COASTAL RAIL TRAIL ROSE CREEK BIKEWAY PROJECT COMMUNITY WORKSHOP #2 AUGUST 15, 2013 CHRIS CARTERETTE, AICP PROJECT MANAGER Chris.Carterette@sandag.org Direct: 619-699.7319
REGIONAL PLANNING BACKGROUND & COORDINATION Regional Transportation Plan Regional Bike Plan
PRIORITY PROJECTS 3 3
PRINCIPLES Safety and convenience Connect neighborhoods/regions Enhance neighborhood character Economic development Quality of life and public health Transportation choices and more people choosing to ride 4
PROJECT BENEFITS Provides a safe, efficient and attractive bicycling environment Improves access to: schools, universities, recreational opportunities, transit, commercial centers Adds to transportation choices 5
PROJECT BENEFITS Connects communities and fosters economic vitality Biking provides a net financial gain to society* Builds on community planning efforts Encourages active transportation and public health *City of Copenhagen study 6
EVERYDAY PEOPLE, EVERYDAY TRIPS No Way Interested, but Concerned (potential bikeway users) Anywhere, Anytime 7
LEVEL of TRAFFIC STRESS 8
LOW STRESS STREETS BENEFIT ALL USERS B E N E F I T S p l a c e m a k i n g s a f e t y t r a f f i c c a l m i n g a c c e s s i b i l i t y 9
COASTAL RAIL TRAIL A multijurisdictional effort completed in October 2000 Approximately 40 mile network of bikeways from Oceanside to Santa Fe Depot in Downtown San Diego The Study is the guiding document for implementing the various segments This project is part of the Coastal Rail Trail Network 10
PLANNING & DESIGN PHASE Rose Creek Bike Path North end of Santa Fe Street to intersection of Damon and Mission Bay Drive 11
CONSIDERATIONS - NORTH 12
CONSIDERATIONS - CENTRAL 13
CONSIDERATIONS - SOUTH 14
Daily Bike Counts COUNTS FOR MAY, JUNE & JULY 1200 Daily Bike Counts - Rose Canyon Bike Path May, June and July 2013 1000 800 600 400 May-13 June-13 July-13 200 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Days of Month (May, June & July 2013) 40,223 people biked through the end of Santa Fe Street during May, June and the 1 st half of July 15
RESULTS FROM JUNE 20 th COMMUNITY WORKSHOP The project team presented the project corridor and asked attendees what they would like to see, given project area constraints. Strong support for improving the bicycle infrastructure in the corridor in general Strong community support for a cycle track on the west side of Santa Fe Street from cul de sac to bridge over creek Class 1 Bike Path along creek with undercrossings of I-5 and Mission Bay Drive strongly supported as well Use best practices in protecting environmental resources Represented property owners expressed understanding of proposal and value its benefits 16
2-WAY CYCLE TRACK WITH BARRIER West side of Santa Fe Street Oblique View 17
2-WAY CYCLE TRACK WITH BARRIER West side of Santa Fe Street Cross Section 18
2-WAY RAISED CYCLE TRACK WITH PARTIAL BARRIER West side of Santa Fe Street Oblique View 19
2-WAY RAISED CYCLE TRACK WITH PARTIAL BARRIER West side of Santa Fe Street Cross Section 20
1-WAY OUTSIDE BUFFERED BIKE LANES Oblique View 21
1-WAY OUTSIDE BUFFERED BIKE LANES Cross Section 22
2-WAY BIKE PATH SEPARATED FROM ROADWAY Oblique View 23
2-WAY BIKE PATH SEPARATED FROM ROADWAY Cross Section 24
BIKES MEAN CHOICES, HEALTH & BUSINESS Having superior bicycle facilities in your community is good! A half hour spent riding to you destination is better for you than using similar equipment in a gym Adults who choose to ride a bike influence their children to ride and thus, become healthier adults When you ride your bike regularly along the same route, you see the same people and can actually say hello building community In terms of commuting happiness, biking and walking rank higher than all other modes. Driving is lowest, below riding the bus Having superior bicycle facilities near your business is good! People who arrive on bikes often have more disposable income Businesses adjacent to superior bike facilities in NYC have seen sales increases of 49% to 172% For properties adjacent to new superior bike facilities, property values tend to increase +/- 16,000 people ride by the Brewery every month according to SDSU data A cycle track on Santa Fe Street would provide a new transportation choice for people who work in the corridor, and would reduce their commuting costs and increase their health and attendance 25
Next Steps Incorporate results of this workshop into refinement of conceptual plans Return to community with presentation of resulting work and finalize project concept Next Community Meeting tentatively scheduled for October 17 same place, same time Using the final concept: Begin preliminary engineering, formal environmental process and local, state and Federal regulatory interactions Finalize engineering Collect bids Construct project 26