City of Gilroy Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Strategic Plan 2017 Table of Contents Invitation to the Public Goals Action Plan Grants 2 3-4 5-6 7
The Bicycle Pedestrian Commission is inviting the public to attend our monthly meetings. On the 4 th Tuesday of each month. Located at the City Council Chambers 6:00pm. You can see our current agenda and minutes on the City of Gilroy website. We are seeking your input whether you are a BMX rider, trail runner, recreational bike rider, MTB rider, walker, and hiker! Commissioner- Leo Gonzalez, Chair Commissioner- Zachary Hilton, Vice- Chair Commissioner- Sean Reedy Commissioner- Tony Marandos Commissioner- Chad Reeder 2
REVISED AS TO ITEMS IN ITALICS AND UNDERLINING Goals #1 BMX Track in Gilroy, work with Garlic City BMX Non- Profit, City Council Strategic Plan Goal #1, #4, #5 #2 Bicycle Racks Downtown, City Council Strategic Plan Goal #3, #4, #5 #3 Gourmet Alley Pedestrian Enhancements, City Council Strategic Plan Goal #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Safe Routes to School, Walk & Roll to school, work closely with school PTA s, Santa Clara County Public Health, Gilroy Unified School District, Silicon Valley Bike Coalition. Support community programs to fight obesity via bicycle & pedestrian activities. Measure B will bring $39,000 annually for this education. Identify education needs for City Council and City Administrator. Implement City of Gilroy Complete Street Policy into every street project, get current Complete Streets policy added to General Plan 2040 during GPAC Bike to Work Day/Bike to School Day - More effort to get the word out about this annual May event. May 10 for School and May 11 for Work First Fridays Downtown Gilroy Event Create more safe routes on streets and sidewalks in Downtown to walk and ride. Obtain Measure B funds to follow the Downtown Specific Plan in making Downtown Gilroy more bicycle user friendly. Update Gilroy Trails Master Plan and incorporate in the General Plan update (GPAC). Update Parks Master Plan and Gilroy Sports 3
Park Master plan to include BMX dirt track, dirt pump track, and asphalt pump track. First Street from Monterey Rd to Santa Teresa ensure that bike lanes are incorporated when repaved. Caltrans to make First Street into a Main Street project. Gavilan College Hold a regular meeting on campus. Sidewalk Improvement 80/20 program. Work closer with the Parks and Recreation Department. Promote more trails and trail running at Christmas Hill Park. Promote a trail building day and obtain a BPC Adopt a Spot. Work with any organization or group that hosts a bicycle or pedestrian event in Gilroy. Start green bicycle lane program in Gilroy, and start with the school zones. Create a city streets standard policy for green lanes. Encourage bicycle parking at all public events like First Fridays Downtown, Tamal Festival, Garlic Festival and 5th Street Live Series. Create a list of annual grants that the BPC/City of Gilroy can apply for. Get Gilroy ranked in The League of American Bicyclists http://www.bikeleague.org/bfa/awards 4
Action Plan Updated 7/25/2017 BMX Track Facility in Gilroy- Commissioner Zachary Hilton March 2017 we received a presentation from Garlic City BMX about the proposed BMX track facility in Gilroy. BPC voted unanimously to endorse and support Garlic City BMX and the building of a BMX track phase at the Gilroy Sports Park, requested budget item and submitted recommendation to Council and City Administrator, May 2017- Garlic City BMX needs to present city financial feasibility plan, business plan, and past successes including a succession plan for BMX Park. Update Parks Master Plan and Gilroy Sports Park Master Plan to include location of outdoor BMX dirt track, dirt pump track, and asphalt pump track. Safe Routes to School- All Commissioner s Continue to work with Santa Clara County Public Health, School PTA s, Gilroy Unified School District, Silicon Valley Bike Coalition and develop programs at every school in Gilroy. Help City Staff integrate SRTS concept into their staff reports to City Council when they are presenting development and transportation projects. Work with Planning Commission to have developers integrate SRTS into their plans and presentations. Gourmet Alley Pedestrian Walkway- Commissioner Zachary Hilton This plan follows the City of Gilroy s Downtown Specific Plan. Requested budget item and submitted recommendation to City Council and City Administrator. Bike Racks Downtown/Donation from Sunrise Rotary- Commissioner s Tony Marandos/Zachary Hilton Met with GDBA design committee, conducted poll s on Facebook and NextDoor regarding bike racks that are wanted for Downtown. Small vs Large bike corrals were pretty much even. Zach received a quote for 3 bike racks; design presented to the Public Art s Committee on April 26 and they approved the design, requested budget for additional bike racks throughout Downtown, work with City Staff to develop a bike rack standard policy for Downtown Gilroy. Zach met with Gabe Gonzalez on July 5, 2017 regarding the bike racks for Downtown Gilroy. He said the bike racks were approved during the one- time budget funding requests. There were just some items that needed to be taken care of first, and the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission is currently working on it. Gabe is contacting Kristin Abrams from Planning to see when Sue O Stander can meet with him so we can iron out dimensions of the rack, design, placement locations, and develop a draft guideline for racks in Downtown Gilroy. Zach is working with Gary Walton and the Gilroy Downtown Business Association (GDBA) during this process as well. Gary will try to make the meeting with Sue when I schedule it. The GDBA and Gary are in support of this project. 5
Once we get a guideline drafted along with cost associated we will get it on the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Agenda, Public Art Committee Agenda, run it by the GDBA for approval, and then it will come in front of City Council. We would like to request 10 bike racks. We hope to have this done by September. Creating a General Fund Project List- Commissioner Zachary Hilton To anticipate Measure B funds and requests from outside agency partners we will create a list of projects and costs from the Gilroy Trails Master Plan. The project list will be included in our Strategic Plan. Committee Formed for Re- Striping Crosswalks/Bike Lanes and Green Bike Lanes- Commissioner Zachary Hilton and Commissioner Chad Reeder Developed a list of faded bike lanes and crosswalks across the City and also identified several intersections for a green bike lane test program; the Re- Striping list was prioritized to the City Council Strategic Goals. Zach and Chad are working on drafting up a Green Bike Lane Design Standard Guideline for Gilroy. 6
GRANTS: Santa Clara County Water District Access to Trails Grants- We have contacted the SCC Water District grants program http://www.valleywater.org/services/trailsandopenspace.aspx Transportation Fund for Clean Air- http://www.vta.org/projects- and- programs/call- for- projects TFCA. Call for projects next time in December 2017. We can get items bike storage lockers, bike share, and bike racks. Bay Area Air Quality Management District/Bicycle Rack Voucher Program- Here s the http://www.baaqmd.gov/bikeways for BRVP. Signed up to receive notice for next fiscal cycle. Bicycle Expenditure Program http://www.vta.org/projects- and- programs/planning/bikes- countywide- bicycle- plan- cbp Call for projects in Spring 2017. Specialized Foundation Riding for Focus Grant https://www.specialized.com/us/en/specialized- foundation- school- program- grant Applications due March of each year. Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) http://mtc.ca.gov/our- work/plans- projects/bicycle- pedestrian- planning Bike Share Capital Project People For Bikes http://www.peopleforbikes.org/pages/grant- guidelines?mc_cid=bd8953fdf1&mc_eid=be6c7a1944 Bicycle Infrastructure Projects. Calls for projects June and December. 7