Council will consider signal synchronization project grant funding and street safety project Oct. 10

The City Council on October 10 will consider applying for street-enhancement funding and safety improvements.  

The business portion of the meeting starts at 6 pm in the City Council Chamber, 200 Civic Center.

The Council will consider applying to the Orange County Transportation Authority for grant funding for an Alicia Parkway traffic signal synchronization project. Traffic signal synchronization is an engineering technique of matching traffic signal green lights at successive intersections to maximize passage of motorists along a corridor. It allows for minimal stopping which helps reduce travel times. Cars use less gas because stop-and-go travel and idling at red lights is reduced. Vehicle emissions are reduced because cars run more efficiently.  The Alicia Parkway project will provide an update of a 2014 synchronization effort and is a cooperative effort with the cities of Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, Aliso Viejo and Caltrans. The traffic signal infrastructure improvements would include audible pedestrian push buttons, enhanced GPS emergency vehicle preemption systems and other improvements that would benefit the community.  

To slow motorists and provide more safety, the Council will also consider a request to install speed humps on Montanoso Drive between Oso and Estanciero. 

In other Council news, October 15-21 will be proclaimed as National Friends of the Libraries Week, and the Mission Viejo Friends of the Library will accept a donation from the Friends of the Library. The Friends nonprofit group works year-round to benefit the library. 

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