HUNTINGTON BEACH
MOBILITY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (MIP) – HB IN MOTION SUMMARY SEPT 2024
PROJECT GOALS
Better planning means we’re not wasting funds or any missed opportunities: This plan helps us look at streets differently, holistically instead of standalone. Not going back and adding elements. We avoid throwaway costs.
Better position for GRANTS: Almost every grant agency requires a plan as supporting documentation for projects.
Plan for the Future: Where bike lanes were once occupied exclusively by people on bikes, they are now home to people riding electric scooters, motorized skateboards, and micromobility devices (with new devices being introduced regularly).
WHY DO THIS?
Improve citywide bicycle and
pedestrian network options
and safety for all users
Improve the comfort and
design of the Beach Path for
all users
Build upon the City’s long
term mobility pedestrian,
bicycle, and transit planning
efforts
FLEXIBLE APPROACH
BASED ON BIKE FACILITIES THAT ALREADY EXIST IN HB
CREATES TOOLKIT OF OPTIONS
ALLOWS FOR CONTEXTUAL SOLUTIONS
FLEXIBLE TO MEET BUDGET PRIORITIES
CAN BE INSTALLED AS A SMALL % OF RESURFACING
PROJECTS
Toolkit Mobility Implementation Plan
Bicycle
Treatments
Pedestrian
Treatments
Beach Path
Treatments
MEASURED APPROACH
BUILDS ON EXISTING BICYCLE FACILITIES
INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS WITH PHASING PLAN
CLARITY IN THE NETWORK BASED ON PUBLIC INPUT
ALLOWS FOR HB TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDING
PROJECT TIMELINE
Project Website: www.hbmobility.com
May 2022 - Present
Public Survey I
February 2022 – August 2022
Council Briefing / Study Session
August 2022
Public Meeting
October 2022
Public Survey II
May 2023 - Present
Council Briefing / Study Session to discuss draft recommendations September 2023
Public Meeting to discuss draft recommendations
October 2023
Plan Adoption
Fall 2024
Phase I Survey Results
February 2022 – August 2022
General Results
• 860+ survey responses
• 93% of respondents live in HB
• Other than driving, respondents
prefer to access destinations via
active transportation
• 81% prefer to bike
• 74% prefer towalk
• Close split between pedestrian and
biking on the Beach Path
Why it Matters
• Strong understanding of broad community
consensus for multiple categories
WHAT WE HEARD | PHASE II SURVEY
Other than driving, respondents prefer to access
destinations via walking and bike / e-bike
Beach Path Feedback
Very strong positive sentiment toward: separated beach path (81%), beach path ped crosswalk (78%),slow
zones (70%)
Strong/moderate support for speed feedback signs
(56%), 10 mph speed limit (54%)
On-Street Bike Facilities
Top three preferred on-street bike facility types:
separated bike lane (Delaware), Parking Protected Bike
Lane (Springdale), and Buffer Bike Lane (Algonquin)
Top 3 separated bike lane separatory type: Planted
Buffer, Planter, Raised Median
On-Street Bike Facility Separatory Types
Technical Analysis
Challenges at the arterials for bikes (see
graphic) and pedestrians once they reach
major intersections
Need for a holistic network to bridge the gaps
that are inhibiting access for some travel
modes
89% of major intersections operate at LOS C
or higher
Opportunity to provide balance to allow for
more mobility choice for residents and
visitors
TOOLKIT
Near Term
"Low Hanging Fruit"
Phasing Needed
"Transformative"
Buffered Bike Lane
Leading Ped Interval
Mid-Block Flashers
Separated Bike Lane
Shared Use Path (Separated)
Median Refuge Island
Atlanta
Springdale
Beach PathEdwards
Heil (soon), and Edinger (soon)
BICYCLE NETWORK
Phase 1 Focus Areas; 1 to 5 yearsExisting Network 2023
Data Source: Toole Design
2023; City GIS 2023
Phase 2 Focus Areas; 5 to 10 years
PEDESTRIAN FOCUS CORRIDORS
Corridor Grouping Overlapping Factors
Atlanta / Magnolia /
Hamilton* Destinations, Vulnerable Populations, LTS
Algonquin / Warner /
Saybrook* LTS, Population Density, Crossing Distance
PCH / 17th LTS, Population Density, Destinations, Transit Edinger High Pedestrian Stress Corridor, Crashes,
Transit, LTS, Destination
Beach Transit, Pedestrian High Stress Corridor,
Crashes, Population Density, LTS
Goldenwest High Pedestrian Stress Corridor, Vulnerable
Populations, Destinations, Crossing Distance
Brookhurst / Indianapolis* High Pedestrian Stress Corridor, Transit, Destinations, Population Density
*Overlaps with bicycle corridor recommendations
WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING
Reality of Conditions
Older couple on e-bikes
travel to/from errands
Youth on e-bikes; youth
walking to/from school
Pedestrian + Bicyclist +
Scooter conflicts on the
beach path
Beach Path Bike Facilities
QUESTIONS
12