What you can do
- Ask the Councilmember to fund the HAWK signal ↗
The crossing signal on Gramercy Drive has qualified for installation and is waiting for funding. Councilmember Raul Campillo (District 7) represents Serra Mesa. Use the office's contact form, or call 619-236-6677.
- Write to the school board ↗
The Board of Education office is at 619-725-5550. Say what you see at pick-up and drop-off and which of the district's next steps matter to you.
- Report double parking or a blocked bike lane ↗
Use Get It Done to report illegally parked cars on Gramercy Drive. Give the time, since the problem peaks at afternoon pick-up.
Where it stands
On October 19 the school district held a follow-up meeting. The school, district police, the councilmember's office, the planning group and the community council took part.
The district's summary says opening other pick-up and drop-off areas, including Lot B, has helped. But some problems remain, mostly in the ten minutes of afternoon pick-up: double parking, U-turns, left turns, blocked bike lanes and too little driveway space.
The HAWK crossing signal on Gramercy Drive has qualified for installation and is waiting for funding. A HAWK signal is a pedestrian signal that stops traffic only when someone pushes the button to cross.
Next: The next meeting with the school district is planned for January 2027.
The agreed next steps are to look at traffic calming, such as concrete medians, and other pick-up layouts; get more traffic help at dismissal; keep enforcing parking rules in the pick-up zones; and find funding for pedestrian safety work.
The City and the district also mentioned repainting curbs, widening the driveway and adding sidewalk signs.
After the meeting, some attendees discussed adding parking in front of the school by removing red curb that buses no longer need. The councilmember's office said it would look into parking limits at set times in the Ruffin Road cul-de-sac.
Planning group: The planning group wrote to the district on May 21, 2026. It raised four problems: cars double parking in the Gramercy Drive bike lane, illegal U-turns, parking in the center turn lane, and students crossing where there is no crosswalk.
In November 2025 the councilmember's office had reported that the district was against a HAWK crosswalk.
- Planning group minutes
- Planning group letter
- Planning group minutes
- Meeting report in the Observer
- Planning group minutes
- Follow-up meeting summary (Observer, page 9)
- Expected:Next meeting with the school district
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