The City Council appoints volunteers to the City of Escondido Transportation Commission. Transportation commissioners make recommendations to the City Council for traffic and transportation improvements

The Transportation Commission is an advisory body to the City Council, the Director of Public Works, the Traffic Engineer, and the Police Traffic Division. In addition, its responsibilities cross other department lines, often involving the Planning Department and the Community Services Department. The Commission also assists the North County Transit District with transit stop locations.

Commissioners receive training in various traffic and transportation areas, including:

• Current policies on the use of traffic control devices.
• The Circulation Plan.* (708 KB)
• SANDAG Traffic County Map.
• AAA background material on traffic engineering and safety.
• The Brown Act and conflict of interest issues.
• Adopted policies and procedures.

The Commission may hold workshops to focus on particular topics including:

• Considering matters involving the use and placement of traffic control devices such as stop signs, traffic signals, speed zones, turn lanes, and parking prohibitions.
• Reviewing adult and school-age pedestrian safety activities, bicycle facilities, parking issues, and City development problems and issues.
• Serving as advisor in the study of the City's Master Street Circulation Plan and assisting in formulating goals and objectives for implementing the Plan.
• Assisting the Traffic Engineering staff in coordinating the activities of the North County Transit District within the city limits, especially with regard to the location of transit stops.
• Serving as advisor in the Capital Improvement Program budget process by establishing a traffic signal priority list.
• Sitting as the Vehicle Parking District Commission, which is responsible for acquiring and developing additional parking places, improving, maintaining, repairing and operating the present parking lots, and handling the revenue derived from parking permits and parking in-lieu fee payments of property owners within the district.

All members of the City Boards and Commissions also meet in an annual workshop to discuss citywide issues.

For more information, contact Ron Miller by phone at (760) 839-4651, ext. 3817, or by e-mail at rcmiller@escondido.org.

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