Halloween 2015 Safety Enhancement Zone and Road Closures

Halloween is fast approaching. While you are doing your last minute costume and candy shopping, the Santa Cruz Police Department is completing our preparations for Halloween night 2015. We bring in 100+ uniformed personnel, lighting and other equipment to ensure your Halloween is as safe as possible.

To encourage respectful behavior, the Santa Cruz Police Department has enacted a Safety Enhancement Zone designation in the Downtown corridor for Halloween 2015. The Safety Enhancement Zone begins at 12:00 a.m. on Friday October 30th and runs through 4:00 a.m. on Sunday November 1st.

The Safety Enhancement Zone includes TRIPLE FINES for certain Municipal Code violations committed in the zone during the designated times.

In addition to the Triple Fines, the Safety Enhancement Zone will also dictate road closures and No Parking zones.

Listed Road closures and No Parking locations & he times that they will be in effect:
No Parking/Tow Away zone from 10:00 a.m. October 31st to 10:00 a.m. November 1st on the following streets:

§ Pacific Avenue between Laurel Street and Water Street.

§ Cooper Street between Pacific Avenue and Front Street.

§ Cathcart Street between Cedar and Pacific Avenue.

§ Soquel Avenue between Pacific Avenue and Frazier Louis Lane.

No Parking/Tow Away zone from 5:00 p.m. October 31st to 3:00 a.m. November 1st, on the following streets:

§ Front Street between Soquel Avenue and Laurel Street.

§ River Street between South River Street and Front Street

§ Front Street between River Street and Soquel Avenue

§ Front Street between Water Street and River Street.

No Parking/Tow Away zone from 5:00 p.m. October 31st to 3:00 a.m. November 1st, on the following streets:

§ Locust Street between Pacific Avenue and Cedar Street.

§ Walnut Avenue between Pacific Avenue and Cedar Street Parking Garage.

§ Cathcart Street between Pacific Avenue and Front Street.

§ Church Street between Pacific Avenue and Double Decker Parking Garage

Temporary road closures from 5:00 p.m. October 31st to 03:00 a.m. November 1st, on the following streets:

§ Walnut Avenue between Pacific Avenue and Cedar Street.

§ Maple Street between Pacific Avenue and Cedar Street.

§ Locust Street between Pacific Avenue and Cedar Street.

§ Soquel Avenue between Pacific Avenue and Front Street.

§ Front Street between Soquel Avenue and Laurel Street.

§ Front Street between Water Street and River Street.

§ Church Street between Pacific Avenue and Double Decker Parking Garage.

Temporary road closures from 10:00 a.m. October 31st to 10:00 a.m. November 1st, on the following streets:

§ Pacific Avenue between Laurel Street and Water Street.

§ Cathcart Street between Cedar Street and Front Street.

§ Cooper Street between Pacific Avenue and Front Street.

§ Lincoln Street between Pacific Avenue and Cedar Street.

§ Elm Street between Pacific Avenue and Cedar Street.

The temporary rerouting of Birch Lane from an eastbound one-way roadway to a westbound one-way roadway will occur from 5:00 p.m. till 3:00 a.m. Signage will be posted at each entrance to indicate the proper traffic flow.

Annually, Halloween draws large crowds to the downtown during the evening and late night. The Santa Cruz Police Department and additional neighboring agencies will be using a proactive strategy to minimize problems and reduce the opportunity for alcohol fueled incidents and inappropriate behavior throughout the night.

Please drive safe and smart through our city streets, and beware of little Trick-Or-Treater’s out and about. 

Have a Safe and Happy Halloween!