Station Area Master Plan - Updated Sept.2017

Station Area Master Plan – Transportation Context

Curb Extensions All intersections along Monterey Road and Depot Street between Main Avenue and Fifth Street provide curb extensions. (See Figure 1-34.) Benefits of curb extensions include shortened pedestrian crossings and traffic speed reductions.

Figure 1-34: Curb Extensions along Monterey Road between Main Avenue and Fifth Street

Planned Improvements In addition to the in-pavement flashers, other planned improvements are new traffic signals at the intersection of Monterey Road and Fourth Street, including pedestrian signals, and two paths or trails. The “Hill Top Trail” will be a pedestrian trail connecting Third Street to Fifth Street at Del Monte Avenue. This planned trail will provide a walking/running path near the Downtown area. A shared-use trail is planned for West Little Llagas Creek extending from its current terminus at Spring Avenue north to the intersection of Main Avenue and Hale Avenue. There are right-of-way constraints for this path and no funding has yet been identified, therefore, this is a far-term project.

Pedestrian Toolbox

The streetscape toolbox includes features that create a safe and comfortable pedestrian environment. Other pedestrian tools include:

Closing sidewalk gaps

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• Enhancing unsignalized crossings with a combination of the following treatments: o Pedestrian refuge islands o Staggered pedestrian refuge islands o Advanced limit lines o High-visibility crosswalk striping o Pedestrian crossing signs

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