Transportation

The goal of the Traffic Engineering staff is to promote mobility options and ensure that traffic flows safely and efficiently on city streets. Traffic Engineering oversees the maintenance and improvement of the City's transportation infrastructure.

Staff works with the Transportation and Community Safety Commission, which is an advisory body to the City Council and City staff. The Transportation and Community Safety Commission meets quarterly on the second Thursday of the month at 3 pm.

Traffic safety questions and concerns can be submitted through the Report-it app; email Traffic Engineering; phone, 760-839-4595; or in person at City Hall.

When reporting issues or concerns, please provide as much information as possible such as:

• The date/time the issue is occurring
• The street/cross street
• Direction of travel
• Note which side of the street or corner of the intersection

This information will better assist staff in understanding and evaluating the issue.

Comprehensive Active Transportation Strategy (CATS)

CATS is a strategy that serves as a guide to better connect and provide alternative options to driving. Active transportation includes walking, wheeling, bicycling, scootering, and any other fully or partially human-powered travel mode. Active transportation is also key to accessing transit stops. The strategy will look for opportunities to increase access to these mobility options through supportive policies and new and improved infrastructure such as sidewalks, crosswalks, and bicycle facilities.

Please follow the link to the project website to participate in providing input and completing a community survey. The link will be updated regularly with public outreach events.

Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP)

An LRSP provides a framework for the identification, analysis, and prioritization of roadway safety improvements on local roads. The LRSP was developed using the process outlined by Caltrans to provide a systematic approach to providing safety improvements. The plan is data-driven, using a comprehensive analysis of five years of collision data for the years of 2016-2020. The collision analysis provides various citywide collision statistics, such as collisions per year; collisions involved with vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles, or property; types of injury collisions; and collision causes. The process results in a list of improvements and actions that address the areas of highest need, as supported by the data. The LRSP is also a requirement for eligibility to apply for Highway Safety Improvement Program funding; it was also amended to meet the action plan requirement for eligibility to apply for Safe Streets and Roadways for All program funding.

Traffic Signals

The City of Escondido maintains over 160 traffic signals, while the California State Department of Transportation (Caltrans) maintains traffic signals located at freeway ramps and along State Highway 78 within the City Limits. Caltrans traffic signal concerns can be submitted to Caltrans Division of Maintenance.

Contact Transportation Staff