Transportation: traffic signal synchronization pilot program: Western Riverside Council of Governments.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify that the program will automatically expand based on positive evaluations; expansion is contingent upon a determination by the Department of Transportation.

Traffic Signal Synchronization Pilot Program in Western Riverside

This law allows the Western Riverside Council of Governments to run a pilot program for traffic signal synchronization between state highways and local roads, with support from the Department of Transportation.

What This Bill Does

• Authorizes the Western Riverside Council of Governments to establish and administer a traffic signal synchronization pilot program until January 1, 2032.
• Requires coordination between the Western Riverside Council of Governments and the Department of Transportation for the pilot program.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program on congestion, travel time reliability, operational efficiency, and vehicle emissions.
• Submits a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2028.

Who It Names or Affects

• Western Riverside Council of Governments
• Local agencies in Western Riverside
• Department of Transportation

Terms To Know

Pilot Program

A small-scale test to see if an idea works before full implementation.

Traffic Signal Synchronization

Coordinating traffic lights to improve the flow of vehicles on roads.

Limits and Unknowns

• The program ends by January 1, 2032.
• It is not clear if all local agencies will participate in the pilot program.
• Expansion of the program depends on evaluation results showing measurable benefits.

Official Summary Text

AB 2307, as amended, Sanchez.
Transportation: traffic signal synchronization pilot
program.
program: Western Riverside Council of Governments.
Existing law vests the Department of Transportation with possession and control of all state highways, and authorizes the department to do any act necessary, convenient, or proper for the construction, improvement, maintenance, or use of all highways that are under its jurisdiction, possession, or control.
This bill would, until January 1, 2032,
require the department
authorize the Western Riverside Council of Governments, in required coordination with the department,
to establish and administer a traffic signal synchronization pilot program for
the
its member
local agencies
constituting the Western Riverside Council of Governments
to evaluate a regional model for coordinating traffic signal timing between state highways and local street and road systems, as specified. The bill would require the
department,
Western Riverside Council of Governments,
in coordination with
participating agencies,
the department,
to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program, including
measurable
assessing its
impacts on congestion, travel time reliability, operational efficiency, and vehicle
emissions,
emissions
and
to submit,
on or before January 1, 2028,
to submit
a specified report to the Legislature relating to the pilot program.
If the department determines, based on the evaluation, that the pilot program has demonstrated measurable transportation and operational benefits, the bill would authorize department to expand the pilot program, as provided.
This
bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the local agencies that constitute the Western Riverside Council of Governments.

Current Bill Text

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