Agenda
1 Project Overview/Refresh
2 Outreach Summary
3 Draft Projects
4 Prioritization
5 Programs & Policies
6 Implementation Considerations Sonoma Countywide
Active Transportation Plan
Cotati City Council
March 12, 2024
Overview
Task 1:
Establishing
Foundation
Task 3:
Engagement &
Coordination
Task 4:
Projects &
Programs
Task 5:
Funding &
Implementation
Task 2:
Technical
Analysis
Scope of Work
Task 6:
Draft &
Final Plans
Task 7:
Board Review
& Approval
Local Plans:
• Cloverdale
• Cotati
• Healdsburg
• Rohnert Park
• Sebastopol
• Sonoma
• Unincorporated
County
Use analysis
techniques like bicycle
level of traffic stress to
identify needs and
opportunities regionally
and locally
All Ages
& Abilities
Incorporate
Industry
Best
Practices
On-Street Bikeway
Selection & Design
Attributes
Multiuse Paths &
Bike Highways
Street Crossings
& Intersections
Micromobility &
Emerging
Technology
Quick Build
Projects
Amenities to
Improve User
Experience
Creating spaces for people to walk, bike, and roll that are low-stress and lower risk to create more opportunities for more people to walk, bike, and roll. All Ages & Abilities Regional Connection
Purpose of Plan Update
Implementation
Identifying and planning regional routes between jurisdictions as part of the larger Countywide ATP.
Prioritizing projects and identifying funding to focus and streamline implementation.
Outreach
Summary
• Pop-up Events: 2021 and Fall 2023
• Online Web Map and Survey: Fall 2023 • Public Workshop at Depot: February 2024 Local
Conditions
Existing Bikeways
Local
Conditions
Existing Sidewalk
Gaps
Local
Conditions
Level of Traffic
Stress (LTS) &
2022 High Injury
Network (HIN)
VISION STATEMENT
Our guiding principles are to improve safety,
connectivity, equity, and quality of life. The
transportation system shall be safe and inviting for
people of all ages and abilities to walk, bike, and roll for everyday transportation and recreation, by
providing a continuous and interconnected active
transportation network linking daily activities and
housing, and supported by programs and policies
that encourage walking, biking, and rolling.
Deliver a continuous active transportation network that allows people of all ages and abilities to use a variety of transportation types easily, affordably, and dependably.
Connected and Reliable
Create and sustain a high-quality and low-stress active transportation network. Employ Vision Zero and Safety Plan policies and strategies to advance this goal.
Safe and WellMaintained
PLAN GOALS AND DESCRIPTIONS
Tailor projects to urban, suburban, and rural communities, that support a diversity of uses and users and create community through active transportation.
Community Oriented
and Place-Based
2024 Proposed
Bikeway and
Corridor Projects
Cotati ATP
2024 Proposed
Sidewalk & Crossing
Improvements
Cotati ATP
Cotati ATP
Existing & Proposed
2024 Active
Transportation Network
Improves Safety at
Priority Safety
Locations
Improves Conditions in
Disadvantaged
Communities
PROJECT PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA
Improves Conditions at
or near Transit Stops
Improves Conditions at
or near Schools
Improves a Regional
Route
Reduces Walking or
Biking Stress in Town
Center or Activity Hub
Community Supported
Tier 1 – High Priority
Tier 2 – Medium Priority
PROJECT PRIORITIZATION RESULTS
Tier 3 – Low Priority
Tier 1 projects are most aligned
with local and regional active
transportation goals – they will be
prioritized for implementation first.
Cotati ATP
Programs
• Active Transportation Program
• Transportation Demand Management Program
• Sidewalk/Crosswalk Maintenance and Gap Closure
Program
• Bicycle Parking Program
Cotati ATP
Goal 1: Connected &
Reliable
Policies
POLICY 1-1: Prioritize and implement bicycle and pedestrian projects identified in the ATP, given the amount of funding available to Cotati.
POLICY 1-2: The City’s 5-Year Capital Improvement Program shall incorporate and include funding for bicycle and pedestrian improvements identified in the ATP, as well as maintenance of active transportation facilities.
POLICY 1-3: Prioritize closure of sidewalk gaps that connect people to activity centers, Thomas Page Academy, transit, parks, and the downtown area.
POLICY 1-4: All public streets shall have a sidewalk connecting to the broader network, on a minimum of one-side, phased as City funding and/or nexus with private development allows.
Determining the appropriate side shall be based on the existing sidewalk network, environmental conditions, and impediments to construction.
Cotati ATP
Goal 1: Connected &
Reliable
Supporting Policies
POLICY 1-5: As part of City or private development projects, enhance pedestrian and bicycle facilities along or adjacent to all arterial roadways, including East Cotati Avenue, Old Redwood Highway (between Hwy 116 and East Cotati Avenue), Redwood Drive, Highway 116, and Valparaiso Avenue. Class I and Class IV bike lanes should be the first choice in the design of all new multimodal infrastructure.
POLICY 1-6: Seek opportunities to separate existing and future bike facilities from motor vehicle traffic with buffers or greater protection such as a curb, flexible bollards, delineators, or other more durable barriers on streets where vehicle speeds are greater than 25 mph. Use best practices when designing bicycle facilities.
POLICY 1-7: Ensure adequate bicycle parking is available citywide.
Cotati ATP
Goal 2: Safe & WellMaintained
Supporting Policies
POLICY 2-1: Develop and operationalize a sidewalk repair program to ensure the City maintains or enforces maintenance of sidewalks. Continue to engage with the community to prevent obstruction of sidewalks and pedestrian facilities with parking, trash bins, signs, etc.
POLICY 2-2: Maintain all bike lane symbols, striping, green paint, and buffer paint and ensure all bike lanes have standard bike symbols. Ensure bike lanes are kept free of trash bins, vehicles, and debris.
POLICY 2-3: Increase pedestrian safety at crossings, where needed, to complete pedestrian networks and provide access to destinations.
Cotati ATP
Goal 2: Safe & WellMaintained
Supporting Policies
POLICY 2-4: Provide additional pedestrian safety improvements at intersections.
POLICY 2-5: Improve bicycle safety at controlled and uncontrolled intersections.
POLICY 2-6: Explore opportunities to utilize technology to improve bike safety and accommodation.
POLICY 2-7: Implement and incorporate actions in SCTA’s adopted Sonoma County Vision Zero (VZ) Action Plan.
Cotati ATP
Goal 3: Community
Oriented & PlaceBased
Supporting Policies
POLICY 3-1: Cotati city staff shall work with the City of Rohnert Park, Sonoma State University (SSU), SCTA, Sonoma County Transit, and the SMART to explore the feasibility of a fixed-route electric shuttle service connecting fixed points of
interest/amenities in each City with SSU and the SMART rail stations.
POLICY 3-2: Explore areas, especially in areas of new
development, that could be designated or converted into bicycle/pedestrian-only zones or designed to minimize
automobile traffic impacts.
POLICY 3-3: Where possible and/or desirable, utilize alternative surfaces for pathways such as decomposed granite, crushed rock, or other natural-like materials.
POLICY 3-4: Make bicycling in Cotati intuitive through maps and wayfinding.
POLICY 3-5: Continue to work with the SCTA to develop a regional bike share/micromobility program.
Cotati ATP
Goal 3: Community
Oriented & PlaceBased
Supporting Policies
POLICY 3-6: Achieve a Walk Friendly Community rating consistent with the Walk Friendly Communities program.
Policy 3-7: Achieve a Bicycle Friendly CommunitySM rating from the League of American Bicyclists.
POLICY 3-8: Encourage and incentivize more people to walk, bike, and roll through education and encouragement activities such as special events, Bike-to-Work, and social media campaigns.
POLICY 3-9: Coordinate with the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District and with the objectives in the Safe Routes to School action plans on communication, education,
encouragement, and activities focused on children taking active transportation to school and for other trips.
POLICY 3-10: Coordinate with the Recreation Department to identify opportunities for increased bike and pedestrian education with a focus on youth education.
Implementation
Project Priorities
Cotati ATP
Implementation
Policies & Programs
Cotati ATP
Program or Policy Action Timeline
Responsible Party or
Mechanism for
Implementation
Active Transportation Program
(Establish and Initiate Program) 0 to 2 years
Director of Community
Development, Director
of Public Works, City
Council
Transportation Demand Management
Program
(Establish and Initiate Program)
0 to 2 years
Director of Community
Development, Director
of Public Works, City
Council
Sidewalk Maintenance and Gap Closure
Monitoring Program
(Establish and Initiate Program)
0 to 5 years
Director of Community
Development, Director
of Public Works
Bicycle Parking Program
(Establish and Initiate Program) 0 to 1 years
Director of Community
Development, Director
of Public Works,
Recreation Manager
Action 1-6.1: Action City’s Design Standards,
including Woonerf Street Standard
(Action 3-2.1) (Update Standards)
0 to 1 years
Director of Community
Development, Director
of Public Works, City
Council
Policy 2-6: Active Transportation Signal
Improvements (e.g., improve bike detection
systems and signal timing)
0 to 3 years Director of Public Works
Implementation
Funding: Regional &
State Sources
Cotati ATP
Regional Funding Sources
GoSonoma (Measure M) https://scta.ca.gov/measure-m/gosonoma/ Transportation Development Act, Article 3
(TDA3) https://scta.ca.gov/projects/funding/#tda3
Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) https://scta.ca.gov/projects/funding/#tfca State of California Funding Sources
AHSC – Affordable Housing and Sustainable
Communities https://sgc.ca.gov/programs/ahsc/
ATP – Active Transportation Program https://catc.ca.gov/programs/activetransportation-program CleanCA – Clean California https://cleancalifornia.dot.ca.gov/ HSIP – Local Highway Safety Improvement
Program
https://dot.ca.gov/programs/localassistance/fed-and-state-programs/highwaysafety-improvement-program LPP – Local Partnership Program https://catc.ca.gov/programs/sb1/localpartnership-program PROTECT – Promoting Resilient Operations
for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving
Transportation
https://dot.ca.gov/programs/localassistance/fed-and-stateprograms/protect REAP – Regional Early Action Planning
https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-andfunding/programs-active/regional-early-actionplanning-grants-of-2021 RC:H2B – Reconnecting Communities:
Highways to Boulevards
https://dot.ca.gov/programs/localassistance/fed-and-state-programs/rc-h2b RMRA & HUTA – Road Maintenance and
Rehabilitation Account & Highway Users Tax
Account
https://www.sco.ca.gov/aud_road_maintenance
_sb1.html
SCCP – Solutions for Congested Corridors
Program
https://catc.ca.gov/programs/sb1/solutionsfor-congested-corridors-program Implementation
Funding: Federal
Sources
Cotati ATP
Federal Funding Sources
CMAQ – Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
Improvement Program
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/documents/
congestionmitigation-and-air-qualityimprovement-cmaq-program RAISE – Rebuilding American Infrastructure
with Sustainability and Equity https://www.transportation.gov/RAISEgrants RSTG – Rural Surface Transportation
Grant Program
https://www.transportation.gov/grants/ruralsurface-transportation-grant SMART – Strengthening Mobility and
Revolutionizing Transportation https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SMART SS4A – Safe Streets and Roads for All https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SS4A STIP – State Transportation Improvement
Program
https://catc.ca.gov/programs/statetransportation-improvement-program STP – Surface Transportation Block Grant https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/specialfunding/stp/ Implementation
Monitoring
Cotati ATP
Performance Measures Baseline Target Data
Source Frequency
Goal: Connected & Reliable
Miles of bikeway facilities
(total or newly built) TBD TBD City data Annual
Linear feet of sidewalks (total
or newly built) TBD TBD City data Annual
Goal: Safe & Well-Maintained
KSI Pedestrian and Bicycle
involved collisions remain at
zero
2015-2019
Ped: 1/ Bike:
0 By 2030
Ped: 0/Bike:
0 SWITRS,
TIMS Annual
Number of crossing
improvements installed TBD TBD City data Annual
Community Oriented & Place Based
Number of active
transportation improvements
within a 1/4 mile of
transit/bus stop
TBD TBD City data Annual
Number of new or upgraded
bicycle parking facilities TBD TBD City data Annual
Cotati ATP:
Schedule &
Next Steps
March & April 2024
• Active Transportation Plan Update to City Council
(March 12, 2024)
• Active Transportation Plan Update to City Planning
(March 18, 2024)
• Finalize & Adopt Active Transportation Plan
(April/May 2024)
Questions?
Class III - Bike Route Class II - Bike Lane Class IV - Separated Bike Lane Class IIIB - Bike Boulevard Class IIB -Buffered Bike Lane Class I - Shared-Use Path Bicycle Facility Toolbox Possible Low-Stress Facilities Sidewalk Crosswalk Rectangular Rapid Flashing
Beacon
Curb Extension Leading Pedestrian Interval Pedestrian-Hybrid Beacon Pedestrian Facilities Toolbox