Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: June 21, 2022
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: ERIC J. LEVITT, CITY MANAGER
PREPARED BY: KELLEE FRITZAL, COnsultant / specialist
DAVID grantham, principal civil engineer
SUBJECT: FULLERTON ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN ADOPTION
SUMMARY
The Downtown Active Transportation Plan (Plan) is a long-range plan to guide future improvements related to Active Transportation within and/or leading to the Downtown. The City received grant funding from California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) and Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to specifically study this project area and identify opportunities for connection improvements to enhance and encourage active transportation.
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 2022-XXX.
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-XXX - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE AND SUBMITTAL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON ACTIVE TRANSPORATION PLAN
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENTS
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement:
Fiscal and Organizational Stability.
FISCAL IMPACT
The adoption of the resolution has no fiscal impact. The adoption of the Plan will assist the City in remaining competitive for future grant opportunities.
DISCUSSION
The Plan provides a set of implementable actions to guide future improvements and serves as a foundation for a safer, more connected and accessible community. The Plan integrates walking, bicycling and other transportation modes into a single plan that includes infrastructure recommendations as well as identifying specific funding sources and implementation strategies. The Plan builds on previous planning efforts in the City, such as the Fullerton General Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, the Pedestrian Safety Assessment and related work completed on the Draft Fullerton Transportation Center Specific Plan. In coordination with these prior efforts, the new projects and programs identified in this Plan will work to address mobility needs in Downtown Fullerton.
The Plan includes Vision and Goals, Existing Conditions, Community Engagement, Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs, Network Recommendations, Project Prioritization and Implementation. Adoption of this Plan will assist the City in remaining competitive to secure available state and regional grants.
The City focused on community engagement as part of the preparation of the Plan. The engagement included:
stakeholder meetings
a project webpage
online input map
public survey
social media posts and ads
community workshops and pop-ups
community surveys
mapping
attendance at events.
In addition, the City’s Active Transportation Committee (ATC) reviewed the plan several times. The ATC recommended adoption of the Plan at its April 20, 2022 meeting.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Draft Resolution No. 2022-XXX
Attachment 2 – Active Transportation Plan
Active Transportation Plan
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