Respect Bird Rock

 BIRD ROCK – An effort continues by some in Bird Rock seeking to decrease the speed limit on La Jolla Boulevard. Launched more than three years ago, an ad hoc group known as  Respect Bird Rock  sent a letter in April to District 1 Councilmember  Joe LaCava , urging him to consider lowering the speed limit on La Jolla Boulevard. Their letter read: “Lower speed limits save lives and prevent injuries. The speed limit on La Jolla Boulevard between Pacific Beach and Bird Rock is too high at 35 mph. This includes the well-trafficked but dangerous crossing at the world-famous Tourmaline Surf Park destination.” The letter goes on to point out that 35 mph is a higher speed than all the other commercial/residential streets that connect with La Jolla Boulevard. Reacting to the speed-limit-lowering effort, Joe Terry, current president of  Bird Rock Community Council , said: “The BRCC has not addressed this issue. My understanding of what folks think is t...

Many residents in the La Jolla area are calling for a speed limit reduction on a stretch of La Jolla Boulevard due to drivers going to fast on a section between Pacific Beach and Bird Rock. Sign the petition here.

SAN DIEGO — As the City of San Diego works to implement a state law that allows local governments to reduce speed limits on roads close to business districts or where pedestrians and cyclists are at risk, advocates in the Bird Rock neighborhood are pushing for changes on a busy stretch of La Jolla Boulevard.  Respect Bird Rock member and neighborhood resident, Harry Bubbins, has advocated for speed limit reduction on La Jolla Boulevard since 2022, when he started an online petition calling to reduce the limit on the segment between Pacific Beach and Bird Rock to below 35 mph.  On Sunday, a group of concerned residents gathered on La Jolla Boulevard to gather more signatures for a petition to reduce the speed.  "We've already collected 200 hand-written signatures this morning alone for people who want a less-harrowing experience and a lower speed limit on La Jolla Boulevard. Ideally, the group hopes it can be lowered to 25 or 30 mph.  "There's lots of kids going back ...

 "P rogress is being made in San Diego toward implementing a state law that gives local governments authority to reduce speed limits on roads contiguous to a business district and others deemed particularly unsafe for pedestrians and bicyclists. Advocates hope La Jolla Boulevard will be part of that." More here.

 3 00+ Signed the Petition! Letter Sent to Local Councilmember Dear Councilmember Joe LaCava,  Lower speed limits save lives and prevent injuries.  The speed limit on La Jolla Boulevard in City Council District #1 between Pacific Beach and Bird Rock is too high at 35mph. This includes the well-trafficked but dangerous crossing at the world-famous Tourmaline Surf Park destination.  35mph is a higher speed than all the other commercial/residential streets that connect with La Jolla Boulevard, so drivers are encouraged to dangerously SPEED UP. All connecting streets have a lower speed limit.  ● Mission Bay Boulevard = 30mph.  ● Turquoise Street = 25mph  ● Loring Street = 25mph & 20mph.  ● Colima Street roundabout = 15mph. (With no transition from 35mph.)  The above organizations and businesses in Council District #1 and active in San Diego support lowering the speed limit on La Jolla Boulevard. In addition, we have attached a list of ov...

  Sign the petition   here . Lower speed limits save lives and prevent injuries. " For some residents, however, the message echoes a call for drivers to slow down on Bird Rock streets. In summer 2022, Bird Rock resident Harry Bubbins, who is now president of the La Jolla Community Planning Association,  launched a petition drive   aiming to have the 35 mph speed limit lowered on La Jolla Boulevard as it winds into Bird Rock. The petition has since been submitted to the city for consideration. Bubbins told the  Light  that the recent “Slow down” message “speaks to the dangerous conditions that exist from speeding drivers and the widespread local perception of a need to address it, especially the 35 mph speed from Pacific Beach as you pass Tourmaline Surfing Park and approach Bird Rock Elementary School.” This week, he said, advocates spoke before the San Diego City Council’s Active Transport and Infrastructure Committee “to ask for the state law [Assembly Bi...

  Progress! A City Council Committee voted to lower the speed limit on numerous streets in San Diego using the state legislation AB43 we have been advocating for! Unfortunately, the current list of streets does not include La Jolla Boulevard! Take Action before the next Council vote and Email Council Present Joe LaCava and Mayor Todd Gloria.  Send an email to:  joelacava@sandiego.gov; mayortoddgloria@sandiego.gov Cut and Paste (and/or add your own words) Subject: AB43-Lower the speed on La Jolla Boulevard Thank you for working for safe streets and lower speed limits and supporting state law AB43. Please add La Jolla Boulevard between Pacific Beach and Bird Rock (Loring and Colima) to the current list approved by ATI Committee before the final proposal of applicable streets is presented to the full City Council. Thank you.