City Council
April 7, 2026
Intersection of Euclid Street and Valley View Drive/Valley View Place Signalization Recommendation 1 Timeline
In 2023, City traffic engineers conducted a preliminary traffic safety review of the intersection and recommended that a comprehensive traffic signal study be conducted. Later that year, a virtual community meeting was initiated by the Fullerton Police with Traffic Engineering staff and residents of the immediate area present.
In early 2024, staff conducted a comprehensive traffic signal study followed by a neighborhood meeting in November to discuss the data collected. The meeting was attended by City traffic engineers, Fullerton Police Department, and residents of the immediate area. At the conclusion of the meeting, it was discussed that the intersection was a good candidate for signalization.
On February 3, 2025, the Transportation & Circulation Commission (T&CC) considered and approved a staff recommendation to install a new traffic signal at Euclid Street & Valley View Drive.
On March 4, 2025, City Council, after hearing public comment, moved to return the item to the T&CC for further review. 2 On May 14, 2025, staff posted the intersection noticing the neighborhood of a community meeting on June 16, 2025, to acquire additional information from residents prior to returning to the T&CC.
On May 28, 2025, staff sent out mailers to 973 residents noticing residents of said meeting.
On June 16, 2025, the City Traffic Engineer, City staff, and the City’s Traffic Engineering consultants, heard neighborhood concerns, support, and/or recommendations, regarding the installation of a new traffic signal at Euclid Street & Valley View Drive.
On August 4, 2025, the Contract Traffic Engineer provided findings from the earlier neighborhood meeting to the T&CC with a potential recommendation of continued support for a new traffic signal at the intersection of Euclid Street and Valley View Drive. The T&CC directed staff to collect additional information and bring the item back for further consideration. 3 Timeline (Continued)
On February 2, 2026, the Contract Traffic Engineer returned to the T&CC with additional traffic data and a recommendation that signalization remains the most appropriate traffic control measure for the intersection of Euclid Street & Valley View Drive.
On March 20, 2026, staff sent out mailers to 973 residents noticing residents of said meeting.
On April 7, 2026, the Contract Traffic Engineer returns to the City Council with a recommendation of a Transportation and Circulation Commission (T&CC) recommendation to install a traffic signal at the intersection of Euclid Street and Valley View Drive/Valley View Place 4 Timeline (Continued)
Community Mailing
Area
973 Residents
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VEHICLE SPEEDS & CITATION DATA(Valencia Mesa Drive to Malvern Avenue) Euclid Street is posted with a 35 mph speed limit south of Valley View Drive and 40 mph speed limit north of Valley View Drive 85th percentile speeds: 43 mph northbound / 52 mph southbound Overlimit Average speed: 41 mph northbound / 46 mph southbound Number of speeders exceeding limit by 20 mph is approximately 16 vehicles a day northbound and 202 vehicles a day southbound.
A total of 83 citations issued between August 1, 2025, and January 10, 2026; or approximately 20 citations per month with 50% speed related.
13 Questions & Answers
Recommended Action
Approve new traffic signal installation at the intersection of Euclid Street and Valley View Drive/Valley View Place.
Direct Director of Public Works to seek grant funding opportunities for traffic signal construction at the intersection of Euclid Street and Valley View Drive/Valley View Place. 14