Downtown Complete Streets

Downtown Complete Streets Conceptual Rendering

Project Background

The project intends to make the corridor on West Alisal Street and Lincoln Avenue a more safe, efficient and complete street. The first phase will include re-striping, signal improvements, and crosswalk improvements on West Alisal Street from Blanco Road to Front Street. The project is funded by a federal grant from the Highways Safety Improvement Program and a grant from the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) for design.

The second phase includes additional intersection improvements, continuing complete streets improvements on Lincoln Avenue, and designs for enhanced bus service.

This project is part of a larger regional plan to improve transit, bicycle, pedestrian and auto corridor between the Marina area to the City of Salinas. Information on the regional plan can be found on the Transportation Agency for Monterey County website

What are "Complete Streets"?

"Complete Streets" are streets designed and operated to support safe mobility for everyone. Those included are people of all ages and abilities, regardless of whether they are traveling as drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists, or public transportation riders.

Story Map

Please visit the Downtown Complete Streets Story Map for exciting project updates.

Funding

Funding for this project is provided by the Highway and Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP), and Measure X .

SAFE

The Downtown Complete Streets project proposes enhanced crosswalks curb extensions and signals systems that are bicycle and pedestrian friendly. Signals will be upgraded to provide protected left turn phase to reduce turning collision potential and improve safety. Crosswalks will be improved to make crossing areas more visible and crossing distances will be reduced. Bicycle lanes will have more defined spacing from car traffic.

EFFICIENT

The Downtown Complete Streets project proposes enhanced signal systems. Signal upgrades will include advanced systems that can optimize heavy traffic movement and minimize overall delay. Signal coordination along the corridor will help improve flow through the corridor. A later phase may include recommendations to accommodate enhanced bus services, which provide reliable and fast services to destinations in the area.

COMPLETE

The Downtown Complete Streets Project makes significant improvements to West Alisal Street and Lincoln Avenue that benefit all users of the street. Traditional street design focuses on accommodation of the car alone with other street uses just an afterthought. The Complete Streets philosophy calls for design of transportation facilities including streets with all users in mind. Complete street designs enhances the streetscape to improve conditions for transit riders, bicyclists and pedestrians. Resulting facilities provide real choices for travelers to decide how to get where they are going.

Downtown Complete Streets News

Thank You for Attending Our Open House!

City Staff would like to thank all who attended the Downtown Complete Streets Open House on Thursday, January 30, 2019. Residents, students, business owners, and project partners attended an interactive program to learn about upcoming improvements along West Alisal Street, from Front Street to Blanco Road. Exhibits from the Open House can be downloaded from the files below.

Construction for the Downtown Complete Streets project is projected to begin Summer 2019. For project updates...
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