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09/09/23 Bike Unhoused living in creek blocking bike path with there bikes or trailers. They need to be allowed to keep their stuff out of the street as long as they are there.
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09/09/23 Bike Create public pedestrian/bike path between Lila Kaiser park and the embarcadero. This would reduce bikes on HWY 41
especially on busy weekends and holidays.
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09/09/23 Other FUTURE MB Bike Loop??? Ex: From Rock parking lot -> Embarcadero -> Main and continue thru the State park. Left on So Bay Blvd to Quintana -> all the way to Main Street traffic light. Right on Main, right on Avalon, left on Ironwood.
Follow Ironwood thru Del Mar Park to Panorama to Yerba
Buena. Cross HWY 1 to Beachcomber. BC to Sandlewood thru Cloisters Park. Take bike trail to HWY 41 to Embarcadero to Colman. Turn right and return to Rock parking. All clearly marked and Safe!
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09/09/23 Other Motorcycle speeding from San Jacinto and Buena Vista after stopping at traffic light
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09/09/23 Car Everyone takes this shortcut through the golf course. It’s not really designed for the amount of traffic it gets. But…I’m wondering if repainting the crosswalks where the golfers go from one side to the other and adding some fairly pronounced speed bumps there might be a really good thing. Wouldn’t be terribly expensive and might prevent an accident.
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09/10/23 Bike An excellent, level, and low-impact travel way for pedestrians and bicyclists to and from the Waterfront and Main Street.
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09/10/23 Car From the State Park through Downtown, there needs to be traffic control measures in place to enforce the posted speed limits.
Therefore, minimizing speeding, accidents, and noise in the surrounding areas around hotels, homes and businesses.
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09/11/23 Car 30 mph is often ignored by vehicle drivers, in addition to jeopardizing foot and bicycle traffic.
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09/11/23 Car Quintana rd at South Bay Blvd.
Poor visibility. Cars traveling at high speeds. Need road markings & signage.
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09/11/23 Car Blind spots coming off Kings Ave onto Quintana both directions with cars parked along Quintana.
Cars speeds need checked.
Reduce speed in areas of side streets that meet Quintana.
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09/11/23 Bike A lot of bikes using the Embarcadero. On-street markings with speed limits along with bike icons could help tell everyone what is expected of both car & bikes. Many times bikes are speeding, as well as cars!
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09/11/23 Walk Need some high visibility pedestrian crossing here! 35.370127 -120.855611 09/11/23 Other STOP! NO BIKES! NO PEDS! ON ROADWAY! USE BIKE/PED PATHS!
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09/11/23 Other Concerns regarding drop off and pick up during school hours.
Parents roll through the stop sign dropping their children off at Del Mar School or the Preschool, which is jeopardizing children walking to school/crossing the street. Maybe, put in a 3 way stop sign.
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09/11/23 Other Concerns regarding Cars speeding down Sequoia during school hours, especially during drop off and pick up times. Maybe speed bumps need to be added in front of the school, to slow the speeding vehicles.
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09/16/23 Car Roundabout (or done sort of different traffic pattern) would be much appreciated.
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Morro Bay Local Roadway Safety Plan - Interactive Map Comments Date Type Comment Latitude Longitude
09/16/23 Bike Bike commuters and pedestrians need a safe and dedicated lane along South Bay Blvd between Los Osos and Quintana.
Similar to Bob Jones Trail.
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09/17/23 Car It seems like stoplights would make more sense than a roundabout. Who designed this intersection? It is nonfunctional, and adds so much stress and time to the morning for school drop-off. Very unsafe for pedestrians as well.
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09/19/23 Car Establish "no right turn on red light" from Hwy 1 during peak times to help reduce traffic backups and increase pedestrian safety at this congested intersection.
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09/21/23 Car Constant speeding 35-50 in both directions. This is a 25mph zone. A fact that is ignored day and night, everyday.
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09/21/23 Other Just curious, how does a speeding motorcycle on Highway 1 affect you negatively?
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09/21/23 Other Who cares, the e-bikes using the red zone which cannot be used for car parking anyway. There are multiple public parking lots within a block of the cited spaces. Leave this small locally owned business alone.
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09/21/23 Car 4 Way Stop. Vehicles/bicycles from all 4-ways rarely make a full stop... they roll through or do not stop at all. Very dangerous practice for folks walking their dogs or people just walking.
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09/21/23 Car Excessive speed all along Ironwood Ave. from Del Mar Park to Atascadero Rd. Neighbors have had to put up their own "Slow Down" signs. This hasn't seemed to slow anyone down. Can speed bumps be put on Ironwood Ave to help folks slow down? Many children and parents travel to Del Mar Elementary School via Ironwood, Some walk, some drive, some bike, some
skateboard. All vehicles must be made to slow down.
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09/21/23 Car Maybe we should also take some of this PUBLIC land and allow free camping for our homeless community. Seems like a
worthwhile use of land owned by everyone.
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09/23/23 Car Turning left off this exit ramp is miserable before/after school hours due to how it abuts against another 4 way intersection immediately adjacent. Action needs to be taken sooner rather than later.
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10/04/23 ADA A level path access from Main Street to the Embarcadero for wheelchairs, along with bicycles and pedestrians.
Provide for parking near Main Street for pathway users.
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10/08/23 Other Lighting at most all intersections on Morro Bay BLVD make it difficult to cross intersection safely as a pedestrian and difficult to see as a vehicle operator. This intersection is also dangerous as a result of no dedicated sidewalk whereby pedestrians are forced into the lane of traffic due to vehicles parking up to the building of the Dance Studio. Parked vehicles backing out from these spaces have blocked visibility to pedestrians and vehicles in the intersection.
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10/08/23 Other Lighting and tree canopy. Tree trimming has helped but the light does not extend out far enough to the intersection.
Lighting in Morro Bay BLVD. intersections need upgrading.
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10/08/23 Other Lighting at most all Morro Bay BLVD. intersection have poor lighting and or tree canopies that block what lighting is there.
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10/09/23 Other Lighting on Morro Bay BLVD. intersections is poor. Cross walk striping and Stop striping at most all Morro Bay BLVD
intersections are needed.
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10/09/23 Other Lighting and intersection striping for pedestrians and motor vehicles need improving.
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10/09/23 Walk Lack of safe crosswalk infrastructure especially for the streets feeding the Embarcadero. Poor lighting is also an issue.
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10/09/23 Walk Lack of pedestrian crosswalk infrastructure and lighting especially for streets feeding the Embarcadero.
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10/09/23 Walk The walkway through this section of Main street is uneven and in need of repair or replacement. Lighting is also poor.
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10/09/23 Bike Lack of bike lane. Street is narrow and lighting is poor. Vehicle speed is also too fast.
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10/09/23 Bike Biking infrastructure and connectivity to Morro Bay State Park and the City would greatly enhance safe bicycling.
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10/09/23 Walk Partner with State Parks to improve connectivity of walking paths to and from the City and State Parks.
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10/09/23 Walk Lack of shoulder or dedicated walkway for pedestrians. 35.35689 -120.841262 10/09/23 Walk Though no dedicated walkways exist nor required, many intersections lack clear visibility and or are blocked by landscaping out to the street pushing pedestrians out into the street instead of having a clear safe corner to cross through Kern.
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10/09/23 Walk Navigating around this intersection whether walking, biking, or driving, due to lack of visibility as a result of bushes, shrubs, and trees, planted out to the street.
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10/09/23 Bike Blocked visibility at this intersection due to shrubs, trees, and landscaping planted out to the street.
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10/09/23 Walk Vehicle speed on Kings is always an issue. People drive too fast, vehicles are parked out to the street and no real pathways exist for pedestrians, nor is there a consideration of shared roads.
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10/09/23 Walk Blind corner with shrub and hedge out to the street blocking visibility and putting pedestrians out into the street. No clear corner to safely wait to cross Piney. The corner of Marina and Piney.
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10/09/23 Car Blind corner due to shrub planted out to the street and tall lattice blocking the corner visibility. Pulling out onto Piney is always a challenge. There is a sidewalk on both sides of the street and beyond the corner of this house but not at this corner which would greatly improve visibility and safety for pedestrians.
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10/09/23 Walk Sidewalk is needed on the west side of Piney from the intersection of Morro Bay BLVD to connect with the sidewalk at the Condominiums on Piney and Pacific. Currently cars park on the apron all the way up to the building of the dance studio pushing pedestrians out onto the traffic in the street.
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10/09/23 Other Reducing the red curb for parking would only reduce visibility for safe vehicle and pedestrian crossing.
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10/09/23 Car The Cal Trans signage is excessive blocking visibility at the stop sign requiring the driver to creep forward out into the lane to see traffic,
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10/09/23 Car Install a roundabout here. 35.373979 -120.851479 10/09/23 Car Install a roundabout here. 35.375509 -120.852458 10/09/23 Car Install a roundabout that would connect HWY 1, Main street, San Jacinto.
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Morro Bay Local Roadway Safety Plan - Interactive Map Comments Date Type Comment Latitude Longitude
10/14/23 Walk There have been several accidents at this intersection precisely because it is the ONLY intersection between MB Blvd and Beach St that is not a four-way stop, which interrupts a pattern meant to train unfamiliar drivers. Horns, screeches, and close calls happen all day here, but the former PW director found the number of accidents to be acceptable for reasons unknown.
Please consider installing a 4-way stop for the sake of cars, bikes, and pedestrians. I’ve yet to hear anyone oppose the idea.
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10/17/23 Car This intersection, including the Highway 1 on and off ramps both north and south, needs a complete overhaul. The high school traffic is wild and needs to be better controlled. Of course, the ideal would be more students taking the bus and more carpools, but it’s an awkward intersection even during lower traffic times.
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10/26/23 Other Car parking near corner block view of drivers turning off of Pico Street on to Main Street.
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10/26/23 Car Daily traffic well exceeds the 25mph limit. Traffic analysis conducted April 2022 documented more than half of cars
exceeded the limit on a daily basis. Baywood and Paso have installed speed bumps to slow people down but MB hasn't done anything proactive. Multiple comments by Kern Ave neighbors through social media has made no progress.
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11/01/23 Other Parking on Beachcomber, especially between Java and Yerba Buena, should only be allowed on the west (ocean side) of the street. It is much too narrow with parking on both sides of the street with the increase of both car and bike traffic. It is dangerously narrow for 2 cars to try to pass one another with parked cars on both sides. Add in all of the people/families trying to walk in the street while cars and electric bikes are flying through that area is an accident waiting to happen !
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11/05/23 Car 5 vehicle crashes between 2015-2020 per MBPD at Dunes/Main.
Former PW director found this to be acceptable, but members of Council and PWAB disagreed. All of these crashes may have been prevented if the 2-way stop became a 4-way. Visibility it low at this hill, and pedestrians typically have to run across Main Street out of fear, even with a crosswalk. This is also the ONLY intersection in our downtown corridor (out of 7 or more) that does NOT have a stop sign. It's inconsistent and confusing.
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11/05/23 Walk Every intersection within the downtown corridor on MB Blvd (Shasta to Main) and Main Street (MB Blvd to Beach) has a 4- way stop sign EXCEPT this one. Pedestrian and driver confusion cause actual crashes and constant fear and close calls. Please add stop signs on Main Street in both directions to be
consistent and safe. Please fix what the former PW director didn't consider to be a problem but many others did.
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11/06/23 Car To enhance the roundabout's safety, consider clearer signage, raised pedestrian crosswalks, and central island modifications for better visibility. Implement traffic calming measures, improved lighting, advanced warning systems, and one-way circulation. Add pedestrian refuge islands and review speed limits while enforcing strict adherence. Include dedicated bicycle lanes and ensure ADA compliance for a safer and more efficient roundabout.
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Morro Bay Local Roadway Safety Plan - Interactive Map Comments Date Type Comment Latitude Longitude
11/07/23 Car Improving a busy tourist-driven 4-way stop with two main routes can be challenging, but there are strategies to consider.
Install traffic signals, use advanced warning signs, and mark lanes clearly. Widen lanes for smoother traffic and ensure safe pedestrian crossings. Enforce traffic rules, synchronize signal timing, and use dynamic signage for real-time info. Add bike lanes and encourage drivers to explore alternative routes during peak times for better traffic flow and safety.
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11/08/23 Car To enhance safety and ease tourist traffic at a busy 4-way stop near steep terrain with multiple parking lots, we need a mix of traffic measures. Installing signals and dedicated turning lanes can help, as well as adjusting the steep grade. Clear signage and crosswalks are crucial. Additionally, improving pedestrian infrastructure is a must. For better traffic flow, consider relocating parking entrances and exits away from the
intersection.
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11/08/23 Walk Improving pedestrian safety on Morro Bay Blvd. west of the roundabout is vital for residents and tourists. Key solutions include lowering speed limits, enhancing crosswalks, installing pedestrian islands, signals, and speed-reduction measures, along with increased police enforcement. Sidewalk expansion and traffic calming measures should also be considered to create a safer environment for pedestrians.
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11/08/23 Car inefficient and midly dangerous intersection.
1. cars turning from hwy don't have stop sign
2. cars getting from main st to hwy 1 often stuck on stop sign and block others behind them (who just want to proceed
straight)
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11/10/23 Other Landscaping needs attention at Avalon and Main St. No line of sight looking northbound on Main St. when stopping at the limit line. Difficult to see bicyclists, pedestrians and southbound vehicles.
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11/10/23 Walk This is a poorly lit cross walk and it can be difficult to see pedestrians crossing at night. Especially when traveling westbound on Atascadero Rd. and turning left onto the onramp it is difficult to see pedestrians because of how dark it is.
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11/10/23 Car Autos exibit dangerous speeds well over the speed limit in this area. There are many people out walking on this street, many with children and pets. This is one of the few "through streets" in the area and therefore receives much more traffic from people who use this street to access Hwy 41. The traffic is particularly bad between 7:30 and 9:00 AM when people are "off to work".
Traffic calming (speed bumps like those on Santa Ysabel in Los Osos) would be VERY beneficial.
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11/10/23 Walk Walking to downtown from the harbor track neighborhood is stressful and scary. The side wall is small, the crosswalk at the exit is wide, and the crosswalk to the bike trail/path is inaccessible.
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11/11/23 Car I live at Silver City for over 5 years and multiple times a week cars run the stop signs coming from the beach headed east up the 41 and west towards the beach. Many times the Main street north to south traffic will do the same when the intersection is busy. I have witnessed and was myself in 3 near misses since October 2023. I have left a message on 11/10/23 with Bonnie Johnson @ MBPD regarding my concern for at least Police presence during 8-9:30 am and 2:30-4:00pm.
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11/11/23 Walk I agree one thousand per cent. Several great businesses located nearby. Local drivers KNOW to beware of this crossing. Visitors navigating by phone, texting/distracted or impaired drivers make crossing every intersection in MB interesting. MORE STOP SIGNS and/or traffic enforcement per CVC.
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11/11/23 Bike The bike/pedestrian path has STOP signs at this location, MANY times ignored by bike, E bike and E skateboarders, etc.
MOST local drivers know and respect this crossing.
One wheeled skateboarders/show offs along the Waterfront and Embacadero in traffic are another accident waiting to happen. Pedestrian walkways between eateries, gift shops, etc, should be off limits to E Skateboarders with excess speed.
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11/11/23 Car Excessive speed from vehicles coming off Hwy 41. A lack of speed limit signage the length of Ironwood to Del Mar Park.
Speed signs with indicator would be helpful. BOTH directions.
Many dog walkers.
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11/15/23 Car People never stop at this intersection, all day they just fly through it
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11/18/23 Car Vegetation impacts line of sight for motorists turning left from Shasta onto Main Street
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11/18/23 Car Vegetation impacts line of site for motorists traveling north and southbound on Shasta at Anchor.
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11/18/23 Car Drainage swale crossing Piney also slows down motorists which is great. Instead of speed bumps, perhaps this type of device could be deployed in other areas of town to address both issues.
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11/18/23 Other As part of the education component, please get the word out on how to use a roundabout. People might not hate them so much if they knew how to use them.
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11/18/23 Walk Pedestrians wishing to cross Embarcadero at most intersections are difficult to see when cars are parked on the street. Rather than reduce on-street parking, consider other options such as painted bulbous.
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11/18/23 Other At the second workshop, it was noted that vegetation in the right of way made it difficult for pedestrians. Unfortunately removing this vegetation may cause motorists to drive even faster so the City should look at this issue very carefully before acting. If vegetation does need to be removed, property owner should be contacted so they can implement.
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11/18/23 Walk Could painted bulbous make it easier for pedestrians to be seen before crossing Main at Pacific? I am all for low cost solutions.
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11/18/23 Walk If this intersection remains as a two way stop, consider adding pedestrian activated flashing lights so motorists will be more likely to stop for pedestrians.
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11/18/23 Car Is there enough room to have a dedicated NB through lane as well as a dedicated NB left turn lane on Main?
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11/18/23 Walk As a first start, use reflective paint that doesn't wear down so quickly.
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11/18/23 Walk There is a lot going on at this location. Perhaps through striping the vehicle travel lanes could be narrowed slowing down motorists and making pedestrians more visible.
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11/18/23 Walk It is also difficult in the late afternoon (when school lets out) during the time of year when the sun is shining directly in front of you as you come out from under the Hwy 1 overpass.
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11/18/23 Car Education for all users regarding how to use a roundabout is definitely needed. Interim pedestrian safety improvements are needed now. If consultants haven't visited the site, they should do so during peak pedestrian times which I think are lunchtime and when school lets out.
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11/18/23 Walk Review the City's Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for recommended safety improvements.
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11/18/23 Walk Review the City's Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for recommended safety improvements for crossing Hwy 1 at this location.
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11/18/23 Walk High pedestrian volumes make walking this block difficult.
Possible solutions include widening the sidewalk on the west side or installing a new sidewalk on the east side but not by removing on-street parking. If that is the only option, I would instead improve signage directing pedestrians to the pedestrian easement on the harbor side of the business.
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11/18/23 Walk I miss the stairs that used to provide a connection between the Embarcadero and the Vet's Hall. My guess is that reinstalling them would require very costly ADA upgrades. If that is not the case and the Vet's Hall will contain to be used long term for public meetings, please consider applying for a grant to restore this access.
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11/18/23 Walk The stair access is heavily used and hopefully will be maintained so it can stay in use unlike the Surf Street stairs.
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11/18/23 Walk Motorists don't stop for pedestrians at this crosswalk. Perhaps some low cost modifications can be implemented to improve compliance.
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11/18/23 Bike Rather than have City crews address, please consider contacting property owner to reduce City effort and empower property owner. Fire Department hacked away my plantings near a fire hydrant. I contacted the Fire Department and have taken over the responsibility of maintaining the required clearance.
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11/18/23 Walk This intersection, along with Ridgeway and Fresno are very large due to the angled cross streets. Could striping be used to narrow the roadways and provide wide shoulders? Taking out vegetation may increase vehicle speeds which we don't want.
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11/18/23 Walk Wide intersection makes it difficult for pedestrians to cross Main. Could painted bulbous help direct vehicles and reduce the crossing distance for pedestrians?
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11/18/23 Walk Ask HOA to maintain a vertical clearance under street trees on for pedestrians using sidewalk. This is especially important since there is not sidewalk on the other side of the street.
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11/18/23 Other Could traffic safety be improved with the installation of a Caltrans roundabout? If so, pass recommendations on to
Caltrans. It would certainly help air quality by reducing all the starts and stops.
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11/18/23 Other Would traffic safety be improved by the installation of a Caltrans roundabout?
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11/18/23 Bike Could a sign notifying motorists of the two way bike path help this issue?
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11/22/23 Car An Enter One Way here from Embarcadero. The current Exit Stop onto Embarcadero is awkward. Eliminate EXIT and reroute by one way entry to exit out of parking lot by GAFCO.
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Morro Bay Local Roadway Safety Plan - Interactive Map Comments Date Type Comment Latitude Longitude
11/27/23 Car Please consider planting street trees for their traffic calming effect.
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11/27/23 Car The planting of street trees could help slow down vehicle traffic. 35.363103 -120.84152 11/27/23 Car Could the City plant some street trees on Piney to slow vehicle traffic?
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11/28/23 Bike Yes this is a DANGEROUS part of Morro Bay for cyclists. There are 3 blind areas on this stretch of main street, and no room for bikers on either side or direction. I have almost been hit several times by cars speeding through this road. Morro Bay in general is deficient on bike lane markings in general. There are some, but they are inconsistent and poorly marked. This road is the worst of all. Come on Morro Bay, there are so many cyclists here!
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11/28/23 Bike There is absolutely no room or lanes for cyclists in this area of Morro Bay. It is dangerous to ride here yet so many try. This needs a bike lane.
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11/28/23 Pedestrian There is no walking path, sidewalk or bike lane here yet many like to walk up this road to the black hill trail. Motorists tend to speed on this road making it dangerous to walk or ride on.
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12/01/23 Car Line of sight is restricted by vegetation growing on the south side of State Park Road making it difficult for drivers to see oncoming traffic before turning left onto South Bay Blvd.
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12/01/23 Car Traffic calming. Could the addition of edge line striping that result in narrower but legal travel lanes slow down motorists? I am all for low cost solutions if they work. The mobile speed feedback trailer seems to have an effect when it is deployed.
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12/01/23 Car Instead of speed bumps or street trees, could edge line striping help? Have any studies shown that if the travel lane narrower than the paved surface, motorists slow down?
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12/01/23 Car Instead of street trees, could restriping the roadway to provide 2 travel lanes at the minimum required and wider parking lanes ? Currently south of Pacific the roadway is extra wide.
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Morro Bay Local Roadway Safety Plan - Survey Results
Morro Bay Local Roadway Safety Plan - Survey Results
Morro Bay Local Roadway Safety Plan - Survey Results
Morro Bay Local Roadway Safety Plan - Survey Results
Morro Bay Local Roadway Safety Plan - Survey Results
Morro Bay Local Roadway Safety Plan - Email Comments
Date Name
01/19/24 Jeff Heller
01/05/24 Jenny "B" Jones
Comment
Increase bike safety by installing "Share the Road" signs and "sharrows" . The busiest street with bikers are : Main Street from the State Park all the way to the north end of town and Embarcadero Road from the launch ramp out to the Rock Parking Lot. 2 stop signs on Allesandro Street, where it intersects with Kings Street.
The proposed signs would alert traffic to fully stop before inadvertently crossing into the busy Kings intersection from both directions.
01/17/24
0. Page 1. Please justify this figure with documentation: "Morro Bay’s economic losses due to traffic injuries amounted to approximately $53 million from 2013 to 2022."
1. Page 12. Attendance at the first public workshop was accurately given, but attendance at the second and third meetings were omitted; because there were only 8 people in the audience?
2. Page 16. City Park bus stop is not a hub. A transit hub "offers access to multiple modes of public transit at a single location." The only transportation mode at City Park is bus.
3. Page 17. Future projects are listed. Where are these projects:"CDBG Sidewalk Gap Closures" and "Striping Improvements Citywide"? What is a "bike box"? Who proposed this:
"ADA compliant ramp up bluff from Embarcadero to Olive Street"? To cut into this bluff is expensive and ludicrous; what is the purpose when Marina Street is the least steep and accessible between the Embarcadero and the top of the bluff? This item use to be in both the City's and State Park's general plans: "Ped path along Lower State Park Road." State Parks has resisted.
4. Page 23. With single digit crashes over a 10-year period, it is misleading to use percentages.
5. Page 26. If pedestrians are not clever now, what will they be in a roundabout at Hwy 41/Main?
6. Page 28. Comparing Morro Bay single digit crashes to Statewide in the thousands crashes in percentage is quite misleading.
7. Page 36. "Does the City have an Active Transportation Coordinator?" Nor do we need one. The City is not structurally built for this: "Does the City have a Complete Streets Plan".
8. Page 37. I thought we did have one or pieces of one: "Does the City have a Safe Routes to School program". Is this the Circulation Element in our General Plan: "Does the City have an Active Transportation"? What is this: "Does the City have CAMUTCD-compliant Pedestrian Signal Timing?"
9. Page 38. Does this mean initiate only or also maintain, i.e. restripe every year: "Does the City implement Crosswalks at high pedestrian locations?" Under "What types of transit does the City have?" how is it stated we have taxi service?
10. On Morro Bay Blvd: "Curb Extensions (Bulb-Outs) at intersections." Absolutely not. Not here not anywhere. Why all the attention to Morro Bay Blvd?
11. Page 52. At Main and Radcliffe why not start with a 4-way stop instead of "Signal warrant analysis"? Why close off Alder in San Jacinto? Are you suggesting a double signal at Yerba Buena/Main right next to Hwy 1/Yerba Buena current signal: "install traffic signal (review warrants)? Why install a "mini-roundabout" at Main/Yerba Buena, right next to Hwy 1?!
12. Page 54. There is no room to do this: "Realign intersection to reduce speeding Betty Winholtz
Morro Bay Local Roadway Safety Plan - Email Comments
Date Name Comment
01/12/24 Joel Stein
01/13/24 Lynda Merrill
We are in desperate need of traffic circles at both highway 41 and at San Jacinto. Those intersections are ridiculous. An eight way stop at 41 and a 10 way stop, sort of, at San Jacinto. Insane.
I have tried to read this report but found it overwhelming. I trust you all have read it and will voice your opinion (I watch all the City Meetings) so I will tune in.
I avoid Main/41 , but know there are serious problems , especially during High school start/ending times.
I have volunteered picking up trash at the Embarcadero/Rock area and have been concerned about the backup of cars on Holidays and weekends. I’m sure our Police Chief is considering controls/ diverting traffic, etc. I’m sure this is discussed.
I live on Sequoia Street and support any improvements that will help protect the children going to and from Del Mar School. The red curb seems reasonable. The major problem we have on this street is speeding parents taking their children to and from school , strangely, You’d think they would understand the safety of walking children! I have difficulty exiting my driveway at school start/ending times. Also, we have vehicles parking near the intersections forcing children out into the street (walking to and from school). No sidewalks except in front of the school , our property and North West Sequoia to Main. Since Morro Elementary closed years ago we have had all the parents driving from all over City coming down Sequoia and surrounding areas.
The intersection at Main and San Jacinto is a nightmare at peak hours. People are in a big hurry to get where they are going. I often have trouble exiting Sequoia onto Main Street.
There are no sidewalks to speak of so people walk where they can. Sorry, if there was a discussion of Main/San Jacinto I couldn’t find it. I know it has to do with the State Highway One/City streets, etc.? Thanks to PW for the repaving job it has been helpful. If there is a long range plan for this intersection I would be interested in seeing it. The cyclone fence is ugly, as always, I’ve attempted to encourage a better looking fence, with no luck. It is an embarrassing feature of our City.
Years ago, when I was helping clean up litter at the Embarcadero I noticed the cross walks were old and invisible. I and others asked (begged) to have them repainted. I think they were finally repainted? Of course, this is dangerous for pedestrians.
Speeding, impaired drivers , I read in the report, is always a factor when discussing safety. I was surprised to see the data regarding seniors and accidents. Is that because we have more seniors? Never able to read those grafts.
Morro Bay Local Roadway Safety Plan - Email Comments
Date Name Comment
01/17/24 Sean Green I want to also thank your research team for the attention paid to the Main/Dunes intersection where five recent crashes have occured. Given the three options presented objectively, it seems crystal clear that $12,400 in 20-year estimated costs for a 4-way stop installation in order to gain a 50% crash reduction delivers a low cost, high return solution that Council can get behind. And lastly, although more of a pedestrian issue than road/vehicle, I'm disappointed that the Surf Street Stairs pedestrian access route from Surf Street/Veteran's Hall to the Triangle Lot and Embarcadero below earns no mention in the draft LRSP. Not only does the temporarily closed throughway at the west end of Surf provide required coastal ccess from additional blufftop parking to Embarcadero, but those stairs, for decades, also offered safe passage for longtime residents and senior citizens of the Beach Street District who couldn't (and still can't) manage the steep slope of nearby Beach Street, a street that has seen several vehicular accidents in recent years, one of them fatal. Crashes aside, it's an absolute shame on a personal level to see my older neighbors literally selling their houses and moving away in the months and years since the catastrophic, misguided closure of this staircase under the management of former regimes.
As I've said to PWAB members and Mr. Kwolek, the City's failure at Surf Street predates current decision-makers; all we can do is look forward. Perhaps by adding mentions of this important access point to the LRSP, wherever appropriate, including historical, functional, and legal language surrounding its decades-long existence, temporary closure, and impact on parking and vehicular traffic, Public Works can begin to right a wrong sometime in the not-so-distant future.
66 Appendix B – Traffic Calming Implementation
Examples
67 STRIPING
Description:
Roadway striping can be used as a traffic calming measure to narrow travel lane widths and create roadways that more effectively delineate space for various uses. Striping can be used to delineate centerlines, edge lines, parking lanes, bicycle lanes, and medians where previous striping is not present or where the street can be restriped to create a
new roadway configuration
Tier: Tier 1
Cost: $
Advantages:
• Can be used to improve access and comfort for vulnerable road users
• Does not slow emergency vehicles
• Low cost; quick and easy to implement
Disadvantages:
• Requires regular maintenance - consider use of materials with higher retroreflectivity and durability ratings to reduce maintenance costs
• Less effective in reducing speed than other tools
68 SPEED SIGNAGE
Description:
In a traffic calming context, signage is typically used to remind drivers of roadway speed limits, critical safety considerations, and the rules of the road. Used in a clear and consistent manner, signage can help support traffic safety educational and enforcement efforts undertaken by the City.
Tier: Tier 1
Cost: $
Advantages:
• Speed feedback signs have demonstrated effectiveness
in speed reduction
• Supports education and enforcement efforts
• Does not slow emergency vehicles
• Low cost; quick and easy to implement
Disadvantages:
• Signage alone does not guarantee responsible driver
behavior
• Drivers may become desensitized over time, reducing
long-term effectiveness
• Speed reporting can be replaced by instructions to slow down in cases of excessive speed
• May be subject to vandalism or theft
69 SPEED LEGENDS
Description:
Speed legends are a series of painted numerals on the roadway that indicate the legal speed limit in miles per hour to catch driver attention, influencing them to reduce vehicle speed and exercise caution. Typically placed near posted speed limit signs, they are useful in reinforcing speed limits where roadway conditions, such as functional class or adjacent land uses, change.
Tier: Tier 1
Cost: $
Advantages:
• Does not affect emergency vehicles
• Low cost; quick and easy to implement
Disadvantages:
• Requires regular maintenance - consider use of materials with higher retroreflectivity and durability ratings to reduce maintenance costs
• Less effective in reducing speed than other tools
70 HIGH VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS
Description:
High-Visibility Crosswalks use bold striping patterns to help improve driver awareness and increase visibility of a pedestrian crossing.
Tier: Tier 1
Cost: $
Advantages:
• Increases driver awareness of the pedestrian crossing • Reduces pedestrian crossings at unmarked locations
Disadvantages:
• High-visibility crosswalks require regular maintenance - consider use of materials with higher retroreflectivity and durability ratings to reduce maintenance costs
• Less effective in reducing speed than other tools
71 SIGNED TURN RESTRICTIONS
Description:
Signed turn restrictions warn drivers that access to certain streets is prohibited for non-locals without designing and installing costly infrastructure.
Tier: Tier 1
Cost: $
Advantages:
• Effective in addressing time-of-day cut-through traffic problems
• Signs are relatively easy and low cost to install
• Movement restrictions do not slow or divert emergency vehicles
Disadvantages:
• Compliance can be low without enforcement
• May increase trip length or other access concerns
• May affect adjacent traffic patterns
• Signs require regular maintenance
CURB EXTENSIONS (BULB OUTS)
Description:
Curb Extensions, often called bulb outs when used at
intersections, create additional sidewalk space for pedestrians while influencing drivers to reduce their speeds via reductions in lane width and increased curb radii.
Tier: Tier 2
Cost: $$
Advantages:
• Increases driver awareness of the pedestrian crossing • Curb extensions/bulb outs have demonstrated
effectiveness in reducing vehicle speeds and vehiclepedestrian collisions • Opportunity to increase aesthetic appeal
Disadvantages:
• Can be costly to implement
• May interrupt bicycle facilities and/or reduce road space for bicyclists
• May reduce on-street parking
• May complicate drainage designs
• Considerations needed for emergency vehicles, buses,
and trucks
72 PEDESTRIAN REFUGE ISLANDS
Description:
Pedestrian Refuge Islands provide a safe space within a roadway median for pedestrians to focus on one direction of oncoming traffic at a time and wait for a safe gap to cross the street. These improvements have demonstrated effectiveness in improving pedestrian safety and reducing vehicle speeds and collisions.
Tier: Tier 2
Cost: $$
Advantages:
• Increases drive awareness of the pedestrian crossing
• Has demonstrated effectiveness in reducing vehicle
speeds and vehicle-pedestrian collisions
• Opportunity to increase aesthetic appeal
Disadvantages:
• Can be costly to implement
ROAD DIETS/TONING
Description:
Road diets or road toning reconfigures the roadway by
reducing the number of travel lanes along roadways with more than one lane in each direction and repurposing the space through the addition of curbside parking, medians with left-turn pockets or center two-way left-turn lanes, and/or dedicated bicycle
facilities. Done successfully, road diets can reduce vehicle speeds and traffic collisions by eliminating underused roadway capacity and improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Tier: Tier 2
Cost: $$
Advantages:
• Demonstrated effectiveness in reducing vehicle
speeds and collisions/collision severity
• May facilitate modal shift if used to install dedicated bicycle facilities
• Typically low to moderate cost to implement
Disadvantages:
• Reduces vehicle capacity of the roadway, potentially
increasing congestion
• May increase vehicle traffic and congestion on
alternate parallel roadways
• Increased congestion may slow emergency vehicles
and transit
• Requires lengthy study and public engagement
process prior to implementation
73 MINI-ROUNDABOUT
Description:
Mini-roundabouts (also known has neighborhood traffic circles) are smaller versions of roundabouts that can be installed at minor intersections. They lower speeds and can be installed using simple striping or raised islands. They an be applied with plantings that beautify the street and can be designed to accommodate emergency vehicles.
Tier: Tier 2
Cost: $$
Advantages:
• Have been show to lower speeds and reduce crashes
• Can beautify area with plantings and art
• Creates more visibility of the intersection for drivers Disadvantages:
• Not advised for higher speed corridors
• Requires design and outreach prior to implementation
VERTICAL DEFLECTIONS (SPEED HUMPS/BUMPS, SPEED KIDNEYS,
SPEED TABLES)
Description:
Vertical deflections are a suite of tools consisting of raised features along a roadway that force vehicles to reduce speed to
comfortably traverse them. The most commonly used, speed humps are a series of elongated mounds extending
perpendicularly across the roadway width. Speed kidneys are a series of elongated raised features with a curvilinear shape in the direction of traffic, giving vehicles the option to either pass over them or take a curvilinear path to avoid vertical discomfort. Speed tables are wider, flat-topped raised features that can
accommodate most vehicles’ wheelbases, allowing slightly faster crossing speeds.
Tier: Tier 2
Cost: $
Advantages:
• Effective in reducing vehicle speeds and cut-through
traffic
• May reduce traffic volumes and crash activity
• Typically low to moderate cost
Disadvantages:
• May divert traffic onto adjacent streets
• May increase noise pollution as vehicles accelerate and decelerate
• Some implementations slow transit, emergency vehicles, and trucks
• May reduce on-street parking
74 RAISED CROSSWALKS
Description:
Raised crosswalks are similar to speed tables but situated at intersections themselves. They over be coupled with a
Retroreflective Flashing Beacon (RRFB), but can also be placed at existing intersections.
Tier: Tier 2
Cost: $$
Advantages:
• Effective in reducing vehicle speeds and cut-through
traffic
• Effective in increasing pedestrian safety
• May reduce traffic volumes and crash activity
Disadvantages:
• May divert traffic onto other nearby streets
• Sometimes slows transit, emergency vehicles, and trucks • May increase noise as vehicles accelerate and decelerate
RAISED INTERSECTIONS
Description:
Raised intersections are similar to speed tables, but applied to an entire intersection. They are useful for slow vehicles through an intersection and raising the intersection up to sidewalk level to ease pedestrian and ADA use.
Tier: Tier 2
Cost: $$
Advantages:
• Effective in reducing vehicle speeds and cut-through
traffic
• Effective in increasing pedestrian safety
• May reduce traffic volumes and crash activity
Disadvantages:
• May divert traffic onto other nearby streets
• Sometimes slows transit, emergency vehicles, and trucks • May increase noise as vehicles accelerate and decelerate
75 LATERAL SHIFTS/CHICANES/CHOKERS
Description:
A lateral shift utilizes curb extensions to shift the roadway alignment in at least one direction. Chicanes are versions of a lateral shift, with multiple shifts in the roadway alignment forming S-shaped curves. A two-lane choker utilizes curb extensions at a mid-block location to physically narrow the roadway, while a onelane choker does the same to reduce the roadway to one lane, forcing drivers to yield to and negotiate oncoming
traffic.
Tier: Tier 2
Cost: $$$
Advantages:
• Demonstrated effectiveness in reducing speeds
• Potential to reduce traffic volumes and cut-through traffic • Potential to improve pedestrian safety by lowering
crossing distances
• Opportunity to increase aesthetic appeal
Disadvantages:
• May divert traffic onto other nearby streets
• In absence of oncoming traffic, drivers may cross
centerline to avoid reducing speed
• Considerations must be taken to accommodate bike
facilities
• May slow emergency vehicles
• May complicate drainage design
• May reduce on-street parking
76 FORCED TURN ISLAND (NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS CONTROL)
Description:
Forced turn islands are raised islands that restrict certain movements at an intersection approach, typically forcing drivers to turn. These types of applications can prevent neighborhood cutthrough traffic.
Tier: Tier 2
Cost: $$$
Advantages:
• Eliminates cut-through traffic
• Reduces vehicle speeds and volumes in the immediate
vicinity
• May improve intersection safety by reducing conflict
points
• Reduces noise pollution in vicinity
• Opportunity to increase aesthetic appeal
Disadvantages:
• Potential for disruption to local residents with road diversion causing increased travel time
• Traffic is diverted to adjacent streets
• Delay emergency vehicles within local neighborhoods
• Typically high costs
DIAGONAL DIVERTER (NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS CONTROL)
Description:
Diagonal diverters place a raised barrier diagonally across an intersection to block through movements from each direction.
Tier: Tier 2
Cost: $$$
Advantages:
• Eliminates cut-through traffic
• Reduces vehicle speeds and volumes in the immediate
vicinity
• May improve intersection safety by reducing conflict
points
• Reduces noise pollution in vicinity
• Opportunity to increase aesthetic appeal
Disadvantages:
• Potential for disruption to local residents with road diversion causing increased travel time
• Traffic is diverted to adjacent streets
• Delay emergency vehicles within local neighborhoods
• Typically high costs
RESOLUTION NO. 14-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA
ADOPTING THE LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN AND PLEDGING
TO TAKE ACTION TO ENCOURAGE SAFETY FOR MOTOR
VEHICLES, BICYCLES AND PEDESTRIANS THROUGH
ENGINEERING, ENFORCEMENT, EDUCATION, AND EMERGENCY
RESPONSE
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, the City has seen approximately 653 traffic related collisions reported from January 1, 2013 through September 10, 2022 that included 6 severe injuries and 1 fatality in motor vehicles, 3 pedestrian-related severe injury crashes, with 1 of them resulting in a fatality, and 1 bicyclist-related severe crash which resulted in a fatality; and WHEREAS, the estimated economic losses due to traffic injuries amounted to approximately $53M citywide from 2013 through 2022; and WHEREAS, a Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) provides a framework for organizing and mobilizing city staff, agency partners, community members, and other stakeholders to identify, analyze, and prioritize roadway safety improvements on local roads; and WHEREAS, the objective of the LRSP is to develop safety measures using the four E’s of safety: Engineering, Enforcement, Education, and Emergency Response to provide recommended actions, projects and programs to support increasing safety for all road users and promote multimodal use of roadway systems; and
WHEREAS, fatalities and serious injuries on our streets are unacceptable when they are preventable; and
WHEREAS, streets and transportation systems have historically been designed primarily for maximum motor vehicular capacity and mobility, rather than the safe accommodation of all modes and users; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that the lack of appropriate and complete roadway infrastructure is an equity issue that may affect primarily disadvantaged and mobility challenged residents within its borders; and
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay is committed to protecting the safety, health and security of its residents, businesses, employees and visitors; and WHEREAS, successful traffic safety programs are a result of both a complete government approach (i.e. interdepartmental, inter-agency, coordinated initiatives) and community support of safety goals and action plans; and
WHEREAS, this LRSP will aid the City of Morro Bay in positioning itself for grant funding and enhance the city's competitiveness, acknowledging that its implementation is vital to securing resources and support for the proactive enhancement of road safety measures especially since city funds and resources are limited.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay does hereby resolve and find as follows:
1. Approves and adopts the City of Morro Bay’s “Morro Bay Local Roadway Safety Plan,” as attached to the February 13, 2024 staff report accompanying this Resolution, and incorporated herein by this reference.
2. The City of Morro Bay hereby pledges to act on the essential elements of traffic safety through implementation of recommended improvements of this plan to have a goal of zero traffic fatalities by the year 2050 consistent with statewide goals set by Caltrans, including activities related to education, enforcement, emergency response, and other engineering.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay, California, at a regular meeting held on the 13h day of February 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSE:
CARLA WIXOM, Mayor
ATTEST:
DANA SWANSON, City Clerk