MENDOCINO AVENUE RECONFIGURATION
Downtown Subcommittee
October 4, 2022
Robert Sprinkle, Deputy Director Traffic
Transportation and Public Works 1
AGENDA
• Background
• Timeline
• Survey Results
• Proposed Implementation
• Comments
2 BACKGROUND
3 Project limits: Mendocino Avenue between 4th Street and College AvenueN
• The City plans to apply a
slurry seal paving
treatment on Mendocino
Avenue between 4th Street
and College Avenue in
Summer/Fall 2023.
• Paving projects present
the best opportunity to
change roadway
configuration.
BACKGROUND
4 N
• Traffic decreased on this stretch by 60 percent following the reunification of Old Courthouse Square.
• Staff recommends removing one of the two northbound travel lanes and repurposing that space for a different use.
• This project will address roadway STRIPING only (no sidewalk work, street trees, etc)
Typical existing configuration (facing north)
PRELIMINARY CONCEPTS
5 Angled parking
Bike lanes
Center turn lane
TIMELINE
6 THEMES FROM STAKEHOLDER &
COMMUNITY MEETINGS
7 • Create a more pedestrian-friendly
experience
• Complaints about the speed and
noise of traffic
• Importance of aesthetics and
sense of place (landscaping,
public art, outdoor dining, etc.)
• Some suggested closing a portion
of Mendocino Avenue to vehicles
or diverting traffic to reduce thru
traffic
• Provide a low-stress / “All Ages
and Abilities” bicycling experience
with protected bike lanes
THEMES FROM STAKEHOLDER &
COMMUNITY MEETINGS
8 • Relatively few people spoke in
favor of increased parking supply
with angled parking, but…
• Many spoke in favor of
configuring in a way that allows
businesses to install parklets
(requires providing on-street
parking throughout corridor)
THEMES FROM STAKEHOLDER &
COMMUNITY MEETINGS
9 • Center turn lane option offers little
benefit due to the absence of
driveways along most of
Mendocino Avenue
SURVEY RESULTS
10 • Open May 17-June 30
• 1054 responses
Which best describes your relationship to Mendocino Avenue between 4th Street and College Avenue?
How do you use Mendocino Avenue between 4th Street and College Avenue?
SURVEY RESULTS
11 Overall: 3.6
Visit Downtown: 3.6
Live Downtown: 3.9
Work Downtown: 3.4
Mendocino Business Owners: 2.7
Downtown Business Owners: 3.3
ON-STREET PARKING
PARKLETS (OUTDOOR SEATING & DINING)
BIKE LANES
Overall: 3.3
Visit Downtown: 3.3
Live Downtown: 2.8
Work Downtown: 3.0
Mendocino Business Owners: 4.7
Downtown Business Owners: 4.0
Overall: 3.7
Visit Downtown: 3.7
Live Downtown: 4.1
Work Downtown: 3.5
Mendocino Business Owners: 3.6
Downtown Business Owners: 3.4
TRAFFIC CIRCULATION
Overall: 3.5
Visit Downtown: 3.5
Live Downtown: 3.0
Work Downtown: 3.3
Mendocino Business Owners: 3.1
Downtown Business Owners: 3.7
SURVEY RESULTS
12 Overall: 2.5
Visit Downtown: 2.5
Live Downtown: 2.6
Work Downtown: 2.7
Mendocino Business Owners: 2.4
Downtown Business Owners: 2.6
ANGLED PARKING
BIKE LANES
CENTER TURN LANE
Overall: 2.1
Visit Downtown: 2.1
Live Downtown: 2.0
Work Downtown: 1.9
Mendocino Business Owners: 3.6
Downtown Business Owners: 3.0
Overall: 2.8 & 3.0
Visit Downtown: 2.8 (A) & 3.0 (B)
Live Downtown: 2.7 & 3.4
Work Downtown: 2.6 & 3.1
Mendocino Business Owners: 2.3 & 1.9
Downtown Business Owners: 3.0 & 2.0
PROPOSED DESIGN
13 • Provides bike lanes
• No left turn lane at 5th Street or Ross Street, which will calm traffic and allow continuous parking and bike lanes
• Results in an increase of 15 parking spaces
• Maximizes parklet opportunities
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
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