20-MPH School Zones
Summary
Ordinance 1221 would drop speed limits to 20 mph when children are present on fifteen two-lane streets near schools across Paramount — Lincoln, Wirtz, Tanner, Los Cerritos, Keppel, Roosevelt, Jackson, Gaines, Paramount High and others. Limits take effect when new signs are installed.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 27, 2026.
Impact analysis
The city will pay for new school-zone signage, though no cost figure was published.
Students walking and biking to school, plus their families and neighborhood pedestrians.
Drivers on those corridors would face slower travel when children are present.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council Meeting - Oct 27, 2026
Ordinance 1221 would drop speed limits to 20 mph when children are present on fifteen two-lane streets near schools across Paramount — Lincoln, Wirtz, Tanner, Los Cerritos, Keppel, Roosevelt, Jackson, Gaines, Paramount High and others. Limits take effect when new signs are installed.
City Council Meeting - Sep 22, 2026
A new study found 20-mph school zones are feasible on two-lane streets when kids are present. The council directed staff to draft the ordinance; 141 new bright signs go up by November, though busier collector streets stay at 25 mph.
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