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#78 Sustaining Complete Streets Momentum - Lopez
1. Sustaining Complete Streets
Momentum
Complete Streets Policy in Baldwin Park
Pro Walk Pro Bike
Sept ember 13, 2012
L on g B e a c h , C A
Salvador Lopez Jr.
Health and Built Environment Analyst / Planner
City of Baldwin Park, CA
2. BALDWIN PARK DEMOPGRAPHICS
20
miles
North
East
of
Los
Angeles
Median
age
is
26.9
years
34%
under
age
19;
70%
under
34
15%
of
families
and
18%
of
individuals
live
below
poverty
(200
U.S.
Census)
34.3%
of
all
students
are
overweight;
65%
Unfit
(CA
Physical
Fitness
Test,
2005)
78%
LaSno;
12%
Asian;
7%White
Mix
of
mulS-‐generaSonal
and
immigrant
5. PARTNERSHIPS
Baldwin Park Unified School District
Community Partners:
Baldwin Park Resident Advisory Council (BPRAC)
People on the Move (POTM)
Healthy Teens on the Move (HTOM)
7. Building Momentum
2006
Walkability
Audit/Assessment
SMART
Streets
Taskforce
CalTrans
Grant
–
5-‐day
Design
Charreae
Local
Government
Commission
Complete
Streets
Taskforce
BPRAC
/
POTM
/
HTOM
9. Passage of Policy
Reconvened
our
SMART
Streets
Taskforce
Created
2
Complete
Streets
Taskforces
Partners
Taskforce
–
BPUSD
Principals/staff/
elected
and
appointed
officials
Community
Taskforce
–
BPRAC/HTOM/
People
on
the
Move
CollaboraSve
Technical
Advisory
Commiaee
10. Policy Structure
10
Policy
Elements
All
Agencies,
All
Vision
Roads
All
Users
Design
Criteria
All
Projects
Context
SensiSvity
ExcepSons
Performance
Measures
Creates
a
network
ImplementaSon
11. Outcomes:
Improve
Walkability
and
Bikability
Improve
Safety
Improve
Access
&
ConnecSvity
Improve
Air
Quality
Decrease
Obesity
Rates
Equity
for
all
12. Physical Outcomes:
Road
Diets
More
bike
lanes
Safe
Crossings
at
key
intersecSon
Decrease
in
vehicle
speeds
More
Streets
Trees
13. Supporting
Implementation
Complete
Streets
Advisory
Commiaee
Inventory
of
Pedestrian
and
Bicycle
Infrastructure
Pedestrian
and
Bicycle
TransportaSon
Plan
Living
Streets/Complete
Streets
Design
Manual
Safe
Routes
to
School
Plan
ConSnue
to
acSvely
seek
funding
sources
(Grants)
Staff
Training
and
CoordinaSon
19. SALVADOR LOPEZ JR.
HEA LTH A N D B UI LT EN VI RO N M EN T A N A LY S T /
PLAN N ER
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, CA
OFFICE: (626) 813-5261
EMAIL: SLOPEZ@BALDWINPARK.COM
WWW.BALDWINPARK.COM
THANK YOU!