Pedestrian Action Plan — Santa Monica City Council, May 14, 2024

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1. Walking is part of the sustainable Santa Monica
lifestyle and enhances wellbeing.

2. More pedestrians of all ages and fewer collisions.

3. 4. There
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• Walkability.
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to 2010.

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• crosswalks • sidewalks • Separate paths •
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• Clean
• lights in
the road •
• crossings and

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EUCLID ST
YALE ST 15TH ST 21ST PL 21ST ST 18TH ST 19TH ST 20TH ST 24TH ST 25TH ST 22ND ST 23RD ST STANFORD ST STEWART ST FRANKLIN ST 7TH ST
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HARVARD ST 18TH ST 10TH ST
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PRINCETON ST 25TH ST 25TH ST 21ST ST 20TH ST EUCLID ST
26TH ST CHELSEA AVE
Assign separate traffic signal phases for east and west directions of travel Illuminate crosswalk Widen sidewalks
Improve crossing with lights, beacons, cameras and enforcement Add pedestrian- scale lighting 2ND ST Add stop signs or other traffic calming Install crosswalks/ flashing crosswalks along 23rd Widen sidewalk Improve ped/ bike crossing
Reconfigure intersection with traffic circle or install traffic signal Install lighted crosswalks at intersections, traffic signals/stop signs along San Vicente Blvd New Civic Center design should enhance pedestrian environment Automate pedestrian walk signals on Wilshire Add stop signs and crosswalks, speed bumps 20TH ST Add lighting, widen sidewalks
Improve lighting
Install
lighted crosswalks near park
Enforce sidewalk riding
Landscape overpasses
Install curb ramp
Enforce speed
limits, ban bikes, reroute bikes to other bike routes
Install ped scramble signal Install RRFB
Remove wall Close road during rush hour, post signs Add safe bike infrastructure, enforce sidewalk riding, add signage Widen/improve sidewalks, improve signal timing, add benches Add safe bike
infrastructure
21ST ST Add safe bike
infrastructure, provide education V F E V
Reduce curb radii, build ped refuges Widen sidewalk Enforce no right turn on red, install cameras Enforce speed limit and reckless driving Post signage, provide Restrict bikes alternative routes from Palisades Park, regulate runners
Install stop signs Adjust area traffic signal phase lengths Widen sidewalk Install crossing treatments, add crossing guard, extend walk phase, no right turn on red Widen sidewalks Widen sidewalks Enforce speeds on OPB

LINCOLN BLVD
Add diagonal crossing or pedestrian scramble phase
Improve lighting, make peds/bikes wear reflective clothing Enforce Jaywalking Add lighting, add bike facilities, widen sidewalks 0 1/4 MILES 1/2 N Intersection/freeway crossings
improvements needed Wider sidewalks needed
Topic/Idea “Likes”
Resolve bicycle/skateboard
riding on sidewalk
Traffic calming, roadway safety
improvements and on-street bike facilities needed
Lighting improvements needed
in area

Community feedback gathered
by Santa Monica Walks!

Number of comments for top ideas.
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2 14TH ST 11TH ST 26TH ST LINCOLN BLVD
5TH ST OCEAN AVE
20TH ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD CENTINELA AVE Priority Pedestrian Routes and Pedestrian Activity Districts Data obtained from the City of Santa Monica
City of Santa Monica
Pedestrian Action Plan
0 0.5 0.25 Miles
Proposed Priority Addition
LUCE Priority 1
LUCE Priority 2 Pedestrian District

• • • • • • • A lack of sidewalks on Olympic Boulevard severely restricts pedestrian movement through the Bergamot Plan area.
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the goals and policies in this chapter support the City’s

City departments
Vision Zero. The
Implement the Plan’s recommended
for
technology to
Vision Zero is a goal for all City
A Healthy
Community.

Create appropriate enhancements to
pedestrian crossings
shared street designs in the and programs to promote
Community
Compassion and Equity.
a sense of community
all users
Sustainability and
Stewardship.
neighborhood gathering places that promote
transit
corridors
programs
Walking as the
First Choice.

A Barrier-Free
Network.

Consider the use of impact fees or Business
Pedestrian
The community has a high
encourage walking
Coordinated City
City departments
including usage, enforcement and safety, using data that performance measures
report
for in response to changing
Coordinate the City’s in
Community feedback has provided a framework for
understanding the Santa Monica walking experience,
and community members’ experiences and stories
To what extent are bicyclists involved in reported
the means to achieve improvements to walkability
must also evolve. Community ideas were paired with
the results of transit access, sustainability, public
To achieve the community goal of an easy and safe
more complete understanding of the state of walking
• 4.1 Walking in Santa Monica – How many •
• 4.3 Performance – How well is the current
Several methodologies were employed to assess where
people walk – both today and in the future. Pedestrian
predicts areas where future walking trips will be generated throughout the City. This demand data, coupled with an
infrastructure improvements.

Pedestrian counts are conducted by the City biannually
and show where most of the pedestrian travel is occurring observed pedestrian volumes are in the Downtown, on
Main Street, and on commercial areas of the City’s major walking close to Santa Monica College and Santa Monica
demand. The walking experience at the Santa Monica
Pier, beachfront, and Third Street Promenade is popular 0 2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000 Wilshire Santa Monica Main Street Ocean Ave 3rd Street Lincoln Weekday PM 2011 Weekday PM 2013 Weekend 2011 Weekend 2013
of the City’s major travel corridors. The data was gathered during weekday PM and weekend peak hours. Between
and percentage terms is Santa Monica Boulevard which
program, four schools were surveyed which showed that
walked to school.
analyzed factors that would indicate where people walk. work, where they are going, and what type of trip they
where people live, work, go to school, shop, spend their variables included in the demand analysis.
features. The map combines previously described
pedestrian demand factors into a weighted “heat” map
impact will be from the arrival of Expo Light Rail. In areas where walking was already prevalent, Expo riders will
add to pedestrian numbers. In areas like Bergamot and
strong increase in demand for walking and pedestrian
well as for safety.

As the number of people walking in the city increases,
where people most want to walk. Improvements and
pedestrian enhancements in these areas will impact

LAND USE MIX OTHER FACTORS
PSI
DEMAND

ANALYSIS
Demographics SPECIAL DISTRICTS

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LINCOLN BLVD
5TH ST OCEAN AVE
20TH ST 7TH ST
STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD CENTINELA AVE Higher Demand Moderate Demand Low Demand

Transit stops generate localized walking trips as well
as pathways to and from neighborhoods, schools, and
Pico, and Lincoln Boulevards. Improving walkways to
Households without cars, renter households, nonwhite and low-income households walk more on average. Social equity scores were generated by
highest social equity scores in the Pico and Mid City
investment in sectors of the community where walking
4TH ST 14TH ST 11TH ST 26TH ST LINCOLN BLVD
5TH ST OCEAN AVE MAIN ST 20TH ST 7TH ST NEILSON WAY

STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD

BARNARD WAY

PALISADES BEACH RD
14TH ST CENTINELA AVE 11TH ST Demand for walking increases near where people live, and greater density can intensify that demand.
density can be found in the Pico, Ocean Park,
of people walking.
14TH ST 11TH ST 26TH ST LINCOLN BLVD
5TH ST OCEAN AVE 20TH ST 7TH ST STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD CENTINELA AVE Residents felt strongly that students should be encouraged to walk or bike to school, and that they should feel safe doing so. Santa Monica’s neighborhood-based schools,
elementary schools took part in a ‘Safe Routes to School’ program. It was determined that thirty percent of student enrollment within those four schools walked to school
network of streets that provide pathways to school, the City would improve neighborhood and school walkability
According to research published in the Journal of the
increase in neighborhood walkability is associated with a high walking demand areas surrounding each school
crossings in these higher demand areas would encourage
health and reduced vehicle trips. 4TH ST 14TH ST 11TH ST 26TH ST LINCOLN BLVD 5TH ST OCEAN AVE MAIN ST
20TH ST 7TH ST NEILSON WAY

STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD

PALISADES BEACH RD
CENTINELA AVE 11TH ST Higher Density / Proximity Childcare Centers Schools and Universities Moderate Density / Proximity Low Density / Proximity
Source: Hand Tally Counts at Will Rogers Learning Community, Roosevelt Elementary School, John Adams Middle School, and Lincoln Middle School (September 2012)

street and alley system that is advantageous to walking because it supports many easily navigated paths
a pedestrian must cross. Grid systems are extremely
networks that serve people walking, biking, and driving. detract from comfortably using sidewalks or crosswalks
of streets cross the freeway. Streets immediately north large blocks and deadend streets in the Bergamot and
Overlaid with busy streets with higher speed limits, an Santa Monica High School Santa Monica College Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Yards Palisades Park Palisades Park Lincoln Middle Crescent Bay Park City Hall Woodlawn Cemetery Will Rogers Elementary Virginia Ave Park Stewart Park St. John's Hospital School District Offices SchaderPark Santa Monica Hospital SMC Madison Campus Roosevelt Elementary Pier Park Drive Park Ozone Park Olympic High School Ocean View Park Ocea n Park Libra ry Montana Libra ry Memorial Park Marine Park Main Library Los Amigos Park Joslyn Park
John Adams Middle Hotchkiss Park
Fairvie w
Libra ry Douglas Park
Pacific St Park (Dog Park) County Court House
Clover Park Civic Center
City Yards Reed Park Ashl and Park Airport Euclid Park/H acienda Del Mar Airport Park SMC Arts Campus Goose Egg Park Tonga Park Grant Elementary Edison Elementary
John Muir SMASH McKinley Elementary Franklin Elementary •
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• Inadequate crosswalk marks
• Limited use of raised medians or pedestrian refuge islands • •
• General signal features
Source: Safetrec, 2010
•
• Dedicated bus lanes •

Boulevards and streets with more
than three lanes accommodate high levels of faster
movements create longer crossing distances, minimum
for pedestrians to cross comfortably and an atmosphere
rather than yield to pedestrians at crossings.

SIDEWALK WIDTH AND BUFFERS.
equipment and ill-placed street furniture can make
make passing another person or walking side-by-side
lanes bring pedestrians physically closer to moving cars.

CROSSING TREATMENTS.
commercial corridors such as Pico Boulevard, Colorado
Avenue, Ocean Avenue and Olympic Boulevard. These
halfway point. Some stand-alone Santa Monica crosswalks Boulevards, do not always provide comfortable crossing. drivers that they should expect pedestrians, and also
with appropriate design guidance could improve crossing behavior and motor vehicle compliance.

TURNING RADII. Many of Santa Monica’s major roadways
radius corners result in increased vehicle speed, increased for pedestrians—factors associated with increased
easier for trucks and buses to turn, they also facilitate high speed turns by drivers in personal vehicles, and increase DEDICATED BUS LANES.
dedicated to buses increases the predictability of bus
LIGHTING.
adequate throughout the city (as is required by State
and appropriate placement can increase the comfort and
safety of the pedestrian while improving the ambiance of HIGH SPEED. Throughout the city, the posted vehicle
speeds on major streets revealed that the prevailing
including parts of San Vicente Boulevard, Montana
motor vehicle speeds, as they contribute to unpleasant
of the speed limit, design strategies that reduce speeds decrease both the probability and severity of collisions as higher speeds have been documented to result in greater

Plan process also provided an analysis that provides a
analysis evaluated sidewalk and crossing suitability. Figure analysis.

The combined analysis of demand and supply provides
an understanding of where it will be a challenge to
connect places where they will live, work and play through walking and transit use.
such as parked cars or parkways, posted speed limit,
heighborhoods when clearance is maintained.
improvements such as increased pedestrian space that
Most of the remaining roadways without sidewalks are
located in the evolving industrial area in the eastern part of the City, and on heavily vehicle-traveled streets such as Olympic Boulevard. These gaps may require pedestrians
to walk out of their way or walk in the street, deterring sidewalk network and widening high demand sidewalks
will likely create a safer and more convenient, and thus more enjoyable, walking environment.

The suitability score is shown on the map as lines
features described on the previous pages. They range
where the suitability of the sidewalk is lowest and green is highest.

PSI
SUPPLY

ANALYSIS
Crossing
suitability
sidewalk
suitability

4TH ST 14TH ST 11TH ST
26TH ST

LINCOLN BLVD
5TH ST OCEAN AVE MAIN ST
20TH ST 7TH ST NEILSON WAY

CENTINELA AVE

STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD

BARNARD WAY

EXPOSITION BLVD

PALISADES BEACH RD
14TH ST

CENTINELA AVE
11TH ST
Low Supply Low / Moderate Supply Moderate / High Supply High Supply

Santa Monica is fortunate to have sidewalks adjacent
an important indicator of a sidewalk’s readiness to
to accommodate two people walking side by side
easily, but in areas with high demand this width is
not suitable. Downtown, Bergamot Village and the
crosswalks are provided, however, many community
in busy pedestrian districts like Downtown also seem
assessment districts, as indicated by the yellow lines
contribute to the quality of the pedestrian environment 4TH ST 14TH ST 11TH ST 26TH ST LINCOLN BLVD 5TH ST OCEAN AVE MAIN ST 20TH ST 7TH ST NEILSON WAY

STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD

BARNARD WAY

PALISADES BEACH RD
14TH ST CENTINELA AVE 11TH ST 4TH ST 14TH ST 11TH ST 26TH ST LINCOLN BLVD 5TH ST OCEAN AVE MAIN ST 20TH ST 7TH ST NEILSON WAY

STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD

BARNARD WAY

PALISADES BEACH RD
14TH ST CENTINELA AVE 11TH ST 4TH ST 14TH ST 11TH ST 26TH ST LINCOLN BLVD 5TH ST OCEAN AVE MAIN ST 20TH ST 7TH ST NEILSON WAY

STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD

BARNARD WAY

PALISADES BEACH RD
14TH ST CENTINELA AVE 11TH ST

4TH ST 14TH ST 11TH ST 26TH ST PICO BLVD

LINCOLN BLVD
5TH ST OCEAN AVE MAIN ST
20TH ST OCEAN PARK BLVD
7TH ST NEILSON WAY

CENTINELA AVE

STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD

DEWEY ST BARNARD WAY

EXPOSITION BLVD

PALISADES BEACH RD
14TH ST CENTINELA AVE 11TH ST
Low Supply Low / Moderate Supply Moderate / High Supply High Supply The pedestrian crossing suitability analysis accumulates the presence of street crossings features such as access safety. The crossing suitability analysis shows in red
clustered at unsignalized crossings of large boulevards This crossing suitability can be conbined with the
Combining supply and demand data shows where
infrastructure enhancement, namely wider sidewalks to access. Pedestrian routes like those that are in high demand but have a low supply are a focus for City investment in this Plan. On the other hand, green lines represent areas of the the current and future demand since not as many people

14TH ST 11TH ST 26TH ST LINCOLN BLVD
5TH ST OCEAN AVE
20TH ST 7TH ST
STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD CENTINELA AVE Lower Prioirty for Investment Medium Priority for Investment Higher Priority for Investment Being able to walk safely and comfortably to jobs, school, shopping areas, medical care, and transit centers is
an important contributor to enhanced wellbeing. It is
especially so for households that don’t own cars and rely individual wellbeing, walkability increases access to
sense of community – another dimension of wellbeing.
where programs or infrastructure should be targeted
to accommodate predicted volumes of pedestrians, to
and overall wellbeing in certain sectors of the community, The CHS Index was developed to examine the
equity topics – including social and economic factors,
for neighborhoods across the City based on current
each topic or feature and then combines them to produce an overall index. The result is a composite index map which highlights where investment in pedestrian infrastructure would have the greatest impact for certain sectors of the • • poverty level, vehicle ownership, and housing cost.
• occurrences of diabetes, heart disease, and asthma •
(tree-lined streets, diverse land uses, connected •
The results of the CHS analysis are shown in the Priority Investment Areas for Health and Sustainability Map (Figure and social equity are important values for the City of Santa values in the City’s pedestrian planning and decisionmaking process. The areas shown in dark brown are CHS Index’s higher priority investment areas are spread and the neighborhood at the eastern edge of the City
between Santa Monica Boulevard and Colorado Avenue,
Ocean Avenue south of Colorado Avenue, and the area
Boulevard, and 5th Street are all highlighted by this Index. enviable year-round weather and wide availability of local individuals’ sense of community, such as feeling able to trust and rely on neighbors. Talking to neighbors is the

NEIGHBORHOOD RELATIONSHIPS
56% of Santa Monica residents feel they
can count on their neighbors compared to
80% in a US/national survey. Slide 84

5.2 5.1

5.3 4.5

4.7 Better than SM average Marginally better than SM average SM average Marginally worse than SM average Worse than SM average Age group Health Data from SM wellbeing survey only, 2014 • Index includes this content: Physical activity, Healthy eating, Sleep, Access to health facilities/amenities economic indicators. Instead, it uses a new method to
gain an understanding of how all of these factors interact policies that guide increased investments in pedestrian programs and infrastructure improvements that will have presents an unprecedented level of data-driven knowledge within the context of health, demographic trends, and
robust understanding of how it feels to walk throughout transit access, and sustainability for people traveling on foot.
possible causes of collisions in Santa Monica. A long view when the sample sizes are smaller and over shorter
year. Collision reports provide a valuable source of data, actual total, due to collisions that go unreported. This trend contrasts to the rest of California, where, despite an More recent reports from the Santa Monica Police
Department concur that collision frequency, geographic • • Most pedestrians walking legally in the right of way
before they are hit by a vehicle.
the City of Santa Monica.

The Santa Monica Police Department responds to

friends, employers, emergency responders, and drivers.
data. Seniors and young children, as a whole, are more
because of the higher likelihood that they will be walking rather than driving, and because they are physically
vulnerable.
that resulted in severe injury or death by age group.

Determining the cause of a collision between a car and
reports rely on understanding the Primary Collision
that caused the crash. Associated collision factors are always possible to understand ‘why’ the vehicle code •
controls.

Because half of the collisions in Santa Monica involve
a driver striking a pedestrian while driving straight,
are necessary to give vehicles more distance to stop
when they see a pedestrian in the road.
of comfort for walkers when they do not have to
share the sidewalk with bicyclists and skateboarders.

Collision data does not report collisions with bicyclists and skateboarders to be a major safety issue in terms
bicycles feel safe in the street.
older adults are more likely to be severely injured
groups can reduce their risk of being involved in a
collision at all.
• more likely the collision is the consequence of the
driver’s failure to yield to a pedestrian legally in a
crosswalk, than any other reason. • reported as a primary or associated collision factor • appears clearly to be a greater problem, with the behavior of all road users needing improvement.

The majority of collisions are not the result of pedestrian Typically when pedestrians are at fault in collisions
involving vehicles, the collisions are the result of crossing outside of a crosswalk. Rather than backtracking or
to cross the street outside of a marked crosswalk or
minimize the likelihood of being in a collision.

room. Backing a vehicle was cited as the issue in approximately Approximately half
of reported crashes in Santa Monica are occurring
threats simultaneously, including avoiding pedestrians, Collisions of through-moving vehicles with pedestrians
have completed crossing the street, or by pedestrians
beginning to cross before drivers have cleared.

At unsignalized
with pedestrians are proceeding straight before striking to consider what strategies would improve drivers’ ability bulb-outs to reduce crossing distance.
occurring Monday through Friday and 20 percent
of higher pedestrian and vehicle volumes during the
week.

The vast majority of collisions take place between the
both morning peak hours and evening peak hours when
people are arriving at work or leaving for the evening (see throughout the public process. Many people cited dark
as detractors to walking in Santa Monica. Although Santa increase in pedestrian-involved collisions in October,
hours, and to some degree, to collisions where no street on boulevards and avenues. These streets have certain
elements in common, including high vehicle and
vehicle turning movements while providing less queuing
room or refuge space for pedestrians. Crossings were
Ocean Park Boulevards, which have high vehicle volumes
speeds and improving pedestrian visibility will keep the rates from increasing as more people start walking for
data shows that a very high percentage of all collisions 4TH ST 14TH ST 11TH ST 26TH ST LINCOLN BLVD
5TH ST OCEAN AVE MAIN ST
20TH ST 7TH ST NEILSON WAY

STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD

EXPOSITION BLVD

PALISADES BEACH RD
CENTINELA AVE 11TH ST
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4 - 6
7 - 10
11 - 14
Because of the weight and speed of a vehicle, motorist behavior represents the greatest threat to pedestrians. Although • Failure to yield. Most of Santa Monica’s collisions are caused by the driver failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian who is in the crosswalk legally.
• High Speeds.
• Encroachment.

It is not uncommon to see people riding bicycles queuing on the sidewalk corner to cross major streets. commonly heard in Santa Monica and is a concern expressed by community members. A review of crash records does not indicate a documented history of law enforcement responding to collisions between pedestrians and bicyclists. The Santa Monica involved collisions. There are some pedestrian behaviors that decrease their safety, making them more vulnerable to collisions. • • These behaviors are more common when there is a long distance between

programs have been shown to be successful at reducing walking and driving under the The available data indicates that distracted driving plays a role in more reported crashes than does distracted walking. Distracted driving includes a range of for just under 20 percent of the reported fatal collisions. • Santa Monica Blvd. from Ocean Ave. to Lincoln
Blvd. •
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• Broadway from Ocean Ave. to Lincoln Blvd. •
• High volumes of pedestrians and vehicles •
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• Large radius corners
Approximately 20 percent of collisions occur in Santa
The Downtown District is the central business core,
district, it is served by numerous parking structures, Big Blue Bus and Metro bus service, and the terminus Expo
collisions occurring in the Downtown area, on a collisions per square mile basis, this Plan sets a high priority for addressing pedestrian safety in the Downtown.
• Ocean Avenue at Colorado Avenue •
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The collision reports bear out the community
comments that drivers are largely at fault for
that increase yielding behavior and increase
will make walking safer and more comfortable.
and projects that will support this plan’s adopted
to community requests for improved crossings
will include increasing visibility of pedestrians,
treatments.

Increasing both the visibility of pedestrians and
motorist compliance with yielding to pedestrians
recommended through this plan. Strategies will
the need to provide safe and frequent crossings.
street users will translate into people feeling more

4TH ST 14TH ST 11TH ST
26TH ST

LINCOLN BLVD
5TH ST OCEAN AVE MAIN ST
20TH ST 7TH ST

STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD

PALISADES BEACH RD

CENTINELA AVE
11TH ST

4TH ST 14TH ST 11TH ST
26TH ST

LINCOLN BLVD
5TH ST OCEAN AVE MAIN ST
20TH ST 7TH ST NEILSON WAY

STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD

PALISADES BEACH RD
14TH ST CENTINELA AVE
11TH ST
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The success of transit in the City is largely dependent on pedestrian access since every transit user becomes a people are dependent on transit for mobility, others make the decision to take transit if it does not require extra prepared for this Plan included demand due to access to transit.
they typically do not begin their trip right at a stop but bicycle, take a train, take a bus, or combine a number of modes.
transit trip. The faster, easier and more enjoyable it is to get to and from transit, the greater the mobility for the more likely commuters and others will choose to
take transit rather than driving a car. People are generally Big Blue Bus Routes Daily Activities by Stop
(Total Boarding and Alighting)
(Proportionally Sized) 10 100 1,000

subsequently impact the distance people are willing to
walk. The overall strategy is to make walking easier within bus and rail type services that may frame the core
of an individual’s trip, but users must complete the
the easier it is to access the system, the more likely
routes that are most likely to be traveled to transit and evaluates each pathway’s performance in terms of safety,

4TH ST 14TH ST 11TH ST 26TH ST LINCOLN BLVD
5TH ST OCEAN AVE MAIN ST
20TH ST 7TH ST NEILSON WAY

STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD

PALISADES BEACH RD
CENTINELA AVE 11TH ST
with high levels of ridership (greater than 200 weekday areas. This analysis is generally based on the method outlined • •
• pedestrian pathways
Boulevard, Pico Boulevard, Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica
centers in the city, including Santa Monica College, Santa Monica Pier, Downtown District, Providence Saint John’s Priority Transit Stops: • Colorado at Ocean • Colorado at 4th • Lincoln at Pico
• Lincoln at Ocean Park • Wilshire at 14th • Wilshire at 26th • Santa Monica at 20th • Colorado at 17th
• Olympic at 26th
• Pico at 18th
be accessed from major transit stops. A parcel level
GIS analysis evaluated the overall degree of pedestrian mapping, compiling, and overlaying various layers of
transit routes provided in the focus area are shown in
transit stop at 20th Street and Santa Monica Boulevard.

For more recommended improvements, for other priority
A review of pedestrian pathways was conducted to
circle centered on the transit stop based on average
the actual access shed. Inadequate sidewalks, hazardous obstacles pedestrians face that can make the walk to
transit take longer. As such, the City’s streets and related ^_
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^_ Santa Monica & 20th St ^_ Other Focus Stations
Metro Bus Stops
Big Blue Bus Stops
1/2 Mile Radius
High Employment Area
High Density Residential Area
High Density Residential and Employment Area
Pedestrian Pathways
Sidewalk Improvements E
P
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P Parks E Planned Expo Line Station
Intersection Improvements
St. Anne's School DMV Water Gardens Corporate Center Colorado Center St. John's Health Center UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Group Looking south along 20th Street.
places with reported collision history, high pedestrian unique to Santa Monica as described in this chapter.

Walkers in Santa Monica: Pedestrians traverse all corners of Santa Monica. The most pedestrians are observed
Downtown, on Main Street and in the commercial areas
of the City’s boulevards.

The City generally has an easy-toMonica Freeway, leading to barriers for pedestrians. high auto speeds, design of street elements, presence
improvements to sidewalks and crosswalks would be most
Performance: Overall, the pedestrian network and
physical infrastructure are working well. Safety concerns suitability of the physical environment and how well
the community’s needs are being served, including
can bolster forces already in play in Santa Monica.

Due to their weight and speed, motor vehicles pose
strive to provide safer and more comfortable pedestrian improvements that reduce collision frequency may result collisions and community concerns will result in a program and the upcoming Expo line to support the Santa Monica
programs that connect all community members to valued
community assets, and make it easier for all to access

RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE ACTION
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prima facie

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Parents are encouraged to walk students to school.

RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE ACTION

RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE ACTION
Ken Edwards Center Parking Structure 6

RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE ACTION

24TH ST
4TH ST 14TH ST 11TH ST
26TH ST

LINCOLN BLVD
5TH ST OCEAN AVE
20TH ST 7TH ST
STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD CENTINELA AVE 17TH ST 2ND ST

YALE ST
Data obtained from the City of Santa Monica
Map created December, 2015
0 0.5 0.25
Miles Note: Extents of lighting, wayfinding, curb ramp, bike corral, signal modification, lead pedestrian
interval and school projects are not mapped.

Bergamot
Boulevard
Downtown
Expo
Freeway
Main Street
Memorial Park
Oceanfront
Safe Routes
Citywide
$39,621,000
Santa Mo nica High School Santa Monica Colleg e Santa Mo nica Big Bl ue Bus Yards Palisades Park Palisades Park Lincoln Mid dle Crescent Bay Park City Hall Woodlawn Cemetery Wil lR ogers Elementary Virginia Ave Park Stewart Park St. John's Hospital School District Offices Schader P ar k Santa Mo nica Hospital SMC Madison Campus Roo sevelt Elementary Pier Park Drive Park Ozon e Park Olympic High School Ocean View Park Ocean Park Libra ry Mon tana Libra ry Memorial Park Marine Park Main Librar y Los Amigos Park Joslyn Park
John Adams Mid dle Hotchkiss Park Fairview
Libra ry Douglas Park Pacif icSt Park (Dog Park) Cou nty Cou rt House Clover Park Civic Center City Yards Reed Park Ashl and Park Airpor t Euclid Park/Hacienda Del Mar Airpor t Park SMC Arts Campus Goose Egg Park Tonga Park Grant Elementary Edison Elementary John Muir SMASH McKinley Elementary Franklin Elementary Santa Mo nica High School Santa Monica Colleg e Santa Mo nica Big Bl ue Bus Yards Palisades Park Palisades Park Lincoln Mid dle Crescent Bay Park City Hall Woodlawn Cemetery Wil lR ogers Elementary Virginia Ave Park Stewart Park St. John's Hospital School District Offices Schader P ar k Santa Mo nica Hospital SMC Madison Campus Roo sevelt Elementary Pier Park Drive Park Ozon e Park Olympic High School Ocean View Park Ocean Park Libra ry Mon tana Libra ry Memorial Park Marine Park Main Librar y Los Amigos Park Joslyn Park
John Adams Mid dle Hotchkiss Park Fairview
Libra ry Douglas Park Pacif icSt Park (Dog Park) Cou nty Cou rt House Clover Park Civic Center City Yards Reed Park Ashl and Park Airpor t Euclid Park/Hacienda Del Mar Airpor t Park SMC Arts Campus Goose Egg Park Tonga Park Grant Elementary Edison Elementary John Muir SMASH McKinley Elementary Franklin Elementary

Bergamot
Boulevard
Boulevard
Citywide
Downtown
Expo

Freeway
Greenway
Hospital
Main Street
Memorial Park
Montana
Neighborhood
Oceanfront
Safe Routes
$60,209,000
Airport
Bergamot
Boulevard
Boulevard
Downtown
Expo
Greenway
Main Street
Montana
Avenue
Neighborhood
$87,294,000
MON ITOR ING + FUNDING
Measuring and monitoring the achievement of desired
outcomes is at the core of the City’s Sustainability Plan, MON ITORING + FUND ING
• • resources • •
safety levels, and facility quality to direct or redirect Vision Zero Progress as measured by number of
MON ITOR ING + FUNDING

VISION ZERO
Medium
School tallies, enrollment Medium

MODE SHARE
biannual household
survey)
High
conducted biannually Medium
Medium
MON ITORING + FUND ING

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Medium
MON ITOR ING + FUNDING
regularly changes at the federal, state, regional, and local • • • • • goes into more detail about funds that are collected and

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1 The success of transit in Santa Monica is largely
dependent on pedestrian access since every transit
user becomes a pedestrian at some point in their
journey. Some people are dependent on transit
for mobility; others choose to take transit if it’s
and more enjoyable it is to get to and from transit, the greater the mobility for people who depend on transit
choose to take transit rather than driving a car.
or physical changes which connect neighborhoods,
and rail services that may include the longest part of
user survey revealed that the majority of users access
component of the pedestrian network.
to walk to transit.
14TH ST 11TH ST
26TH ST

LINCOLN BLVD
5TH ST OCEAN AVE
20TH ST 7TH ST

STEWART ST CLOVERFIELD BLVD

PALISADES BEACH RD
14TH ST

CENTINELA AVE

1. Colorado at Ocean

2. Colorado at 4th

3. Lincoln at Pico

4. Lincoln at Ocean Park
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10

Layout Path Network
1 2 3
2 The methodology for this walkshed analysis is consistent a transit planning resource tool developed to aide local ensures that the city’s assessment and approach are
conducted for the walkshed analysis include: • • • • • employment areas • zones Based on the methodology described above, a total of

3. 5.

6. 7.

8. 9.
high transit ridership on a daily basis. Many of these

analysis included mapping, compiling, and overlaying
regional planning context and adjacent bus-stop area • alignments. • • acre. This threshold was derived by determining the • Employment – Employment density data was obtained •
pedestrian routes that extend out from the bus-stop and evaluates each pathway’s adequacy in terms of safety,
following scoring system was used: • or exceeds the needs of pedestrians based on current • the basic needs of pedestrians, but may have some shortcomings in terms of its capacity to accommodate
• as a pathway that is in need of improvement to meet
current pedestrian needs, either because of the
pathway. • • • pedestrians.

3 Pathway
Safety
the focus area.

• • • • • • Enhance crosswalks by providing high visibility crosswalks at: • • • • • * ^_
±
0 1,000 2,000 500 Feet
City Hall Third Street Promenade Civic Center Santa Monica High School Library Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica Place Legend
Metro Bus Stops
Big Blue Bus Stops
1/2 Mile Radius
High Employment Area
High Density Residential Area
Parks Source: IBI Group, 2013 Downtown Expo Station
^_ Colorado & Ocean Stop
Key Transit Stops/Stations:

Tongva Park Palisades Park Beach
Beach
High Density Residential and Employment Area
Primary/Secondary Pedestrian Pathways

bus routes, operated by Big Blue Bus and Metro. Big Blue Bus routes that serve this the focus area.

Pathway
Safety

^_
^_
±
0 1,000 2,000 500 Feet
City Hall
Library Third Street Promenade Santa Monica High School Civic Center Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica Place Legend Metro Bus Stops
Big Blue Bus Stops
1/2 Mile Radius
High Employment Area
High Density Residential Area
High Density Residential and Employment Area
Parks Source: IBI Group, 2013 Downtown Expo Station
^_ Other Key Transit Stops/Stations
Key Transit Stops/Stations:

Tongva Park Palisades Park Beach Beach
Primary/Secondary Pedestrian Pathways
• • • • • • Enhance crosswalks by providing high visibility crosswalks at: • • • • • • vehicles at: • • •

transfer point.
the focus area.
area overlaps with other projects that are on-going in Santa Monica, including the Santa • • • • • • • Pathway Safety

• • • • • Enhance crosswalks by providing high visibility crosswalks at: • • • • • • ^_ ^_
±
0 750 1,500 375 Feet
Santa Monica High School Civic Center Olympic
High School John Muir Elementary
Legend School ^_ Lincoln & Pico Stop
Metro Bus Stops
Big Blue Bus Stops
1/2 Mile Radius
High Employment Area
High Density Residential Area
High Density Residential and Employment Area
Parks Source: IBI Group, 2013 Downtown Expo Station
^_ Other Key Transit Stops/Stations
Key Transit Stops/Stations: Hotchkiss Park
Joslyn Park Los Amigos Park
Primary/Secondary Pedestrian Pathways

directly, and comfortably.
the focus area.

Pathway
Safety

^_
^_
±
0 1,000 2,000 500 Feet
Lincoln & Ocean Park
Olympic
High School Shopping Center John Muir Elementary School Legend ^_ Stop
Metro Bus Stops
Big Blue Bus Stops
1/2 Mile Radius
High Employment Area
High Density Residential Area
High Density Residential and Employment Area
Parks Source: IBI Group, 2013
^_ Other Key Transit Stops/Stations
Key Transit Stops/Stations: Hotchkiss Park
Joslyn Park Los Amigos Park Will Rogers
Learning Center
Primary/Secondary Pedestrian Pathways
• Strand Street • • • • • • • Enhance crosswalks by providing high visibility crosswalks on: •

the focus area.

Pathway
Safety

^_
^_
Providence ±
0 1,000 2,000 500 Feet
Lincoln Middle School UCLA Medical Center
St. John's Providence Center
Wilshire & 14th
Legend
^_ St Stop
Metro & Big Blue Bus Stops
Big Blue Bus Stops
1/2 Mile Radius
High Employment Area
High Density Residential Area
High Density Residential and Employment Area
Parks Source: IBI Group, 2013
17th St/SMC & Downtown Santa Monica Expo Stations
^_ Other Key Transit Stops/Stations
Key Transit
Stops/Stations:

Primary/Secondary Pedestrian Pathways
Health
• Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard and Broadway • Wilshire Boulevard
• Santa Monica Boulevard
• Broadway • Enhance crosswalks by providing high visibility crosswalks at: • • •

the focus area.

Pathway
Safety

^_
^_
^_
^_
±
0 1,000 2,000 500 Feet Wilshire & 26th St. John's Colorado Center McKinley Elementary School Legend
^_ St Stop
Metro Bus Stops
Big Blue Bus Stops
1/2 Mile Radius
High Employment Area
High Density Residential Area
High Density Residential and Employment Area
Parks Source: IBI Group, 2013
17th St/SMC &
26th St/Bergamot
Expo Stations
^_ Other Key Transit Stops/Stations
Key Transit
Stops/Stations:

Douglas Park Franklin Elementary School
Primary/Secondary Pedestrian Pathways
Providence Center Health
• • • • Enhance crosswalks by providing high visibility crosswalks at: • •

served by six bus routes, operated by Big Blue Bus and Metro. Big Blue Bus routes that the focus area.

Pathway
Safety

^_
^_
^_
^_
±
0 1,000 2,000 500 Feet Santa Monica & 20th
St. Anne's School DMV Water Garden Colorado Center St. John's Health Center UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Group Legend
^_ St Stop
Metro Bus Stops
Big Blue Bus Stops
1/2 Mile Radius
High Employment Area
High Density Residential Area
High Density Residential and Employment Area
Parks Source: IBI Group, 2013
17th St/SMC Expo Station
^_ Other Key Transit Stops/Stations
Key Transit Stops/Stations:

Douglas Park
Primary/Secondary Pedestrian Pathways
Providence
• • Santa Monica Boulevard
• Broadway • • • • • Enhance crosswalks by providing high visibility crosswalks at: •

Street.
the focus area.

Pathway
Safety

^_
^_
^_
^_
±
0 1,000 2,000 500 Feet
Legend
17th St/SMC Expo Station
^_ Other Key Transit Stops/Stations
Metro & Big Blue Bus Stops
Big Blue Bus Stops
1/2 Mile Radius
High Employment Area
High Density Residential Area
High Density Residential
and Employment Area
Parks
UCLA Medical Center St. John's Health Center DMV
St. Anne's School Memorial Park Key Transit Stops/Stations: Source: IBI Group, 2013 Primary/Secondary Pedestrian Pathways
Providence
• • • • Enhance crosswalks by providing high visibility crosswalks along: •

the focus area.

Pathway
Safety

^_
^_
±
0 1,000 2,000 500 Feet
Legend
^_ Olympic & 26th St Stop
Metro Bus Stops
Big Blue Bus Stops
1/2 Mile Radius
High Employment Area
High Density Residential Area
High Density Residential and Employment Area
Parks
DMV
St. Anne's School Water Gardens Corporate Center Colorado Center LA County Public Health Building OfficesBergamot Transit Village
Source: IBI Group, 2013
26th/Bergamot Expo Station
^_ Other Key Transit Stops/Stations
Key Transit Stops/Stations:

Primary/Secondary Pedestrian Pathways
Virginia Ave Park Stewart Park Edison Elementary
• • Olympic Boulevard
• • • • • Enhance crosswalks at: • • •

the focus area.

Pathway
Safety

^_
±
0 1,000 2,000 500 Feet Legend
Pico & 18th St
Big Blue Bus Stops
1/2 Mile Radius
High Employment Area
High Density Residential Area
High Density Residential and Employment Area
Parks
Santa Monica College
John Adams Middle School Will Rogers
Learning
Community Woodlawn Cemet ry
Source: IBI Group, 2013
^_
17th St/SMC Expo Station
Key Transit Stops/Stations:

Virginia Ave Park
e
Primary/Secondary Pedestrian Pathways
• • • • • • • • • Enhance crosswalks by providing high visibility crosswalks at: • • • • • •

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2012.

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streets.

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Streets. 2004.

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