The City of Malibu has launched an interactive website for residents to offer input on traffic safety along Pacific Coast Highway and recommend solutions to persistent problems. The website, malibumetroquest.com, is part of the city’s ongoing PCH Safety Study.
The study aims to improve safety along Malibu’s main thoroughfare by identifying the worst problems and sites.
It is hoped that input from residents, according to a city press release, will “help prioritize recommended corridor-wide improvements, as well as location-specific solutions.” The website will be available online through Tuesday, Sept. 17.Â
Two public meetings were scheduled for Malibu City Hall this week, one on Tuesday and one on Thursday, in an effort to garner public input. A 65-page report by Irvine-based consultant firm LSA Associates, Inc. were to be reviewed at the meetings. Next steps and a project schedule were also on the agenda.
Feedback received through the website and from the meetings will be used to finalize an “Alternatives Analysis,” the city’s press release stated, and develop a list of recommended safety improvements.Â
The initial LSA report highlighted 80 “potential safety issues.” It also proposed some arguably drastic safety remedies, including a bike lane stretching the length of PCH in Malibu as well as instituting paid parking along the highway through city limits.Â