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Salinas Valley
Safe Routes to
School Plan
5th Street Pilot Update & Project Next Steps
Gonzales City Council
June 20, 2023
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Project Overview
• 22 schools in Greenfield, Soledad,
Gonzales, & King City
• Partnership between TAMC, MCHD,
Ecology Action, Cities, and five school
districts
• Funded by Caltrans Planning Grant
• 2022 – 2024
• Steering Committees for each city
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Project Next Steps
TO APPLY:
First Steering Committee meeting in
September – apply now!
• In-person & virtual options
• Open to English & Spanish speakers
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Steering Committee Process
• Steering Committee chooses short list
of projects and elections process
• All Gonzales residents eligible to vote
on highest-priority projects
• TAMC providing $250K to construct top
priority projects
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Gonzales Safe
Routes to Schools
Pilot Project
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Installation Elements
Separated Bikeways High Visibility Crosswalks
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Outreach
• Two mailers to City residents
• Banners placed on 5th Street
• Schools distributed flier to students & families
• Social media outreach
• Door-to-door outreach to 5th Street neighbors
before installation
• In-person outreach during installation and
through June 2nd
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May 1st Council Action
With Wave Delineators After Removal
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Survey Respondent Demographics
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Survey Respondent Demographics
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Survey Data – All Responses
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Survey Data – All Responses
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Survey Data – All Responses
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Survey Data – Before/After Barrier Removal
April 1st
to May 1st
May 2nd
to June 5th
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Survey Data by Mode
Cyclists Walkers
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Survey Data - Comments
• 48 positive comments about the student art/planters
• 21 comments that the wave delineators should be put
back
• 4 comments requesting stronger barriers
• 15 comments from respondents who did not like wave
delineators
• 38 comments calling for the pilot to be removed
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Survey Data - Comments
What is your favorite part?
• Todo porque se ve bonito y te sientes seguro/a.
Yo miro personas mayores usando el espacio de
bicicletas para caminar porque se sienten
seguros. (Everything because it looks nice and you
feel safe. I see older people using the bike space to
walk because they feel safe.)
• The students were able to be creative and help
the bike lanes look very colorful and nice. I have
noticed cars do slow down as to not hit the tins or
drive onto the bike lanes. So it definitely improves
the safety of our children and community that
occupies the sidewalks.
What would you change?
• The curves and planters seem to be more of a
distraction. We don't have many bikers, we have a
lot of walkers but not bikers. We need speed bumps
throughout our city and school zones instead.
• Ya no se siente completo porque faltan los
barandales. Ahora ya nomas son plantas y no se
siente tan seguro (It no longer feels complete
because the barriers are missing. Now there are only
plants and it doesn't feel as safe.)
• Que se extienda el carril de bicicletas que se hizo
hasta la escuela La Gloria (Extend the bike lane to
La Gloria Elementary)
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Staff Recommendation
The Council can direct city staff to move forward
on one of the following options:
1. Keep the pilot project in its current configuration.
2. Enhance the pilot project with green lane striping
and/or explore options for different barriers.
3. Restore striping to the pre-pilot project condition.