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Del Norte Active Transportation Plan Del Norte Active Transportation Plan Prepared for the September 2017 Del Norte Active Transportation Plan Del Norte Local Transportation Commission 900 Northcrest Drive, PMB 16 Crescent City, CA 95531 707.465.3878 www.dnltc.org Adopted May 2015 Amended September 2017 Title VI Policy Del Norte Local Transportation Commission assures that no person shall on the Grounds of race, color or national oriGin, as provided by Title VI of the Civil RiGhts Act of 1964, and the Civil RiGhts Restoration Act of 1987 (P.L. 100.259), be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any aGency-sponsored proGram or activity. Del Norte Local Transportation Commission further assures that every effort will be made to ensure nondiscrimination in its proGrams and activities, whether those proGrams and activities are federally funded or not. In the event that DNLTC distributes federal funds to another entity, DNLTC will include Title VI lanGuaGe in all written aGreements. Title VI compliance is a condition of the receipt of federal funds. DNLTC Executive Director is the Title VI compliance ManaGer and is authorized to ensure compliance with provisions of this policy and with the law, includinG the requirements of Title 23 Code of Federal ReGulations (CFR) 200 and Title 49 CFR 21. Del Norte Local Transportation Commission acknowledGes its responsibility for initiatinG and monitorinG Title VI activities, preparinG required reports and other responsibilities as required by Title 20 Code of Federal ReGulations 200 and by Title 49 CFR Part 21. i Del Norte Active Transportation Plan Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Active Transportation Plan BackGround ............................................................................................ 1 1.2 Required Active Transportation Plan Components ........................................................................... 2 1.3 Coordination with Member AGencies and ExistinG Plans .................................................................. 4 Chapter 2: Setting ....................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Land Use and Settlement Patterns .................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Activity Centers .................................................................................................................................. 8 2.3 ExistinG Bicycle and Pedestrian Trips ............................................................................................... 11 HiGhway 101 Gateway Traffic CalminG Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts ............................................. 11 Safe Routes to School Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts ....................................................................... 12 Sunset Circle Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts ..................................................................................... 12 2.4 ExistinG Bicycle and Pedestrian Policies ........................................................................................... 12 Bicycle Policies ................................................................................................................................... 12 Pedestrian Policies ............................................................................................................................. 14 Recommended Policies ...................................................................................................................... 14 2.5 Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety, Education, and Encouragement ProGrams ..................................... 14 Safe Routes to School ProGram ......................................................................................................... 14 Pedestrian Facility Maintenance ....................................................................................................... 15 Walk & Bike to School Days ............................................................................................................... 15 Sidewalk Education ............................................................................................................................ 15 Meet Chipper ..................................................................................................................................... 15 2.6 Past Expenditures ............................................................................................................................ 15 Chapter 3 - Bicycle Facilities ..................................................................................................................... 17 3.1 Bicycle Facilities Definition .............................................................................................................. 17 3.2 Bicyclist Characteristics .................................................................................................................... 17 3.3 ExistinG Bicycle Transportation Facilities ......................................................................................... 18 3.4 Proposed Bicycle Transportation Facilities ...................................................................................... 20 Coastal Trail ....................................................................................................................................... 20 Pacific Coast Bike Route ..................................................................................................................... 20 ii Del Norte Active Transportation Plan Other Bicycle Improvements ............................................................................................................. 21 3.5 Bicyclist Safety ................................................................................................................................. 24 3.6 End-of-trip Bicycle ParkinG Facilities ................................................................................................ 24 Chapter 4 – Pedestrian Facilities .............................................................................................................. 27 4.1 Proposed Pedestrian Facilities ......................................................................................................... 27 Hobbs Wall Trail ................................................................................................................................. 27 Coast-to-Caves and Coast-to-Crest Trails .......................................................................................... 27 Elk Valley Connector Trail .................................................................................................................. 28 Front Street ........................................................................................................................................ 28 HiGhway 101 Gateway Projects ......................................................................................................... 28 Crescent City Non-Motorized Improvement Project ......................................................................... 28 Other Sidewalk Improvements .......................................................................................................... 29 4.3 Pedestrian Safety ............................................................................................................................. 33 4.4 Natural Trails ................................................................................................................................... 33 National and State Parks ........................................................................................................................ 34 Yurok Ancestral Territory ....................................................................................................................... 35 Chapter 5 - Safe Routes to School ............................................................................................................ 38 5.1 Safe Routes to School History .......................................................................................................... 38 5.2 Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Projects ................................................................................. 39 Chapter 6 – Transit Service ....................................................................................................................... 42 6.1 Transit Routes .................................................................................................................................. 42 Crescent City Local ............................................................................................................................. 42 Intercity .............................................................................................................................................. 42 ReGional ............................................................................................................................................. 42 Dial-a-ride and Paratransit ................................................................................................................. 42 6.2 Transit PassenGer Facilities .............................................................................................................. 43
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