Caltrans activated a new traffic signal on Laguna Canyon Road in front of the Festival of Arts grounds this week. The signal will have the pedestrian countdown signals like the ones at the intersection of Broadway and Coast Highway, according to City Manager Ken Frank.
The left-turn pockets into the city employee lot, and the festival lot will have protected left-turn arrows, while the driveways from the employee lot and the festival parking lot will not because of the lower traffic volumes from opposing directions.
The signal will be constantly green for Laguna Canyon Road unless activated by a pedestrian or a vehicle in one of the left-turn pockets or one of the driveways. When activated, the signal will change in coordination with the signal at Forest Avenue.
Morris steps down as Seniors executive
Laguna Beach Seniors announced Feb. 1 that Anne Morris has stepped down as executive director. Morris played a key role in mustering the support of Laguna Beach seniors to press for final city approval of the new senior/community center.
Morris is credited with taking an agency that had largely been an all-volunteer organization to a new level of professionalism, with new staff and programs.
During a transitional period, Carole Zavala of CZ Associates will serve as acting director. A non-profit management consultant, Zavala has been working with the agency since last June to help it prepare for the opening of the new senior center.
"Laguna Beach Seniors will miss Annie's enthusiasm and energy," said Lee Andersen, president of the board of directors. "We wish her the best in her new endeavors."
