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Art3_TwentyninePalms_FY21_BikePed_HatchSullivan_App 1/7 TDA Article 3 Grant Application: Bicycle & Pedestrian Project Project Title Hatch Street/Sullivan Bicycle Lanes Priority if Submitting 2 Multiple Applications Project Type Installation of new facility Project Length 2.1 miles Local Match Funding General Fund Sources Contact Name Craig Stacey Agency Twentynine Palms Contact Phone (760-367-6799 ext.1016 Contact Email cstacey@29palms.org Project Need & Purpose Clear project The project is to construct Class II bicycle lanes/sidepath on Hatch Road and description Sullivan Road. The project will construct 7 foot travel shoulders on each side of the roadway that will provide 5 foot bicycle lanes and two foot buffer for the 2.1 mile long project The City of Twentynine Palms is developing a connected bicycle and pedestrian network. The purpose of this network is to both provide transportation travel options and to provide amenities and recreational opportunities for its residents. The network also provides safe routes to school for students. The Hatch Road/Sullivan Road Bicycle Lane project is a project that will provide Class II bicycle lanes that will extend the city and regional bicycle system to cover an additional section of the city. The project will provide a paved shoulder for bicycle lanes and for use by pedestrians and will provide an important connection between the residents in the mid-part of the City to connect to the south part of the City. The project will also complete a safe connection to one of the two elementary schools. A third benefit is to provide a safer east-west bicycle and pedestrian alternative to SR-62 This project connects schools, parks, businesses, and the Joshua Tree National Park. 2/7 Provide data to The trips by bicycle and pedestrian with project have been estimated using the support potential use methodology developed by the SafeRoutes - National Center Safe Routes to of the bicycle or School, which is used to estimate active transportation trips. This is the sidewalk facility methodology used for Caltrans approved Active Transportation Plans. The trip estimates represent the trips from the project area and not the entire census tract. The trips were assigned to the proposed project. Table 1 shows the input data used obtained from The US Census American Community Survey Data for 2019. Table 1 Initial Data Population in project area—9099 Total commuters-3956 School children- 990 Source: 2019 American Community Survey Table 2 Average Daily Trip Estimates for Project Bicycle—commute (3), school (8), recreation (10) Pedestrian-commute (10), school (40), recreation (19) Source: Methodology from SafeRoutes Describe how project The City of Twentynine Palms has identified improving roads and sidewalks as one is situated in the of the Council directed goals for the agency. The proposed Class II bicycle lane regional system. project is consistent with safe routes to school (SRTS) infrastructure improvements Explain how this identified through the SBCTA Regional SRTS Plan Phase 11 and Morongo Basin project is consistent Active Transportation Plan (MBATP) parallel the City of Twentynine Palms active with a Regional transportation goals that are noted within their 2012 General Plan. More specifically Transportation Plan within the Circulation and Recreation Elements the project area and project features or SBCTA's are encapsulated within the city's overall priority vision. Countywide Active The need for the project was first identified in the San Bernardino Regional Safe Transportation Plan, Routes to School Plan Phase II (SBCTA SRTS Plan Phase II)and then the Morongo if applicable. Basin Active Transportation Plan (MBATP). Together these projects have established a culture of expansive participation, which the project planners of each project have used to ensure the public were consulted during the planning process and development of infrastructure treatments. The SBCTA completed the Non- Motorized Transportation Plan in 2011. The plan outlined a number of bicycle and pedestrian project for Twentynine Palms to complete. Many of these projects have been implemented creating the backbone of a bicycle and pedestrian networks. In 2019, the Morongo Basin Active Transportation Plan (MBATP)was prepared to build upon the NMTP to develop additional projects to provide for a network that provided NMT connectivity to a greater amount the community. The Hatch Road/Sullivan Road project is a recommendation in the MBATP. 3/7 Outline the The destinations served by the project are identified in Figure 2. These destinations destinations served include: by this project. • Knott Sky Park— Destinations can be • Knott Sky Park Preschool— in a list form with •Twentynine Palms Public Works potential number of •Twentynine Palms Historical Society bike/ped users Connection to existing bicycle and pedestrian routes to connect to: described. • Oasis Visitor Center • Palm Vista Elementary School Listed below the resulting trip estimates (origins and destinations)associated with each section of the proposed route. Palm Vista Elementary School 8 bike 40 walk Oasis Visitor Center 2 bike 4 walk Tortise Rock Casino 6 walk Joshua Tree National Park 2 bike Knott Sky Park/Twentynine Palms Dog Park 4 bike 9 walk Twentynine Palms Water District and other employment 3 bike 10 walk Other 2 bike 4 walk 4/7 Describe how this The project will improve safety by: project will improve • School trips will not need to walk or bike in the roadway cyclist and/or •Work and recreational trips can be made without conflicting with motor vehicles pedestrian safety. •This provides an active transportation bypass a section of SR-62 which has Where able, site the experienced vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian collisions. number of collisions during an identified In 2020, the City of Twentynine Palms completed a Local Roadway Safety Plan timeframe this (LRSP). The mission of the LRSP was to achieve a reduction in collisions, and in project aims to particular in fatal and serious injury collisions through a multi-agency approach that address. utilizes education, enforcement, engineering and emergency service strategies. This project has been completed with input from key stakeholders who provided input on safety needs and goals. Stakeholders included: • San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department • San Bernardino County Fire Department • Morongo Unified School District Both the LRSP and Morongo Basin ATP identified that the pedestrian and bicycle environment in many parts of Twentynine Palms is challenged by roadways with high travel speeds and limited sidewalks and trails. The project will provide a bypass of SR-62 to avoid this highly traveled corridor to provide this safer alternative route once the project is completed. The new bicycle/pedestrian lanes on both sides of Hatch Road and Sullivan Road will be constructed to improve the visibility of bicyclists and will highlight their presence from a driver's perspective since with the proposed project which will construct travel shoulders and provide new bike lanes, they will no longer have to bike in the street and on dirt paths where they are not expected. Along this route a bicyclist would need to contend with motor vehicles traveling at high rates of speed passing them within feet. The addition of bicycle/pedestrian lanes will provide protected space separated from motor vehicles, bicycle facilities will address a lack of dedicated space for non- motorized users along this route. The installation of new buffered bike lanes will improve the visibility of bicyclists and highlight their presence from a driver's perspective since they will no longer have to bike in the street or on dirt paths where they are not expected. Explain the The Morongo Basin Transportation Authority (MBTA) provides local weekday and multimodal or transit weekend transit service throughout the Morongo Basin from Twentynine Palms to system connectivity Morongo Valley. MBTA also provides regional connecting service to Palm Springs provided by this International Airport on weekdays and weekends. MBTA operates 8 local and project. regional bus lines that travel through most communities within the Morongo Basin and manages the RoadRunner Shuttle service from the Joshua Tree community into the National Park. The routes are as follows: • Route 1 —Yucca Valley—Twentynine Palms • Route 3A-Twentynine Palms Marine Base • Route 3B-Twentynine Palms Neighborhood A transit center is located in the center off Twentynine Palms. To better serve first and last mile connections, MBTA buses are equipped with bicycle racks that allow riders to safely travel with their bicycle. The proposed route will enable bike riders to more safely access this transit center. The proposed project will connect to transit routes, transit stops and improve the connectivity to the main transit center located in the downtown area near SR-62 and Adobe Road. 5/7 Establish the level of The project is shovel ready. The basic conceptual plan has been prepared. A cost the project's estimate has been prepared. The City has begun the project by clearing and grading readiness. Include a the roadway shoulders in preparation of adding the pavement. Right of way discussion on the acquisition will be completed in advance of the project award. local participation process that resulted Previously, as a part of the community engagement process, a community event in the identification was held to allow students, residents, and community members an opportunity to and prioritization of provide input and talk to the Team about the City's Active Transportation efforts the project. including the Amboy Road project. The Project Team organized a booth at both the Health &Community Resource Fairs in Twentynine Palms. This event provided an opportunity for project staff to engage with the Twentynine Palms community and discuss how active transportation infrastructure can help—amongst other benefits— improve public health and enhance recreational opportunities. In addition to collecting input through surveys, the project booth included large maps, project information and materials, a kids' coloring corner, and a pop-up gallery of kids' active transportation-related coloring sheets done during the event. A survey was provided asking the primary reasons why they don't walk or bike more often Respondents indicated that they did not bike more often because of street or roadway design (49%)and vehicles traveling too fast at (38%). To bike more, respondents simply indicated the need for more bikeway facilities, including more protected bike lanes (52%)and off-road bike trails (31%). This information was then followed up as part of a recently completed Local Roads Safety Plan where the City coordinated with the MUSD Transportation and Operations Director to discuss transportation needs related to schools and for the community. He indicated a community need to provide safer bicycle facilities. This project was discussed during this meeting and it is being developed as it contributes to the goal of safer bicycle facilities. 6/7 Has the agency The City has not competed for TDA Article 3 funds in the past. The city has receive delivered past 11 federal and state funded grants and has successfully completed 7 projects. projects on Currently the city is in various phases with 4 State and Federally funded projects, schedule? If yes, including a new bridge. The projects are on schedule and should be constructed what steps will be within the next 2 years. taken to ensure The City was award HSIP Cycle 9 Grant, the HSIP 5448 (011)- Neighborhood similar results? If no, Safety Project. They PES was submitted July 1. 60 % plans submitted, 90% Plans what steps will be are due at the end of August 2021. taken to prevent a The other 3 projects where the city received grants that are currently in the process similar occurrence? are the following: BRNBIL-5448(533) Split Rock Avenue Bridge: Environmental Document approved. Bridge Type Selection approved June 1, 2021. 95% plans to be submitted mid August. ATPL-5448(010)-Safe Route to School (3 Schools) Preliminary Engineering near complete. Received Request for Project Scope Change approval July 12, 2021 PES to be submitted Mid-August HSIP 5448 (011) Unsignalized Intersection Enhancement Project Received award notice May 6, 2021 RFP for design and environmental consultant Issued, proposals received Award for design consultant scheduled August 24, 2021 What provisions The Public Works Department maintains all of the city's streets and public right of does the agency ways from paving streets, repairing berms, patching holes, maintaining curb, gutter have in place to and sidewalk to trimming trees in the right-of-way, traffic signals and traffic control ensure the facility will devices and by grading and maintaining dirt roads and shoulders. be properly Public Works department has two scheduled overall bike path maintenance and maintained? inspection programs twice a year and 3-4 specific area maintenance and inspection programs connected to yearly events. Our council is very proud of the bike paths and what that brings to our community. This puts this into a high priority for our department to routinely inspect and maintain this infrastructure by patching back filling edges and cleaning. We have overlaid the existing bicycle paths that were approximately 25 years old. This shows the pride we take in our bike paths in the city and our ongoing additions to this valuable connecting infrastructure. Attach Map(s) Hatch_Sullivan_LayoutConcept.pdf 3.45MB Attach Picture(s) Hatch Photos.pdf 438.6KB Attach Other Hatch Attractions.pdf 86.04KB Grant Grahpics Hatch2.pdf 476.21 KB Preliminary Engineering/Design Cost: 7/7 Preliminary 60000 Engineering/Design Cost Right of Way Cost 80000 Project Con Cost 1340000 Local Match 148000 LTF, Article 3 Funds 1332000 Requested Total Project Cost 1480000 Project Evaluation Criteria Overall Quality of Application: 15 pts Project Need and Purpose: 40 pts Cost Effectiveness: 15 pts Timeliness of Prior Project Completion: 5 pts Matching Funds: 25 pts have read the rJ (1)the total award amount will be rescinded if the agency fails to submit a Claim guidelines and Form and Authorizing Resolution within SIX months of award notification, and understand:* have read the r1 (2)two one-year extensions may only be granted without SBCTA Board approval guidelines and IF: (a) progress has been made on the project, and (b) an extension request understand:* including an appropriate justification for the delay and a revised project completion date is provided THREE MONTHS BEFORE the project sunset date. Figure 1 Existing and Planned Bicycle Facilities near Project Source: Morongo Basin Active Transportation Plan Figure 2 Destinations Served Figure 3 Safety Project Benefits –Avoiding Routes of High Pedestrian Collisions Figure 4 Safety Project Benefits – Avoiding SR-62 Total (all modes) Collisions Source: Twentynine Palms LRSP (2020) Figure 5 Project Multi-modal Connections Source: Morongo Basin Active Transportation Plan Morongo RdHat c h R d Class II Bike Lane Manzanita AveSR-62 Class II Bike Lane Exhibit 1: Hatch Rd Proposed Conditions Estrella AveHat c h R d Class II Bike Lane Alpine AveClass II Bike LaneEucalyptus AveExhibit 2: Hatch Rd Proposed Conditions La Luna AveHat c h R d Class II Bike Lane Class II Bike Lane El Sol AveExhibit 3: Hatch Rd Proposed Conditions Hat c h R d Class II Bike LaneLa Buena Tierra AveClass II Bike Lane Exhibit 4: Hatch Rd Proposed Conditions Hat c h R d Class II Bike Lane Mission AveClass II Bike Lane Exhibit 5: Hatch Rd Proposed Conditions Hat c h R d Class II Bike Lane Datura AveClass II Bike Lane Sullivan Rd Exhibit 6: Hatch Rd Proposed Conditions Class II Bike Lane Class II Bike Lane Sullivan Rd Stardune AveExhibit 7: Sullivan Rd Proposed Conditions Class II Bike Lane Class II Bike Lane Sullivan Rd Exhibit 8: Sullivan Rd Proposed Conditions Class II Bike Lane Class II Bike Lane Sullivan Rd Exhibit 9: Sullivan Rd Proposed Conditions Class II Bike Lane Class II Bike Lane Sullivan Rd Exhibit 10: Sullivan Rd Proposed Conditions Class II Bike Lane Class II Bike Lane Sullivan Rd Bullion AvePine AveExhibit 11: Sullivan Rd Proposed Conditions Class II Bike Lane Class II Bike Lane Sullivan Rd Split Rock AveExhibit 12: Sullivan Rd Proposed Conditions Class II Bike Lane Class II Bike Lane Sullivan Rd Exhibit 13: Sullivan Rd Proposed Conditions Class II Bike Lane Adobe RdClass II Bike Lane Sullivan Rd Exhibit 14: Sullivan Rd Proposed Conditions Hatch Road, west end of project, looking east At Manzanita, looking east Connection to park and fields Hatch Road /Sullivan Road Sullivan Road