September 2016 Glendale Citywide Pedestrian Plan Part 1: Taking Stock

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Part 1: Taking Stock Why are we doing this work? The Citywide Pedestrian Plan Developing a Citywide Pedestrian Plan is crucial The Plan is being developed in coordination with for Glendale, given that pedestrian collisions are other pedestrian initiatives, notably the Non- will establish a comprehensive, notably high for the region and state. Further, low- Infrastructure Safe Routes to School Program, and centralized, and coordinated and fixed-income residents in Glendale, including the Citywide Safety Education Initiative: the elderly, are disproportionally represented in approach to improving „„ The Non-Infrastructure Safe Routes to these collisions. pedestrian infrastructure, safety, School Program will educate K-9 students The Plan will establish improving pedestrian about pedestrian safety to prevent injuries and demand within Glendale. safety as the city’s highest priority. Widespread and fatalities and to encourage walking and community outreach will directly inform its bicycling among school children. recommendations. Additionally, the plan „„ The Citywide Safety Education Initiative will consolidate existing and recommended will focus on improving pedestrian policies, projects, and programs—including safety in Glendale through continuing- recommendations from the Pedestrian Safety education programs that teach residents Task Force, the new Pedestrian Safety Advisory conscientiousness and the rules of the road Committee, and the existing Pedestrian Safety for all transportation modes. This program Action Plan—into a single master plan. will target all segments of the Glendale The Citywide Pedestrian Plan will encourage population, including older adults. increased use of non-motorized and active transportation by outlining specific pedestrian improvements and projects. These improvements will be identified by systematically prioritizing known origins and destinations, including schools, parks, civic institutions, transit, and residential and commercial areas with high pedestrian use. Particular emphasis will be placed on transit connections and areas with high collision rates.

Glendale Citywide Pedestrian Plan 3 Executive Summary Why is walking important?

4 City of Glendale Part 1: Taking Stock What makes Pedestrian-oriented Dense networks Mixed land uses. design. of streets, trails, Walkable places have a wide Walkable streets have and greenways. array of land uses in close dedicated walking When street networks proximity. For example, a infrastructure (e.g., sidewalks, are dense and grid-like, neighborhood with grocery a place stores, restaurants, clothing signalized crosswalks). Further, they allow people to reach walkable streets have buildings destinations more directly on boutiques, hardware stores, that engage pedestrians on foot. Conversely, curvilinear housing, and offices, all the ground floor. Dead walls and cul-de-sac streets within walking distance of one walkable? and deep setbacks tend to increase distances between another, allows residents to make space uninviting to destinations. walk in order to reach their people on foot. destinations.

Understandable Easy connections Well-managed parking and organized to frequent transit. and right-of-way. around centers. Walking and transit go hand in The placement, orientation, Walkable places are intuitively hand. Transit riders typically and supply of parking plays a navigable for pedestrians. begin and end their trips key role in walkability. Streets In addition to wayfinding with short walking trips. where parking lots separate measures like common Therefore, making these buildings from sidewalks make signage, walkable places have connections to and from transit them unappealing for walking activities that are clustered more convenient is critical relative to streets with parking around axes or nodes. to walkability. located behind buildings.

Glendale Citywide Pedestrian Plan 5 Executive Summary

Pop-Up What are Events 4 April – July 2016 400 Participants = 10 people Glendale residents saying Arts and Crafts Earth Day about Festival Cruise Night Festival Fire Services Day

Participants walking? were asked ... What would make you walk more in “Glendale? ... and responses were coded using colored fabric, producing mosaics that show how people feel about walking in Glendale. ” 6 City of Glendale Part 1: Taking Stock

People would walk more in Glendale if ...

Cars would drive more Colored fabric used to produce the mosaic showing how people feel about walking. Members of the public participating in the engagement activity. 1 slowly. Photo from Nelson\Nygaard Photo from Nelson\Nygaard

There were more traffic 2 enforcement.

There were safer and more visible 3 crosswalks.

There were more places to walk. Members of the public participating in the engagement activity. A young participant contributes his opinion to the mosaic. 4 Photo from Nelson\Nygaard Photo from Nelson\Nygaard

Glendale Citywide Pedestrian Plan Executive Summary How well STRENGTHS „„ Safe and Healthy Streets Plan provides direction for Pedestrian Plan development „„ Mobility and land use policies aligned across current plans do existing „„ Plans since 2006 include Complete Streets policies „„ Community plans identify pedestrian priority areas and include detailed street standards plans and „„ City code protects pedestrians during construction policies OPPORTUNITIES

„„ Create an implementation plan for Safe and Healthy support Streets Plan and Pedestrian Safety Advisory Task Force recommendations

„„ Implement AB 321 to lower speed limits near schools to 15 walking in mph and explore opportunities to lower speed limits on other roadways through AB 529 „„ Communicate and reinforce mobility goals through economic development plans and strategies Glendale? „„ Overlay mobility and access goals to specific development projects as part of Community Planning and Design Review Board „„ Use Metro First/Last Mile Strategic Plan concepts to enhance active transportation modes and provide opportunities for grant funding „„ Reference chapters of Glendale Municipal Code to pedestrian safety efforts

8 City of Glendale Part 1: Taking Stock What kind of walking city does Glendale want to be? VISION Glendale will be a great place to walk, leading to a community that is safer, healthier, more sustainable, and economically vibrant.

Create Connected and Build Walkable Organize for Make Walking Safer Complete Communities Places for All Implementation

GOAL 1 GOAL 2 GOAL 3 GOAL 4

„„ Reduce the number of crashes „„ Make connections to the places „„ Prioritize projects in critical „„ Maximize impact within existing and eliminate traffic-related people need to and want to go pedestrian areas to meet mobility capital investments and pursue injuries and fatalities „„ Provide seamless connections and safety needs new funding sources „„ Use an integrated and multi- to transit and ensure access to „„ Make investments that improve „„ Pursue opportunities for low- pronged approach to reduce community assets health and promote equity cost, interim solutions as well as vehicle speeds „„ Enhance streetscapes to create „„ Serve people of all ages and creative maintenance solutions „„ Protect vulnerable populations and vibrant public spaces with wide abilities „„ Communicate, coordinate, and account for pedestrian needs first in sidewalks, active frontages, and „„ Make walking a part of everyday integrate activities across city planning and design amenities life in Glendale departments „„ Institute a culture of safety to get „„ Make walking more pleasant by „„ Report on progress annually more people walking for more trips extending trees and landscaping „„ Teach and reinforce safe driving into the street network and walking behavior

Glendale Citywide Pedestrian Plan 9 Executive Summary

Pedestrian Counts

Glenwood Rd

Verdugo Rd Burbank Cañada Blvd W Glenoaks Blvd

N San Fernando Rd Kenneth Rd Highland Ave Glendale W Alameda Ave Glenwood Rd Pacific Ave Where are Grandview Ave 888 1,006 Stocker St Victory Blvd Western Ave

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N Central Ave Central N N Verdugo Rd people walking N Brand Blvd Lexington Dr Glenoaks Blvd

Foothill Blvd Wilson Ave W Broadway See Downtown Glendale Map E Broadway

New York Ave New York La Crescenta- W Broadway Pennsyvlania Ave Pennsyvlania Montrose

H W Colorado St E Colorado St o no lu lu A v in Glendale e Los Angeles

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o 10 100 500 1,000 g Glendale u d today? r Los Feliz Blvd York Blvd e V xx Top 10 locations

N Number of people counted 0 0.25 0.5 1 Eagle Rock Blvd Miles City of Glendale Cameras counted pedestrians at 92 observation points, or screenlines, during three Source: City of Glendale two-hour periods between April and May of 2016. Nearly half (49%, 21,782) of all count observations were made at downtown pedestrian count locations. The five locations Doran St with the most pedestrians were: Glendale Pedestrian Counts Montessori School Downtown Glendale Columbus Elementary Americana Way Lexington Dr Lexington Dr between Brand Boulevard and Central Avenue Glendale Ave

1 St Louise

Orange St Orange

Jackson St Jackson

Brand Blvd Brand

Kenwood St Kenwood

Central Ave Central Maryland Ave Maryland

Zion Lutheran School

Pacific Ave

Brand Boulevard California Ave California Ave 2 between Broadway and Harvard Street Columbus Ave Glendale Allan F. Daily H.S. Fashion Center Wilson Ave Brand Boulevard Wilson Ave between Harvard Street and Colorado Street 3 2,149 Broadway

Broadway Brand Boulevard 1,192

between Broadway and Wilson Street Glendale 4 Galleria 3,079 5,227 Harvard St

Pacific Ave Pacific The Americana 777 Central Library

Honolulu Avenue Ave Columbus 1,539 2,508 Pedestrian Counts

Sized proportionally 5 between Ocean View Boulevard and Wickham Avenue Glendale Ave Colorado St Colorado St

Brand Blvd 10 100 500 1,000

Central Ave

Holy Family Catholic Church xx Top 10 locations The maps to the right show the number of pedestrians counted at each screenline— 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 Feet Elementary School Number of people counted citywide (top) and downtown only (bottom). Source: City of Glendale

10 City of Glendale Part 1: Taking Stock Where will people be walking in Glendale in the future? Pedestrian Demand

Glenwood Rd Burbank W Glenoaks Blvd

N San Fernando Rd

W Alameda Ave

Victory Blvd Western Ave Pedestrian demand is based on 11 e Av e al inputs associated with: d n r le D e G s N a N h C B vy „„ Population and job density r e a h n E C

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N Brand Blvd N Central Ave Central N Foothill Blvd „„ Proximity to a variety of

W Broadway E Broadway points of interest

La Crescenta- W Broadway Pennsyvlania Ave Pennsyvlania Montrose „„ Transit ridership

H W Colorado St E Colorado St o no lu lu It indicates which areas of the city are A v e S Brand Blvd Los Angeles more likely to generate walking trips.

La Crescenta Ave S Chevy Chase Dr

S Verdugo Rd S Verdugo Pedestrian demand is highest in the S Central Ave Central S

E Chevy Chase Dr following neighborhoods: Citrus Grove, S Brand Blvd Brand S S Pedestrian Demand a n H City Center, Mariposa, Tropico, Pacific o F no e Lower l r ul n u a Pedestrian Demand is based on A Ocean View Blvd n Edison, and Somerset. Other areas ve Los Angeles d density of people, density of o S Glendale Ave R employees, transit ridership, d and proximity to Glendale Civic with high pedestrian demand include

d Center, the Americana, schools, R parks, hospitals, colleges, o Grandview, Glenwood, Riverside Rancho, g commercial/retail land uses, Glendale u d r Los Feliz Blvd and mixed use landYork uses. Blvd e Vineyard, Verdugo Viejo, and areas of V

N Higher Crescenta Highlands, Sparr Heights and 0 0.25 0.5 1 Miles Eagle Rock BlvdCity of Glendale Source: LEHD 2014, LA Metro, US Census Bureau ACS 2010-14 5-Year Estimates, City of Glendale north of Glendale Community College in Verdugo Woodlands.

Glendale Citywide Pedestrian Plan 11 Executive Summary What walking infrastructure does Glendale have?

Crosswalks and sidewalks are key elements of pedestrian infrastructure. The map to the right shows where Glendale currently has sidewalks and high-visibility crosswalks, as well as where there are gaps in infrastructure. 68% 80 Of all street segments Of all intersections within in Glendale, 68% have Glendale, 80 have high sidewalks. This is higher for visibility crosswalks. Most of arterial streets (95%) and these are located along busy collector streets (93%), but roadways including Glendale lower for local streets (61%). Avenue, Brand Boulevard, and Pacific Avenue.

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CURB EXTENSIONS PEDESTRIAN ISLANDS SPEED HUMPS TEXTURED PAVEMENT

Curb extension in downtown Glendale Pedestrian island in Glendale Speed hump on Fern Drive in Glendale Textured pavement at Montrose and Honolulu Photo from the City of Glendale Photo from the City of Glendale Photo from Nelson\Nygaard in Glendale Photo from Nelson\Nygaard

RECTANGULAR RAPID TRAFFIC DIVERTERS TRAFFIC CIRCLES RADAR SPEED SIGNS FLASHING BEACONS (RRFB)

Traffic diverter in Glendale Traffic circle on Fern Drive in Glendale RRFB in Glendale Radar speed sign in Glendale Photo from the City of Glendale Photo from Nelson\Nygaard Photo from the City of Glendale Photo from Nelson\Nygaard

Glendale Citywide Pedestrian Plan 13 Executive Summary How comfortable is it to walk in Glendale? Walking Comfort

Glenwood Rd

An analysis of walking comfort scores roadways by how Verdugo Rd Burbank Cañada Blvd pleasant, inviting, and safe they are for walking. People walking W Glenoaks Blvd N San Fernando Rd Kenneth Rd or using mobility devices use Glendale’s roadway network Highland Ave Glendale W Alameda Ave Glenwood Rd Pacific Ave to connect to businesses, jobs, schools, and recreation. Grandview Ave

Stocker St Victory Blvd Roadways that have more travel lanes, higher traffic volumes, Western Ave

e Av and vehicles traveling at faster speeds are more likely to be e al d n r le D G se ha uncomfortable or uninviting for people walking. At night, N C vy he streets that lack lighting may become even less comfortable, E C

N Central Ave Central N N Verdugo Rd N Brand Blvd as darker streets make pedestrians less visible to cars and can Lexington Dr Glenoaks Blvd

increase people’s concerns about personal safety. However, Foothill Blvd Wilson Ave W Broadway the presence of sidewalks is the most significant factor in E Broadway

New York Ave New York La Crescenta- W Broadway Pennsyvlania Ave Pennsyvlania determining how comfortable a roadway is for people walking. Montrose H W Colorado St E Colorado St o no lu lu The figure to the right (top) illustrates the criteria associated A ve with walking comfort included in our analysis. Los Angeles

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roadways, like major arterials, are less comfortable for R d Walking Comfort Ocean View Blvd Los Angeles pedestrians, largely due to traffic speeds, number of lanes, and S Glendale Ave High Walking Comfort is based on the

d Good presence of sidewalks, R posted speed limit, traffic volumes. The roadway with the lowest comfort scores o g Moderate number of lanes, Glendale u d traffic volumes, and r Los Feliz Blvd York Blvd e Low average spacing of V for the greatest distances is Glenoaks Boulevard, which has streetlights. N Poor 0 0.25 0.5 1 Eagle Rock Blvd a “poor” comfort rating from Brand Boulevard west to the Miles City of Glendale Source: City of Glendale Glendale city limits.

14 City of Glendale Part 1: Taking Stock How easy is it to cross the street in Glendale?

Our analysis includes four factors that affect the ease of crossing the street èé Ease of Crossings as a pedestrian:

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èé èé S Brand Blvd Ease of Crossings èé èé èé Cypress St èé Very Challenging to Cross èé èé èé èé Glendale èé Challenging S a èé n F Moderately Challenging èée èé rn Los Feliz Blvd a n The map to the left shows the streets d Less Challenging 0 0.25 0.5 1 èé o S Glendale Ave Miles R èé d èé Signalized Intersections in Glendale that are most difficult Source: City of Glendale èé to cross on foot.

Glendale Citywide Pedestrian Plan 15 Executive Summary Which intersections see the most collisions? High Collision Intersections 22 Glenwood Rd Twenty-two intersections had six or Burbank W Glenoaks Blvd Cañada Blvd Cañada more pedestrian-injury collisions N San Fernando Rd Justin Ave Verdugo Rd W Alameda Ave between 2006 and 2015. All but five 1 Glendale of these intersections fall within a 21 22 Grandview Ave high-collision corridor (see next page). 20

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N Pacific Avenue The 17 high-collision 2 from W California Avenue to Ivy Street corridors total nine miles and represent S Glendale Avenue approximately 2% 3 from E Maple Street to E Cypress Street of the non-freeway roadway network; they E Colorado Street account for 40% of 4 from S Brand Boulevard to S Kenwood Street pedestrian collisions. This presents an N Glendale Avenue opportunity for 5 E Doran Street to E Broadway targeted investment.

Glendale Citywide Pedestrian Plan 17 Executive Summary What key findings

did the 40% of pedestrian collisions in Glendale take place at signalized intersections, suggesting opportunities to both enhance pedestrian Younger and older Young adults and men collision accommodations at existing pedestrians are more likely are over-represented signals as well as to provide to be hit in collisions than as drivers in collisions additional enhanced the population on average. involving pedestrians. analysis pedestrian crossings.

Left turning vehicle at Right turning vehicle at Through vehicle at 1 signalized intersection 2 signalized intersection 3 unsignalized intersection 4 Through vehicle midblock uncover? Through vehicle at Left turning vehicle at 18% signalized intersection 10% unsignalized intersection

Right turning vehicle at Through vehicle Number of collisions 12% signalized intersection 10% at midblock involving pedestrians has been relatively Most common collision types consistent between 2004 and 2013. 126 96 99 100 87 18 City of Glendale 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Part 1: Taking Stock

+40% 70% More than 40% of the Overall, motorists are people killed in traffic deemed at fault for 70% collisions in Glendale are of pedestrian collisions. pedestrians.

The peak period for pedestrian collisions is Collisions are more likely to be severe or fatal 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Many collisions happen in the in off-peak periods. Collisions are increasingly afternoon and early evening, when the most likely to result in a severe or fatal injury as the people are travelling. evening progresses, likely because less traffic on the roads means that drivers are traveling at higher speeds.

60% Arterial 12% Percent of collisions 29% Percent of street network Collector 15% Over 60% of pedestrian collisions occur on 11% arterial streets, most of which have four or Local more lanes and which constitute only 12% of the 73% Higher motor vehicle speeds result in more severe roadway network in Glendale. injuries and a higher likelihood of fatalities in the event of a collision with a pedestrian.

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Composite Equity Analysis Score (by Block Group) Angeles Lower The Composite Equity National Analysis Score is calculated Deukmejian Wilderness Park Forest based on the combined densities of: people with a Which parts disability, youths, older adults, households without a vehicle, non-Whites or Hispanics, people with limited English proficiency, Santa Carlotta St and people below 200% of Higher the poverty level. City of Glendale Foothill Blvd

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F Brand Blvd a Verdugo Rd e Central Ave R r d d n v Areas of Glendale with the highest concentration of people who l a B n d k o c may have a greater need for walking projects and programs R o d R le g include the Citrus Grove, Mariposa, and Pacific-Edison Ea 0 0.5 1 2 neighborhoods. Smaller concentrations exist in Verdugo Viejo, Miles Glenwood, Grandview, and in the Montrose neighborhood. Source: US Census Bureau ACS 2009-13 and 2010-14 5-Year Estimates, City of Glendale

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Composite Health Analysis (by Census Block) Angeles High National The Composite Health Deukmejian Wilderness Park Forest Analysis Score is calculated based on the combination In which of rates of death from hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease for every 10,000 people, the density Santa Carlotta St of pedestrian collisions, and average walking distance to the nearest grocery store and park. Foothill Blvd Low

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F Brand Blvd a health. Verdugo Rd e Central Ave R r d d n v l a B n d k o c The map to the right presents the composite health index. R o d R le g The index reveals areas where walking can have the greatest Ea 0 0.5 1 2 health benefits: City Center, Mariposa, Somerset, Chevy Miles Chase, and Woodbury. Source: California Department of Public Health, SWITRS, City of Glendale

Glendale Citywide Pedestrian Plan 21 Executive Summary Where can we look for inspiration?

VISION ZERO INNOVATIVE PEDESTRIAN PROGRAMS PRIORITIZATION

Vision Zero Los Angeles NY Safe Streets for Seniors Seattle’s Core Values Vision Zero is a collection of strategies to Safe Streets for Seniors is a program that Establishing a prioritization process allows eliminate traffic fatalities. The strategies aims to improve pedestrian safety and cities to focus projects in areas of greatest aim to prevent collisions, which are largely comfort for New York City’s growing senior need and areas caused by poor road design and unsafe population. where new walking travel behavior. projects and In response to a disproportionate number of programs can have Originating in Sweden in 1997, Vision Zero senior pedestrian traffic fatalities, the city the biggest benefit. plans have been adopted in cities across the began to study the contributing factors and nation, including New York, San Francisco, developed a toolbox of safety improvements In support of the Austin, Los Angeles, and San Diego. In to address them. Infrastructure city’s core values, 2014, the Los Angeles Department of improvements included daylighting (improving Seattle’s Pedestrian Transportation released its first Vision Zero driver-pedestrian visibility), countdown Master Plan aims strategic plan, with the goals of reducing signals, shortened crossing distances, and to make Seattle traffic deaths by 20 percent by 2017, and more. Since the city began implementing the most walkable eliminating traffic fatalities citywide by 2025. these improvements, senior pedestrian city in the nation fatalities have decreased by 17 percent from and establishes 2008 to 2012. goals of safety, equity, vibrancy, and health. To prioritize projects, the city collects data and City of Seattle’s Pedestrian assigns scores based Master Plan Prioritization on those goals. Framework Image from SDOT

A group of people cross a recently refurbished intersection in New York City

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ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIES ROADWAY RECHANNELIZATION TRAFFIC CALMING

Safe Streets Boulder Lancaster Blvd, Lancaster, CA Temporary Curb Extensions The Safe Streets Boulder Report tracks Roadway rechannelization projects improve Traffic calming refers to a variety of roadway bicycle and pedestrian collision trends that safety by repurposing vehicle travel lanes to and intersection design treatments that inform enforcement efforts in the city. space for people walking and riding bicycles. make streets safer by encouraging drivers to observe the speed limit. The 2012 Safe Streets Boulder Report Roadway Rechannelization can mean identified bicycle and pedestrian collision reducing the total number of lanes or Curb extensions can improve safety for types, the behaviors that cause them, and top reducing the width of existing lanes. Both everyone using streets, sidewalks, and collision locations. Crosswalks were found to options encourage people to drive more crossings by narrowing the roadway and be the most common location for collisions slowly and free up space for landscaping and increasing space for pedestrian-friendly involving pedestrians, leading to the addition other pedestrian and bicycle features such infrastructure. Curb extensions shorten the of three new crosswalk safety laws. Using as pedestrian safety islands, bike lanes, and distance required to cross the street, thereby data from the report, police now target wide sidewalks. reducing the amount of time a pedestrian is enforcement activities at the most frequent exposed to traffic. Curb extensions can be collision locations. created using temporary, low-cost materials or as part of a pilot project to study the final design before making permanent changes.

Heads Up, Boulder! messaging at crosswalks Image from the City of Boulder Center lanes are transformed into public space on Lancaster Boulevard in Lancaster, CA Image from Streetsblog LA

A temporary, low-cost curb extension in Austin, TX Image from Austin Mobility

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