Ventura County Grand Jury
• 2012-2013
Victoria Avenue Corridor Through the City of Ventura
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Findings 13 findings
F01
A constant speed limit along the four lane section of Victoria may decrease driver confusion and increase safety. (FA-05, 09) [Ref-15]
F02
There is a need now and a growing need in the future for a westbound Hwy 126 to southbound Hwy 101 connector. (FA-01-04, 07-09)
F03
The left turn yellow lights, having a shorter time than the through-traffic yellow lights, have created confusion among drivers. There is decreased safety due to the increased risk of rear-end collisions at the major intersections along Victoria. (FA-05-06, 09-12) Victoria Corridor through the City of Ventura 3
F04
Red light camera tickets appear to be legal, however, they may not be ethically or morally justified. (FA-05-06, 09-12) Recommendations
F05
There is confusion among drivers along the Corridor because of varying speed limits, timing of traffic signals, and frequent lane changing.
F06
The Grand Jury was told and observed that there is dense traffic, as well as, apparently speeding traffic along side streets paralleling Victoria.
F07
There is heavy traffic at rush hours on the Kimball Road/Johnson Drive corridor.
F08
There is very heavy traffic at rush hours along the Wells Road/Los Angeles Avenue/Hwy 118 corridor.
F09
The traffic engineers are aware of these issues and are attempting remediation. [Ref-08]
F10
The red light monitored intersections have confusing left turn arrows with different timing than through traffic.
F11
Drivers have complained that quick braking may result in a rear-end collision when the yellow arrow appears. [Ref-13, 14]
F12
Other jurisdictions have alleviated this problem by adjusting to longer left turn yellow arrows, longer yellow lights and delayed green lights. [Ref-02, 03, 15]
F13
The Grand Jury defined, for the purposes of this report, the Corridor as being the approximate three-mile portion of Victoria Avenue from the southern city limits of Ventura to Foothill Road. Findings
Recommendations 4
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R01The Grand Jury recommends that Ventura traffic engineers should consider a constant, unchanging speed limit, in conjunction with synchronized signals, along the entire four lane section of the Corridor through Ventura. (FI-01) [Ref-15]
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R02The Grand Jury recommends that traffic planners initiate the process to complete the connection from the westbound Hwy 126 to the southbound Hwy 101. (FI-02)
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R03The Grand Jury recommends that yellow left turn arrows be increased in time and that delayed green lights be adjusted at Corridor traffic signals. (FI-03)
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R04If recommendations 01, 02, 03 are not implemented, the Grand Jury recommends the removal of the red light cameras along the Corridor. (FI-04) Responses Responses Required From: City Council, City of Ventura (FI-01, FI-02, FI-03, FI-04) (R-01, R-02, R-03, R-04) Chief of Police, City of Ventura (FI-01, FI-02, FI-03, FI-04) (R-01, R-02, R-03, R-04) City Transportation Manager, City of Ventura (FI-01, FI-02, FI-03, FI-04) (R-01, R-02, R-03, R-04) Responses Requested From: Executive Director, Ventura County Transportation Commission (FI-01, FI-02, FI-03, FI-04) (R-01, R-02, R-03, R-04) Commendations The Ventura County Grand Jury would like to thank and commend the Ventura Police Department, the City of Ventura Traffic Department and the Ventura County Transportation Commission for their cooperation, information and insight into this issue. They were helpful in assisting the Grand Jury to understand the problems and the challenges of these traffic issues. Victoria Corridor through the City of Ventura References Ref-01. The Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Seven: The People v. Annette Borzakian, B229748, (Los Angeles County Superior Court No. BR048012). Filed December 09, 2009. Ref-02. Fire Redflex, The Dark Side of Photo Enforcement; “Cameras Coming Down”, FireRedflex.com, http://fireredflex.com/cameras.html (accessed August 05, 2012). Ref-03. Fire Redflex, The Dark Side of Photo Enforcement; “Ethics and Fraud”. Fire Redflex.com, http://fireredflex.com/cameras.html (accessed August 02, 2012). Ref-04. theNewspaper.com; “California: Class Action Lawsuit Hits Federal Court”, October 25, 2010, http://thenewspaper.com/news/26/2655.asp (accessed August 2, 2012). Ref-05. theNewspaper.com; “California City Owes Red Light Camera Company $1.7 Million” “Questionable contract arrangement allows Ventura, California to escape $1.7 million payment to red light camera company”, January 13, 2009, http://thenewspaper.com/news/26/2655 (accessed August 2, 2012). Ref-06. Biasotti, Tony. “Red-light cameras taken seriously in Ventura County”. Ventura County Star, July 28, 2011. Ref-07. City of Oxnard, California/Oxnard Police Department: “Ask the Chief”, Featured Topic: “Red Light Cameras”, Copyright 2003-2012. Oxnard Police Department. Ref-08. City of San Buenaventura, Department of Public Works, Transportation Division; Operating Policies: “Traffic Signal Clearance Intervals”. Effective 06-08-12. Ref-09. Gibbs, Douglas V. “California’s War Over Red-Light Cameras”, Canada Free Press. July 23, 2012. http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/48252. (accessed February 2, 2013). Ref-10. Perry, Tony. “San Diego mayor ends use of red-light cameras at intersections”. Los Angeles Times: February 1, 2013. Fulton, Bill, former Mayor of Ventura, “The Victoria Corridor”, January 30, 2007. Bill Fulton, http://www.fulton4ventura.blogspot.com/2007/01/Victoria-corridor.html (accessed January 14, 2013). Ref-11. Freedman, Tung & Bottomley (FTB), “Victoria Avenue Corridor Plan” 2005. Ref-12. City of Ventura, Community Development: “Victoria Avenue Corridor Plan & Development Code”, April 20, 2009. Victoria Corridor through the City of Ventura 5 Ref-13. Von Quednow, Cindy. “To cities, camera rules are fine” Ventura County Star. January 22, 2013. Ref-14. California Legislative Information “SB-29 Vehicles: automated traffic enforcement systems. (2011-2012)”, December 06, 2010. Ref-15. Subbaraman, Nidhi. “Los Angeles syncs all traffic lights to speed up commute”, Future Tech. NBC News.com, April 2, 2013. Victoria Corridor through the City of Ventura Glossary TERM DEFINITION Connector A highway or freeway which connects to another highway or freeway Corridor Victoria Avenue Corridor through the City of Ventura from the southern City limits to Foothill Road Highway 101 through Ventura County Hwy 126 Highway 126 in Ventura County MPH Miles Per Hour VCTC Ventura County Transportation Commission Ventura City of Ventura Victoria Victoria Avenue Victoria Corridor The approximately three miles of Victoria Avenue through the City of Ventura from the southern City limits to Foothill Road Victoria Corridor through the City of Ventura 7
Commendations 3
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CM1 Page 6The Ventura County Grand Jury would like to thank and commend the Ventura Police Department, the City of Ventura Traffic Department and the Ventura County Transportation Commission for their cooperation, information and insight into this issue. They were helpful in assisting the Grand Jury to understand the problems and the challenges of these traffic issues. 4 Victoria Corridor through the City of Ventura
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CM2 Page 7References Ref-01. The Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Seven: The People v. Annette Borzakian, B229748, (Los Angeles County Superior Court No. BR048012). Filed December 09, 2009. Ref-02. Fire Redflex, The Dark Side of Photo Enforcement; “Cameras Coming Down”, FireRedflex.com, http://fireredflex.com/cameras.html (accessed August 05, 2012). Ref-03. Fire Redflex, The Dark Side of Photo Enforcement; “Ethics and Fraud”. Fire Redflex.com, http://fireredflex.com/cameras.html (accessed August 02, 2012). Ref-04. theNewspaper.com; “California: Class Action Lawsuit Hits Federal Court”, October 25, 2010, http://thenewspaper.com/news/26/2655.asp (accessed August 2, 2012). Ref-05. theNewspaper.com; “California City Owes Red Light Camera Company $1.7 Million” “Questionable contract arrangement allows Ventura, California to escape $1.7 million payment to red light camera company”, January 13, 2009, http://thenewspaper.com/news/26/2655 (accessed August 2, 2012). Ref-06. Biasotti, Tony. “Red-light cameras taken seriously in Ventura County”. Ventura County Star, July 28, 2011. Ref-07. City of Oxnard, California/Oxnard Police Department: “Ask the Chief”, Featured Topic: “Red Light Cameras”, Copyright 2003-2012. Oxnard Police Department. Ref-08. City of San Buenaventura, Department of Public Works, Transportation Division; Operating Policies: “Traffic Signal Clearance Intervals”. Effective 06-08-12. Ref-09. Gibbs, Douglas V. “California’s War Over Red-Light Cameras”, Canada Free Press. July 23, 2012. http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/48252. (accessed February 2, 2013). Ref-10. Perry, Tony. “San Diego mayor ends use of red-light cameras at intersections”. Los Angeles Times: February 1, 2013. Fulton, Bill, former Mayor of Ventura, “The Victoria Corridor”, January 30, 2007. Bill Fulton, http://www.fulton4ventura.blogspot.com/2007/01/Victoria-corridor.html (accessed January 14, 2013). Ref-11. Freedman, Tung & Bottomley (FTB), “Victoria Avenue Corridor Plan” 2005. Ref-12. City of Ventura, Community Development: “Victoria Avenue Corridor Plan & Development Code”, April 20, 2009. Victoria Corridor through the City of Ventura 5
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CM3 Page 8Ref-13. Von Quednow, Cindy. “To cities, camera rules are fine” Ventura County Star. January 22, 2013. Ref-14. California Legislative Information “SB-29 Vehicles: automated traffic enforcement systems. (2011-2012)”, December 06, 2010. Ref-15. Subbaraman, Nidhi. “Los Angeles syncs all traffic lights to speed up commute”, Future Tech. NBC News.com, April 2, 2013. 6 Victoria Corridor through the City of Ventura
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