HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-03-03; Traffic Safety Commission; ; Status Report on the City of Carlsbad Pedestrian Action Plan and Pedestrian Master Plan( (
CITY OF CARLSBAD
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
COMMISSION MEETING OF: March 3, 2008 ITEMNO. 6A
LOCATION: Citywide
INITIATED BY: City Engineer
REQUESTED ACTION: Status Report on the City of Carlsbad Pedestrian Action Plan and
Pedestrian Master Plan
BACKGROUND:
DATA:
Staff will update the Traffic Safety Commission on the Pedestrian Action Plan and
provide a status report on the draft Pedestrian Master Plan.
Over the years, staff has reported to the Commission status of various elements of the
Pedestrian Action Plan. The Pedestrian Action Plan has now transitioned into the
development of the Carlsbad Pedestrian Master Plan. This master plan is in progress with
a final document expected to be completed by summer. Marshall Plantz, Senior Civil
Engineer, will provide the Commission a verbal status update of the Carlsbad Pedestrian
Master 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 hnprovement Program for pedestrian facilities. New articles, leaflets, post
cards, information meetings, and other resources would be used to accomplish this
objective.
( (
CITY OF CARLSBAD
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
COMMISSION MEETING OF: March 3, 2008
( continued)
ITEMNO. 6A
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.
The City of Carlsbad recently received an award from Walk San Diego for attention to
pedestrian issues in the Carlsbad village area ( downtown). Housing and Redevelopment
Director Debbie Fountain will provide a briefreport on this matter.
RECOMMENDATION:
Information item only.
NECESSARY CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
No City Council action required.