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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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