AAllaammeeddaa CCoouunnttyywwiiddee SSttrraatteeggiicc PPeeddeessttrriiaann PPllaann Adopted by: Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority September 28, 2006 Alameda County Congestion Management Agency October 26, 2006 Prepared by: EISEN|LETUNIC Transportation, Environmental and Urban Planning • www.eisenletunic.com In association with: Alta Planning + Design . 2 | ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY AAllaammeeddaa CCoouunnttyywwiiddee SSttrraatteeggiicc PPeeddeessttrriiaann PPllaann Adopted by: Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority September 28, 2006 Alameda County Congestion Management Agency October 26, 2006 Prepared by: EISEN|LETUNIC Transportation, Environmental and Urban Planning • www.eisenletunic.com In association with: Alta Planning + Design . This plan was developed by ACTIA, in collaboration with the ACCMA. It was produced by Eisen|Letunic, in association with Alta Planning + Design. Please contact ACTIA’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Coordinator at (510) 893‐3347 with any questions about the plan. The entire plan is available online at www.actia2022.com/bikeped.html. 4 | ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY . TTaabbllee ooff CCoonntteennttss CHAPTERS TABLES & FIGURES Executive Summary ............................................................ iii Table 1: Dates of incorporation ........................................... 8 Acknowledgements............................................................ vii Table 2: Population, density and demographics ............ 10 Introduction .......................................................................... 1 Table 3: Public transit operators ....................................... 17 1. Existing Conditions ......................................................... 5 Table 4: BART walk access trips ....................................... 20 Introduction ................................................................... 5 Table 5: Paved trail mileage .............................................. 24 Setting ............................................................................. 6 Table 6: Walking rates ........................................................ 29 The Pedestrian Environment ..................................... 12 Table 7: Collision data ........................................................ 33 Walking to Public Transit .......................................... 16 Table 8: Adopted local pedestrian plans ......................... 64 Interjurisdictional Trails ............................................. 23 Table 9: Cost calculations ................................................... 73 Walking Data ............................................................... 26 Table 10: Revenue calculations ......................................... 80 Walking and Public Health ........................................ 30 Table 11: Comparison of bike/ped. plans revenue ....... 120 Future Pedestrian Improvements ............................. 35 Programs and Advocacy ............................................ 40 Figure 1: Alameda County planning areas ....................... 9 Conclusions .................................................................. 43 Figure 2: Alameda County planning areas ..................... 65 2. Institutional Obstacles ................................................... 45 Figure 3: North planning area ........................................... 66 3. Vision and Goals ............................................................ 53 Figure 4: North/Central planning areas ........................... 67 4. Countywide Priorities ................................................... 57 Figure 5: Central/South planning areas ........................... 68 5. Costs and Revenue ......................................................... 71 Figure 6: South planning area ........................................... 69 6. Next Steps ....................................................................... 83 Figure 7: East planning area .............................................. 70 Figure 8: Walk access to bus corridors with 1/4‐mile bus stop spacing ................................................................. 111 Figure 9: Walk access to bus corridors with 1/2‐mile bus stop spacing ................................................................. 111 Figure 10: Walk access to rail stations ............................ 112 Figure 11: Walk access to ferry terminals ...................... 112 Figure 12: Bike and ped. plans areas of overlap ............ 119 APPENDICES Appendix A: Questionnaire .............................................. 87 Appendix B: List of Interviewees ..................................... 95 Appendix C: Local Cost Summary ................................... 97 Appendix D: Monitoring Efforts by Local Agencies ...... 99 Appendix E: Areas of Countywide Significance .......... 101 Appendix F: Effectiveness of Ped. Improvements ....... 105 Appendix G: Cost Calculations ...................................... 109 Appendix H: Revenue Assumptions ............................. 113 Appendix I: Relationship between Ped. & Bike Plans .. 117 Appendix J: Glossary ........................................................ 123 Alameda Countywide Strategic Pedestrian Plan | i . EExxeeccuuttiivvee SSuummmmaarryy ALKING IN LAMEDA OUNTY used to plan and allocate countywide pedestrian funds W A C anticipated through 2030 by: Walking is the sole form of transportation that everyone uses everyday. In Alameda County, over 500,000 trips ● Describing the existing pedestrian environment and are made on foot daily, representing 12 percent of all plans for improving walkability throughout the trips. After driving, walking is the second most popular County; way to get around in the County. Walking is a ● Isolating the institutional obstacles to making these fundamental, age‐old form of transportation, which improvements and proposing solutions; today links people to all other forms of transportation, ● Crafting a vision with specific goals to further notably transit. In Alameda County, 90 percent of trips to pedestrian improvements throughout the County; AC Transit and 25 percent of those to BART are made on ● Identifying and prioritizing projects, programs and foot. plans of countywide significance; ● Estimating the cost of and revenue available to deliver Over 500,000 daily trips in the County are these efforts; and ● Laying out a course of action to fund and implement made on foot—12 percent of all trips— these countywide priorities over the next five years, making walking the second most popular until the Plan’s first anticipated update. way to get around the County, after driving. While local pedestrian master plans identify improvements to the pedestrian environment that are needed at specific locations, this countywide plan While these numbers indicate the prevalence of walking, concentrates on identifying and prioritizing pedestrian the number of pedestrians has actually decreased over projects, programs and planning efforts of countywide the past few decades. Physical inactivity is now widely significance. understood to play a significant role in the most common chronic diseases, including heart disease, stroke and This Countywide Pedestrian Plan diabetes, each of which is a leading cause of death in Alameda County. Further, one‐quarter of all concentrates on identifying and transportation related deaths in Alameda County are prioritizing pedestrian projects, programs pedestrians, double the percentage of people who are and planning efforts of countywide walking. These tragic numbers reveal a critical need significance. for safe and vibrant pedestrian environments that will inspire walking and create healthy communities. This Plan is a first step in that direction. In addition to the Plan, a companion Toolkit for Improving Walkability in Alameda County has also been developed. The Toolkit—available in printed and online formats—is designed to help Alameda County jurisdictions and PLAN PURPOSE AND STRUCTURE others enhance walkability throughout the County The first‐ever Alameda Countywide Strategic Pedestrian through policy, planning, design standards, education, Plan was written to elevate the status and recognition of and programs to encourage walking. walking in Alameda County. As a companion to the Countywide Bicycle Plan, the Pedestrian Plan will be Unlike other modes of transportation, which rely on networks that travel longer distances, most walking trips are short and take place within a relatively small area. Alameda Countywide Strategic Pedestrian Plan | iii Executive Summary For these reasons, the pedestrian environment is largely where development patterns, connections to transit, and conceived of, financed and planned at the local level. interconnected pedestrian networks offer safe, attractive, However, the countywide nature of multiple pedestrian and widely accessible walking routes and districts. funding sources, the importance of public transit to pedestriansʹ mobility, coupled with the prevalence of walking throughout Alameda County, together demand Goals 1. Number and Percentage of Walk Trips an assessment of the state of walking at a countywide level. Increase the number and percentage of walking trips with the intention of reducing motor vehicle use. 2. Safety PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Improve actual and perceived pedestrian safety and security. The Countywide Pedestrian Plan was developed by the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority 3. Infrastructure and