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The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee’s Annual Report On Committee Goals, Principles And Accomplishments For Calendar Year 2018; And Proposed Committee Priorities For Calendar Year 2019. (Andrew Clough)
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Committee Goals and Principles
Work with city council and city staff to improve access, infrastructure, and safety for people who ride a bike or walk in Emeryville.
Accomplishments for Calendar Year 2018
● Summer 2018 Emeryville Walking and Biking Tour: engaged the city’s residents in walking and biking in Emeryville and solicited feedback on priorities and needs for pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure and safety.
● Improvements of Powell/Christie Corridor: tracked developments in improving this portion of the city infrastructure with a standing agenda item each month and provided committee feedback as appropriate.
● Summer 2018 Repaving: reviewed plans for significant repaving in 2018 and provided suggestions to staff on improvements for pedestrian and cyclist needs, many of which were implemented.
● SafeTrec Safety Evaluation of Six Emeryville Intersections: provided input to the SafeTrec team from UC Berkeley on identified intersections for the study, and suggested the inclusion of Hollis/Powell intersection.
● 40th Street Corridor Redesign: reviewed design options and recommended a protected 2-way cycle-track on 40th St from Adeline Ave to IKEA.
● Emeryville Vision Zero: made recommendation to transportation commission to implement Vision Zero for people on foot or on bike in Emeryville, in line with other local cities’ initiatives.
Top Priorities for Calendar Year 2019
● Emeryville Vision Zero: work towards a Vision Zero plan for people walking or biking in the city of Emeryville. This includes no fatalities or disabling injuries.
● Car-Free or -Lite Living: determine infrastructure and city program needs to allow for city residents to choose to live car-free (or car-lite) anywhere in the city.
● Car-Free Commuting to Emeryville: determine infrastructure and city program needs to allow commuters to easily get to work in Emeryville without a car.
● Summer 2019 Emeryville Tour: host a focused Bike or Ped Tour to engage residents and visitors to the City that don’t currently participate on the BPAC committee and solicit feedback on their identified areas of concern.
● 2019 Bike to Work Day: engage residents and commuters in Emeryville with a goal of increasing the numbers of people riding bikes on Bike to Work Day.
● Neighboring Cities Outreach: collaborate with bicycle and pedestrian/ transportation committees in Berkeley and Oakland to increase regional interconnectivity via active or public transportation.
● San Pablo Corridor: work with Berkeley and Oakland to create strong bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure on the San Pablo corridor.
● Powell/Christie Corridor Area Plan: Develop and pedestrian and bicycle plan and continue to track bike and ped developments in this area of the city. Work with staff on the issues of an all red at the Powell & Christie intersection and the issue of no right turn on red lighted arrow at I-80 off-ramp to increase safety for pedestrians and cyclists in this area of the city.
● Safety at Key Intersections in Emeryville: evaluate the opportunities to expand city park or park-let spaces while improving pedestrian and bicycle safety at key intersections in Emeryville where dangerous car traffic has been observed.
First Highlighted Priority
● Emeryville Vision Zero: work towards a Vision Zero plan for people walking or biking in the city of Emeryville. This includes no fatalities or disabling injuries.
Second Highlighted Priority
● Neighboring Cities Outreach: collaborate with bicycle and pedestrian/ transportation committees in Berkeley and Oakland to increase regional interconnectivity via active or public transportation.
Conclusion
Our goal is to increase the quality of life for visitors, employees and residents in the City of Emeryville. People walking, biking and riding transit should be able to safely and quickly move about the city regardless of age, physical ability, race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, or immigration status.
PREPARED BY: BPAC Committee Members