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Pedestrian Enhancement
Project
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▪ 2018: City was awarded Caltrans
Sustainable Communities Grant
– 7 public outreach events
– 3 alternatives prepared
▪ 2020: Council selected their preferred alternative
▪ 2022: City is awarded a $13.9 million Active Transportation Program grant ▪ 2023: Council selected Stantec to prepare the PAED Documents ▪ December 5, 2024: Open House to share the Plans
▪ March 18, 2025: Council approved the MND for the project and formed an Ad Hoc Committee to refine the final decorative elements of the project ▪ April – July: Ad Hoc Committee held 3 meetings
▪ August 13, 2025: 2nd Open House to share the ad hoc committee’s recommended details Project History
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▪ Council adopted their preferred alternative in 2020
– 10-foot path on north side of the road
– New sidewalk where missing
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▪ Safety fence design and materials
▪ Light fixtures
▪ Banners (on light fixtures)
▪ Wall treatments
▪ Crosswalk materials
▪ Bus stop shelters
▪ Landscaping
▪ Special features to celebrate Paso Robles High School ▪ Open space areas
– Entry to the Salinas River Walk
– West of Quarterhorse Lane
– Stormwater basin east of Appaloosa Drive
Decorative Elements
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Previous Decorative Elements
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Spring Street – Niblick Bridge
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Spring Street – Niblick Bridge
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Spring Street – Niblick Bridge
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Salinas River Walk Entrance
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Woodland’s Plaza (Albertsons)
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West of Quarterhorse Lane
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West of Quarterhorse Lane
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Appaloosa Drive Stormwater Basin / Lenco Park
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Appaloosa Drive Stormwater Basin / Lenco Park
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Paso Robles High School
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Paso Robles High School
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Rosemary Drive - Creston Road
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Rosemary Drive - Creston Road
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Creston Road
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Creston Road
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Bollard Light
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▪ Niblick Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Enhancement project is focused on essential infrastructure improvements
▪ Arts in Public Places Program
– Locations
– Process
– Funding mechanisms
– Arts and Culture Committee
Public Art
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1. Take no action (which could result in loss of grant funding if project benchmarks are not achieved).
2. Approve the final design elements for the Niblick Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Enhancement Project
3. Provide alternative direction to staff.
Options
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Adopt Resolution 25-XXX approving the final decorative
elements for the Niblick Road Bicycle and Pedestrian
Enhancement Project; and task the future “Arts and Culture Committee” with identifying a process, locations, and funding for public art as a part of the project.
Recommendation (Option 2)
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Questions?
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▪ Niblick Road between River Road and Spring Street carries the highest traffic volumes – 30,000 vehicles/day over the Niblick Bridge
– 20,000 vehicles/day at River Road
▪ Niblick Road is one of the highest traffic incident corridors – 4 bicycle collisions between 2020-2024
▪ Multiple schools, multi-family projects,
and shopping centers
▪ 2,640-foot sidewalk gap between
Rambouillet Road and Creston Road
Niblick Road
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Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety
▪ Pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities
comprise 19% of all traffic fatalities
▪ 76,000 pedestrians and 47,000
bicyclists are injured in roadway
crashes annually
▪ 70% increase in pedestrian deaths
between 2010 and 2023
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Planning Approval and Environmental Documents (PAED)
2020 Council
Preferred
Alternative
PAED Refined
Plans (included
in MND)
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▪ Union Road Overpass
▪ Huer Huero Bridge / New Airport Road
▪ 13th Street Signals Upgrades (free right turn
signals)
▪ Creston Corridor Project
▪ Niblick/South River R/L Turn Lanes
▪ South Vine St / 46 West Re-alignment and Bridge
▪ Niblick/Creston Right Turn Lanes
▪ Scott Street Signal
▪ Sherwood Road Extension/Roundabouts
▪ 24th Street RR Overcrossing Bridge
▪ Niblick Corridor Pedestrian and Bicycle
Improvements
Circulation Element
Transportation Improvement Projects
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Almond Acres
Traffic
Management
Plan
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Almond Acres Conditions of Approval (2020)
8. The school shall include in the operation plan the following:
a. Almond Acres will adjust classroom hours to avoid any potential conflicts with adjacent high school traffic for both arrival and departure.
b. Special events shall be limited to 5 events per year and include carpooling and bus transportation to minimize any potential impacts. c. Almond Acres is proposing a staggered schedule, shuttling and 2 buses to create the least amount of impact on the arterials and the neighboring properties. There will be two offsite drop off and pick up areas where buses will transport students and parents for regular school days and for special events. The school will attempt to provide pick up and drop off areas to least impact traffic patterns of the City. d. During school departure and arrival times, staff and volunteers will manage traffic and monitoring the entrances turning area, and drop off areas and have relocatable signs to manage traffic movements.
17. The Final site circulation plan shall be consistent with Traffic Impact Study Figure 3. The final site circulation design shall be acceptable to the City Engineer.
18. School start and stop times shall be established to avoid the school start and stop times of the High School. Almond Acres start and stop times shall be offset one half hour or as approved by the City Engineer or Community Development Director. Initial establishment and subsequent changes shall be acceptable to the City Engineer or Community Development Director.
19. The Traffic Signal at Niblick/Country Club Drive shall be modified to allow passenger vehicle u-turns during school drop off and pick up times. All signal, striping, signage changes shall be acceptable to the City Engineer.
20. Signs shall be installed prohibiting left turns as shown in Figure 3 of the Traffic Impact Study, or as otherwise approved by the City Engineer. The applicant shall develop and maintain a traffic management plan that includes elements of Condition 8. The plan must detail how traffic from school events will be managed for special events and ongoing everyday site circulation. The plan shall be acceptable to the City Engineer and Community Development Director prior to holding any ongoing or special event. The plan may be modified from time to time with City Engineer and Community Development Director approval.