Transportation

Traffic, parking, and pedestrian and bicycle issues are important to Lafayette. The City employs a full-time Transportation Planner to provide professional and technical recommendations on local, sub-regional, and regional transportation planning and policy issues. 

Some of these issues include the following topics:

• Traffic Concerns 
  Do you have a concern about vehicle, bicycle or pedestrian safety in your neighborhood or elsewhere in Lafayette? Submitting a Transportation Action Request is the first step towards review of your traffic and transportation concern, such as changes in parking regulations, or installing stop signs, signage or crosswalks. Information gathered from Transportation Action Requests helps the City plan for future improvements. 

• Traffic Calming
  If you have concerns about vehicle speeds on your street, consider applying to the City's Traffic Calming program.  The program, updated in 2023, is described in the Traffic Calming Guidebook.  This Guidebook is a policy document that describes the process by which the City implements traffic calming measures on Lafayette's roadways by providing a protocol through which improvements are proposed, evaluated and approved.  To be considered for traffic calming a completed application that includes signatures from a majority of households on the street is required each year by September 30.

• Walking and Biking in Lafayette
  Interested in learning more about safe and enjoyable bicycling, or plans proposed for improving pedestrian and bicycle pathways within Lafayette? A variety of tips, plans and local studies are available for your review.
   
• Transportation Options
  Considering alternatives to driving alone, or interested in transportation services available to school children or seniors?  Public transportation offers a number of options, from BART and carpooling, to school bus and senior transportation services.
   
• Parking 
  Includes information on parking locations, residential parking permits, and parking citations.
  

• Commissions and Committees 
  The City of Lafayette's Transportation & Circulation Commission advises the City Council on matters pertaining to traffic safety, parking, and pedestrian/bicycle issues.

• Regional plans and programs are developed and administered by Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and the Southwest Area Transportation Committee (SWAT), and at the San Francisco Bay Area regional level by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC).

1.  Lamorinda Action Plan

• Local Plans and Studies:

1. Traffic Safety Around Schools (Rapid Implementation School Safety Plans - 2022)  

2. Past Transportation Studies and Plans 

Transportation Staff:

Patrick Golier, Transportation & Circulation Program Manager, (925) 299-3229.