Current transportation problems, with respect to the movement of vehicular traffic and the operational condition of our roadways, are being identified and will be examined in detail. Moreover, anticipated roadway operational problems will also be identified and examined under future year conditions due to the forecasted growth in traffic within our City. An examination of the current roadway system will be made to determine where improvements may be required to accommodate the planned growth within the City. Understanding the current traffic conditions will provide additional insight in the shaping of goals, objectives and policies for future roadway needs within the Circulation Element.

Both current and future traffic volumes will be analyzed relative to the given capacities of current and future roadways and intersections. This process is largely facilitated through the City of Oceanside's existing relationship with the regional Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) referred to as the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). City staff and the project consultants have been working with SANDAG staff on the development of the regional traffic model referred to as the Series 11 North County Sub-Area model. This regional traffic model will be utilized to assess a number of possible future roadway network scenarios given the projection of future traffic volumes. The projection of future traffic volumes is primarily based upon existing and future land use zoning throughout the City. Future year scenarios in the model include the City's "buildout" year 2030. A total of 19 possible future network scenarios have been modeled.

The Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) will include very detailed model analyses of three possible future roadway network scenarios:

1. Baseline 2030 Network: The Baseline 2030 network is shown as Figure 3 in the City's existing Circulation Element. A map of Figure 3 is also provided in the "Documents" section of this webpage.
2. Alternative 2: Alternative 2 has yet to be defined, but will be some variation of the Baseline network in the current Circulation Element. Alternative 2 will be developed based upon public scoping meetings held on January 12^th, 2010, January 14^th, 2010, and on February 8^th, 2010.
3. Alternative 3: Alternative 3 has yet to be defined, but will be some variation of the Baseline network in the current Circulation Element. Alternative 3 will be developed based upon public scoping meetings held on January 12^th, 2010, January 14^th, 2010, and on February 8^th, 2010.

Level of Service (LOS) analyses will be completed to assess and identify the operational characteristics of each alternative at the individual roadway segment and intersection level. Ultimately, it will be up to our community and the City Council to select a future network alternative that best suits the needs of the City. The selected alternative will then represent the future roadway network in the newly updated Circulation Element.