HomeMy WebLinkAbout0005_1_ATP - SRREPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To:Public Safety Advisory Commission
From:Johnathan O. Skinner, Director of Community Services
Prepared by: Audrey Young, Management Analyst
Date:February 21, 2018
Subject:Active Transportation Plan / Commuter Based Access Plan
Recommendation
It is Recommended that the Public Safety Advisory Council Receive and File REPORT ON
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN / COMMUTER BASED ACCESS PLAN INTRODUCTION.
Background
The City of Lake Elsinore is one of the fastest growing California cities with 2% annual growth.
While the City’s Healthy LE initiative offers programs to promote a healthy lifestyle, it has limited
pedestrian and bicycle amenities to allow this healthy lifestyle to be practiced. The City recognizes
the need for a comprehensive Active Transportation Plan / Regional Commuter Based Access
Plan (ATP) that would prioritize bikeway and pedestrian improvements based on criteria such as:
regional and local connectivity, safe routes to school, ten-minute neighborhoods, recreation
amenities, and recommendations for smart infill growth with accompanying ATP improvements.
The City Council approved $100,000 towards the development of a Bicycle and Trails Master
Plan in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), demonstrating the importance of active transportation
facility planning.
In 2017, the City partnered with the Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) which
hired a grant writing consultant to assist with the preparation of a Caltrans Sustainable
Transportation Planning Sustainable Communities Grant Application for the development of an
ATP. In December of 2017, City staff were notified of our grant award.
On February 13, 2018, the City Council accepted the grant award and is now in coordination with
the Caltrans District Office for preparation of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to prepare the ATP.
Discussion
The ATP will include the planning of a complete network of non-motorized facilities that connect
existing and future activity centers, recreation facilities, transit stations, residential neighborhoods,
employment centers, as well as civic and retail hubs. In addition, the ATP will address safe routes
to schools and first and last mile challenges. The project scope would include public outreach,
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project sheets with cost estimates, conceptual layout, a project list with implementation strategies,
and funding sources. By developing and approving this ATP, the City will substantially increase
opportunities for additional grant funding for implementation of related projects.
City staff are currently preparing the draft RFP and the initial planning efforts will begin with a
significant public outreach component beginning in May 2018. It is anticipated that the final ATP
would be ready for review and approval in Spring of 2020.
Fiscal Impact
The City of Lake Elsinore has committed $70,000 from the CIP budget as a funding match, for
the requested $175,000 from Caltrans, towards the total project cost of $245,000.
Exhibits
ATP – Exhibit A Grant Application
ATP – Exhibit B Proposed Project Timeline