Bending Current Guidelines: NonStandard Design Approaches

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Bending Current GuidelinesNon-Standard Design
Approaches

• Cheryl Schmitt
• Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator
• Santa Cruz, California
• cschmitt_at_ci.santa-cruz.ca.us
• http//www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pw/graphics/Bea
  chStBikeway.ppt

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Beach Street Bikeway

• Original Condition
• Demonstration Project - May 2002
• Permanent Project - December 2005

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Where is Santa Cruz?
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Project Location
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Diverse Interest Groups

• Bicyclists
• Commuter
• Recreational
• Tourist
• Pedestrians
• Children
• Beach-goers
• Motorists
• One-way Circulation
• Tourists Unfamiliar with Local Streets
• Parking
• Long term, Short term, Disabled
• Loading Zones Commercial, Passenger
• Large Delivery Trucks
• Beach Area Businesses
• The Boardwalk
• Visitor-Serving Commercial
• Municipal Wharf
• Hotel Controversy

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Diverse Interest Groups

• Residents
• Santa Cruz median housing is 750,000
• Beach Flats Low Income, Hispanic
• Transit
• Operators
• Passengers
• Train
• Freight 3x per week
• Tourist 4x per day peak season
• Contraflow!
• Emergency Response
• Police
• Fire
• Ambulance

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Does a Non-Standard Design Approach Make Sense
Here?

• Sidepath Suitability Score
• 7 points or less Most Suitable
• 8-9 points Somewhat Suitable
• 10-11 points Least Suitable
• 12 points or more Not Suitable
• Beach Street Bikeway 4 points
• www.bikelib.org/roads/blos/sidepathform.htm

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Beach Street Traffic Volumes
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Original Condition
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Original ConditionRailroad Crossing
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Demonstration Project
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Demonstration Project May 2002 - December 2005
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Permanent Project
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Permanent Project
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Permanent ProjectOn-Going Issues
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• Cheryl Schmitt
• Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator
• Santa Cruz, California
• cschmitt_at_ci.santa-cruz.ca.us
• http//www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pw/graphics/Bea
  chStBikeway.ppt