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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-03-05; Traffic Safety Commission; ; Status Report on the City of Carlsbad Pedestrian Action Plan( CITY OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION STAFF REPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF: March 5, 2007 LOCATION: Citywide INITIATED BY: Thelma Hayes, 580 Laguna Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008 ITEMNO. 6A REQUESTED ACTION: Status Report on the City of Carlsbad Pedestrian Action Plan BACKGROUND: DATA: Ms. Hayes has requested that staff update the Traffic Safety Commission on various aspects of the Pedestrian Action Plan. On March 1, 1988, the Carlsbad City Council established the Pedestrian Action Plan that included the following five key elements of the plan: Key Element No. 1 -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. 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 indications, ways to provide 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, information 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. ( ( CITY OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION STAFF REPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF: March 5, 2007 ( continued) ITEMNO. 6A 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 pianning for pedestrian needs and ensure that the overall planning process meets the needs of the pedestrian, but not necessarily as a full-time responsibility. Status of the elements contained in the Pedestrian Action Plan have been reported to the Traffic Safety Commission in the past at the request of Thelma Hayes, most recently in 2005. Ms. Hayes is requesting an update of the Pedestrian Action Plat1. Staff will present a verbal status report at the March 5, 2007 Traffic Safety Commission meeting. RECOMMENDATION: Information item only. NECESSARY CITY COUNCIL ACTION: No City Council action required.