Health & Fitness
Who uses Laguna's streets?
Some people blame 4-7 million tourists for all the traffic congestion and lack of parking in Laguna Beach.
Some people blame 4-7 million tourists for all the traffic congestion and lack of parking in Laguna Beach. City government cannot write meaningful policy and planning commissions cannot plan effectively without a good answer including measurable data.
Vehicular traffic measurements would answer the question but how do we measure traffic? A comprehensive city-wide vehicle traffic study is unavailable and expensive to perform, but moving violations and parking citations are both comprehensive, city-wide and give a good estimation of who drives our streets and uses street parking. The next four Histograms show
- Laguna residents contribute the greatest share of street users
- Laguna residents bear the greatest burden of vehicle fines
- Probability is 69 % the guy in your LB parking space is from OC
- Probability is 59 % the guy driving in front of you is from OC
See the charts at Laguna Streets. (Reproduced from CSTF 8 March 2011 presentation)