Safe Routes to School Signing & Striping Project
Overview
The Safe Routes to School Striping Project will install pedestrian and bicycle enhancements in the areas around El Marino Elementary School, El Rincon Elementary School, and the Tri-School Complex (Culver City High School, Culver City Middle School, and Farragut Elementary School). The project will include improvements such as:
- High-visibility crosswalks
- Class II Bicycle Lanes
- Shared Lane Markings on Class III Bike Routes
Project Details
The locations proposed are in accordance with Culver City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Action Plan was approved by City Council in June 2020.
El Marino Elementary School
El Rincon Elementary School
El Rincon Elementary School
- 16 Continental Crosswalks
- Sawtelle Blvd between Sepulveda Blvd and Overland Ave
- Class III Bike Route Signs and Markings
- Hannum Ave between Playa St and Sawtelle Blvd
- Malat Way between Playa St and Sawtelle Blvd
- Vera Way between Sepulveda Blvd and Malat Way
- Flaxton St west of Overland Ave
- Kinston Ave between Flaxton St and Stever St
Tri-School Complex
Culver City High School, Culver City Middle School, and Farragut Elementary School
- 97 Continental Crosswalks
- Ocean Ave at Rhoda Way
- Ocean Ave at Westwood Ave
- Class III Bike Route Signs and Markings
- Elenda St between Culver Blvd and Farragut Dr
- Harter Ave between Culver Blvd and Farragut Dr
- Franklin Ave between Overland Ave and Elenda St
- Farragut Dr between Overland Ave and Elenda St
- Westwood Ave between Ocean Ave and Studio Dr
- Kinston Ave between Jefferson Blvd and Rhoda Way
- Studio Dr between Pickford Way and Rhoda Way
- Rhoda Way between Ocean Ave and Cota St
- Cota St between Ocean Ave and Jefferson Blvd
Goals
Proposed improvements will separate users and/or alert motor vehicle drivers to the potential presence of bicyclists and pedestrians. Such measures can improve safety for all road users:
- Reducing pedestrian and bicyclist injuries
- Reducing interactions between pedestrians, bicycles, and motor vehicles
According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), high-visibility crosswalks can reduce pedestrian injury crashes up 40%. High-visibility crosswalks use patterns, such as continental or ladder, which are visible to both the driver and pedestrian from farther away as compared to traditional transverse line crosswalks.
Class II Bicycle Lanes can reduce crashes up to 30% on urban 2-lane undivided collectors and local roads. Providing bicycle facilities can mitigate or prevent interactions, conflicts, and crashes between bicyclists and motor vehicles, and create a network of safer roadways for bicycling. Bicycle lanes align with the Safe System Approach principle of recognizing human vulnerability—where separating users in space can enhance safety for all road users.
Shared Lane Markings on Class III Bike Routes, or “sharrows,” are road markings used to indicate a shared lane environment for bicycles and automobiles. The sharrows encourage bicyclists to position themselves safely in lanes too narrow for a motor vehicle and a bicycle to comfortably travel side by side within the same traffic lane. Sharrows also alert motor vehicle drivers to the potential presence of bicyclists.
Learn more about Proven Safety Countermeasures from the US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
Community Meeting
The Public Works Mobility & Traffic Engineering Division will make a brief project presentation. All stakeholders are invited to express their opinion and ask questions.
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at 7 pm
Location: Cafeteria at Farragut Elementary School
Questions and comments may be submitted in advance to traffic.engineering@culvercity.org or call and leave a message at (310) 253-5634.
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Funding
Safe Routes to School Striping Project is funded by City of Culver City General Fund.
Schedule
The project is anticipated to begin construction in June 2023.
Images
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