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CC Resolution 2012-005RESOLUTION NO. 2012 - 005 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE AMENDED BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN WHEREAS, the Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA) is an annual program providing state funds for city and county projects that improve safety and convenience for bicycle commuters; and WHEREAS, the City's Bicycle Transportation Plan (BTP) must be updated every five years to qualify for many of the bicycle and pedestrian grant funding programs; and WHEREAS, the current BTP was adopted August 1, 2006; and WHEREAS, the La Quinta General Plan, adopted in 2002, consists of eight elements: Land Use, Circulation, Parks and Recreation, Environmental Hazards, Air Quality, and Infrastructure and Public Services; as part of the of the Circulation Element, the City adopted a Bicycle Corridor Policy Map; the Map identifies conceptual bikeway corridors throughout the City, promotes the use of, bicycles as a safe and convenient mode of transportation and recreation, and provides a framework to build future bicycle facilities; the BTP implements General Plan policies; the BTP identifies local routes that are consistent with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) Non -motorized Transportation element ; and WHEREAS, the BTP addresses Streets and Highways Code Section 891.2 items a. through k. as they pertain to the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, approves the amended Bicycle Transportation Plan for submission to the State of California Bicycle Transportation Account Grant Program. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta City Council held on this 20`h day of March 2012, by the following vote: AYES: Council Members Evans, Franklin, Henderson, Osborne, Mayor Adolph NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Resolution 2012.005 Bicycle Transportation Plan Adopted: March 20, 2012 Pape 2 ,,rli,L DON ADOLYPH, M OR City of La Quinta, alifornia ATTEST: &V/� Y K� SUSAN MAYSELS, Interi ity Clerk City of -La Quinta, California (CITY SEAL 1 APPROVED AS TO FORM: BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN CITY OF LA QUINTA RE -ADOPTED MARCH 20, 2012 BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN CITY OF LA QUINTA I. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Goal 1 Establish bicycle facilities within the City of La Quinta, consistent with planned regional routes, to encourage biking as a mode of transportation and recreation. Goal 2 Establish a local system of bicycle lanes and paths to encourage the use of the bicycle as a safe and convenient mode of transportation and recreation. Objectives: a. The City will establish a system of bicycle lanes within the street right- of-way to meet the needs of both the recreational and commuter cyclist; b. All bicycle trip destinations, including schools, public buildings, shopping areas, and parks should be equipped with bike racks; C. Include sites that are appropriate for educational or recreational purposes at appropriate schools, libraries and parks as part of the bikeway system; d. Where possible, require provision of designated bikeway segments by developers, and their connection with the Citywide network; e. The bicycle system will include a hierarchy of linkages, including the following linkages: 1) Bikeway connections to Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) regional paths, including paths along the Whitewater Wash, Highway I I I connecting to Lake Cahuilla via Jefferson and Madison Streets; 2) Safe bikeways to schools, including the 50th Avenue school doctn.2o 1 complex, the La Quinta High School, La Quinta Middle School, and Adams (currently under construction) and Truman Elementary Schools; 3) Bikeways to parks, playgrounds, 50th Avenue Sports Complex, Fritz Bums Park, La Quinta Community Park, Adams Park, and potential park sites along Bear Creek Channel; f. Off-street bikeways should use open space corridors, flood control and utility easements where possible. Such trails will minimize automobile cross traffic. II. BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN 1. Background. La Quinta General Plan, CVAG Regional Plan, Subdivision and proposed Zoning Ordinance The La Quinta General Plan, adopted in 2002, consists of eight elements: Land Use, Circulation, Parks and Recreation, Environmental Conservation, Open Space, Environmental Hazards, Air Quality, and Infrastructure and Public Services. As part of the Circulation Element, the City adopted a Bicycle Corridor Policy Map. The Map identifies conceptual bikeway corridors throughout the City, promotes the use of bicycles as a safe and convenient mode of transportation and recreation, and provides a framework to build future bicycle facilities. The Bike Route Plan implements General Plan policies. The Bike Route Plan identifies local routes that are consistent with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments Non -Motorized Transportation Element. The La Quinta Subdivision Ordinance (Section 13.24.140 Special Improvements) requires bicycle lanes be designed and built as development occurs consistent with the General Plan Circulation Element standards. The Zoning Ordinance requires bicycle parking standards and bicycle racks for all new nonresidential uses to mitigate motor vehicle pollution and congestion. Z Bicycle System The La Quinta Bike Route Plan includes provisions for bicycles and pedestrians throughout the City. The proposed bicycle plan is designed to satisfy current and future requirements for safe and functional bicycle commuting and recreation in the doctb.2o 2 City. Many bikeways can be implemented by signing and striping in conjunction with parking prohibitions, thereby causing minimal disruption to existing traffic patterns. Bicycle lanes will also be included in the construction of new street facilities or in the scheduled improvements of existing streets. Three classifications of bicycle facilities are incorporated into the City of La Quinta street system. The primary hierarchy of bikeways includes: Class I (off-street) facilities along selected off-street corridors; Class II (striped on -street) facilities along Major and Primary Arterials; and Class III (shared on -street or on the sidewalk) facilities along all other roadways. These three classifications are consistent with the CALTRANS Highway Design Manual, (Section 7, Chapter 1000) and are defined as follows: a. Class I Bikeways Class I bikeways (bike paths) are off-street facilities with exclusive right-of- way, serving the exclusive use of bicycles and pedestrians. Sidewalk facilities are not considered Class I bikeways because they are primarily intended to serve pedestrians. By State law, motorized bicycles are prohibited on bike paths unless authorized by ordinance or the agency having jurisdiction over the path. Methods for discouraging the use of off-street bikeways for motorized vehicle use include removable bollards and prominent signage. The minimum width for Class I bikeways is eight feet for a two-way path and five feet for a one-way path. All Class I facilities proposed for the City Bike Route Plan conform to this standard. Class I facilities are the Bear Creek Channel, the Whitewater Wash and Lake Cahuilla Park paths. b. Class II Bikeways Class II bikeways (bike lanes) for preferential use by bicycles are established within the paved area of roadways. Bike lane stripes are intended to promote an orderly flow of traffic. Bicycles have exclusive use of a bike lane but must share the facility with motor vehicles and pedestrians crossing it. Bike lane stripes can increase bicyclists' confidence that motorists will not stray into their path if they remain within the bike lane. Motorist must obey traffic laws regarding bicycles in the right-of-way. Bike lanes are one-way facilities. The width for these facilities is five feet. dodb.zo 3 Class II facilities are included along Primary Arterials, including Miles Street, Adams Street, 48th Avenue, Eisenhower Drive, Calle Tampico, 52nd Avenue, 54th Avenue, Airport Boulevard, 58th Avenue, Jefferson Street, a portion of Washington Street, and Madison Street. Class I1 facilities consist of a five- foot striped bike lane off the roadway with a six-foot pedestrian path adjacent to the curb. (See attachment, Road Cross Sections). C. Class III Bikeways Class III bikeways are intended to provide continuity to the bikeway system. Class III facilities are shared facilities with motor vehicles on the street, and pedestrians and bicycles as a secondary use on the side walk. In the case of the City of La Quinta Bike Routes, these will consist of those streets identified on the Bike Route Plan. III. IMPLEMENTATION Bicycle Lane Account The Bicycle Lane Account (BLA) is a funding mechanism for bicycle facilities outlined in Chapter Eight of the State Streets and Highways Code. Funds are part of the State Transportation Fund, and may be allocated to cities and counties for bikeways and related facilities, planning, and safety and education. Facilities may include new bikeways to service major transportation corridors; removal of travel barriers to potential bicycle commuters; bicycle parking; bicycle carrying facilities on public transit vehicles; installation of traffic control devices to improve safety; the elimination of hazardous conditions on existing bikeways; and safety, education, and routing signs. All bikeway projects must comply with minimum safety design criteria established by the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), and no funds may be used for maintenance. Funds are limited to $90,000 per project and $90,000 per agency. Local agencies must fund 10% of the project cost. To be eligible for these funds, the City of La Quinta has an approved General Plan for Bikeways (i.e., Bikeway Corridor Policy Map), and the project(s) must have the potential of encouraging motorists to commute by bicycle --this excludes purely recreational facilities. Design of the project must conform to CALTRANS Design Manual Section 7, Chapter 1000 relating to bikeway planning and design, and the doctb.2o 4 guidelines of Section 2386 of the Streets and Highways Code for allocating funds. To retain eligibility for funding, all new bike routes proposed by this Bicycle Transportation Plan conform to the minimum CALTRANS design standards. Z Elements of the Bicycle Transportation Plan (BTP) La Quinta's Bicycle Transportation Plan is consistent with. Section 891.2 of the Streets and Highways Code. a. The current estimate of 1,263 existing bicycle users in La Quinta is based on the General Plan EIR Circulation Element and uses a .007 modal split factor from the total daily traffic trips. The projected 8,396 bicycle users in La Quinta are based on the same modal split for the build -out scenario used in the General Plan, EIR Circulation Element. b. Attached is the current La Quinta General Plan map. C. Attached are the 2010 Existing and Proposed Bike Route Plan, and the CVAG Non -Motorized Transportation Element, map of proposed facilities. d. Attached is the Existing and Proposed Bike Path Route Plan that identifies current end of trip bicycle parking facilities. Proposed facilities will be obtained from new development through development stipulations. The facilities identified below are for employees of that business. (The Boys and Girls Club facilities are for employees and patrons.) The existing facilities include: r . 1. Boys and Girls Club of Coachella Valley La Quinta Unit 49-995 Park Avenue La Quinta CA 92253 Bicycle racks, changing lockers, and showers 2. Ralphs Grocery Company 50-929 Washington Street La Quinta CA 92253 Bicycle racks and changing lockers dodb.20 5 3. Vons Grocery 78-271 Highway 111 La Quinta CA 92253 Bicycle racks and changing lockers 4. Stater Bros. Markets 78-630 Highway 111 La Quinta CA 92253 Bicycle rack 5. La Quinta Resort and Club 49-499 Eisenhower Drive La Quinta CA 92253 Bicycle racks, changing lockers and showers 6. La Quinta City Hall 78-495 Calle Tampico La Quinta CA 92253 Changing lockers and showers 7. Truman Elementary School 78-870 50th Avenue La Quints CA 92253 Bicycle racks, changing rooms and showers 8. La Quinta Middle School 78-900 50th Avenue La Quinta CA 92253 Bicycle racks, changing rooms and showers 9. La Quinta High School 79-255 Westward Ho Drive doctb.20 6 La Quinta CA 92253 Bicycle racks, changing rooms and showers 10. Riverside County Fire Department 78-111 Avenue 52 La Quinta CA 92253 Changing lockers and showers 11. Riverside County Fire Department 54-001 Madison Street La Quinta CA 92253 Changing lockers and showers 12. Stein Mart 78-945 Highway I I I La Quinta CA 92253 Changing rooms, no lockers 13. Marshalls Store 79-395 Highway I I I La Quinta, CA 92253 Changing rooms, no lockers 14. Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse of La Quinta 78-865 Highway I I I La Quinta, CA 92253 Bike racks and changing rooms , 15. Target Stores 78-935 Highway 1 I 1 La Quinta, CA 92253 doctb.2o 7 Bike racks and changing rooms 16. Office Depot 78-987 Highway 111 La Quinta, CA 92253 Changing rooms, no lockers 17. Big Five Sport 78-710 Highway 111 La Quinta, CA 92253 Bike racks and changing rooms 18. Kohl's Department Store 78-950 Highway 111 La Quinta, CA 92253 Changing rooms, no lockers 19. La Quinta Public Library 78-275 Calle Tampico La Quinta, CA 92253 Bicycle racks 20. United States Post Office 79-125 Corporate Way La Quinta, CA 92253 Employee only accessible bike racks e. Sun Line Transit Agency buses accommodate bicycles on all of their fleet. doofn.2o f. Future facilities for changing and storing clothing and equipment at bicycle parking facilities would only be considered by each new private development. Although no public facilities for changing and storing clothes and equipment are currently planned, facilities would only be considered along the regional Whitewater Wash bike route. g. The Riverside County Sheriffs Department (which provides police services to La Quinta) conducts bicycle safety programs at the schools in La Quinta. The programs are typically held at the start of the school year and just prior to summer. The Sheriffs Department reports that due to the training and bicycle safety programs, the incidence of vehicle vs. bicycle accidents are extremely low in La Quinta. The Sheriffs Department actively enforces provisions of the Vehicle Code regarding bicycle operation. h. The City Council has adopted the Plan. i. The plan has been reviewed by the Coachella Valley Association of Government and was found to be consistent with their planning efforts. The Plan is consistent with all . State, regional and local air quality plans. The Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) will review and approve the Bike Route Plan. Letters of support are attached. j. The attached description identifies project priority for implementation. k. The City's policy is to obtain future bikeways including lanes and sidewalks through the development process. There are two bikeways that require future financial funding: Based on Coachella valley Association of Governments Non -motorized Transportation Element Plan, the estimates for completion of Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 projects would be: the completion of the White Water Channel bikeway estimated at $400,000 to implement. doctb.2o 9 CHAPTER 4: LOCAL BICYCLE PLANS J►IY 1� r• N ®rw Uyrrnd W mn vw unn u.« u. rioq foWr.'6t4r MWI CITY OF LA QUINTA GENERAL PLAN LAND USE CVAG Non -Motorized Transportation Plan Update 83 CHAPTER 4: LOCAL BICYCLE PLANS d IS 4 'du D vi5 a - t vp LA 15 ! lNhUx � - � 3 Ix WqH }1h 1 ''IRYMY J9 P ' o q SICiu � r� � � E9 3 y'nt Lv P �W LY N EXISTING AND PROPOSED dln nx - BICYCLE FACILITIES „(L MAY Fr1 O- rj i. CITY OF LA QUINTA I.iuwui u_r.ami ue `�� �� gi' vre.ew. 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I 'v 1 ItAli u a. d J, 1 ry 1, 901 if CVAG Non -Motorized Transportation Plan Update 82 CHAPTER 4: LOCAL BICYCLE PLANS Proposed La Quinta has proposed 17 bikeway projects to be included in this Plan. The projects are listed below by priority. Project costs are based on past expenditures for bikeways throughout California and from feedback received from our local jurisdictions. Costs for individual projects will vary by location and complexity of the project. City of La Quinta Top Priority Projects Class Street/Path From To Length (mi.) Estimated Cost I Whitewater River Washington St. Jefferson St. 1.7 $1,700,000 II Calle Tampico Washington St. Calle Rondo 0.3 $15,000 II Ave. 50 Washington St. to just west of Park Ave. is Montana to Madison St. 0.6 $30,000 III Desert Club Dr. Calle Tampico Ave. 52 0.4 $8,00 II Eisenhower Dr. Avenida Montezuma Calle Sinaloa 0.2 $10,000 III Eisenhower Dr. Washington St. Avenida Fernando 1.0 $20,000 Bicycle Parking Program ._ $25,000 City of La Quinta 2nd Priority Bikeway Projects Class Street/Path From To Length (mi.) Estimated Cos II Miles Ave. Adams St. Dune Palms Rd. 0.5 $25,000 II Ave. 52 Jefferson St. Coachella Canal 0.4 $20,000 it Avenida Bermudas southbound only Calle Tampico Calle Sinaloa 0.4 $20,000 11 Hwy. 111 Washington St. Indio city limit 1.7 $85,00 II Jefferson St. Ave. 59 Madison St. 3.9 $195,00 City of La. Quinta 3rdPriority Bikeway Projects Class Street/Path From To Length (mi.) Estimated Cos II Madison St. Ave. 50 to Ave. 52 Ave. 60 to Jefferson St. 3.8 $190,000 II Fred Waring Dr. Washington St. Jefferson St. 1.5 $75,000 III Ave. 50 Eisenhower Dr. Washington St. 0.8 $16,000 II Ave. 58 Just west of Monroe St. Monroe St. 0.3 $15,000 II Ave. 60 Monroe St. Eastern city limit 0.2 $10,000 11 Ave. 62 Madison St. Monroe St. 1.0 $50,000 II Monroe St. Ave. 54 to Mountain View Ln. Ave. 58 to Ave. 62 2.5 $125,00 CVAG Non -Motorized Transportation Plan Update 78