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A healthcare traffic jam

As Kaiser Permanente's Santa Rosa campus grows, so do the traffic woes. It's difficult for patients to get into and out of the campus without delay. We're still waiting for a response from Kaiser Permanente representatives to this question from Road Warrior reader Judson, but city traffic engineers say they [...]

By | April 26th, 2013|5 Comments

Mailbag: More complaints about Santa Rosa intersections; Petaluma project

Our previous Mailbag column generated comments and questions from readers: From Tim: I have been doing a lot of driving in the Coddingtown area as of late and noticed an area of concern: Can you have someone look into the intersection of Cleveland Ave. & Guerneville Road? Specifically, going eastbound [...]

By | December 21st, 2012|10 Comments

Mailbag: Frustrating red light at Highway 12/Brush Creek; calling the CHP

Here's a question from a Road Warrior reader: Can you look into the signal light issues that have been occurring Brush Creek Rd and Hwy 12 intersection ever since Caltrans did work there back in August. The sensors DO NOT WORK and cars waiting to turn left and head east [...]

By | December 17th, 2012|5 Comments

Mailbag: Why Santa Rosa’s traffic signals are on the fritz

Here's a question from a reader: Has anyone noticed the traffic signal sequences this past week?  Seems like that most of them (at least) on the west side of Santa Rosa area have been reset to the previous signal program, which is not as efficient as the one that was [...]

By | March 30th, 2012|9 Comments

Mailbag: Can buses be in No. 1 lane? College/Humboldt?

Here's a question from a reader: Why is it that buses (usually casino bound) can drive in the #1 lane even after carpool hours are over? It seems to me that buses should be following the same rules as trucks with trailers and have to stay in the far right lane except to [...]

By | February 11th, 2012|7 Comments

How traffic lights work — or don’t

Ever wonder what the heck the city is thinking about when it programs its traffic lights? One frustrated reader did and sent us the following question, which we forwarded to Santa Rosa's traffic engineer, Rob Sprinkle, for a response, which is below: The question: As a Santa Rosa driver, I'm [...]

By | July 13th, 2010|4 Comments