TITLE
Recommendation to request City Manager to report back within 60 days on how the City can work with traffic and navigation app companies to reduce the prevalence of cut through traffic routed through residential neighborhoods.
DISCUSSION
Long Beach residents often present concerns about traffic speeds and volumes.
In many of these instances residents have stated that these increases in volumes
are likely coming as a result of smart phone application (app) based traffic mapping
and navigation programs routing drivers off of major corridors and on to smaller
residential streets. This is done to create cut through traffic that avoids certain
major corridors that were designed and intended to carry higher traffic speeds and
volumes than the small residential streets these apps may be routing drivers down
instead.
This matter was reviewed by Budget Manager Grace H. Yoon on March 6, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT
City staff will look into what is required to compile this report and will report back
prior to 60 days on any staff impacts or impact on existing City Council priorities
as a result of compiling this report and moving this concept forward.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
SUZIE PRICE
COUNCILWOMAN, THIRD DISTRICT
LENA GONZALEZ
COUNCILWOMAN, FIRST DISTRICT
DARYL SUPERNAW
COUNCILMEMBER, FOURTH DISTRICT
DEE ANDREWS
VICE MAYOR, SIXTH DISTRICT