Dos Vientos school-crossing safety (Via Las Brisas corridor)
Thousand Oaks
Summary
Dos Vientos families say crossing four lanes of 45 mph traffic with no crosswalk or signal is dangerous — a fatal crash happened there in 2025 and speeds hit 88 mph. They want the intersections added to the city's traffic signal list and a sight-distance study. Staff says both are already on the signal priority list, which gets re-ranked in early 2027.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
A traffic signal can cost $400,000 to $600,000 per intersection, per staff.
Families walking and biking to Sycamore Canyon School, Del Prado Park, and Dos Vientos Community Park.
Residents — especially children — currently crossing or cycling on the high-speed corridor face injury risk.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Traffic and Transportation Advisory Commission Regular Meeting - Oct 28, 2026
Dos Vientos families say crossing four lanes of 45 mph traffic with no crosswalk or signal is dangerous — a fatal crash happened there in 2025 and speeds hit 88 mph. They want the intersections added to the city's traffic signal list and a sight-distance study. Staff says both are already on the signal priority list, which gets re-ranked in early 2027.
Traffic and Transportation Advisory Commission Regular Meeting - Apr 22, 2026
Resident Jennifer Betts asked the commission to push for signal warrant analysis and crossing guard counts at Via Grande/Calle del Prado near where two people died in May 2025. Staff countered that 45 mph speeds and curve visibility make marked crossings unsafe there and pointed to the new signalized guard crossing at Via Rio.
Traffic and Transportation Advisory Commission Meeting - Feb 25, 2026
Two people were killed in 2025 on the Via Las Brisas/Calle del Prado corridor near Sycamore Canyon School, where kids cross five lanes of 45 mph traffic with no signal or crosswalk. Residents have been asking for improvements since May 2024; the city says the intersections don't meet technical thresholds but is adding flashing beacons and signal upgrades.
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