Sebastopol City Council
January 21, 2025

CITY OF SEBASTOPOL CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM REPORT FOR MEETING OF: January 21, 2025
=========================================================================================== To: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
From: John Jay, Associate Planner
Subject: Adopt City of Sebastopol Active Transportation Plan =========================================================================================== RECOMMENDATIONS:

Receive report and adopt the Sebastopol Active Transportation Plan.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The Sebastopol Active Transportation Plan (ATP) is an update to the Sebastopol Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan adopted in 2011. The ATP is being developed as part of the Countywide Active Transportation Plan through a grant awarded to the Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA) and a contract held by SCTA. While initiated by SCTA, as explained further in the Staff Analysis section below, the Council has the authority to adopt the proposed changes to the existing ATP.

City staff and SCTA have worked closely with the consultant team, Fehr & Peers and Leshner Planning, to gather data and establish existing conditions, engage the community, conduct technical analyses, and develop the Active Transportation Plan. Several public meetings have been conducted and the update to the ATP is intended to address concerns expressed.

BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:

This item is a continuance of the November 19, 2024 Council review of proposed changes to the ATP. During the November 19th meeting, Council and members of the public identified several matters that needed to be addressed further before the item could be considered for adoption. The Council meeting followed a series of public meetings and a comprehensive outreach program. City staff and the consultant team previously presented an overview of the project as well as draft projects and policies to the Planning Commission on September 12, 2023, May 14, 2024, and most recently October 22, 2024.

For example, preceding the November Council meeting, the Planning Commission provided the following feedback to SCTA, Fehr & Peers and city staff:
• Sep 12, 2023 Discussion items:
o Clean up of roadways where there is a lot of debris
o Safety for both bicyclists and drivers
o Integration of the Caltrans grant and this one
o Questions about bike share and scooter share programs • May 14, 2024:
o Looking into way-finding signage to be universal signage for people of all backgrounds to understand
o Feasibility of how to obtain/maintain community trails that include private and public property o Identification (feasibility) of alternative funding for proposed projects o Caltrans review of projects listed in the plan. SCTA has been in coordination with Caltrans on the proposed plan and on a related update to Caltrans’ own Bike and Ped plan. o Coordination with the County and City on where projects bleed into each other. • Oct 22, 2024:
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o Review and incorporate emails and letters from local groups! o Added criteria that needed to be met for trails that traverse across private property o Prioritize projects in cluster completion
o Include how projects were scored
The primary focus of the January 21, 2024 (this second) Council review of the item is to confirm updatesresponsive to direction provided by Council in November. This includes direction to incorporate Council and public comments in the ATP document. See Revised Plan Update discussion, below.

Following the Council meeting, the draft ATP was available online https://fp.mysocialpinpoint.com/sonomacounty-atp for the remainder of the month (through November 30, 2024) to invite additional public comment. Feedback on the presentation contents and the Draft ATP were included in the updated document Revised Plan – Updates
Council direction included guidance on the need to change trails noted as “aspirational” to actual planned trails, inclusion of the scoring rubric, discussion re. how the city will implement these suggested projects, and confirmation re. who has authority to approve the plan given that the updates were prepared and funded through SCTA. During the Council discussion the two trails noted as “aspirational” in the former ATP document (Map shown in Figure 6) were of particular concern. Council direction was to update the Apple Blossom and Gravenstein trails to “Tier 1” i.e., highest priority trails.

The upgrade to these trail designations are shown in the revised plan’s project list and with an update to the map characterization of the trails. The project list and Figure 6 map now show removal of the term “aspirational” from the map and modification of the trails to Tier 1 on the project list. The map title was changed to “feasibility study” as this will empower staff to pursue funding for the requisite studies to move the project proposals forward. While now designated as planned trails, feasibility studies will be necessary to ascertain trails segments where the City already has ownership of right of way needed to build the trail, areas of the proposed trails that would require purchase of property or easement rights from private landowners, alternatives that maintain the general proposed path within those constraints, and funding considerations. See bullet 2, below, for the locations in the updated document where these updates can be found.

Additional significant updates responsive to Council direction and public comments include:

1. Revised policies to incorporate:
• Opportunities to implement projects via paving projects or other similar maintenance activities (See Page 39 Policy 2-12)
• Expanded existing policy to include mention of bike buses (Pg 39 Policy 3-6) • Expanded sidewalk related policy to include specific locations as well as citywide maintenance needs (See Page 36 Policies and Actions)

2. Revised projects to include:
• Trail feasibility studies for the Apple Blossom and Gravenstein trails (Pg 22&23 Project list #86 and 87)
• Clarified use of separated bike lanes vs. bike boulevards (Pg 5) • Added text to indicate potential for quick build implementation of projects (Pg 38 Action 2-7.2) • Emphasized traffic calming as part of bike boulevards (Pg 16) Agenda Item Number 27 Agenda Item Number: 27
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3. Revised implementation information:
• Added specific steps City staff can take to initiate implementation of the ATP (Pg 40) • Provided additional information regarding funding, use of Measure U, and clarified plan is not fiscally constrained (Pg 44)
• Added an appendix with project prioritization details (Pg 47 Appendix A) Also, on Page 40 of the plan it explains the Tiers and how the criteria for those tiers are formed.

STAFF ANALYSIS:

Staff is requesting the City Council review the updated (final draft) ATP and adopt the plan as prepared. As this project is an effort spearheaded by SCTA the grant that was awarded to them has a strict deadline of adoption by all cities of no later than February 28th, 2025. However, the City Council is the entity responsible for adopting the plan, not SCTA. Furthermore, once adopted, the plan is the responsibility of the City of Sebastopol to implement, and the City Council may add, modify, or change any aspect of the ATP at any time.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH:

This item has been noticed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available for public viewing and review at least 72 hours prior to schedule meeting date.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact associated with the action taken tonight.

OPTIONS:

1. Receive report and adopt plan as provided.

2. Direct staff to make any additional changes and return back to a meeting before February 28, 2025.

3. Not adopt the plan as provided.

ATTACHMENTS:

Final ATP
APPROVALS:

Department Head Approval: Approval Date: __1/8/25___
CEQA Determination (Planning): Approval Date: _1/2/25____ The proposed action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Administrative Services (Financial) Approval Date:___ 1/6/25______ Costs authorized in City Approved Budget: ☐ Yes ☐ No  N/A Account Code (f applicable) ___________________________ City Attorney Approval: Approval Date: __1/7/25_____
City Manager Approval: Approval Date: __1/9/25_______
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City of
Sebastopol
Active
Transportation
Plan

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Sebastopol Active
Transportation Plan (ATP)
January 2025
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction....................................................................................................................... 1

2. Community Profile & Walking, Biking & Rolling Today......................................................... 3 Community Characteristics and Travel Patterns........................................................................................ 3 Road Safety in Sebastopol ........................................................................................................................... 4 Existing Active Transportation Network Characteristics in Sebastopol ................................................... 4

3. Community & Stakeholder Engagement............................................................................ 11

4. Vision & Goals ................................................................................................................. 13

5. Advancing Active Transportation ..................................................................................... 15 Infrastructure Improvements .....................................................................................................................15 Considerations for Facility Type .........................................................................................................15 Planned Projects ..................................................................................................................................16 Engineering Treatments Toolbox........................................................................................................27 Policies and Actions ...................................................................................................................................36

6. Implementation: Local Considerations ............................................................................. 40 Policies ........................................................................................................................................................40 Planned Projects.........................................................................................................................................40 Prioritization .........................................................................................................................................40 Initial Steps Towards Implementation................................................................................................41 Cost Estimates .....................................................................................................................................41 Funding........................................................................................................................................................44 Monitoring ...................................................................................................................................................46 Agenda Item Number 27 Agenda Item Number: 27
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List of Figures
Figure 1. Existing Bikeway Network ................................................................................................................... 7 Figure 2. Existing Transit Network ..................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 3. Existing Level of Traffic Stress & 2022 Countywide High-Injury Network........................................ 9 Figure 4. Proposed Bikeway & Corridor Projects ............................................................................................24 Figure 5. Existing & Proposed Active Transportation Network ......................................................................25 Figure 6. Trail Feasibility Studies .....................................................................................................................26 List of Tables
Table 1. Bike Facility Selection for Urban, Suburban, Rural Town Centers1 ..................................................16 Table 2. Planned Infrastructure Improvements for Walking, Biking and Rolling...........................................17 Table 3. Catalog of Resources .........................................................................................................................27 Table 4. 2025 Active Transportation Network – Cost Estimates Summary..................................................42 Table 5. Potential Funding Sources, Competitive Grants, and Formula-Based Fundings ............................45 Table 6. Monitoring Progress ...........................................................................................................................46 Agenda Item Number 27 Agenda Item Number: 27
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1 1. Introduction
The 2025 Sebastopol Active Transportation
Plan (ATP) was developed as a component
of the Sonoma County Transportation
Authority‘s (SCTA’s) 2025 Countywide Active
Transportation Plan (Countywide ATP)
effort. This plan focuses on improving active
transportation connections within the city
and creating low stress connections within
and between communities. Implementation
of this plan also aims to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions and address climate change.

The Sebastopol ATP is also a stand-alone
document, which the City of Sebastopol can
use to guide implementation of local
projects and policies.

The primary emphasis of this planning effort
is to increase access to active transportation
modes by planning for infrastructure projects
and identifying supportive policies. Active
transportation refers to “human-powered”
modes of travel, like walking, biking, or using
mobility devices. Creating an environment
that encourages a shift from automobile trips
to walking or biking trips also promotes
improvements to mental and physical health,
air quality, reduces noise, and improves
social equity. A safer and more connected
network gives members of the community
flexibility in their travel, so they do not need to
rely on a personal vehicle to travel through
the city and larger region.

Projects are prioritized based on the needs
highlighted by the community and city staff.

Policies are in line with the city’s near-term
plans and funding priorities. The City of
Sebastopol did not identify any local
programs specific to active transportation ;
however, they are committed to
coordinating with SCTA and participating in
relevant countywide active
transportation programs.

The previous Sebastopol Bicycle and
Pedestrian Master Plan (BPMP) adopted in
2014 identified a general expansion of
walking and biking facilities. Since the 2014
BPMP was updated, several changes and
advancements have been made in the state
of active transportation planning practices.

For example, SCTA adopted Vision Zero in
2021, which is a regional commitment to
eliminate traffic fatalities and serious
injuries through engineering, programs,
policies, and education. There have also
been policy changes at the national and
state level acknowledging a greater need for
more robust infrastructure, programs, and
policies to make walking and biking safer.

With those and other similar advancements
in mind, this plan focuses on:
• All Ages and Abilities – Creating
spaces for people to walk, bike, and
roll that are low-stress and lower risk
to create more opportunities for more
people to walk, bike, and roll.
• Regional Coordination – Identifying
and planning regional routes between
jurisdictions as part of the larger
Countywide ATP.
• Implementation – Prioritizing projects
and identifying funding to focus and
streamline implementation.

Low-stress network analysis was used to
identify opportunities to upgrade or enhance
existing or previously planned projects. The
network analysis considered community
and regional destinations, traffic safety, and
gaps in existing facilities to help inform
recommendations for enhanced or new
active transportation improvements.

Community input was gathered to ground
truth and expand findings from the network
analysis to create a robust project list and
supporting policies.

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3 2. Community Profile &
Walking, Biking &
Rolling Today
Community Characteristics and Travel Patterns
The City of Sebastopol has a population of approximately 7,6001, shares a portion of its eastern border with the City of Santa Rosa and is approximately 15 miles from Bodega Bay and the Sonoma County coast. Additionally, over 50,000 residents of West Sonoma County rely on Sebastopol as their center for shopping, business, and entertainment. Sebastopol is also well known for its Gravenstein Apple Fair and the Sebastopol Apple Blossom Festival and is considered an artistic and creative hub of Sonoma County. Priorities for the Active Transportation Plan include improving the safety and comfort of active transportation uses on Sebastopol’s main arterials, creating a network of low-stress bicycle boulevards on slowspeed residential streets, and providing safer connections to the City’s downtown area and schools. Healdsburg Avenue, Main Street and Sebastopol Avenue are also designated segments of State Routes (SR) 116 and 12, respectively.

In the past two decades, Sebastopol’s population has remained steady but some new development is planned in the city's identified Priority Development Areas to meet statewide Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) goals. New efforts to study and plan for improved multimodal facilities in town are underway, including the city-led Downtown Streets Planning and Redesign. That effort kicked off in summer/fall 2024, along with the planned, grant-funded Priority Development Area study. Additionally, there is public enthusiasm and support for developing new multi-use trail connections. These new efforts can encourage users to consider active transportation modes while traveling through the city and region.

Sebastopol is home to people of all ages and abilities, including families with young children and older adults. Approximately 58 percent of the city’s population is between the ages of 18 to 64 years old, and 25 percent are 65 and older.2 Creating an environment that accommodates all ages and abilities and makes the first/last mile connections to transit is crucial toward promoting and enabling more walking, biking, and rolling for daily travel needs. Census data indicate four percent of workers currently walk to work, zero percent bike or take transit, 66 percent use single occupancy vehicles, nine percent carpool, 17 percent work from home and two percent take other means of transportation to work.

As the city continues to grow, there is a need for safer, low stress, and better-connected walking, biking, and rolling facilities.
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4 Road Safety in Sebastopol
Per the California Office of Traffic Safety, as of 2020, Sebastopol is categorized as one of the 74 cities in Group F, cities with a population between 2,501 – 10,000 people. The city ranked 4 in the total fatal and injury collision category.
3 This indicates the Sebastopol had the fourth
highest number of fatal and injury collisions compared to similar sized cities in California.

Over the past 10 years, OTS has ranked Sebastopol among the top ten cities of similar size in the state in terms of number of collisions for both pedestrians and cyclists. Between 2015 and 2020, traffic collisions resulted in one fatality and 27 severe injury victims. There were 12 severe injury collisions involving people walking or biking during this period.4 The city’s LRSP identified Sebastopol Avenue (SR-12) and Bodega Avenue as the corridors along which many of the collisions were reported.
5 Existing Active Transportation Network Characteristics in Sebastopol
Today, Sebastopol’s bike network is comprised of bike lanes along a collection of continuous north-south and some east-west streets such as Petaluma Avenue, Main Street, Healdsburg Avenue, Morris Street, and a portion of Bodega Avenue. Those are supplemented by designated bike routes on what tend to be residential streets. Countywide trails, such as Joe Rodota Trail and West County Trail, that connect to the local network at Petaluma Avenue and Main Street, respectively. They provide low-stress, mostly off-street connections to local and regional destinations such as Analy High School, Santa Rosa, and Forestville. The existing network provides solid basic coverage of the city for individuals who are confident and capable riders. There are opportunities to enhance existing facilities as well as close gaps in the network to enable and attract more people to riding and rolling.

Opportunities to create low-stress connections include between activities centers and schools, like Brook Haven and SunRidge Elementary Schools throughout the residential neighborhoods west of downtown and Main Street/SR-116. There are also opportunities to enhance bicycle facilities on Pleasant Hill Road, Ragle Road and Mill Station to provide lowerstress north-south connections. Improved bicycle facilities on Bodega Avenue would also help create a lower stress east-west connection. The following figures illustrate these needs.

Figure 1 illustrates the existing bikeway network. The bikeway network is organized into several distinct facility types, detailed below.
• Multi-Use Paths (Class I) are fully separated bike and pedestrian paths. They follow their own alignment sometimes parallel to a street, waterway, and/or other configuration through open space or undeveloped areas. Interactions with vehicles are limited to street trail crossings.
3 https://www.ots.ca.gov/media-and-research/crash-rankings-results/?wpv_view_count=1327&wpv-wpcfyear=2020&wpv-wpcf-city_county=Sebastopol&wpv_filter_submit=Submit 4 Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS), Safe Transportation Research and Education Center, University of California, Berkeley. 2024
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5 • Bike Lanes (Class II) are on-street bike facilities that use a white line or stripe (i.e., longitudinal pavement marking) to designate space on the street for bicyclists that is adjacent to a vehicle lane.
• Buffered Bike Lanes (Class IIB) increase space between the bike lane and vehicle travel lane(s) using a painted buffer. The painted buffer is often made up of two parallel white lines with diagonal white lines painted between them. Green pavement markings can be used at driveways or intersections to draw attention to where vehicle paths cross bicyclists’ paths.
• Bike Routes (Class III) are shared facilities between bicyclists and motor vehicles.

Bicyclists ride in the vehicle lane. Bike routes are sometimes used to provide a connection to another bike facility or designated bike route. “Sharrows” (shared-lane markings) may be used to alert motorists to the presence of on-street bicyclists.

Signs may also be used to mark the route.
• Bike Boulevards (Class IIIB) are streets designed to give priority to people walking and biking. Bicycle boulevards are streets with one vehicle lane in each direction and traffic calming treatments are used to slow vehicle speeds to under 25 mph and discourage non-local vehicle traffic. Treatments can include some combination of speed tables, raised crosswalks, speed humps, traffic diverters, chicanes, curb extensions at crosswalks, and/or neighborhood traffic circles at intersections.

Advisory Bike Lanes could be an alternative facility for existing or planned bike boulevards (or bike routes)6.
• Separated Bike Lanes (Class IV) are on-street bike facilities that include physical separation between bicyclists and vehicle traffic. Ideally, the physical separation provides protection to the bicyclist through use of materials such as concrete medians (with or without landscaping), planters, and/or the bike lane could be separated by a curb to raise the bike lane to either sidewalk height or an intermediate height. Green pavement markings can be used at driveways or intersections to draw attention to where vehicle paths cross bicyclists’ paths as well as additional intersection treatments to enhance safety.

The existing transit network, as illustrated in Figure 2, includes transit services and amenities within or immediately adjacent to Sebastopol. In Sebastopol, Sonoma County Transit (SCT) provides local bus service via Route 24 - Sebastopol Shuttle with weekday headways of 45- 60 minutes and Saturday headways of 45-50 minutes. Route 24 does not operate on Sundays. Sebastopol is also served by SCT Route 20 which provides connections from Sebastopol to the Russian River Area, Forestville, and Santa Rosa with weekday headways of 35-85 minutes and weekend headways of 85-110 minutes. Once per day on school days, SCT Route 26 connects Sebastopol to Cotati and Sonoma State University. SCT buses are equipped with bike racks. Regional and greater Bay Area connections can be made via Golden Gate Transit (GGT) and Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART). The closest GGT bus stops and SMART station are approximately 7 miles east of Sebastopol in Santa Rosa. 6 fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/publications/small_towns/fhwahep17024_lg.pdf Agenda Item Number 27 Agenda Item Number: 27
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6 To enable more people to walk, bike and roll, and to use these modes to access transit, the spaces built to support those uses need to be safe and comfortable. Figure 3 illustrates the results of a Level of Traffic Stress analysis used to gauge level of comfort in traveling along a street. Figure 3 also denotes the streets within Sebastopol that were identified as part of SCTA’s High Injury Network7 (HIN) developed as part of SCTA’s Vision Zero Action Plan.8 An LTS 1 rating indicates the least stressful (most comfortable) facilities. Low stress (LTS 1 or 2) facilities in Sebastopol include the Joe Rodota Trail and West County Trail. LTS 4 indicates the most stressful (least comfortable) facilities. High stress facilities in Sebastopol overlap with the HIN segments on the Healdsburg Avenue/Main Street corridor and Sebastopol Avenue (east of Main Street). As previously noted, these corridors also serve as SR-116 and SR-12, respectively.

Defining Level of Traffic Stress
Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) analysis takes different travel corridor characteristics into consideration, including the number of travel lanes, speed of traffic, number of vehicles, presence of bike lanes, width of bike lanes, and presence of physical barriers providing protection from traffic. Based on these variables, a bike facility can be rated with an LTS ranging from 1 to 4.

The least stressful (most comfortable) facilities are given an LTS 1 rating. Facilities with this rating are typically shared-use paths, separated bikeways, low-volume and low-speed bike routes, and bike lanes on calm and narrow streets. The most stressful (least comfortable) facilities are given an LTS 4 rating. Facilities with this rating are typically major arterials with multiple lanes of traffic (with or without bike lanes in some cases, depending on speeds) or narrower streets with higher speed limits.
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7 Figure 1. Existing Bikeway Network
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8 Figure 2. Existing Transit Network
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11 3. Community & Stakeholder
Engagement
Initial outreach for the Sebastopol ATP began in the fall of 2023. In coordination with city staff, staff from other participating jurisdictions, and SCTA, the Countywide ATP project team prepared a Stakeholder Coordination Plan and Community Engagement Plan to guide community engagement and milestone presentations to local and regional advisory bodies and relevant committees. More details on the countywide community and stakeholder engagement approaches and outcomes are detailed in the 2025 Countywide ATP.

The first community outreach event in Sebastopol was a pop-up hosted by SCTA and the project team at Sebastopol Carbon Conversations in September 2023. This was followed by another pop-up event at the Sebastopol Farmers Market in November 2023, led by city staff with support from the project team and Bike Sebastopol, a local citizen advocacy group. This event gathered input from the general public on existing conditions for walking and biking in Sebastopol.

In October 2023, the Countywide ATP project team published a project webpage and online survey and distributed it through the City of Sebastopol website, social media, and the City’s November newsletter. SCTA/RCPA also distributed the webpage and survey through its newsletter, mailing list, and social media. During the first round of outreach in Fall 2023, 249 comments were received in Sebastopol. During the second round of outreach in Spring 2024, an additional 75 comments were received, for a total of 324 comments.

Project Web Map Survey with 324 comments in Sebastopol
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12 The SCTA, City Staff, and the project team hosted an additional pop-up engagement event at the Sebastopol Apple Blossom Festival in April 2024. This event gathered input from the general public on proposed projects to improve conditions for walking and biking in Sebastopol. City staff and the project team reviewed the comments received to determine how best to address them.

City staff and the project team presented the draft vision and goals, and a draft proposed projects list to the Planning Commission in May 2024. In collaboration with SCTA, city staff and the project team also hosted an open house in May 2024 at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Feedback was gathered on draft proposed projects and prioritization and draft policies.

In general, public feedback received
through the first and second rounds of
outreach in 2023 & 2024 revealed the
following themes:
• Biking: more separated bike paths
and better connections to
existing paths
• Walking: close sidewalk gaps, widen
sidewalks to provide sufficient width
for all users, improve existing
crosswalks, add new crossings, and treatments or education to increase drivers’ yielding to pedestrians
• Traffic calming: implement on collectors and residential streets, especially around schools
• Trails: improve trail access (closing gaps where they exist), expand connections to regional trail systems, and consider new trail projects, if feasible • Destinations: better pedestrian/bike access to and through downtown, and to schools
• Roadways: more active transportation improvements are needed along higher traffic roads such as Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol Avenue, Healdsburg Avenue, and Main Street.

In late September, the Draft Plan was released for public comment. In October 2024, the Draft Plan was brought back to the Planning Commission for presentation and comment. In November 2024, the Draft Plan was presented to City Council for comment. Finally, in early 2025, city staff presented the Plan to City Council for adoption.

The SCTA, City staff, and project team hosting an open
house at Sebastopol Center for the Arts
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13 4. Vision & Goals
The vision and goals statements were developed to be consistent with SCTA’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan, Moving Forward 2050, and were refined based on input provided by SCTA’s Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, the Sebastopol Planning Commission and other regional committees. The City of Sebastopol’s active transportation vision is as follows:
“Our guiding principles are to improve safety, connectivity, equity, and quality of life. Walking, biking, and rolling shall be safe and appealing modes for people of all ages and abilities to use for everyday transportation and recreation.” The city’s active transportation goals are the following:

1. Connected and Reliable – Deliver a continuous active transportation network that links daily activities and housing, and that allows people of all ages and abilities to use a variety of transportation types easily, affordably, and dependably.

2. Safe and Well-Maintained – Create and sustain a high-quality and low-stress active transportation network. Employ Vision Zero and Safety Plan policies and strategies to advance this goal.

3. Community Oriented and Place-Based – Tailor projects to the surrounding community contexts and user profiles. Support a diversity of uses and users and create community through active transportation programs and policies that prioritize walking, biking, and rolling.

Sebastopol also developed a series of Policies and Actions to guide implementation of the ATP, which are aligned with these three goals and presented in Chapter 5’s Policies & Actions section.

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15 5. Advancing Active
Transportation
The following are the planned infrastructure and programmatic improvements for enhancing active transportation in the City of Sebastopol.

Infrastructure Improvements
Enhancing the safety and comfort of existing facilities as well as expanding the infrastructure and spaces available for active transportation modes are critical to creating opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to walk, bike, and roll. The section below presents locations, extents, and brief descriptions of planned projects followed by a summary of types of treatments and engineering resources the city may use in designing and implementing the planned projects.

As the projects below are developed further, city staff may choose, for a variety of reasons, to implement the project in a manner different than what is described below. Each project included in this section may also undergo additional engineering studies and/or community input and engagement as part of advancing any given project towards design and implementation. For example, projects including traffic calming treatments such as raised crosswalks or neighborhood traffic circles would include coordination and discussion with fire and emergency services. Similarly, projects that could include removing on-street parking would include additional community engagement to discuss and understand trade-offs prior to implementation.

Considerations for Facility Type
As mentioned earlier in this Plan, the bikeway facilities are organized into several distinct facility types (see page 4 and 5 for descriptions). The transportation planning and engineering profession is evolving toward using Multi-Use Paths, Buffered Bike Lanes, Bike Boulevards and Separated Bike Lanes as often as possible to increase safety and comfort for people biking. Those facility types provide more separation between bicyclists and moving vehicles and/or slow vehicle speeds to under 25 mph. Further below in this section is an Engineering Treatments Toolbox that includes photos and images of different bicycle facility types as well as other treatments to enhance walking and biking conditions.

Table 1 summarizes the conditions under which each bike facility type is ideally applied.

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16 Table 1. Bike Facility Selection for Urban, Suburban, Rural Town Centers1 Bike Facility Type Prevailing Vehicle Speed (mph) Vehicle Volume (vehicles per day) Multi-Use Paths2 n/a n/a
Bike Lanes3 25 to 30 mph 3,000 to 6,500
Buffered Bike Lanes3 25 to 30 mph 3,000 to 6,500
Bike Routes4 Under 25 mph Less than 3,000
Bike Boulevards4 Under 25 mph Less than 3,000
Separated Bike Lanes5 30 mph and Higher 6,500 and Above Notes:
(1) Table content summarized based on information in FHWA’s Bikeway Selection Guide.9 (2) Multi-use paths are off-street and follow their own alignment. They can be useful for providing parallel, low stress routes to existing streets regardless of those streets volumes or speeds. (3) Buffered Bike Lanes are preferred over Bike Lanes.
(4) Bike Boulevards are preferred over Bike Routes.
(5) Separated Bike Lanes physically separate bikes from moving vehicles using treatments that provide protection such as medians, planters, or raising the bike lane to a height similar to a sidewalk.

The planned projects identify a facility type to either enhance existing facilities or close gaps in the network. Generally, speaking, facility type selection was informed by the information summarized in Table 1 as well as considerations for feasibility and continuity with existing land use and street context. Separated Bike Lanes (Class IV) are recommended on roadways with higher prevailing speeds and vehicle volumes, we recommended facilities with physical separation. Bike boulevards (Class IIIB) and/or bike routes (Class III) are recommended on Depending upon existing pavement quality, some bicycle facility types such as bike lanes, buffered bike lanes, and bike boulevards can be implemented as quick build projects. 10 The
Engineering Treatments Toolbox section includes more information on traffic calming measures that go beyond signage and sharrows to distinguish a bike route from a bike boulevard.

Planned Projects
Table 2 presents planned projects for enhancing walking, biking, and rolling conditions in Sebastopol, including bikeway, pedestrian crossing, and ADA improvements. It includes the priority for each project. Tier 1 indicates high priority, Tier 2 medium priority, and Tier 3 low priority. Chapter 6 describes the prioritization process. Projects on Caltrans right-of-way are highlighted in blue in the table below; these projects will require coordination with Caltrans for implementation.
9 https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/tools_solve/docs/fhwasa18077.pdf 10 See the SCTA Countywide Active Transportation Plan Technical Appendix for more information on Quick Builds.

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# Project Location Project Description Priority
1 Main St between Keating
Ave and Petaluma Ave, and
Petaluma Ave between
McKinley St and S Main St
(one-way couplet)
Planned grant-funded "Sebastopol Main Street Planning and Redesign Project" corridor study, to assess feasibility of lowstress facilities, traffic calming, two-way circulation, or lowstress alternate routes. Planned pedestrian safety modifications include Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB) signal at Petaluma Ave/McKinley St, Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) at Petaluma Ave/Weeks Way, and crossing
enhancements at Burnett St, Keating Ave, and Walker Ave along SR-116 (HSIP crossing projects currently in
design). Included as an SCTA Regional Route and is on a Caltrans facility.

Tier 1
2 Sebastopol Ave between
Main St and Barnes St and
Bodega Ave between Main
St and High St
Planned grant-funded "Sebastopol Main Street Planning and Redesign Project" corridor study. Included as an SCTA
Regional Route, is part of the MTC Regional Active
Transportation Network, and is on a Caltrans facility.

Tier 1
3 McKinley St between N
Main St and Petaluma Ave
Improve pedestrian connection between Main St and the
Barlow. Improve driveway crossings, roadway crossings, and consider streetscape improvements that prioritize pedestrian traffic and improve pedestrian experience. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1
4 N Main St / Healdsburg
Ave / Gravenstein Hwy N
between Keating Ave and
City limits (at Mill Station
Rd)
Potential bicycle/pedestrian enhancements to be evaluated as part of upcoming Priority Development Area and Sustainable Transportation grant-funded studies along SR-116 consistent with Caltrans DIB 94 Complete Streets Contextual Design Guidance. Prioritize pedestrian/bicycle crossings to connect people to West County Trail. Consider additional signals spaced at regular intervals to enhance crossings and reduce travel speeds (City is planning to install a new signal at Murphy Avenue). Consider roundabout at Healdsburg Ave / Covert Ln. Add bicycle detection at all signals. Included as an SCTA Regional Route and is on a Caltrans facility.

Tier 1
5 Ragle Rd between Covert
Rd and Bodega Ave
Coordinate with County to implement multi-use pathway and bikeway improvements on Ragle Rd. Improvements on Ragle Rd to include traffic calming.

Tier 1
8 Washington Ave through
Willard Libby Park from
Pleasant Hill Ave to
unpaved section of
Washington Ave
Install multi-use trail using natural materials (e.g.,
decomposed granite) to formalize goat trail on southern edge of park. Trail should connect with marked crosswalk on north leg of Pleasant Hill/Washington all-way stop-controlled intersection.

Tier 1
9 Washington Ave between
Willard Libby Park to
Golden Ridge Ave
Upgrade existing bike route to bicycle boulevard and pave section of unpaved roadway. Tier 2
10 Washington Ave from
Golden Ridge Ave to
Murphy
Upgrade existing bike route to bicycle boulevard.

Tier 2
11 Huntley St from Murphy
Ave to Florence Ave
Implement bicycle boulevard. Tier 1
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12 Dutton Ave from Huntley St
to Bodega Ave
Implement bicycle boulevard, connect to traffic signal at Bodega Ave / Dutton Ave. Tighten up Dutton/Huntley
intersection and improve school crossing (e.g., shorten with bulb outs) (potential pilot project).

Tier 1
13 Jewell Ave between
Hayden and Willow
Pedestrian improvements (e.g., sidewalks on west side) and traffic calming. City has developed potential reconfigured intersection alternatives, which provide for enhanced
pedestrian travel and crossings, on the east side of Jewell Ave at Willow St (see project #79).

Tier 1
14 Leland between Jewell and
Robinson
Pedestrian improvements tailored to neighborhood context and/or traffic calming to improve pedestrian circulation. Tier 2 15 Robinson between Leland
and Bodega Ave
Pedestrian improvements tailored to neighborhood context and/or traffic calming to improve pedestrian circulation. Tier 2 16 Willow St to Trail
Connection from Willow
St/S Main St to Trail
Access on Petaluma Ave
Improve trail connection between Willow St and Joe Rodota Trail, including wayfinding. Delineate preferred bicycle route through existing parking lot and improve crossings of S Main St and Petaluma Ave. Consider raised crossings, if feasible, to slow traffic on SR-116 and prioritize people walking and biking to/from trails. Remove bollards and improve design of
connection between trail and bike lanes on SR-116 (e.g., Scurve) so that bicyclists do not need to make a 90-degree turn. To be considered as part of project 87. Included as an SCTA Regional Route and is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1
17 Trail connection between
SR-12/Morris St through
parking lot to Joe Rodota
Trail
Improve connection between Morris St and Joe Rodota Trail connector (e.g., at existing marked crossing of SR-12) and improve crosswalks at SR-12/Morris St intersection. Add bicycle detection at signal. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1
18 Morris St between SR12/Sebastopol Ave and
Eddie Ln
Implement parking protected separated bike lanes. Extend bike lanes to Eddie Lane. New development dedicating
sidewalks. Add crossing improvements at Morris/Laguna
Parkway and Morris/McKinley to improve access to Barlow parking lot and future Americorps Trail (potential pilot project). Project is part of the MTC Regional Active
Transportation Network.

Tier 1
19 Eddie Ln between Morris St
and High School Rd/N
Main St
Trail improvements (e.g., repaving, maintenance), traffic calming, and improved crossing treatments at stadium where trail crosses and at Eddie Ln/High School Rd
intersection. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1
20 N Main St between Eddie
Ln and Healdsburg Ave
Traffic calming and low-stress bikeway improvements (e.g., buffered bike lanes, parking protected bikeways, or lower traffic speeds) to connect West County Trail, Analy High School, Eddie Ln and Healdsburg Ave. Modify N. Main
St/Analy Ave crossing and school entrance to prioritize trail access. Improve signage of trail and include wayfinding between high school and trail access. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1
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21 Abbott Ave extension and
trail connection between
Abbott Ave/Barnes Ave and
Joe Rodota Trail
Extend sidewalk and street on Abbott Ave and build a multiuse trail connection between Joe Rodota Trail, SR-12, and downtown. Include wayfinding. Near-term improve curb cut at Abbott Ave/Petaluma Ave. Design to accommodate trucks
loading at Feed Store. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1
22 Tomodachi Park trail
connection
Formalize connection from Joe Rodota Trail to Tomodachi Park. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active
Transportation Network.

Tier 2
23 Seasonal ped/bike
undercrossing of SR-12 at
Laguna de Santa Rosa
Build seasonal connection across SR-12, and pedestrian
connection between the eastern end of the SR-12 bridge
sidewalk (after it has crossed the Laguna) and the trail in the Meadowlark Field section of the Laguna de Santa Rosa
Trail. High water flows during peak rain events prevent yearround use of an undercrossing. Further study is required to determine if it is feasible to create a passable year-round undercrossing. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1
24 Connection between
Americorps Trails and
Meadowlark Field across
Laguna de Santa Rosa
Build connection between Americorps Trail and Meadowlark Field. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active
Transportation Network. Tier 1
25 Lynch Rd from Gravenstein
Hwy S / SR-116 to city
limits
Upgrade existing bike route to bicycle boulevard including traffic calming. Fill in sidewalk gaps. Tier 3
29 Covert Ln at Zimpher Dr Pedestrian crossing improvements, e.g., ADA ramps. Tier 1 30 Litchfield Ave between
Fircrest Ave and
Gwendolyn Place
Sidewalk Gap Closure (extend to 80 ft south of Gwendolyn Place). Tier 2
31 Washington Ave (midblock)
between Bodega Ave and
Huntley St
Enhance pedestrian crossing and install ADA ramps adjacent to Park Side Elementary. Tier 2
32 Laguna Park Way and
Johnson St
Improve existing crossing and install new pedestrian crossing across Laguna Park Way. Tier 2
33 Laguna Park Way and
Morris St
Improve existing and install new pedestrian crossing across Laguna Park Way Tier 1
34 Covert Ln at Norlee St
Pedestrian crossing improvements (e.g., ADA ramps,
pedestrian crossing signs, ladder crosswalk, sharks teeth markings, consider RRFB feasibility).

Tier 1
35 Valentine Ave (midblock) at
tennis courts/park between
Pleasant Hill Ave and
Zimpher Dr
Pedestrian crossing improvements (e.g., ADA ramps, RRFB if warranted/feasible) Tier 2
36 Johnson St between Morris
St and Sunset Ave
Fill sidewalk gaps (west side) and improve crossings at Sunset Ave/Johnson St Tier 1
37 Eddie Ln/Morris
St/Johnson St
New crossing to connect bicyclists from path on Eddie Ln to bike lanes on Morris St. Reconfigure entry to Eddie Ln for bicyclists at Morris St/Johnson St.

Tier 2
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38 Eddie Ln/N. Main St/High
School Road
Add pavement markings to delineate trail entry at western end of Eddie Ln to improve driver awareness of cyclists and pedestrians and improve trail connection across from Analy High School entrance. Consider raised crossing at trail across High School Road as traffic calming measure.

Tier 1
39 N. Main St/ Analy Ave Reconfigure N. Main St/Analy Ave intersection and improve crossings to better accommodate cyclists. Tier 1
40 Covert Ln between
Zimpher Dr and SR-116
Traffic calming that reconfigures/restripes roadway on Covert Ln between Zimpher Dr and SR-116 to address driver
attention and vehicle path. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1
41 Fircrest Ave/Litchfield Ave Pedestrian Crossing Upgrades. Consider in conjunction with repaving Fircrest Ave. Tier 3
42 Bodega Ave from City
Limits to Valley View Drive
Install separated bike lanes that connects to existing Countymaintained path (across Atascadero Creek bridge). Included as an SCTA Regional Route.

Tier 1
43 Bodega Ave from Valley
View Drive to Ragle Rd
Install multi-use path. Included as an SCTA Regional Route. Tier 1 44 Bodega Ave from Ragle Rd
to Pleasant Hill Rd
Install bike lanes (Bodega Bike Lanes Project, Phase 3). A potential long-term project on Bodega Avenue could include separated bike lanes, pending a feasibility study that
considers constraints such as available right-of-way, utilities, and roadside topography. Included as an SCTA Regional
Route.

Tier 1
45 Bodega Ave from Pleasant
Hill Rd to Nelson Way
Install bike lanes (Bodega Bike Lanes Project, Phase 2) and consider additional traffic calming measures as vehicles approach schools and downtown. A potential long-term
project on Bodega Avenue could include separated bike lanes, pending a feasibility study that considers constraints such as available right-of-way, utilities, and roadside topography.

Included as an SCTA Regional Route.

Tier 1
46 Gravenstein Hwy S / SR116 from S Main
St/Petaluma Ave couplet to
city limits
Potential bicycle/pedestrian enhancements to be evaluated as part of upcoming Priority Development Area and Sustainable Transportation grant-funded studies along SR-116 consistent with Caltrans DIB 94 Complete Streets Contextual Design Guidance. Consider parking protected bike lanes or pilot project, if feasible. Planned crossing enhancement at
Hutchins/SR-116 (HSIP project currently in design). Included as an SCTA Regional Route, is part of the MTC Regional
Active Transportation Network, and is on a Caltrans facility.

Tier 1
47 Florence Ave from Huntley
St to Wilton Ave
Install bike boulevard. Tier 1
48 Wilton Ave from Florence
Ave to Pitt Ave
Install bike boulevard. Tier 1
49 Wilton Ave from Pitt Ave to
North High St
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Tier 1
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50 High St from Willow St to
Wilton Ave
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Block of High Street between Bodega Ave and Wilton Avenue could
accommodate a separated bike lane adjacent to the library if on-street parking is removed.

Tier 1
51 Wilton Ave from High St to
Main St
Install bike boulevard. Tier 1
52 Analy Ave and pathway
from Main St to Sunset Ave
Install multi-use path. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1
53 Sunset Ave from Taft St to
Johnson St
Install bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1
54 Johnson St from Eddie Ln
to Laguna Parkway
Install bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1
55 1st St from Woodland Ct to
Leland St
Install bike boulevard. Tier 3
56 Pleasant Hill Ave from
Covert Ln to Bodega Ave
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Tier 1
57 Zimpher Dr from Covert Ln
to Valentine Ave
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 58 Danmar Dr from city limit
to Gravenstein Hwy N / SR116
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Include
crossing enhancements at end of Danmar Drive to connect to bike path. Pave the bike path segment to improve
accessibility. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1
59 McFarlane Ave from Lynch
Rd to Woodland Ave
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Tier 3
60 Murphy Ave from Valentine
Ave to Washington Ave
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Tier 1
61 Norlee St from Bella Vista
Dr to Covert Ln
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 62 Pitt Ave from Wilton Ave to
Healdsburg Ave
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Tier 1
63 Valentine Ave from Ragle
Rd to Murphy Ave
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Implement crossing improvements at Valentine Ave & Pleasant Hill Ave. Tier 1 64 Willow St from Jewell Ave
to Main St
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Tier 1
65 Burnett St from High St to
Petaluma Ave
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 66 Woodland Ct/Woodland
Ave from 1st St to
McFarlane Ave
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard.

Tier 3
67 Fellers Ln and Lillian Way
from Litchfield Ave to
Gravenstein Hwy S
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 68 Hayden Ave from Jewell
Ave to Litchfield Ave
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Tier 1
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69 Jewell Ave from Bodega
Ave to Meadowlark Dr
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Tier 1
71 Murphy Ave from
Healdsburg Ave to
Valentine Ave
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 72 Washington Ave from
Huntley St to Bodega Ave
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Include
crossing enhancements at Washington and Bodega. Tier 2
74 Litchfield Ave from Hayden
Ave to Fellers Ln
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 75 McKinley Ave from Morris
St to Petaluma Ave
Install bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1
76 Bodega Avenue and Main
Street
Implement crossing improvements. Included as an SCTA
Regional Route and is on a Caltrans facility. Tier 3
77 SR-116 and Covert Lane
Crossing improvements to improve access across SR-116
to/from Covert Lane. Consider roundabout. Included as an SCTA Regional Route and is on a Caltrans facility.

Tier 2
78 Valentine Avenue and
Zimpher Dr
Implement crossing improvements. Included as an SCTA
Regional Route. Tier 1
79 Jewell Ave and Willow
Street
Intersection redesign to prioritize people walking/biking and slow vehicle traffic. City has developed potential reconfigured intersection alternatives, which provide for enhanced
pedestrian travel and crossings, on the east side of Jewell Ave at Willow St. Included as an SCTA Regional Route.

Tier 3
80 West County Trail and
Dufranc Avenue
Crossing improvements for existing trail crossing. Consider stopping street traffic, converting traffic control on the trail to yield or no control, or using raised crosswalks for the trail.

Included as an SCTA Regional Route.

Tier 2
81 West County Trail and Ellis
Court
Crossing improvements for existing trail crossing. Consider stopping street traffic, converting traffic control on the trail to yield or no control, or using raised crosswalks for the trail.

Included as an SCTA Regional Route.

Tier 2
82 Sebastopol Avenue
between Morris Street and
bridge
Widen shoulder to install buffered bike lanes. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network and is is on a Caltrans facility.

Tier 2
83 Eleanor Avenue/Fannen
Avenue to Joe Rodota Trail
Create multi-use path connection between Eleanor
Avenue/Fannen Avenue to Joe Rodota Trail. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 3
84 High Street from Willow
Street to Hayden Ave
Create bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1
85 Sebastopol Avenue and
Barnes Avenue
Improve pedestrian crossing between CVS and Napa Auto
Parts, or consider moving the crosswalk further east to increase the safety of crossing Sebastopol Avenue. Included as an SCTA Regional Route and is on a Caltrans facility.

Tier 2
865
Gravenstein Trail Feasibility study to consider trail alignment and access from Joe Rodota Trail to Sparkes Road.

Tier 1
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# Project Location Project Description Priority
875
Apple Blossom Trail
Feasibility study to consider trail alignment and access connecting Joe Rodata Trail to Apple Blossom Elementary School.

Tier 1
Notes
(1) Crossing improvements could include high visibility markings, pedestrian-scale lighting, curb extensions (a.k.a. bulb outs), leading pedestrian intervals at signals, and rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB) or pedestrian hybrid beacons (PHB) at unsignalized intersections.
(2) Sidewalk gap closures to ensure at least one side of the roadway has continuous sidewalks. (3) Project priorities are included in Table 2. Prioritization methodology is explained in Section 5. Implementation:

Local Considerations.
(4) Projects on Caltrans Right of Way are highlighted in blue. (5) Projects does not include construction costs. These projects are unmapped as their final alignment will be determined after the feasibility study.
(6) Caltrans District 4 Bicycle Plan: https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-programs/d4-transplanning-localassistance/d4-office-of-transit-and-active-transportation/d4-bike-plan-info (7) MTC Regional Active Transportation Network: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e77c08c157c54493931af81eaf950c02

Figure 4 illustrates the location of the planned bikeway and corridor improvements. Crossing improvements could include high visibility markings, pedestrian-scale lighting, curb extensions (a.k.a. bulb outs), leading pedestrian intervals at signals, and rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB) or pedestrian hybrid beacons (PHB) at unsignalized intersections.

Figure 5 shows planned improvements as well as the existing biking network.

Figure 6 shows conceptual alignments of future trails that have been identified and desired by the community. Specific alignments have not been formalized, but the community has expressed interest for these connections to be made by an off-street trail. Advancing these trails will require future study and additional community engagement. The dashed lines shown in the figure are an approximate location only; the final alignment will depend on a number of factors. Examples of factors that would need to be considered include opportunities for land dedication, topography, utilities, maintenance needs and responsibilities, insurance, constructability, and funding availability.

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27 Engineering Treatments Toolbox
In designing and implementing the 2025 Active Transportation Network projects, and taking actions to fulfill the policies and goals identified in this Plan, city staff will use engineering treatments consistent with established industry resources and guidance published by reputable organizations such as the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD). The following exhibits include examples of the types of engineering treatments the city may use in the design and implementation of enhanced active transportation infrastructure.

Table 3 provides a list of available resources the city can use when designing new active transportation infrastructure. While the design guidance in these resources offer options for a wide range of contexts, this is not an exhaustive list of potential resources.

Table 3. Catalog of Resources
Resource Description
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices (MUTCD)
Federal standards on traffic signs, road surface markings, and signals.

A Policy on Geometric Design of
Highways and Streets (Green Book) National guidance on roadway geometric design AASHTO Guide for the Planning, Design,
and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities,
2nd Edition
Guidance on the planning, design, and operation of pedestrian facilities
FHWA Small and Rural Multimodal
Networks
Reference guide on active transportation facilities in small towns and rural areas
Caltrans DIB -94 Complete Streets:

Contextual Design Guidance
Design guidance to support implementation of complete streets projects on roads owned by Caltrans
FHWA Bikeway Selection Guide Guidance on selecting and designing different types of bikeways based on street and land use contexts
FHWA Separated Bike Lane Planning
and Design Guide
Guidance for planning and designing separated bike lanes under different contexts
NACTO Guides: Urban Street Design
Guide, All Ages and Abilities Guide Reference guides on best practices for street design NCHRP Report 926 – Guidance to
Improve Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety
at Intersections
Step-by-step process for selecting intersection safety treatments FHWA Guide for Improving Pedestrian
Safety at Uncontrolled Crossing
Locations
A reference guide on what type of crosswalk and crossing treatments are most applicable in a given location
Public Rights of Way Accessibility
Guidelines (PROWAG) Guidelines that provide best practices for accessibility LRFD Guide Specifications for Design of
Ped Bridges
Guide Specifications address the design and
construction of typical pedestrian bridges
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36 Policies and Actions
The City of Sebastopol has a series of Policies and Actions to guide the implementation of the ATP including actions to promote active transportation within Sebastopol. The Policies and Actions support each of the Plan’s goals as shown below.

GOAL 1: Connected and Reliable
Deliver a continuous active transportation network that links daily activities and housing, and that allows people of all ages and abilities to use a variety of transportation types easily, affordably, and dependably.

POLICY 1-1: Prioritize and implement bike and pedestrian projects identified in the ATP, given the amount of funding available to Sebastopol.

Action 1-1.1: As budget allows, amend Sebastopol’s Traffic Impact Fee Study to include certain projects identified in the updated ATP.

POLICY 1-2: The city’s 5-Year Capital Improvement Program shall incorporate and include funding for bike and pedestrian improvements identified in the ATP, as well as maintenance of active transportation facilities.

POLICY 1-3: Prioritize closure of sidewalk gaps that connect people to activity centers, schools, transit, healthcare, parks, and the downtown area, ensuring that streets safely serve seniors, youth, those with disabilities, and all members of the community. Bring existing sidewalk gaps up to ADA standards to create accessible, continuous connections. Sidewalk gaps in Sebastopol include those on Bodega Avenue and Palm Avenue between Main Street and Petaluma Boulevard.

POLICY 1-4: Where feasible, all public streets shall have a sidewalk connecting to the broader network, on a minimum of one-side, phased as city funding and/or nexus with private development allows. Determining the appropriate side shall be based on the existing sidewalk network, environmental conditions, and impediments to construction.

POLICY 1-5: As part of city or private development projects, enhance pedestrian and bike facilities along or adjacent to all arterial roadways. With the required amount of existing or acquired rights-of-way, multi-use path and separated bike lanes should be the first choice in the design of all new multi-modal infrastructure.

POLICY 1-6: Provide adequate bike parking that is available citywide.

POLICY 1-7: Prioritize ADA improvements in High-Volume Pedestrian Areas.

POLICY 1-8: Work cooperatively with responsible agencies including the Sonoma County Transportation Authority, Sonoma Public Infrastructure, Sonoma County Parks, and others to close existing facility gaps and ensure the active transportation network is implemented, constructed, and maintained.

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POLICY 1-10: Increase the U.S. Census derived “Journey to Work” mode split percentage for walking and biking by 50% by the year 2040.

POLICY 1-11: Work with federal, state, regional, and local agencies to secure funding to implement the citywide active transportation system. Encourage multi-jurisdictional funding applications to implement the regional active transportation system.

POLICY 1-12: Install wayfinding and directional signage, markers, and stencils on off-street paths, on-street bikeways, local roads, and state routes to improve wayfinding for bicyclists and pedestrians, assist emergency personnel, and heighten motorists’ awareness.

GOAL 2: Safe and Well-Maintained
Create and sustain a high-quality and low-stress active transportation network. Employ Vision Zero and Safety Plan policies and strategies to advance this goal.

POLICY 2-1: Seek opportunities to separate existing and future bike facilities from motor vehicle traffic with buffers or greater protection such as a curb, flexible bollards, delineators, or other more durable barriers on streets where vehicle speeds are greater than 25 mph. Use best practices when designing bicycle facilities where existing right-of-way is adequate, or there is potential for acquiring additional right-of-way through dedication or easement.

POLICY 2-2: Develop and operationalize a sidewalk repair program to ensure the city maintains or enforces maintenance of sidewalks. The program shall consider sidewalk regrading, cleaning and brush management. Continue to engage with the community to prevent obstruction of sidewalks and pedestrian facilities with parking, trash bins, signs, overgrown brush, etc.

POLICY 2-3: Maintain all bike lane symbols, striping, green paint, and buffer paint and ensure all bike lanes have standard bike symbols. Ensure bike lanes are kept free of trash bins, vehicles, and debris. Ensure bicycle detection functions properly, or exists, at all signalized intersections.

Action 2-3.1: Work with Caltrans to ensure bicycle detection functions at Caltrans operated intersections within the city's sphere of influence (e.g., SR-12 Morris Street, SR-116/Occidental Road).

POLICY 2-4: Require that road construction projects minimize their impacts on active transportation users through the proper placement of construction signs and equipment, and by providing safety detours.

POLICY 2-5: Provide additional pedestrian safety improvements at intersections and crossings.

Action 2-5.1: Increase pedestrian safety at controlled and uncontrolled crossings, where needed, to complete pedestrian networks and provide access to destinations.

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Action 2-5.2: Increase pedestrian safety at intersections. Utilize proven countermeasures identified by FHWA including signal phasing, timing adjustments, high visibility crosswalks, curb extensions, pedestrian refuge islands, and pedestrian scale lighting.

POLICY 2-6: Improve bicycle and pedestrian safety at controlled and uncontrolled intersections, using proven countermeasures identified by FHWA and other industry resources.

POLICY 2-7: Implement and incorporate actions in SCTA’s adopted Sonoma County Vision Zero (VZ) Action Plan.

Action 2-7.1: Support Safe Routes to School program and school districts to promote safe, active transportation through education, school policies, and pick-up/drop-off procedures (VZ Action 3.1).

Action 2-7.2: Prioritize low-cost quick-build projects to rapidly implement bike and pedestrian safety improvements along the High Injury Network (VZ Action 4.1).

Action 2-7.3: Prioritize closing gaps in bike and pedestrian networks and design facilities for all ages and all abilities (VZ Action 4.6).

Action 2-7.4: Update street design standards to reflect latest research and best practices around safety and Complete Streets, with an emphasis on serving diverse road users of all ages and abilities (VZ Action 4.8).

Action 2-7.5: Enhance training for law enforcement personnel responsible for crash reporting to address the unique attributes required to accurately report circumstances of crashes involving bicyclists, pedestrians, and other vulnerable road users (VZ Action 6.1).

Action 2-7.6: Use regional data sources such as the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Regional High Injury Network and Regional Safety Data System, and Caltrans District 4 location-based needs identified by their active transportation planning efforts to inform safety project development and funding decisions (VZ Action 6.3).

POLICY 2-8: Review and update speed limits on city-owned roadways based on updated California MUTCD guidance. SCTA is preparing additional guidance for local jurisdictions to use that is expected to be available in late 2024.

POLICY 2-9: Implement daylighting in alignment with California ruling AB 413, painting curbs red within 20 feet of any marked or unmarked crosswalk.

POLICY 2-10: Coordinate with Sonoma County Parks to post appropriate speed limits on multi-use paths to regulate e-scooter and e-bike use.

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POLICY 2-12: Identify opportunities to implement projects that only require new striping during routine paving projects.

GOAL 3: Community Oriented and Place-Based
Tailor projects to the surrounding community contexts and user profiles. Support a diversity of uses and users and create community through active transportation programs and policies that prioritize walking, biking, and rolling.

POLICY 3-1: Explore areas that could be designated or converted into bike/pedestrian-only zones or designed to minimize automobile traffic impacts. Explore opportunities throughout the city to add amenities such as landscaping, shade, public art, seating, and drinking fountains.

POLICY 3-2: Work with transit providers to offer and maintain all-weather shelters and other amenities at transit stops and transportation centers.

POLICY 3-3: Where possible and/or desirable and otherwise compliant with local, state, and federal regulations including ADA, utilize alternative surfaces for pathways such as decomposed granite, crushed rock, or other natural-like materials.

POLICY 3-4: Continue to work with the SCTA to develop a regional bike share/ micromobility program.

POLICY 3-5: Encourage and incentivize more people to walk, bike, and roll through education and encouragement activities such as special events, Bike-to-Work Day, and social media campaigns.

POLICY 3-6: Coordinate with School Districts and the Recreation Department to identify bike bus opportunities and increase bike and pedestrian education with a focus on youth education.

POLICY 3-7: Refine the community engagement process to include a diversity of community members who bring lived experiences that represent the full cross-section of Sebastopol residents.

POLICY 3-8: Support community education around e-bike and e-scooter use. Coordinate with local school districts, parks, and public health.

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Considerations
City staff in partnership with city council are responsible for implementing the plan. The following outlines a timeline and potential funding sources the city can use to make consistent, steady progress towards achieving its vision and goals for enhancing walking, biking, and rolling.

Policies
Putting the Active Transportation Plan policies and programs into action is a critical step in providing a foundation for buildout and utilization of the network. Many of the policies and the broader Active Transportation Program identified in this Plan are ongoing or recurring considerations and activities that, once initiated, will sustain investment in active transportation improvements as well as institutionalize designing streets for safe and comfortable walking, biking, and rolling.

Planned Projects
Prioritization
Opportunities to advance specific projects toward implementation will be dependent on external factors (e.g., land use projects, successful grant applications). With this in mind, the planned projects identified in this Plan have been prioritized into three tiers:
• Tier 1 – High Priority
• Tier 2 – Medium Priority
• Tier 3 – Low Priority
The criteria used to sort the projects into each tier were as follows:
• Safety – Extent to which the project is on a portion of the SCTA Vision Zero HIN and/or if it has been identified in the city’s Local Road Safety Plan as a priority location.
• Equity – Extent to which the project would improve active transportation access or conditions for an equity-focus population as defined at the regional, state, or federal level.
• Proximity to Existing and Future Transit – For a given project, the distance from an existing or future bus stop or transit station.
• Proximity to Schools – For a given project, the distance from an existing school.

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For each criterion, each project received a score based on the extent to which it fulfilled the criteria. The collective scores were normalized into a single number or index. Tiers 1, 2, and 3 were established to align with the top, middle, and bottom third of the project scores.

Projects are presented by tier in Table 2.

Once sorted into each of the three buckets, projects are not sorted within each tier to give city staff discretion and flexibility to respond to various opportunities that arise and can facilitate implementation. Within the broader Countywide ATP, the project prioritization criteria is aligned with project selection criteria for the Go Sonoma funding program.

Initial Steps Towards Implementation
To advance the projects in the ATP towards implementation, staff can undertake the following types of activities. Staff may choose to coordinate some of these activities with Sebastopol’s Climate Action Committee Transportation Group. (1) As per Policy 1-1 above, establish a citywide Traffic Impact Fee that includes high priority projects from the ATP.
(2) Review and incorporate ATP projects into the city’s five-year Capital Improvement Program (see Policy 1-2 above).
(3) Review upcoming maintenance projects/activities to identify where active transportation improvements can be incorporated into things like pavement rehabilitation (e.g., installing high visibility crosswalks or bike lanes when the new pavement is put in place). (4) Review current as well as future development project applications to ensure or require consistency of street frontage with planned ATP projects. (5) Coordinate with SCTA on upcoming potential funding opportunities with particular focus on the SCTA Funding Program as well as support or collaboration on state or federal funds such as HSIP, SS4A, and ATP (those and additional funding sources are highlighted below).

Appendix A contains detailed prioritization results for each project to help aid staff in understanding which of the prioritization criteria a given project met. Such information can aid in determining suitable grant funds and/or where opportunities may overlap with other efforts like Safe Routes to School or supporting access to transit.

Cost Estimates
This section presents the costs estimates for implementing the 2025 Active Transportation Plan. Project cost estimations were developed to provide a general idea of the anticipated cost for each proposed project type. These estimates are based on an engineering review of unit costs and quantities for the project types shown. They are based solely on construction costs and do not include other soft costs that may be associated with projects (e.g., design, environmental, permitting, construction management, right-of-way acquisition). Soft costs Agenda Item Number 27 Agenda Item Number: 27
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Table 4 summarizes project costs by project type and prioritization tier for the 2025 Active Transportation Network. Aspirational routes are not included in the cost estimates below.

Table 4. 2025 Active Transportation Network – Cost Estimates Summary Project Type Unit Cost Quantity Cost Estimate
Tier 1 Priority Projects
Multi-Use Path1 $1,023,500/mile 1.7 miles $1,739,950
Bike Lane2 $176,000/mile 0.52 miles $91,520
Buffered Bike Lane3 $574,000/mile - -
Bike Route4 $12,500/mile - -
Bike Boulevard5 $87,500/mile 5.93 miles $518,875
Separated Bike Lanes6 $1,655,000/mile 0.51 miles $844,050 Crossing Improvement
(Unsignalized)7 $8,000 to $60,000 6 $48,000 - $360,000
Crossing Improvement
(Signalized)8 $8,000 to $120,000 - -
Sidewalk Installation9 $480/linear feet 506.32 linear feet $243,034 Corridor Study10 $300,000/mile 8.67 miles $2,601,000
Traffic Calming11 $75,000/mile 1.21 miles $90,750
Total Tier 1 Priority
Projects12 $6.2M - $6.5M
Tier 2 Priority Projects
Multi-Use Path1 $1,023,500/mile 0.09 miles $92,115
Bike Lane2 $176,000/mile - -
Buffered Bike Lane3 $574,000/mile 0.14 miles $80,360
Bike Route4 $12,500/mile - -
Bike Boulevard5 $87,500/mile 0.55 miles $48,125
Separated Bike Lanes6 $1,655,000/mile - -
Crossing Improvement
(Unsignalized)7 $8,000 to $60,000 8 $64,000 - $480,000
Crossing Improvement
(Signalized)8 $8,000 to $120,000 - -
Sidewalk Installation9 $480/linear feet 792.15 linear feet $380,232 Corridor Study10 $300,000/mile - -
Traffic Calming11 $75,000/mile 0.25 miles $18,750
Total Tier 2 Priority
Projects12 $0.7M - $1.1M
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Tier 3 Priority Projects
Multi-Use Path1 $1,023,500/mile .01 $10,235
Bike Lane2 $176,000/mile - -
Buffered Bike Lane3 $574,000/mile - -
Bike Route4 $12,500/mile - -
Bike Boulevard5 $87,500/mile 1.58 miles $138,250
Separated Bike Lanes6 $1,655,000/mile - -
Crossing Improvement
(Unsignalized)7 $8,000 to $60,000 2 $16,000 - $120,000
Crossing Improvement
(Signalized)8 $8,000 to $120,000 1 $120,000
Sidewalk Installation9 $480/linear feet - -
Corridor Study10 $300,000/mile - -
Traffic Calming11 $75,000/mile - -
Total Tier 3 Priority
Projects12 $0.2M - $0.4M
2025 Active
Transportation Network
Total All Projects12 $7.0M - $8.0M
Notes:
(1) 12’ wide AC path, 2’ gravel shoulders, striping and 4 signs per mile. (2) Unidirectional bike lanes on each side of a two-way street. Striping, green thermoplastic for conflict markings at intersections and driveways (assumed to occur every 100feet and are 5’ wide x 20’ long), and 4 signs per mile. (3) Unidirectional bike lanes on each side of a two-way street. Pavement marking in 3’ wide AC buffer lane along entire length, green thermoplastic for conflict markings at intersections and driveways (assumed to occur every 100feet and are 3’ wide x 20’ long), and 4 signs per mile.
(4) “Sharrow” or similar type of pavement marking at 250-foot intervals and 8 signs per mile. (5) “Sharrow” or similar type of pavement marking at 250-foot intervals, 8 signs per mile, and a combination of traffic calming treatments which could include, but are not limited to, neighborhood traffic circles, raised crosswalks, high visibility crosswalk markings, speed humps, chicanes, and curb extensions.
(6) Unidirectional bike lanes on each side of a two-way street. 7’ wide AC Bikeway, concrete edge treatment/median in buffer, bikeway stripe, pavement marking, 4 signs per mile and three signalized intersection improvements per mile. (7) Improvements at unsignalized intersections include, but are not limited to, pedestrian refuge islands, high visibility crosswalks, rectangular rapid flashing beacons, raised crosswalks, and curb extensions. (8) Improvements at signalized intersections include, but are not limited to, two-stage bike turn boxes, bike signals, high visibility crosswalks, cross-bike or bike conflict markings, pedestrian count down signals, and implementing directional curb ramps.
(10) Cost estimates for corridor studies do not include construction costs. Cost estimates are based on Fehr & Peers’ experience working on several corridor studies.
(9) Both sides of street. 7’ wide concrete sidewalk and underlying compacted base material, including curb and gutter. (11) Traffic calming includes one, or a combination of improvements, including but not limited to treatments such as neighborhood traffic circles, raised crosswalks, added crosswalk markings, speed humps and curb extensions. (12) Price per mile assumes “blank slate” and includes new pavement improvements only. (i.e., no demo, drainage, etc.).

Mobilization, traffic control, etc., are excluded.

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This section describes the funding sources available to fund the projects and programs identified in this plan. In addition to local funding sources such as the Capital Improvements Program and developer fees, Table 5 presents a list of competitive grants and formula-based funding programs that have been reviewed for potential consideration to address financial needs of the projects identified in the plan. City staff must coordinate matching funds for grants requiring a local match. Further discussion of regional and federal funding options is included in the 2025 Countywide ATP.

Several of the funding sources listed are included in the SCTA Funding Program, which generally covers a four-year period. Recognizing the need for a coordinated approach to match the highest-priority projects with available transportation funding sources, SCTA developed the SCTA Funding Program in 2021. Priorities are identified through a call for projects to help SCTA assess and prepare projects for multiple funding programs as well as pair the best projects with the best fund sources available. Projects are evaluated to assess how they address planning and funding goals both locally and regionally to be competitive for the available funding. Cycle 2 of the SCTA Funding Program is anticipated to launch in Summer 2025, and will include funding from the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) Cycle 4 (CMAQ and STP funds), 2026 STIP funds, LPP funds, Go Sonoma funds, and other local funding. The majority of the funds in Cycle 2 will be available in Fiscal Year 2027/28 through Fiscal Year 2030/31.

A portion of the revenue from the 0.5% sales tax increase approved under Measure U could serve as a funding source for trails, pathways, and other active transportation projects.

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GoSonoma https://scta.ca.gov/measure-m/gosonoma/
Transportation Development Act, Article 3 (TDA3) https://scta.ca.gov/projects/funding/#tda3 Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) https://scta.ca.gov/projects/funding/#tfca State of California Funding Sources
AHSC – Affordable Housing and Sustainable
Communities https://sgc.ca.gov/programs/ahsc/
ATP – Active Transportation Program https://catc.ca.gov/programs/active-transportationprogram CleanCA – Clean California https://cleancalifornia.dot.ca.gov/ HSIP – Local Highway Safety Improvement
Program
https://dot.ca.gov/programs/local-assistance/fed-andstate-programs/highway-safety-improvement-program LPP – Local Partnership Program https://catc.ca.gov/programs/sb1/local-partnershipprogram PROTECT – Promoting Resilient Operations for
Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving
Transportation
https://dot.ca.gov/programs/local-assistance/fed-andstateprograms/protect REAP – Regional Early Action Planning https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-and-funding/programsactive/regional-early-action-planning-grants-of-2021 RC:H2B – Reconnecting Communities: Highways
to Boulevards
https://dot.ca.gov/programs/local-assistance/fed-andstate-programs/rc-h2b RMRA & HUTA – Road Maintenance and
Rehabilitation Account & Highway Users Tax
Account
https://www.sco.ca.gov/aud_road_maintenance_sb1.htm
l
SCCP – Solutions for Congested Corridors
Program
https://catc.ca.gov/programs/sb1/solutions-forcongested-corridors-program Federal Funding Sources
ATIIP – Active Transportation Infrastructure
Investment Program
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestri
an/atiip/
CMAQ – Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
Improvement Program
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/documents/congestio
nmitigation-and-air-quality-improvement-cmaq-program
RAISE – Rebuilding American Infrastructure with
Sustainability and Equity https://www.transportation.gov/RAISEgrants RSTG – Rural Surface Transportation Grant
Program
https://www.transportation.gov/grants/rural-surfacetransportation-grant SMART – Strengthening Mobility and
Revolutionizing Transportation https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SMART SS4A – Safe Streets and Roads for All https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SS4A STIP – State Transportation Improvement Program https://catc.ca.gov/programs/state-transportationimprovement-program STP – Surface Transportation Block Grant https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/specialfunding/stp/ Agenda Item Number 27 Agenda Item Number: 27
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Staff will track progress towards implementing this Plan’s content as well as achieving this Plan’s goals using the measures shown in Table 6. On an annual basis, as part of staff’s update on the General Plan progress, they will report to the Planning Commission and City Council the most recent status for each measure below.

Table 6. Monitoring Progress
Measures Baseline Data Source Frequency
Goal: Connected &
Reliable
Miles of bikeway facilities
(total) 13.2 miles City data Annual
Linear feet of sidewalk
gaps (total) n/a City data Annual
Goal: Safe & WellMaintained
KSI pedestrian and bike
involved collisions with
goal those are zero
Ped: 7/Bike: 5 2015-2020; SWITRS Annual
Number of crossing
improvements installed n/a City data Annual
Goal: Community Oriented
& Place Based
Number of active
transportation
improvements within a
1/4 mile of transit/bus
stop
n/a City data Annual
Number of new or
upgraded bike parking
facilities
n/a City data Annual
Notes:
“n/a” Indicates a baseline number for the measure is not applicable.

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Project # Project Location Project Description Priority Persistent
Poverty as
defined by the
IIJA
CA SB
535
MTC's Equity
Priority
Communities
White House
Council on
Environmental
Quality's (CEQ)
Climate and
Economic Justice
Screening
(CEJST)
USDOT
Equitable
Transportatio
n Community
(ETC) Explorer
Bike
Projects
within 1 Mile
of a school
Pedestrian
Projects
within 1/2
mile of a
school
Along the
High Injury
Network
Along the
SCTA
Regional
Route
Network
Along the
MTC Active
Transportatio
n Corridors
Network
Within
Transit
Priority
Areas
Low-Stress
Facility within
Priority
Development
Area
Within 1/4
mile of a bus
stop
Project
identified as
part of the
Long Range
Safety Plan
1 Main St between Keating Ave and Petaluma Ave, and Petaluma Ave between McKinley St and S Main St (one-way couplet)
Planned grant-funded "Sebastopol Main Street Planning and Redesign Project" corridor study, to assess feasibility of low-stress facilities, traffic calming, twoway circulation, or low-stress alternate routes. Planned pedestrian safety modifications include Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB) signal at Petaluma Ave/McKinley St, Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) at Petaluma Ave/Weeks Way, and crossing enhancements at Burnett St, Keating Ave, and Walker Ave along SR-116 (HSIP crossing projects currently in design). Included as an SCTA Regional Route and is on a Caltrans facility.

Tier 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
2 Sebastopol Ave between Main St and Barnes St and Bodega Ave between Main St and High St
Planned grant-funded "Sebastopol Main Street Planning and Redesign Project" corridor study. Included as an SCTA Regional Route, is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network, and is on a Caltrans facility.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
3 McKinley St between N Main St and Petaluma Ave
Improve pedestrian connection between Main St and the Barlow. Improve driveway crossings, roadway crossings, and consider streetscape improvements that prioritize pedestrian traffic and improve pedestrian experience. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
4 N Main St / Healdsburg Ave / Gravenstein Hwy N between Keating Ave and City limits (at Mill Station Rd)
Potential bicycle/pedestrian enhancements to be evaluated as part of upcoming Priority Development Area and Sustainable Transportation grantfunded studies along SR-116 consistent with Caltrans DIB 94 Complete Streets Contextual Design Guidance. Prioritize pedestrian/bicycle crossings to connect people to West County Trail. Consider additional signals spaced at regular intervals to enhance crossings and reduce travel speeds (City is planning to install a new signal at Murphy Avenue). Consider roundabout at Healdsburg Ave / Covert Ln. Add bicycle detection at all signals. Included as an SCTA Regional Route and is on a Caltrans facility.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
5 Ragle Rd between Covert Rd and Bodega Ave
Coordinate with County to implement multi-use pathway and bikeway improvements on Ragle Rd. Improvements on Ragle Rd to include traffic calming.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
8 Washington Ave through Willard Libby Park from Pleasant Hill Ave to unpaved section of Washington Ave
Install multi-use trail using natural materials (e.g., decomposed granite) to formalize goat trail on southern edge of park. Trail should connect with marked crosswalk on north leg of Pleasant Hill/Washington all-way stop-controlled intersection.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
11 Huntley St from Murphy Ave to Florence Ave Implement bicycle boulevard.   Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 Dutton Ave from Huntley St to Bodega Ave
Implement bicycle boulevard, connect to traffic signal at Bodega Ave / Dutton Ave. Tighten up Dutton/Huntley intersection and improve school crossing (e.g., shorten with bulb outs) (potential pilot project).

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
13 Jewell Ave between Hayden and Willow
Pedestrian improvements (e.g., sidewalks on west side) and traffic calming. City has developed potential reconfigured intersection alternatives, which provide for enhanced pedestrian travel and crossings, on the east side of Jewell Ave at Willow St (see project #79).

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 Willow St to Trail Connection from Willow St/S Main St to Trail Access on Petaluma Ave Improve trail connection between Willow St and Joe Rodota Trail, including wayfinding. Delineate preferred bicycle route through existing parking lot and improve crossings of S Main St and Petaluma Ave. Consider raised crossings, if feasible, to slow traffic on SR-116 and prioritize people walking and biking to/from trails. Remove bollards and improve design of connection between trail and bike lanes on SR-116 (e.g., S-curve) so that bicyclists do not need to make a 90-degree turn. To be considered as part of project 87. Included as an SCTA Regional Route and is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
17 Trail connection between SR-12/Morris St through parking lot to Joe Rodota Trail Improve connection between Morris St and Joe Rodota Trail connector (e.g., at existing marked crossing of SR-12) and improve crosswalks at SR-12/Morris St intersection. Add bicycle detection at signal. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
18 Morris St between SR-12/Sebastopol Ave and Eddie Ln
Implement parking protected separated bike lanes. Extend bike lanes to Eddie Lane. New development dedicating sidewalks. Add crossing improvements at Morris/Laguna Parkway and Morris/McKinley to improve access to Barlow parking lot and future Americorps Trail (potential pilot project). Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
19 Eddie Ln between Morris St and High School Rd/N Main St Trail improvements (e.g., repaving, maintenance), traffic calming, and improved crossing treatments at stadium where trail crosses and at Eddie Ln/High School Rd intersection. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Sebastopol Projects Prioritization Criteria
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Project # Project Location Project Description Priority Persistent
Poverty as
defined by the
IIJA
CA SB
535
MTC's Equity
Priority
Communities
White House
Council on
Environmental
Quality's (CEQ)
Climate and
Economic Justice
Screening
(CEJST)
USDOT
Equitable
Transportatio
n Community
(ETC) Explorer
Bike
Projects
within 1 Mile
of a school
Pedestrian
Projects
within 1/2
mile of a
school
Along the
High Injury
Network
Along the
SCTA
Regional
Route
Network
Along the
MTC Active
Transportatio
n Corridors
Network
Within
Transit
Priority
Areas
Low-Stress
Facility within
Priority
Development
Area
Within 1/4
mile of a bus
stop
Project
identified as
part of the
Long Range
Safety Plan
20 N Main St between Eddie Ln and Healdsburg Ave
Traffic calming and low-stress bikeway improvements (e.g., buffered bike lanes, parking protected bikeways, or lower traffic speeds) to connect West County Trail, Analy High School, Eddie Ln and Healdsburg Ave. Modify N. Main St/Analy Ave crossing and school entrance to prioritize trail access. Improve signage of trail and include wayfinding between high school and trail access. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
21 Abbott Ave extension and trail connection between Abbott Ave/Barnes Ave and Joe Rodota Trail
Extend sidewalk and street on Abbott Ave and build a multi-use trail connection between Joe Rodota Trail, SR-12, and downtown. Include wayfinding. Near-term improve curb cut at Abbott Ave/Petaluma Ave. Design to accommodate trucks loading at Feed Store. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
23 Seasonal ped/bike undercrossing of SR-12 at Laguna de Santa Rosa Build seasonal connection across SR-12, and pedestrian connection between the eastern end of the SR-12 bridge sidewalk (after it has crossed the Laguna) and the trail in the Meadowlark Field section of the Laguna de Santa Rosa Trail. High water flows during peak rain events prevent year-round use of an undercrossing. Further study is required to determine if it is feasible to create a passable year-round undercrossing. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
24 Connection between Americorps Trails and Meadowlark Field across Laguna de Santa Rosa Build connection between Americorps Trail and Meadowlark Field. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 29 Covert Ln at Zimpher Dr Pedestrian crossing improvements, e.g., ADA ramps. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 33 Laguna Park Way and Morris St Improve existing and install new pedestrian crossing across Laguna Park Way  Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 34 Covert Ln at Norlee St Pedestrian crossing improvements (e.g., ADA ramps, pedestrian crossing signs, ladder crosswalk, sharks teeth markings, consider RRFB feasibility).  Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 36 Johnson St between Morris St and Sunset Ave Fill sidewalk gaps (west side) and improve crossings at Sunset Ave/Johnson St  Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 38 Eddie Ln/N. Main St/High School Road
Add pavement markings to delineate trail entry at western end of Eddie Ln to improve driver awareness of cyclists and pedestrians and improve trail connection across from Analy High School entrance. Consider raised crossing at trail across High School Road as traffic calming measure.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
39 N. Main St/ Analy Ave Reconfigure N. Main St/Analy Ave intersection and improve crossings to better accommodate cyclists.    Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 40 Covert Ln between Zimpher Dr and SR-116
Traffic calming that reconfigures/restripes roadway on Covert Ln between Zimpher Dr and SR-116 to address driver attention and vehicle path. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
42 Bodega Ave from City Limits to Valley View Drive Install separated bike lanes that connects to existing County-maintained path (across Atascadero Creek bridge). Included as an SCTA Regional Route. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 43 Bodega Ave from Valley View Drive to Ragle Rd Install multi-use path. Included as an SCTA Regional Route. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 44 Bodega Ave from Ragle Rd to Pleasant Hill Rd
Install bike lanes (Bodega Bike Lanes Project, Phase 3). A potential long-term project on Bodega Avenue could include separated bike lanes, pending a feasibility study that considers constraints such as available right-of-way, utilities, and roadside topography. Included as an SCTA Regional Route.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
45 Bodega Ave from Pleasant Hill Rd to Nelson Way
Install bike lanes (Bodega Bike Lanes Project, Phase 2) and consider additional traffic calming measures as vehicles approach schools and downtown. A potential long-term project on Bodega Avenue could include separated bike lanes, pending a feasibility study that considers constraints such as available right-of-way, utilities, and roadside topography. Included as an SCTA Regional Route.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
46 Gravenstein Hwy S / SR-116 from S Main St/Petaluma Ave couplet to city limits Potential bicycle/pedestrian enhancements to be evaluated as part of upcoming Priority Development Area and Sustainable Transportation grant-funded studies along SR-116 consistent with Caltrans DIB 94 Complete Streets Contextual Design Guidance. Consider parking protected bike lanes or pilot project, if feasible. Planned crossing enhancement at Hutchins/SR-116 (HSIP project currently in design). Included as an SCTA Regional Route, is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network, and is on a Caltrans facility.

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47 Florence Ave from Huntley St to Wilton Ave Install bike boulevard.  Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 48 Wilton Ave from Florence Ave to Pitt Ave Install bike boulevard.  Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 49 Wilton Ave from Pitt Ave to North High St Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard.  Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Agenda Item Number 27 Agenda Item Number: 27
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Project # Project Location Project Description Priority Persistent
Poverty as
defined by the
IIJA
CA SB
535
MTC's Equity
Priority
Communities
White House
Council on
Environmental
Quality's (CEQ)
Climate and
Economic Justice
Screening
(CEJST)
USDOT
Equitable
Transportatio
n Community
(ETC) Explorer
Bike
Projects
within 1 Mile
of a school
Pedestrian
Projects
within 1/2
mile of a
school
Along the
High Injury
Network
Along the
SCTA
Regional
Route
Network
Along the
MTC Active
Transportatio
n Corridors
Network
Within
Transit
Priority
Areas
Low-Stress
Facility within
Priority
Development
Area
Within 1/4
mile of a bus
stop
Project
identified as
part of the
Long Range
Safety Plan
50 High St from Willow St to Wilton Ave
Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Block of High Street between Bodega Ave and Wilton Avenue could accommodate a separated bike lane adjacent to the library if on-street parking is removed.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
51 Wilton Ave from High St to Main St Install bike boulevard.  Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 52 Analy Ave and pathway from Main St to Sunset Ave Install multi-use path. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
53 Sunset Ave from Taft St to Johnson St Install bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
54 Johnson St from Eddie Ln to Laguna Parkway Install bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
56 Pleasant Hill Ave from Covert Ln to Bodega Ave Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard.  Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 57 Zimpher Dr from Covert Ln to Valentine Ave Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 58 Danmar Dr from city limit to Gravenstein Hwy N / SR-116 Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Include crossing enhancements at end of Danmar Drive to connect to bike path. Pave the bike path segment to improve accessibility. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
60 Murphy Ave from Valentine Ave to Washington Ave Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard.  Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 61 Norlee St from Bella Vista Dr to Covert Ln Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 62 Pitt Ave from Wilton Ave to Healdsburg Ave Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard.  Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 63 Valentine Ave from Ragle Rd to Murphy Ave Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Implement crossing improvements at Valentine Ave & Pleasant Hill Ave. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 64 Willow St from Jewell Ave to Main St Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard.  Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 65 Burnett St from High St to Petaluma Ave Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 67 Fellers Ln and Lillian Way from Litchfield Ave to Gravenstein Hwy S Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 68 Hayden Ave from Jewell Ave to Litchfield Ave Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard.  Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 69 Jewell Ave from Bodega Ave to Meadowlark Dr Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard.  Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 71 Murphy Ave from Healdsburg Ave to Valentine Ave Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 74 Litchfield Ave from Hayden Ave to Fellers Ln Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 75 McKinley Ave from Morris St to Petaluma Ave Install bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
78 Valentine Avenue and Zimpher Dr Implement crossing improvements. Included as an SCTA Regional Route. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 84 High Street from Willow Street to Hayden Ave Create bike boulevard. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
86 Gravenstein Trail Feasibility study to consider trail alignment and access from Joe Rodota Trail to Sparkes Road. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
87 Apple Blossom Trail Feasibility study to consider trail alignment and access connecting Joe Rodata Trail to Apple Blossom Elementary School. Tier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 77 SR-116 and Covert Lane
Crossing improvements to improve access across SR-116 to/from Covert Lane.

Consider roundabout. Included as an SCTA Regional Route and is on a Caltrans facility.

Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
80 West County Trail and Dufranc Avenue
Crossing improvements for existing trail crossing. Consider stopping street traffic, converting traffic control on the trail to yield or no control, or using raised crosswalks for the trail. Included as an SCTA Regional Route.

Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
81 West County Trail and Ellis Court
Crossing improvements for existing trail crossing. Consider stopping street traffic, converting traffic control on the trail to yield or no control, or using raised crosswalks for the trail. Included as an SCTA Regional Route.

Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
82 Sebastopol Avenue between Morris Street and bridge Widen shoulder to install buffered bike lanes. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network and is is on a Caltrans facility. Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 85 Sebastopol Avenue and Barnes Avenue
Improve pedestrian crossing between CVS and Napa Auto Parts, or consider moving the crosswalk further east to increase the safety of crossing Sebastopol Avenue. Included as an SCTA Regional Route and is on a Caltrans facility.

Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
9 Washington Ave between Willard Libby Park to Golden Ridge Ave Upgrade existing bike route to bicycle boulevard and pave section of unpaved roadway.  Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10 Washington Ave from Golden Ridge Ave to Murphy Upgrade existing bike route to bicycle boulevard.  Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 Leland between Jewell and Robinson Pedestrian improvements tailored to neighborhood context and/or traffic calming to improve pedestrian circulation.  Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Agenda Item Number 27 Agenda Item Number: 27
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Project # Project Location Project Description Priority Persistent
Poverty as
defined by the
IIJA
CA SB
535
MTC's Equity
Priority
Communities
White House
Council on
Environmental
Quality's (CEQ)
Climate and
Economic Justice
Screening
(CEJST)
USDOT
Equitable
Transportatio
n Community
(ETC) Explorer
Bike
Projects
within 1 Mile
of a school
Pedestrian
Projects
within 1/2
mile of a
school
Along the
High Injury
Network
Along the
SCTA
Regional
Route
Network
Along the
MTC Active
Transportatio
n Corridors
Network
Within
Transit
Priority
Areas
Low-Stress
Facility within
Priority
Development
Area
Within 1/4
mile of a bus
stop
Project
identified as
part of the
Long Range
Safety Plan
15 Robinson between Leland and Bodega Ave Pedestrian improvements tailored to neighborhood context and/or traffic calming to improve pedestrian circulation.  Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22 Tomodachi Park trail connection Formalize connection from Joe Rodota Trail to Tomodachi Park. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network. Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 30 Litchfield Ave between Fircrest Ave and Gwendolyn Place Sidewalk Gap Closure (extend to 80 ft south of Gwendolyn Place).  Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 31 Washington Ave (midblock) between Bodega Ave and Huntley St Enhance pedestrian crossing and install ADA ramps adjacent to Park Side Elementary. Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
32 Laguna Park Way and Johnson St Improve existing crossing and install new pedestrian crossing across Laguna Park Way.  Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
35 Valentine Ave (midblock) at tennis courts/park between Pleasant Hill Ave and Zimpher Dr Pedestrian crossing improvements (e.g., ADA ramps, RRFB if warranted/feasible)  Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 37 Eddie Ln/Morris St/Johnson St New crossing to connect bicyclists from path on Eddie Ln to bike lanes on Morris St. Reconfigure entry to Eddie Ln for bicyclists at Morris St/Johnson St.  Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 72 Washington Ave from Huntley St to Bodega Ave Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard. Include crossing enhancements at Washington and Bodega. Tier 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 76 Bodega Avenue and Main Street Implement crossing improvements. Included as an SCTA Regional Route and is on a Caltrans facility. Tier 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 79 Jewell Ave and Willow Street
Intersection redesign to prioritize people walking/biking and slow vehicle traffic.

City has developed potential reconfigured intersection alternatives, which provide for enhanced pedestrian travel and crossings, on the east side of Jewell Ave at Willow St. Included as an SCTA Regional Route.

Tier 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
83 Eleanor Avenue/Fannen Avenue to Joe Rodota Trail
Create multi-use path connection between Eleanor Avenue/Fannen Avenue to Joe Rodota Trail. Project is part of the MTC Regional Active Transportation Network.

Tier 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
25 Lynch Rd from Gravenstein Hwy S / SR-116 to city limits Upgrade existing bike route to bicycle boulevard including traffic calming. Fill in sidewalk gaps.  Tier 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 Fircrest Ave/Litchfield Ave Pedestrian Crossing Upgrades. Consider in conjunction with repaving Fircrest Ave.  Tier 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
55 1st St from Woodland Ct to Leland St Install bike boulevard.  Tier 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 McFarlane Ave from Lynch Rd to Woodland Ave Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard.  Tier 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 Woodland Ct/Woodland Ave from 1st St to McFarlane Ave Upgrade existing bike route to bike boulevard.  Tier 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Note: Projects highlighted in blue are on Caltrans right of way.

Agenda Item Number 27 Agenda Item Number: 27
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