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Traffic Engineering

The Traffic Engineering Division strives to increase the efficiency and safety of the City’s transportation network.

This division of the Community Development Department is responsible for:

  • Planning and operating the roadways, sidewalks and bikeways in the City to provide for the safe and efficient movement of people, goods and services within Pleasanton.
  • Evaluating development proposals to determine their impacts to traffic flow and ascertain necessary mitigation.
  • Balancing the needs of the different modes of transportation: walking, biking and driving.

The division:

  • Has installed a sophisticated communications network that links most of the traffic signals, traffic cameras and detectors to the Traffic Operations Center.
  • Responds to common requests involving safety, speed, traffic signals, signs and markings, as well as school and neighborhood traffic conditions.

Report a Traffic Signal Issue

The Traffic Engineering Division requests that you contact us immediately if you suspect that a traffic signal is not functioning properly at (925) 931-5677. Your input is appreciated.

Current Projects

Valley Avenue at Northway Road Traffic Signal Installation

Plans are underway for a new traffic signal at the intersection of Valley Avenue and Northway Road, adjacent to Harvest Park Middle School.

West Las Positas Boulevard Corridor Improvement Plan​​​

The West Las Positas Boulevard Corridor Plan will create a new vision for the corridor, featuring an all ages and abilities bikeway network and improvements to pedestrian facilities.

I-680/Sunol Boulevard Interchange Project

The goals of this project are to work with Caltrans to provide congestion relief, operational safety improvements and improve bicycle facilities through the interchange.

Speed Zone Surveys

An Engineering and Traffic Study is commonly referred to as a speed zone survey or a speed survey. A speed survey is the tool we use to determine the speed limit for a particular section of roadway. Speed limits provide notice to drivers of the maximum speed limit on a roadway and assist police in separating violators from the reasonable majority. Access Speed Zone Surveys

Traffic Calming

The Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (NTCP) is designed to provide consistent, citywide policies to neighborhood traffic management and to ensure equitable and effective solutions to a variety of traffic concerns expressed by local residents. In many cases driver behavior – in the form of speeding or cut-through traffic – is the root cause of these complaints. Traditionally police enforcement has been successful in deterring speeding traffic. There is a high demand for enforcement all over the City and it is not efficient to conduct enforcement on low volume residential streets. Enforcement often works on a temporary basis, but there is a need for more permanent measures to reduce the speed of vehicles and discourage cut-through traffic on low volume residential streets.

Parking

Residential Permit Parking

Several areas in Pleasanton require residential permit parking. If you live in one of these areas, obtain a permit by contacting the records division of the Pleasanton Police Department at (925) 931-5100.

FAQs

Vehicles parked on a street longer than 72 hours are subject to removal per California Vehicle Code 22651(k) and Pleasanton Municipal code 11.40.010 (A). 

To report abandoned vehicles please contact the Pleasanton Police Department’s traffic hotline at 925-931-KARS (5277). Use this number to report other non emergency traffic problems directly to our Police Department. 

Parking tickets issued by our Police Department can be paid online. You may also pay for them in person at our Finance Department located at 123 Main Street. 

To dispute a parking ticket pick up an Administrative Review Form from at the front desk of the Police Department, (925) 931-5100. After you submit a completed form, the Traffic Lieutenant reviews the application and will mail the results to you.

The Pleasanton Traffic Court closed as of November 18, 2011. The nearest Traffic Court is now in Fremont:

Fremont Hall of Justice
(510) 818–7502
39439 Paseo Padre Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538

There are specific guidelines that must be followed to legally establish and enforce speed limits.

  • State law allows for a 25 MPH speed limit in business and residential districts.  This limit does not have to be posted to be enforced.
  • Speed limits between 25 and 65 MPH are required to be established on the basis of engineering and traffic surveys.
  • Engineering and traffic surveys include an analysis of roadway conditions, collision records and a sampling of the prevailing speed of traffic.
  • The speed limit is set within 5 mph of the prevailing speed as it is assumed the majority of drivers drive at a speed that is safe and prudent for the given roadway.
  • A 5 MPH speed limit reduction is allowed at locations with unusual conditions not readily apparent to the driver.
  •  View our speed zoning map.  Select the street segment you are interested in to see the speed limit and a link to the speed survey.
  • If posted speed limits are set artificially low, disrespect is created for the limits and since they are not set in accordance with the law, they are not enforceable with radar.
  • The state maximum speed limit would then apply (65 mph).

Stop signs are installed at an intersection only after a careful engineering evaluation of the existing conditions indicates that their installation is appropriate and that there is a need for stop signs in order to provide access or assign right of way.  The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and California Supplement identify specific traffic and pedestrian volumes, accident history and unusual conditions that would indicate need for installation of stop signs.

View information on different color curbs. If you would like to request a new colored curb please call (925) 931-5669.

Speed lumps are installed through our Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (NTCP). For information on the speed humps click here. View information on the NTCP.

Get the necessary forms. You can either fax in these forms and pay by phone with a credit card or come to our counter to pay in person. Please provide proof of insurance. The cost for a permit is $16 per truck per trip or $90 for an annual permit (one truck, one route). Call (925) 931-5677 to obtain more information.
Call our Operations Services Center at (925) 931-5500 (Monday – Friday: 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.). If this occurs after hours and you think it is a concern that needs to be addressed immediately, please call the Police Department at (925) 931-5100.
The Traffic Engineering Division requests that you contact us immediately if you suspect that a traffic signal is not functioning properly at (925) 931-5677. Your input is appreciated. If this occurs after hours and you think it is a concern that needs to be addressed immediately please call the Police Department at (925) 931-5100.
To report a malfunctioning streetlight call our Operations Services Center at (925) 931-5500 (Monday – Friday: 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.). If you would like to request a new street light please call (925) 931-5668.
There are a few neighborhoods that have parking restrictions that require the display of a permit to park on the street. If you live in one of these areas you can obtain a permit by contacting the records division of the Pleasanton Police Department (Monday – Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) at (925) 931-5100.
View information on traffic calming.
The city does not install these signs, as they are not approved by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Studies have found no change in driver behavior after installation. There is no way to enforce a “slow” sign because slow is subjective. The city also has a concern that the city would appear to encourage play in the streets, which we know to be unwise.
Please call the traffic engineering division at (925) 931-5677. If this occurs after hours and you think it is a concern that needs to be addressed immediately please call the Police Department at (925) 931-5100.
Call the Police Department at (925) 931-5100.

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