Up until January 2014, Cliff Drive was part of State Route 225 and was controlled by Caltrans. In January, the road was relinquished to the City. Based on feedback from residents during the relinquishment process and the collision history, proposed traffic safety improvements include restriping Cliff Drive between Mesa Lane and Meigs Road, and again from Weldon Road to Loma Alta Drive, in order to create a continuous center left turn, and bike lanes. A new traffic signal is proposed for the Santa Barbara City College West Campus Driveway. If positive feedback is received, the City will apply for a traffic safety grant in the spring of 2015.

1. Potential Cliff Drive Traffic
Safety Project
November 5, 2014

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Outline
 Purpose
 Background
 Grant opportunity
 Project description
 We need your input!

3. Purpose
 Spring 2015 traffic safety grant
opportunity
 Need public input – should we go for
it?
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4. Background - SR 225
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5. Background
 January 2014
 Relinquishment process complete
 SR 225 roads are now city streets
• Las Positas Road
• Cliff Drive
• Montecito Street
• Castillo Street (except under the freeway)
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6. Feedback during Relinquishment
 We heard Cliff Drive should have:
• Bicycle lanes
• Improved and more frequent pedestrian
crossing locations
• Improved lighting
• A continuous center left turn lane
 Santa Barbara City College also expressed
desire for improved safety
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7. Background
 During relinquishment, the City’s
message was that no City funding is
available for major capital projects
 City would pursue grant opportunities
to make community desired
improvements
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8. Expected Grant Opportunity
 Highway Safety Improvement Program
(HSIP)
 Improvements based on demonstrated
collision history
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9. HSIP Project Description
 Funding amount about $900,000
 Local match of $90,000
 Bike lanes
 Continuous from Las Positas to Loma
Alta
 Continuous center left turn lane
 Traffic signal at SBCC west campus
entrance
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10. HSIP Project and Other Nearby Projects
This Project
2011 Restriping
Roundabout - 2016
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Pathway Design
2015-2016
This Project

11. Background
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Meigs
Lighthouse

12. HSIP Project Description
 Not as straight forward as restriping
between Meigs and SBCC
 Shopping center traffic
 Complex intersection at Cliff Drive and
Mesa Lane/Flora Vista
 Public needs to understand the
benefits and tradeoffs
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13. Cliff Drive at Mesa Ln/Flora Vista
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Side By Side
Left Turn Lanes
Storage For
Three Vehicles

14. Cliff Drive at Mesa Ln/Flora Vista
Spillback –
About 10% of
the time during
peak periods
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15. Shopping Center Traffic
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16. Wide - Narrow – Wide?
In Between :
-One Lane In Each Direction With Parking?
-Or Two Lanes in Each Direction With No
Parking?
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Near Mesa Lane –
Recommend Two Lanes in
Each Direction
In Front of Shopping Center –
Recommend Two Lanes in
Each Direction
Meigs
Mesa Lane

17. Cliff and Meigs Intersection
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One Option –
Maintain Two
Eastbound
Through Lanes
Merge Two Lanes
to One Lane

18. Shopping Center Traffic – Option for
Dedicated Right Turn Lane
Westbound
Dedicated Right –
Not Recommended
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Eastbound Through
Eastbound
Dedicated Right
No Merge With
This Configuration

19. SBCC
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20. Future Pedestrian Improvements
 Few pedestrian involved collisions, so
pedestrian improvements not eligible
under this grant
 Please let us know where you think we
should start once funding becomes
available
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21. Background
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22. Background
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23. Cliff Drive at Meigs Road
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24. Why Don’t You Just Lower The
Speed Limits?
 California Vehicle Code
defines the procedure
we have to follow to
establish a speed limit
 If we don’t, the speed
limit is not enforceable!
 Based on prevailing
speed
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25. Planned Public Engagement
 Thank for you taking time to watch this
video
 On our web page, there are links to the
striping plans.
 Please use the online comment form!
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26. Next Steps
 If feedback is positive, we will apply for
grant in the Spring of 2015
 Construction likely in 2017
 Post the results of the feedback on our
website in early 2015
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