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TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
COMMISSION REPORT OF: October 3, 1988 ITEM NO._g_
LOCATION: N/ A
INITIATED BY: Traffic Engineering Division -City of Carlsbad Engineering
Department
REQUESTED ACTION: Information item for the Traffic Safety Commission, no action
is requested.
BACKGROUND:
DATA:
The Ni nth Annual Pedestrian Conference was held in Boulder, Col or ado
September 22-24, 1988. This conference was sponsored by the City of
Boulder Transportation Division and attended by an Engineering Department
staff member from the City of Carlsbad.
The theme of the conference was "Effecting Change -Step by Step" and
consisted of workshops and papers presented by national and international
speakers addressing processes and products of change. Robert Johnson,
Principal Civil Engineer in the Carlsbad Traffic Engineering Division
presented a paper on the City of Carlsbad Pedestrian Action Plan,
indicating that the plan was just the beginning and that more can be and
will be done in Carlsbad for pedestrian planning and safety.
In 1987, two meetings of the Traffic Safety Commission (TSC) discussed the
formulation of a pedestrian safety proposal. At the October 5, 1987 TSC
meeting, the Commission referred the recommendation of a Pedestrian
Education Program to the City Manager for comment. Staff discussed the
issue of a pedestrian plan with the City Manager and Councilmember Larson
and was directed to formulate a plan for presentation to the City Council.
Staff presented the City of Carlsbad Pedestrian Action Plan, consisting
of five key elements to the City Council at their meeting of March 1, 1988.
The plan includes:
Key Element No. I -Expand the Pedestrian Section of the Circulation
Element at the time revisions to the General Plan take place. Insert a
policy statement(s) that relates to pedestrian needs and objectives.
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ITEM NO. 6C
Key Element No. 2 -Develop an action plan for adopting and expanding the
Downtown Pedestrian Circulation Study prepared by Willdan Associates in
1984. This action plan will inventory, evaluate and prioritize locations
within the City where sidewalks or other pedestrian facilities are missing
or in need of repair and identify areas where it is necessary to complete
pedestrian linkages. Funding for the study will be requested from SANDAG.
Key Element No. 3 -Develop a Pedestrian Education Program. This program
will focus on providing guidelines and information to pedestrians on a
variety of subjects such as crosswalks, traffic signal pedestrian push
buttons and signal i ndi cations, ways to pro vi de input to the planning
process, pedestrian safety, designated City department to report
maintenance problems, pedestrian -vehicle relationship and funding
availability in the yearly Capital Improvement Program for pedestrian
facilities. New articles, leaflets, post cards, informational meetings
and other resources would be used to accomplish this objective.
Key Element No. 4 -Develop a program to provide attention to the
pedestrian planning and implementation process. This program will focus
on the steps to ensure follow-through on the entire pedestrian process and
facilities implementation, from initial design concepts to construction.
Key Element No. 5 -Designate an engineering and/or planning staff member
to have specific pedestrian related responsibilities. An employee(s) of
the City of Carlsbad will have responsibilities to oversee the
comprehensive planning for pedestrian needs and ensure that the overall
planning process meets the needs of the pedestrian, but not necessarily
as a full -time responsibility.
Portions of the above discussed plan have been implemented at this time.
This matter will be discussed at a future Traffic Safety Commission meeting
for additional ideas and information to expand or modify the Pedestrian
Action Plan.
RECOMMENDATION:
Information item only, no action required by the Traffic Safety Commission.
NECESSARY CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
No action required at this time.