Pedestrian Plan Project and Program Status
| Driver and Pedestrian Education and Enforcement Programs |
No update |
| Individualized Marketing |
Researching potential program and funding opportunities. |
| Organized Walks |
Refer to the Alameda Walks web page for existing walks |
Walking Maps
Historic walking tours created
by Stellar Media Group's
"Alameda An Architectural Treasure Chest"
by Dennis Evanosky, which can be purchased at
www.evanosky.info
Historic photographs and maps courtesy Alameda Museum;
modern-day hiking map courtesy Eric J. Kos. |
Town of Alameda Historic Walking Tour (PDF, 1654Kb)
Town of Encinal Historic Walking Tour (PDF, 3310Kb)
Town of Woodstock Historic Walking Tour (PDF, 5636Kb)
Squatter Pancoast Historic Walking Tour (PDF, 1936Kb)
Sather Mound Historic Walking Tour (PDF, 4452Kb)
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| Island Access - Estuary Crossing PSR/EIR and Local Matching Bank |
Refer to the Estuary Crossing web site for updated project information. |
| Pedestrian Districts - Park Street and Webster Street (high priority) |
No update |
| Public Walkways |
No update |
| Safe Routes to School - Education |
Six elementary schools - Bay Farm, Edison, Franklin, Lum, Otis and Paden - and Wood Middle School participated in a citywide Walk & Roll to School Day to celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. This effort was part of the Alameda County Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) program. Transform is the lead agency, and is working in conjunction with the City of Alameda Public Works Department and the Alameda Unified School District.
Alameda Sun article "How Did You Get to School Today?" by Dennis Evanosky (PDF, 32Kb)
The SR2S program also has implemented puppet show safety assemblies for elementary school kids at Bay Farm, Otis and Washington schools; and bicycle safety classes at Chipman and Lincoln middle schools. "The puppet show was fantastic and thoroughly enjoyed by our students and staff – lots of teachable moments from it," stated Jane Lee, principal of Bay Farm Elementary School.
The SR2S program is funded by the countywide Measure B half-cent sales tax for transportation, which is administered by the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority.
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| Safe Routes to School - Maps |
Provided Safe Routes to School maps for
Chipman Middle School, (PDF, 1,092Kb)
Franklin Elementary School, (PDF, 409Kb)
Lincoln Middle School, (PDF, 634Kb)
St. Philip Neri School, (PDF, 715Kb)
Otis Elementary School, (PDF, 414Kb)
Paden Elementary School, (PDF, 672Kb)
Ruby Bridges Elementary School, (PDF, 829Kb)
Washington Elementary School (PDF, 698Kb)
Working on the maps for the remaining elementary and middle schools.
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| Sidewalk Installations and Maintenance |
High-priority sidewalk projects are part of developer funded projects so are not funded through the Pedestrian Plan. |
| Street Crossings |
City eliminated the free right turn on southbound Webster Street at Atlantic Avenue, and provided high visibility crosswalks. |
| Trails |
No update |
Pedestrian Design Guidelines
The purpose of an accompanying document, the Pedestrian Design Guidelines, is to provide recommendations to City staff, residents, developers and decision makers on how to build pedestrian facilities. The design guidelines will include illustrations and descriptions of measures as well as their applicability, advantages and disadvantages. A public review draft Pedestrian Design Guidelines is expected to be available in Spring 2009.
Pedestrian Task Force
All task force meetings are open to the public
The Pedestrian Task Force has met several times at key milestones of the Pedestrian Planning process. All task force meetings are open to the public and participation is strongly encouraged. A final meeting is expected to occur to discuss the draft Pedestrian Design Guidelines.
The Pedestrian Task Force is comprised of representatives from the following commissions and boards:
- Board of Education
- Commission on Disability Issues
- Economic Development Commission
- Historical Advisory Board
- Housing Commission
- Planning Board
- Recreation and Parks Commission
- Transportation Commission
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