Riverside Municipal Code Ch. 2.62 Transportation Board

The Transportation Board shall consist of nine members.

(Ord. 7207 § 1, 2013; Ord. 7200 § 2, 2013; Ord. 7182 § 7, 2012; Ord. 7160 § 1, 2012; Ord. 7143 § 1, 2011; Ord. 6786 § 6, 2005; Ord. 4812 § 1, 1980; Ord. 4777 § 1 (part), 1980)

The Transportation Board is an advisory board created pursuant to the provisions of Section 800 of the Charter of the City. The members of the Board shall be appointed in the manner and for the terms provided for by Section 802 of the Charter and shall organize, meet and conduct proceedings as provided by Section 804 of the Charter.

Said Board is subjected to all provisions of the Charter of the City which are applicable to advisory boards and commissions created thereunder.

(Ord. 7182 § 7, 2012; Ord. 6393 § 10, 1997; Ord. 4777 § 1 (part), 1980)

The powers, duties and functions of the Transportation Board are as follows:

A. Advise the City Council with respect to on-street and off-street parking of vehicles.

B. Advise the City Council with respect to the regulation of traffic on City streets.

C. Annually review Public Works Department proposed Capital Improvements Projects, including traffic signal construction, and make recommendations to the City Council.

D. Review proposed amendments to the Circulation and Community Mobility Element of the General Plan and make recommendations to the Planning Commission and the City Council.

E. Annually review the City's Traffic Signal Synchronization Master Plan and make recommendations to the City Council.

F. Explore neighborhood traffic calming alternatives and make recommendations to the City Council.

G. Review speed limits, major road closures, grade crossings and other traffic operation and circulation matters and make recommendations to the City Council, when requested.

H. Perform other functions and duties as may be directed by the City Council.

(Ord. 7269 § 1, 2014; Ord. 7182 § 7, 2012; Ord. 6880 § 1, 2006; Ord. 4777 § 1 (part), 1980)