TC - Item 2B - Remove Red Curbing Along 900 S. San Gabriel Blvd.ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
TO: TRAFFIC COMMISSION
FROM: CHRIS MARCARELLO, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: NOVEMBER 3, 2011
SUBJECT: REQUEST TO REMOVE RED CURBING ALONG 900 SOUTH SAN
GABRIEL BOULEVARD
SUMMARY
A request was received for the Traffic Commission to review the feasibility of a removing
red curbing at 900 South San Gabriel Boulevard. The property manager at the Square
Shopping Center indicated that a portion of the parking restrictions along the west side of
San Gabriel Blvd. (just south of Garvey Avenue) are unnecessary and will help
accommodate parking for customers at the shopping center. The property manager is
requesting that red curbing be removed to help improve on- street parking in the area.
Staff Recommendation
It is recommended that the Traffic Commission recommend to the City Council that red
curbing be removed along the west side of the street directly adjacent to the shopping
center driveway at 900 South San Gabriel Boulevard as further detailed in the attached
diagram.
ANALYSIS
San Gabriel Boulevard is an 80 foot wide roadway just south of Garvey Avenue. There is
an existing Montebello Transit bus stop along the west side of the street and on- street
parking is generally not allowed adjacent to the shopping /retail businesses. The speed limit
is 40 miles per hour.
Recently, the property manager at the Square Shopping Center expressed concerns
regarding existing on- street parking along the west side of San Gabriel Blvd. The property
manager maintains that some of the existing parking restrictions are not necessary in this
area and that additional parking spaces wiJI benefit nearby businesses. Attachment 1
includes a neighborhood overview and pictures showing existing conditions at the site.
During field observations, staff observed that a large portion of San Gabriel Blvd is not
available for parking directly adjacent to the Square Shopping Center. The bus stop and
fire hydrant located in between the shopping center's two driveways warrant parking
restrictions in order to allow bus and fire equipment access. Additionally, some of the
parking restrictions adjacent to the most southerly driveway help to provide visibility to
oncoming traffic heading southbound on San Gabriel Blvd. However, the parking
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