The project is located in east Salinas, more specifically on Bardin Road (from Williams Road to Sconberg Parkway) and on East Alisal Street (from Tampa Street to Bardin Road) and includes a portion of Alisal Road, a County roadway immediately adjacent to Bardin Road/East Alisal Street and Sconberg Parkway.
On August 2016, the City of Salinas received funds from the Federal Active Transportation Program (ATP) to initiate the planning phase of the project to improve safety and accessibility of all users within this area. This program aims to encourage active living through enhancing transportation facilities designed for pedestrians and bicyclists. The program also focuses on improving routes to school to create safer streets that improve active travel to and from schools for parents, children, and the general public. The goal of this project is to ensure that travelers of all ages and abilities can move safely and efficiently along and across safe routes to and from the Bardin Elementary School, including other schools in the area.
“Complete Streets” improvements are intended to provide safe mobility for all users (pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists). The Bardin Road Safe Routes to School Improvements are as follows:
The project completes missing gaps in the bicycle and pedestrian networks and improves safety by creating buffers between vehicles and bicyclists, reducing pedestrian crossing distances, providing appropriate pedestrian crosswalks and ramps, and establishing proper intersection control at key intersections. The project is expected to significantly increase bicycle and pedestrian activity by making a systemic improvement that will slow down travel speeds, improving the comfort and safety of those traveling along or across the roadway. It is expected that these improvements will transform the area into an active transportation friendly environment with a unified bicycle and pedestrian network.
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Bardin road sr2s logo
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2019.03.15 visual simulation
City of Salinas Bardin Road Safe Routes To School Project
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