1. El Cerrito Active Transportation Plan
Community Meeting #3
Meeting to Review Draft Plan
Wednesday, July 1, 2015

2. Agenda Welcome/Sign-in 6:30-6:35 Presentation 6:35-6:50
Welcome from City
Plan Process to Date
Public Outreach
Key Plan Updates
Schedule/Next Steps
Questions & Answers 6:50-7:00
Open House 7:00-8:00
Review Networks and Focus Area Projects

3. City to Insert Fairmount Bike Lanes Photo
Update to the 2007 Plan
City to Insert Fairmount Bike Lanes Photo
Update to 2007 Plan, constructed projects to date
Intended to reflect new and innovative design standards and traffic control methods
Take into account neighboring jurisdication plans

4. Why now? El Cerrito Strategic Plan Climate Action Plan San Pablo Ave
Specific
Plan
Ohlone
Greenway
Plan
El Cerrito
Strategic
Plan
Active
Transportation
Plan
Urban
Greening
Plan
Coordination with other planning efforts

5. Plan Process to Date Review Policies & Existing Conditions
Workshop #1, Bike & Walk Audits
Refresh Project List
Develop Focus Study Area Concepts
Workshop #2
Draft Plan
Workshop #3
Adopt Plan
-Ongoing coordination with the El Cerrito Urban Greening Plan and the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan

6. Public Outreach Workshop #1 July 2013 Bike Audit August 2013
Issues & Opportunities
Existing Conditions
Reviewing Networks
Coordinated with Urban Greening Plan & San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan
Bike Audit August 2013
Ohlone Greenway, Kearney, Cerrito Creek
Walk Audit August 2013
Northern El Cerrito
Workshop #2 October 2013
Confirming network
Review of “Focus Study Area” projects and concepts
Workshop #3 June 2015
Review Draft Plan
Review Focus Area Projects
Public Outreach
Community Meeting

7. Major Updates to the ATP: Project List “Refresh”
“Refresh” project list
A lot of has changed since the 2007 plan in the world of biking and walking. There are new state requirements for what must be included in Active Transportation Plans, and a lot of a great best practices documents on how to create comfortable and safe improvements for people who walk and bikes
As such, we revisited the project list to make sure that the improvements reflected that latest and greatest design solutions

8. Major Updates to the ATP: Development of “Focus Study Area” Projects
The main emphasis of this update is on the creation of “focus study area” project for key locations in the City
Concepts, cost estimates, and project info for each of nine projects
Emphasis on transit access, trail access, and low traffic stress bikeways and walkways
“Fact Sheets” to make the project competitive for grant funding

9. Major Updates to the ATP: Coordination with Urban Greening & San Pablo Avenue Specific Plans
Coordinated with the major planning efforts that occurred in the past two years in El Cerrito:
The Urban Greening Plan, which is currently in draft form
The San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, for which improvements for biking and walking improvements were developed on the length of San Pablo Avenue, adopted

10. Bikeways Network Low traffic stress and BART/Bay Trail access focus
Addition of Bicycle Boulevard segments
Special study of San Pablo Avenue through Specific Plan
Cycle Track in Midtown
Trade offs
Noise, Botts Dots can be slippery for cyclists

11. Pedestrian Network
Improved Crossings, Particularly at Uncontrolled Locations
Close Sidewalk Gaps
Special study of San Pablo Avenue through Specific Plan
Crossing enhancements
Trade offs
Noise, Botts Dots can be slippery for cyclists

12. Focus Study Area Projects
BART to Bay Access
Ohlone Greenway Crossings
Citywide Wayfinding
Arlington Boulevard Walkway Improvements
East Side Bicycle Boulevard
East Side Wayfinding
Key Boulevard Bikeway & Walkway Improvements
Fairmount Avenue Bikeway Enhancements
Potrero Avenue Bikeway & Walkway Improvements
San Pablo Avenue Biking & Walking Improvements
Why is San Pablo Avenue Biking & Walking Improvements listed here?? Is this because of ATP grant??

13. Open House
Ask questions, leave comments on the maps and concept drawings. There are 11 sets of drawings for your review:
Pedestrian & Bicycle Network Maps
BART to Bay Access
Ohlone Greenway Crossings
Citywide Wayfinding
Arlington Boulevard Walkway Improvements
East Side Bicycle Boulevard
East Side Wayfinding
Key Boulevard Bikeway & Walkway Improvements
Fairmount Avenue Bikeway Enhancements
Potrero Avenue Bikeway & Walkway Improvements
San Pablo Avenue Biking & Walking Improvements

14. Next Steps Public Review Period June-July 2015
Environmental Review July-August 2015
Planning Commission August 2015
City Council Adoption September 2015

15. Questions & Additional Comments
Opportunities to Comment:
Markup drawings with your comments tonight
Submit a comment card tonight
any additional comments through July 17, 2015 to the City:
Speak at the Planning Commission on August 19, 2015
Speak at the Council Meeting on September 15, 2015