HomeMy WebLinkAboutDiamond Bar AB 43 Support Letter 7-9-2021
City of Diamond Bar
21810 Copley Drive | Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178
(909) 839-7000 | Fax (909) 861-3117
www.DiamondBarCA.gov
Nancy A. Lyons
Mayor
Ruth M. Low
Mayor Pro Tem
Andrew Chou
Council Member
Stan Liu
Council Member
Steve Tye
Council Member
July 9, 2021
The Honorable Lena A. Gonzalez, Chair
The Honorable Patricia Bates, Vice Chair
Senate Transportation Committee
State Capitol, Room 2068 & Room 3048
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: SUPPORT AB 43 – TRAFFIC SAFETY
Dear Chair Gonzalez, Vice Chair Bates, and Members of the Committee:
On behalf of the City of Diamond Bar and as representatives of the Legislative
Subcommittee, the City respectfully supports AB 43, which would provide greater
flexibility to local governments when calculating speed limits in municipalities.
Current state law requires speed limits to be set using the 85th percentile
methodology through an engineering and traffic survey that must be performed
every five to seven years. However, each time a traffic speed survey is taken, it is
not uncommon to find that more drivers exceed the limit. AB 43 would extend the
number of years required between traffic surveys. This flexibility will be useful to
local governments by allowing cities to retain previous traffic speed survey data
and maintain the existing, lower speed limit.
The City of Diamond Bar, along with the Southern California Association of
Governments (SCAG), hereby support AB 43 and efforts by the Legislature to
provide cities with additional tools to ensure local public safety efforts.
Sincerely,
Nancy Lyons Steve Tye, Council Member
Mayor, Diamond Bar SCAG Regional Council Member
cc: Senator Josh Newman, 29th District
Senator Susan Rubio, 22nd District
Assembly Member Phillip Chen, 55th District
League of California Cities, cityletters@cacities.org
City Council
Joe A. Gonsalves & Son
Kome Ajise, Southern California Association of Governments
Marisa Creter, San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
California Contract Cities Association
City Manager