Road Safety
Near School
Please drive slowly and observe the stop signs and crosswalks near the school. Thank you!
Latest update:
Road signs and crosswalks all installed before the new 2023-24 school year
Updates as of 2/14/2023:
The road signs were not installed yet. Emily Lynch, Community Representative for San Diego Councilmember Joe LaCava, relayed the following updates from the City Transportation Department on Feb 14:
1) Evaluation for the installation of school signs along Solterra Vista Pkwy (SN 40300630808)
Based on our field evaluation, a traffic work order to install four new school signs along Solterra Vista Pkwy between Belleza Ranch Road and Caminito Mendiola was created and sent to Street Division for implementation. Installation of the school warning signs are dependent on Street Divisions work queue.
2) Visibility of existing stop signs at the intersection of Solterra Vista Parkway and Terrazo Court (SN 40300630809)
In order to provide motorists with better notification of the existing stop signs along Solterra Vista Parkway at the intersection Terrazo Court, a traffic work order to install a new “STOP AHEAD” symbol warning sign facing eastbound traffic along Solterra Vista Parkway was created and sent to Street Division for implementation. During our field evaluation, we noticed that there is an existing “STOP AHEAD” symbol warning sign facing westbound traffic along Solterra Vista Parkway. Installation of the warning sign is dependent on Street Divisions work queue.
3) Evaluation for school crosswalks at the intersection of Solterra Vista Parkway and Terrazo Court (SN 40300624069)
Based on our field evaluation, a traffic work order to install three continental school crosswalks at the intersection of Solterra Vista Parkway and Terrazo Court was created and sent to Street Division for implementation. Installation of the yellow school crosswalks are dependent on Street Divisions work queue.
Updates as of 11/3/2022:
Update from Emily Lynch, Community Representative for San Diego Councilmember Joe LaCava, on Oct 10: “The City will be installing school signs on Solterra Vista Pkwy between Belleza Ranch Road and Caminito Mendiola. This work is expected to be completed within 90 days. Additionally, the street is going to be slurry sealed, and we are hoping to get cross walks installed for Solterra Vista Parkway and Terrazo Ct.”
Further update on 10/25: “The signs are going to be on both sides of Solterra Vista Pkwy between Belleza Ranch Road and Caminito Mendiola. They will be standard School Zone signs to begin with. Once the school zone signs are in place, the City can evaluate the need for additional traffic calming measures such as the radar sign. I am still in conversations with the Traffic Department regarding the crosswalk, as they are reviewing the original construction and traffic plans from the school.”
Updates as of 10/6/2022:
San Diego City Councilmember (District 1) Joe LaCava: Community Rep Emily Lynch following up our case; she connected with the City’s Transportation department about the possibility of adding school zone signs and radar speed sign and they will come to do a traffic study soon.
Carmel Valley Community Planning Board Chair Frisco White: Mr. White agreed to add an agenda item to their board meeting on Oct 27, at 7pm - Decided to remove this agenda item to avoid causing any duplicate of work or confusion
Pacific Highland Ranch East HOA Board: Since the road is public road, the HOA Board cannot do anything. But they shared the contacts they know and provided some recommendations on what we could do. Joe LaCava and Frisco White are the right channels.
DMUSD Assistant Superintendent, Business Services Chris Delehanty: Confirmed getting City’s Transportation department involved in the right path (what community rep Emily Lynch is doing)
On 9/9/2022, this letter was sent in PTA’s name to San Diego Councilmember (District 1) Joe LaCava and Carmel Valley Community Planning Group Chair Frisco White to raise the road safety concern near the school and make some improvement suggestions to them. Later, this letter was also forwarded to DMUSD Assistant Superintendent (Business Services) Chris Delehanty and Pacific Highland Ranch East HOA Board.