Workshop #2June 21st, 2016

Linda Vista Comprehensive Active Transportation Strategy (CATS)

Agenda

• Project Overview

• What We Heard

• Types of Improvements

• Feedback Activity

• Next Steps

Project Objective How can we improve pedestrian and bike connections in Linda Vista?

Community Outreach

Workshop #1

MetroQuest Survey

Bike/Walk Audit

Project Timeline

Data collection & analysis

Community input

Draft improvement projects

Community input

Prepare Master Plan

Workshop #1Oct 2014

City Staff Charrette #2

June 2016

City Staff Charrette #1

Nov 2014

Workshop #2June 2016

Bike and WalkAudit

What We Heard

Themes• Presence of Jaywalking

around the Shopping Center, on Linda Vista Rd. near Mesa College Dr. and by USD

• Unsafe crossing for school-aged children around schools

• Roads in need of traffic calming

• Roads in need of better bicycle facilities

Design Recommendations• Add midblock crossings

near Linda Vista Shopping Center and near USD

• Add lighting• Add/widen sidewalks• Improved crossings• Add bus shelters• Add buffered/green bike

lanes

How We Determined Improvements

Community Input

City FeedbackData Analysis

Types of Improvements

Intersection Improvements | Neighborhood Traffic Circles

Neighborhood Traffic Circles Purpose: allow bike traffic to continue safely through the intersection without stopping.

Protected Intersections Purpose: allow all bicycle turning movements to occur without potential conflicts with cars

Intersection Improvements | Protected Intersections

Bicycle Facilities | Buffered Bike Lanes

Buffered Bike lane at Genesee Ave and Osler St

Bicycle Facilities | Protected Bike Lane

Protected Bike Lane in Seattle, WA

Bicycle Facilities | Cycle Track

Cycle Track Along Friars Road

Bicycle Facilities | Sharrow

Sharrow on Via Las Cumbres

Bicycle Facilities | Bike Box

Bike Box in Tucson, AZ

Pedestrian Facilities| Crosswalks

Continental Crosswalk at Linda Vista Road and Mesa College Drive

Raised Crosswalk in San Francisco, CA

Pedestrian Facilities| Improvements

Bulb-Outs/ Curb Extensions at Mid-block Crossing

Pedestrian Refuge

Pedestrian Facilities| Signals

HAWK Signal in San Diego

Active TransportationRecommendations

Corridor Improvements

Recommendations | Linda Vista Road Corridor

• Completing buffered bike lanes along Linda Vista Road LINDA

VISTA SHOPPING

CENTER

MONTGOMERY MIDDLE SCHOOL

LINDA VISTA ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL SAN DIEGO COOPERATIVE

CHARTER SCHOOL

KEARNY HIGH SCHOOL

CARSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FRANCIS PARKER SCHOOL

MARK TWAIN HIGH

SCHOOL

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO

Recommendations | Mesa College Dr Corridor

• Add buffered bike lanes west of Armstrong St and from Ashford to SR-163 overpass

• Widen sidewalkin front of Kearny High School

Recommendations | Genesee Ave Corridor

• Add buffer to bike lane from Linda Vista Rd to Whitney

Recommendations | Ulric St Corridor

• Add lighting from Tait St to SR 163 Ramp

• Add two-way cycle track with bike lanes from David St to Friars Rd

Recommendations | Via Las Cumbres Corridor

• Add sidewalk to east side of street from Linda Vista Rd to Friars Rd

Improvement Areas

Improvement Area A |Mesa College Drive from Linda Vista Rd to SR-163 Ramp

Improvement Area A Green Bike Lane

Protected Bike Lane

Buffered Bike Lane

Improvement Area BLinda Vista Road and Mesa College Drive

Improvement Area BLinda Vista Road and Mesa College Drive

Continental Crosswalks Buffered Bike Lanes

Protected Bike Lanes

Improvement Area CLinda Vista Road and Korink Avenue

Improvement Area CLinda Vista Road and Korink Avenue

Pedestrian Refuge

Buffered Bike Lanes

Alternative - Signalized

Improvement Area DUlric Street

Improvement Area DUlric Street

Neighborhood Traffic Circles

Sharrows

Improvement Area ELinda Vista Road and Genesee Avenue

Improvement Area ELinda Vista Road and Genesee Avenue

Protected Intersection

Continental Crosswalks Alternative – 2 Lane Roundabout

Improvement Area FGenesee Avenue at SR-163 On-Ramp

Improvement Area FGenesee Avenue at SR-163 On-Ramp

Green Bike Lane

Improvement Area G & ILinda Vista Shopping Center

Improvement Area G & I

PedestrianRefuge

Curb Pop-Outs

Bike Box

Continental Crosswalks

Buffered Bike Lanes

Improvement Area JLinda Vista Road at USD Stairwell

Improvement Area JLinda Vista Road at USD Stairwell

HAWK Signal

Improvement Area LKramer Street and Coolidge Street

Improvement Area LKramer Street and Coolidge Street

Raised Crosswalks

Curb Pop-OutsAlternative – Neighborhood

Traffic Circle

Small Group

Breakout

Feedback Exercise| Feedback

• Review Recommendations in each of the zones

• Clarify/ask questions of the Team

• Priorities: Use dots to indicate your

preferred improvements

• Anything missing? Use Post-it Notes to record

anything we missed!

Small Group Exercise | Feedback

ZONE A• Improvement Area A: Mesa

College Dr from Linda Vista Rd to SR-163 On-Ramp

• Improvement Area B: Linda Vista Rd and Mesa College Dr

• Improvement Area C: Linda Vista Rd and Korink Ave

ZONE B• Improvement Area E: Linda Vista

Rd and Genesee Ave• Improvement Area F: Genesee Ave

and SR-163 On-Ramp

ZONE C• Improvement Area D: Ulric

Street• Improvement Area G & I: Linda

Vista Shopping Center

ZONE D• Improvement Area J: Linda Vista

Rd and USD Stairwell• Improvement Area L: Kramer

Street and Coolidge Street

Next Steps

• Finalization of Concepts• Writing of CATS Plan• Charrette #3

• Review of CATS Plan

• Finalization of Final Plan