City of Encinitas ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 RECOMMENDATIONS 59 1 Scope .........................................................................................................2 3 Proposed Bicycle Facilities ................................................................ 60 Study Area ................................................................................................2 Proposed Pedestrian Facilities ......................................................... 80 Methodology ............................................................................................2 Lane and Path Surfaces .......................................................................83 Comprehensive Process .......................................................................2 Recommendations by Neighborhood .............................................85 Key Variables To Consider ....................................................................5 Resulting Level of Comfort ................................................................ 96 Community Input .....................................................................................6 Rail Corridor Vision Study Recommendations.............................. 99 Project Approach ....................................................................................6 Other Facility Improvement Recommendations .......................... 114 Issues .........................................................................................................6 Interstate 5 and Coastal Rail Line Crossings ................................ 114 ATP Project Goals ...................................................................................11 Rail Line Crossings ...............................................................................115 Project Improvement Types ................................................................12 Intermodal Facilities ............................................................................116 ATP Project Objectives .........................................................................12 Safe Routes to School ......................................................................... 117 Agency Stakeholders .......................................................................... 20 General Recommendations ............................................................... 118 EXISTING CONDITIONS & ANALYSIS 21 APPENDIX 2 Existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities ...................................... 22 Fold Up Map Trip Origins ............................................................................................. 22 Land Use ................................................................................................ 25 Existing Residential Areas .................................................................. 25 Existing Population and Housing Density .......................................28 Trip Origin Summary ............................................................................33 Trip Destinations ....................................................................................33 Trip Destination Summary ...................................................................37 Multi-Modal Considerations ...............................................................37 Safety .......................................................................................................38 Opportunities and Constraints ...........................................................41 Analysis Mapping Results ...................................................................48 Community Input ...................................................................................58 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1: Study Area ............................................................................. 3 Figure 2-14: Slope .................................................................................43 Figure 1-2: Implementation Phases .................................................... 4 Figure 2-15: Posted Speeds ...............................................................45 Figure 1-3: Public Comments by Topic ............................................... 7 Figure 2-16: Roadway Classification .................................................46 Figure 1-4: 2018 CIP List ........................................................................8 Figure 2-17: Number of Lanes ............................................................47 Figure 1-5: Proposed PWP Facilities ................................................. 10 Figure 2-18: GIS Analysis Process ....................................................48 Figure 2-1: Existing Pedestrian Facilities .........................................23 Figure 2-19: Pedestrian Level of Comfort ...................................... 50 Figure 2-2: Existing Bicycle Facilities ...............................................24 Figure 2-20: Barriers to Pedestrian Travel .....................................53 Figure 2-3: Current Land Use ........................................................... 26 Figure 2-21: Bicycle Level of Comfort ..............................................54 Figure 2-4: Planned Land Use ...........................................................27 Figure 2-22: Barriers to Bicyclist Travel ......................................... 56 Figure 2-5: 2016 Population Density............................................... 29 Figure 2-23: Barriers to Pedestrian and Bicyclist Travel .............57 Figure 2-6: 2016 Housing Density ....................................................30 Figure 3-1: Proposed Bicycle Facilities .............................................61 Figure 2-7: 2050 Population Density ................................................31 Figure 3-2: Proposed Class I Bicycle Facilities ............................ 69 Figure 2-8: 2050 Housing Density ...................................................32 Figure 3-3: Proposed Class II Bicycle Facilities ..............................71 Figure 2-9: Destinations ......................................................................34 Figure 3-4: Proposed Class IIB Bicycle Facilities ..........................73 Figure 2-10: 2016 Employment Density...........................................35 Figure 3-5: Proposed Class III Bicycle Facilities ...........................75 Figure 2-11: 2050 Employment Density .........................................36 Figure 3-6: Proposed Class IIIB Bicycle Facilities ......................... 77 Figure 2-12: Transit Systems ...............................................................39 Figure 3-7: Proposed Class IV Bicycle Facilities ...........................79 Figure 2-13: Collisions (2012-2016) ...................................................40 Figure 3-8: Proposed Pedestrian Facilities .....................................81 LIST OF FIGURES (CONT.) Figure 3-9: Leucadia Proposed Pedestrian Projects .....................................................................................86 Figure 3-10: Leucadia Proposed Bicycle Projects ........................................................................................... 87 Figure 3-11: Old Encinitas Proposed Pedestrian Projects ............................................................................. 88 Figure 3-12: Old Encinitas Proposed Bicycle Projects ....................................................................................89 Figure 3-13: Cardiff by the Sea Proposed Pedestrian Projects ....................................................................90 Figure 3-14: Cardiff by the Sea Proposed Bicycle Projects ............................................................................ 91 Figure 3-15: New Encinitas Proposed Pedestrian Projects ...........................................................................92 Figure 3-16: New Encinitas Proposed Bicycle Projects .................................................................................. 93 Figure 3-17: Olivenhain Proposed Pedestrian Projects .................................................................................. 94 Figure 3-18: Olivenhain Proposed Bicycle Projects ........................................................................................95 Figure 3-19: Future Pedestrian Level of Comfort ............................................................................................. 97 Figure 3-20: Future Bicycle Level of Comfort ..................................................................................................98 Figure 3-21: Liverpool Drive Existing and Proposed Coastal Rail Trail Cross-Section ......................... 100 Figure 3-22: Near Verdi Avenue - Existing and Proposed Coastal Rail Trail Cross-Section ................101 Figure 3-23: Encinitas Boulevard - Existing and Proposed Coastal Rail Trail Cross-Section ..............102 Figure 3-24: Bishops Gate Road - Existing and Proposed Coastal Rail Trail Cross-Section ...............103 Figure 3-25: Encinitas Boulevard/Vulcan Avenue Bridge Conceptual Design Illustrations ............... 106 Figure 3-26: Conceptual Design for the Intersection of Encinitas Blvd and Vulcan Ave .....................108 Figure 3-27: Protected Intersection Conceptual Design for Encinitas Blvd at Vulcan Ave ................ 109 Figure 3-28: Rail Corridor .......................................................................................................................................110 Figure 3-29: Coastal Rail Trail/Corridor Feeders