HomeMy WebLinkAboutStudy Session - Walk & Roll PresentationCITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
PROJECT PURPOSE
•Eliminate gaps in active
transportation infrastructure
•Bicycle –Entire City
•Pedestrian –City Center
•Improve User Experience
•Connectivity
•Safety
•Comfort
BIKEWAY TYPES
Portola Avenue n/o Country Club Drive
San Pablo Avenue n/o Hwy 111
Monterey Avenue n/o Park View Drive
Multi-Use Path (Class I)Buffered Bike Lane (Class II)Conventional Bike Lane (Class II)
Shared Roadway (Class III)
CV Link on Magnesia Falls Drive San Pablo Avenue n/o Fred Waring Drive
Two-Way Cycle Track (Class IV)One -Way Cycle Track (Class IV)
San Pablo Avenue s/o Fred Waring Drive
SCHEDULE
BID PHASE 1
Q2 2023
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2023
PUBLIC INPUT
•Community Meetings
•November 22, 2021
•January 24, 2022
•Engage Palm Desert
•Studies and Presentations
•Schedule Update
•Surveys
•Mapping Tool
•Idea Sharing
BICYCLE GAP ANALYSIS
•Physical Gaps
•Vehicle-oriented roadways with high
speed limits
•Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) Gaps
•High speed limit roadways with
unbuffered bike lanes
•Safety Gaps
•High collision locations & segments
•Conflict zones where infrastructure
drops at intersections and driveways
PEDESTRIAN GAP ANALYSIS
•Physical Gaps
•No sidewalk present or
gaps in existing sidewalk
•Safety Gaps
•High collisions segments
•Free-right turn creates
conflict with pedestrians
•Large intersections
PRIORITIZATION FACTORS
Connectivity
Safety
Constructability
Ease of Use
Fiscal Year 22/23Bike lane improvements –5.8 miles
•Corridors
•Gerald Ford Avenue
•Portola Avenue
•Cook Street
•Buffered Bike Lanes
•Intersection Continuity
•Design Phase 2 (FY 23/24)
Approved Budget: $1,000,000
PRIORITY PROJECTS
LEGEND
Existing/Planned
Facilities
FY 22/23
Improvements
Fiscal Year 23/24Proposed Budget: $1,150,000
PRIORITY PROJECTS
Bike lane improvements –4.2 miles
•Corridors
•Eldorado Drive, Tamarisk Row
Drive, Oasis Club Drive
•Buffered Bike Lanes (as feasible)
•Intersection Continuity
Fill Sidewalk Gaps -0.7 miles
•San Gorgonio Way
•De Anza Way
LEGEND
Existing/Planned
Facilities
FY 23/24
Improvements
Fiscal Year 24/25Proposed Budget: $500,000
PRIORITY PROJECTS
Bike lane improvements on
Monterey Ave.
•Extend Class I path from Park View
Dr. to Hahn Rd.
Install Class III Shared Lane Markings
•Grapevine Street, Goldenrod Lane,
Ironwood Street, Fairview Drive,
Deep Canyon Road, El Paseo LEGEND
Existing/Planned
Facilities
FY 24/25
Improvements
Fiscal Year 25/26Proposed Budget: $500,000
PRIORITY PROJECTS
Install sidewalk on San Juan Dr. and
Fairview Dr.
•New sidewalk on one side of
roadway to connect CV Link to Fred
Waring
LEGEND
Existing/Planned
Facilities
FY 25/26
Improvements
Fiscal Year 26/27Proposed Budget: $500,000
PRIORITY PROJECTS
Install sidewalk
•San Anselmo Avenue, Royal Palm
Drive, Catalina Way
•New sidewalk on one side of
roadway to connect CV Link to
Fred Waring
LEGEND
Existing/Planned
Facilities
FY 26/27
Improvements
NEXT STEPS
March 23, 2023
•Incorporate City Council feedback from Study Session
•Confirm direction on the program
Q2 2023
•Advertise RFP for design/build of Phase 1
•Commence design of Phase 2