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City of El Centro Active Transportation &

Safe Routes to School PlanAdopted February 19, 2019

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AcknowledgmentsCity of El CentroAngel Hernandez, Associate Planner, Project Manager

Adriana Nava, Parks and Recreation Director

Abraham Campos, Senior Engineer

Javier Luna, Associate Engineer

KTUAJohn Holloway, Mobility Principal, Project Manager

Jacob Leon, Associate, Assistant Project Manager

Juan Alberto Bonilla-Sanchez, Senior Planner

Silvia Fang, GIS Analyst

Imperial County Public Health DepartmentYoliviviana Sanchez, SRTS Program Coordinator

Veronica De Lira, SRTS Program Coordinator

Circulate San DiegoJuan Antonio Ramirez, Senior Project Coordinator

Oscar Medina, Project Coordinator

Joe Cosgrove, Policy Coordinator

Linscott, Law & Greenspan, EngineersK.C. Yellapu, Principal Traffic Engineer

Erica Carino, Traffic Engineer

This plan’s preparation was funded through a grant from the California Department of Transportation - Active Trans-portation Program. The City of El Centro expresses its gratitude to the public for contributing their vision for active transportation in the community, and to the El Centro Elementary School District and Central Union High School Dis-trict for their support in preparing this plan.

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Introduction 1Study Area ............................................................................................... 2

Scope ....................................................................................................... 4

Vision, Goals, and Objectives ................................................................. 4

Active Transportation Trends ................................................................. 5

State of Practice 11Overview ............................................................................................... 12

Primary Guidance ................................................................................ 13

Applicable Legislation ......................................................................... 15

Complete Streets and Routine Accommodation ................................ 19

Safe Routes to School Guidance .......................................................... 20

Bicycling and Walking Benefits ............................................................ 21

Social Justice ........................................................................................ 23

Existing Conditions 25Existing Conditions ............................................................................... 26

Community Engagement 39Community Engagement Overview ..................................................... 40

Outreach Materials ............................................................................... 42

Public Workshops ................................................................................. 44

Safe Routes to School Outreach .......................................................... 48

Survey Results ...................................................................................... 50

Public Outreach Summary ................................................................... 53

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Recommendations 55Recommendations Overview ............................................................... 56

Bicycle and Pedestrian Treatments ..................................................... 56

Active Transportation Recommendations .......................................... 66

SRTS Recommendations Overview ..................................................... 70

Signage and Wayfinding ....................................................................... 98

Programs ............................................................................................. 103

Funding 111Potential Infrastructure Funding Sources ......................................... 112

List of FiguresFigure 1-1: City of El Centro Boundary .................................................. 3

Figure 3-1: Existing Land Use ............................................................... 27

Figure 3-2: Activity Centers .................................................................. 28

Figure 3-3: Sidewalk Network Evaluation ........................................... 29

Figure 3-4: Street Classification ........................................................... 31

Figure 3-5: Pedestrian and Bicyclist Collisions, 2013-2017 ................ 36

Figure 3-6: Existing and Previously Proposed Bikeway Facilities ...... 37

Figure 5-1: City-wide Recommended Projects Map ............................ 67

Figure 5-2: SRTS Key Map ..................................................................... 71

Figure 5-3: Central Union HS and Wilson Jr. HS SRTS Map ................. 73

Figure 5-4: De Anza Magnet SRTS Map ................................................. 75

Figure 5-5: Desert Garden ES SRTS Map .............................................. 77

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Figure 5-6: Desert Oasis HS SRTS Map ................................................. 79

Figure 5-7: Harding ES SRTS Map ......................................................... 81

Figure 5-8: Lincoln ES SRTS Map .......................................................... 83

Figure 5-9: Margaret Hedrick ES and St. Mary’s School SRTS Map ..... 85

Figure 5-10: McKinley ES and Kennedy MS SRTS Map ........................ 87

Figure 5-11: MLK ES SRTS Map ............................................................. 89

Figure 5-12: Southwest HS SRTS Map .................................................. 91

Figure 5-13: Sunflower ES SRTS Map ................................................... 93

Figure 5-14: Washington ES SRTS Map ................................................ 95

Figure 5-15: ICOE Valley Academy SRTS Map ...................................... 97

List of TablesTable 5-1: ATP Proposed Recommendations ...................................... 68

Table 6-1: Funding Sources ................................................................ 113

Table 6-1: Funding Sources (Cont.) ................................................... 114

Table 6-1: Funding Sources (Cont.) ................................................... 115

Table 6-1: Funding Sources (Cont.) ................................................... 116

Table 6-1: Funding Sources (Cont.) ................................................... 117

Table 6-1: Funding Sources (Cont.) ................................................... 118

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