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DOWNTOWN RIVERSIDE
CIVIL RIGHTS WALK PROJECT
Public Works
City Council
December 12, 2023
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2 1. The Active Transportation Program is administered by Caltrans to enhance public health and achieve equity-
oriented outcomes through the deployment of biking
and walking infrastructure
2. The City has participated in the ATP program with
multiple successes since its inception in 2014
3. On June 7, 2022, the City Council authorized submittal of a grant application for the Civil Rights Walk
BACKGROUND
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3 1. On August 7, 2023, the Public Works Department was awarded an Active Transportation Program Cycle VI grant application to connect multiple points of historic interest in the Downtown and adjoining areas to create a Riverside Civil Rights Walk
2. On October 30, 2023, an initial presentation was provided during the first meeting with key stakeholders regarding the Civil Rights Walk Project.
3. On December 6, 2023, the Public Works Department presented the Civil Rights Walk Project to the Transportation Board.
PROJECT BACKGROUND
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4 1. The Public Works Department is requesting
City Council to accept an additional
$876,000 in grant funds (total project cost of
$3,216,000) for the Civil Rights Walk
2. The Civil Rights Walk features a core 1.8 mile
loop with thermoplastic markings routing
walkers to multiple points of interest
3. Project would be similar to the Boston
Freedom Trail
4. The expanded 2.9 mile loop features
additional points of interest
5. Would use technology such as “Guide By
Cell” or similar
DISCUSSION
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5 César Chávez statueCivil Rights Institute
Martin Luther King Jr. StatueEliza Tibbets Statue
Original Chinatown SiteLas Adelitas site
Ysmael Villegas StatueHarada House
Riverside City HallRiverside Art Museum
Rise MuralThe Cheech
Center for Social Justice and Civil LibertiesThe Loring Building US District CourthouseMahatma Mohandas Gandhi Statue
Original Press Enterprise BuildingDosan Ahn Chang Ho Statue John W North and Eliza Tibbets’ grave sites at
the Evergreen Cemetery
World War II Japanese American
Collection Site
Original Riverside Unified School District SiteHarada’s Washington Street Restaurant
POINTS OF INTEREST
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6 1.Reconstruct sidewalks,
driveways, curb ramps
2.Install Accessible Pedestrian
Signals and Leading Pedestrian
Intervals at approximately 13
traffic signals;
3.High Visibility Crosswalks
4.LED Warning Signage
SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS
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7 5. Construct Path
6. Install 1.8 miles of
thermoplastic wayfinding;
7. Install 4.7 miles of wayfinding
signage
SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS
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8 1. Launching Point/Key Hubs
2. Color Scheme
3. Decorative Crosswalk
Designs
4. Wayfinding Sign Design
5. Decorative traffic signal
cabinet wraps
6. Virtual Tour Information
AESTHETIC COMPONENTS
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9 AESTHETIC COMPONENTS
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10 AESTHETIC COMPONENTS
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11 EndBeginPhase
11/25/20249/1/2023
Project Approval & Environmental
Document (PA&ED)
9/28/20244/1/2024
Plans, Specifications, and Estimate
(PS&E)
3/27/20259/28/2024Right of Way
9/2/20268/29/2025Construction
PROJECT SCHEDULE
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12 NEXT STEPS
• Prepare Concept
• Quarterly Stakeholder meetings
• Future public townhall meeting
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13 The proposed project contributes to Strategic Priority No. 1 Arts, Culture and Recreation Goals 1.1 – 1.5 and Strategic Priority No. 6 Infrastructure, Mobility and Connectivity goals
6.1, 6.2, and 6.4
Cross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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14 That the City Council:
1. Approve the acceptance of an increase in grant funds from $2,340,000 to $3,216,000, and increase of $876,000, in Active Transportation Program Cycle VI grant funding through the Southern California Association of Governments and Riverside County Transportation Commission; and
2. With at least 5 affirmative votes, and upon grant award, authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee , to record an increase in revenue in the amount of the grant award and appropriate an equal amount in expenditures in the Capital Outlay-Grants Fund, Riverside Civil Rights Walk Project revenue and expenditure accounts.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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