806.
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