"No parking" signs planned for Paradise Cove area

In an effort to improve safety in the area, Caltrans is planning to install “No parking” signs along 1000 feet of Pacific Coast Highway at Paradise Cove, Malibu city officials announced Monday at a City Council meeting. 

Paradise Cove has been an area of major worry in Malibu, with residents and officials often expressing concerns over the number of tourists the area attracts on weekends and during the summertime. The signs should curb the number of visitors who park on the northern side of PCH and try crossing traffic to get to the shore side of PCH. 

“It’s a start,” Councilwoman Laura Rosenthal said. “It’s a very important start.” 

“Caltrans willing,” the signs should be up in three or four weeks, City Manager Jim Thorsen said. 

The signs will go along the guardrails located on either side of PCH near Paradise Cove Road. 

Public Safety Commissioner Meril May applauded the signs, but said there’s still more ground to cover.

“Maybe you can extend the signs to the Winding Way area [east of PCH and Paradise Cove Road],” May told the council.

Thorsen and Rosenthal said the city is slowly but surely working with state officials and Caltrans to remedy other safety issues at the popular tourist weekend and holiday spot.

Many have also complained that the left-turn lane at Paradise Cove Road is a major source of congestion and can stop traffic completely if cars refuse to give up on turning left.