HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-02-06; Traffic Safety Commission; ; Request funding from the Bicycle Facilities Coordinating Committee to construct bike lanes on Monroe Street.CITY OF CARLSBAD
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
COMMISSION REPORT OF: February 6, 1989
LOCATION: Monroe Street
INITIATED BY: Traffic Engineering Division
ITEM NO._filL_
REQUESTED ACTION:Request funding from the Bicycle Facilities Coordinating
Committee to construct bike lanes on Monroe Street.
BACKGROUND:
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) administers the money
for bicycle facilities received from Transportation Development Act (TDA)
and Proposition A Bikeway Facilities construction funding. Each month,
SANDAG coordinates the Bicycle Facilities Coordinating Committee (BFCC)
meeting that discusses regional bikeway facilities and funding of proposed
construction or planning projects. Representatives of all public agencies
throughout the County, including Carlsbad, attend the meeting.
Funding for various construction projects is secured throughout a variety
of sources. For bicycle facilities, two of these sources are the non-
motori zed portion of the Regional Transportation Improvement Program
(RTIP), through the TDA which contributes approximately one (1) million
dollars, and Proposition A, which was initiated last year and contributes
exactly one (1) million dollars. To receive the funding, an agency must
submit a project that has been adopted, by resolution, by that agencies'
City Council. The project must have been previously included in the
agencies' five (5) year Bicycle Facilities Program. Staff of the Traffic
Engineering Division updates and submits the list annually to SANDAG.
At the May BFCC meeting of each year, each agency that is submitting a
project to receive funding must compete for the available funds by making
a presentation to the committee members. The BFCC members then vote to
create a list of the agencies that will receive funding for that fiscal
year. This list is then adopted by the SANDAG Board of Directors at their
June meeting with funds becoming available in July. The two (2) million
dollars that is made available through TDA and Proposition A are held by
SANDAG and allocated to the agencies receiving funding on request from
that agency. This process is currently the only way to receive Proposition
A funding for bicycle facilities.
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
COMMISSION REPORT OF: February 6, 1989 ITEM NO. 6B
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DATA:
The City of Carlsbad Municipal Projects Division currently has contracted
with a consulting engineering firm to design roadway widening improvements
on Monroe Street. These improvements wi 11 begin at the Marron Road
intersection and proceed southerly for a distance of approximately 0.30
miles. Included in the widening will be the addition of bicycle lanes.
Funding for construction of the bicycle lanes can be requested from the
Bicycle Facilities Coordinating Committee. Regardless of whether this
request receives SANDAG funding, the project will include bicycle lanes.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends that a request for
funding of the bicycle lanes be submitted to the Bicycle Facilities
Coordinating Committee (BFCC).
NECESSARY CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
A resolution must be adopted by the City Council requesting funding for
construction of the bicycle lanes on Monroe Street.
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PROJECT NAME:
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