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Home My WebLink AboutPW Canal Community Based Transportation Plan PPTCity Council JUNE 21, 2022 CANAL COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE Purpose CANAL CBTP UPDATE Jan –Meet the Stakeholders Feb –Existing Conditions March –Issues & Opportunities April –Project Prioritization May –Draft Plan June –Final Plan Schedule Stakeholder Process Community-driven update to 2006 CBTP, the outcome of which is a list of quick-build and near-to long-term transportation projects. -Partner with Canal Alliance -Resident Stakeholder Committee -Technical Advisory Committee -WhatsApp + FB Survey -3 Topical Focus Groups -Prioritization Open House FEBRUARY 2, 6:30-8:30PM VIRTUAL FOCUS GROUPS •10 participants •Conversations held in Spanish •Participation from Marin Transit and Councilmember Llorens-Gulati •Three topics: 1.Lighting 2.Transit stops 3.Routes in/out of Canal April 23rd 1-3:30pm Alto St., San Rafael OPEN HOUSE •Hosted by Stakeholder Committee, Voces del Canal, Canal Alliance, & City of San Rafael •Free food and drink for participants •Approximately 100 attendees •Marin Transit, SMART, Canal Alliance, and COVID Information Stations •Four CBTP Prioritization Stations 1.Bicycle & Pedestrian Improvements 2.Lighting 3.Transit Stops & Service 4.Final Prioritization of All Topics EVENT DETAILS CANAL TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS Solution Description Project Type Lead Agency Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge / Canal Crossing to 3rd Street Bridge connection from Canal/Harbor to 3rd Street Multimodal City of San Rafael Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Crossing Improvements Various locations around the Canal Pedestrian, Safety City of San Rafael Lighting Lighting improvements throughout the Canal neighborhood Safety City of San Rafael Transit Bus Stop Improvements Bus shelter upgrades and real-time arrival information Transit City of San Rafael, Marin Transit, Golden Gate Transit Transit Bus Stop Maintenance Address trash and illegal dumping at transit stops, address the rodent issues Transit City of San Rafael, Marin Transit, Golden Gate Transit Expanded Transit Service Provide frequent service, expand early morning/ late evening service, provide accurate schedules Transit Marin Transit Transportation to Schools Provide additional morning service to high schools, promotion of sliding-scale discounts for yellow school bus service to elementary and middle schools, provide parent transportation to school events Multimodal Marin Transit, San Rafael City Schools Access to Bikes/Scooters, Secure Bicycle Parking, and Bicycle Education Bikeshare and/or Scootershare program in the Canal for adults and youth, secure parking, and bicycle education classes for adults and youth Bicycle City of San Rafael, Local community organization(s) Bicycle and Pedestrian Crossing Improvements at Gateways Bicycle crossing improvements at Bellam/ US-101/I-580, and/or Grand/2nd and Grand/3rd Bicycle, Pedestrian City of San Rafael, TAM, Caltrans Streets Team and Transit Ambassador Program Address neighborhood cleanliness and provide transit information Multimodal City of San Rafael, Marin Transit Sidewalk and Streetscape Improvements Various locations around the Canal Multimodal City of San Rafael CANAL TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS Solution Level of Community Support Comment Tallies Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge / Canal Crossing to 3rd Street H 47 Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Crossing Improvements H 72 Lighting H 126 Transit Bus Stop Improvements H 71 Transit Bus Stop Maintenance H 37 Expanded Transit Service H 57 Transportation to Schools H 25 Access to Bikes/Scooters, Secure Bicycle Parking, and Bicycle Education M 17 Bicycle and Pedestrian Crossing Improvements at Gateways L 0* Streets Team and Transit Ambassador Program L 0* Sidewalk and Streetscape Improvements L 5 H = solution received a lot of support (25 or more dots, comments, feedback from SC and FG), M = solution received some support (15-25 dots, comments, feedback from SC and FG), L = solution received little support (less than 15 dots, comments, feedback from SC and FG). *Recommended by the City FUNDING PURSUITS CBTP IMPLEMENTATION AGENCY & COMMUNITY COORDINATION STAFF AUGMENTATION There is a lot to do to set transportation mobility in the Canal on equal footing with other parts of San Rafael. This includes monitoring CBTP implementation progress annually. In addition to funding needs, staff capacity is the other barrier that stands to interfere with timely implementation of the CBTP solutions. Many funding sources are available at the federal, state, and local level with criteria that fit the Canal CBTP solutions. Publishing the CBTP will help the City and agency partners pursue competitive grants. Examples include new competitive programs in the Federal Infrastructure Bill, Caltrans Active Transportation Grants, and MTC grants. The City team learned valuable lessons through coordination with Canal Alliance, Voces del Canal, TAM, Marin Transit, Golden Gate Transit, San Rafael City Schools, and the Downtown Streets Team. Implementation will be easier if we make these meetings a regular occurrence. THANK YOU!