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Grand AvenueImprovement Concepts
Community Cafe
Agenda• Introductions & Why are we here?
• Overview of Complete Streets
• Group Discussion
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Complete StreetsComponents - Multimodal
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• Incorporates pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, people with disability,and motor vehicles.
Complete StreetsComponents – Multimodal
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Complete StreetsComponents - Green
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• Incorporates street trees, bio-swales, and permeable surfaces, to use plantsand soils to collect rain water to improve water quality and limit itstransport and pollutant conveyance to the collection system.
Complete StreetsComponents - Green
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Complete StreetsComponents - Smart
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• Incorporates intelligent signals, smart parking meters, electric vehiclecharging stations, car and bicycle-sharing, dynamic way-finding and socialnetworks for greater system efficiencies and user convenience.
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Complete Streets Examples“The BLVD” – Lancaster, CA
• 8 blocks in historic downtown
• Project Features Road diet (4 lanes to 2 lanes) Removal of 6 traffic signals Widened sidewalks Center “Rambla”: diagonal
parking, pedestrian amenities,and street trees
• Outcomes Several existing parking lots
were transformed into publicplazas and playgrounds
Weekly farmers market andholiday events
40 new businesses 800 new jobs Made property values increase
by 9%
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Complete Streets - Examples“The BLVD”
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Complete Streets - ExampleLa Jolla Boulevard in San Diego, CA
• 4 blocks in Business District
• Project Features Road diet (5 lanes to 2 lanes) 5 modern roundabouts Angled parking Bike lanes Bulbouts and raised center
medians LED illuminated ped crossing
signs and in-pavement flashers
• Outcomes Shorter pedestrian crossing
distances Reduced vehicular speeds and
delays at intersections 20% boost in sales New stores built Noise levels reduced
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Complete StreetsComponents - Smart
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Complete StreetsBenefits - Safety• Reduced vehicular
speeds
• Dedicated facilities
• Increased space forbuffer areas
• Shorter crossingdistances
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Complete StreetsBenefits - Health
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13Source: Frank, LD, JF Sallis, TL Conway, JE Chapman, BE Saelens,and W Bachman. 2006. “Many Pathways from Land Use to Health.”Journal of the American Planning Association 72 (1).
• Increased opportunities for physicalactivity
• Physical activity can reduce a numberof health problems, including obesity,heart disease, diabetes, and mentalillness
• Reduced air pollution and carbonemissions
• Reduced greenhouse gases
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Complete StreetsBenefits - Economic
Source: Itʹs a Safe Decision: Complete Streets in California, 2012
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Grand AvenueExisting Cross-Section
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Complete StreetsImprovement Option - Rambla
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Complete StreetsImprovement Option - Rambla
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Complete StreetsImprovement Option – Alternating Parking
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Complete StreetsImprovement Option – Alternating Parking
Group Discussion – Question 1
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What do you like best aboutDowntown?
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Group Discussion – Question 2
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What detracts you fromspending more time in
Downtown? (What would youchange?)
Group Discussion – Question 3
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When considering GrandAvenue, what do you want to
see?
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Next Steps• Summarize Your Input
• Refine Concepts• Obtain Feedback from Project Development Team• Apply for SANDAG Grant Funding to Construct
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