Traffic & Transportation Engineering
The Traffic and Transportation Division:
- plans for future traffic needs
- oversees City traffic signal operations
- promotes the use of alternative transportation modes to reduce traffic demand and congestion
- provides engineering services for the safe and efficient movement of people and commerce throughout the City
- reviews development plans and proposals to ensure responsible growth within the City related to transportation issues and public infrastructure
Traffic and Transportation Commission
The Traffic and Transportation Commission makes recommendations regarding improvements to traffic flow and safety on City streets, locations of traffic control devices, speed zones and traffic islands. The Commission advises on the safe use of public streets, sidewalks, alleys, parking lots and curb parking. The Commission studies and makes recommendations regarding municipal transportation systems.
The Traffic and Transportation Commission meets the second Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the City Council Rotunda. Please call (831) 758-7241 for general information or questions regarding agendas or minutes. Please visit our Commission Page for more information:
Traffic Improvement Program
The Traffic Improvement Program report represents the 2010 review of the City of Salinas' Traffic Fee Ordinance (TFO) program and, where appropriate, makes adjustments to the development impact fee based upon completed street construction and revised project descriptions and cost estimates.
Please see the following link to download a copy of the Traffic Improvement Program report:
https://www.cityofsalinas.org/sites/default/files/services/engineering/pdf/Salinas2010TFO_FINAL.pdf
Traffic Calming (Neighborhood Traffic Management Program)
The City of Salinas has adopted a Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) to address and resolve Salinas neighborhood traffic concerns. These new tools and their appropriate applications provide a response to the negative effects of speeding and traffic volumes on Salinas neighborhood streets. The Institute of Transportation Engineers defines "traffic calming" as "the combination of mainly physical measures that reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle use, alter driver behavior, and improve conditions for non-motorized street users."
Please see visit the Traffic Calming webpage for more information:
https://www.cityofsalinas.org/our-city-services/public-works/current-projects/traffic-calming
What's Happening for Traffic & Transportation Engineering
Salinas Vision Zero Action Plan
The roadmap to safer streets in Salinas!
Salinas City Council has approved a resolution adopting the Salinas Vision Zero Action Plan. This Action Plan outlines the initiatives and actions that City departments and partner agencies will take to advance goals of the City’s Vision Zero Policy, reducing severe injury traffic collisions and fatalities on Salinas streets.
What does this mean? Although the City already actively implements safety projects, programs and efforts consistent with Vision Zero Policy, the Vision Zero Action Plan aligns with community feedback staff received from other planning efforts...
Vision Zero Open House
The City of Salinas is hosting an Open House for the community to provide feedback on the Salinas Vision Zero DRAFT Action Plan. The Open House will be held at the West Wing Conference Room at City Hall on July 1st at 6pm.
To learn more about Vision Zero's goal of reducing traffic related injuries and fatalities on Salinas streets, please visit: https://www.cityofsalinas.org/our-city-services/public-works/current-projects/vision-zero
Help Make Streets Safe-Salinas Vision Zero Needs Your Input
City Staff is requesting your input to help prioritize efforts to improve traffic safety in our community by taking a quick survey using the Salinas Vision Zero Survey tool . Participants taking the survey can place a pin on a map to the location or area of traffic safety concern with an option to provide a brief description of the concern. Participants may submit more than one survey.
Information on High Collision Corridors, High Collision Intersections, Bicycle Involved & Pedestrian Involved Collision Emphasis Area are also available on the Vision Zero...
Downtown Complete Streets Project at Ciclovia
October 6, 2019
On Sunday, October 6th the Salinas community came together at Ciclovía to enjoy activities such as running, biking, skating and dancing. With much preparation, 1.6 miles of Alisal Street, from Main Street to Sanborn Street was converted from an arterial street to a large plaza for this 7th year of first Open Streets event in Monterey County. Open Streets events across the country promote healthy living as well as active transportation. Other cities in Monterey County has followed Salinas’ lead and have implemented Open Streets events of their own.
Public Works Staff was also...
New Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons at School Crossing
May 17, 2019
Students at Natividad Elementary School on Modoc Street have a new traffic safety device that helps them get across the 4-lanes of Alvin Drive. The new flashing beacons are part of a series of improvements the City is planning on Alvin Drive that support safe routes to school.
The flashing beacons come with the restriping of a new high visibility crosswalk with supporting yield markings set back 50 feet from each direction to the crosswalk. The flashing beacons themselves include two LED rectangular shaped light sources that flash with high frequency when a pedestrian...
The Salinas Police Department would like to announce that the...
Visit the Traffic & Transportation page to see what the...
The City of Salinas has adopted a Neighborhood Traffic Management...
Traffic & Transportation Engineering
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Street Address: 200 Lincoln Ave Salinas
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(831) 758-7241
Fax:
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