Livability Committee Carmel Valley Community Planning Board October 27, 2016 Presented by Chris Moore, Livability committee chair

Introduction The mission and purpose of both the Livability Committee and the Mobility Issues Assessment is to: identify transportation-related livability/safety issues, green infrastructure improvements and placemaking enhancements within the Carmel Valley and Pacific Highlands Ranch communities. The study area for the Livability Committee and the Mobility Issues Assessment includes the communities of Carmel Valley and Pacific Highlands Ranch, and also includes areas that accommodate linkages to surrounding areas.

Livability Committee Members Background Chris Moore – Chair Neighborhood 6 Resident, Prior Neighborhood 6 Representative, Carmel Valley Community Planning Board (CVCPB) 1. Monique Chen Prior CVCPB Neighborhood 10 Representative 2. Laura Copic CVCPB Neighborhood 10 Representative 3. Ken Farinsky CVCPB Neighborhood 3 Representative 4. Shreya Sasaki CVCPB Pacific Highlands Ranch District Representative 5. Frisco White CVCPB Chair, Neighborhood 8 Representative 6. Anna Yentile 7. Manjeet Ranu Prior Livability Committee Chair (until August 2014), Prior CVCPB Vice Chair and Prior CVCPB PHR District Representative 8. Anne Harvey Prior CVCPB Neighborhood 8A Representative

Process Between April 2014 and December 2015 the Committee met on a monthly basis at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center. All meeting notices and agendas were posted in accordance with City of San Diego requirements. The Committee met a total of 12 times which included 11 regular meetings and 1 community workshop held on December 13, 2015 at Carmel Valley Library.

Process Meetings focused at the beginning on Mission and Purpose and then the group began to focus on reviewing aerial photo maps of Carmel Valley and Pacific Highlands Ranch and identifying Areas of Concern (AOCs). After AOCs were identified, the committee discussed and developed “Categories of Mobility Concerns,” which describe the different types of mobility issues that exist in the community. Each AOC was then discussed and category(ies) of mobility concern were applied to the AOC. The AOCs and Categories of Mobility Concerns are summarized in the Mobility Issues Assessment.

Categories of Mobility Concern Id Description Count Cycling issues C1 Bicycle lane design issues 4 C2 Sidewalk bicycling 3 C3 Cyclist safety and convenience at STREET intersections 7 C4 Cyclist safety and convenience at FREEWAY interchanges 6 Parking issues P1 5 Route issues (non-automobile) R1 Connectivity/access and wayfinding to destinations 12 R2 “Place making” for community corridors R3 Missing sidewalks R4 Sidewalk quality 2 Id Description Count School issues S1 Access, safety, and traffic operations near schools 11 Traffic issues T1 Lack of traffic control and high speeds on neighborhood streets and long loops 7 T2 Cut-through traffic on neighborhood streets and long loops 2 T3 Needs for Transportation Demand Management (TDM) at schools, major employment centers, and shopping areas. 1 Walking issues W1 Long pedestrian crosswalks W2 Uncontrolled crosswalks 3 W3 Pedestrian safety and convenience at STREET intersections 12 W4 Pedestrian safety and convenience at FREEWAY interchanges 5

Categories of Mobility Concerns Examples AOC # Location Description Categories of Mobility Concerns Map 5 Long Loops/Collector Streets. Throughout the community there are long, looping streets that run through residential areas. The issue is that the streets become highways, with cars speeding through neighborhoods. Often this is cut- through traffic, unrelated to local residents. T1, T2 N Selected examples of AOCs (Areas of Concern), Description, and Categories of Mobility Concerns 7 Townsgate Drive between El Camino Real and Carmel Country Road. Need safer crossings/create gateway. Consider a community concourse adjacent to the Town Center and Solana Pacific school. R1, R2, S1, W3 N 8 Townsgate at Recreation Center Driveway. Dangerous for pedestrians to cross at this location. T1, W3 20 Vicinity of all school locations throughout community. Safe Routes to School – Strategy/Study Needed. S1 N, S, PHR 25 Carmel Valley Road between I-5 and El Camino Real is very unsafe for bicyclists, especially with the I-5 to SR-56 connection via local streets. C4, R1, R4, W4 N, S

MAP N North of SR 56

MAP S South of SR 56

MAP PHR

Conclusions and Recommendations Identification of Areas of Concerns (AOCs) along with mobility concern categories is the first step in planning for the development of strategies and solutions to address the concerns. Additional planning work is required to transform the Mobility Issues Assessment into a thorough document with a greater level of detail. The Livability Committee recommends that the City of San Diego select a planning consultant who can efficiently lead future planning efforts in conjunction with the Carmel Valley and Pacific Highlands Ranch Communities and the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board.

Conclusions and Recommendations The consultant should have the following objectives: identify any additional AOCs; develop goals and objectives; explore and develop potential solutions broadly for categories of mobility concern and more specifically for each AOC; prioritize AOCs that should be resolved in the short, medium, and long-term; identify funding sources for resolution of problems that exist at each AOC; and identify next steps for further action to resolve mobility problems that exist within the communities of Carmel Valley and Pacific Highlands Ranch.

Questions or Comments? Thank you!