Traffic Engineering
Downtown Access Plan
The Downtown Access Action Plan (DAAP) outlines the near-, mid-, and long-term steps needed to implement an effective and efficient parking program in the City of Chico (City).
Downtown Parking
In collaboration with the Downtown Chico Business Association, the City of Chico is hosting a website dedicated to downtown parking information.
GoDowntownChico – Smart Parking Better Access
Experience Chico by Bike
The City of Chico encourages the use of bicycles for transportation, recreation and fitness. The City’s Traffic Division provides accommodations for bicyclists on many roads, like the numerous bike racks in the downtown area and the dozens of bike paths and bike lanes throughout the city.
California Bicycle Laws
Are You a Safe Bicyclist?
Safe Bicycling involves more than wearing the proper safety equipment and keeping your bike in good mechanical order- you must also learn the rules of the road.
The following are important excerpts from the California Vehicle Code (CVC) relating to the operation and equipping of bicycles.
Bicycle Safety
Bicycles are legally considered “vehicles” on roadways. That means bicyclists must obey the rules of the road like drivers of any other vehicle and must be treated as equal users by all other vehicles.
Speed Limits
Safety and common sense should determine your driving speed, even if it means driving more slowly than the posted limit under certain conditions. According to California Vehicle Code (CVC), “No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property.”
Flashing Yellow Left-Turn Signals
The City of Chico Public Works Department is implementing a new type of traffic signal to provide safer, more efficient left-turns for motorists. The Flashing Yellow Arrow signals are a new display that will replace the circular green signals for left-turns at signalized intersections.