Make CSUN Shine Brighter: Pedestrian and Vehicular Traffic Improvement Initiative Progress Update February 21, 2013
Question No. 1: As we continually strive to improve and plan for a more user-friendly campus, what modifications or adjustments large or small would improve pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic flow on and around campus?
Response Categories Roadway Safety/Traffic Control Parking Structures and Lots Pedestrian Walkways Campus Way-finding Alternative Transportation Bicycling/skateboarding Mass Transit Major Master Plan Initiatives
Roadway Safety/Traffic Control Primary Response Themes: 1. Add traffic signals and stop signs at strategic locations 2. Improve crosswalks, particularly by adding smart crossings 3. Improve street lighting 4. Open Etiwanda Ave. at Halsted (contradicts master plan)
Traffic Control/Roadway Safety Projects and Initiatives Currently Underway: 1. Darby/Plummer Crosswalk Improvements 2. Dearborn/Reseda traffic light addition (City of L.A.) 3. Enforcement measures (project ped, hang it up)
Darby Ave. at Plummer
Darby Ave. at Plummer St.
Traffic Control/Roadway Safety Future Considerations: 1. Etiwanda and Lindley Ave. smart crossings
Etiwanda South Smart Crosswalk
Etiwanda south- existing smart crossing
Etiwanda Ave.-existing crossing at Bayramian Hall
Parking Structures and Lots Primary Response Themes: 1. Improve way-finding, primarily to parking dispenser locations 2. Improve lighting at surface lots 3. Automated signage indicating parking availability by level 4. Increased enforcement within structures 5. Increase parking space count 6. Enter D6/E6 lots via Plummer (contradicts master plan)
Parking Structures and Lots Projects and Initiatives Currently Underway: 1. B4 surface parking lot LED lighting 2. F10 surface parking lot lighting and security improvements 3. Analysis of entry point signage leading to dispensers
Lot B1 Entry
Lot B5 Entry from Darby
Structure B3 Entry from Prairie
B3 Main Stair N/E Corner
Typical B3 structure pay station
B3 Structure Elevator Lobby
Lobby Graphic Example (not at CSUN)
Pedestrian Walkways Primary Response Themes: 1. Provide more shade 2. Improve lighting 3. Repair sidewalk paving 4. Reduce pedestrian/cycle/skateboard conflicts
Pedestrian Walkways Projects and Initiatives Currently Underway: 1. Plummer Street ADA sidewalk/lighting 2. Bookstore south ADA pathway and stair 3. Orange grove walk concrete replacement, ADA ramp & hydraulic bollards
Bookstore south walkway/ramp
Orange Grove Walk-ADA Ramp
Campus Way-finding Primary Response Themes: 1. Update kiosk maps, possibly with additional transportation info. 2. Consider interactive tools, such as QR codes and way-finding app 3. Improve directional signage to athletic, arts venues 4. Identify functions on building (i.e. Bayramian Hall Student Services)
Campus Wayfinding Projects and Initiatives Currently Underway: 1. QR codes on campus sustainability signs 2. New signage at Matador Drive near Matadome
Alternative Transportation- Mass Transit Primary Response Themes: 1. Promote use of Mass Transit 2. Advocate for expanded service from various providers 3. Study student transportation habits
Alternative Transportation- Mass Transit Projects and Initiatives Currently Underway: 1. Discussions with Simi Valley Transit
Alternative Transportation- Bicycling Primary Response Themes: 1. Add bicycle/skateboard lanes and pavement markings 2. Enforcement and safety training 3. Increased bike racks and repair stations
Alternative Transportation- Bicycling Projects and Initiatives Currently Underway: 1. Bicycle compound repair stations 2. Chaparral Hall bike parking paving/racks 3. Lindley Ave. landscape/bike lanes (north of Halsted) 4. Dismount zones in campus core
Alternative Transportation- Bicycling Primary Response Themes: Projects and Initiatives Currently Underway: Future Considerations: Bike Repair Station-Transit Center
B3 Structure Bicycle Compound
Dismount Sign Example (UCLA)
Chaparral Hall Bicycle Parking
Master Plan Considerations Primary Response Themes: 1. Pedestrian bridges/tunnels at core loop road. 2. Restrict loop road traffic.