Respect Bird Rock

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.