Imperial Beach Palm Avenue / 7th St Eco

Jim Janney – Mayor of Imperial Beach
Andy Hall – City Manager of Imperial Beach
Hank Levien – Public Works Director
Vicki Madrid – CIP Project Manager
Peter Lau – Construction Inspector
Ryan Zellers – Project Manager
Eriko Kobayashi – Lead Civil Engineer
John Taylor
y – Lead Landscape Architect
Emily Hubbard – Landscape Architect
Imperial Beach
Palm
P
l Avenue
A
/ 7th St
Eco-Bikeway Project
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1994
2004
2012
2013
2010
2000
1990
2006
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Eco-Route
E
R t Bik
Bikeway Proposed
P
d
in 1990’s
Palm Ave / 7th St. Analyzed &
Conceptualized in 2004-2005
Design from 2006-2012
Awarded Grant 2012
Construction 2013
Connectivity
GOALS
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GOAL
:
Connectivity
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between
Ecological
and Tourist
Areas
Enhance
Pedestrian
and
Bicycle
Mobility
and Safety
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Utilize EcoFriendly
Landscape
and Best
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M
Management
t
Practices
Class III Bike Route on 7th St from
y
y to Palm Ave
Bayshore
Bikeway
Class III Bike Route on Palm Ave
from 7th St to Rainbow St
Class II Bike Lanes on Palm Ave
from 7th St to 3rd St with Road
Diet: 4 Lanes > 2 Lanes
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Imperial
i l Beach
B
h
Palm Avenue / 7th St
Eco-Bikeway
Eco
Bikeway Project
Imperial Beach
Palm Avenue / 7th St
Eco-Bikeway Project
GOAL
: Mobility & Safety
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Road Diet
Reduced Number
of Travel Lanes
Pop-Outs for
Traffic Calming
Landscaping for
Pedestrian Buffer
New Bike Lanes
Pedestrian
Median Refuge
Island with
Warning Devices
Imperial Beach
Palm Avenue / 7th St
Eco-Bikeway Project
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GOAL
: Eco-Friendly
Aesthetics
Pop-Outs with
Landscaped Buffers
N ti Plantings
Native
Pl ti
and
d
Xeriscape Palletes
“Green Surfboards”
for Community
Character and
Natural Element to
Urban Design
Landscape
p Areas
Adapted to Allow for
Road Runoff
Infiltration
Re-Used
Re
Used Palm Trees
Construction
Cost
October
2013
$1.6 M
Completion
Date
Future
Projects
SR-75 MixedUse Corridor
Project
Imperial
I
i l Beach
B
h
Palm Avenue / 7th St
Eco-Bikeway
Eco
Bikeway Project