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The City of Lancaster has adopted its own Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) and Vision Zero Resolution. These are both an advancement of the City's Safer Streets Action Plan, adopted in December 2019.

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The Traffic Engineering Division administers programs that promote safe and efficient movement on the City's transportation system.

We strive to reduce traffic congestion and improve traffic safety by analyzing, planning, and recommending improvements to the City's traffic circulation system; oversee the design of streets and traffic control devices to ensure compliance with City, state, and federal laws, standards and guidelines; conduct traffic safety evaluations and studies; operate the City's traffic Signal and Communications System; seek grant funding opportunities for transportation related projects; and ensure compliance with state and federal mandated transportation related programs.

Traffic Calming

The objective of traffic calming is to improve the livability of neighborhoods while maintaining a safe and efficient arterial street system.

• Traffic Calming Policy

Traffic Maps

• City Speed Limits
• Lancaster Bikeways Map
• High-Injury Roadway Network

Traffic Volumes 

• 2019 Average Daily Traffic Map 
• 2014 Average Daily Traffic Map

Traffic Engineering Guidelines, Forms, and Checklists

• Traffic Standard Plans (PWTs) 
• Engineering Design Guidelines Policies & Procedures Sections 1 -8
• Engineering Design Guidelines Policies & Procedures Section 9   
• Traffic Indexes    
• Traffic Signal Special Provisions
• Traffic Plan Preparation Checklists and General Notes
• Flashing LED Sign Installation Guidelines
• Traffic Signal Plan Index - Capital Improvement Project (CIP)
• Traffic Signal Plan Checklist - CIP
• Traffic Signal Plan Index - Developer
• Traffic Signal Plan Checklist - Developer
• Traffic Signal Plans Checklist

Traffic Engineering-Related Master Plans

• Local Road Safety Plan (2022)
• Master Plan of Complete Streets
• Master Plan of Trails and Bikeways
• Safe Routes to School Master Plan (Updated 2022)
• Safer Streets Action Plan (Systemic Safety Analysis Report - 2019)

Special Event Permit

• Special Event Application

Other

• Traffic FAQs
• Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) Implementation Case Study by MOXA

• The City of Lancaster is a member of the North Los Angeles County Transportation Coalition (NCTC), a Joint Powers Authority.
• OTS - State of California, Office of Traffic Safety
• Caltrans – California Department of Transportation
• ITE - Institute of Transportation Engineers 
• FHWA – Federal Highway Administration
• DMV – Department of Motor Vehicle
• Los Angeles County Traffic  
• CAMUTCD - California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• CVC - California Vehicle Code 
• AVTA – Antelope Valley Transportation Authority
• MTA - Los Angles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority 
• Metrolink

For more information about Traffic Engineering, call (661) 723-6047 or contact us online using the City's online service request system “Connect with Lancaster.”

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