San Joaquin Council of Governments Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Safe Routes to School Plan September 2012 This page intentionally left blank. SJCOG BP~SRtS Plan Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1. Vision, Goals, and Objectives ................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.2. Organization of the Plan ......................................................................................................................... 1-3 2. Existing Conditions ...................................................................................................................... 2-5 2.1. Setting ......................................................................................................................................................... 2-5 2.2. Existing Conditions ................................................................................................................................. 2-7 3. Needs Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.1. Bicyclists’ General Needs and Preferences ......................................................................................... 3-1 3.2. Pedestrians’ General Needs and Preferences .................................................................................... 3-2 3.3. General School Needs and Preferences .............................................................................................. 3-3 3.4. Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel in San Joaquin County ................................................................... 3-3 3.5. Benefits of Walking and Bicycling ...................................................................................................... 3-5 3.6. Collision Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 3-7 4. Project Formation ........................................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1. Project Formation Guidelines ................................................................................................................ 4-1 4.2. Cost Estimates .......................................................................................................................................... 4-8 5. Projects ......................................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.1. Bicycle Parking and End-of-Trip Facilities ....................................................................................... 5-3 5.2. City of Escalon .......................................................................................................................................... 5-4 5.3. City of Lathrop .......................................................................................................................................... 5-7 5.4. City of Lodi .............................................................................................................................................. 5-10 5.5. City of Manteca ....................................................................................................................................... 5-15 5.6. City of Ripon ........................................................................................................................................... 5-19 5.7. County of San Joaquin .......................................................................................................................... 5-24 5.8. City of Stockton ...................................................................................................................................... 5-28 5.9. City of Tracy ............................................................................................................................................ 5-36 6. Program Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 6-1 6.1. Education ..................................................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.2. Encouragement ......................................................................................................................................... 6-2 6.3. Enforcement ............................................................................................................................................... 6-3 6.4. Evaluation ................................................................................................................................................... 6-4 7. Implementation and Funding Strategy ..................................................................................... 7-1 7.1. Priority Projects ......................................................................................................................................... 7-1 7.2. Implementation ......................................................................................................................................... 7-7 7.3. Funding Projects through Measure K ................................................................................................ 7-8 7.4. Funding Opportunities ........................................................................................................................... 7-9 7.5. Other Sources ........................................................................................................................................... 7-15 Alta Planning + Design |i Table of Contents Appendix A. Bicycle Design Guidelines............................................................................................... A-1 Appendix B. Pedestrian Design Guidelines ....................................................................................... B-1 Appendix C. Safe Routes to School Toolkit ......................................................................................... C-1 Appendix D. BTA Compliance Table ................................................................................................... D-1 Appendix E. Project Tables ................................................................................................................... E-1 Appendix F. Plan and Polcy Review .................................................................................................... F-1 Appendix G. Peer Plan Review ............................................................................................................ G-1 Appendix H. Comments Received ....................................................................................................... H-1 Table of Figures Figure 2-1: Caltrans Design Standards for Bicycle Facilities ........................................................................... 2-8 Figure 2-2: Shared Lane Marking ............................................................................................................................ 2-9 Figure 2-3: Regional Existing Bikeways ............................................................................................................... 2-11 Figure 2-4: Escalon Existing Bikeways ................................................................................................................ 2-12 Figure 2-5: Lathrop Existing Bikeways ................................................................................................................ 2-13 Figure 2-6: Lodi Existing Bikeways ...................................................................................................................... 2-14 Figure 2-7: Manteca Existing Bikeways .............................................................................................................. 2-15 Figure 2-8: Ripon Existing Bikeways ................................................................................................................... 2-16 Figure 2-9: Stockton Existing Bikeways .............................................................................................................. 2-17 Figure 2-10: Tracy Existing Bikeways .................................................................................................................. 2-18 Figure 2-11: Typical Sidewalk Zones in Commercial Areas ........................................................................... 2-20 Figure 2-12: Typical Sidewalk Zones in Residential Areas ............................................................................ 2-20 Figure 2-13: Curb Extension ................................................................................................................................... 2-21 Figure 2-14: Crosswalk Types ................................................................................................................................ 2-21 Figure 2-15: Refuge Island ........................................................................................................................................ 2-22 Figure 2-16: Curb Ramp Types ............................................................................................................................... 2-22 Figure 2-17: CA MUTCD Regulatory Signs .......................................................................................................