Traffic Safety Committee

The Ohlone Traffic Safety Committee collects and disseminates information about traffic issues on and near the school, supports alternative transportation modes like carpooling and bicycling, and advocates for safety improvements. The committee, which is part of the PTA, works with the principal and the site council on parking lot drop-off and pick-up guidelines. It hosts two annual events promoting alternative commute modes to and from school and occasional parent education events such as bicycle safety classes. It runs a carpool matching program and generally seeks opportunities to support the community in working together to reduce automobile traffic to school. It also represents the school on the PTA Council Traffic Safety Committee, a district-wide committee, which maintains a helpful Safe Routes to School website: saferoutes.paloaltopta.org.

The PTA Council Traffic Safety Committee in turn has representation on the Palo Alto City/School Traffic Safety Committee (CSTSC), an official seven member advisory committee to both the city and the school district. The Ohlone traffic safety committee collects community traffic concerns and represents them to the CSTSC or other appropriate officials for attention.

With the Ohlone school population growing over the next several years, we are expecting further traffic congestion in the parking lot and near the school and are especially interested in how we can help reduce this congestion.