Los Angeles City Council approves 15 mph speed limits near 201 schools

Motorists in Los Angeles may soon have to ease up on the gas near hundreds of schools as city officials move to slow traffic during drop-off and pick-up hours at schools.

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, May 7, unanimously approved a proposal to reduce the speed limits from 25 miles per hour to 15 mph on 343 streets near 201 schools. The lower speed will apply only when children are arriving at or leaving school.

Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, who represents District...