Active Transportation Plan

The purpose of this project is to create a comprehensive citywide Active Transportation Plan. While the planning effort was comprehensive and evaluated bike/pedestrian infrastructure citywide, there are specific focus areas of concern. These include school routes, crash and injury hot spots, and the eastern portion of town that lacks infrastructure to support walking and biking.

The Plan identifies and created maps for proposed pedestrian and bicycle facilities and non-infrastructure programs based on community, stakeholder, and stakeholder advisory committee feedback. The planning process identified improvements for active transportation, safe routes to schools, and ADA compliance including sidewalks, roadway safety improvements (high visibility crosswalks, markings, speed cushions/tables) and Class I, II, III and IV bicycle facilities/routes. Through stakeholder workshops and evaluation of current conditions, the assessment phase of planning resulted in a better understanding of where critical barriers to mobility and infrastructure gaps exist. 

The Plan includes a practical implementation strategy with preliminary design schematics and concepts, and data that can be used in grant applications for fifteen (15) priority projects, including six (6) safe routes to schools projects. Additionally, existing conditions, public outreach and grant funding opportunities are summarized in the Plan.  

The purpose of this ATP is to provide the City of Banning with a comprehensive document outlining the existing inventory of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and travel habits of the community. An analysis of the City's current infrastructure highlights areas of opportunity to be prioritized for future improvements and recommendations are presented within this plan as fifteen (15) priority projects. This ATP will guide the development and implementation of active transportation infrastructure programs and policies for the City.