Item 8.2
Council Policies:
Consider Approving a Resolution Amending
City Council Policy 576-16 Installation of
Pedestrian Crosswalks
Council Policy 576-16 was
adopted in the 1970s.
Since then...
~2x
~3x
Growth of Chula Vista
Area
Population
Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA)
Complete Streets
Policies
Safe System Approach
to Traffic
Management
Existing Policy
• Adopted in 1978
• Sets criteria for installing
marked crosswalks where they
don’t exist at uncontrolled
crossings
• Uncontrolled crossings are
where there are no stop signs
or traffic signals
• Developed at a time when
efficient conveyance of
vehicles was top priority
Proposed Policy
Follows a 3-step analysis process answering the questions: Should it be studied further? Is a marked crosswalk warranted? If warranted, what should the crosswalk include? Basic Screening
Criteria
Pedestrian demand,
Traffic volume,
Site characteristics
Point System
Evaluation
Crosswalk Treatment
Evaluation
Assigns points to screening
criteria, adds Pedestrian
generators, Gaps in traffic
Suggests enhancements
based on traffic volume,
speed, road width
Key Updates
Halved Existing
Screening Threshold
Need to observe 5 pedestrians
crossing location versus 10 in
existing policy
Adds Crosswalk
Treatment Evaluation
Suggests enhancements
based on traffic volume,
speed, road width
Modestly Reduces Points
Threshold
"Lowers the bar" to consider
installing a crosswalk
to consider latent demand
As with all Traffic Engineering warrant studies, criteria still rely on Engineering Judgment City of Chula Vista
Fourth Avenue at
Orsett Street
Standard Flashing
Beacons (Wig-Wag)
East J Street at
Carla Avenue
Rectangular Rapid
Flashing Beacons
(RRFBs)
City of Chula Vista
City of Chula Vista
Fourth Avenue at
Westby Street
Pedestrian Hybrid
Beacons (formerly
known as “HAWKs”)
Crosswalk User Safety
California Vehicle Code Sections 21200,
21235 and Chula Vista Municipal Code
Chapters 10.72 and 10.73 have been
adopted to promote safe operation of
electric micromobility vehicles
Key Crosswalk Requirements
Operators of electric scooters and
Class 3 (pedal assist up to 28 mph)
electric bikes must dismount and walk
at crosswalks
Operators of all types of bicycles and
electric micromobility vehicles must
dismount and walk at crosswalks in
business districts
Recommended Action:
Adopt a resolution to revise City Council Policy
No. 576-16 “Installation of Pedestrian
Crosswalks”