City of El Cerrito. Active Transportation Plan

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1 City of El Cerrito Active Trasportatio Pla DRAFT August 2015

2 Ackowledgemets This pla has bee prepared by the City of El Cerrito with fuds from the Metropolita Trasportatio Commissio (MTC) Trasportatio Developmet Act fuds (MTC-TDA Article 3). The City would like to thak the residets of El Cerrito, local agecy ad o-profit stakeholders, ad all who participated i developmet ad review of the Pla. Prepared by: City of El Cerrito Public Works ad Commuity Developmet Departmets Fehr & Peers Matthew Ridgway, AICP, Pricipal-i-Charge Carrie Nielso, Project Maager 1

3 Table of Cotets ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN GLOSSARY INTRODUCTION Pla Developmet ad Public Participatio GOALS, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS Goals ad Policies Support Programs Programs, Policies, & Practices Assessmet EXISTING CONDITIONS El Cerrito Today Existig Walkig Network Existig Bicyclig Network Existig Walkig ad Bikig Trips Collisio Aalysis PROPOSED NETWORKS Proposed Sidewalk ad Pathway Network Bicycle Network PRIORITY PROJECTS Focus Area Projects Medium ad Low Priority Projects

4 Table of Cotets 6. PERFORMANCE MEASURES Performace Goals FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION Fudig Implemetatio APPENDIX A: CROSSWALK POLICY Itroductio Crosswalk Fudametals Ucotrolled Crossig Ehacemet Toolbox Treatmet Selectio Cotrolled Crosswalk Treatmet Toolbox APPENDIX B: RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PLANS Relatioships to Other Plas APPENDIX C: CONFORMANCE WITH ATP GUIDELINES Coformace with ATP Guidelies APPENDIX D: ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT Pedestria Facilities at Trasit Nodes APPENDIX E: GRANT FUNDING SOURCES Federal Programs

5 Table of Cotets State Programs APPENDIX F: ADDITIONAL FACT SHEET APPENDIX G: COMMENTS RECEIVED AT PUBLIC WORKSHOPS

6 Table of Cotets LIST OF FIGURES Figure 3-1. Existig Lad Use Figure 3-2. Key Destiatios Figure 3-3. Existig Pedestria Network Figure 3-4. Existig Bikeway Classificiatios Figure 3-5. Existig Bicycle Network Figure 3-6 Existig Bicycle Parkig Figure 3-7. Pedestria-Auto Collisios, Figure 3-8. Bicycle-Auto Collisios, Figure 4-1. ATP Sidewalk ad Pathways Network Figure 4-2A. Bikeway Classificatios Figure 4-2B. Bikeway Classificatios Figure 4-3. ATP Bicycle Network Figure 4-4. Proposed Bicycle Parkig Figure 5-.1a BART to Bay Trail Access Improvemets Fact Sheet Figure 5-1b BART to Bay Trail Access Improvemets Fact Sheet

7 Table of Cotets Figure 5-1cBART to Bay Trail Access Improvemets Fact Sheet Figure 5-1d BART to Bay Trail Access Improvemets Fact Sheet Figure 5-2a Ohloe Greeway Crossig Improvemets Fact Sheet Figure 5-2b Ohloe Greeway Crossig Improvemets Cocept Pla Figure 5-3a Citywide Wayfidig Fact Sheet Figure 5-3b Citywide Wayfidig Desig Details Figure 5-3c Citywide Wayfidig Fact Sheet Figure 5-3d Citywide Wayfidig Desig Details Figure 5-4a Arligto Boulevard Pedestria Improvemets Fact Sheet Figure 5-4b Arligto Boulevard Pedestria Improvemets Cocept Pla Figure 5-5a East Side Bicycle Boulevard Fact Sheet Figure 5-5b East Side Bicycle Boulevard Cocept Pla Figure 5-6a East Side Bicycle Boulevard Wayfidig Fact Sheet Figure 5-6b East Side Bicycle Boulevard Wayfidig Cocept Pla Figure 5-7a Key Boulevard Improvemets Fact Sheet

8 Table of Cotets Figure 5-7b Key Boulevard Improvemets Cocept Pla Figure 5-8a Fairmout Aveue Improvemets Fact Sheet Figure 5-8b Fairmout Aveue Improvemets Cocept Pla Figure 5-9a Potrero Aveue Improvemets Fact Sheet Figure A-1: Marked Crosswalk Placemet Flowchart Figure A-2: Feasibility Aalysis for Treatmets at Ucotrolled Locatios Figure D-1A. Pedestria Facilities at El Cerrito Del Norte BART Figure D-1B. Pedestria Facilities at El Cerrito Plaza BART Figure D-2 Coectios to Trasit via Bicycle Facilities Figure F-1 Kearey Street Bicycle Boulevard Fact Sheet

9 Table of Cotets LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1 Programs, Policies, ad Practices Bechmarkig Aalysis Table 3-1: Existig Bicycle Facilities Table 3-2 Existig Bicycle Parkig Locatios Table 3-3: Projected Icrease i Walkig ad Bikig Table 3-4: El Cerrito Collisio Rakigs amog Similar Cities Table 3-5: Itersectios with Two or More Pedestria-Ivolved Collisios 2007 to Table 3-6: Itersectios with Two or More Bicycle-Ivolved Collisios 2007 to Table 4-1: Pedestria Improvemet Projects Table 4-2 Proposed Bicycle Improvemets Table 4-3: Proposed Legth of Bicyclig Network Table 5-1 Existig, Plaed, ad Proposed Ohloe Greeway Crossig Improvemets by Cross-Street Table 5-1 Existig, Plaed, ad Proposed Ohloe Greeway Crossig Improvemets by Cross-Street Table 5-1 Existig, Plaed, ad Proposed Ohloe Greeway Crossig Improvemets by Cross-Street Table 5-2 Medium- ad Low-Priority Projects

10 Table of Cotets Table 6-1 Performace Goals Table 7-1: Regioal Fudig Source Applicability Matrix Table 7-2 Geeralized Uit Costs for Improvemets Table 7-3: Active Trasportatio Pla Cost Estimate Summary Table A-1: Applicatio of Ehaced Treatmets for Ucotrolled Locatios Table A-2: Ucotrolled Crossigs: Geometric Treatmets Table A-3: Ucotrolled Crossigs: Stripig ad Sigage Table A-4: Ucotrolled Crossigs: Beaco, Lightig, ad Sigal Treatmets Table A-5: Cotrolled Itersectios: Geometric Treatmets Table A-6: Cotrolled Itersectios: Stripig ad Sigage Table A-7: Cotrolled Itersectios: Sigal Hardware ad Operatioal Measures Table C Active Trasportatio Pla Guidelies Addressed i this Pla

11 Glossary The followig are some of the terms ad acroyms used i the City of El Cerrito Active Trasportatio Pla to describe existig ad proposed bikig ad walkig facilities ad programs: 3 E Strategies Educatio, Ecouragemet, ad Eforcemet or 3 E Strategies are support programs to teach, promote, ad regulate bicycle ad pedestria activity. These are critical supplemets to what is referred to as the 4 th E, which is egieerig ad ifrastructural improvemets such as bicycle laes or sidewalks. 8 to 80 Aother way of sayig all ages ad abilities, used to deote that a bicycle ad pedestria etwork should be easy to use for the youg (8 year olds) ad the old (80 year olds). AASHTO America Associatio of State Highway Trasportatio Officials, which publishes multiple trasportatio guidelies icludig A Policy of Geometric Desig of Highways ad Streets, 6 th Editio ad the Guide for the Developmet of Bicycle Facilities, 4 th Editio. AC Trasit AC Trasit is the primary bus operator for portios of Cotra Costa Couty ad Alameda Couty. Active Trasportatio ay form of huma-powered trasportatio, such as walkig, bicyclig, usig a wheelchair, ilie skatig or skateboardig. Active Trasportatio Program Caltras created its Active Trasportatio Program i 2013 to replace the Bicycle Trasportatio Accout. This statewide program sets requiremets for issues to be addressed i active trasportatio plas ad also is a fudig source for safe routes to school, trails, ad other bicycle ad pedestria improvemets. Actuated Sigals Traffic sigals that detect the presece of automobiles, bicyclists, ad/or pedestrias ad the give them a gree light or walk symbol. Advaced Yield Markigs Sharks teeth or triagular markigs the locatio where vehicles should yield to pedestrias i a crosswalk. ADA America with Disabilities Act, typically used to refer to accessible pedestria facilities, such as curb ramps ad pedestria push buttos at sigalized itersectios. ADT Average Daily Traffic, which is the average total umber of vehicles that use a roadway throughout the day. Arterial Roadways Roadways that typically serve a high volume of traffic, may be higher speed, ad provide citywide ad possibly regioal access. Arterials are fed by local streets, icludig collectors ad sometimes residetial streets. Bicycle Corrals A group of bicycle racks that provide typically provide 8 or more bicycle parkig spaces. Corrals typically are located i the street, replacig oe parkig space. Bike East Bay A local bicycle advocacy group i Alameda ad Cotra Cost Couty. Bike Escape Ramp As part of roudabout desig, a ramp is provided for less cofidet cyclists to exit the street ad ride o the sidewalk for a short distace to avoid crossig i the roudabout right-of-way. Breadcrumb A stripig treatmet typically at a itersectio, such as directioal arrows chevros or sharrows, used to idicate a 10

12 Glossary path of travel for bicyclists. It sigals to drivers to expect bicyclists i that space ad also tells bicyclists where to tur to stay o a route. Buffer Striped area betwee a travel lae ad a bicycle lae ad/or a bicycle lae ad o-street parkig. It typically has arrows or chevros or diagoal hatchig to deote the buffer. It is used to provide separatio ad additioal comfort betwee bicyclists ad/or movig vehicles or parked cars. Bulb-Outs Extesios of the sidewalk eviromet at itersectios, typically shadowig parkig. They improve driverpedestria visibility at crossigs ad shorte crossig distaces. Caltras The Califoria state departmet of trasportatio. Chicaes Large curb extesios located mid-block that require cars to move slow their speed to move aroud them. They are used as a traffic calmig treatmet. Clearace Itervals The amout of time required for a automobile, bicycle, or pedestria to safely move through or clear a itersectio. Coflict Zoe Portios of bicycle laes where drivers frequetly merge across, such as the portio of a bicycle lae that right-turig automobiles merge ito before the itersectio. Cout Moitorig Program A method of evaluatig the percetage of trips made by walkig ad bikig. For example, coutig the umber of bicyclists ad pedestrias at specific locatios to look at treds over time. Cut-Throughs Typically bicycle ad pedestria coectios that may ot be otherwise coected by the roadway etwork. For example, two cul-de-sacs that do ot coect but are directly adjacet to each other could be coected with a bicycle ad pedestria path as a cut-through. Cycletrack A exclusive bike facility that is located withi or ext to the roadway, but is made distict from both the sidewalk ad the geeral purpose roadway by markigs, barriers or elevatio differeces. Geocode Spatially mappig data by assigig real-world coordiates to data i mappig software, such as GIS (Geographic Iformatio System). I-Roadway Lightig Pedestria-activated flashig lights located i the groud at crosswalks that are ot otherwise cotrolled by a traffic sigal, stops sigs, or other flashig beacos. Lae Cofiguratio The roadway cross-sectio or geometry, icludig the type of laes (e.g. left-tur pocket, through lae, bicycle lae) ad the umber of laes (e.g. two left-tur pockets). Last Mile Multimodal accessibility improvemets i proximity or i the last mile before a key destiatio, usually a trasit statio, school, or other importat area. Media Refuge a protected area deoted by raised curb, ladscapig, ad/or other materials where pedestrias ca safely stop before completig their crossig of a roadway, typically located i the middle of the street. Mews Mid-block pedestria coectios, typically betwee buildigs. These are ofte called paseos. Mixed Uses Buildigs or developmets that cotai multiple lad uses. For example, a mixed-use buildig might have commercial groud floor space with residetial uits above. 11

13 Glossary Mode Shift Chagig the mode split over time, ofte i referece to icreasig the percetage of trips made by walkig, bikig, ad/or trasit. Mode Split The percetage of travelers usig a particular type of trasportatio, typically the percetage of trips made by bicycle, pedestria, trasit, ad autos, respectively. Multimodal The cosideratio of all modes of trasportatio i the plaig, desig, ad use of a roadway or trasportatio facility. Multimodal typically refers to four primary modes of travel: bicycles, pedestrias, trasit, ad autos. MUTCD Maual o Uiform Traffic Cotrol Devices. Califoria has its ow MUTCD which govers how traffic cotrol devices, specifically sigig, stripig, ad sigals are implemeted ad operated. NACTO Natioal Associatio of City Trasportatio Officials, which publishes two best practice resources guides: the Urba Bikeway Desig Guide ad the Urba Streets Desig Guide. Nexus Study A study required to justify the coectio betwee developmet or trasportatio impact fees ad correspodig improvemets, typically located i the public right of way. OBAG Oe Bay Area Grat program, a Metropolita Trasportatio Commissio grat program iteded to better itegrate the Bay Area s federal trasportatio program with Califoria s climate law ad the regioal Sustaiable Commuities Strategy, Pla Bay Area. Path Spur A short path segmet that provides a secodary poit of access to a trail or path. Peak Hour The busiest hour(s) of the day for all modes, but typically used to refer to autos. Pedestria Hybrid Beacos (PHBs) A pedestria-activated warig device typically o mast arms over mid-block pedestria crossigs. The beaco head has two red balls o top ad a sigle yellow ball below ad require traffic to come to a complete stop whe pedestrias have a walk sig, ad allow for traffic to proceed oce the pedestria has cleared the travel lae. Protected Walkway - A protected walkway is a desigated area of the roadway that is protected by a asphalt curb ad/or railig. Public Right-Of-Way Areas cotrolled by the City, such as roadways iclusive of sidewalks. Rectagular Rapid Flashig Beacos (RRFBs) A pedestriaactivated flashig beaco istalled at crosswalks ot otherwise cotrolled by a traffic sigal or stop sigs. Safety studies have show they icrease the umber of drivers yieldig to pedestrias where istalled. Safe Routes to School Program A rage of ifrastructural ad o-ifrastructural improvemets ad activities targetig schools, typically with a emphasis o elemetary schools. Noifrastructural programs refer to activities icludig walkig schools buses, walk ad roll to school day evets, ad assemblies to ecourage ad educate studets o walkig ad rollig safely. Shared-Use Path A path that allows use by bicyclists ad pedestrias. Sharrows Shared Lae Markigs are stecils o the pavemet showig a bicycle symbol ad two directioal arrows or chevros. They deote bicycle routes where bicyclists ad autos share the travel lae. They also demostrate where bicyclists should ride i the 12

14 Glossary travel lae, which is typically i the middle of travel lae so that they take the lae. Sigalized Itersectios Where two roadways meet at a traffic sigal. Slip Lae A right-tur lae at a itersectio that allows drivers to make a tur without actually eterig the itersectio ad that is ofte ot cotrolled by a traffic sigal. Typically separated by a triagular pork chop islad. Trasit-Orieted Developmet Dese, walkable, ofte mixeduse developmet located i close proximity to major bus routes or BART Statios. Trap Lae A typical travel lae that the becomes a tur-oly lae or freeway-oly lae ear a itersectio. Triple-Four Trail Crossigs Similar to a ladder crosswalk with the middle of the crosswalk removed to make space for bicycle symbols with directioal arrows. The itet is to highlight trail crossigs ad to idicate that bicyclists ad pedestrias use the crossig. Vibrotactile Vibratio that ca be perceived through touch. Ofte refers to makig sigalized itersectio accessible with push buttos that vibrate whe the WALK sig is received. Warrats (Stop Warrats or Sigal Warrats) Based o stadards set i the MUTCD, some traffic cotrol devices, such as traffic sigals, stop sigs, ad pedestria hybrid beacos, require certai thresholds or warrats that must be met to justify the istallatio of the device. For example, oe warrat for a pedestria sigal requires meetig a threshold for the umber of pedestrias passig through a itersectio i the peak hour. Wayfidig Guidace either o sigs or striped o the groud to idicate locatios ad/or directios to destiatios. 13

15 14 1. Itroductio 1. Itroductio

16 1. Itroductio Pla Developmet ad Public Participatio The El Cerrito Active Trasportatio Pla is a combied Bikeways Master Pla ad Pedestria Master Pla. This Pla updates the Circulatio Pla for Bicyclists ad Pedestrias (2007), which established bicycle ad pedestria etworks ad project lists throughout the City. This Pla is iteded to: Cotiue to improve safety for bicyclists ad pedestrias Update ad ehace bicycle ad pedestria etworks to ecourage more bicyclig ad walkig Build off the ADA Trasitio Pla ad Climate Actio Pla Focus o 2007 routes that required additioal evaluatio Recommed bicycle ad pedestria projects based o recet best practice documets, such as the NACTO Urba Bikeway Guide ad the updated AASHTO Guide for the Desig of Bicycle Facilities Provide grat-ready projects for which the City ca pursue competitive grat fudig Establish a citywide crosswalk policy to istall, ehace, ad remove crosswalks throughout the City Coordiate directly ad provide cosistecy with the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla (2014), City of El Cerrito Urba Greeig Pla (i developmet), City of Richmod Bicycle Master Pla (2011) ad City of Albay Active Trasportatio Pla (2014) Public Participatio coordiated with the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla ad City of El Cerrito Urba Greeig Pla. Public Workshops The City hosted three public workshops to solicit iput ad feedback from the commuity. July 2013 Workshop - The first workshop focused o existig coditios ad potetial improvemets for walkig ad bikig. The workshop cosisted of a presetatio of existig ad proposed coditios, a summary of proposed priority projects, a survey of goals ad policies, ad a discussio about key destiatios that are importat to the commuity. Workshop attedees idetified the followig areas as top priorities for walkig: Plaza BART Provide direct access to Plaza Shoppig Ceter ad improve safety alog BART path Sa Pablo Aveue Slow traffic dow at key poits, improve shade with trees, ad wide sidewalk Ohloe Greeway Provide public restrooms, improve safety betwee modes, ad ehace pedestria coectios betwee the Greeway ad adjacet private properties The majority of workshop participats who chose to participate i a volutary survey idetified themselves as Ethused ad Cofidet cyclists. May others idetified as Iterested but Cocered. The City hosted two public workshops, a bicycle audit, ad a walkig audit over the course of the Pla process. Both of the public workshops were 15

17 1. Itroductio Ehaced coectios/facilities o Potrero Aveue, Cetral Aveue, Ohloe Greeway, ad Key Boulevard Workshop participats were asked to vote o the priority projects that were most importat to them. The top three priority projects were: Ohloe Greeway/Plaza BART Coectio to Bay Trail Ohloe Greeway Path Crossigs Licol ad Blake-Everett-Norvell-Albemarle-Behres Bicycle Boulevards Participats were also asked to vote o their top goals ad priorities related to bicycle ad pedestria improvemets. The top three were: Roger Geller, Bicycle Coordiator for the Portlad Office of Trasportatio, developed the Four Types of Cyclists (2009) descriptios to help uderstad existig ad potetial bicyclists. Creatig comfortable bicycle facilities that people of all ages ad abilities feel comfortable usig ca help to icrease bicycle mode share, particularly form the segmet of the populatio that idetifies as iterested but cocered. The major eeds idetified for bicyclig were: Coectios to the Bay Trail Bike facilities to allow safe ad easy travel o oe-way ad two-way streets Ehaced coectios to El Cerrito Plaza ad Del Norte BART Stop sigs for cars at Ohloe Greeway crossigs Promote bicyclig ad walkig as modes of trasportatio through desig, desigatio, programs, policies, ad educatio Provide safe ad accessible routes to school, trasit stops ad statios, ad city facilities Accommodate bicycle ad pedestria access i the desig ad developmet of ew buildigs ad facilities October 2013 Workshop - At the secod workshop, coceptual desigs were preseted ad discussed for each of the followig focus area projects: BART to Bay (Ohloe Greeway/Plaza BART Coectio to Bay Trail) Ohloe Greeway Path Crossigs East Side Bicycle Boulevard (Blake-Everett-Norvell-Albemarle-Behres Bicycle Boulevard) Kearey Street betwee Moeser Lae ad Fairmout Aveue Potrero Aveue betwee I-80 ad the Ohloe Greeway Key Boulevard betwee Humboldt Street ad Elm Street Bicycle ad Pedestria Network Maps 16

18 1. Itroductio Participats had the opportuity to commet directly o the proposed cocepts for each priority project. The fial projects ad etworks icluded i this Pla reflect the feedback received from the public at the three workshops. tour idetified problem areas ad ecouraged participats to cosider desig solutios to be cosidered durig the desig phase of the focus area projects. July 2015 Workshop The third workshop focused o evaluatig the coceptual desigs of the Focus Study Area project ad fializig the pedestria ad bicycle etworks. Participats had the opportuity to commet directly o the proposed cocepts for each priority project. Commets cofirmed directio ad reflected a desire for icreased ifrastructure ad safety measures for bicyclists ad pedestrias alog highly traveled corridors. Participats vocalized support for proposed cycle track o Sa Pablo Aveue, ad also expressed a desire to provide dedicated bicycle facilities wherever possible. Ogoig study of traffic cotrol o the Ohloe Greeway ad the iteractio betwee trail users ad autos at itersectios was a key topic of discussio. Bike Audit. I additio to the workshops, a bike audit was coducted i August Approximately 15 participats atteded the audit. The group rode may of the proposed bicycle facilities ad discussed key issue ad opportuities. These ideas were icorporated i the cocept developmet for the focus area projects idetified i this Pla. Walkig Audit Fourtee commuity members atteded a walkig audit o August 25th, The tour followed a series of trails, sidewalk coectors, public paths ad stairs, the Ohloe Greeway ad Sa Pablo Aveue throughout a orther sectio of tow idetified for its limited pedestria coectivity. The At the public workshops, participats had the opportuity to provide direct feedback o the bicycle etwork, pedestria etwork, ad focus area project cocepts 17

19 18 2. Goals, Policies, & Programs 2. Goals, Policies, & Programs

20 2. Goals, Policies, & Programs This chapter establishes the goals, policies, ad programs that will guide the City of El Cerrito i implemetig the Active Trasportatio Pla. It also icludes a assessmet of the existig programs, policies, ad practices pertaiig to bicyclig ad walkig i the City, otig successful examples ad makig recommedatios for improvemets, as appropriate. Goals ad Policies The followig goals ad policies support the overall visio for the Pla: Goal 1: Support bicyclig ad walkig as beig practical, healthy, ad coveiet i El Cerrito Policy 1-1: Itegrate the bicycle ad pedestria improvemets project list (Tables 4-1 ad 4-2 i Chapter 4) cotaied i this Pla as part of the larger 10-year Capital Improvemet Program (CIP) update that the City is compilig. Policy 1-2: Whe updatig the City s Geeral Pla, ADA Trasitio Pla, ad Climate Actio Pla, reflect the goals, policies, ad existig ad proposed etworks i this Pla. Policy 1-3: Update the Pla every five years to reflect best practices i bicycle ad pedestria policy ad desig, chagig commuity iterests ad eeds, ad remai eligible for Active Trasportatio Program (ATP) fudig. Policy 1-4: Idetify curret regioal, state, ad federal fudig programs alog with specific fudig requiremets ad deadlies, ad apply for competitive grat fudig for the priority projects idetified i this Pla Policy 1-5: To ehace access through ad across key barriers, such as freeway iterchages ad to achieve goals such as improved Bay Trail acccess, pursue multi-jurisdictioal fudig applicatios with eighborig cities ad other potetial parters, icludig BART, East Bay Regioal Park District, City of Richmod, City of Albay, Costa Couty, AC Trasit, ad Caltras. Policy 1-6: Cotiue to egage ad update the commuity o bicycle issues i El Cerrito through aual public workshops. Itegrate updates o pedestria issues ito these updates ad cosider coordiatio with local advocacy groups, such as Bike East Bay. Policy 1-7: Routiely moitor the performace of the Pla to achieve the performace measures ad data collectio goals detailed i Chapter 7 Performace Measures of this Pla. Goal 2: Implemet a well-coected active trasportatio system to attract users of all ages ad abilities Policy 2-1: Accommodate the eeds ad access of bicyclists ad pedestrias ad coordiate with trasit operatios at key destiatios, such as El Cerrito Plaza, trasit statios, ad schools. Policy 2-2: Expad the existig bicycle etwork o the basis of safety improvemets, bicyclist comfort, ad access to key destiatios to provide a richly coected etwork of low-stress, bicycle facilities Policy 2-3: Require short-term ad log-term bicycle parkig cosistet with the Associatio of Bicycle ad Pedestria Professioals (APBP) Bicycle Parkig Guidelies. For projects i the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla area, refer to the bicycle parkig guidelies icluded i that Pla; 19

21 2. Goals, Policies, & Programs the Public Works Director or Commuity Developmet Director will make a determiatio where discrepacies exist. Policy 2-4: Reduce corer radii at itersectios to slow turig vehicular traffic, provide protected sigal phasig for left-turs, ad mark crosswalks at approaches of sigalized itersectios. Policy 2-5: Pla ad implemet a citywide wayfidig program for bicyclists ad pedestrias to provide route guidace ad travel time estimates to key destiatios, cosistet with the WCCTAC Trasit Wayfidig Program ad Priority Project #3 Citywide Wayfidig, located i Chapter 6. Policy 2-6: Cosult the citywide Crosswalk Policy (Appedix A) whe examiig the potetial istallatio, ehacemet, or removal of crosswalks. Goal 3: Icorporate the eeds ad cocers of bicyclists ad pedestrias i all trasportatio ad developmet projects Policy 3-1: As a coditio of project approval, cosider requirig developmet projects to costruct adjacet bicycle facilities icluded i the proposed bicycle system as well as bicycle parkig ad ameities. Cosider requirig large developmet projects to provide accessible mid-block cut throughs (or mews ) idetified i this ad other adopted plas. Policy 3-2: Cosult the recommeded bicycle ad pedestria etwork maps ad project lists (Figures 4-1 ad 4-3, Tables 4-1 ad 4-2) prior to implemetatio of traffic sigals, sigal upgrades, ad resurfacig/restripig projects. Policy 3-3: Istall pedestria coutdow sigals; modify pedestria clearace itervals to assume reduced walk speed of 3.5 feet/secod cosistet with the MUTCD Guidelies; exted miimum walk times ear destiatios frequeted by seiors ad childre, to be determied o a project-by-project basis; ad istall, replace, ad upgrade bicycle sigal detectors, as ecessary, per the Califoria Maual Uiform of Traffic Cotrol Devices (CA MUTCD) with ew sigal istallatio, sigal modificatios, ad street maiteace projects. Policy 3-4: Provide appropriately-siged detours for bicyclists ad pedestrias durig costructio projects. Whe temporarily closig sidewalks, provide immediately-adjacet, protected, temporary paths to accommodate existig pedestria traffic. Policy 3-5: Review the trasportatio etwork, block size, ad developmet patters of all proposed projects for cosistecy with this Pla ad the Sa Pablo Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla. Policy 3-6: Coordiate with Caltras ad the City of Richmod to provide best practices desig guidelies for the accommodatio of bicyclists ad pedestrias at highway iterchages, particularly as highway improvemets are plaed ad desiged o I-80. Policy 3-7: Maitai city bicycle ad pedestria facilities as part of the City s regular maiteace operatios. Policy 3-8: Coordiate plaed roadway improvemets projects, such as repavig ad overlays, with desig ad developmet of bicycle ad pedestria improvemet projects, so that bicycle ad pedestria improvemets plas are ready for costructio whe routie roadway upgrades are implemeted. Policy 3-9: Implemet the desig guidelies cotaied i the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla o all City capital ad lad developmet projects i the Specific Pla area ad cosider their 20

22 2. Goals, Policies, & Programs appropriateess for other projects throughout the city. Allow the update of the desig guidelies to icorporate the latest MUTCD ad best practice stadards. Goal 4: Support ifrastructure ivestmets with targeted bicycle ad pedestria educatio, ecouragemet, eforcemet, ad evaluatio programs Policy 4-1: Coordiate with the El Cerrito Police Departmet, Bike East Bay, ad Cotra Costa Health Services Safe Routes to School Program to provide fudig ad support for the expasio of educatio, ecouragemet, eforcemet, ad evaluatio programs recommeded i this Pla. Policy 4-2: Idetify fudig gaps, voluteer support eeds, ad commuity champios withi bicycle ad pedestria outreach programs. Policy 4-3: Coduct bicycle ad pedestria couts ad surveys wheever vehicle couts are coducted to gauge the effectiveess of various improvemets ad programs ad to develop a moitorig program. Store the cout data i City-maitaied databases. Goal 5: Maximize multi-modal coectios i the trasportatio etwork Policy 5-1: Esure that the bicycle system serves trasit stops ad statios; esure that pedestria crossig desire lies are met at trasit stops; ad esure that cotiuous, accessible pedestria routes are provided. Policy 5-2: Work with local ad regioal trasit agecies to evaluate log- ad short-term bicycle parkig eeds ad to implemet eeded bicycle parkig at BART statios ad bus stops. Policy 5-3: Itegrate desig for bus stops, such as bus platforms ad bulbouts, bus shelters, ad secure bicycle parkig whe roadways with existig or proposed trasit routes are improved. Work with AC Trasit o developmet of Class III Bicycle Routes o arterial roadways with public trasportatio services. Goal 6: Improve citywide bicycle ad pedestria safety Policy 6-1: Work to reduce the rate of bicycle ad pedestria crashes through the implemetatio of educatioal support programs ad safety improvemet projects outlied i this Pla, ijuries ad fatalities o all roadways, with priority to crash locatios i viciity of El Cerrito Plaza, BART statios, bus stops, ad schools. Policy 6-2: Where bicycle-auto ad pedestria-auto collisios have occurred, prioritize the eeds of cyclists ad pedestrias i roadway operatios ad desig. Policy 6-3: Moitor bicycle- ad pedestria-related collisios aually. Policy 6-4: Work with the Cotra Costa Health Services Safe Routes to School Program ad local schools to idetify ad pursue fudig for Safe Routes to Schools ifrastructure improvemets for cyclists ad pedestrias. Policy 6-5: Work with El Cerrito Police i idetifyig fudig to icrease eforcemet of vehicle ad bicycle laws. Policy 6-6: Work with local advocacy groups ad the El Cerrito Police to create a educatio campaig cetered o reducig red light ad stop sig ruig by all roadway users. 21

23 2. Goals, Policies, & Programs Policy 6-7: Cosult ad implemet the Crosswalk Policy cotaied i Appedix A whe cosiderig crosswalk ehacemet, istallatio, ad removal 22

24 2. Goals, Policies, & Programs Support Programs Effective policies ad comfortable, safe bicycle ad pedestria desigs are the foudatio of bicycle ad pedestria etworks. However, policies ad desig are ehaced by accompayig programs that iform ad educate users, eforce policies, ad maitai ifrastructure. Below are program recommedatios for the City of El Cerrito to iitiate, ehace, or cotiue through direct sposorship or idirect support. May programs are comprehesive ad icorporate elemets of policy, desig, eforcemet, educatio, ad ifrastructure maiteace. Implemetatio of these programs depeds o fudig, availability of City staff, ad coordiatio with other groups ad orgaizatios. A bechmarkig assessmet of the City s programs is further discussed i Table 2-1. Four types of programs are addressed i the followig sectio: Educatio, Eforcemet, ad Ecouragemet Safe Routes to School Safety Maiteace ad Spot Improvemets Educatio, Eforcemet ad Ecouragemet Promote Walkig Although improvemets to pedestria routes will promote walkig, it is also importat to iform residets of the improvemets ad the beefits of walkig. Specifically, walkig ad joggig have may health beefits, icludig weight loss ad reducig the risk of chroic diseases icludig cacer, diabetes, ad heart disease. For the 20.1% of Cotra Costa Couty adults who are obese, walkig ad other forms of physical activity are essetial to a healthier lifestyle. Educatio recommedatios iclude: Educatio Recommedatios Parter with the El Cerrito Trail Trekkers to publicize ad distribute a map of trails, hillside paths, ad walkig routes. Post ad make hard copies available at etraces to parks, ad civic buildigs, ad post a electroic versio o the City s website. Coordiate with the El Cerrito Historical Society o iterpretive guides they pla to produce. Iclude iformatio about the health ad fitess beefits of walkig ad joggig i relevat outreach materials. Implemet projects to highlight pedestria routes ad guide pedestrias to key destiatios. Cotiue to work with Trail Trekkers o istallatio of wayfidig sigs that promote use of trails, hillside paths ad walkig routes. Ecourage ad support the use of walkig routes for charity walks, school evets, or races. Promote Safe Bicycle Ridig With ew bicycle facilities, it is importat to ecourage safe ridig practices while promotig bikig as a alterative mode of trasportatio. I the past, the City of El Cerrito has participated i the regioal Bike to Work Day by hostig a eergizer statio. The El Cerrito Police Departmet provides a variety of educatioal services, icludig hostig bicycle rodeos, providig bicycle safety educatio materials at El Cerrito evets, ad traiig Richmod bicycle officers ad BART police. They also set up DUI checkpoits i coordiatio with the City of Richmod ad Cotra Costa Couty. 23

25 2. Goals, Policies, & Programs Educatio Recommedatios Eforcemet Recommedatios Publish maps that highlight the bicycle etwork, ed trip facilities, ad coectios to other bicycle routes. Post the map at ed trip facilities (such as the BART bicycle parkig areas), make hard copies available at civic buildigs ad bicycle shops, ad post a electroic versio o the City s website. Iclude bicycle safety tips ad the beefits of bicycle ridig o the maps. Use existig available maps, such as the Berkeley Bikig ad Walkig Guide, ad work to create oe focused o El Cerrito. Post sigs to highlight bikeways ad guide bicyclists to key destiatios. Cotiue the Bike to Work Day program by promotig the evet, icludig amog City employees. Coordiate with the regioal Bike to Work Day program to publicize ad promote the evet i El Cerrito. Coordiate with Bike East Bay ad other orgaizatios to sposor bicycle street safety educatio classes for both school-aged ad adult riders ad a recreatioal ride to showcase ew bicycle facilities or improvemets. Classes may focus o topics such as bicyclig skills, theft prevetio, bicycle mechaics, lear-to-ride for youth or adults, ad more. Cosider coordiatig with Bike East Bay ad other orgaizatios o a bike traffic school diversio program, as allowed uder law, eablig ticketed bicyclists to atted a free class ad have their fie reduced. Ecourage the El Cerrito Police Departmet to officially promote ad use the free Bike Idex registry system, which allows idividuals to register bicycle idetificatio ifo olie. This idex eables users to make a complete police report i the case of a theft, ad icreases the chace of a recovered bicycle beig retured to the ower. Safe Routes to School School zoes are particularly hazardous areas for pedestrias ad bicyclists with may parets droppig off or pickig up studets. However, there are may beefits of havig childre walk or bike to school, icludig improvig physical health ad reducig traffic cogestio. This program ca brig together Cotra Costa Health Services (CCHS), who operate a Safe Routes to School Program i West Couty, West Cotra Costa Couty Uified School District (WCCUSD) ad private school admiistrators ad staff, parets, studets, ad City staff ad officials. The El Cerrito Police Departmet provides targeted pedestria eforcemet ear schools. Desig Recommedatios Aalyze the trasportatio ad safety issues i each school area by coordiatig a walk aroud the school site ad alog regularly traveled school routes with City ad school staff, parets, ad studets. Also, idetify areas for safe ad secure log term bicycle parkig. Determie solutios for existig problems ad potetial fudig sources for implemetig improvemets. 24

26 2. Goals, Policies, & Programs Educatio Recommedatios Desig Recommedatios Coordiate with idividual schools ad CCHS to distribute iformatio to teachers, parets, ad studets about the followig issues: Recommeded routes to walk or bike to school Beefits of walkig or bikig to school for parets ad studets Locatio ad prescribed traffic patters for pick up ad drop off areas Potetial fies for ot obeyig traffic laws i the school zoe ad pick up ad drop off areas Alterative locatios for park ad walk or walkig school bus Promote ad aid i orgaizig Walk to School Day Eforcemet Recommedatios The El Cerrito Police Departmet should cotiue to be a visible presece durig school pick up ad drop off periods, ticketig violators of traffic regulatios i school zoes, icludig speedig, illegal parkig, ot stoppig for pedestrias i the cross walk, ad U-turs. Safety Discourage Usafe Drivig Behaviors Speedig, ot stoppig for pedestrias i the crosswalk, ad illegal parkig are all vehicular issues that impact the safety of bicyclists ad pedestrias. Speedig is particularly a problem o streets with large volumes of through traffic. Not stoppig for pedestrias i the crosswalk is especially a dager i commercial districts, school zoes, park etraces, ad ear trasit stops or statios. The City curretly has a Neighborhood Traffic Maagemet Program that icludes policies ad procedures for requestig, evaluatig, ad istallig a toolkit of traffic calmig measures. Work with developers to cosider traffic calmig improvemets as part of their developmet project. Traffic calmig measures were idetified i the Sa Pablo Aveue Complete Streets Pla; projects withi the Specific Pla area should icorporate these measures as feasible. Work with residets to use appropriate traffic calmig techiques o residetial streets per the Neighborhood Traffic Maagemet Program. Eforcemet Recommedatios The El Cerrito Police Departmet should cotiue to regularly moitor ad pealize motorists that do ot obey traffic rules ad regulatios, especially those that impact the safety of bicyclists ad pedestrias. Educatio Recommedatios Parter with Bike East Bay ad other orgaizatios to implemet a driverfocused bicycle ad pedestria safety educatio program, targeted toward tee learers, professioal drivers, or others appreheded durig eforcemet activities. Icrease Persoal Safety o Ohloe Greeway The Ohloe Greeway curretly has both real ad perceived issues regardig security for users. The isolatio of mid-block areas, lack of visibility from the street, ad proximity of the existig trails to the elevated BART railway support colums make the site difficult for police to patrol ad moitor. I recet years, El Cerrito Police have icreased patrol of the Ohloe Greeway ad the City ad BART partered o the Seismic Improvemet 25

27 2. Goals, Policies, & Programs Project, which improved sight distaces by reducig vegetatio. The project improved trail aligmet ad pavemet coditios to icrease safety for all users. Other recet projects have istalled lightig ad a security camera system. Desig Recommedatios Refer to the Ohloe Greeway Master Pla (2009) Desig Guidelies to improve security, safety ad support the cotiued improvemet of the Greeway. For private projects adjacet to the Greeway, refer to the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla Form-Based Code Ohloe Greeway Street Type regulatios i order to ecourage activities ad activated lad uses alog the legth of the trail. Eforcemet Recommedatios Cotiue vehicular ad bicycle patrols to deter crimials ad provide users with a sese of safety. Maiteace ad Spot Improvemets Itersectio ad Bikeway Spot Improvemet Program The City should esure that a mechaism exists to evaluate the bicycle etwork, to alleviate potetial hazards ad to improve coditios for omotorized users at specific itersectios ad locatios. Traiig should be provided if ecessary to esure that the Public Works crew recogizes bicycle hazards, such as improperly desiged or placed draiage grates, overhagig 26 tree limbs, sigal timig problems (e.g. gree phase too short), etc. Bicycle routes cotiue to be icluded i the Capital Improvemets Program for repavig ad other maiteace. Policy Recommedatios: Periodically Aalyze Pedestria ad Bicycle Accidet Data: The City should evaluate pedestria ad bicycle accidet data o a regular basis to determie if ay specific itersectio locatios appear to have higher accidet rates that could be due to desig problems. Repair of Sidewalks, Crosswalk, ad Curb Ramps Tree roots, regular use, seismic activity, ad weather cotribute to the deterioratio of public ifrastructure. Ueve sidewalks, broke asphalt i crosswalks, ad lack of curb ramps are hazardous ad limit pedestria mobility. Maiteace Recommedatios The Public Works Departmet should cotiue to istitute a program to regularly improve ad repair ueve sidewalks, broke asphalt i crosswalks, ad istall ew curb ramps. This should iclude cosideratio ad implemetatio of the ADA Trasitio Pla. Evaluate ad implemet website or mobile app to eable residets ad visitors to more easily report ad track hazards i the public right-of-way. Elimiatig Sidewalk Hazards The Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla ad the City of El Cerrito Urba Greeig Pla idetify sidewalks, particularly withi commercial districts ad log walkable corridors, as importat commuity ameities. Sidewalks may be used by adjacet busiesses as additioal retail

28 2. Goals, Policies, & Programs space, outdoor seatig or commuity gatherig spaces. New policy directio ecourages the activatio of sidewalks to create more vibrat, pedestriaorieted eviromet. New uses of the sidewalk right-of-way, however, must maitai a safe ad clear path of travel ad must comply with additioal City regulatios. Educatio Recommedatios Provide busiess owers with iformatio about sidewalk regulatios, ecouragig sidewalk activatio ad the provisio of commuity ameities, without obstructig a safe path of travel. Provide iformatio about bicycle regulatios o the City s website ad through other outreach mechaisms. Eforcemet Recommedatios The Buildig Code officer should work with retailers ad elimiate the merchadise displays or sigs i the pedestria path of travel. El Cerrito Muicipal Code Sectio prohibits vehicle parkig o the curb or sidewalk. The Police Departmet should cotiue to ticket vehicles parked o the sidewalk. Overgrow Vegetatio o Sidewalks ad Platig Strips The Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad the City of El Cerrito Urba Greeig Pla both idetified the importace of ladscapig alog sidewalks ad streets to creatig a pleasat pedestria eviromet. Trees provide shade, help improve air quality ad provide a buffer betwee sidewalks ad busy streets. Plats ad gree ifrastructure projects alog the right-of-way help filter ad capture stormwater, provide visual iterest ad a sese of place. Overgrow or poorly maitaied vegetatio, however, may limit or block the path of travel for pedestrias o the sidewalk or bicyclists travelig i the curb lae. Desig Recommedatios Ladscapig should be limited to the Sidewalk Ameity Zoe withi the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla area withi existig ladscapig strips throughout the rest of the City. Where a ladscapig strip does t exist, a 6 clear path of travel will be maitaied o commercial streets ad a 5 clear path of travel o residetial streets. Educatio Recommedatios Iform residets about the impact of overgrow shrubbery o pedestrias ad bicyclists. Ask residets to trim ay vegetatio that ifriges o a clear travel path. Maiteace Recommedatios Esure that ladscapes at maturity do ot iterfere with safe sight distaces for bicycle, pedestria, or vehicular traffic; do ot coflict with overhead lights, traffic cotrols, traffic sigage, utility lies or poles, or walkway lights; do ot block bicycle or pedestria ways; ad, decrease crime usig evirometal desig priciples. Require adjacet property owers: to maitai ladscaped areas with live ad healthy plat materials, replacig plat materials whe ecessary to maitai full fuctio ad aesthetics; to water, weed, prue, fertilize ad keep sidewalks ad platig strips litter free. 27

29 2. Goals, Policies, & Programs Ehace the Walkig ad Bikig Eviromet Trees, sidewalk ladscapig, street furiture, pedestria-scale lightig ad public art ca help promote walkig ad bikig by creatig a more pleasat ad safe sidewalk eviromet. Desig Recommedatios Whe improvig bikeways ad pedestria routes, iclude street trees, platig strips, lightig ad appropriate street furiture, while maitaiig a clear path of travel. For projects withi the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla area, referece the sidewalk width ad ladscapig requiremets outlied i the Pla. 28

30 2. Goals, Policies, & Programs Programs, Policies, & Practices Assessmet The City of El Cerrito has made sigificat ivestmets ad policy updates sice the 2007 Circulatio Pla for Bicyclists ad Pedestrias. The City s existig approaches to facilitatig ad ehacig bicyclig ad walkig were reviewed with a bechmarkig matrix that compares the City s programs, policies, ad practices with atioal best practices. This assessmet helped guide the Pla s Goals ad Policies outlied i the previous sectio. The bechmarkig aalysis categorizes the City s programs, policies, ad practices ito three areas as follows: Key Stregths areas where the City of El Cerrito is exceedig atioal best practices Ehacemets areas where the City is meetig best practices Opportuities areas where the City appears ot to meet best practices The bechmarkig aalysis, with associated recommedatios, is preseted i Table

31 2. Goals, Policies & Programs TABLE 2-1 PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS Plas, Policies, & Programs Bechmark El Cerrito Plas, Policies, & Programs Per Sectio of the City s Muicipal Code, differet kids of developmet require short- ad log-term bicycle parkig. The Code also idetifies sitig requiremets for bicycle parkig. Bicycle parkig facilities are located at all parks ad schools i the City i additio to each bus stop o Sa Pablo Aveue. Bicycle Parkig Ordiace The Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla requires short- ad log-term Safe ad coveiet bicycle parkig is essetial for bicycle parkig for all projects withi the Specific Pla area. The Key Stregth ecouragig bicycle travel ad icreasig bicycle access to Pla icludes desig guidelies ad sitig requiremets to key destiatios. maximize access ad ease of use. The City has istalled bike parkig at each bus stop o Sa Pablo Aveue. The City strives to provide bicycle parkig facilities at all parks ad public facilities by icludig additioal bike parkig i parks ad facilities projects. The City has ecouraged the school district to provide o-site bike parkig which is more secure tha curret facilities. Recommedatios for Further Ehacemet Update the bicycle parkig requiremets of the City s Muicipal Code to reflect atioal best practice i the form of the Associatio of Bicycle ad Pedestria Professioal s (APBP s) Bicycle Parkig Guidelies, 2 d Editio. Outreach to ad coordiatio with busiesses, busiess districts, ad residets to create a o-street bicycle corral program. Place bicycle parkig i bulbouts or bus bulbs. 30

32 2. Goals, Policies & Programs TABLE 2-1 PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS Plas, Policies, & Programs Bechmark El Cerrito Plas, Policies, & Programs Provisio for Desity ad Mixed-Use Developmet i Geeral Pla Plaig priciples cotaied i a city s Geeral Pla ca provide a importat policy cotext for developig bikeable ad walkable areas. Trasit-orieted developmet Higher desity is allowed ad ecouraged at the City s three focal (TOD), higher desities, ad mixed uses are importat poits cetered o Sa Pablo Aveue: Del Norte BART, Midtow, plaig tools for walkig- ad bicyclig-orieted areas. Key Stregth ad El Cerrito Plaza BART. Sa Pablo Aveue is desigated as a mixed-use corridor i the City s Geeral Pla ad Sa Pablo The Circulatio Elemet of the Geeral Pla typically assigs Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla. roadway typologies, which ca iclude a layered etwork approach with prioritized corridors for trasit, pedestria, bicycle, ad auto travel. Adoptio of Ope Space Requiremets The City s Urba Greeig Pla (draft, 2015) plas for parks ad Requirig ope spaces throughout a City ad strategically ope space coectios throughout the City. The Pla aims to located alog trasit corridors promotes ad improves Key Stregth idetify eeds, opportuities, ad strategies for creatig a greeer walkability by providig pedestria ameities, places of more evirometally sustaiable City by icreasig coectivity, iterest ad commuity gatherig spaces. improvig existig gree spaces ad creatig ew oes. The El Cerrito Urba Forest Maagemet Pla (2007) created a tree ivetory throughout the City ad required that ew Street Tree Requiremets developmet projects plat street trees. Street trees ehace the pedestria eviromet by providig shade ad buffer from vehicles. There are social, Key Stregth The City Tree Committee recommeds programs, policies ad evirometal, ad ecoomic beefits to maitaiig a ordiaces to implemet ad promote the City s Master Street urba forest. Tree Pla ad Urba Forest Maagemet Pla ad coordiates with Public Works Departmet staff regardig maagemet ad maiteace efforts. Recommedatios for Further Ehacemet With the ext Geeral Pla update, esure the Circulatio Elemet is cosistet with this Pla. Exted trasit orietated ad mixed use zoig beyod the areas already idetified. Cosider maximum (rather tha miimum) parkig ratios i TOD districts. Implemet the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific ad Complete Streets Pla. Complete a exus study to cosider a fudig mechaism, such as impact fees, to pay for acquisitio ad maiteace of ope space. Create privately-owed public ad private ope space requiremets for ew developmets. Develop a i-lieu program to assess fees o ew projects that caot meet these requiremets, to pay for acquisitio elsewhere Coordiate with the stadig Tree Committee o urba forestry issues throughout the City. Implemet recommedatios cotaied i the Urba Greeig Pla ad streetscape desig guidelies cotaied i the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla as they relate to street tree requiremets. 31

33 2. Goals, Policies & Programs TABLE 2-1 PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS Plas, Policies, & Programs Bechmark El Cerrito Plas, Policies, & Programs The City has two traffic safety officer positios who devote half their time to pedestria safety traiig ad eforcemet. The Law Eforcemet officers participate i school outreach where they discuss Eforcemet of the rules of the road is a key part of bicyclist Key Stregth pedestria ad bicycle safety with studets. ad pedestria support programs. The Neighborhood Pace Car Pledge Program ecourages selfeforcemet by allowig El Cerrito residet s to pledge to drive slower ad safer. Crosswalk Istallatio, Removal, ad Ehacemet Policy This Pla icludes a citywide Crosswalk Policy that addresses Establishig a clear protocol for whe ad how to stripe Key Stregth crosswalk istallatio, removal, ad ehacemets. crosswalks ad whether to iclude crossig ehacemets creatig a cosistet applicatio of treatmets citywide. Recommedatios for Further Ehacemet Implemet the adopted Neighborhood Traffic Maagemet Program to address eighborhood traffic cocers. Establish pedestria ad bicycle-specific educatio programs. Proactively work with BART to address safety cocers ear BART statios ad the Ohloe Greeway. Collaborate with other cities, such as Richmod, to share law eforcemet resources. Cosult ad implemet the Crosswalk Policy cotaied i this Pla (Appedix A). A Updated ADA Trasitio Pla for Streets ad Sidewalks Key Stregth The City adopted the ADA Trasitio Pla i It addresses the primary pedestria routes ad public facilities i El Cerrito, determies if ay modificatios are ecessary to improve accessibility, ad presets a timelie for completig improvemets. Create a trackig system for ADA requests ad improvemets, with potetial for web-based trackig. Cotiue to retrofit pedestria sigals with audible features, ad add vibrotactile features. Istall two curb ramps per corer whe retrofittig itersectios. Ivetory of Sidewalks, Iformal Pathways, ad Key Pedestria Opportuity Areas Coductig a ivetory of pedestria ad bicycle facilities i the commuity is a critical first step to addressig deficiecies i the etwork ad prioritizig future projects. Key Stregth May of the City s iformal pathways have bee idetified through the Trail Trekker s map ad are reflected i the Pla s Pedestria Network. Create ad periodically update a GIS-based ivetory of sidewalks ad pathways. 32

34 2. Goals, Policies & Programs TABLE 2-1 PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS Plas, Policies, & Programs Bechmark El Cerrito Plas, Policies, & Programs The El Cerrito Del Norte ad El Cerrito Plaza BART Statios i additio to the Midtow area are the three desigated pedestria Geeral Pla Desigatio of Pedestria Nodes Key Stregth odes withi the City. The Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla desigate Sa Pablo Aveue as priority street for pedestrias ad trasit. Schools ad parks are also cosidered pedestria odes. Safe Routes to School Program ad Grat Fudig Through Cotra Costa Health Services (CCHS), two elemetary Safe Routes to School programs ecourage ad educate Ehacemet schools curretly have Safe Routes programs: Fairmot studets ad parets o how to safely walk ad bicycle to Elemetary School ad Hardig Elemetary School. school. El Cerrito s Geeral Pla icorporates a Trasit First Policy, which is applied primarily to Sa Pablo Aveue, a major corridor for trasit Adoptio of a Trasit First Policy vehicles operatig i a cogested eviromet. Trasit First policies desigate areas where trasit mobility is Ehacemet prioritized over vehicle mobility. The Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla adopted a multimodal level of service for projects withi the Pla area that prioritized pedestria ad trasit modes of travel. The City curretly relies o the Statewide Itegrated Traffic Collisio History ad Collisio Reportig Practices Records System (SWITRS) database for collisio aalysis, but has Collisio iformatio helps prioritize bicycle ad pedestria Ehacemet received a grat to purchase aalysis software called Itersectio projects. Magic, which has ot yet bee obtaied. Recommedatios for Further Ehacemet Reduce block legths o Sa Pablo Aveue, through midblock coectios as idetified i the Specific Pla Idetify ad create more subarea plas withi El Cerrito that are well-suited for pedestria odes. Work with Cotra Costa Health Services to build o safe routes to school programs i El Cerrito schools ad apply for additioal safe routes to school fudig. Establish both ifrastructure ad o-ifrastructure programs that ecourage studets, parets ad teachers to walk or bike to school. Stregthe the City s existig Trasit First policy to icorporate all active modes ad serve as a Complete Streets Policy for the City. Iclude a Safe Routes to Trasit policy that maitais ehaced bicycle parkig ad other bicycle ifrastructure at trasit statios, pedestria ameities ad commuter beefits. Obtai Itersectio Magic software. Develop program to collect ad aalyze pedestria ad bicycle collisio data. Develop a mechaism for trackig collisios o the Ohloe Greeway. 33

35 2. Goals, Policies & Programs TABLE 2-1 PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS Plas, Policies, & Programs Bechmark El Cerrito Plas, Policies, & Programs Use of Leadig Pedestria Itervals (LPIs) ad Pedestria Scrambles LPIs provide pedestrias with head start sigal timig before vehicles o the parallel street are allowed to proceed Ehacemet The City has istalled a LPI at the Fairmout/Ashbury itersectio. through the itersectio. Pedestria scrambles create a exclusive pedestria sigal phase. The City moitors its sigals o a mothly basis to check for eeded repairs. Proper Use of Pedestria ad Bicycle Traffic Cotrol Devices ad Detectio (Sigs, Markigs, Ehacemet The City has upgraded may of its pedestria sigals to iclude ad Sigals) pedestria coutdow sigals. Nearly 100% of all sigal s i the City have LED sigal heads. Recommedatios for Further Ehacemet Cosider additioal locatios for LPI placemet where pedestria volumes are high. Cosider istallig a exclusive pedestria phase, such as a pedestria scramble at key pedestria demad areas, such as ear retail areas ad schools. Opportuistically adjust the timig clearace itervals at sigalized itersectios to accout for the time eeded for a bicyclist to clear the itersectio ad for 3.5 foot/secod clearace iterval for pedestrias Opportuistically provide bicycle detectio at all sigalized itersectios, with priority give to desigated bicycle routes. Opportuistically istall pedestria coutdow sigals at sigalized itersectios. Pedestria-Orieted Traffic Sigal ad Stop Sig Cosider relaxed all-way stop cotrol warrats that allow Warrats All-way stop cotrolled itersectios improves pedestria safety by reducig coflicts ad improvig visibility. Ehacemet El Cerrito curretly uses MUTCD warrats for traffic sigal ad stop sig placemet. more flexibility for accommodatig pedestrias at itersectios. Albay ad Cotra Costa Couty both use warrats that could serve as models. Pedestria-Orieted Speeds Limits ad Speed Survey Practices Pedestria fatality rates icrease expoetially with vehicle speed. Reducig vehicle speeds i pedestria zoes is oe of the most importat strategies for ehacig pedestria Ehacemet The City has created a 15MPH speed limit zoe o Licol Aveue ear El Cerrito High School. Proactively set speed limits ad cosider pedestria volumes as a criterio i settig speed limits. safety. 34

36 2. Goals, Policies & Programs TABLE 2-1 PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS Plas, Policies, & Programs Bechmark El Cerrito Plas, Policies, & Programs The City s adopted ordiace (2011) applies to Sa Pablo Aveue Adoptio of Newspaper Rack Ordiace ad provides guidace o sitig racks to ot impede sidewalk News rack ordiaces improve the pedestria realm by Ehacemet mobility. The ordiace prohibits privately-owed ewspaper reducig clutter ad orgaizig sidewalk zoes by racks, providig city-owed racks to private orgaizatios for a regulatig the type ad locatio of ewspaper racks. fee. El Cerrito has several mechaisms for receivig public commet o pedestria ad bicycle issues ad eeds: persoal visits to City Public Ivolvemet ad Feedback Process Hall, s ad phoe calls to the Public Works Departmet, ad Respodig to public cocers through advisory groups submissios via the City s website. ad public feedback mechaisms represets a more Ehacemet The City tracks requests i a database ad provides status proactive ad iclusive approach to pedestria ad bicycle updates. safety. The City has a ADA Workig Group that provides guidace o implemetatio of the ADA Trasitio Pla ad requests from the public. Recommedatios for Further Ehacemet Esure cosistecy betwee the ordiace ad Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla desig guidelies. Create a robust web-based trackig system for complaits, allowig complaiats to track the progress ad status of their complaits. 35

37 2. Goals, Policies & Programs TABLE 2-1 PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS Plas, Policies, & Programs Bechmark El Cerrito Plas, Policies, & Programs The City has a TDM Program for employees that subsidizes commuter vouchers. The City s Employee Commuter Beefits Program is i compliace with the Bay Area Commuter Beefits Program adopted by the Bay Area Air Quality Maagemet District (BAAQMD) ad the Metropolita Trasportatio Commissio uder Seate Bill Trasportatio Demad Maagemet The Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla requires basic TDM for all ew Trasportatio Demad Maagemet (TDM) programs developmets. Projects proposig auto spaces/residetial ecourage multi-modal travel by icetivizig o-drivealoe optios. As ew developmet occurs, TDM programs Ehacemet uit or auto spaces/1,000 sf commercial (TOHIMU) ad 0-1 auto spaces/residetial uit or auto spaces/500 sf ca be expaded, formalized, ad stregtheed. commercial (TOMIMU) may be required to perform a parkig study ad/or provide additioal TDM measures. Recommedatios for Further Ehacemet Establish Citywide TDM policies as coditios of approval for developmet citywide. Establish a Trasportatio Maagemet Associatio (TMA) for the three core areas (El Cerrito Plaza, Del Norte, ad Midtow) to coordiate parkig, trasit, ad other TDM strategies ad policies. The Bay Area Commuter Beefits Program requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide them with commuter beefits. There are electroic bike lockers at City Hall,. 511.org, operated by the West Cotra Costa Couty Trasportatio Authority, provides local TDM resources. Public Art Public art ecourages walkig by improvig the pedestria realm ad walkig experiece. Ehacemet El Cerrito has a Art I Public Places ordiace whereby ew developmet projects must iclude 1% of their overall budget for public art or doate the same amout to the City art fud. Create walkig tours ad promotioal materials highlightig public art. Attetio to Crossig Barriers Crossig barriers, such as, freeways ad major arterials, may discourage, or eve prohibit, pedestria access. Idetifyig ad removig barriers ad prevetig ew barriers is essetial for improvig walkability ad pedestria safety. Ehacemet El Cerrito curretly addresses issues o a case-by-case basis. Examples of barriers i El Cerrito iclude I-80 ad Sa Pablo Aveue. Establish a policy for pedestria crossigs at barrier locatios, such as safe crossig every ¼ or ½ mile Implemet the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla to addresses Sa Pablo Aveue as a barrier Collaborate with the City of Richmod ad Caltras to address I-80 barriers 36

38 2. Goals, Policies & Programs TABLE 2-1 PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS Plas, Policies, & Programs Bechmark El Cerrito Plas, Policies, & Programs Bicyclig ad Walkig Couts Routiely ad systematically coutig the umber of people who walk ad bicycle i El Cerrito is importat for Pedestria ad bicycle couts are routiely collected as part of all Ehacemet moitorig the effectiveess of ifrastructure ivestmets traffic studies. ad documetig the eed for cotiued ivestmets i those facilities. Health Agecies ad No Traditioal Parters Ivolvig o-traditioal parters such as emergecy services, such as the Fire Departmet, i the plaig or Cotra Costa Health Services is a regular participat i may City Ehacemet desig of pedestria facilities may create opportuities to plaig processes, icludig the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla. be more pro-active with pedestria safety. Recommedatios for Further Ehacemet Keep records of locatios where couts are available, ad supplemet them aually with couts i additioal locatios Geocode couts to develop a GIS database Add sesors to flashig beacos to perform automated bicycle ad pedestria couts Work with Bike East Bay to complete aual bicycle ad pedestria couts at key itersectios Cotiue to ivolve Cotra Costa Health Services ad Fire Departmet i the plaig or desig of bicycle ad pedestria facilities Egage Cotra Costa Health Services i implemetig Safe Routes to School programs i El Cerrito Educatio ad Ecouragemet Programs Educatio ad ecouragemet programs also iclude special evets that promote active trasportatio, such as Bicycle to Work Day or bicyclig skills courses. Opportuity El Cerrito participates i the Streetwise program through Cotra Costa Health Services, which emphasizes pedestria safety educatio ad activity promotio. El Cerrito has participates i Bike to Work Day. The City occasioally parters with Bike East Bay to provide family bicyclig workshops. The Police Departmet also offers a variety of educatioal programs, as described i Chapter 6 Support Programs. Establish a pedestria safety campaig. Develop a bicycle ad pedestria safety curriculum for schools ad commuity ceters. Cotiue to provide Cosider developig bicyclig ad pedestria safety ad iformatioal brochures specific to El Cerrito. Traffic Maagemet Procedures Traffic Maagemet Procedures guide the City towards a cosesus threshold o eighborhood traffic calmig requests ad approvals, as well as stadard treatmets ad Ehacemet I 2010, the City adopted a Neighborhood Traffic Maagemet Pla. Esure fudig for traffic calmig projects through iclusio i the CIP. criteria. Source: Fehr & Peers,

39 38 3. Existig Coditios 3. Existig Coditios

40 3. Existig Coditios El Cerrito Today Lad Use The City of El Cerrito is a safe, coected, ad evirometally-focused Bay Area destiatio with vibrat eighborhoods, busiesses ad public places, ad diverse cultural, educatioal ad recreatioal opportuities for people of all ages. Cetrally located alog the I-80 ad Sa Pablo Aveue corridors i the East Bay regio, El Cerrito is a predomiatly residetial commuity with access to major public trasportatio ad regioal ecoomic ceters. El Cerrito is the southermost jurisdictio i Cotra Costa Couty. The City of Richmod is orth ad west ad the City of Albay shares the souther border. Wildcat Cayo Regioal Park ad uicorporated Kesigto ad Richmod Heights are east ad orth of the City respectively. regioal pedestria ad bicycle facilities. Give the close proximity to both I- 80 ad I-580, regioal traffic cogestio has a spillover effect o Sa Pablo Aveue, which serves as Califoria State Route 123 from the souther city boudary to Cuttig Boulevard. Several recet public ad private ivestmets have ehaced the Aveue, icludig Ohloe Greeway improvemets, Sa Pablo Aveue streetscape improvemets, bicycle ad pedestria ifrastructure projects, ad private developmet to help alleviate traffic problems ad to ecourage walkig ad bikig i El Cerrito. I additio to Sa Pablo Aveue, there is commercial developmet alog Fairmout Aveue ad Stockto Aveue. Figure 3-1 ad 3-2 displays the major lad uses ad key destiatios i El Cerrito, such as commercial ceters, schools, parks ad trasit statios. El Cerrito is a predomiatly residetial commuity. The lower elevatios have a grid patter of developmet, provisio of sidewalks, ad o-street parkig. I higher elevatios, the developmet patter follows the atural cotours of the lad ad is characterized by steep slopes, circuitous streets, ad sporadic provisio of sidewalks. Sice El Cerrito is a predomiatly residetial commuity, the major ecoomic geerators i the City are commercial ad retail stores to serve the residets. There are over 8,000 jobs i El Cerrito with the mai areas of employmet beig retail (34%) ad services (42%). Sa Pablo Aveue, historically a trasit ad automobile thoroughfare, is both the City s primary commercial corridor ad a major arterial coector. It lies betwee BART, the regioal commuter rail system, ad Iterstate 80 (I-80), which provides direct coectios to the Bay Bridge ad Sa Fracisco. The Ohloe Greeway, a regioal multiuse trail, rus beeath the BART tracks ad parallel to Sa Pablo Aveue, coectig the City s two BART statios to other 39

41 Yuba Av Gages St Colusa Av Mira Vista Park Humboldt Av Baxter Gateway Park Sa Pablo Av Colo Av Key Blvd Stege Elemetary School Barrett Av Rosalid Av Poisett Park Macdoald Av Cayo Trail Park Eastshore Blvd Hage Blvd Kott Av ")a b Harper St U i o P a c i f i c R a i l r o a d Jorda Av Hill St Mira Vista Dr Gatto Av Lexigto Av Liberty St Tassajara Park Carquiez Av Prospect-Sierra Elemetary School El Cerrito del Norte Statio Blake St Tassajara Av Alva Av Keilworth Av Sowdo Av Gle Mawr Av Summit School Walut St Potrero Av St Joh's School Tehiyah School Gladys Av Tamalpais Av Motessori Family School Fairview Av Wilso Wy Wesley Av Everett St Richmod St Ohloe Greeway Kearey St Plak Av Maila Av Liberty St View Dr Moud Av Norvell St Elm St Mira Vista Golf & Coutry Club Cuttig Blvd Castro Park Roger Ct Wildwood Pl Camero School Future Portola Middle School Kearey St Schmidt L Lexigto Av Fairmout Park Doal Av Scott St Lawrece St Liberty St Eureka Av Rivera St Portola Dr Elm St Julia Dr Navellier St Moeser L Waldo Av Vis Heights Rd Spyglass L Norvell St Piehurst Ct Madera Dr Regecy Ct Ci t y o f El C er rit o Park Vista Korematsu Middle School Stockto Av Fairmout School Cotra Costa Dr Ket Dr Hillside Natural Area Cerrito Vista Park Waldo L Eureka Av Seaview Pl Avis Dr Licol Av Buckigham Dr Pomoa Av Albemarle St Club View Dr Madera School Devoshire Dr Sierra School Clayto Av Kig Dr Vista Rd Brewster Dr Galvi Dr Eureka Av Rifle Rage Rd Arligto Blvd Betty L Stockto Av Levisto Av Errol Dr Colusa Av Wildcat Dr James Pl Arligto Park Seaview Dr Boie Dr Villa Nueva Dr Shevli Dr El Cerrito High School Balra Dr Terrace Dr Huber Park Seaview Dr Village Dr Haves Pl Cotra Costa Rd Arbor Dr Bates Av Clark Pl Arligto Av Craft Av Kesigto Rd Bay Trail El Dorado St Cetral Park Avila St Belmot Av Sata Clara Av Yosemite Av Lexigto Av Liberty St Everett St ")a b Cetral Av Fairmout Av El Cerrito Plaza Statio Hardig School Hardig Park Rockway Av Ashbury Av Pomoa Av Ramoa Av Ly Av Carmel Av St. Jerome's School Lad Use Creekside Park Albay Middle School Ward Av Sa Carlos Av Sata Fe Av High Desity Medium Desity Low Desity Commercial/Mixed Use Istitutioal & Utility Parks & Ope Space Very Low Desity Figure 3-1 Existig Lad Uses

42 Yuba Av Gages St Colusa Av Mira Vista Park Humboldt Av Baxter Gateway Park Sa Pablo Av Del Norte Shoppig District Colo Av Key Blvd Stege Elemetary School JI Barrett Av Rosalid Av Poisett Park Macdoald Av Cayo Trail Park Eastshore Blvd Hage Blvd Kott Av ")a b Harper St U i o P a c i f i c R a i l r o a d J5 Jorda Av Hill St J Mira Vista Dr Gatto Av Lexigto Av Liberty St J Tassajara Park Carquiez Av Prospect-Sierra Elemetary School El Cerrito del Norte Statio Blake St Tassajara Av Alva Av Keilworth Av Sowdo Av Gle Mawr Av Summit School Walut St Potrero Av St Joh's School Tehiyah School Fairview Av Wilso Wy Gladys Av JW Jd Kearey St Tamalpais Av Wesley Av Moeser Shoppig District Motessori Family School Plak Av Everett St Richmod St Maila Av Liberty St JI View Dr Moud Av Norvell St Elm St Mira Vista Golf & Coutry Club J5 Cuttig Blvd Castro Park Roger Ct Wildwood Pl Camero School Future Portola Middle School Ohloe Greeway Kearey St Schmidt L J Doal Av Scott St Lawrece St Rivera St El Cerrito Commuity Ceter Lexigto Av Fairmout Park Liberty St Eureka Av Portola Dr Elm St Julia Dr J Navellier St Moeser L Waldo Av Vis Heights Rd Spyglass L Norvell St JI Piehurst Ct Madera Dr Regecy Ct Ci t y o f El C er rit o J Park Vista Korematsu Middle School Stockto Av Fairmout School Cotra Costa Dr Ket Dr Hillside Natural Area Cerrito Vista Park Waldo L Eureka Av Seaview Pl Avis Dr Licol Av Buckigham Dr Pomoa Av Albemarle St Club View Dr Madera School Devoshire Dr Sierra School Clayto Av Kig Dr Vista Rd Brewster Dr Galvi Dr Eureka Av Rifle Rage Rd Arligto Blvd Betty L Stockto Av Levisto Av Upper Stockto Shoppig District Errol Dr Colusa Av Wildcat Dr James Pl Arligto Park Seaview Dr Boie Dr Villa Nueva Dr Shevli Dr El Cerrito High School Balra Dr Terrace Dr Huber Park Seaview Dr Village Dr Haves Pl Cotra Costa Rd Arbor Dr Bates Av Clark Pl Arligto Av Craft Av Kesigto Rd Bay Trail JçPE El Dorado St Cetral Park Avila St Belmot Av Sata Clara Av Yosemite Av Creekside Park Jm JIA Lexigto Av Liberty St Everett St ")a b Cetral Av Fairmout Av El Cerrito Plaza Statio Hardig School Hardig Park J< El Cerrito Plaza Rockway Av Ashbury Av Pomoa Av Albay Middle School JI Ramoa Av Ly Av Carmel Av Ward Av Upper Fairmout Shoppig District Sa Carlos Av St. Jerome's School Sata Fe Av School Park Jd Departmet of Motor Vehicles JW City Hall J El Cerrito Commuity Ceter J Library J5 Grocery Store J Post Office J JçPE Jm Recyclig Ceter Pacific East Mall Cerrito Theater JIA Pastime Ace Hardware JI Shoppig District J< El Cerrito Plaza Figure 3-2 Key Destiatios

43 3. Existig Coditios Existig Walkig Network Walkig Network El Cerrito seeks to provide a safe, coveiet, cotiuous ad itercoected pedestria circulatio system throughout the city. As described above, the flat portios of the City have a grid etwork while the streets i the hills follow a more curviliear route. Typical local streets are about 30 to 40 feet wide ad allow for o-street parkig o both sides. Sidewalks are provided alog a majority of the streets i the grid etwork. Some locatios have platig strips that provide a buffer betwee the street ad the sidewalk. Sa Pablo Aveue is the major commercial arterial through the City ad serves as a coectio to major destiatios, as well as servig as a major destiatio itself. Sidewalks ad crosswalks are provided alog the full legth of the corridor, with periodic ladscape bufferig betwee the street ad sidewalk. Near schools, trasit statios, trails ad other popular pedestria destiatios, sidewalks, crosswalks ad additioal pedestria markigs are provided. mapped a variety of other iformal pathways ad trails that are ofte used or i eed of developmet. Figure 3-3 provides a detailed map of the existig pedestria etwork. Appedix D presets a detailed discussed of pedestria facilities aroud the City s major trasit hubs. There are several mixed use paths that help coect El Cerrito with eighborig cities. The Ohloe Greeway is a major bicycle ad pedestria facility that is used for both recreatioal ad utilitaria trips. The Baxter Creek Greeway Restoratio (2005) is a extesio of the Ohloe Greeway orth to Sa Pablo Aveue. The City of Richmod has a related project that will coect the Ohloe Greeway to the Richmod Greeway. The Cerrito Creek Greeway, located at the City s souther border, provides pedestria access o a pathway ad sidewalks alog Cerrito Creek from the Ohloe Greeway to Creekside Park. Other pedestria paths ad fire trails are located i the Hillside Natural Areas, Cayo Trail Park, ad Huber Park. I additio to those, the Trail Trekkers, with the assistace of the Natioal Park Service, has 42

44 Yuba Av Gages St Colusa Av \\fpse03\fpse2\data2\2012projects\wc_projects\wc \graphics\gis\mxd\figure3_3_pednetwork.mxd Mira Vista Park èéëìí Humboldt Av Baxter Gateway Park Sa Pablo Av Colo Av Key Blvd èéëìí èéëìí Stege Elemetary School Barrett Av Rosalid Av Poisett Park Macdoald Av Cayo Trail Park Eastshore Blvd Hage Blvd Kott Av +89:m + ")a b èéëìí Harper St U i o P a c i f i c R a i l r o a d 580 Bay Trail Jorda Av èéëìí Hill St Mira Vista Dr Gatto Av Lexigto Av èéëìí Liberty St Tassajara Park Carquiez Av Prospect-Sierra Elemetary School El Cerrito del Norte Statio Existig Pedestria Network Facilities Existig Public Trail/Path City Sidewalk Trail Lik 80 89: Blake St èéëìí èéëìí Tassajara Av Alva Av Keilworth Av Sowdo Av Gle Mawr Av Walut St Summit Charter School 89:m ++ +m + ++ Wilso Wy èéëìí Potrero Av St Joh's School Tehiyah School èéëìí Gladys Av èéëìí Tamalpais Av Motessori Family School Fairview Av Kearey St Wesley Av Everett St Richmod St Maila Av èéëìí Plak Av Liberty St View Dr Moud Av Norvell St Elm St Mira Vista Golf & Coutry Club +89:m + èéëìí Cuttig Blvd Castro Park Ohloe Greeway El Dorado St Cetral Park Avila St Belmot Av Impassible Public Trail Sata Clara Av Impassible Private Trail City o f El C errito Roger Ct Schmidt L èéëìí +89:m + Doal Av Scott St Lawrece St Portola Dr Elm St +89:m + Navellier St Moeser L Waldo Av èéëìí èéëìí èéëìí Yosemite Av Wildwood Pl Camero School Fred T. Korematsu Middle School Kearey St Lexigto Av Fairmout Park Liberty St Eureka Av Creekside Park Rivera St Julia Dr èéëìí èéëìí Vis Heights Rd Spyglass L Norvell St Stockto Av Fairmout Elemetary School Lexigto Av Regecy Ct èéëìí èéëìí +89:m +89:m + + ")a b èéëìí Liberty St Piehurst Ct Madera Dr Park Vista Waldo L +89:m + Everett St Avis Dr Cotra Costa Dr Ket Dr Hillside Natural Area Seaview Pl Former Portola Middle School Cerrito Vista Park Eureka Av Licol Av Buckigham Dr Pomoa Av Albemarle St Cetral Av Club View Dr Devoshire Dr Clayto Av Kig Dr Fairmout Av Vista Rd Madera Elemetary School Galvi Dr Brewster Dr Eureka Av Rifle Rage Rd Arligto Blvd Betty L Prospect-Sierra Middle School èéëìí Traffic Sigal +89:m Flashig Crosswalk + J< El Cerrito Plaza èéëìí Stockto Av Levisto Av Errol Dr Ashbury Av Colusa Av Rockway Av Hardig Elemetary School Hardig Park Pomoa Av Wildcat Dr James Pl Seaview Dr Boie Dr Shevli Dr El Cerrito High School Albay Middle School Arligto Park èéëìí Ramoa Av Villa Nueva Dr Ly Av Balra Dr Carmel Av Ward Av Terrace Dr Huber Park Seaview Dr Village Dr Haves Pl Cotra Costa Rd Sa Carlos Av Sata Fe Av Arbor Dr Bates Av St. Jerome's School Clark Pl Arligto Av Craft Av Kesigto Rd Kesigto Hilltop Elem Figure 3-3 Existig Pedestria Network for the El Cerrito ATP

45 3. Existig Coditios Existig Bicyclig Network Bicycle Network Based o the rage of eeds of cyclists, physical costraits, ad fiacial limitatios, it is ecessary to desig differet types of bikeways to provide coectios to other bike facilities ad key destiatios. El Cerrito Bikeways are classified ito three major classes as show i Figure 3-4. These defiitios correspod to the defiitios give i the Caltras Highway Desig Maual. Class I Bikeways are bike paths o a separated right of way for exclusive use for bicyclists ad, typically, also for pedestrias, with vehicle cross-flow miimized. The Ohloe Greeway is a example of a Class I Bikeway. Class II Bikeways, also kow as bike laes, are a restricted rightof way ad are desigated for the use of bicycles with a striped lae o a street or highway. Bicycle laes are geerally five feet wide ad vehicle/pedestria cross-flow are permitted. Fially, Class III Bikeways are bicycle routes desigated with sigage ad/or stripig that provide shared use of existig travel laes with motorists. As described i Table 3-1, there is curretly oe major Class I facility i El Cerrito, the Ohloe Greeway, a heavily traveled mixed-use path that rus orth-south through the City. Various other bicycle facilities are located close to the BART statios ad ear the Sa Pablo Aveue corridor. Figure 3-5 depicts the existig bicycle facilities. TABLE 3-1: EXISTING BICYCLE FACILITIES Path From To Legth (miles) Class I Shared-Use Paths Ohloe Greeway Sa Pablo Aveue Souther City Limit 2.60 Class II Bicycle Laes Carlso Boulevard Norther City Limit Sa Pablo Aveue 0.40 Eastshore Boulevard Sa Pablo Aveue Potrero Aveue 0.19 Moeser Lae Sa Pablo Aveue Pomoa Aveue 0.37 Ashbury Aveue Fairmout Aveue Albay City Limit 0.35 Class III Bicycle Routes Ashbury Aveue Moeser Lae Fairmout Aveue 0.90 Belmot Aveue Lasse Street Cerrito Creek Coectio 0.04 Cetral Aveue Sa Pablo Aveue Ohloe Greeway 0.21 Cuttig Boulevard Ohloe Greeway Elm Street 0.25 El Cerrito Plaza Kais Aveue Evely Street 0.19 Elm Street Hill Street Blake Street 0.18 Hill Street Ohloe Greeway Elm Street 0.15 Kais Aveue Sa Pablo Aveue Souther City Limit 0.05 Key Boulevard Norther City Limit Hill Street 0.57 Lasse Street Carlso Boulevard Belmot Aveue 0.13 Potrero Aveue Wester City Limit Ohloe Greeway 0.39 Richmod Street Blake Street Moeser Lae 0.82 Stockto Aveue Sa Pablo Aveue Ohloe Greeway

46 CLASS I BIKEWAY (Bike Path) Provides a completely separated right-of-way for the exclusive use of bicycles ad pedestrias with cross flow miimized TYPICAL TOTAL WIDTH AASHTO recommeded miimum width is 10 2 graded shoulders recommeded CLASS II BIKEWAY (Bike Lae) Provides a striped lae for oe-way bike travel o a street or highway. Bike Lae Sig optioal 6 Solid White Stripe PARKING 5 BIKE LANE TRAVEL LANE TRAVEL LANE 5-6 BIKE LANE (WITH CURB & GUTTER) 4-6 BIKE LANE (NO CURB & GUTTER) CLASS III BIKEWAY (Siged Bike Route) With Optioal Sharrow Pavemet Markig Provides for shared use with motor vehicle traffic. Bike Route Sig F Ceter of optioal sharrow pavemet markig should be 11 miimum from curb where parallel parkig is preset; ceter of travel lae is preferred TRAVEL LANE TRAVEL LANE Ceter of optioal sharrow pavemet markig should be 4 miimum from curb where o parkig is preset Figure 3-4 Existig Bikeway Classificatios

47 Yuba Av Gages St Colusa Av \\fpse03\fpse2\data2\2012projects\wc_projects\wc \graphics\gis\mxd\figure3_5_bikenetwork2.mxd Mira Vista Park Humboldt Av Baxter Gateway Park Sa Pablo Av Colo Av Key Blvd Stege Elemetary School Barrett Av Rosalid Av Poisett Park Macdoald Av Cayo Trail Park Eastshore Blvd Hage Blvd Kott Av ")a b Harper St U i o P a c i f i c R a i l r o a d 580 Bay Trail Class I Shared-Use Path Class II Bicycle Lae 80 Existig Bicycle Network Facilities Jorda Av Hill St Mira Vista Dr Gatto Av Lexigto Av Liberty St Tassajara Park Carquiez Av Prospect-Sierra Elemetary School El Cerrito del Norte Statio Blake St Tassajara Av Alva Av Keilworth Av Sowdo Av Gle Mawr Av Walut St Summit Charter School Wilso Wy Potrero Av St Joh's School Tehiyah School Gladys Av Tamalpais Av Motessori Family School Fairview Av Kearey St Wesley Av Plak Av Everett St Richmod St Maila Av Liberty St View Dr Moud Av Norvell St Elm St Mira Vista Golf & Coutry Club El Dorado St Cuttig Blvd Castro Park Ohloe Greeway Cetral Park Avila St Belmot Av Class III with Sharrows Sata Clara Av Roger Ct Schmidt L Yosemite Av Wildwood Pl Camero School Doal Av Scott St Lawrece St Fred T. Korematsu Middle School Kearey St Lexigto Av Fairmout Park Liberty St Eureka Av Creekside Park Rivera St Portola Dr Elm St Julia Dr Navellier St Moeser L Waldo Av Vis Heights Rd Spyglass L Norvell St Regecy Ct Piehurst Ct Madera Dr C i t y o f El C e r r i t o Stockto Av Fairmout Elemetary School Lexigto Av Liberty St Waldo L ")a b Everett St Avis Dr Cotra Costa Dr Ket Dr Hillside Natural Area Park Vista Seaview Pl Former Portola Middle School Cerrito Vista Park Eureka Av Licol Av J< El Cerrito Plaza Buckigham Dr Pomoa Av Albemarle St Cetral Av Club View Dr Devoshire Dr Clayto Av Kig Dr Fairmout Av Vista Rd Madera Elemetary School Galvi Dr Brewster Dr Eureka Av Rifle Rage Rd Arligto Blvd Betty L Prospect-Sierra Middle School Stockto Av Levisto Av Errol Dr Ashbury Av Colusa Av Rockway Av Hardig Elemetary School Hardig Park Pomoa Av Wildcat Dr James Pl Seaview Dr Boie Dr Shevli Dr El Cerrito High School Albay Middle School Arligto Park Ramoa Av Villa Nueva Dr Ly Av Balra Dr Carmel Av Ward Av Terrace Dr Huber Park Seaview Dr Village Dr Haves Pl Cotra Costa Rd Sa Carlos Av Sata Fe Av Arbor Dr Bates Av St. Jerome's School Clark Pl Arligto Av Craft Av Kesigto Rd Kesigto Hilltop Elem Figure 3-5 Existig Bicycle Network

48 3. Existig Coditios Bicycle Parkig Bicycle parkig ad support facilities are eeded at civic, residetial, commercial, ad office spaces to accommodate both short term ad log term parkig. Parkig is a low cost effective way to ecourage cyclig ad improve the fuctioality of a bikeway etwork; it reduces the threat of theft, makes bicyclists feel welcome ad icreases the visibility of bicyclig. Table 3-2 lists kow locatios where bicycle parkig racks ad/or lockers ca be foud. Bicycle parkig facilities may be classified either as log term (also kow as Class I) or short term (Class II). Class I parkig is meat to be used for more tha two hours ad is typically used by employees at work, studets at school, commuters at trasit statios ad residets at home. Class I facilities are secure ad weather protected; examples iclude bike lockers ad bicycle corrals (feced i areas usually secured by lock ad opeed by keys provided to users). Class II, or short term parkig, is meat for visitors, customers at stores ad other users who ormally park for less tha two hours. The most commo example of Class II parkig is bicycle racks. Racks should be istalled accordig to maufacturers guidelies; be located i secure, well li t ad highly visible areas; be located as close as possible to the mai etrace ad o farther from the etrace tha the earest o hadicapped car parkig space; be achored to the groud; ad, allow for the lockig of both the frame ad wheels of a bicycle. of required spaces varies based o buildig type: residetial buildigs have required spaces per uit, school requiremets are based o umber of classrooms, parkig facilities requiremets are based o umber of auto spaces, ad commercial ad public buildig requiremets are based o square footage. The detailed list of required bicycle parkig spaces is show o Table D of the Muicipal Code ad FBC Table 29 of the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla. Muicipal Code describes short-term ad log-term bicycle parkig stadards for the City. This icludes detailed stadards for the parkig locatio relative to the buildigs it serves, as well as stadards for bike lockers, bike racks, ad the security ad visibility of each. Ed of Trip Facilities El Cerrito has umerous existig bicycle parkig facilities at major destiatios throughout the City. I cojuctio with a recet streetscape project o Sa Pablo Aveue, bicycle racks are ow provided at every bus stop alog the corridor. Bike parkig is also provided at all schools ad parks, both BART statios, City Hall, ad the Commuity Ceter. Kow existig bicycle parkig locatios are preseted i Table 3-2. Bicycle Parkig Policies The El Cerrito Muicipal Code sets forth guidelies for required bicycle parkig i Sectio ad i the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla. The umber 47

49 3. Existig Coditios TABLE 3-2 EXISTING BICYCLE PARKING LOCATIONS Locatio Short-Term Spaces 1 Lockers 2 Plaza BART Statio del Norte BART Statio City Hall 5 2 Commuity Ceter 14 4 Recyclig Ceter 4 1 Library 3 0 Seior Ceter 1 0 Corporatio Yard 0 1 Public Safety Buildig 2 2 DMV 2 2 Well Grouded 1 0 Ifshi Violis 1 0 Sa Pablo Ave City Limits to Potrero 12 0 Potrero to Moeser 16 0 Moeser to City Limits 40 0 Parks Tassajara Park 2 0 Cayo Trail Park 10 0 Hillside Natural Area ukow Castro Park 2 0 Cerrito Vista Park 8 0 Fairmout Park 0 0 Cetral Park 0 Creekside Park 0 Arligto Park 2 0 Poisett Park 0 0 Huber Park 0 0 Hardig Park 2 0 Schools Number of Spaces/Number of Studets 3 Camero School 0/ukow Tehiya Day School 0/290 Prospect Sierra (two campuses) 2/245 St. Joh's School 2/278 Madera Elemetary School 0/350 Fred T. Korematsu Middle School uder costructio Fairmout Elemetary School 10/300 El Cerrito High School 28/1230 Hardig Elemetary School 0/320 St. Jerome's School 0/224 Summitt Charter School 2/ Short-term bicycle parkig spaces typically cosist of racks, such as iverted U- racks or staple racks, where bicyclists ca secure their bikes while makig short trips. 2. Each locker typically provides two secured bicycle parkig spaces. 3. School populatio estimates based o 2007 estimates. Bike parkig iformatio is based o a walkig assessmet ad may ot capture all facilities provided by the school. Source: City of El Cerrito,

50 Yuba Av Gages St Colusa Av Mira Vista Park Barrett Av Rosalid Av Poisett Park Mira Vista Dr Tassajara Park Tehiyah School Tassajara Av Alva Av Tamalpais Av Vis Heights Rd N:\Jobs\Active\WC Jobs\WC \For Jacqui\GIS\MXD\figure3_6_BikeParkig.mxd Humboldt Av Baxter Gateway Park Cayo Trail Park Prospect-Sierra ")a b Sa Pablo Av Colo Av Key Blvd Stege Elemetary School Macdoald Av Eastshore Blvd Hage Blvd Kott Av Harper St U i o P a c i f i c R a i l r o a d 580 Bay Trail 80 Jorda Av Gatto Av Hill St Lexigto Av Carquiez Av Elemetary School El Cerrito del Norte Statio Liberty St Blake St Keilworth Av Sowdo Av Gle Mawr Av Summit School Walut St El C er rit o Camero School Castro Park Future Portola Middle School St Joh's School Korematsu Middle School Fairmout School Fairmout Park ¾ l l Cetral Park ¾ Potrero Av Motessori Family School Fairview Av Wilso Wy Gladys Av Kearey St Wesley Av Plak Av Everett St Richmod St Maila Av Liberty St View Dr Moud Av Norvell St Elm St Mira Vista Golf & Coutry Club Ohloe Greeway El Dorado St Avila St Belmot Av Cuttig Blvd Kearey St Sata Clara Av Roger Ct Schmidt L Lexigto Av Yosemite Av Wildwood Pl Doal Av Scott St Lawrece St Liberty St Eureka Av Creekside Park Rivera St Portola Dr Elm St Julia Dr Navellier St Moeser L Waldo Av Spyglass L Ci t y o f Norvell St Stockto Av Lexigto Av Liberty St Regecy Ct Piehurst Ct Madera Dr Everett St ")a b Cotra Costa Dr Ket Dr Hillside Natural Area Park Vista Cerrito Vista Park Waldo L Eureka Av Seaview Pl Avis Dr Licol Av Buckigham Dr Pomoa Av Albemarle St Cetral Av Club View Dr Madera School Devoshire Dr Sierra School Clayto Av Kig Dr Fairmout Av Vista Rd Galvi Dr Brewster Dr Eureka Av Rifle Rage Rd Arligto Blvd Betty L Stockto Av Levisto Av El Cerrito Plaza Statio Hardig School Hardig Park J< El Cerrito Plaza Errol Dr Ashbury Av Colusa Av Rockway Av Pomoa Av Wildcat Dr James Pl Seaview Dr Boie Dr Shevli Dr El Cerrito High School Albay Middle School Arligto Park Ramoa Av Villa Nueva Dr Ly Av Balra Dr Carmel Av Ward Av Terrace Dr Huber Park Seaview Dr Village Dr Haves Pl Cotra Costa Rd Sa Carlos Av Sata Fe Av Arbor Dr Bates Av St. Jerome's School Clark Pl Arligto Av Craft Av Kesigto Rd Existig Bicycle Parkig Facility Figure 3-6 Existig Bicycle Parkig

51 3. Existig Coditios Existig Walkig ad Bikig Trips A commo term used i describig demad for bicycle ad pedestria facilities is mode split. Mode split refers to the form of trasportatio a perso chooses to take, such as walkig, bicyclig, public trasit, or drivig. Table 3-3 presets the Bay Area Travel Survey (BATS, 2000) data o the umber of trips ad percetage mode split. Though the data is older, it provides the oly curretly available baselie for measurig mode shift for all trips i El Cerrito. Based o the vehicles miles traveled (VMT) reductio goals i the City s Climate Actio Pla, this Pla ad the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla propose comfortable, accessible walkig ad bikig facilities that will have the greatest ability to attract ew walkig ad bikig trips, i additio to travel demad maagemet ad parkig maagemet strategies. I order to achieve these goals, there must be a seve percet shift from autos to active modes ad trasit by The bicycle mode share is expected to double durig that time with the build out of this Active Trasportatio Pla. The mode shift assumed with the build out of both plas is preseted i Table 3-3. TABLE 3-3: PROJECTED INCREASE IN WALKING AND BIKING Mode Baselie Mode Split (2000) 1 Mode Split with ATP ad SPASP Build Out 2 (2040) Auto 136,175 (79.8%) 72% Trasit 16,236 (10%) 13% Bicycle 1,162 (0.7%) 2% Pedestria 17,033 (9.5%) 13% 1. Number of trips ad percet mode share from the Bay Area Travel Survey (2000), which is the oly curretly available data source for walkig ad bikig trips of all trip types. 2. ATP=El Cerrito Active Trasportatio Pla, SPASP=Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla Source: El Cerrito Climate Actio Pla, Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla, Fehr & Peers, Collisio Aalysis Collisio aalysis is a importat iitial step i the citywide bicycle ad pedestria plaig effort, as it ca help to idetify patters i locatios ad collisio factors that ca be addressed i the Active Trasportatio Pla. Idetifyig these patters i the cotext of existig pedestria activity ad safety issues ca help staff ad decisio-makers to develop safety-related policies, priority areas for improvemet, ad related educatio ad eforcemet programs. While traffic collisios ca affect ayoe, they have a disproportioate impact o pedestrias ad bicyclists, the most vulerable users o the road. 50

52 3. Existig Coditios Collisio data from 2007 to 2012 was acquired from the Statewide Itegrated Traffic Records Systems (SWITRS), a database created by the Califoria Highway Patrol (CHP). Collisios i Cotext Uderstadig how the umber of pedestria-ivolved collisios i El Cerrito compares to cities of comparable size ca be a useful plaig tool. Caltras Office of Traffic Safety maitais a database of collisio ijuries ad fatalities across the state for each year. Cities are grouped by size accordig to total populatio ad similar daily vehicle miles traveled (VMT). City of El Cerrito rakigs for 2011, the most recet year available for Caltras rakigs, are summarized i Table 3-4 below. This data represets collisios from 2011 oly. I the data summarized i Table 3-4, a high rakig idicates a higher icidece of fatality ad ijury records tha other similar cities (based o either vehicle miles traveled or average populatio). Therefore, a higher rakig (with 1 as the highest possible rakig) is udesirable, ad a lower rakig (with 108 as the lowest possible rakig) is most desirable. As show i the above table, early 20% of all collisios i 2011 were pedestria-related collisios; just fewer tha 10% of the collisios were bicycle-related. Pedestria ijuries ad fatalities rak higher tha total traffic ijuries ad fatalities for rakig grouped by daily VMT ad average populatio. This idicates that whe compared to cities with similar daily VMT or populatio, El Cerrito pedestrias are disproportioately impacted by traffic collisios compared to total traffic ijuries ad fatalities. I geeral, El Cerrito rus i the high rage for all traffic ijuries ad fatalities, rakig slightly higher amog cities with similar daily VMT ad lower amog cities with similar TABLE 3-4: EL CERRITO COLLISION RANKINGS AMONG SIMILAR CITIES 1 Type of Collisio Victims killed ad ijured Rakig, by Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled Rakig, by Average Populatio 2 Total fatal ad ijury 72 27/108 35/108 Pedestrias 10 12/108 23/108 Pedestrias < /108 21/108 Pedestrias /108 33/108 Bicyclists 6 35/108 41/108 Bicyclists < / /108 Notes: 1. The Califoria Office of Traffic Safety releases aual rakigs rakigs were available at the time of writig of this Pla is the total umber of cities with populatios 25,000 ad uder for which OTS reports collisio rakigs. The lower the umber, the higher frequecy of collisios a City has compared to other Califoria sizes with similar average populatio sizes. Rakigs are prepared by both average populatio ad by average vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Source: Califoria Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) 2011Rakigs populatio. As with all geeral pedestria collisio data, this could be a idicatio of poor pedestria coditios, higher pedestria volumes, or both. Whe lookig at these statewide rakigs, several factors should be cosidered to cotextualize the high umber of pedestria collisios. For example, the frequecy of collisios ca be idicators of high pedestria volumes ad/or poor pedestria safety coditios. As described i the previous sectio, El Cerrito has a high percetage of walkig mode share compared to cities of similar size, which may cotribute to its high pedestria collisio rakig. 51

53 3. Existig Coditios Walkig Itersectio Treds Approximately 68 percet (41) of all pedestria-related collisios betwee 2007 ad 2012 occurred at itersectios. The remaiig 32 percet (19) occurred at mid-block locatios. Table 3-5 presets the 5 itersectios with two or more reported pedestria collisios betwee 2007 ad TABLE 3-5: INTERSECTIONS WITH TWO OR MORE PEDESTRIAN-INVOLVED COLLISIONS 2007 TO 2012 Itersectio Collisios Reported Sa Pablo Aveue & Licol Aveue 3 Sa Pablo Aveue & Wall Aveue 2 Carlso Boulevard & Cetral Aveue 2 Carlso Boulevard & Sa Diego Street 2 Potrero Aveue & Eastshore 2 Source: SWITRS Potrero Aveue/Eastshore Boulevard (2012): istalled protected left-tur, removed free right tur, ad added marked crosswalk Corridor Treds Ofte times collisio patters are foud alog a corridor, where the coditios ad volumes are cosistet alog its legth. The greatest umber of midblock pedestria collisios occurred o Sa Pablo Aveue. Additioally, Fairmout Aveue ear Richmod Street had three collisios durig this time period, a block with high pedestria traffic due to the adjacet El Cerrito Plaza BART statio. The specific collisio locatios are mapped o Figure 3-7. These five itersectios accout for approximately 27 percet (11) of all pedestria-ivolved collisios reported from 2007 to Of the collisios that occurred at itersectios, 83 percet (34) had a primary collisio factor idicatig that vehicle violated the pedestria right of way. Durig this same time period, the City has implemeted safety improvemets at may of these high-frequecy collisio locatios, most otably the followig two: Sa Pablo Aveue/Licol Aveue (2011): istalled flashig crosswalk 52

54 Yuba Av Gages St Colusa Av Mira Vista Park Barrett Av Rosalid Av Poisett Park Mira Vista Dr (Ø Tassajara Park Tehiyah School Tassajara Av Alva Av Tamalpais Av Vis Heights Rd \\fpse03\fpse2\data2\2012projects\wc_projects\wc \graphics\gis\mxd\figure3_7_pedcollisios.mxd Humboldt Av Baxter Gateway Park Sa Pablo Av (Ø Colo Av Key Blvd Stege Elemetary School Macdoald Av Cayo Trail Park (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø ")a b (Ø Eastshore Blvd (Ø (Ø Hage Blvd Kott Av Harper St U i o P a c i f i c R a i l r o a d 580 Bay Trail 80 Jorda Av Gatto Av (Ø Hill St Lexigto Av Carquiez Av Prospect-Sierra Elemetary School El Cerrito del Norte Statio Liberty St (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø Blake St (Ø (Ø Keilworth Av Sowdo Av Gle Mawr Av Walut St Summit Charter School Wilso Wy Potrero Av St Joh's School Motessori Family School Fairview Av (Ø Gladys Av Kearey St Wesley Av Everett St Richmod St (Ø Maila Av (Ø Plak Av Liberty St (Ø (Ø View Dr Moud Av Norvell St Elm St (Ø Mira Vista Golf & Coutry Club Cuttig Blvd Castro Park (Ø (Ø Ohloe Greeway (Ø Schmidt L Doal Av Scott St Lawrece St Portola Dr Elm St Navellier St Moeser L Waldo Av (Ø Norvell St (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø (Ø Creekside Park (Ø El Dorado St Cetral Park Avila St Belmot Av Sata Clara Av Roger Ct Yosemite Av Wildwood Pl Camero School Fred T. Korematsu Middle School Kearey St Lexigto Av Fairmout Park Rivera St Julia Dr Spyglass L Piehurst Ct Madera Dr Regecy Ct C i t y o f El C e r r i t o Liberty St Stockto Av Fairmout Elemetary School Eureka Av Lexigto Av Liberty St ")a b (Ø (Ø (Ø Avis Dr Everett St Cotra Costa Dr Ket Dr Hillside Natural Area Park Vista Seaview Pl Former Portola Middle School Cerrito Vista Park Waldo L Eureka Av Licol Av (Ø (Ø (Ø J< El Cerrito Plaza Buckigham Dr Pomoa Av Albemarle St Cetral Av Club View Dr Devoshire Dr Clayto Av Kig Dr Fairmout Av Vista Rd Madera Elemetary School Galvi Dr Brewster Dr Eureka Av Rifle Rage Rd Arligto Blvd Betty L Prospect-Sierra Middle School Stockto Av Levisto Av Errol Dr Ashbury Av Colusa Av Rockway Av Hardig Elemetary School Hardig Park Pomoa Av Wildcat Dr James Pl Seaview Dr Boie Dr Shevli Dr El Cerrito High School Albay Middle School Arligto Park Ramoa Av Villa Nueva Dr Ly Av Balra Dr Carmel Av Ward Av Terrace Dr Huber Park Seaview Dr Village Dr Haves Pl Cotra Costa Rd Sa Carlos Av Sata Fe Av Arbor Dr Bates Av St. Jerome's School Clark Pl Arligto Av Craft Av Kesigto Rd Kesigto Hilltop Elem Number of Collisios (Ø 1 (Ø 2 (Ø 3 Existig Pedestria Network Facilities Existig Public Trail/Path City Sidewalk Trail Lik Impassible Public Trail Impassible Private Trail Figure 3-7 Pedestria-Auto Collisios,

55 3. Existig Coditios Because these are the areas with the highest cocetratio of pedestria ad vehicular traffic volumes, a higher umber of collisios are ot uexpected. May of these roadways are multi-lae arterials, ad some are two-lae roadways. Therefore, pedestria collisio risk is ot limited to the widest, most difficult to cross corridors ad solutios should be developed with a variety of roadway characteristics i mid. Bikig Approximately 48 percet (28) of all bicycle-related collisios betwee 2007 ad 2012 occurred at itersectios. The remaiig 52 percet (30) occurred at mid-block locatios. Of the itersectio collisios reported durig this period, 50 percet occurred alog Sa Pablo Aveue (8 collisios) ad at Ohloe Greeway crossigs (6 collisios). Table 3-6 presets itersectios with the highest umber of bicycle-auto collisios. TABLE 3-6: INTERSECTIONS WITH TWO OR MORE BICYCLE-INVOLVED COLLISIONS 2007 TO 2012 bicycle traffic associated with the statio. The specific collisio locatios are mapped o Figure 3-8. As with the pedestria collisios, a higher umber of bicycle collisios are ot uexpected o Sa Pablo Aveue, Ohloe Greeway, ad Cetral Aveue due to the high volume of traffic for all modes. Durig the same time period as the collisio couts, the City has implemeted safety improvemets at may of the high-frequecy collisio locatios, icludig: Cuttig Boulevard/Ohloe Greeway: Greeway path improvemets (2013) ad flashig crosswalk istalled (2014) Fairmout Aveue/Ohloe Greeway (2013): Greeway path improvemets ad Oe Bay Area Grat (OBAG) fuded improvemets to be istalled Sa Pablo Aveue/Carlso Boulevard (2013): Class II bicycle laes striped ad istalled protected left-tur sigal Itersectio Collisios Reported Cuttig Boulevard & Ohloe Greeway (El Cerrito Del Norte BART Statio) 2 Fairmout Aveue & Ohloe Greeway (El Cerrito Plaza BART Statio) 2 Sa Pablo Aveue & Carlso Boulevard 2 Source: SWITRS The greatest umber of mid-block collisios occurred o Sa Pablo Aveue (9) ad Cetral Aveue (6). These two corridors accout for 47% of the reported mid-block collisios from All of the bicycle collisios o Cetral Aveue occur ear the Plaza BART statio, likely due to the higher 54

56 Yuba Av Gages St Colusa Av Mira Vista Park Barrett Av Rosalid Av Poisett Park Mira Vista Dr Tassajara Park Tehiyah School Tassajara Av Alva Av Tamalpais Av Vis Heights Rd \\fpse03\fpse2\data2\2012projects\wc_projects\wc \graphics\gis\mxd\figure3_8_bikecollisios.mxd Humboldt Av Baxter Gateway Park Sa Pablo Av Colo Av Key Blvd Stege Elemetary School Macdoald Av Cayo Trail Park Eastshore Blvd Hage Blvd Kott Av ")a b Harper St U i o P a c i f i c R a i l r o a d 580 Bay Trail 80 Jorda Av Gatto Av Hill St Lexigto Av Carquiez Av Prospect-Sierra Elemetary School El Cerrito del Norte Statio Liberty St Blake St Keilworth Av Sowdo Av Gle Mawr Av Walut St Summit Charter School Wilso Wy Potrero Av St Joh's School Motessori Family School Fairview Av Gladys Av Kearey St Wesley Av Plak Av Everett St Richmod St Maila Av Liberty St View Dr Moud Av Norvell St Elm St Mira Vista Golf & Coutry Club El Dorado St Cuttig Blvd Castro Park Ohloe Greeway Cetral Park Avila St Belmot Av Sata Clara Av Roger Ct Schmidt L Yosemite Av Wildwood Pl Camero School Doal Av Scott St Lawrece St Fred T. Korematsu Middle School Kearey St Lexigto Av Fairmout Park Liberty St Eureka Av Creekside Park Rivera St Portola Dr Elm St Julia Dr Navellier St Moeser L Waldo Av Spyglass L Norvell St Regecy Ct Piehurst Ct Madera Dr C i t y o f El C e r r i t o Stockto Av Fairmout Elemetary School Lexigto Av Liberty St Waldo L ")a b Everett St Avis Dr Cotra Costa Dr Ket Dr Hillside Natural Area Park Vista Seaview Pl Former Portola Middle School Cerrito Vista Park Eureka Av Licol Av J< El Cerrito Plaza Buckigham Dr Pomoa Av Albemarle St Cetral Av Club View Dr Devoshire Dr Clayto Av Kig Dr Fairmout Av Vista Rd Madera Elemetary School Galvi Dr Brewster Dr Eureka Av Rifle Rage Rd Arligto Blvd Betty L Prospect-Sierra Middle School Stockto Av Levisto Av Errol Dr Ashbury Av Colusa Av Rockway Av Hardig Elemetary School Hardig Park Pomoa Av Wildcat Dr James Pl Seaview Dr Boie Dr Shevli Dr El Cerrito High School Albay Middle School Arligto Park Ramoa Av Villa Nueva Dr Ly Av Balra Dr Carmel Av Ward Av Terrace Dr Huber Park Seaview Dr Village Dr Haves Pl Cotra Costa Rd Sa Carlos Av Sata Fe Av Arbor Dr Bates Av St. Jerome's School Clark Pl Arligto Av Craft Av Kesigto Rd Kesigto Hilltop Elem Number of Collisios Existig Bicycle Network Facilities Class I Shared-Use Path Class II Bicycle Lae Class III with Sharrows Figure 3-8 Bicycle-Auto Collisios,

57 56 4. Proposed Networks 4. Proposed Networks

58 4. Proposed Networks This sectio presets the proposed pedestria ad bicycle etworks, icludig specific proposed improvemets. The iformatio cotaied i this chapter uses the etworks from the 2007 Circulatio Pla for Bicyclists ad Pedestrias as a base ad provides updates based o circulatio patters ad best practices i bicycle ad pedestria plaig ad desig. The focus of the updates was o the creatio of comfortable, accessible, safe, ad coected walkig ad bikig etworks. Fieldwork was coducted to provide prelimiary feasibility assessmets for projects. Iput from the City ad the commuity alogside egieerig judgmet was used to determie proposed projects. Additioal commuity outreach will be coducted durig the fial desig of all projects. Proposed Sidewalk ad Pathway Network As a result of the chages i topography ad character of El Cerrito eighborhoods, the pedestria etwork cosists of roadways with sidewalks, shared-use pathways, stairs ad trails through the hills, ad shoulders ad roadways where sidewalks may ot be feasible or desired. The origial 2007 Pedestria Routes were developed to provide accessible ad direct routes betwee key destiatios such as schools, shoppig areas, public services, recreatioal opportuities ad trasit. This Pla defies primary pedestria routes through the City as a framework for uderstadig which routes have bee be prioritized for improvemets, particularly ADA accessibility improvemets. O these routes, paths of travel that have a safe, accessible, ad comfortable walkig eviromet are highest priority. I some areas, safety ad accessibility improvemets are eeded, icludig the istallatio of ew sidewalks, striped crosswalks, ad curb ramps. At other locatios, streetscape improvemets are eeded to slow traffic, provide shade or vegetatio, ad icrease lightig at ight. The primary pedestria etwork is show o Figure 4-1. Additioally, itersectios pose particular safety cocers for pedestrias. At these odes, pedestrias must trasitio betwee the sidewalk ad the street level while beig cogizat of vehicular traffic movemets. Typical hazards iclude high traffic volumes ad speeds, wide streets with log crossig distaces, complex sigal timig or o traffic cotrol, poor sight lies, lack of accessible ramps, ad ueve or broke pavemet i the crosswalk. Depedig o the specific locatio, there are various improvemets that will create a safer pedestria eviromet at these areas of coflict. These improvemets may cosist of geometric improvemets, such as recofigurig itersectios or reducig crossig distaces with curb extesios, as well as stripig, sigig, lightig, ad traffic cotrol improvemets. A comprehesive citywide crosswalk policy to guide the ehacemet, istallatio, ad removal of crosswalks is located i Appedix A. A list of proposed pedestria improvemets are preseted i Table 4-1. Selectio of Pedestria Routes Several factors were take ito accout i the desigatio ad developmet of pedestria routes withi the City of El Cerrito. The selectio criteria ad priorities icluded: Coectios to local destiatios, such as shoppig ceters, schools, civic buildigs, ad parks ad recreatioal facilities Coectios to regioal destiatios, such as bus lies, trasit statios ad parks Existig roadway coditios icludig traffic volumes, road width, lae cofiguratios, 57

59 4. Proposed Networks Parkig, topography, roadway pavemet, ad itersectio cotrol Existig sidewalk coditios icludig volume of pedestrias, sidewalk width, sidewalk pavemet, curb ramps at itersectios, street furiture, street trees ad shadig, adjacet vegetatio, ad lightig Accommodatig both recreatioal ad utilitaria walkig trips Accommodatig the eeds of a diverse populatio The primary pedestria etwork show o Figure 4-1 icludes four mior updates to the 2007 etwork: the extesio of the Navelleir Street route to the hillside paths at Blake Street, revisio of the Cayo Trail Park-Fairview coectio to a coectio from Cayo Trial Park to Wilso Way ad Gages Aveue, additio of a pedestria route through El Cerrito Plaza coectig to the Ohloe Greeway, ad additio of a pedestria route o Cetral Aveue betwee the Bay Trail ad Plaza BART Statio (though this area is i Richmod ad outside of the El Cerrito border). It also icludes updates to the path ad trails etwork, based o the mappig of the El Cerrito Trail Trekkers. TABLE 4-1: PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS Pedestria Route Arligto Boulevard Navellier Street Proposed Improvemets 1 Provide accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk istallatio, recostructio, ad repair betwee Potrero Aveue ad Moeser Lae ad coectig to Arligto Park, Madera School, ad Mira Vista Coutry Club Work with AC Trasit to improve accessibility of bus stops Reduce crossig distaces, arrow roadway to prevet autos passig each other at itersectios, ad improve sight distace at itersectios with curb extesios/corer radii tighteig at: Potrero Aveue, Brewster Drive (east side), Buckigham Drive (all corers), Thors Bay Road, Villa Nueva Drive, Do Carol Drive, ad Moeser Lae (NW ad NE corers) Work with property owers to maitai hedges ad other vegetatio that obscures visibility to/from side streets Coduct Stop-warrat aalysis at multiple locatios o Arligto ad cosider istallig allway stop cotrol to cotrol traffic alog corridor ad improve pedestria safety at crosswalks Istall Yield Here to Pedestria sigs ad advaced yield markigs o all ucotrolled crosswalks Evaluate driver-yieldig compliace at all existig ucotrolled crosswalks to determie if additioal ehacemets, such as RRFBs ad/or traffic calmig devices should be cosidered Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk istallatio, recostructio, ad repair Legth (miles)

60 4. Proposed Networks TABLE 4-1: PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TABLE 4-1: PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS Pedestria Route Ashbury Aveue Richmod Street Ohloe Greeway Key Boulevard Sa Pablo Aveue Proposed Improvemets 1 Legth (miles) Provide accessible path of travel for pedestrias 1.2 through sidewalk recostructio ad repair. Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk istallatio, recostructio, ad repair 1.8 Improve crosswalk stripig at Richmod ad Eureka Improve crossigs per Ohloe Greeway Master Pla Desig Guidelies Improve coectios betwee Ohloe Greeway ad El Cerrito Plaza Implemet crossig improvemets ad path improvemets at Del Norte ad Plaza BART Statios as part of OBAG-fuded project Remove STOP cotrol o Greeway ad replace 2.6 with YIELD cotrol for path at: Kott Aveue, Blake Street, Maila Aveue, Schmidt Lae, Portola Aveue, Waldo Aveue, ad Licol Aveue Complete coectio to Richmod Greeway per the joit Richmod/Ohloe Greeway Gap Closure Project, which icludes a sigalized crossig of Sa Pablo Ave (fuded). Itersectio improvemets at Colo Aveue - ad Elm Street Implemet the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla 2.5 Improve crosswalk frequecy ad reduce crossig distaces Pedestria Route Cerrito Creek Trail/ BART to Bay Bicycle ad Pedestria Route Fairmout Aveue ad Colusa Aveue Proposed Improvemets 1 Legth (miles) Work with the City of Richmod to exted the trail to Pierce Street, istall a Class I Path udereath the I-80, ad improve Bay Trail crossigs ad access at Cetral Aveue/ Rydi Road by istallig a traffic light Work with El Cerrito Plaza developers to create a clear bicycle ad pedestria route through the Plaza, coectig with Carlso Boulevard Look for opportuities to wide the existig path betwee Sata Clara Aveue ad Adams Street Improve crosswalk frequecy with high-visibility crosswalk ehaced with RRFBs or pedestria 0.6 hybrid beacos (PHBs) at Sa Diego Street, Fairmout Aveue, ad Adams Street/Cerrito Creek (phased with City of Albay proposed Cerrito Creek Path/Adams Street bridge improvemets) Reduce crossig distaces at existig highvisibility crosswalks o Lasse Street with curb extesios Ehace trailhead at Adams Street ad coordiate with the City of Albay to coect with the proposed Adams Street Bridge over Cerrito Creek Provide a accessible path ad improve the streetscape betwee the Ohloe Greeway ad the easter City Boudary 0.8 Istall raised crosswalks betwee Richmod Street ad Ashbury Street 59

61 4. Proposed Networks TABLE 4-1: PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TABLE 4-1: PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS Pedestria Route Corridor Cetral Aveue Stockto Aveue Schmidt Lae Potrero Aveue Proposed Improvemets 1 Istall RRFBs, mark high-visibility crosswalk, ad istall media refuges ad curb extesios at Fairmout Aveue/Carlso Boulevard Implemet the plaed pedestria itersectio improvemet projects o Fairmout ear Plaza BART through the OBAG-fuded grat project Legth (miles) Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk recostructio ad repair ad improve the streetscape betwee the Ohloe Greeway ad Ashbury Aveue 0.8 Implemet plaed improvemets to the Ohloe Greeway crossig at Plaza BART Statio through the OBAG-fuded grat improvemet Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk recostructio ad repair ad improve the streetscape 0.4 betwee Sa Pablo Aveue ad Ashbury Aveue Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk recostructio ad repair ad improve the streetscape 0.6 betwee the Ohloe Greeway ad the Recyclig Ceter Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk recostructio ad repair ad improve the streetscape 0.5 betwee the wester City boudary ad Richmod Street Pedestria Route Barrett Aveue Cuttig Boulevard Hill Street Park Trail Corridors Proposed Improvemets 1 Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk recostructio ad repair ad improve the streetscape betwee the wester City boudary ad Arligto Boulevard Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk recostructio, repair, ad istallatio Implemet plaed pedestria improvemets to the Ohloe Greeway crossig ad Greeway aligmet ear del Norte BART ad through OBAG-fuded grat project Improve itersectio at Sa Pablo Aveue ad stripe all crossigs per the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestria through sidewalk istallatio ad repair Improve itersectio at Key Boulevard/Hill Street/Elm Street Improve itersectio at Sa Pablo Aveue/Hill Street/Eastshore Boulevard ad stripe all crosswalks per the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla Implemet plaed pedestria improvemets to the Ohloe Greeway ad Safeway Driveway crossigs ear Del Norte BART as part of the OBAG-fuded project Cosider purchasig udeveloped properties borderig park areas to ehace trail coectios Legth (miles)

62 4. Proposed Networks TABLE 4-1: PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS Pedestria Route Hillside Pathways ad Stairs Impassable Trails All Itersectios Proposed Improvemets 1 Improve ad maitai sidewalks, hillside paths/stairs, ad fire trails Provide sigage, icludig mileage, alog trail corridors Improve ad maitai paths/stairs, icludig the provisio of hadrails ad postig sigs Complete steps at the bottom of the Motorcycle Hill Trail Maitai GIS map of all paths ad stairs withi the public right-of-way Improve all impassable trails withi the City of El Cerrito right-of-way to provide accessible trails Istall pedestria coutdow heads ad update sigal timigs to 3.5 feet/secod or curret MUTCD stadards at sigalized itersectios ad update curb ramps to curret ADA stadards at all itersectios Legth (miles) 1. Chapter 5 Focus Area Projects icludes additioal details ad cocepts for the Arligto Boulevard, Carlso Boulevard, Cerrito Creek Trail/ BART to Bay Bicycle ad Pedestria Route, ad Fairmout Aveue projects

63 Yuba Av Gages St Colusa Av \\fpse03\fpse2\data2\2012projects\wc_projects\wc \graphics\gis\mxd\figure4_1_fut_pednetwork.mxd èéëìí Mira Vista Park èéëìí Humboldt Av Richmod Greeway Baxter Gateway Park Sa Pablo Av Colo Av Key Blvd èéëìí èéëìí Stege Elemetary School Barrett Av + +89:m ")a b + +89:m èéëìí Rosalid Av Poisett Park Macdoald Av Cayo Trail Park Eastshore Blvd Hage Blvd Kott Av èéëìí Harper St U i o P a c i f i c R a i l r o a d 580 Bay Trail 80 èéëìí èéëìí Jorda Av Hill St Mira Vista Dr Gatto Av Lexigto Av èéëìí Liberty St +89:m + èéëìí èéëìí Tassajara Park Carquiez Av Prospect-Sierra Elemetary School El Cerrito del Norte Statio Proposed Pedestria Network Facilities Blake St Tassajara Av èéëìí Alva Av Keilworth Av Sowdo Av Gle Mawr Av Walut St Summit Charter School Wilso Wy Potrero Av St Joh's School +m + 89: Tehiyah School èéëìí èéëìí Gladys Av Tamalpais Av Motessori Family School Fairview Av Kearey St Wesley Av Everett St Richmod St Maila Av èéëìí Plak Av Liberty St View Dr Moud Av Norvell St Elm St Mira Vista Golf & Coutry Club +89:m + èéëìí Cuttig Blvd Castro Park Ohloe Greeway El Dorado St Cetral Park Avila St Belmot Av City o f El C errito Sata Clara Av Roger Ct Schmidt L èéëìí Yosemite Av èéëìí +89:m + Wildwood Pl Camero School Doal Av Scott St Lawrece St Fred T. Korematsu Middle School Kearey St Lexigto Av Fairmout Park Liberty St +89:m + Eureka Av Creekside Park +89:m + Rivera St Portola Dr Elm St èéëìí Julia Dr +89:m + Moeser L Waldo Av èéëìí Navellier St èéëìí èéëìí Vis Heights Rd Spyglass L Norvell St Stockto Av Fairmout Elemetary School Lexigto Av Liberty St + +89:m + +89:m ")a b + +89:m èéëìí Regecy Ct èéëìí +89:m + Piehurst Ct Madera Dr Park Vista Waldo L Everett St +89:m + Avis Dr Cotra Costa Dr Ket Dr Hillside Natural Area Seaview Pl Former Portola Middle School Cerrito Vista Park Eureka Av Licol Av J< El Cerrito Plaza Buckigham Dr Pomoa Av Albemarle St Cetral Av Club View Dr Devoshire Dr Clayto Av Kig Dr Fairmout Av Vista Rd Madera Elemetary School Galvi Dr Brewster Dr Eureka Av Rifle Rage Rd Arligto Blvd Betty L Prospect-Sierra Middle School èéëìí Stockto Av Levisto Av Errol Dr Ashbury Av Colusa Av Rockway Av Hardig Elemetary School Hardig Park Pomoa Av Wildcat Dr James Pl Seaview Dr Boie Dr Shevli Dr El Cerrito High School Albay Middle School Existig Pedestria Network Facilities Arligto Park èéëìí Ramoa Av Villa Nueva Dr Ly Av Balra Dr Carmel Av Ward Av Terrace Dr Huber Park Seaview Dr Village Dr Haves Pl Cotra Costa Rd Sa Carlos Av Sata Fe Av Arbor Dr Bates Av St. Jerome's School Clark Pl Arligto Av Craft Av Kesigto Rd Kesigto Hilltop Elem Proposed Pedestria Route Proposed Park Trail Coector Proposed Pedestria Route ad Park Trail Coector Proposed Trail Coectio Existig Public Trail/Path City Sidewalk Trail Lik Proposed Public Trail èéëìí èéëìí + Existig Traffic Sigal Future Traffic Sigal +89:m Flashig Crosswalk +89:m Future Flashig Crosswalk + Figure 4-1 Sidewalk ad Pathways Network

64 4. Proposed Networks Bicycle Network Users of bicycle facilities have varyig skill ad comfort levels depedig upo age, experiece, ad abilities. As a result, some bicyclists are willig to ride o streets ad maeuver aroud traffic while others avoid streets ad oly use facilities dedicated for bicyclists ad pedestrias. Additioally, there is a large segmet of the populatio that may be iterested but cocered about bicyclig, especially i high traffic-stress eviromets. As a result, the proposed etwork allows for the eeds of diverse cyclists through the creatio of bicycle facilities o traffic-calmed roadways while also accommodatig bicyclists who may prefer a more direct route o a higher volume roadway. The bicycle etwork is desiged to provide access to trasit, schools, parks, key shoppig destiatios ad regioal trails, icludig the Ohloe Greeway ad the Bay Trail, for bicyclists of all skill levels. Bikeway Classificatios Based o the various eeds of cyclists, physical costraits, ad fiacial limitatios, it is ecessary to desigate ad desig differet types of bikeways that provide coectios to other bikeways ad key destiatios. El Cerrito Bikeways are classified ito six major classes. Several of these defiitios correspod to the defiitios give i the Caltras Highway Desig Maual (HDM), ad the remaider of the defiitios correspod to best practices as established by the Natioal Associatio of City Trasportatio Officials (NACTO): Bicycle Boulevard Bicycle Routes with Sharrows The proposed bikeway classificatios are defied i Figures 4-2A ad 4-2B. Bicycle Network Figure 4-3 presets the proposed bicycle etwork for the City of El Cerrito. The etwork will improve coectios to key routes ad destiatios i the City, such as Sa Pablo Aveue, the BART statios, the Ohloe Greeway, ad Bay Trail. Oe of the major route improvemets icludes the City s first bike boulevards alog Licol Aveue, Ablemarle Street, as well as may others, alog with a previously adopted cycle-track alog Sa Pablo Aveue. The etwork is developed through multiple rouds of discussio with commuity stakeholders, a uderstadig of City ad commuities priorities, ad through careful selectio of bikeway types based o the cotext of each street i El Cerrito. The isets o the followig two pages describe some of the ways i which the City cosiders the selectio of bicycle classificatios whether shared laes or dedicated bicycle laes as well as the differeces betwee bicycle boulevards ad bicycle routes with sharrows, which both asks bicyclist ad autos to share the street but have differet desigs ad purposes. As the Pla evolves i future updates ad as commuity priorities shift aturally overtime, there may be opportuities to revisit some roadways that curretly have sharrows ad/or are proposed to have sharrows. These potetially iclude Cetral Aveue ad Fairmout Aveue. Shared-Use Path (HDM Class I Bikeway) Cycle Tracks (Oe-Way or Two-Way) Buffered Bicycle Laes Bicycle Laes (HDM Class II Bike Lae) 63

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67 SHARED-USE PATH (CLASS I PATH) Provides a completely separated right-of-way for the exclusive use of bicycles ad pedestrias with cross flow miimized. Not to scale 8-12 Typical Total Width AASHTO recommeded miimum width is 10 with 2 graded shoulders recommeded CYCLETRACK Provides a physically separated bicycle lae for icreased comfort ad protectio of bicyclists. Ca be physically separated by a barrier, such as platers or o-street parkig, or grade-separatio from the roadway. Not to scale Sidewalk 5-6 Bike Lae ad 3 Buffer Parkig Travel Lae Travel Lae Parkig Sidewalk 5-6 Bike Lae ad 3 Buffer BICYCLE LANES Provides a striped lae for oe-way bike travel o a street or highway. 6 Bike Lae Sig Optioal Not to scale Sidewalk Parkig 5-6 Bike Lae Travel Lae Travel Lae 4-6 Bike Lae Sidewalk Modified Note: Chevros should be used istead of diagoal hatchig where striped buffers are over 3 feet i width. Buffers ca either be located o either both sides of the bicycle lae or oly oe side. Proposed Bikeway Classificatios Note: Additioal traffic devices such as speed tables, chicaes, medias, wayfidig sigs, ad pavemet markigs are also icluded. Figure 4-2A

68 Note: Chevros should be used istead of diagoal hatchig BUFFERED BICYCLE LANE where striped buffers are over 3 feet i width. Buffers ca either be located o either both sides of the bicycle lae or oly oe side. Modified o-street bike lae with vehicle ad/or parkig-side buffer for addioal comfort ad safety o higher speed or volume roadways Striped Buffer 1-2 Striped Buffer Striped Buffer Not to scale Sidewalk Parkig 4-6 Bike Lae Travel Lae Travel Lae 4-6 Bike Lae Sidewalk BICYCLE ROUTE WITH SHARROWS Provides for shared use with motor vehicle traffic. Note: Additioal traffic devices such as speed tables, chicaes, medias, wayfidig sigs, ad pavemet markigs are also icluded. Bike Route Sig Not to scale Sidewalk Ceter of optioal sharrow pavemet markig should be 11 miimum from curb where parallel parkig is preset; ceter of travel lae is preferred Travel Lae Travel Lae Sidewalk Ceter of optioal sharrow pavemet markig should be 4 miimum from curb where o parkig is preset BICYCLE BOULEVARD Shared o-street facility with improvemets to maage vehicle speed ad volume ad prioritize bicycle traffic. Note: Additioal traffic devices such as speed tables, chicaes, medias, wayfidig sigs, ad pavemet markigs are also icluded. 6 Bicycle Boulevard Sigs Not to scale Sidewalk Parkig Travel Travel Parkig Sidewalk Figure 4-2B Proposed Bikeway Classificatios

69 4. Proposed Networks A list of proposed bicycle improvemets is preseted i Table 4-2. A summary of the proposed facility types ad etwork mileage is preseted i Table 4-3. TABLE 4-2 PROPOSED BICYCLE IMPROVEMENTS Segmet Descriptio Miles Richmod Greeway- Ohloe Greeway Gap Closure Shared-Use Paths Gap closure ad trail crossig 0.13 Cerrito Creek Trail Wide trail 0.40 Hill Street Sa Pablo Aveue Carlso Boulevard Betwee Sa Pablo Aveue ad the Ohloe Greeway Cycle Tracks Oe-way parkig-separated cycle tracks betwee Potrero Aveue ad Licol Aveue Complete a bikeway feasibility study lookig at a cycle track o Carlso Boulevard betwee the Richmod border ad Sa Pablo Aveue Buffered Bicycle Laes 2.54 Eastshore Boulevard Betwee Hill Street ad Potrero Aveue 0.18 Cetral Aveue Cuttig Boulevard Bicycle Laes Betwee Carlso Boulevard ad Sa Pablo Aveue Betwee Ohloe Greeway ad Sa Pablo Aveue Hill Street Betwee Ohloe Greeway ad Elm Street 0.14 Potrero Aveue Betwee wester city limit ad Ohloe Greeway 0.56 Sa Pablo Aveue Betwee Wall Aveue ad Potrero Aveue 0.52 Bicycle Routes with Sharrows Arligto Boulevard Betwee orther ad souther city limits 2.43 Avis Drive Betwee Moeser Lae ad Stockto Aveue 0.22 Barrett Aveue Betwee wester city limit ad Arligto 0.79 Boulevard Bates Aveue Betwee Terrace Drive ad Roberta Drive 0.16 Blake Street Betwee Norvell Street ad Navellier Street 0.17 Carmel Aveue Colusa Aveue Elm Street Fairmout Aveue Gages Aveue Hage Boulevard Key Boulevard Kott Aveue Maila Aveue Mira Vista Drive Navellier Drive Portola Drive Potrero Aveue Rifle Rage Drive Roberta Drive Sa Pablo Aveue Schmidt Lae Stockto Aveue Betwee souther city limit ad Fairmout Aveue Betwee Terrace Aveue ad souther city limit. Cosider a all-way stop ad other traffic cotrol devices at the itersectio of Colusa Aveue/Terrace Aveue to facilitate bicycle travel o ad to/from Colusa. Betwee Hill Street ad Cuttig Boulevard Gree-backed sharrows betwee Carlso Boulevard ad Colusa Aveue Betwee Fairview Drive ad Wilso Way Betwee Cuttig Boulevard ad Mira Vista Drive Betwee Kott Aveue ad Elm Street icrease frequecy of sharrow markigs ad sigage. Betwee Sa Pablo Aveue ad Ohloe Greeway Betwee Ohloe Greeway ad Sa Pablo Aveue Betwee Hage Boulevard ad Barrett Aveue Betwee Blake Street ad Moeser Lae Betwee Ohloe Greeway ad Sa Pablo Aveue Betwee Sa Pablo Aveue ad Navellier Street Betwee orther city limit ad Arligto Boulevard Betwee Bates Aveue ad Arligto Boulevard Gree-backed sharrows betwee Licol Aveue ad souther city limit Gree-backed sharrows betwee Wall Aveue ad orther city limit Betwee Sa Pablo Aveue ad Navellier Street Betwee Ohloe Greeway ad Terrace Aveue

70 4. Proposed Networks Terrace Drive Waldo Aveue Wilso Way Blake Street Everett Street Schmidt Lae Richmod Street Portola Drive Everett Street Waldo Aveue Norvell Street Eureka Aveue Albemarle Street Fairmout Aveue Behres Street Kearey Street Licol Aveue Bicycle Detectio Source: Fehr & Peers, Betwee Stockto Aveue ad Bates Aveue 1.12 Betwee Sa Pablo Aveue ad Ohloe 0.13 Greeway Betwee Gages Aveue ad Cuttig Boulevard 0.14 Bicycle Boulevards Betwee Ohloe Greeway ad Sa Pablo Aveue 0.30 Betwee Blake Street ad Schmidt Lae 0.60 Betwee Everett Street ad Richmod Street 0.05 Betwee Schmidt Lae ad Portola Drive 0.11 Betwee Richmod Street ad Everett Street 0.07 Betwee Portola Drive ad Waldo Aveue 0.12 Betwee Everett Street ad Norvell Street 0.05 Betwee Waldo Aveue ad Eureka Aveue 0.32 Betwee Norvell Street ad Albemarle Street 0.05 Betwee Eureka Aveue ad Fairmout Aveue 0.40 Betwee Albemarle Street ad Behres Street 0.02 Betwee Fairmout Aveue ad City Limit 0.30 Betwee Moeser Lae ad Fairmout Aveue 0.82 Betwee Sa Pablo Aveue ad Ashbury Aveue. Istall additioal bicycle-friedly speed humps ad cosider stop-sig flippig to reduce speeds ad give priority to the bicycle boulevard 0.53 Other Bicycle Projects Citywide, icludig Moeser/Navallier, Colusa/Fairmout, ad Fairmout/Ashbury. - TABLE 4-3: PROPOSED LENGTH OF BICYCLING NETWORK Bikeway Classificatio Proposed (mi) Shared-Use Path 0.53 Cycletracks 2.54 Buffered Bicycle Laes 0.18 Bicycle Laes 1.33 Bicyclig Route with Sharrows Bicycle Boulevard 3.74 TOTAL Source: Fehr & Peers, Bicycle Parkig Bicycle parkig is proposed at key locatios, as show o Figure 4-4. Additioal bicycle parkig is required as part of future ew developmets ad will likely icrease the umber of bicycle parkig spaces alog commercial corridors ad i higher-desity eighborhoods. 69

71 Yuba Av Gages St Colusa Av \\fpse03\fpse2\data2\2012projects\wc_projects\wc \graphics\gis\mxd\figure4_3_fut_bikenetwork.mxd Mira Vista Park Humboldt Av Richmod Greeway Baxter Gateway Park Sa Pablo Av Colo Av Key Blvd Stege Elemetary School Barrett Av Rosalid Av Poisett Park Macdoald Av Cayo Trail Park Eastshore Blvd Hage Blvd Kott Av ")a b Harper St U i o P a c i f i c R a i l r o a d 580 Bay Trail 80 Proposed Bicycle Network Facilities Class I Shared-Use Path Jorda Av Hill St Mira Vista Dr Gatto Av Lexigto Av Liberty St Tassajara Park Carquiez Av Prospect-Sierra Elemetary School El Cerrito del Norte Statio Blake St Tassajara Av Alva Av Keilworth Av Sowdo Av Gle Mawr Av Walut St Summit Charter School Wilso Wy Potrero Av St Joh's School Tehiyah School Gladys Av Tamalpais Av Motessori Family School Fairview Av Kearey St Wesley Av Plak Av Everett St Richmod St Maila Av Liberty St View Dr Moud Av Norvell St Elm St El Dorado St Cetral Park Bicycle Boulevard Mira Vista Golf & Coutry Club Cuttig Blvd Castro Park Ohloe Greeway Avila St Belmot Av Sata Clara Av Roger Ct Schmidt L Yosemite Av Wildwood Pl Camero School Doal Av Scott St Lawrece St Fred T. Korematsu Middle School Kearey St Lexigto Av Fairmout Park Liberty St Eureka Av Creekside Park Rivera St Portola Dr Elm St Julia Dr Navellier St Moeser L Waldo Av Vis Heights Rd Spyglass L Norvell St Regecy Ct Piehurst Ct Madera Dr City o f El C errito Stockto Av Fairmout Elemetary School Lexigto Av Liberty St Waldo L ")a b Everett St Avis Dr Cotra Costa Dr Ket Dr Hillside Natural Area Park Vista Seaview Pl Former Portola Middle School Cerrito Vista Park Eureka Av Licol Av J< El Cerrito Plaza Buckigham Dr Pomoa Av Albemarle St Cetral Av Club View Dr Devoshire Dr Clayto Av Kig Dr Fairmout Av Vista Rd Madera Elemetary School Galvi Dr Brewster Dr Eureka Av Rifle Rage Rd Arligto Blvd Betty L Prospect-Sierra Middle School Stockto Av Levisto Av Errol Dr Ashbury Av Colusa Av Rockway Av Hardig Elemetary School Hardig Park Pomoa Av Wildcat Dr James Pl Seaview Dr Boie Dr Shevli Dr El Cerrito High School Albay Middle School Existig Bicycle Network Facilities Class I Shared-Use Path Arligto Park Ramoa Av Villa Nueva Dr Ly Av Balra Dr Carmel Av Ward Av Terrace Dr Huber Park Seaview Dr Village Dr Haves Pl Cotra Costa Rd Sa Carlos Av Sata Fe Av Arbor Dr Bates Av St. Jerome's School Clark Pl Arligto Av Craft Av Kesigto Rd Kesigto Hilltop Elem Class II Bicycle Lae Class III with Sharrows Oe-Way Cycle Tracks Two-Way Cycle Tracks Class II Bicycle Lae Class III with Sharrows Figure 4-3 Bicycle Network

72 Yuba Av Gages St Colusa Av \\fpse03\fpse2\data2\2012projects\wc_projects\wc \graphics\gis\mxd\figure4_4_fut_bikeparkig.mxd Mira Vista Park Humboldt Av Baxter Gateway Park Cayo Trail Park Prospect-Sierra Elemetary School Gle Mawr Av El Cerrito del Norte Statio ")a b Summit Charter School City o f Camero School El C errito Castro Park Fred T. Korematsu Middle School St Joh's School Hillside Natural Area Former Portola Middle School l Cerrito Vista Park ¾ 80 Fairmout Elemetary School Fairmout Park ¾ l ")a b Cetral Park l ¾ J< El Cerrito Plaza Creekside Park Sa Pablo Av Colo Av Key Blvd Stege Elemetary School Barrett Av Rosalid Av Poisett Park Macdoald Av Eastshore Blvd Hage Blvd Kott Av Harper St U i o P a c i f i c R a i l r o a d 580 Bay Trail Jorda Av Hill St Mira Vista Dr Gatto Av Lexigto Av The City will aim to itall six bicycle parkig spaces per proposed facility Existig Bicycle Parkig Facility ¾ Liberty St Tassajara Park Carquiez Av Blake St Tassajara Av Alva Av Keilworth Av Sowdo Av l Tehiyah School Walut St Potrero Av Gladys Av Tamalpais Av Motessori Family School Fairview Av Wilso Wy Kearey St Wesley Av Plak Av Everett St Richmod St Maila Av Liberty St View Dr Moud Av Norvell St Elm St Mira Vista Golf & Coutry Club Ohloe Greeway El Dorado St Avila St Belmot Av Cuttig Blvd Kearey St Sata Clara Av Roger Ct Schmidt L Lexigto Av Yosemite Av Wildwood Pl Doal Av Scott St Lawrece St Liberty St Eureka Av Rivera St Portola Dr Elm St Julia Dr Navellier St Moeser L Waldo Av Vis Heights Rd Spyglass L Norvell St Stockto Av Lexigto Av Liberty St Proposed Bicycle Parkig Facility Regecy Ct Piehurst Ct Madera Dr Park Vista Waldo L Eureka Av Avis Dr Licol Av Everett St Cotra Costa Dr Ket Dr Seaview Pl Buckigham Dr Pomoa Av Albemarle St Cetral Av Club View Dr Devoshire Dr Clayto Av Kig Dr Fairmout Av Vista Rd Madera Elemetary School Galvi Dr Brewster Dr Eureka Av Rifle Rage Rd Arligto Blvd Betty L Prospect-Sierra Middle School Stockto Av Levisto Av Errol Dr Ashbury Av Colusa Av Rockway Av Hardig Elemetary School Hardig Park Pomoa Av Wildcat Dr James Pl Seaview Dr Boie Dr Shevli Dr El Cerrito High School Albay Middle School Arligto Park Ramoa Av Villa Nueva Dr Ly Av Balra Dr Terrace Dr Huber Park Seaview Dr Carmel Av Ward Av Village Dr Haves Pl Cotra Costa Rd Sa Carlos Av Sata Fe Av Arbor Dr Bates Av St. Jerome's School Clark Pl Arligto Av Craft Av Kesigto Rd Kesigto Hilltop Elem Figure 4-4 Proposed Bicycle Parkig

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74 5. Focus Area Projects Give the large umber of improvemet projects to be completed i the City, creatig a clear framework for how active trasportatio projects are prioritized is critical. The City of El Cerrito selected ie focus areas citywide for active trasportatio ehacemets, as these were determied to require additioal evaluatio as part of implemetatio of the previous Circulatio Pla.. These projects were idetified by the City based o demad for walkig ad bikig, commuity iterest, ad safety cosideratios. For each of the ie focus area projects, a grat-ready fact sheet ad cocept pla are preseted. The itetio of these fact sheets ad cocept plas is for the City to isert them ito grat applicatios as the City is ready to pursue grat fudig for the project. Four other focus area projects are curretly uder plaig ad/or desig ad are ot addressed i this chapter, these iclude: Arligto Boulevard/Brewster Drive bicycle ad pedestria improvemets Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla Del Norte BART bicycle ad pedestria improvemets Plaza BART bicycle ad pedestria improvemets I additio, the Kearey Street Bicycle Boulevard, for which more iformatio is preseted i Appedix F, has bee idetified as a potetial log-term project. Additioal aalysis, commuity egagemet ad desig would be required to carry that project forward. Additioal projects were sorted ito medium ad low priority tiers. The followig prioritizatio criteria ad weights were used to sort these remaiig projects: Supports ecoomic developmet (access to commercial odes) Access to trasit Cosistecy with adopted plas Focus Area Projects Grat-ready fact sheets ad cocept plas were developed for the followig ie focus area projects: 1. BART to Bay Trail Access Improvemets 2. Ohloe Greeway Crossig Improvemets 3. Citywide Wayfidig 4. Arligto Boulevard Pedestria Improvemets 5. East Side Bicycle Boulevard 6. East Side Bicycle Boulevard Wayfidig 7. Key Boulevard Improvemets 8. Fairmout Aveue Improvemets 9. Potrero Aveue Improvemets Figures 5-1 through 5-9 ad Table 5-1 preset these projects. These projects will help create a highly coected active trasportatio etwork withi El Cerrito ad will coect to eighborig cities ad ameities. Additioally, these projects are likely to be competitive for grat fudig. The itet of these fact sheets is that the City ca isert these sheets ito grat applicatios as it seeks competitive fudig to desig ad costruct bikig ad walkig projects. For each project a estimated cost rage is preseted, iclusive of soft costs, desig, ad cotigecy. Potetial to shift bicycle ad pedestria mode share Addresses immediate safety eed Closes critical gap 73

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104 5. Focus Area Projects 2 Poits: Projects that coect two existig facilities ad create a cotiuous facility 1 Poit: Projects that reduce the impact of a gap Ecoomic Developmet (2 Poits) The City of El Cerrito s adopted policies ad plas prioritize ecoomic developmet throughout the City. Poits are assiged as follows: 2 Poits: Projects withi ¼ mile of commercial odes 1 Poit: Projects withi ½ mile of commercial odes Access to Trasit (2 Poits) The City of El Cerrito s adopted policies ad plas also prioritize access to trasit. Providig last mile bicycle ad pedestria coectios to a trasit ceter has show to be particularly importat i ecouragig walkig ad bikig trips. Poits are assiged as follows: 2 Poits: Projects withi ¼ mile of AC Trasit Rapid bus stop or BART Statio 1 Poit: Projects withi ½ mile of AC Trasit Rapid bus stop or BART Statio OR alog a AC Trasit local bus route Cosistecy with Adopted Plas (2 Poits) Prioritizatio Results The projects idetified i Chapter 4 were scored ad raked usig the methodology described above to determie medium ad low priority projects. Table 5-2 presets the prioritized list of projects. TABLE 5-2 MEDIUM- AND LOW-PRIORITY PROJECTS Name Descriptio Miles Cost 1 Medium-Priority Projects Cetral Aveue Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk recostructio ad repair ad improve the streetscape betwee the Ohloe Greeway ad Ashbury Aveue 0.8 Implemet plaed improvemets to the Ohloe Greeway crossig at Plaza BART Statio through the OBAG-fuded grat improvemet Stripe ad sig bicycle laes betwee Carlso Boulevard ad Sa Pablo Aveue $$$$ OBAGfuded 0.05 $ The City of El Cerrito has udergoe a variety of plaig studies with sigificat public egagemet. As such, cosistecy with these plaig documets is importat. Poits are assiged as follows: Cuttig Boulevard Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk recostructio, repair, ad istallatio 0.12 $$$$ 2 Poits: Project idetified i two or more Plas 1 Poit: Project idetified i oe previous Pla 101

105 5. Focus Area Projects TABLE 5-2 MEDIUM- AND LOW-PRIORITY PROJECTS Name Descriptio Miles Cost 1 TABLE 5-2 MEDIUM- AND LOW-PRIORITY PROJECTS Name Descriptio Miles Cost 1 Implemet plaed pedestria improvemets to the Ohloe Greeway crossig ad Greeway aligmet ear Del Norte BART ad through OBAG-fuded grat project Improve itersectio at Sa Pablo Aveue ad stripe all crossigs per the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla $$ Improve itersectio at Sa Pablo Aveue/Hill Street/Eastshore Boulevard ad stripe all crosswalk per the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla ad Complete Streets Pla Implemet plaed pedestria improvemets to the Ohloe Greeway ad Safeway Driveway crossigs ear del Norte BART as part of the OBAG-fuded project $$$$ OBAGfuded OBAGfuded Hill Street Stripe ad sig bicycle laes betwee Ohloe Greeway ad Sa Pablo Aveue Implemet Del Norte Statio Moderizatio Improvemets Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk istallatio ad repair Improve itersectio at Key Boulevard/Hill Street/Elm Street 0.06 $ BART Fuded $$$$ $$$$ (City has applied for Safe Routes to School ATP Fudig) Eastshore Boulevard Stripe ad sig eastboud bicycle lae betwee Ohloe Greeway ad Elm Street Implemet del Norte Statio Moderizatio Improvemets Stripe ad sig buffered bicycle laes betwee Sa Pablo Aveue ad Potrero Aveue $ (City has applied for Safe Routes to School ATP Fudig) BART Fuded 0.18 $$ 102

106 5. Focus Area Projects TABLE 5-2 MEDIUM- AND LOW-PRIORITY PROJECTS Name Descriptio Miles Cost 1 TABLE 5-2 MEDIUM- AND LOW-PRIORITY PROJECTS Name Descriptio Miles Cost 1 Licol Aveue Schmidt Lae Stockto Aveue Stripe ad sig as bicycle boulevard ad look for opportuities to istall traffic calmig features, such as stop-sig flippig ad bicycle-friedly speed humps, ad adjust traffic cotrol devices to give priority to bicycle traffic o Licol Sig ad stripe Class III Bicycle Route with Sharrows betwee Sa Pablo Aveue ad Navellier Street Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk recostructio ad repair ad improve the streetscape betwee the Ohloe Greeway ad the Recyclig Ceter Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk recostructio ad repair ad improve the streetscape betwee Sa Pablo Aveue ad Ashbury Aveue Sig ad stripe Class III Bicycle Route with Sharrows betwee Ohloe Greeway ad Ashbury Aveue 0.53 $$$ $ 0.6 $$$$ 0.4 $$$$ 0.28 $ Portola Drive Potrero Aveue Richmod Greeway- Ohloe Greeway Gap Closure Richmod Street Ashbury Aveue Maila Aveue Sig ad stripe Class III Bicycle Route with Sharrows betwee Sa Pablo Aveue ad Ohloe Greeway 0.11 Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk recostructio ad repair ad improve the streetscape betwee the wester City boudary ad Richmod Street Gap closure ad trail crossig 0.13 Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk istallatio, recostructio, ad repair Provide accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk recostructio ad repair. Sig ad stripe Class III Bicycle Route with Sharrows betwee Sa Pablo Aveue ad Ohloe Greeway $ 0.5 $$$$ $$$$ (Plaed & Fuded, Richmod lead) 1.8 $$$ 1.2 $$$$ 0.09 $ 103

107 5. Focus Area Projects TABLE 5-2 MEDIUM- AND LOW-PRIORITY PROJECTS Name Descriptio Miles Cost 1 TABLE 5-2 MEDIUM- AND LOW-PRIORITY PROJECTS Name Descriptio Miles Cost 1 Low-Priority Projects Colusa Aveue Kott Aveue Park Trail Corridors Sig ad stripe Class III Bicycle Route with Sharrows betwee Stockto Aveue ad souther City Limit. Cosider a all-way stop ad other traffic cotrol devices at the itersectio of Colusa Aveue/Terrace Aveue to facilitate bicycle travel o ad to/from Colusa. Sig ad stripe Class III Bicycle Route with Sharrows betwee Sa Pablo Aveue ad Ohloe Greeway Cosider purchasig udeveloped properties borderig park areas to ehace trail coectios Improve ad maitai sidewalks, hillside paths/stairs, ad fire trails as eeded Provide sigage, icludig mileage, alog trail corridors 1.02 $$ 0.06 $ $$$ $$$ Barrett Ave Hillside Pathways ad Stairs Impassible Trails Navellier Street Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk recostructio ad repair ad improve the streetscape betwee the wester City boudary ad Arligto Boulevard Sig ad stripe Class III Bicycle Route with Sharrows betwee wester City Limit ad Arligto Boulevard Improve ad maitai paths/stairs, icludig the provisio of hadrails ad postig sigs - Maitai GIS map of all paths ad stairs withi the public right-ofway Improve all impassible trails withi the City s right-of-way to provide accessible trails Provide a accessible path of travel for pedestrias through sidewalk istallatio, recostructio, ad repair 0.8 $$$ 0.79 $ $$$ $ 1.2 $$$ 0.75 $$$ Carmel Aveue Sig ad stripe Class III Bicycle Route with Sharrows betwee Fairmout ad souther City Limit 0.10 $ 104

108 5. Focus Area Projects TABLE 5-2 MEDIUM- AND LOW-PRIORITY PROJECTS Name Descriptio Miles Cost 1 TABLE 5-2 MEDIUM- AND LOW-PRIORITY PROJECTS Name Descriptio Miles Cost 1 Mira Vista Drive Terrace Drive Rifle Rage Drive Sig ad stripe Class III Bicycle Route with Sharrows betwee Hage Boulevard ad Barrett Aveue Sig ad stripe Class III Bicycle Route with Sharrows betwee Stockto Aveue ad Arligto Boulevard Sig ad stripe Class III Bicycle Route with Sharrows betwee orther City Limit ad Arligto Boulevard 0.51 $ 1.45 $ 0.48 $ All Itersectios Istall pedestria coutdow heads ad update sigal timigs to 3.5 feet/secod or curret MUTCD stadards at sigalized itersectios ad update curb ramps to curret ADA stadards at all itersectios - $ - $$ 1. Project costs for pedestria projects were calculated o a order-of magitude basis to uderstad plaig-level costs. Projects were assiged a rakig of $ (<$50,000), $$ ($50,000-$200,000), $$$ ($200, ,000), $$$$ (>$500,000). Source: Fehr & Peers,

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110 6. Performace Measures The City of El Cerrito iteds to moitor progress o the implemetatio of this Active Trasportatio Pla over time. This chapter presets four key performace goals for the Pla s implemetatio. Performace Goals Table 6-1 summarizes the four Performace Measure ad Goals ad icludes iformatio o the key stakeholders ad associated metrics ad policies to make progress toward meetig those goals. These goals provide cosistecy with the citywide policies established i Chapter 2 Goals, Policies, ad Programs, ad should be followed ad moitored per Policy 1-7 of this Pla. This Pla will be updated every 5-7 years, icludig a aalysis of the icrease i bicyclig ad walkig from the implemetatio of proposed facilities, as well as a evaluatio of the remaiig etwork. This update will esure that proposed projects still meet the eeds of the commuity. 107

111 6. Performace Measures TABLE 6-1 PERFORMANCE GOALS Goal Metric Key Actios 1. Costruct all the low-stress bicycle facilities that support users of all ages ad abilities by 2025 ad build out the remaider of the bicycle ad pedestria etwork by Ehace citywide pedestria ad bicycle safety 3. Ecourage ad facilitate a sigificat icrease i active trasportatio mode share ad trips. 4. Ecourage ew walkig ad bikig trips to trasit Source: Fehr & Peers, Establish a costructio pace of 0.5 miles of bicycle facilities ad oe pedestria capital improvemet project per year Reduce total umber of aual bicycle ad pedestria related collisio rate by 50 percet by 2025 Double the percetage of all walkig trips ad bikig trips by 2025 Double the percetage of walkig ad bikig trips to trasit by 2025 Cotiue to seek competitive grat fudig sources to implemet the ie focus area projects Cosider bicycle ad pedestria facilities i all pavig projects ad itersectio improvemets Review evirometal documets ad proposed developmet plas for cosistecy with this Pla ad for a proposed facility s ability to accommodate the eeds of users of all ages ad abilities Address collisio locatios idetified i this Pla icludig but ot limited to Sa Pablo Aveue, Carlso Boulevard, ad Ohloe Greeway crossigs by istallig the projects idetified i this Pla ad implemetig the educatio ad eforcemet programs laid out i Chapter 2. Require bicycle ad pedestria couts to be routiely collected with all itersectio turig movemet couts, such as for all evirometal documets ad traffic studies Evaluate creatig a GIS database of bicycle ad pedestria couts by locatio, icludig peak hour, weekday ad weeked ADT, date, ad source of data, as available Review ad moitor bicycle ad pedestria commute mode share from America Commuity Survey (ACS) data ad the Califoria Household Travel Survey, as recommeded i the Sa Pablo Aveue Specific Pla Work with BART ad AC Trasit to moitor the percetage of riders walkig ad bikig to trasit Prioritize ad implemet improvemets ear the BART statios ad alog Sa Pablo Aveue Rapid Bus route 108

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