Measure J Transportation for Livable Communities (CC TLC) Program Funds 1. PROJECT INFORMATION Project Name... Project Location... Sponsor... Implementing agency... Partner agencies... El Cerrito Ohlone Greenway Wayfinding Signs Ohlone Greenway in El Cerrito City of El Cerrito NA NA Contact for project... Yvetteh Ortiz, Engineering Manager, yortiz@ci.el cerrito City of El Cerrito, Public Works Department 10890 San Pablo Avenue El Cerrito, CA 94530 Tel: 510.215.4345 2. FUNDING In thousands of dollars, please provide the estimated cost of the proposed project, the amount of CC TLC funds requested, and any other funds that have been committed to the project. Source Amount Total project cost $126,600 Requested CC-TLC funds $118,160 Other committed funding 1 $8,440 Other committed funding 2 $0 Unfunded balance $0 Minimum request is $50,000 Add other committed funding sources as needed
CC TLC Program 3. POTENTIAL PHASING {Identify project components that could be eliminated if insufficient funding is available to fully fund the project as proposed and the estimated reduction in project cost and requested Measure J funds} The El Cerrito Ohlone Greenway Wayfinding Signs Project could be reduced in scope by reducing the number of signs. Signs in segments of the Ohlone Greenway where change of direction is not critical could be removed from the project scope. This would reduce the total cost from $126,600 to $90,000 and the request for Measure J funds from $118,160 to $84,000. 4. PROJECT DESCRIPTION {In a single paragraph, provide a short description of the project and its purpose, location and key components} The El Cerrito Ohlone Greenway Wayfinding Signs Project provides for the installation of approximately 40 wayfinding signs along and at the Ohlone Greenway as called for in the City s Circulation Plan for Bicyclists and Pedestrians, Ohlone Greenway Master Plan, and the West Contra Costa/Albany Transit Wayfinding Plan. The purpose of the project is to cost effectively enhance the access, safety, security and convenience of pedestrians and bicyclists by providing clear information and direction to and from two BART stations, AC Transit bus stops, schools, community facilities, shopping districts and future highdensity, transit oriented, mixed use developments along the Ohlone Greenway {Describe the proposed project more fully including the project purpose, its features, its location and the how the sponsoring or implementing agency intends to operate and maintain the project. At a minimum, attach a location map. Photos and designs may be included as well.} The El Cerrito Ohlone Greenway Wayfinding Signs Project will include the development of plans, specifications and estimate, as well as the fabrication and installation of an estimated 28 greenway/trail (B1) signs and 12 on street bicycle route (B3) signs along the Ohlone Greenway in El Cerrito. The design plans, specifications, and cost estimates (PS&E) for the signs will be based on the concept plans prepared under the West Contra Costa/Albany Transit Wayfinding Plan. Attachment A shows the concept design for the currently proposed wayfinding signs. The signs will be designed to minimize maintenance and repair requirements based on lessons learned from a couple of signs that were installed at the north end of the Greenway about five years ago. The cost for maintenance will be covered through the City s annual operating budget. Page 2
CC TLC Program The project is intended to enhance the access, safety, security and convenience of pedestrians and bicyclists by providing clear information and direction to and from key destinations; increase transit ridership by increasing awareness of the locations of transit hubs; and improve the public realm. The project will implement the findings and collective cooperation invested by West Contra Costa jurisdictions to develop a cohesive wayfinding program in West County. Wayfinding is a simple, cost effective, and lowmaintenance approach to accomplishing these goals. The signs will be installed along the Ohlone Greenway in El Cerrito. The Ohlone Greenway currently extends almost 4 miles beginning in Berkeley and running through Albany, El Cerrito and terminating near the city limit, where it will soon connect to the Greenway. Approximately 2.7 miles of the Greenway, more than half of its current total length, is within El Cerrito and runs next to BART. Attachment B shown the location of the Greenway. The Greenway serves as an important bicycle and pedestrian transportation corridor connecting to two BART stations, several bus lines and to civic, recreational and shopping destinations. The Ohlone Greenway also parallels the commercial/transit oriented/mixed use district along San Pablo Avenue. Attachment C shows the locations for the currently proposed wayfinding signs along the Greenway. 5. PROPOSED SCHEDULE In the following table, enter the expected beginning and ending month and year for each of the phases listed. If the phase has been finished, enter Completed in the To column. Phase From To Preliminary Design & Complete Planning Design July 2012 December 2012 Environmental Clearance January 2013 February 2013 Right-of-Way NA NA Construction June 2013 December 2013 Page 3
CC TLC Program 6. ABILITY TO MEET CRITERIA Describe how the proposed project would meet the following four criteria: Achievement of CC-TLC Goals: Identify which of the six goals of the CC-TLC program the proposed project would help achieve a project need not meet all of them and briefly describe how it would do so (see Exhibit One for these six goals) The El Cerrito Ohlone Greenway Wayfinding Signs Project will help achieve all six goals of the CC TLC Program as described below. (1) Help create walkable, pedestrian friendly neighborhoods and business districts; and (2) help create walkable, pedestrian friendly access linking housing and job centers to transit: The project is in a highly utilized, transit accessible location along the regional Ohlone Greenway. The Greenway is used extensively by Albany, El Cerrito,, San Pablo and other East Bay residents for recreation and transportation as well as serving as the key pedestrian and bicycle access to numerous destinations including the El Cerrito Plaza and Del Norte BART Station; AC Transit bus stops; the El Cerrito Plaza Shopping Center; various schools; neighborhood shopping districts; residential neighborhoods; and future high density, transitoriented, mixed use development. In addition, the Ohlone Greenway parallels the commercial/transit oriented/mixed use district along San Pablo Avenue. (CA State Route 123). The community recently completed the Ohlone Greenway Master Plan, which seeks to reinvent the Greenway as the Other Avenue namely, a well travelled non motorized alternative for getting around El Cerrito and the congested parts of San Pablo Avenue. (3) Promote innovative solutions, including compact building design and context sensitive site planning that is integrated with the transportation system; (4) help create affordable housing; and (5) encourage a mixture of land uses and support a community s development or redevelopment activities: The project is along a dense urban environment. It is adjacent to San Pablo Avenue and several underutilized surface parking lots Page 4
CC TLC Program where most of El Cerrito s future housing is anticipated to be created. Currently, a 128 unit housing complex is approved immediately adjacent to the project area at its south end and another 100% affordable, 57 unit housing complex is approved at Portola Drive near the project s midpoint, and other TOD projects have also been contemplated on the surface parking lots of the El Cerrito Plaza and Del Norte BART stations. The project is also within and immediately adjacent to the City s redevelopment area, which includes a 15 perecent inclusionary housing policy, and San Pablo Avenue Priority Development Area, where El Cerrito anticipates the majority of its future high density housing to be located. Provision of highquality recreation and non motorized transportation facilities will be key to the development of these infill sites. (6) Provide for a variety of transportation choices to enhance a community s mobility, identity, and quality of life This project connects informational gaps in pedestrian and bicycle signage to increase transit use and assure greater safety in West Contra Costa County. Placing a cohesive wayfinding signage system along the Ohlone Greenway which provides a key link to major transit hubs will have direct and indirect benefits to the transit/bike/ped community. Visually appealing and cohesive signage will give drivers as well as multi modal users a visual sense of the importance of non motorized vehicle pathways. Feasibility: Describe why the project is feasible and any outstanding issues in the project development process design, environmental clearance, rightof-way purchase, and PS&E or funding of the project Local and policy support: Wayfinding is a simple, cost effective, and lowmaintenance approach to accomplishing TLC Program goals. The project will build off the findings and collective cooperation invested by West Contra Costa jurisdictions to develop a comprehensive wayfinding program in West County as documented in the West Contra Costa/Albany Transit Wayfinding Plan. No The City s recent planning efforts that set the Page 5
Identify local policies that support the project and the integration of the project with other local efforts, as well as other support from the general public, the RTPCs and other relevant agencies CC TLC Program framework for this project include the City s Circulation Plan for Bicyclists and Pedestrians, San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, and the Ohlone Greenway Master Plan. El Cerrito Circulation Plan for Bicyclists and Pedestrians (2007): Among the key projects identified in the Plan is the development of a comprehensive wayfinding signage plan in partnership with other agencies and BART. This subsequently led to the joint effort by the West Contra Costa jurisdictions to develop the West Contra Costa/Albany Transit Wayfinding Plan completed in 2011. El Cerrito San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan (draft): The cities of and El Cerrito are currently collaborating on the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan whose goals include capturing significant potential for transit oriented development, strengthening the Avenue s walkability and bikability, and creating and implementable and cohesive approach to the character and development of the Avenue. The Plan identifies wayfinding improvements as key, needed amenities to support the Plan. The proposed project is consistent with the draft San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. Ohlone Greenway Master Plan (2009): The Master Plan was prepared and adopted in 2009 with extensive community input. The purpose of the Plan was to articulate overall vision and goals for the Greenway as well as to coordinate future improvements to the Greenway so that they were coherent, green and consistent with the overall vision. Wayfinding emerged is an important element of the plan. Matching funds: Identify any funds from other sources that are or would be committed to the project {What percentage of non Measure J funds would be committed to the project?} 7% in in kind staff time. Page 6
IN EMERGENCY, CALL RICHMOND POLICE DISPATCH 510-222-3333 B ATTACHMENT A: Design Concept Wayfinding Signage Program for Albany and West Contra Costa Communities Kaiser 0.4 Bay Trail 0.6 Kaiser 0.4 Bay Trail 0.6 10 feet: max. height for message at this scale (ADA) Concept: Transit destination highlighted in contrasting color (black shown) 7 feet: min. height for clearance (ADA) W I C Y C L E B O U L E V A R D 33RD AVENUE McNEAL STREET 0.7 Kaiser 0.5 Transit Center Hospital 0.8 University Ave Library RICHMOND GREENWAY 37TH ST 0.7 Transit Center Kaiser Bay Trail 0.9 4 ft 5 ft: sign base height (MUTCD) 3 feet: recommended base height P1 Commercial Districts P2 Residential Streets P3 Transit Destination Only B1 Bike/Ped Wayfinding Off-Street Path B2 Bicycle Wayfinding Bicycle Boulevards B3 Bicycle Wayfinding On-Street Routes M1 Map Kiosk (Transit Information) s Option: Transit destination highlighted in 511.org (transit information) color Kaiser 0.4 Bay Trail 0.6 Kaiser 0.4 Bay Trail 0.6 Focused on s: Hercules Parkway Contra Costa College BART/Amtrak El Cerrito Del Norte BART El Cerrito Plaza BART Signs highlight transit destinations Supports local destinations Pedestrian & bicycle routes Photos illustrate color, design and identity options P1 Commercial Districts P2 Residential Streets P3 Transit Destination Only P2 B2 M1 P1 P3 P1 B1 B3
City of El Cerrito Circulation Plan for Bicyclists and Pedestrians
59th St... }þ 123 ¾?! City of Kensingto C Jessen Ct. kton A v e. 56th St. 46th St. Avis Dr. 55th St. Rinco n Rd. Seaview Dr. Stoc Balra Dr. Everett St. Orchard Ave. 58th St. 57th St. Merced St. Meade St. Montgomery Ave. ATTACHMENT C: Sign Locations (1 of 2) Highgate Rd. Carlson Blvd. G alvin Dr. Kensington Rd. Portola Dr. Mariposa St. Waldo Ln. 47th St. Purdue Ave. Terr ace Dr. Monterey St. Stoc kton A ve. Shasta St. Carl Ave. Bayview Ave. 50th St. 48th St. 49th St. Highland Blvd. Anson Way. Park Way. Balra Dr. San Benito St. Tehama Ave. Mendocino St. Santa Clara St. 51st St. Leviston Ave. Windsor Ave. Franciscan Way. City of Butte St. 51st St. Sutter Ave. San Mateo St. Seaview Dr. Bonnie Dr. Ashbury Ave. Santa Cruz Ave. Yale Ave. Albemarle St. Balra Dr. Everett St. Clayton Ave. San Joaquin St. Kenyon Ave. No rwoo d Ave. Oscar St. Wellesley Ave. Stanford Ave. Amherst Ave. Kingston Rd. Village Dr. Arlington Ave. Norvell St. Elm St. Lenox Rd. Parking Lot. Van Fleet Ave. Fairmount Ave. Columbia Ave. C oventry Rd. Stratford Rd. St. San Jose Ave. El Dorado Ave. Avila St. C St. Behrens St. B St. Belmont Ave. City of El Cerrito City of Albany City of City of Berkeley Central Ave. Rydin Rd. Visa lia Ave. Pomona Ave. Talbot Ave. Jacuzzi St. Menlo Pl. Norwood Pl. Avila Pl. Merced St. Eureka Ave. Sunset Dr. Eureka Ave. Hotchkiss Ave. Santa Clara St. Mariposa St. Crystal Cove Ct. York Ave. Eureka Ave. rol Dr. Er Pomona Ave. Colusa Ave. Placer St. Modoc Ave. Plumas Ave. Colusa Ave. Oak St. Panama Ave. Napa St. Ardmore Rd. Driveway Avon Rd. Rockway Ave. Fresno Ave. Panama Ave. Oak St. Sacramento Ave. Fresno Ave. Columbia Ave. ft Rd. E d gecro Eagle Hl. Coventry Rd. Ramona Ave. Victoria St. Coronado St. Yolo Ave. San Luis St. San Luis Rd. Avis Rd. Eldridge Ct. Oakview Ave. A St. El Cerrito Plz. San Ra m on Ave. Parking L ot. S an Juan Ave. Curtis St. Santa Fe Ave. Brighton Ave. Yosemite Rd. San Gabriel Ave. Evelyn Ave. State Hwy 123. Isabel St. Cornell Ave. T h e Alameda Neilson St. Stannage Ave. Cleveland Ave. Contra Costa Ave. Vincente Ave. Spokane Ave. Clay St. Masonic Ave. Pierce St. 80 Colusa Ave. Portland Ave. Adams St. LEGEND Capistrano Ave. Madison St. Jackson St. Taft Ave. San Lorenzo Ave. Carmel Ave. Preferred Bicycle and Pedestrian Routes BART Rail Line Catalina Ave. Tacoma Ave. San Carlos Ave. City of Albany City of Berkeley BART Station Rapid Bus Stop Cerrito St. llside Ave. Solano Ave. Ramona Ave. Fresno Ave. Ensenada Ave. Tulare Ave. Washington Ave. Hi Colusa Ave. Modoc St. Ventura Ave. Ordway St. Gatevi ew Ave. Carmel Ave. Ramona Ave. Buchanan St. Madera St. Merced St. Sierra St. Key Route Blvd. Kains Ave. Polk St. Taylor St. Fillmore St. Johnson St. Tevlin St. Peralta Ave. Curtis St. 8th St. Ordway St. Symbol Type Cross Street Local Destination Pedestrian: Commercial District (P1) u u Pedestrian: Residential (P2) u u Pedestrian: Only (P3) u Bicycle: Greenway/Trail (B1) u u u Bicycle: Boulevard (B2) u * u Bicycle: On-street Route (B3) u ** ¾? Map Kiosk (M1) Kinkead Way. Beverly Pl. Posen Ave. N Ventura Ave. Neilson St. Riley Dr. 9th St. NOT TO SCALE Monroe St. Eastshore Hwy. * Only where cross street is also a bicycle boulevard ** Limited number of destinations can be accommodated Path: N:\2010Projects\SF_Projects\SF10-0512 WCCTAC Transit Enhancement Strategic Plan\Graphics\GIS\MXD\August2011\ElCerritoPlazaStation_WaySigns.mxd Ohlone Greenway (along BART Tracks) EL CERRITO PLAZA STATION - WAYFINDING SIGNS AND PREFERRED ROUTES
Regatta Blvd. 36th St. 37th St. 33rd St. 33rd St. 39th St. 37th St. 59th St. 42nd St. 46th St. 50th St. Ells St. Eastshore Blvd. Alva Ave. Scenic St. Gaynor Ave. Garvin Ave. Downer Ave. 29th St. Clinton Ave. Grant Ave. 30th St. Florida Ave. 32nd St. Pullman Ave. 31st St. 31st St. Spring St. Juliga Woods St. 32nd St. Marina Lakes Dr. 33rd St. Waller Ave. South St. Crystal Cove Ct. Wall Ave. 34th St. Stege Ave. LEGEND ATTACHMENT C: Sign Locations (2 of 2) 35th St. Ohio Ave. Beck St. 34th St. Chanslor Ave. Center Ave. 35th St. Stege Ave. 36th St. Florida Ave. 38th St. Syndicate Ave. Ber 46th St. 36th St. 39th St. 39th St. 38th St. k Pl. 40th St. Bissell Ave. Ohio Ave. Meeker Ave. 41st St. 47th St. 41st St. Meade St. Wilson Ave. Seaver Ave. Preferred Bicycle and Pedestrian Routes BART Rail Line BART Station Rapid Bus Stop 41st St. 41st St. 42nd St. 48th St. 42nd St. 43rd St. Wilson Ave. 43rd St. 580 Berk Ave. 49th St. Center Ave. 43rd St. Bell Ave. 44th St. 44th St. Ohio Ave. Florida Ave. 44th St. Taft Ave. Cutting Blvd. Potrero Ave. 46th St. Montgomery Ave. 50th St. Mclaughlin St. Meade St. 51st St. Lassen St. San Pablo Ave. Macdonald Ave. Escuela Ct. Bell Ct. 51st St. 46th St. Fall Ave. 47th St. Clinton Ave. S Wilson Ave. 47th St. Ventura St. Wall Ave. Overend Ave. Arno Ct. Humboldt St. Mclaughlin St. Hartnett Ave. Reece Ct. Cypress Ave. 49th St. Castilla Ave. State Ct. 49th St. ierra Ave. }þ 123 49th St. Ventura St. 50th St. Isabel St. Ells Ln. Humboldt St. Dim m St. Plaza Cir. State Ave. Monterey St. Amador St. 52nd St. Kern St. Zara Ave. Dimm St. Fray Ave. Reid Ct. City of Wall Ave. Carlston St. Fleming Ave. Gately Ave. Mariposa St. Carlson Blvd. Silva Ave. Fallon Ave. Carl Ave. Doremus Ave. Fall Ave. Yuba St. Rosalind Ave. Ernest Ave. Mono Ave. Victor Ave. Gordon Ave. School Ave. Cypress Ave. Key Blvd. ¾? City of El Cerrito Creely Ave. Bayview Ave. Merced St. Marin Ave. Tuller Ave. Brooks Ave. Sonoma St. Poinsett Ave. Conlon Ave. Knott Ave. School St. Hillside Ave. Santa Clara St. Yuba Ave. Junction Ave. Oscar St. Cedar St. 55th St. Hill St. Rydin Rd. Ralston Ave. Sonoma St. Yale Ave. Lud wig Ave. 56th St. Tulare Ave. Charles Ave. Alta Punta Ave. Edith St. Gloria St. Ray St. Jordan Ave. Fern St. Harper St. Hag en B Junction Ave. 57th St. Arlington Blvd. Hazel Ave. Tapscott Ave. Carlos Ave. lvd. Madison Ave. Santa Clara St. 58th St. San Joaquin St. Mira Vista Dr. Gatto Ave. Cypress Ave. 57th St. Bayview Ave. Symbol Type Cross Street Local Destination Pedestrian: Commercial District (P1) u u Pedestrian: Residential (P2) u u Pedestrian: Only (P3) u Bicycle: Greenway/Trail (B1) u u u Bicycle: Boulevard (B2) u * u Bicycle: On-street Route (B3) u ** ¾? Map Kiosk (M1) * Only where cross street is also a bicycle boulevard ** Limited number of destinations can be accommodated Path: N:\2010Projects\SF_Projects\SF10-0512 WCCTAC Transit Enhancement Strategic Plan\Graphics\GIS\MXD\August2011\ElCerritoDelNorteBartStation_WaySigns.mxd 56th St. Merced St. Mariposa St. Plymouth Ave. City of El Cerrito Central Ave. Jefferson Ave. Colusa Ave. Panama Ave. San Mateo St. Alameda Ave. Modoc Ave. Napa St. Tulare Ave. Mira Vista Dr. Tulare Ave. Santa Clara St. Plumas Ave. Sacramento Ave. Fresno Ave. Butte St. Elm Ave. Carquinez Ave. Shasta St. Bernhard Ave. Tassajara Ave. Snowdon Ave. Glen Mawr Ave. Orchard Ave. Tehama Ave. Columbia Ave. Taft Ave. Manor Cir. Elm St. Placer St. Panama Ave. Elm Ave. Downey Pl. W Fresno Ave. Walnut St. Blake St. Mendocino St. Olive Ave. Claremont A ve. Fairview D ilson Wa y. Wesley Ave. }þ 123 San Benito St. Sutter Ave. City of Santa Cruz Ave. San Luis St. Olive Ave. Laurel Ave. Pierce St. Schmidt Ln. Columbia Ave. Jacuzzi St. Poplar Ave. Alta Vista Dr. r. Ganges Ave. Sequoia Ave. City of San Pablo Tam alpais Ave. Portola Dr. City of San Jose Ave. Palm Ave. View Ave. Plank Ave. El Dorado Ave. City of Albany Mound St. Gladys Ave. St. Van Fleet Ave. Yolo Ave. Elm St. Everett St. Plank Ct. Belmont Ave. Scenic Ave. Donal Ave. Manila Ave. Avila St. Roger Ct. W Ohlone Greenway (along BART Tracks) Gayle Ct. Norvell St. J ulia n Ct. ildwoo d Pl. Cabrillo St. Julian Dr. Rivera St. Everett St. Lawrence St. State Hwy 123. Douglas Dr. Driveway. Scott St. Norvell St. Ashbury Ave. Vista Heights Rd. Ja Adams St. Oak St. Walk Way. Navellier St. Moeser Ln. Pomona Ave. Pinehurst Ct. Madera Ct. Ma d Park Vis. Everett St. Elm St. Oak St. Kains Ave. era C Regency Ct. ir. ¾? Parking Lot. N NOT TO SCALE EL CERRITO DEL NORTE BART STATION - WAYFINDING SIGNS AND PREFERRED ROUTES