Los Angeles to Implement 15 MPH Speed Limits on Streets Near Schools
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council adopted a resolution on June 23 to implement a 15 mph speed limit on various streets near 45 schools in the city.
The move is part of an effort to enhance public safety after a string of accidents, including one that resulted in the death of a mother and severe injury to her child while they were walking to school.
The council, in a 10–0 vote, approved the implementation of the speed limit without discussion. Council members Kevin de León, Heather Hutt, Monica Rodriguez, and Curren Price were absent during the vote.
The council’s Transportation Committee voted to recommend the speed limit after hearing a report from the city’s Department of Transportation on June 14….