COSTA MESA
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT
MARCH 17, 2026
1 City Council Meeting
Attachment 1
2025 Committee Composition
and Meeting Attendees
Members
Andrew Barnes (Chair)
Michael Moses Nolf
(Vice Chair)
Tiia Alcazar
Alex Campoli
Farhad Khosravi
Florence Martin
Robert Morse
Joselyn Perez
Trace Yulie
Liaisons
Arlis Reynolds
Andrea Marr
Sarah Coley
City Staff
Raja Sethuraman
Paul Martin
Brett Atencio Thomas
Ramin Nikoui
Elizabeth Palacio
2 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION VISION
City Council Goals/Objectives
• Advance environmental
sustainability and climate
resiliency
• Strengthen the public’s safety
and improve the quality of life
o Implement a Safe Routes to
School Program
o Approve a plan to mitigate
collisions and injuries on
roadways
Goals of the Active Transportation Plan (ATP)
• Promote a user-friendly and welcoming Active
Transportation System in Costa Mesa
• Create a safer place to walk and ride a bicycle
• Integrate Active Transportation Elements into the
circulation systems and land use planning
• Promote an Active Transportation culture
• Promote the positive air quality, health, and
economic benefits of Active Transportation
• Monitor, evaluate, and pursue funding for
implementation of the Active Transportation Plan
3 3
Committee Meetings
Met ten times in 2025
Forum for public comments
Presented community voices/issues to staff
Advocated for City to apply pressure to
Caltrans for safety improvements
Provided letters of support for grant
applications
Active Transportation design review
Advocated for road safety improvements
4 4
ATC Identified 2025/26 Near-Term
Goals
1. Provide active transportation education and advocacy to stakeholders (e.g., Caltrans, OCTA, NMUSD, City, County). This requires identification of specific targets and a list or matrix of activities to be conducted.
2. Develop a process for tracking progress of and updating the Active Transportation Plan within the Circulation Element. The outcome would be a list of activities, list of deliverables (e.g., recommendations to City Council) and an associated schedule.
3. Work with staff to develop a frequency and content of reporting on pedestrian, cyclist and vehicle involved collisions that will be included in the Annual Report to Council.
5 Bicycle
Count
Data
OCTA 2025
6 2023 2024
7 Map Source: Berkeley TIMS; Data Source: CMPD
2025*
*Through 9/30/25
Bicycle and Pedestrian Fatality/Injury Maps
Pedestrian and Bicyclist
Crash Results 2023-2025
Total Crashes: 456
Total Deaths: 8
Collisions Involving
Bicycle(s)
2023 – 133
2024 – 151
2025 – 112*
7 People, Not Statistics – Newport Blvd.
Fatalities
8 Michael McLaughlin (Newport & E. 19th) 2009
Pedestrian
David Michael Hird (Newport & Rochester) 2013
Pedestrian
Michelle Lee Lounsbury (Newport & Bay) 2013
Bicyclist
Sudi Nsengiyumva (Newport & E. 18th) 2015
Pedestrian
Misael Espinoza (Newport & W. 19th) 2015
Pedestrian
Alexandria Faith Hill (Newport & Rochester) 2016
Pedestrian
Jorge Luis Alcazar-Arellano (Newport & Ford) 2016
Pedestrian
Patrick Charles Ogara (Newport & E. 17th) 2016
Pedestrian
David Stryder Franklin (Newport & E. 17th) 2018
Pedestrian
Jose Armando Racancoj (Newport & E. 17th) 2021
Pedestrian
Richard Harold Smith (Newport & Industrial) 2022
Pedestrian
David Jason Franz (Newport & E. 17th) 2022
Pedestrian
Hani Banil Atalla (Newport & Broadway) 2023
Pedestrian
Sharen Fay Scott (Newport & Harbor) 2024
Pedestrian
Victor Anthony Coronado (Newport & E. 19th) 2024
Pedestrian
Jose Rosario Rojasmoreno (Newport & Broadway)
2024 Pedestrian
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
9 Neighborhood Safety
Improvements
10 Del Mar Avenue
Washington
Avenue/Gisler Avenue
All-Way Stop Sign
Wallace Avenue/18th
Street
Westminster
Avenue/16th Street
West 19th Street
Hamilton Street
College Avenue/Watson
Avenue
Road/Intersection
Mobility and Safety
Improvements
Adams/Pinecreek
Fairview Road S. of Fair Dr
Pedestrian Safety
Daylighting (Various
Locations)
Jordan Park Crosswalk &
Rectangular Rapid
Flashing Beacon (RRFB)
Placentia Avenue Cycle
Track Gap Closure
Mendoza Drive Bike Lane
11 Project Recognition
American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE) OC Chapter 2025 Award for
Outstanding Bikeway and Trails
Project
American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE) Los Angeles Section 2
Award for Outstanding Bikeway
and Trails Project
Association of California Cities –
Orange County 2025 Award for
Transportation Innovation and
Mobility Solutions 1
4 Adams Avenue/Pinecreek Drive Intersection
Improvement Project
13 COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Walk to School Day and Bike
to School Day: Both events
continue to grow year after year!
▪ 14 Schools
participated in
Walk to School Day
▪ 11 schools
participated in Bike
to School Day
▪ ~3,200 students
participated along
with Committee
Members, CMPD,
Staff, NMUSD and
local advocates
15 14
COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES
Earth Day
TEAM SoCalCross
Cyclocross Race
Bike and E-Bike
Safety Training
World Day of
Remembrance
15 COMMUNITY
INITIATIVE
16 College Park Bike Bus
Lillordag community
weekly bike rides
Bike store rides
Understanding
the E-Issue
E-Bikes
max assist speed 28 mph
Under 16, max speed 20 mph
Under 18, helmet mandatory
E-Motorcycles and the rest
Max speed >28 mph
Must meet CVC for street-legal vehicles
License plate, VIN, headlights, turn indicators, etc.
Requires Class C license to operate
CVC regulates safe operation of
bicycles, e-bikes, and e-motorcycles
18 COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
19 CIP
Receive ATC’s
list of
recommended
projects for
next year’s
budget
Align grant
applications
process with
CIP priorities
Collect safety
data before
and after CIP
implementation
Safety
Safe Routes to
School: Work with
Staff, Consultant,
NMUSD and
community
Increase
implementation of
red curb painting
consistent with CA
Daylighting law
AB413
Support CMPD
enforcement of
the CVC as
related to illegal
e-motorcycles,
and the safe
operation of e-
bikes
Education
Promote Active
Transportation
related actions
and projects on
City website and
social media
channels
frequently during
May - National
Bike Month
Present to the
Chamber of
Commerce the
well-documented
economic
benefits of bicycle
ridership to local
business
Other
Adopt a bike
parking ordinance
that meets APBP
standards
Implement no turn
on red light rule at
recommended
intersections
Council work
through legislative
channels to help
Caltrans improve
safety along 55/
Newport Blvd
corridor
Update the Active
Transportation
Plan
CHALLENGES
INCREASED USE OF MULTI-MODAL
TRANSPORTATION
Places a higher demand for more
Active Transportation infrastructure
(including permanent separation),
police, staff and public awareness
of new municipal code.
PACE OF PROGRESS
Mode shift to biking and walking
is good but need to make more
progress to meet ATP goals of
10% bicycle and 20% walking.
Budget constraints.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Existing staff split their time with
other job responsibilities.
Backlog of Capital Improvements
would benefit from additional PM
resources.
VEHICLES & ROAD HAZARDS
Excessive speed, DUI and
distracted driving.
25 18