For City Council Meeting March 11, 2025
TO: Honorable City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Tim Sullivan, Assistant City Manager
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Request City Council to: 1) Authorize Staff to Submit an Application to San Bernardino County Transportation (SBCTA) for the Development of Smart Arterial Corridors in the San Bernardino Valley; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Authorize Staff to Submit an Application to San Bernardino County Transportation (SBCTA) for the Development of Smart Arterial Corridors in the San Bernardino Valley.
2) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Documents.
BACKGROUND:
On January 14, 2025, SBCTA released a Request for Information to Local Jurisdictions in the San Bernardino Valley for the Development of Smart Arterial Corridors in the San Bernardino Valley.
The purpose of the Request for Information (RFI) is to award up to $5 million in funding to local jurisdictions in the San Bernardino Valley for investments in upgrades to traffic control equipment and signal coordination on up to five arterial corridors.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
As part of the recently completed Smart County Master Plan (SCMP) by the San Bernardino County Council of Governments (SBCOG), one key focus was to establish a set of smart corridors within the San Bernardino Valley Coordinated Traffic Signal System (SBVCTSS). These corridors will prioritize upgrades to traffic controller technology and communications to enhance traffic flow.
The City currently utilizes a semi-actuated signal system with standard video detection on major corridors. This system operates on a traditional time-of-day based signal timing with coordination on certain corridors. The current practice is common across Southern California. However, changes in technology, particularly, "Intelligent Transportation System" (ITS) technology allow traffic...
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