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Midway | Pacific Highway | Old Town Existing Conditions Mobility Report Community Plan Update Fehr & Peers Transportation Consultants 101 West Broadway, Suite 1970 San Diego, CA 92101 T: (619) 234-3190 F: (619) 702-9345 Communities of Midway/Pacific Highway Corridor and Old Town Mobility Existing Conditions Report (September 2012) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Study Background and Purpose ..................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Study Location ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Supporting Information ................................................................................................................... 4 2.0 Methodology ........................................................................................................................................ 5 2.1 Selection of Study Area .................................................................................................................. 5 2.2 Vehicular Analysis........................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Multi-modal Analysis ..................................................................................................................... 11 3.0 Existing Conditions ........................................................................................................................... 14 3.1 Existing Settings ........................................................................................................................... 14 3.2 Pedestrian Travel .......................................................................................................................... 20 3.3 Public Transit Services and Facilities ........................................................................................... 45 3.4 Regional Access ........................................................................................................................... 71 3.5 Roadway Facilities ........................................................................................................................ 75 3.6 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) .................................................................................... 122 3.7 Transportation Demand Management ........................................................................................ 123 3.8 Bicycle System ............................................................................................................................ 124 3.9 Parking ........................................................................................................................................ 150 3.10 Airports ........................................................................................................................................ 152 3.11 Passenger Rail ............................................................................................................................ 154 3.12 Goods Movement Facilities ........................................................................................................ 156 4.0 Midway/Pacific Highway Corridor Community............................................................................. 158 4.1 Pedestrian Travel ........................................................................................................................ 158 4.2 Bicycle System ............................................................................................................................ 160 4.3 Public Transit and Facilities ........................................................................................................ 163 4.4 Roadway System ........................................................................................................................ 167 4.5 Parking ........................................................................................................................................ 172 4.6 Next Steps .................................................................................................................................. 172 5.0 Old Town Community ..................................................................................................................... 175 5.1 Pedestrian Travel ........................................................................................................................ 175 5.2 Bicycle System ............................................................................................................................ 180 5.3 Public Transit and Facilities ........................................................................................................ 180 5.4 Roadway System ........................................................................................................................ 184 5.5 Parking ........................................................................................................................................ 187 5.6 Next Steps .................................................................................................................................. 192 APPENDICES Appendix A American Community Survey 2006-2010 Journey to Work Estimates by Census Block Group Appendix B Peak Hour Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Worksheets Appendix C Peak Hour Pedestrian MMLOS Worksheets Appendix D Transit Boarding Worksheets Appendix E Peak Hour Transit MMLOS Worksheets Appendix F Caltrans Freeway Volume Worksheets Appendix G Daily Roadway Segment Vehicle Counts Appendix H Peak Hour Arterial Analysis Worksheets Appendix I Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Count Worksheets Appendix J Signal Timing Plans Appendix K Peak Hour Intersection Analysis Worksheets Appendix L Peak Hour Queuing Analysis Worksheets Appendix M Peak Hour Auto MMLOS Worksheets Appendix N Peak Hour Bicycle MMLOS Worksheets Appendix O Parking Occupancy Data i Communities of Midway/Pacific Highway Corridor and Old Town Mobility Existing Conditions Report (September 2012) LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1 Midway/Pacific Highway Corridor and Old Town within the Region ....................................... 2 Figure 2-1 Project Study Area .................................................................................................................. 6 Figure 3-1 City of San Diego Pedestrian Route Typologies ................................................................... 21 Figure 3-2 Midway/Pacific Highway Corridor and Old Town Pedestrian Routes ................................... 22 Figure 3-3 Midway/Pacific Highway Corridor and Old Town Pedestrian Routes ................................... 24 Figure 3-4 Midway/Pacific Highway Corridor and Old Town Pedestrian Priority Model (PPM) ............. 26 Figure 3-5A AM/PM Peak Hour Existing Pedestrian Counts .................................................................... 28 Figure 3-5B AM/PM Peak Hour Existing Pedestrian Counts .................................................................... 29 Figure 3-5C AM/PM Peak Hour Existing Pedestrian Counts .................................................................... 30 Figure 3-5D AM/PM Peak Hour Existing Pedestrian Counts .................................................................... 31 Figure 3-5E AM/PM Peak Hour Existing Pedestrian Counts .................................................................... 32 Figure 3-6A Existing Pedestrian Segment Level of Service (AM Peak) ................................................... 41 Figure 3-6B Existing Pedestrian Segment Level of Service (PM Peak) ................................................... 42 Figure 3-7 Pedestrian Crashes (January 2005 – June 2010) ................................................................ 44 Figure 3-8 Existing Public Transit Facilities ............................................................................................ 55 Figure 3-9 Transit Stop Average Daily Boardings and Alightings .......................................................... 57 Figure 3-10A Existing Transit Level of Service (AM Peak) ......................................................................... 65 Figure 3-10B Existing Transit Level of Service (PM Peak) ......................................................................... 66 Figure 3-11 Key Roadway Existing Functional Classifications ................................................................. 76 Figure 3-12 Existing Roadway Level of Service ....................................................................................... 82 Figure 3-13A Existing Intersection Geometrics ...........................................................................................87 Figure 3-13B Existing Intersection Geometrics ...........................................................................................88 Figure 3-13C Existing Intersection Geometrics ...........................................................................................89 Figure 3-14A Existing Intersection Peak Hour Turning Movements ........................................................... 90 Figure 3-14B Existing Intersection Peak Hour Turning Movements ........................................................... 91 Figure 3-14C Existing Intersection