NOMA received this email from the CA Incline Project Manager, Curtis Castle, who spoke at the NOMA Meeting February 5, 2015. He sent this information from his presentation to share with members and friends.
NOMA Board ************************************************************************** Dear NOMA Friends, Below I have summarized what I took from last night's meeting to be the major issues for your association. Please feel free to share this information and reach out to me with any other questions or concerns. Striping Configuration – Existing versus New · Existing configuration – 2 northbound (down the Incline) and 1 southbound lane (up the Incline) · New configuration – 1 lane each direction · Turning movements at the intersections of Ocean Av and PCH will remain unchanged. Why is one northbound lane being removed? The Incline currently conveys different modes of the transportation as it used by not only motorists, but cyclists and pedestrians. Cyclists currently have to ride in a vehicular lane to use the Incline and the narrow sidewalk often forces pedestrians to step into the street to pass someone coming the other way. The new bridge will include a two-lane bicycle path and a pedestrian lane which are physically separated by a concrete barrier from the traffic lanes. The new bridge will be wider to accommodate the bicycle and pedestrian lanes, but it would not be feasible to widen it further to include an additional northbound vehicular lane. The Incline is bounded by the bluffs above and PCH below which limit how much wider the new bridge can be. Essentially, one northbound vehicular lane is being replaced by the bicycle and pedestrian lanes. The EIR supports this because it address how the Incline is currently being used by and improves safety for all users and their mode of transport. Commuters will use 7th Street to cut into Santa Monica Canyon, increasing congestion in the NOMA area. The designers and traffic engineers who prepared the detour routes understood that the residential streets north of Montana Av and in Santa Monica Canyon do not have the capacity to serve as part of the detour route. This is why the detour signing will route drivers to either Lincoln Bl or Ocean Av to head south to get on PCH. Will drivers who normally take the Incline try to drive into Santa Monica Canyon? They might, but as I heard at last night’s meeting, traffic is already congested there. I expect anyone who tries to cut north on 7th St will learn that its quicker and easier to use the detour route. Additionally, traffic patterns in downtown Santa Monica will be monitored and we can increase the signing if necessary. Presentation and drawing showing the new striping configuration linked here.. Best, Curtis Castle, P.E. / Construction Manager City of Santa Monica / Civil Engineering 310.458.8721 / 310.628.8039 (c) curtis.castle@smgov.net
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