Downtown Martinez Community-Based Transportation Plan
Prepared for:
Downtown Martinez CBTP Stakeholder Committee City of Martinez Metropolitan Transportation Commission Prepared by:
January 28, 2009
DOWNTOWN MARTINEZ COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Acknowledgments
Downtown Martinez Community-Based Transportation Plan Stakeholder Committee
Amtrak Anthony Chapa Shannon Davis Andrew Felden Richard Guy
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Diablo Valley Tuong Troung
Caltrans Lee Goldenberg
Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Carl Malvo
Contra Costa County Community Development Department John Greitzer
Contra Costa County Employment & Human Services Paul Branson
County Connection Cindy Dahlgren Anne Muzzini
East Bay Bicycle Coalition Joe Eno
Housing Authority of County of Contra Costa Joseph Villarreal
Main Street Martinez Leanne Peterson George Bell
Martinez Adult Education Kathy Farewell
Martinez City Council Mark Ross
Martinez Junior High School Helen Rossi
Martinez Planning Commission Donna Allen Harriett Burt Frank Kluber
Martinez Resident Frances Ferrante Jerry Johnson Doug Sibley
Martinez Rotary Gary Hernandez
Martinez Senior Community Center Kathi Curry
RES Success Ian Bremner
Vicente Martinez Alternative High School and Briones School Carol Adams
City of Martinez Tim Tucker, City Engineer Anjana Mepani, Assistant Planner Consultants Wilbur Smith Associates Carol Levine, Project Manager Sebastian Petty Paige Williams Robert Betts
Funding provided by a $60,000 grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Copies of this report are available by calling 925-372-3515 or for download from the City of Martinez website at www.cityofmartinez.org/depts/planning/transportation_plan.asp.
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Table of Contents
Section Page
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ........................................................ ES-1 Key Findings and Issues................................................................................ES-2 Recommended Solutions ..............................................................................ES-3
CHAPTER 1: COMMUNITY PROFILE....................................................................... 1 The Study Area ............................................................................................ 1 Socio-Economic Characteristics ......................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 2: TRANSPORTATION .........................................................................15 Travel to Work ............................................................................................ 15 Roadway Network ........................................................................................ 17 Transit...................................................................................................... 17 Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities ...................................................................... 23 Access to Schools ......................................................................................... 24
CHAPTER 3: RELEVANT STUDIES, REPORTS AND PLANS............................................27 Local Studies .............................................................................................. 27 Contra Costa County Studies ........................................................................... 29 Regional Studies .......................................................................................... 31
CHAPTER 4: COMMUNITY OUTREACH ..................................................................35 Outreach Strategy........................................................................................ 35
CHAPTER 5: TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS ..........................................................41 Introduction ............................................................................................... 41 Recommended Transportation Solutions ............................................................. 42 Prioritization of Solutions ............................................................................... 57
CHAPTER 6: IMPLEMENTATION ..........................................................................61 Considerations for Implementation.................................................................... 61 Funding..................................................................................................... 66 Next Steps ................................................................................................. 75
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Table 1: Population and Age (Adjusted).......................................................................................................................................... 6 Table 2: Population by Race (Adjusted)........................................................................................................................................... 6 Table 3: Hispanic Population (Adjusted)......................................................................................................................................... 7 Table 4: Language Spoken at Home................................................................................................................................................. 7 Table 5: Place of Birth........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Table 6: Place of Residence in 1995 ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Table 7: Disability Status of the Civilian Non-Institutional Population...................................................................................... 9 Table 8: Population in Households ................................................................................................................................................ 10 Table 9: Households by Type.......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Table 10: Employment Status (Adjusted) ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Table 11: Occupations...................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Table 12: 1999 Income by Household / Poverty Status by Household.................................................................................... 12 Table 13: Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income in 1999 ...................................................................................... 12 Table 14: Tenure by Year Householder Moved into Owner-or Renter Occupied Unit ......................................................... 13 Table 15: Place of Work................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Table 16: Travel Mode to Work...................................................................................................................................................... 15 Table 17: Vehicle Availability of Households ............................................................................................................................... 16 Table 18: Travel Time to Work....................................................................................................................................................... 16 Table 19: Transit Service to Martinez ............................................................................................................................................ 18 Table 20: Weekday Fixed-Route Transit Bus Schedules County Connection....................................................................... 19 Table 21: Weekend Fixed-Route Transit Bus Schedules County Connection ...................................................................... 19 Table 22: Weekday Fixed-Route Transit Bus Schedules Tri-Delta Transit ........................................................................... 19 Table 23: Weekday Fixed-Route Transit Bus Schedules WestCAT........................................................................................ 20 Table 24: Amtrak Schedules ............................................................................................................................................................ 20 Table 25: Distribution of Destinations/Services within Downtown Martinez ........................................................................ 32 Table 26: Number of Jobs Accessible by Auto & Transit from Downtown Martinez ........................................................... 33 Table 27: Peak Period Commute Accessibility to Low Income Jobs (
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Table 42: Option B- Additional annual service hours and estimated cost for provision of 12 hour service span and 60 minute headways on Saturdays and Sundays ............................................................................................................... 64
