WHAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HAS BEEN DONE FOR THIS PROJECT?

The pilot project design was developed following a robust community engagement effort over the past two years that included multiple rounds of community workshops and surveys, as well as Council feedback and approval in spring of 2024. Our team of licensed traffic engineers designed a pilot project that addressed the top priorities we heard from the community:

Below is a history of the community engagement conducted for the project.

On April 8, 2024, City staff presented D Street Pilot Project design options to City Council for consideration. City Council provided feedback and gave approval on the design.

Our Public Works & Utilities Director emailed those who have subscribed to project updates detailing proposed next steps, which include a “Phase I” project that aims to deliver traffic calming and pedestrian enhancements this fall.

In response to feedback received at our April 26, 2023 community workshop, we made a new survey available focusing primarily on the proposed lane configuration and bicycle route preferences. 261 people took the survey.

The City hosted its second community workshop to introduce and seek feedback on the proposed design. The meeting was attended by 55 people.

The proposed design includes several traffic calming, pedestrian, and intersection safety enhancements, as well as bike lanes in both directions between Petaluma Boulevard South and City Limits. In order to provide bike lanes in both directions, on-street parking would be prohibited on one side of the street between 4th Street and Laurel Avenue. Staff performed three weekday parking counts (morning, afternoon, and nighttime) and found that, on average,14 percent of on-street parking is utilized between 4th Street and Laurel Avenue. Parking counts were used to identify which side of the street had higher parking utilization; the resulting configuration includes parking on the inbound side of the street between 4th Street and 8th Street, and on the outbound side between 8th Street and Laurel Avenue.

For more background, including feedback collected through the City’s project survey and first community workshop, review the previous project updates below.

The City posted an online survey asking for feedback on priorities and potential design elements/roadway configurations. 138 people responded to the survey.

The City provided a similar presentation to the Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee, incorporating feedback received at the October 18 Community Workshop.

The City hosted a virtual community workshop to introduce the project and hear community concerns and ideas. The meeting was attended by 70 people.