As part of an ongoing citywide effort to enhance pedestrian safety, starting on Thursday, February 26, 2026, the City of West Hollywood will implement a nighttime all-pedestrian phase interval on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays between 8 p.m. and 3 a.m. at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and N. San Vicente Boulevard in order to enhance pedestrian safety and improve traffic flow.

In Summer 2019, the City implemented this same nighttime all-pedestrian phase interval program at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and N. Robertson Boulevard. These two intersections are the most trafficked pedestrian intersections in the City during these evening hours, accommodating up to 2,000 pedestrians per hour.

Standard crosswalks are designed to offer vehicles and pedestrians the opportunity to move together in the same direction at the same time. Potential conflict may arise when there is a high volume of vehicular traffic making left or right turns, which means that cars are able to pass through pedestrian crossings during green walk signals (though drivers of cars are always mandated to yield to pedestrians in accordance with state law).

The City of West Hollywood, in developing a nighttime all-pedestrian phase interval for highly trafficked intersections on Santa Monica Boulevard in the City’s Rainbow District seeks to add an additional layer of pedestrian safety by eliminating all vehicle movement at the intersection at the times that pedestrian volume is the highest. During the day and on lower-volume nights when the intersection has a lower pedestrian count, the intersection will function with standard crosswalks, which will offer longer periods of green lights for vehicles in order to ensure traffic flow at commute hours while still regarding pedestrian safety.

Intersection improvements are part of the City’s continuous commitment to exploring a mix of measures to address safety. The constant movement of dense vehicular traffic and pedestrians in close proximity is an ongoing challenge not only in West Hollywood but in cities across the nation. The nighttime all-pedestrian phase interval intersection joins a variety of improvements as part of comprehensive plan with three unique areas to improve pedestrian safety: Engineering, Enforcement, and Education.

For additional information about the City of West Hollywood’s efforts to improve pedestrian safety, please call the City of West Hollywood’s Department of Public Works at (323) 848-6375. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing dial 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-735-2922 (voice) for California Relay Service (CRS) assistance.

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