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MISSION: The purpose of the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) is to provide oversight and policy
direction on matters related to bicycle transportation in San Luis Obispo and its relationship to bicycling
outside the City.
ROLL CALL: Jim Woolf (Chair), Howard Weisenthal (Vice Chair), Lea Brooks, Peter Deragon, Paula
Huddleston, Catherine Machado, and Arlene Winn.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
At this time, the public is invited to address the Committee concerning items not on the agenda but are
of interest to the public and within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Bicycle Advisory Committee.
The Committee may not discuss or take action on issues that are not on the agenda other than to briefly
respond to statements made or questions raised, or to ask staff to follow up on such issues.
MINUTES: September 25, 2014 (Attachment 1)
ACTION ITEMS:
1. City Budget Goals, Final BAC Recommendations (Attachments 2, 3)
2. County Bicycle Transportation Plan Update (Attachments 4, 5)
3. BAC Assisted Implementation Actions (Attachment 6)
DISCUSSION ITEMS: All items continued from 9/25 meeting
4. Committee Member Items
• Way Finding Signage Sub-Committee Report (Attachment 7)
• Bicycle Mode Share Sub-Committee Report
• Bicycling Information for Newcomers Subcommittee Report (Attachment 8)
• Sinsheimer Park Pathways (Attachment 9)
5. Staff Items
• Railroad Safety Trail and Bob Jones Trail Updates
• “Engage SLO” on City Website
ADJOURNMENT: The next regular meeting will be held January 15, 2015
Agenda
Bicycle Advisory Committee
Council Hearing Room, City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 7:00 pm
The City of San Luis Obispo is committed to including the disabled in all of its services, programs, and
activities. Please contact the Clerk or staff liaison prior to the meeting if you require assistance.
Action Items:
Agenda Item #1: City Budget Goals, Final BAC Recommendations
At its September meeting, the BAC developed draft budget recommendations (Attachment 2) for
consideration by the City’s other advisory bodies. Final recommended City goals for Council
consideration in the 2015-2017 financial plan are due December 15. The BAC should review the draft
recommended goals submitted by the City’s advisory bodies which will be emailed to Committee
members by Nov. 19 along with the BAC draft goals and consider if any refinements or revisions to the
BAC draft goals are desired. Additional background information regarding the advisory body goal
process can be found in Attachment 3.
Staff Recommendation: The BAC shall formulate final recommended City goals to be forwarded to the
Finance Department.
Agenda Item #2: County Bicycle Transportation Plan Update
The County Bicycle Advisory Committee is seeking community input as it embarks on an update of the
2010 San Luis Obispo County Bikeways Plan (Attachment 4). The existing plan can be viewed at
http://www.slocounty.ca.gov/PW/Traffic/BAC.htm.
In 2010, the BAC provided input (Attachment 5) on the last plan update to ensure consistency between
the two plans. Since that update, the City’s Bicycle Transportation Plan has been updated to include
Policy 1.20, pg. 33 – “Channelization should be provided at signalized intersections along streets that
have Class II bikeways and where dedicated turn lanes are provided. The City will evaluate existing
intersections, consider constraints to achieving this policy, and program improvements as appropriate.
The City shall encourage Caltrans and the County to do the same.” Additionally, the Plan includes the
following projects that are intended to be extended into the County jurisdiction:
o Cuesta Park/Loomis St. South Bound Hwy. 101 Exit, pg. A-35
o Railroad Safety Trail, pg. A-40
o Fixlini/Flora Bicycle Boulevard, pg. A-61
o Bob Jones City to Sea Trail, pg. A-77
o Portions of the Acacia Creek Bikeway, pg. A-99
o Tank Farm Road Class I Lanes, pg. A-108
o Tank Farm Creek Class I, pg. A-111
o Buckley Road Bikeway Network, pg. A-112
Staff Recommendation: The BAC should review its past input (Attachment 5) and current Plan policy
and projects then identify any input the Committee wants to submit to ensure consistency between the
two plans. Comments considered to be outside of the Committee’s purview may also be submitted, but
should be submitted as individual public comments separate from any BAC action.
Agenda Item #3: BAC Assisted Implementation Actions
The purpose of this agenda item is to review specific Bicycle Transportation Plan Implementation
Actions that could be implemented by BAC members or other volunteers. Attachment 6 lists
Implementation Action Items that specifically name the BAC as the action taker, plus implementation
actions where BAC members or volunteers could assist.
Staff Recommendation: Review the listed Implementation Action items and identify any items that BAC
members would like to implement.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
Agenda Item #4: Committee Items
• Way Finding Signage Sub-Committee Report- Brooks and Woolf (Attachment 7)
• Bicycle Mode Share Sub-Committee Report- Brooks and Weisenthal
• Newcomers Bicycling Information Sub-Committee Report- Brooks, Machado, Winn (Attachment 8)
• Sinsheimer Park Pathways- Winn (Attachment 9)
Agenda Item #5: Staff Items
• Railroad Safety Trail and Bob Jones Trail Updates
• Items for next meeting:
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The next meeting will be held: January 15, 2015
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Minutes of the September 25, 2014 BAC meeting
2. Draft 2015-17 BAC Goal Recommendations
3. Advisory Body Role in the Budget Process
4. County Bicycle Transportation Plan update notification
5. Excerpt of the January 21, 2010 BAC Minutes
6. BAC related Implementation Actions listing
7. Way Finding Signage proposal and comments
8. Bicycling Information for Newcomers, Subcommittee Report
9. Sinsheimer Park, bike access proposal
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MISSION: 10
The purpose of the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) is to provide oversight and policy 11
direction on matters related to bicycle transportation in San Luis Obispo and its relationship to 12
bicycling outside the City. 13
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ROLL CALL: 15
Vice Chair Weisenthal called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. 16
Present: Howard Weisenthal (Vice Chair), Lea Brooks, Peter Deragon, Paula Huddleston, 17
Catherine Machado, and Arlene Winn. 18
Absent: Jim Woolf 19
Staff: Kevin Christian, Peggy Mandeville 20
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PUBLIC COMMENT: 22
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Mila Vujovich La Barre spoke about the Prado Road alignment contained in the Land Use and 24
Circulation Element (LUCE) update. She favors an alignment to Tank Farm Road rather than 25
the Broad Street alignment. She stated that her proposed roadway alignment would allow for a 26
more preferable Class I bike path through open space rather than parallel and adjacent to Prado 27
Road. She requested an EIR be prepared. She provided handouts to the Committee which are 28
attached to these meeting minutes for reference. 29
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MINUTES: July 17, 2014 31
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Action: CM Brooks moved to approve the minutes as submitted. CM Huddleston seconded 33
the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 34
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PRESENTATION ITEMS: 36
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Agenda Item # 1: East/West Bikeway Connection – Eugene Jud 38
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Eugene Jud presented his idea for an east/west bikeway connection. He provided pictures of 40
the Garcia Farmhouse and the Acacia Creek, both near the presented bikeway alignment. 41
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Myron Amerine, resident, felt that should the pathway proposed by Mr. Jud be created, the 44
easement should be 25 feet wide. 45
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Ms. Vujovich La Barre discussed the reduced development alternative in the LUCE update. 47
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Agenda Item # 2: Bicycle Transportation Plan Implementation Action Review 49
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Staff briefly introduced the goal-setting process and its relationship to a review of the Bicycle 51
Transportation Plan’s Implementation Actions. Staff presented a listing of the Implementation 52
Actions (Attachment 3 of the agenda) highlighted to show items that are on track for their action 53
Draft Minutes
Bicycle Advisory Committee
Council Hearing Room, City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 7:00 pm
Attachment 1, pg. 1 of 8
September 25, 2014 Minutes attachment
Attachment 1, pg. 3 of 8
September 25, 2014 Minutes attachment
Attachment 1, pg. 4 of 8
September 25, 2014 Minutes attachment
Attachment 1, pg. 5 of 8
September 25, 2014 Minutes attachment
Attachment 1, pg. 6 of 8
September 25, 2014 BAC meeting Presentation Item #1, East/West Bikeway connection - Eugene Judd
Graphics supplied after the agenda was distributed or at the meeting
Farmhouse near the corner of Broad and Tank Farm
Acacia Creek near farmhouse September 25, 2014 Minutes attachment
Attachment 1, pg. 7 of 8
Proposed Prado Road Alignment next to sports field
September 25, 2014 Minutes attachment
Attachment 1, pg. 8 of 8
ADVISORY BODIES, GOAL-SETTING & THE BUDGET PROCESS
PURPOSE OF THE CITY’S BUDGET
The City has adopted a number of long term goals
and plans – General Plan, Water and Sewer Master
Plans, Source Reduction, Recycling & Hazardous
Materials Plans, Pavement Management Plan, Short
Range Transit Plan, Downtown Access and Parking
Plan, Waterways Management Plan, Neighborhood
Traffic Management Program, Bicycle Plan, Public
Art Policy, Conceptual Physical Plan for the City’s
Center and Facilities Master Plan.
The Financial Plan is the key tool for
programming implementation of these goals, plans
and policies by allocating the resources necessary
to do so.
This requires a budget process that:
Clearly sets major City goals and other
important objectives.
Establishes reasonable timeframes and
organizational responsibility for achieving them.
Allocates resources for programs and projects.
FINANCIAL PLAN FEATURES
Goal-Driven
Policy-Based
Multi-Year
Automated, Rigorous, Technically Sound
COUNCIL GOAL-SETTING
First Step in the Budget Process. Linking goals
with resources requires a budget process that
identifies key objectives at the very beginning of the
process. Setting goals and priorities should drive
the budget process, not follow it.
PROCESS FOR 2015-17
Setting the Stage: November 13, 2014. Council
Workshop to Review the status of the General Plan
programs, current Major City Goals, long-term
Capital Improvement Plan, current CIP projects, and
the City’s general fiscal condition and outlook.
Budget Foundation: December 16, 2014. Finalize
plans for the goal-setting process and the
Community Forum, review fiscal policies, review
financial results for 2013-14 and general fiscal
outlook, including General Fund Five-Year Fiscal
Forecast.
Community Forum: January 13, 2015 Consider
candidate goals from Council advisory bodies,
community groups and interested individuals.
Council Goal-Setting Workshop: January 24,
2015. Discuss candidate goals presented at January
13 workshop; discuss Council member goals; and
prioritize and set major City goals for 2015-17.
Major City Goal Work Programs: April 14,
2015. Conceptually approve detailed work
programs for major City goals and set strategic
budget direction for 2015-17.
ADVISORY BODY ROLE
By providing the Council with their goal
recommendations, advisory bodies play a very
important part in this process. For example,
virtually all of the advisory body recommendations
received as part of this process two years ago were
included in some way in the 2013-15 Financial Plan.
Council goals, by their nature, tend to be broader in
scope than those developed by advisory bodies. In
your recommendations to the Council, please
consider what you believe would be appropriate
City goals, both from the perspective of your
advisory body’s purpose, as well as any perceived
community-wide concerns and needs.
Council advisory body goals are due on November
18, 2014. Advisory bodies will receive a
consolidated listing of all recommended advisory
body goals on November 21, 2014. This provides
advisory bodies with an opportunity to review what
other advisory bodies see as high community
priorities; and while not required, it is also an
opportunity to revise goals in light of these if they
want to do so. Changes in goals, if any, are due on
December 15, 2014. The Council will receive the
final report with all advisory body recommendations
before they begin the goal-setting process in January
2009.
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ACTION ITEMS:
Agenda Item #1: Election of Officers
After discussion regarding Committee members interests in Board nominations, CM
Gillham motioned to nominate CM Matteson as Chair. The motion was seconded by
CM Colonell and passed unanimously.
A motion was then made by CM Gillham, and seconded by CM Lenhardt, to nominate
CM Black as Vice Chair. The motion passed unanimously.
Agenda Item #2: County Bikeway Plan
Staff presented a summary of the staff report and recommended the following Bike Plan
recommendations be submitted to the County.
• Add a policy that the County recognizes the bike plans of other agencies (eg.
City of San Luis Obispo), including their specific projects that are either partially
in the County or abut the County, with the goal of maintaining consistency
between plans.
• Include a San Luis Obispo area map showing City and County projects.
• Include a Class 1 facility along Highway 1 to Morro Bay that is currently identified
in the text of County documents, but not shown graphically.
• Add a Class 1 facility on Miossi Road from Cuesta Park to Highway 101. Project
wording should be flexible enough to allow options in taking advantage of any
potential opportunities that may arise.
• Add a Class 1 facility on Tank Farm Road.
• Add a Class 3 facility on Prefumo Canyon Road from the city limits to San Luis
Bay Drive.
• Consider continuing Railroad Safety Trail Class 1 facility south of San Luis
Obispo.
• Recognize Bob Jones Trail continuing from the Octagon Barn north to the city
limits.
• Consider adding policies from the City’s Bike Plan such as incorporating bike
projects into County paving projects and adjusting bike lane width requirements
in response to roadway volumes and speeds (Appendix M of City Bike Plan).
• Regarding priorities, the Committee recognized that the Bob Jones Trail
connection between the Octagon Barn and Los Osos Valley Road could be
constructed in the near term, the Class 1 facility on Highway 1 from the City to
Cuesta College would serve the greatest number of commuters traveling outside
of the City, and the Class 1 facility on Miossi Road would recognize a facility that
was used in the past, but recently physically blocked by property owners.
Public comment:
Jessica Berry asked if the County would be including Class 1 facilities in their Bike
Plan. Barry Lewis confirmed that Class 1 facilities would be included.
January 21, 2010 - BAC meeting minutes Attachment 5
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Bicycle Wayfinding Plan for SLO
July 17, 2014
Introduction:
A subcommittee of the SLO City BAC was created to draft a plan for bicycle wayfinding
signs. Member of the subcommittee are Lea Brooks and Jim Woolf. Gary Havas was
invited to join because of his interest in this project. Kevin Christian also has made many
helpful comments.
Background:
Creation of bike wayfinding signs was called for in the San Luis Obispo Bicycle
Transportation Plan, 2013. The plan states:
3.8 Support and promote the development of efforts to inform traveling bicyclists of the
City’s bicycle routes, support facilities (including lodging and transportation hubs), and
popular destinations.
Implementation Action 3.8.1: As funding is available, design, create, erect and maintain
signage for routes/facilities/destinations identified as routes supporting the promotion of
bicycling as a transportation mode, especially in conjunction with tourism and through-
town linkages. (See also, policy 1.47).
1.47 “Bike Route” signage along Class III bikeways shall be considered when the route
provides a connection between other bikeway facilities (Class I, Class II, etc.), when
traffic conditions (speed, volume, etc.) have indicated a need to raise awareness of the
route, or when the route is an identified City, State, or Federal bicycle route (e.g. Bill
Roalman Bicycle Boulevard, Pacific Coast Bicycle Route).
This is just the first stage of bike wayfinding signs in SLO. Using the lessons learned
from this process, in the next step will be to focus more on signs for bicycle commuters.
Design:
We recommend SLO’s bicycle wayfinding signs incorporate the green bicycle symbol
because it is widely recognized as a marker for bike routes. We also would like to include
up to three different directional signs and a mileage indication.
The city has an ongoing wayfinding sign program that currently is focused on cars and
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pedestrians in the downtown area. It is likely the final design of those signs will influence
the design of the bike signs.
Proposed Destinations for the Bicycle Wayfinding Signs:
Signs should direct bicyclists to the following locations:
-- Downtown
-- Pacific Coast Bike Route
-- Information (SLO Chamber of Commerce)
-- Information (Proposed kiosk at Octagon Barn)
-- Morro Bay
-- Los Osos
-- Pismo Beach
-- Airport
-- Amtrak
Signs also could direct cyclists to private businesses important to bicyclists. Would it be
possible to have individual bike shops or a hostel near the routes “sponsor” a sign that
points toward them?
Routes and sign locations:
1) Southbound bikes on Los Osos Valley Road.
-- Sign on LOVR at Foothill. (Left arrow to Downtown, left arrow to Pacific Coast Bike
Route, and straight arrow to Pismo Beach.)
-- Sign on LOVR at Oceanaire. (Left arrow to Downtown and straight arrow to Pismo
Beach.)
-- Sign on LOVR at Higuera. (Left arrow to Downtown, right arrow to Pismo Beach.)
2) Madonna
-- Sign on Oceanaire at Madonna. (Left arrow to Downtown.)
-- Sign on Madonna at Higuera. (Left arrow to Downtown, left and right arrows to Pacific
Coast Bike Route.)
3) Foothill
-- Sign on Foothill at Patricia. (Straight arrow to Downtown, straight arrow to Pacific
Coast Bike Route.)
-- Sign on Foothill at Chorro. (Right arrow to Downtown, right arrow to Pacific Coast
Bike Route, straight arrow to Morro Bay.)
-- Sign on Foothill at Santa Rosa. (Left arrow to Morro Bay, right arrow to Downtown.)
4) Southbound on Santa Rosa from Morro Bay
-- Sign at northern end of town, maybe near the Cal Fire station. (Straight arrow to
Downtown, straight arrow to Pacific Coast Bike Route).
-- Sign on Santa Rosa at Murray St. (Straight arrow to Amtrak, right arrow to Downtown,
right arrow to Pacific Coast Bike Route.)
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-- Sign on Murray at Chorro. (Left arrow to Downtown, left and right arrows to Pacific
Coast Bike Route)
-- Sign on Chorro at Monterey. (Left arrow to Information)
-- Sign on Chorro at Higuera (Right arrow to Pacific Coast Bike Route, right arrow to
Pismo Beach.)
-- Sign on Higuera at Broad. (Left arrow to Airport, straight arrow to Pacific Coast Bike
Route.)
-- Sign on Higuera at Madonna. (Straight arrow to Pacific Coast Bike Route, straight
arrow to Pismo Beach.)
-- Sign on Higuera at LOVR. (Straight arrow to Pacific Coast Bike Route, straight arrow
to Pismo Beach, right arrow to Los Osos).
-- Sign on Higuera at Octagon Barn. (Left arrow to Information.)
5) Northbound from Octagon Barn
-- Sign on Higuera at Octagon Barn. (Right arrow for Information, straight arrow for
Downtown, straight arrow for Pacific Coast Bike Route)
-- Sign on Higuera at LOVR. (Left arrow to Los Osos, straight arrow to Downtown,
straight arrow for Pacific Coast Bike Route)
-- Sign on Higuera at Marsh. (Right arrow to Downtown, right arrow to Pacific Coast
Bike Route)
-- Sign on Marsh at Broad. (Right arrow to Airport, straight arrow to Pacific Coast Bike
Route)
-- Sign on Marsh at Chorro. (Left arrow to Information, left arrow to Pacific Coast Bike
Route, straight to Amtrak)
-- Sign on Marsh at Santa Rosa. (Right arrow for Amtrak, left arrow for Morro Bay)
-- Sign on Chorro at Monterey. (Right arrow to Information, straight arrow to Pacific
Coast Bike Route.)
-- Sign on Chorro at Murray. (Right arrow to Morro Bay, straight arrow to Pacific Coast
Bike Route, straight arrow to Los Osos.)
-- Sign on Murray at Santa Rosa. (Left arrow to Morro Bay, right arrow to Amtrak)
-- Sign on Foothill at Chorro. (Left arrow to Pacific Coast Bike Route, left arrow to Los
Osos, right arrow to Morro Bay)
The Process:
A preliminary version of this report was given to the SLO City BAC on May 13, 2014.
Based on comment from BAC members and city staff, it was revised. The revised copy
was reviewed by representatives of the SLO County Bike Coalition and the SLO Bike
Club. Their comments are attached.
What’s Next?
The document is coming back to the BAC for final approval. If approved, it will be
forwarded to the city’s wayfinding committee for inclusion in its plans. The BAC and
staff also will begin looking for funds to begin implementing the program.
Questions? Comments? Let us know.
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Jim Woolf
slowoolf@gmail.com
Lea Brooks
lea2skip@aol.com
Gary Havas
pghavas6953@gmail.com
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Attachment 1:
Comments on the Proposal
Dan Rivoire, executive director, SLO County Bike Coalition
My general thoughts about the way-finding signage are overwhelmingly positive. That
being said, I have not had the chance to have the concepts reviewed by my advocacy
team and will ask that it be discussed at the next meeting (towards the end of July, so that
further comments can be made to the BAC during the approval process). Meanwhile,
here are our two cents broken down into categories:
Appearance: We agree that using the green signs is best as it will be more consistent
with those used throughout the US. By sticking to the commonly used sign standard, I
don't think the city will need to spend much time discussing aesthetics.
Destinations: The current set of destinations is excellent. Nevertheless, a couple more
locations could be added with the intention of promoting bike commuting. Right now it
feels overly devoted to touring & recreational riders while leaving out certain commuter
routes. Some families that have discussed the signs with the Bicycle Coalition mentioned
schools and community parks as additional key destinations. Meanwhile, young
professionals have mentioned business centers. I know of a few routes (i.e. proposed
future bike boulevards) that would be well served by way-finding signs to help people get
across town safely, away from traffic.
Overview: We understand that the policy language supporting bicycle way-finding signs
emphasizes tourism and through-town linkages but ask that the committee step back and
consider community goals while moving forward in this process.
What are the primary goals of the way-finding sign program? Promoting tourism?
Enhancing recreational riding? Reaching the goal of having 20% of all vehicle trips being
made by bike in the City by 2020?
Our hypothesis is that touring and recreational riders are already willing to devote the
greatest amount of time to planning routes and preparing for their trip. Meanwhile, local
residents interested in hopping on their bike to ride across town need help understanding
how convenient, safe, and easy it can be. Insofar as we truly intend to reach our 20%
goals, we need to make a tremendous effort to help everyone who lives in SLO learn the
best cross town routes for easy riding (avoiding hills, traffic, and challenging
intersections). It is not an either/or scenario as much as it is both. Keep in mind that a
number of the already included destinations (i.e. downtown, airport, Amtrak) are already
leaning towards serving a more local clientele.
Thanks for asking for our feedback and reaching out.
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David Abrecht, advocate for the San Luis Obispo Bike Club
I certainly see the value of the way-finding signs, especially for visitors / bike
tourists. More important, the signs are a visual reminder to motorists that transportation
by bicycle has a high priority in SLO and SLO County.
A couple of comments.
1. Local sponsorship is a good idea but I would not want to put company logos on the
signs. There needs to be some way to acknowledge the business without making the signs
look cluttered.
2. Make sure the bicycle infrastructure and road maintenance efforts support the
directional information the signs are offering, i.e; regular street sweeping, sharrows if
needed, bike lane maintenance, etc.
3. Once the program and list is finalized, start with signs in key, high-priority
locations using existing funds rather than waiting for the "pot" of money to complete all
of the signs.
4. This is down the road, but consider creating an "app" that will provide the same
info as the signs on a cyclists' smart phone.
Let me know what else I can do to help move this project along.
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Attachment 2:
Examples of bike wayfinding signs in SLO and other communities
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Attachment 3:
Existing signs for Pacific Coast Bike Route in San Luis Obispo
County:
Southbound (toward LA):
¥ Santa Rosa between Mantalban and Olive streets, directing bikes to
continue straight.
¥ Santa Rosa just before Monterey, directing bikes to make a right on
Monterey.
¥ Chorro just before Higuera, directing bikes to make a right on
Higuera.
¥ Higuera just before Madonna, directing bikes to continue straight on
south Higuera.
Northbound (toward San Francisco)
¥ Marsh at Carmel, directing bikes to continue straight up Marsh.
¥ Marsh just before Chorro, directing bikes to turn left on Chorro.
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SLO City BAC Bicycling Information for Newcomers Subcommittee Report
For Sept. 25, 2014, meeting
Members: Arlene Winn and Lea Brooks
Goal: Develop a packet of information about bicycling, transit and carpooling for
distribution to newcomers, including homeowners and renters; and Cal Poly students
during the Week of Welcome (WOW) and SOAR Summer Orientation Program. The
intent is to educate them as early as possible about more environmentally friendly and
healthier transportation choices so they don’t immediately assume a motor vehicle-
based lifestyle.
Status: Lea recently met with SLO Council of Governments (SLOCOG) staff Stephanie
Hicks, information officer, and Sara Sanders, Rideshare program coordinator, to discuss
the proposal. They thought it was a great idea because their outreach currently focuses
on large employers, and this program would provide a conduit to reach new residents
who don’t work for the targeted employers. It would also be an opportunity to educate
newcomers about Safe Routes to School.
Sara provided samples of SLOCOG educational materials for the BAC to review. She
thinks it makes sense to start the program as a pilot in San Luis Obispo. The packet can
also be posted on the SLOCOG website.
Next steps
a) Determine what materials should be included in the packet.
b) Set up a meeting with SLOCOG staff and Peggy to create a list of developers with
projects in the pipeline.
c) Discuss whether these packets should be voluntary or a required mitigation.
d) Arlene and Lea are scheduled to make a presentation to the SLO Association of
Realtors at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 30 at the Madonna Inn.
Possible materials for the packet:
Cover letter from mayor welcoming newcomers to SLO and outlining the city’s
commitment to maintaining its quality of life through policies that reduce reliance on solo
vehicle trips and encourage transit, bicycling and walking, green space, etc.
Trip Planning Guide
Safe Routes to School Flier
Rideshare pamphlet
Senior Guide to Public Transportation
Bike maps
Bicycle Coalition information on classes, Kidical Mass, Bicycle Kitchen, etc.
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