Figure 2-23: Census Tract 4 Existing Bicycle Facilities

Existing Conditions 02 Figure 2-23: Census Tract 4 Existing Bicycle Facilities

Pedestrian Facilities This Census Tract has a curvilinear and irregular street pattern due to its varying single-family and rural residential land use patterns, as shown in Figure 2-24. Commercial land uses can be found along Barton Road in Grand Terrace and Washington Street in Colton. The Fiesta Village Family Fun Park has been identified as a focus area from SBCTA’s Points of Interested Pedestrian Plan and is located on Washington Avenue. Along Barton Road, Grand Terrace Elementary, retail shopping, and the Terrace Branch Library have also been identified as focus areas for people walking. Crosswalks and curb ramps are present at all signalized intersections. However, consistent crosswalks are generally missing as are added amenities for people walking. Visually enhanced brick sidewalks are present along Barton Road at Michigan Street and Mt Vernon Avenue. Additional crosswalks can be found around Grand Terrace Elementary School and Terrace View Elementary School.

The sidewalk and curb ramp network are very disconnected with almost every street missing a sidewalk segment. According to the sidewalk data from SBCTA, 60 percent of the sidewalks are missing and/or unbuilt within the Census Tract. The most complete sidewalk network is on Washington Street between the Interstate 215 interchange and Barton Road. Barton Road is missing sidewalks between Washington Street and Honey Hill Drive/Grand Terrace Road intersection which is fronted by the back fences of adjacent single-family residential buildings resulting in little interaction with the street. Bus stops are located along Barton Road and Washington Street and are typically well connected by the existing sidewalks and curb ramps except for a few on Barton Road. Eight pedestrian collisions have been reported in this Census Tract with three occurring on Washington Street and two on Barton Road.

Sidewalk improvements have been identified from the Grand Terrace Active Transportation Plan to fill in the missing sidewalks around Grand Terrace Elementary where it will directly affect access to the bus stops on Barton Road. Twenty-one bus stops are within this Census Tract with nine having shelters, three on Washington Street and six on Barton Road. Three bus stops have benches only and the remaining nine have benches and shelters due to narrow sidewalks and unavailable space. Coordination with adjacent business owners may be needed to provide space for benches or shelters. The bus stop at Barton Road and Walin Street lacks a flat ADA-compliant sidewalk boarding area connected to the curb, connecting sidewalks, curb ramps, and bus stop amenities but is illuminated. It should be noted that the reason some bus stops are missing certain amenities is due to the lack of space at the stop. An eight foot wide sidewalk is needed for ADA compliance plus a bench. An area 10 feet by 25 feet is needed to fit a shelter.

Various areas within Census Tract 4 lack sidewalks