The La Jolla Traffic & Transportation Board voted 7-0-1 on Aug. 18 to support replacing a missing stop sign and correcting a mislabeled bike path designation along the Fay Avenue Bike Path.

La Jolla resident Debbie Adams brought the two proposals to the board. The first: reinstalling a stop sign at Via Del Norte, where one fell over several years ago and was never replaced.

"That's a very busy street (with) lots of traffic there," Adams told the board. "So we hope a stop sign will encourage bikers and walkers to stop before they cross Via Del Norte."

The second fix targets signage near the easement between La Canada and Camino de la Costa. Adams said the stretch has been incorrectly marked as a Class 1 bike path for years, when it is technically an easement. She asked the board to approve the corrections so the city of San Diego could issue a project order for the new signs.

The motion passed. Board member Patrick Ryan was the lone abstention, citing a lack of information, the La Jolla Light reported.

The proposal now heads to the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) for ratification or further review.

The signage issues are not new. At the board's Nov. 18, 2025, meeting, members voted 9-0 on a related request to add green bike-crossing paint and a wider ramp at the La Cañada crossing, and to restore the Via Del Norte stop sign. The LJCPA ratified that request 14-0-1 on Dec. 4, 2025, according to planning association minutes. Whether the city acted on that earlier approval before the Aug. 18 vote is unclear.

The path runs from Nautilus Street to Mira Monte and has grown sharply in popularity. At an Aug. 19, 2025, board meeting, public commenters said the route lacked regulatory signage and that off-road e-bikes were using it daily, according to board minutes from that session.

Volunteers with a group called Friends of the Bike Path handle much of the trail's upkeep, depositing donated maintenance funds through the La Jolla Kiwanis Foundation.

City spokesperson Anthony Santacroce told the La Jolla Light that San Diego is working on broader signage updates in the area, including replacing signs on rusted poles, removing outdated signs and repainting markings that once pointed to private property.

The LJCPA has not announced a specific date for its review of the Aug. 18 proposal.