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City of El Centro Active Transportation &
Safe Routes to School PlanAdopted February 19, 2019
City of El Centro Active Transportation & Safe Routes to School Plan
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
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