HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-06-06; Traffic Safety Commission; ; Establish a Traffic Signal Evaluation PolicyCITY OF CARLSBAD
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
COMMISSION REPORT OF: June 6, 1988 ITEM NO. 6D
LOCATION: City Wide
INITIATED BY: Traffic Engineering Division
REQUESTED ACTION: Establish a Traffic Signal Evaluation Policy
BACKGROUND:
DATA:
A Traffic Evaluation Policy List has never been established
in the City of Carlsbad. Such a policy will provide the
mechanism to establish a ranking system to impartially
evaluate and compare potential signalized intersection
locations. Procedures in the Evaluation Policy have been
taken from similar signal policies used by the City of
Escondido and the City of San Diego.
Establishing a Traffic Signal Qualification List through the
procedures of the Evaluation Policy will assist in evaluating
and selecting projects to be authorized in future C. I. P.
budgets.
Intersections on the submitted list would be considered
"tentative" because the list does not include evaluations of
all the intersections for which traffic signals have been
requested or anticipated. However, the recommended list does
include those intersections that meet CALTRANS traffic signal
warrants.
City Council adoption of a Traffic Signal Evaluation Policy
that establishes the signal Qualification List does not
necessarily commit the signals to be installed in the order
of ranking. For various reasons, it may be more prudent to
defer installation of a signal at a location higher on the
list and signalize a lower ranked intersection. Basically,
the list provides future authorization in a logical order for
preliminary engineering, with the results to be reported back
to the Traffic Safety Commission and City Council. A
preliminary estimate and project report is thus obtained prior
to beginning final design, once authorized by the City
Council.
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
COMMISSION REPORT OF: June 6, 1988
(Continued)
RECOMMENDATION:
ITEM NO. 6D
The Traff ic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends that the
Traffic Safety Commission endorse the Traffic Signal Eval-
uation Policy, including the Signal Qualification List, and
recommend adoption by the City Council.
NECESSARY CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
City Council approval and adoption of said Traffic Signal
Evaluati on Policy will be required.