No. On-street parking is considered public parking, and is available for parking of any legal vehicle.

The City maintains public streetlights. Contact the Maintenance Department at 960-8020 or fill out the maintenance request form.

This condition could be an indication of a signal malfunction. However, if it occurs on a major street during commute hours it could be the result of coordinating the traffic signals to favor major street traffic. Please call Transportation Engineering at 960-4500 to report the problem.

Motorcycles/bicycles should wait in the center of the traffic lane or bike lane if provided at a traffic signal about 3 feet behind the limit line in order to be detected. If the traffic signal still does not change, report the problem to the Maintenance Department.

For more information on traffic signal operations, call Transportation Engineering at 960-4500.

For a copy of traffic counts or a speed survey, call Transportation Engineering at 960-4500 or the online version of the Engineering and Traffic Survey

Motorist with valid driver's license are expected to know the Vehicle Code restrictions on parking next to fire hydrants. It is the City's policy not to paint red curb in front of the hydrants, unless it becomes a repetitive problem of enforcement by the Police Department.

Crossing guards are primarily used to assist elementary and middle school students across the street on an identified route to school. The City of Livermore uses City-adopted guidelines to evaluate the needs for adult school crossing guards. State guidelines are based on the results of extensive research. All requests for new adult crossing guards should be directed to Transportation Engineering at 960-4500. Staff will thoroughly study the location. If it is determined that a crossing guard is warranted, a request will be forwarded to the Police Department to budget funds and hire a new crossing guard.

Crosswalks are not safety devices. They are used to guide pedestrians into a preferred path and should not be used indiscriminately. Crosswalks are marked at intersections where there is substantial conflict between vehicles and pedestrians, where significant pedestrian concentrations occur, where pedestrians could not otherwise recognize the proper place to cross, and where traffic movements are controlled. When a crosswalk is requested, a traffic study will be conducted to determine if a crosswalk is appropriate. If you have any questions, please call Transportation Engineering at 960-4500.

No. Bicyclists are required to obey the same traffic laws as vehicles, including riding in the same direction as the flow of vehicular traffic, stopping at stop signs and red lights and all other traffic laws. Riding with the flow of traffic is for the safety of the bicyclists because it increases the motorist's ability to see bicyclists. Motorists are not expecting traffic (autos or bicycles) coming from the opposite direction of traffic and therefore, may not see a cyclist riding in the wrong direction. Most collisions involving bicycles are caused by bicyclists riding the wrong way on a street.

It is against the law to ride a bicycle on the sidewalk except in local residential streets and where a sidewalk is specifically designated as a bike route. When riding a bicycle on a sidewalk where permitted, the bicyclist must yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, and must give an audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian.