An Ordinance Adopting the 2026
Engineering and Traffic Survey
• California Vehicle Code (CVC) gives local municipalities the authority to set and enforce speed limits supported by an Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS) Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS) Background
• Reviewed and incorporated recent updates
• California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD, 2026 Version) • Assembly Bills (AB) 43 and 1938
• Additional procedures for lowering speed limits
• Data Collection
• Average daily traffic (ADT) data
• Radar speed data
• Collision data including Fatal & Serious Injury (FSI) for most recent 3-year period • Field Review
• Drove the segments at various speeds
• Observed roadway characteristics to recommend reasonable speeds using engineering judgement
• Setting Speeds
• Started with 85th percentile speed, reviewed options for lowering or retaining previous speed limit
Project Approach
Survey Segment and Limits
No. Street Limits (From) Limits (To)
1 Camino Del Norte Pomerado Road
2 Carriage Road Starridge Park Ea
3 Civic Center Drive Powa Road M
4 Communi Road Twin Peaks Road camore Tree Lane Pomerado Road Seri 5 Communi Road camore Tree Lane Metate Lane Stowe Drive Scripps Powa Parkwa 6 Communi Road Metate Lane Stowe Drive S carTlOfe Can on Road Garden Road East 7 Communi Road Tech Center I Parkwa Center Drive Stowe Drive 8 Communi Road Ted Williams Parkwa Wester! Ci Limit p
9 Danielson Street I General Atomics Wa KirkhamWa Ted Williams Parkwa Pomerado Road T 10 Del Poniente Road Wesler! End Tierra Bonita Road Twin Peaks Road 11 Es la Road w mil Clo Twin Peaks Road Pomerado Road 12 Es la Road Cloudcroft Drive n Twin Peaks Road Communi Road 13 Es la Road ntan Wa p Valle Verde Road Es ola Road 14 Garden Road Powa Road 15 Hi h Valle Road Es la Road
16 Hillea Place Midland Road
17 Kirkham Road Kirkham Court
18 Kirkham Way Scripps Poway Parkway
19 Lake Poway Road Espola Road
20 Lake Powa Road Es la Road
21 Martincoit Road Espola Road 0
22 Metate Lane Community Road
23 Midland Road Twin Peaks Road
24 Midland Road Aubre Street
25 Midland Road Ed emOOI' Street
26 Midland Road lhia Lane
27 Oak Knoll Road Powa Road p
28 Oak Knoll Road Pomerado Road Ca oad
29 Old Coach Road Es la Road North End
30 Old Pomerado Road Pomerado Road Sou End
31 Pomerado Road Bernardo Hei his Parkwa Twin Peaks Road 32 Pomerado Road Twin Peaks Road Ted Williams Parkwa
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• The study supports reducing the speed limit on 10 street segments:
Summary of Results
Speed Survey RecommendationsPOWAY
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Existing est- 11knph Statewide Changes to PercentHe Median Percent Collision Avg. Recommended No. Street Segment Speed "Critical" Speed Pace w/in Rate 3-Yr Collision Speed Limit Existing Justification Limit Speed (mph) Range Pace (C/MVM) Rate (CfMVM) (mph) Speed Limit (mph) (mph) (mph) (2022-2024)' (mph)
§22358.G{a) - Round 85th
Camino 1 Del Norte 50 50 44 38 -47 68% 0 1.27 45 -5 percentile s.peed: 50 -+ 50 §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
initial! rounded u : 50 -+ 45 • I• t
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Carriage Oak Knoll Road §22358.G{a) - Round 85th
2 Road to SiaJTidge 30 34 31 25 - 34 84% 0.49 1.15 30 0 percentile s.peed: 34 -+ 35 Park §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
initial! rounded u : 35 -+ 30 I - I -Civic Community §22358.G{a) - Round 85th 3 Center Road to Poway 25 30 26 22 - 31 80% 0 1.15 25 0 percentile s.peed: 30 -> 30 Drive Road §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
initial! rounded u : 30 -+ 25
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T"Mn Peaks §22358.G{a) - Round 85th
Comm111ity Road to 4 Road Sycamore Tree 45 48 44 40-49 76% 0.16 1.27 45 0 percentile s.peed: 48 -> 50 §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
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Commt.11ily Sycamore Tree §22358.8 -Retention of previously 5 Road Lane fo Metate 35 45 4 1 36- 45 83% 0.16 1.27 35 0 a dopted speed still considered Lane reasonable and safe. I.
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6 Commt.11ily Metate lane to 45 47 4 2 37 - 46 §22358.G{a) - Round 85th Road Stowe Drive 65% 0 1.27 45 0 ntile eed: 47 -+ 45 ■:. ■ Commt.11ily Stowe Drive to
7 Road Scripps Poway 45 44 38 33 - 42 65% 0 1.27 45 0 §22358.G{a) - Round 85th Parkwa percentile s.peed: 44 -+ 45
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Comm111ity Scripps Poway §22358.G{a) - Round 85th
8 Road Parkway to 35 38 32 27 - 36 60% 0 1.27 35 0 percentae speed: 38-> 40 Kirkham Road §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
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street / Community §22358.G{a) - Round 85th
9 General Road to 35 34 29 25 - 34 75% 0.25 1.15 30 -5 percentile s.peed: 34 -+ 35 Atomics Kirkham Way §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
Wa initially rounded up: 35 -+ 30 I~ I
Del Espola Road to
§22358.G{a) - Round 85th
Westerly End 35 38 33 28- 37 74% 0 1.15 35 0 percentile speed: 38-> 40 §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
initial! rounded u : 40 -> 35 1■- ■
Speed Survey RecommendationsPOWAY
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Existin-g 8511 1G-mph Statewide Changes to
Speed Percentile Median Pace Percent Collision Avg. Recommended Existing No. Street Segment Limit "Critical" Speed Range w/in Rate 3-Yr Collision Speed limit Speed Limit Justification (mph) Speed (mph) (mph) Paoe (CJMVM} Rate (C/MVMl (mph) (mph) (mph) (2022-2024)· Espola Westerly City
Road Limit to 45 49 45 40-49 83% 0.06 127 45 0 percentiles Cloudcroft Drive §22358.6(c) -Lo
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Espola Cloudcroft Drive 45 51 47
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Road to Titan Way 43- 52 88% 0 .07 127 45 0 adopted speed still considered reasonable and safe.
Espola Titan Way to 45 47 43 39- 48 85% 0 .3 §22358.6(a) - Round 85th Road Powa Road 1.15 45 0 eroenlile s eed: 47 -+ 45
Garden Poway Road to
14 Road Sycamore 35 37 33 28 - 37 90% 0.66 1.15 35 0 §22358.6(a) - Round 85th Valle Road percentile speed: 37 -+ 35
High Valley Espola Road to 25 (WB)a 38 34 30-39 76% 1.14 §22358.8 - Retention of previously
Road Easterly End 30 (EB) 1.15 30 0 adopted speed still considered reasonable and safe.
t-!illeary Midland Road
Place to Community 35 36 33 29 - 38 88% 0 1.15 35 0 §22358.6(a) - Round 851h Road percentile speed: 36 -+ 35
Kirkham Kirkham Court §22358.G(a) - Round 851h
17 Road to Scripps 35 35 30 26- 35 77% 1.16 127 30 -5 percentile speed: 35 -+ 35 Poway Parkway §22358.6(c) -Lower by ~ h if
initial! rounded u : 35 -+ 30
Kirkham Scripps Poway
Road/ Parkway to 45=> 42 §22358.G(a) - Round 85th
Kirkham General 34 30 - 39 68% 0 .21 127 40 -5 peroentile speed: 42 -+ 40 Wa Alomics Wa
Lake Espola Road to
§22358.G(a) - Round 851h
Poway Park Entrance 30 29 26 21- 30 76% 1.44 1.15 25 -5 percentile speed: 29 -+ 30 Road §22358.6(c) -Lower by ~mph if
initial! rounded u : 30 -+ 25
Lake Espola Road to §22358.8 - Retention of previously
Poway Westerly End 35 43 35 29-38 60% 0 1.15 35 0 adopted speed still considered Road reasonable and safe.
35 37 32 28- 37 00% 0 1.15 35 0
Speed Survey Recommendations
§22358.6(a)- Round 85th
Metate 22 Lane 35 38 33 29 - 38 56% 0 1.15 35 0 percentile speed: 38 -+ 40 Herencia Drive §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
initial! rounded u : 40 -+ 35
Midland Twin Peaks §22358.6(a)- Round 85th
23 Road Road to Amrey 35 38 34 30 - 39 85% 0.47 1.15 35 0 percentile speed: 38 -+ 40 Street §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
initial! rounded u : 40 -+ 35
Midland Aubrey S!reet §22358.6(a)- Round 85th
24 Road lo Edgemoor 25 29 25 20 - 29 84% 0 1.15 25 0 percentile speed: 29 -+ 30 Street §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
initial! rounded u : 30 -+ 25
Midland Edgemoor §22358.6(a)- Round 85th
25 Road S!reet to 35 39 36 31 - 40 90% 021 1.15 35 0 percentile speed: 39 -+ 40 Cyn1hia Lane §22358.6(c) -Lower by 5-mph if
initial! rounded u : 40 -+ 35
26 Midland Cyn1hia Lane to 35
§22358.8 - Retention of previously
Road F airgate Drive 41 36 33 -42 89% 0.44 1.27 35 0 adopted speed still considered reasonable and safe.
Oak Knoll Poway Road to §22358.6(a)- Round 85th
27 Road Pomerado 30 30 25 19 - 28 71% 0.37 1.15 25 percentile speed: 30 -+ 30 Road §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
initial! rounded u : 30 -+ 25
Oak Knoll Pomerado §22358.6(a)- Round 85th
28 Road Road to 25 29 24 22- 31 68% 1.65 1.15 25 0 percentile speed: 29 -+ 30 Carriage Road §22358.6(c) -Lower by 5-mph if
initiall rounded u : 30 -+ 25
29 Old Coach Espola Road to 35
§22358.8 - Retention of previously
Road Northerly End 41 35 30 - 39 77% 0 1.15 35 0 adopted speed still considered reasonable and safe.
Old Pomeradoto
§22358.6(a)- Round 85th
30 Pomerado Southerty End 30 34 31 25 -34 82% 0 1.15 30 0 percentile speed: 34 -+ 35 Road §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
initial! rounded u : 35 -+ 30
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Pomerado Heights §22358.6(a)- Round 85th
31 Road Parkway to 45 50 45 39 -48 70% 0 1.27 45 0 percentile speed: 50 -+ 50 T'Mn Peaks §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
Road initially rounded up: 50 -+ 45
Speed Survey RecommendationsPOWAY
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Existing asi- 10-mph Statewide Changes to
Speed Percentile Median Pace Percent Collision Avg. Recommended Existing No. Street Segment Limit "Critical" Speed Range wlin Rate 3-Yr Collision Speed Limit Speed Limit Justification (mph) Spei!d (mph) (mph) Pace (C/MVM) Rate (CfMVM) (mph) (mph) (mph) (2022-2024)1 §22358.8 - Retention of previously
32 Pomerado 40 (NB) 36 30 24 - 33 63% 023 1.27 40 0 a dopted speed still considered Road 45 (SB)' reasonable and safe. §22358.6(a) - Round 85th
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45 0 percentile speed: 50 -+ 50 33 Parkway to 45 50 44 40- 49 74% 0 .07 1.27 §22358.S(c) - Lower by 5-mph if Road Metale Lane initial! rounded u : 50 -+ 45 Pomerado Metate Lane to
1.27 45 0 §22358.6(a) - Round 85th 34 Sooihem City 45 46 40 35- 44 70% 0.05 percentile speed: 46 -+ 45 Road Limit Poway Westerly City
71% 0.05 1.27 45 0 §22358.6(a) - Round 85th 35 Limit to Oak 45 44 40 35- 44 percentile speed: 44 -+ 45 Road Knoll Road Oak Knal Road §22358.8 - Retention of previously
36 Poway toAM OReno 35 41 37 33 - 42 88% 0.37 1.27 35 0 adopted speed still considered Road Lane reasonable and safe. §22358.6(a) - Round 85th
Poway Ann OReno
35 0 percentile speed: 39 -+ 40 37 Lane to Garden 35 39 36 32- 41 95% 0 1.27 §22358.S(c) - Lower by 5-mph if Road Road initial! rounded u : 40 -+ 35 Poway Garden Road to
50 0 §22358.6(a) - Round 85lh 38 Silver Ridge 50 51 47 42 - 51 75% 0 1.15 percentile speed: 51 -+ 50 Road Road Poway Silver Ridge
90% 0.09 1.15 50 0 §22358.6(a) - Round 85th 39 Road to Espola 50 52 47 44 -53 percentile speed: 52-+ 50 Road Road §22358.6(a)- Round 85th
Poway Espola Road to 49 45- 54 81% 0.14 1.27 50 0 percentile speed: 54 -+ 55 40 50 54 §22358.S(c) - Lower by 5-mph if Road SR-67 initiall rounded u : 55 -+ 50
Westerly City §22358.6(a) - Round 85th Scripps percentile speed: 50 -+ 50 41 Poway Limit to 55 50 43 38- 47 65% 0.1 1 .27 45 -10 §22358.S(c) - Lower by 5-mph if Parkway Community initiall rounded u : 50 -+ 45 Road
§22358.6(a) - Round 85th
49 45 - 54 78% 0.09 1.27 50 -5 percentile speed: 53 -+ 55 42 55 53 §22358.S(c) - Lower by 5-mph if initial! rounded u : 55 -+ 50
Speed Survey RecommendationsPoWAY
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Existing 85h' 1G-m.ph Statewide Changes to
Speed Percentile Median Pace Percent Collision Avg. Recommended Existing No. Street Segment Limit "Critical" Speed Range wfin Rate 3-Yr Collision Speed Lim.it Speed Limit Justification (mph) Speed (mph) (mph) Pace (C!MVM) Rate (C/MVM) {mph) (mph) (mph) (2022-2024)" Scripps §22358.8 - Retention of previously
Poway 60 69 63 59 - 68 62% 0.06 127 60 0 a dopted speed still oonsidered Parkway reasonable and safe.
Stone Westerly City §223.58.G(a) - Round 85th
Canyon Limit to 35 40 35 31 - 40 83% 0 1.15 35 0 percentile speed 40 -+ 40 Road Martincoit Road §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
initial! rounded u : 40 -+ 35
Pomerado Stowe
Drive Road to Scripps 45 47 42 36-45 70% 0.09 127 45 0 §223.58.G(a) - Round 85th Powa Parkwa percentile speed: 47 -+ 45
Stowe Scripps Poway
Drive Parkway to 35 32 29 24-33 84% 0.74 127 30 -5 §223.58.G(a) - Round 85th Kirl<ham Wa percentile speed: 32 -+ 30
Sycamore Garden Road to §223.58.G(a) - Round 85th
Canyon Easterly City 40 45 40 35- 44 70% 1.90 1.15 40 0 percentile speed: 45-> 45 Road Limit §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
initial! rounded u : 45 -+ 40
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3()d 29 24 17 - 26 75% 0 1.15 30 0 §223.58.G(a) - Round 85th Center percentile speed: 29 -> 30
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Williams Limit to 50 55 51 46-55 percentile speed: 55 -> 55 Pomerado 85% 0.18 127 50 0
Parkway Road
§22358.G(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
initial! rounded u : 55 -> 50
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Wil[iams Road lo Twin 45 45 39 34-43 63% 0.66 1.27 45 0 §223.58.G(a) - Round 85th Parkwa Peaks Road percentile speed: 45-> 45
Tierra T•Mn Peaks §22358.8 - Retention of previously
Bonita Road to Ipava 35 42 38 32 -41 74% 0 1.15 35 0 a dopted speed still oonsidered Road Drive reasonable and safe.
Twin Pomerado §223.58.G(a) - Round 85th
Road to Peaks Community 45 48 39 - 48 65% 0.09 127 45 0 percentile speed: 48-> 50 §22358.6(c) - Lower by 5-mph if
Road initial! rounded u : 50 -+ 45
Speed Survey Recommendations
Existing 85b 11).mph Statewide Changes to
Speed Percentile Median Pace Percent Collision Avg. Recommended Existing No. Street Segment Limit "Critical" Speed Range wfin Rate 3-Yr Collision Speed Limit Speed Limit Justification (mph) Speed (mph) (mph) P.u:e (CJMVM) Rate (C/MVM) (mph) (mph) (mph) (2022-2024t Twin Community §22358.G(a) - Round 85th
percen1ile speed: 45 - 45 53 Peaks Road to Espola 45 45 40 37 - 46 59% 0 .08 1.27 40 -5 §22358.G(c) - Lower by &-mph if Road Road initially rounded up: 45 -+ 40 Valle §22358.G(a) - Round 85th
54 Verde Espola Road to 35 40 36 31- 40 86% 0.29 1.15 35 0 percen1ile speed: 40 - 40 Road DecantDrive §22358.G(c) - Lower by &-mph if
initially rounded up: 40 -+ 35
Valle Decant Drive to §22358.8 - Retention of previously 55 Verde Old Winery 30 39 35 30 - 39 85% 0 1.15 30 0 adopted speed still considered Road Road reasonable and safe.
"Based on the 2023 Caltrans Crash Data on California state Highways pg. 8 a Existing posted speed limit of 25 mph in WB direction does not match 2019 E& TS recommended speed limit of 30 mph - recommended speed limit from 201 9 E& TS of 30 mph to be used as existing speed limit due to that being the previously completed E& TS. b Existing posted speed limit of 40 mph from Scripps Poway Parkway to Commun ity Road does not match 2019 E&TS recommended speed limit of 45 mph- recommended speed limit from 2019 E&TS of 45 mph to be used as existing speed limit due to that being ttle previously completed E&TS. c Existing posted speed limit of 45 mph in SB direction does not match 2019 E&TS recommended speed limit of 40 mph - recommended speed limit from 2019 E& TS of 40 mph to be used as existing speed limit due to that being the previously completed E& TS. d 30 mph was noted as the speed limit in the 2019 E&TS but no speed limit sign was documented during the field review.
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• The study supports reducing the speed limit on 10 street segments:
Summary of Results
Recommendation
It is recommended the City Council hold the public hearing and introduce the Ordinance for
first reading
and adopt 2026
Engineering and Traffic Survey setting speed limits for the 55 street segments.