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Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $225,000, offset by grant funds from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Active Transportation Program; and
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $225,000, offset by a transfer of grant funds from the Caltrans Active Transportation Program from the Capital Grant Fund. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department for planning and environmental phase of the Pacific Avenue Cycle Track Project (Project).
On May 31, 2016, the City Manager executed a Master Agreement (Agreement) with California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) under the authority of Resolution No. RES-07-0097, formalizing the terms and conditions of the administration of federal-aid projects. The Agreement specified each agency’s role regarding the funding.
On March 24, 2021, the California Transportation Commission awarded the City of Long Beach (City) grant funding for the Project, which will transform 1.6 miles of the high-stress Class III (shared lane) bike route on Pacific Avenue from Ocean Boulevard to Pacific Coast Highway into to an attractive and comfortable curb-separated Class IV cycle track, landscaped where possible, to serve Long Beach’s residents and commuters (the Project connects to two Metro A Line stations and the Downtown Transit Mall). Inconsistent active transportation infrastructure and gaps along the route currently deter bicycle and pedestrian travel, resulting in barriers to employment and recreational opportunities.
The project limits were identified in the 2020 Long Beach Vision Zero Action Plan as the fourth most dangerous corridor for bicyclists and pedestrians based on a five-year comprehensive collision analysis. Additionally, all census tracts within the project...
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