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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-18-13 BAC Agenda PacketAGENDA Regular meeting of the SAN LUIS OBISPO BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Council Hearing Room, City Hall 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo July 18, 2013 Thursday 7 p.m. 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, Chris Black, Peter Deragon, 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: March 21, 2013 (Attachment 1). The regularly scheduled meeting of May 16, 2013 was cancelled so there are no May minutes to review. ACTION ITEMS: 1. Bob Jones Pathway Octagon Barn Connection Study (Attachment 2) 2. Chevron Airport Area Specific Plan Amendment & EIR (Attachment 3) 3. Land Use and Circulation Element Update (Attachment 4) DISCUSSION ITEMS: 3. Committee Items: 4. Staff Items: • Public Hearing Draft Bike Plan released - copies distributed at meeting • Laguna Lake Bikeways B – walkway across lake proposal • Unmet Bikeway Needs • 2013-15 Financial Plan Adoption • Railroad Safety Trail and Bob Jones Trail Updates • Bicycle Rodeo, September 7th, 2013 Adjourn: The next regular meeting will be held September 19, 2013. 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: Bob Jones Pathway Octagon Barn Connection Study The City and County of San Luis Obispo are conducting a study to determine the preferred alignment of a key ½ mile segment of the Bob Jones City-to-Sea Trail between Los Osos Valley Road (LOVR) interchange and the Octagon Barn on South Higuera. The study (titled “5/8/13 Draft Bob Jones Pathway Octagon Barn Connection Study” and available for review on the project website at www.bobjonestrailconnection.com) reviews potential path alignments and identifies a preferred pathway alignment (Attachment 2) based on site analysis and public input gathered through various outreach efforts. The County’s final approval body for the preferred trail alignment will be the County Board of Supervisors with input from the County Trails Committee, County Bicycle Advisory Committee and County Parks and Recreation Commission. On May 14, 2013, the study was reviewed by the County Trails Committee and County Bicycle Advisory Committee at a joint meeting of the two committees. Both committees supported the preferred alignment. The County Parks and Recreation is tentatively scheduled to review the study on August 21, 2013. The City’s final approval body for the preferred alignment will be the City Planning Commission with input from the City’s Bicycle Advisory Committee. In preparation for the meeting, Committee members should read the Draft Bob Jones Pathway Octagon Barn Connection Study and contact staff with any questions you may have prior to the meeting. At the meeting, staff will make a presentation summarizing the study and the preferred trail alignment. After the presentation, public testimony on the study will be taken, followed by Committee discussion and action on a preferred alignment. Additionally, the BAC may wish to make a separate recommendation that a grade separated crossing of Los Osos Valley Road be considered as part of any future phases of the project. Staff Recommendation: By motion, the BAC should provide a recommendation on a preferred alignment for Planning Commission consideration. Agenda Item #2: Airport Area Specific Plan Amendment Chevron has submitted an application to amend the Airport Area Specific Plan (AASP). The application includes changes to the land use and circulation maps of the AASP including changes to the proposed bicycling facilities contained within the AASP and the current Bicycle Transportation Plan. A memo from the Community Development Department (Attachment 3) provides details regarding the project (including proposed changes to bicycling facilities) and the draft environmental impact report (EIR) prepared for the project. The draft EIR can be viewed on the City’s website at www.slocity.org. Printed copies and CD’s are also available at the City’s Community Development Department and the City/County library. The Bicycle Advisory Committee’s purview on this project is to provide input on the project and draft EIR as it pertains to bicycling for Planning Commission and City Council consideration. As detailed in the Community Development Department memo, input should include: 1. Alignment and construction timing of all bike paths. 2. Whether the proposed mitigation is suitable given the scope of the project. 3. Whether 2 pathways as shown in the Bicycle Transportation Plan should be implemented south of Tank Farm Road or whether a single path may suffice. 4. Discuss conceptual locations of a Class 1 pathway south of Tank Farm Road that will link with properties to the south such as the Avila Ranch property. At the meeting, staff will summarize the proposed changes to bicycle facilities, potential impacts, and proposed mitigation measures. After the presentation, public testimony will be taken, followed by Committee discussion and action. Staff Recommendation: By motion, the BAC should provide input on items 1-4 above. Agenda Item #3: Land Use and Circulation Element Update The City is undertaking a focused update of its General Plan Land Use and Circulation Elements. The Circulation Element describes how the City plans to provide for the transportation of people and materials within the community and beyond. The document expresses the community’s preferences for current and future conditions and directions. As a City advisory body that provides oversight and policy direction on matters related to bicycle transportation in San Luis Obispo and its relationship to bicycling outside the City, the Committee’s input during this process is very important. At the BAC meeting staff will make a presentation introducing multi-modal level of service (MMLOS) which is a method to identify how all modes of travel - cars, transit, bicycles and pedestrians perform in a community. The analysis uses data such as a street sections, traffic signal timing, the posted speed limit, bus headways (timing between bus arrivals), traffic volumes including bicycles, transit patronage, and pedestrian volumes to better understand the way people traveling by different modes interact within a shared right of way environment as well as the trade-offs that need to be considered due to right-of-way limitations as the community considers where growth can occur in the future. In addition to this presentation, staff will review the BAC recommended amendments to the City’s Circulation Element policies (Attachment 4) approved by the Committee in January 2011 and confirm that no further changes are recommended at this time. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Agenda Item # 3: Committee Items • Agenda Item # 4: Staff Items • Public Hearing Draft Bike Plan released • Laguna Lake Bikeways B – multi-use path across lake proposal • Unmet Bikeway Needs • 2013-15 Financial Plan Adoption including $100,000 annually for bicycle improvements • Railroad Safety Trail and Bob Jones Trail Update • Bicycle Rodeo, September 7th, 2013 • Items for next meeting o _____________________________ The next regular meeting will be held September 19, 2013. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Minutes of March 21, 2013 2. Bob Jones Pathway preferred alignment plan 3. Community Development Department Memo 4. Circulation Element Update Policy Recommendations G:\Transportation-Data\_Unsorted Stuff\Transportation\Transportation Committees\Bike Committee\BACAgendas\2013 Draft Minutes 1 Regular meeting of the 2 SAN LUIS OBISPO BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 3 Council Hearing Room, City Hall 4 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo 5 6 March 21, 2013 Thursday 7 p.m. 7 8 MISSION: 9 The purpose of the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) is to provide oversight and policy 10 direction on matters related to bicycle transportation in San Luis Obispo and its relationship to 11 bicycling outside the City. 12 13 ROLL CALL: 14 Present: Jim Woolf (Chair), Arlene Winn, Catherine Machado, Pete Deragon, and Bill Bradlee. 15 Absent: Chris Black and Howard Weisenthal. 16 Staff Members: Kevin Christian and Peggy Mandeville 17 18 RECOGNITION: BAC service recognition for Bill Bradlee. 19 20 PUBLIC COMMENT: 21 Gary Havas, resident, noted that the wooden bollard at the end of the Morro Bike Blvd. does not 22 have reflective tape/striping. 23 24 Ms. Mandeville introduced Lea Brooks, a newly appointed BAC member, who will begin service 25 at the next meeting. 26 27 MINUTES: January 17, 2013 (Attachment 1) 28 29 Action: CM Deragon moved to approve the minutes as submitted. CM Bradlee seconded the 30 motion. The motion passed unanimously. 31 32 33 ACTION ITEMS: 34 35 Agenda Item #1: Bi-Annual Review of Advisory Body Bylaws 36 37 Staff discussed the current bylaws and reported that staff has not identified any changes for 38 members to consider and that members were requested to submit any suggested changes. 39 There was general member discussion on the bylaws. 40 41 CM Woolf suggested considering having a school district or PTA representative appointment to 42 the BAC to represent elementary age school children needs, as well as possibly a medical 43 professional as a representative to further promote the health benefits of bike riding. He noted 44 that other cities have an active school district presence on their bicycle committees. Staff noted 45 that a school district representative is included on the agenda distribution list. 46 47 CM Deragon moved to recommend that the bylaws remain unchanged. CM Machado 48 seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 49 50 BAC Attachment 1 - 1 DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1 2 Agenda Item # 2: Committee Items 3 4 Staff noted that if members have any items to discuss as agenda items, they may submit those 5 topics to staff prior to a given meeting. 6 7 CM Machado suggested moving the detour route for the April 7, 2013 marathon up one block to 8 Upham St., from the 2012 detour route on Church St. 9 10 Staff agreed to forward this request to staff reviewing traffic control for the event. 11 12 CM Woolf asked if there was a need for an application form to remove downtown car parking to 13 provide bike parking. Staff noted that Dan Rivoire of the San Luis Obispo County Bicycle 14 Coalition had offered to draft an application and outline guidelines. 15 16 17 18 Agenda Item # 3: Staff Items 19 20 • For the Love of San Luis Obispo: Staff and CM Bradlee discussed the event details and 21 community promotions. CM Bradlee noted he suggested developing a bicycles at the drive-22 in event. 23 • Railroad Safety Trail: Staff presented the completion progress, grants status, and the 24 proposed realignment support. 25 26 CM Machado did not think the realignment plan should continue to be titled the Railroad 27 Safety Trail as it no longer will be a continuous trail and will use surface streets. She 28 suggested the City rename it. 29 30 Ms. Brooks encouraged improvements at California/Marsh intersection to better 31 accommodate high school riders. 32 33 Skip Amarine, resident, expressed concern about bicycle/pedestrian conflicts on Class I 34 trails. 35 36 • Bob Jones Trail: Staff presented the Class I alignment details and the details of the Los 37 Osos Valley Road (LOVR) interchange, as well as outlining bike path maintenance aspects. 38 39 Staff presented the planned at-grade crossing of LOVR and two possible LOVR Grade 40 Separated Crossing alignment options that may be possible in the future. They are: 41 o Alignment next to San Luis Creek. Staff noted that this route is the preferred 42 design for the extension to the Octagon Barn. 43 o Alignment along Hwy. 101, emerging at the north-bound off ramp intersection. 44 This route is less expensive but would require an at-grade crossing of the on/off 45 ramp. 46 47 • Major City Goals: Staff discussed approved goals and how they pertain to the BAC 48 recommendations made. 49 50 • Bicycle Transportation Plan Update: Staff discussed the fine-tuning of the document, which 51 was being prepared for Planning Dept. submission. 52 53 • Advisory Body Recruitment (noted earlier with the introduction of Lea Brooks). 54 BAC Attachment 1 - 2 1 • Potential Items for next meeting 2 o Chevron EIR review 3 o SLOCOG Unmet Bikeway Needs 4 5 6 CM Deragon moved to adjourn at 8:30 p.m. to the next regular meeting of May 16, 2013. CM 7 Machado seconded the motion. 8 9 The motion passed unanimously. 10 11 12 Respectfully submitted, 13 14 Lisa Woske 15 Recording Secretary 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 G:\Transportation-Data\_Unsorted Stuff\Transportation\Transportation Committees\Bike Committee\BACAgendas\2013 44 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. BAC Attachment 1 - 3 This page intentionally left blank. BAC Attachment 2 - 1 Bob Jones Pathway Octagon Barn Connection www.bobjonestrailconnection.com Draft Preferred Pathway Alignment: Along San Luis Obispo Creek 10 1 N VA C H E L L 10 1 S 10 1 N O F F LO S P A L O S 10 1 S O N LO S V E R D E S CHUPARROSA CA L L E J O A Q U I N VIS T A VIL L A LI N D A 101 N O N 101 N O F F 101 N O F F DE L S O L PE R L A MA R I P O S A EL M I R A D O R EN C A N T O D E L O R O LOS OSOS VALLEY City o f S a n L u i s O b i s p o City o f San Luis Obispo San L u i s O b i s p o C o u n t y San Luis O b i s p o C o unty City o f S a n L u i s O b i s p o San L u i s O b i s p o C o u n t y City of San Luis ObispoCity of San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County City of San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo County San Luis O bb iiss pp oo C r ee e k F r o o m C r e e k F r o o m C r e e k F r o o m C r e e k San Luis Obisp o C re e k HIG U E R A S HIG U E R A S Southern end of existing Bob Jones Trail (City of San Luis Obispo) Pathway would connect with planned crossing improvements at the Los Osos Valley Road / US 101 on and off ramp intersection Pathway users would continue south along a widened bridge over San Luis Obispo Creek Preferred pathway alignment along San Luis Obispo Creek Potential pathway under Los Osos Valley Road Planned pathway connection (separate project) Speed reduction measures on S. Higuera Street such as speed feedback signs Existing agricultural access road Existing agricultural access roads New agricultural access road Future access road and left turn lane for the Octagon Barn Center Future Bob Jones Pathway (separate project) currently under environmental review; south of the future Buckley Road extension, the pathway alignment may be on east or west side of S. Higuera Street The preferred crossing location is at the future Buckley Road intersection MAR S H Future San Luis Obispo Octagon Barn Center and Trailhead 0 400200FeetI EXTENSION ALIGNMENT POTENTIAL BUCKLEY ROAD 1 2 3 Existing Roadway and Bikeway Features Proposed Bikeway Features Bike Lane Bridge Traffic Signal City / County Limit Property Line Marsh Riparian Vegetation Approximate Creek Centerline Approx. 60’ Creek Easement Preferred Pathway Alignment Existing Land Use Features Along San Luis Obispo Creek Bike Path Bike Lane Section 1: Los Osos Valley Road (facing east) Section 2: Along San Luis Obispo Creek (facing south) Section 3: Along S. Higuera Street (facing south) CONCEPTUAL TOP OF BANK 20’ CREEK SETBACK (City) 30’ CREEK SETBACK (County)W 12’ PATHWAY W/2’ SHOULDERS WITHIN A 20’ WIDE ACCESS EASEMENT SAN LUIS OBISPO CREEK CORRIDOR AGRICULTURAL FIELD FENCE 4’ FENCE EDGE OF PREDOMINANT RIPARIAN TREE CANOPY, GROUNDCOVER, OR UNDERSTORY RIPARIAN PLANTS 20’ Access Easement E 12’6’ BIKE LANE 12’ CLASS I PATHWAY CLASS I PATHWAY 6’ BIKE LANE 12’ TRAVEL LANE 12’ TRAVEL LANE 12’ TRAVEL LANE 12’ TURN LANE 12’ TRAVEL LANE N S CONCRETE BARRIER RAILING CONCRETE BARRIER BIKE LANE W/ 2’ BUFFER BIKE LANE W/ 2’ BUFFER E W 11’5’8’ TRAIL (SEPARATE PROJECT) 5’ TRAVEL LANE 11’ TRAVEL LANE 80’ ROW (E) 4’ FENCE/ PROPERTY LINEBUFFER RETAINING WALL BAC Attachment 2 - 2 BA C At t a c h m e n t 2 - 3 BA C At t a c h m e n t 2 - 4 BA C At t a c h m e n t 2 - 5 BA C At t a c h m e n t 2 - 6 BA C At t a c h m e n t 2 - 7 BA C At t a c h m e n t 2 - 8 BA C At t a c h m e n t 2 - 9 BA C At t a c h m e n t 2 - 10 BA C At t a c h m e n t 2 - 11 BA C At t a c h m e n t 2 - 12 Community Development Department Memorandum June 27, 2013 TO: Bicycle Advisory Committee Peggy Mandeville, Principal Transportation Planner FROM: Phil Dunsmore, Senior Planner, Long-Range Planning SUBJECT: Preliminary review of proposed amendments to the Airport Area Specific Plan as part of the Chevron Tank Farm property project application In August 2005, the City adopted the Airport Area Specific Plan (AASP). As a part of that plan, property owned by Chevron, adjacent to Tank Farm Road (Attachment 1 – Project Plan), was designated for remediation, reuse, development, and conservation. The property, previously owned and operated by Unocal, was at one time an active site for oil storage and transportation. As a result of that use, and primarily because of a significant fire and disaster that occurred in 1926, portions of the Chevron property are contaminated. Following many years of evaluation and the development of a Remedial Action Plan (RAP) to identify how the contamination on the property would be addressed, Chevron has filed an application to annex the property into the City. The City application includes plans to amend the AASP and develop a portion of the 332 acre Tank Farm Road area property, leaving the remainder in open space (Attachment 1). 250 acres would be placed in open space and may ultimately be deeded to the City with a restrictive covenant limiting future uses. Approximately 82 acres would be utilized for infrastructure improvements, parkland, and commercial development. Concurrent with its application to the City, Chevron also submitted an application to the County. The County application includes grading plans that are intended to remediate the property and restore habitat areas prior to City annexation. Should annexation into the City not be successful, Chevron is also seeking entitlements to develop the property similar to the City application. The City project includes amending the land use map in the AASP to reserve the most ecologically sensitive areas of the site as open space and allow development on a portion of the property. Chevron’s proposal includes shifting a portion of the development areas currently designated in the AASP to address wetland and other sensitive species concerns. Table 1 illustrates the existing and proposed land uses in acreage. BAC Attachment 3 - 1 Chevron, Page 2 Table 1 Chevron Property Existing and Proposed land use summary Land Use Designation Land Area Existing Acres % Proposed Acres % Business Park 3 1 27 8 Service Commercial 51 16 26 8 Public Facility 0 0 15 5 Open Space 279 83 250 75 Streets, Right-of-Way n/a n/a 14 4 Total 332 100 332 100 Bicycle Paths Changes to the Bicycle Transportation Plan include re-aligning proposed Class 1 bike paths to avoid wetlands and former tank farm contamination areas. When the AASP and the Bicycle Transportation Plan were adopted, substantial environmental detail about this property was not available. Amendments to the land use plan, circulation plan, and implementation of habitat restoration will necessitate changes to the location of planned bike paths. Attachment 2 illustrates bike paths proposed in the Bicycle Transportation Plan, while Attachment 3 illustrates bike paths that are proposed as part of the project. The Bicycle Transportation plan identifies the following within the project site: 1. A Class 1 bike path parallel to, and on the south side of, Tank Farm Road. 2. A class 1 bike path extending southward at the southwesterly boundary of the Chevron property. 3. A class 1 bike path adjacent to (outside of) the easterly boundary of the property along Santa Fe Road and along the edge of the creek. 4. Class 2 paths are identified along the northwest boundary of the property in alignment with the planned Unocal Collector road. 5. Class 2 paths are identified along Tank Farm Road through the project site 6. Class 2 paths are identified along the extension of Santa Fe Road northward to the future extension of Prado Road. The Project proposes the following: 1. Relocation of the Class 1 bike path adjacent to Tank Farm Road from the south to the north side of the road. 2. No plans are currently in place to construct the Class 1 path adjacent to the southwesterly property boundary south of Tank Farm Road due to wetland restoration plans and former tank farm locations. The path outside of the east side of the property adjacent to the creek is also not included in the project description because it is not on property controlled by Chevron and also requires construction of a bridge. Chevron representatives have expressed the willingness to work with the City to construct a path southward as long as it does not interrupt wetland or habitat restoration areas. BAC Attachment 3 - 2 Chevron, Page 3 3. On the north side of the property, the planned Unocal collector road is proposed for elimination (the road may no longer be needed at this location and the planned location impacts significant wetland habitat). Instead, a Class 1 bike path and a utilities easement are proposed to replace the roadway, linking bicyclists with Prado Road. 4. A Class 1 Bike path is proposed linking Tank Farm Road with Prado Road to the north in approximately the center of the site. 5. Class 2 bike paths are proposed along Tank Farm Road and along the proposed extension of Santa Fe Road. Environmental Impact Report MRS Environmental Services has prepared an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to evaluate the remediation project, and the respective County and City project proposals. The public release of the draft EIR occurred on June 20 and is available for public comment through August 5th. The Draft EIR provides a mitigation measure (Mitigation Measure T-3a) that requires the applicants to construct the Class 1 bike path on the north side of Tank Farm Road, Class 2 bike paths on both sides of Tank Farm Road and a Class 1 multi-use path south of Tank Farm Road that will link with properties to the South. The location of this southerly bike path has not yet been determined. All other bike paths would be constructed in accordance with the project description. In summary, the BAC should provide feedback on the following: 1. Alignment and construction timing of all bike paths. 2. Whether the proposed mitigation is suitable given the scope of the project. 3. Whether 2 pathways as shown in the Bicycle Transportation Plan should be implemented south of Tank Farm Road or whether a single path may suffice. 4. Discuss conceptual locations of a Class 1 pathway south of Tank Farm Road that will link with properties to the south such as the Avila Ranch property. BAC Attachment 3 - 3 Chevron, Page 4 Attachment 1 Project Site Plan BAC Attachment 3 - 4 Chevron, Page 5 Attachment 2 Bike Paths Envisioned in City Bicycle Transportation Plan BAC Attachment 3 - 5 Chevron, Page 6 Attachment 3 Bike Paths proposed with Chevron project BAC Attachment 3 - 6 ________________________ 4.0 Policies 4.0.1 Bicycle Use Make cycling an integral part of daily life in San Luis Obispo, particularly for trips of less than five miles, by expanding the bikeway network, providing end-of-trip facilities, encouraging bicycle use and making bicycling safer. (Existing: Bicycle transportation should be encouraged.) 4.0.2 Continuous Network Complete a network of bikeways, as specified in the Bicycle Transportation plan, that serves bicyclists’ needs, especially for travel to Cal Poly, employment centers, commercial districts, schools and recreational destinations. (Existing: The city shall complete a continuous network of safe and convenient bikeways that connect neighborhoods with major activity centers and county bike routes as specified by the Bicycle Transportation Plan.) 4.0.3 Cal Poly/Cuesta Trips By the year 2020, encourage a 33% increase in bicycle use at Cal Poly and Cuesta College by: Developing safe bicycle routes linking these campuses to popular destinations; coordinating planning efforts; and implementing incentives for bicycle use. (Existing: Replaces four sections of the current plan. Those are: 4.0.2: Cal Poly Trips: At least 33 percent of all Cal Poly trips should be made by bicycle by the year 2000. 4.1.1: Incentives: Cal Poly and Cuesta College shall be encouraged to provide incentives to all students, faculty and staff to use alternative forms of transportation. 4.1.3: Campus Bicycle Plans: Cal Poly and Cuesta College shall be requested to adopt a bike plan, coordinated with other agencies, that shows the location of all on-campus bike lanes and bike storage areas and includes programs that encourage the use of bikes. 4.1.4: Campus Master Plan: In cooperation with the city, Cal Poly and Cuesta College shall be requested to revise their campus master plans to de-emphasize the use of automobiles and promote the use of alternative forms of transportation.) BAC Attachment 4 - 1 4.0.4 New Development New development shall provide bikeways, secure bicycle storage, parking facilities and showers, consistent with City plans and standards. Add bikeways on public-use easements in new subdivisions, where appropriate. (The first part of this is existing language. The last sentence is new.) 4.0.5 Bikeway Design Bikeways should be designed and maintained to improve bicycling safety, convenience, and encourage people to use bicycles to commute to work and school. (Existing language.) 4.0.6 Bikeway Development Bikeways designated in the Bicycle Transportation Plan should be established when: A. The street section is repaved, restriped, or changes are made to its cross-sectional design; or B. The street section is changed as part of a development project; or C. The construction of bike lanes or paths is called for by the City’s Capital Improvement Plan. (Existing language.) 4.0.7 Education and Safety Support education and safety programs aimed a youth, adult cyclists and motorists. (New policy and language.) 4.1 Programs 4.1.1 Bicycle Transportation Plan The City will update its bicycle plan consistent with the objectives, policies and standards of this Circulation Element. The Bicycle Transportation Plan shall establish official city bike routes. (Existing language.) 4.1.2 Railroad Trail The City will continue to implement a multi-use path along the Union Pacific alignment that is separate from streets, using excess railroad right- of-way to the greatest extent possible. (Updates the existing language.) BAC Attachment 4 - 2 4.1.3 Safe Routes to Schools The City should support and encourage Safe Routes to Schools programs to improve safety and encourage more children to bicycle, and walk, to school. (New language.) 4.1.4 Funding Priority The City will give a high priority to using street funds for ongoing maintenance of bicycle lanes and paths or other public bicycle facilities. (Existing language) WALKING Proposed new policy: Pedestrianways on Pubic Easements Provide pedestrianways in all new subdivisions by means of public use easements, where appropriate. BAC Attachment 4 - 3