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TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
' Monday, June 3, 1974
C.ity Manager's Conferen'ce Room
Present: Chairman Bill Harkins, Bob Nelson, Colonel A1 Wood, Joe Eggleston, Ron Beckman, Kent Whitson, Capt.
Wal ly Rossall, Chief Gi rard Anear, Manny Puentes
Guests: . Joe Tufillaro, Dave Minnich, Larry Grismer, A1 Sugg
1. Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the Apri 1 1, 1974 meeting were approved as
submitted. Also, the new member appointed to the Traffic
Safety Commission, Joe Eggleston, was introduced to the
Commission members.
2. Parkinq on West Side of Carlsbad Blvd. Between Elm Ave.
and Grand Ave.
The Commission recommended against converting parallel parking to diagonal parking on the above section of Carlsbad Blvd. The Commission felt that the disadvantages of the diagonal
parking greatly outweighed the advantages, Only a few
parking spaces could be gained from converting the parallel
to diagonal parking. Meanwhile, the accident frequency in diagonal parking situations ranges from about 2.5 times
to as much as 4 times greater than in parallel parking
situations. This is especially true of streets with relatively
high volumes of traffic such as Carlsbad Blvd. (9500 vehicles
per day). Finally, the conversion to diagonal parking would
preclude the insIallation of left turn pockets or a two way left turn lane on Carlsbad Blvd. in the future.
3. Request for'Diaqona1 Parkinq on East Side of Ocean St.
between Oak Ave. and Elm Ave.
Due to the nature of the above street in which most ofc the parking occurs on unpaved sections of the righ+of-way, the
Commission recommended against trying to establish any kind of parking pattern at this time. The Commission will again
review this street for parking when additional development along the street occurs.
4. Request for Diaqonal Parkinq on North Side of Pine Ave. from
Jefferson St. to Hardinq St.
The Commission recommended against allowing diagonal parking
on the above street due to the accidents that might .re:sult. It has been the Commission's pol icy to discourage diaganal parking wherever practical in order to$ ma-ke parking situations
as safe as possible. Allowing diagonal parking at the above *-
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location would set a precedent for diagonal parkirtg at other
locations within the City. The demand only occurs for a few hours during the entire week, which is a problem most churches have to contend with. The Commission felt that
the few number of parking spaces that can be gained by
diagonal parking did not offset the hazardous situation
that would be created.
5. Stop Control at the T-Intersection of Monroe St. and
Westwood Drive
Due to the increasing volume of traffic at this intersection,
the Commission felt that the motorist's right-of-way must be assigned, and therefore, recommended that a YIELD sign *
be placed on Westwood Dr. facing southwest-bound traffic
on that street.
6.' Stop Control at the T-Intersection of Garfield St. and
Pine Ave.
The Commission recommended that the existing STOP sign on
the west leg of Pine Ave. be removed, and that a YIELD sign
be installed on Garfield St., thereby facing northbound
traffic on that leg of the intersection.
7. No Parkinq for Street Sweepinq
The Commission recornmended that NO PARKING zones be established
on all of Kremeyer Circle and on all curbed sections of
Laguna Dr. between Jefferson St. and Interstate 5. This
earlier than 9:OO a.m. The day of the week and the hours
necessary to clean the above street are to be determined by . the Pub1 ic Works Department.
, NO PARKING is to be limited to only one day of the week, no
8. Palomar Airport Road Name Chanqe.
At its May 7, 1973 meeting, the Commission recommended against
changing the name of Palomar Airport Rd to San Marcos Blvd.
The Commission felt that the existing street name was a
great benefit to Palomar Airport, and that changing the street
name would not result in an increase in traffic safety. After
again reviewing the request, the Commission still recommended against changing the name of Palomar Airport Rd. for the
same reasons as earl ier stated.
9. Time Limit Parking on West Side of Jefferson St. Just South
.of A rbuckl e.
Due to the problem of enforcing time limit parking zones and
the fact that the above location is in a residential area, the
Commission recommended against painting the curb green in front
of the Housing Assistance office.
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10. 1974 - U.S. Motocross Grand Prix
After reviewing the traffic situation that will occur during
the weekend of July 13 and 14, 1974 for the Motocross Grand
Prix, the Commission made the following recommendations:
a) On Friday, July 12, 1974 place TEMPORARY NO PARKING signs on both sides of Palomar Airport Rd. from El
Camino Real to the eastern City limits (approx. 12,000
ft. or 2-1/4 miles). These signs are to be removed Monday morning, July 15, 1974.
b) On Sunday, July 14,1974, implement eastbound one-way -
traffic on Palomar Airport Rd. (El Camino Real to
Carrillo Ranch Rd. - about 1/2 mile west of Linda Vista)
from 7:OO a.m. to 1/2 hour after the first race begins. (after 1:00 p.m.) Then at 3:30 p.m. (or 1/2 hour before the last race is over) implement westbound one-way
traffic on same above section of Palomar Airport Rd.
until 6:oo p.m. or until the Police Department deems
necessa ry .
c) All other roadways are to retain two-way traffic. All
the traffic details are to be coordinated with the
Police Department, The City Engineering Division, and
the Raceway officials.
.Respectfully submitted,
kent A. Whitson