Goals, Objectives, and Policies - (Original Page No. 48)

Goal 2
MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THE AUTOMOBILE ON THE CHARACTER OF DEL MAR AND EMPHASIZE A MORE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED ENVIRONMENT, SAFER SIDEWALKS, LANDSCAPED BUFFER ZONES, AND ALTERNATE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.

Objectives and Policies

A.

ENCOURAGE A PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED, NON-MOTORIZED COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING A SYSTEM OF BICYCLE RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS, AND DISCOURAGING HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC ALONG CITY STREETS.

1.

Redesign Camino del Mar to improve its appearance as a scenic coastal route and accommodate low-speed vehicular traffic.

2.

Improve the safety of Camino del Mar pedestrian crossings, particularly in the north and south ends of the community.

3.

Provide a continuous north-south bicycle network through the City.

4.

Develop a continuous pedestrian loop trail which extends around the perimeter of the City while connecting and passing through areas of natural and scenic value without unnecessarily imposing on residential privacy.

5.

Preserve and improve pedestrian access to and along beaches and sea cliffs by use of all public rights-of-way and prescriptive public easements.

6.

Encourage all unimproved public rights-of-way to be used solely for pedestrian movement unless absolutely necessary for vehicular access.

7.

Oppose any attempts to widen Carmel Valley Road.

B.

FACILITATE THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC IN A SAFE AND UNCONGESTED MANNER CONSISTENT WITH A PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED COMMUNITY.

1.

Encourage the development of an improved intersection design at Via de la Valle, Stevens Street, Turf Road and Jimmy Durante Boulevard.

C.

ENCOURAGE ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS TO THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF DEL MAR SUCH AS LOCAL TRANSIT AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND REGIONAL RAPID TRANSIT.

1.

Consider the feasibility of a local transit system serving residential areas, the downtown commercial area, the beach, the fairgrounds and racetrack, and railroad station.

2.

Support the expansion of convenient bus or other transit service between Del Mar and downtown San Diego.

3.

Encourage and participate in the initiation of a long-range regional multi-modal transportation system.

D.

REDUCE THE LEVEL OF NOISE CREATED BY MAJOR TRANSPORTATION ROUTES IN THE COMMUNITY.

1.

Limit the speed of vehicular traffic along City streets, particularly Camino del Mar.

2.

Encourage sound reduction construction techniques in new buildings within the 65 decibel boundaries adjacent to Camino del Mar and the railroad right-of-way.

E.

MINIMIZE AIR POLLUTION BY ENCOURAGING ALTERNATIVES TO THE USE OF THE AUTOMOBILE.

F.

WORK TO REDUCE TRANSPORTATION RELATED SOURCES OF WATER POLLUTION, PARTICULARLY IN STORM WATER RUNOFF.

1.

Promote the reduction of vehicle-miles-traveled, thereby reducing congestion and reducing air and water pollution.

2.

Educate the public as to the relationship between air pollution and water pollution in the deposition onto streets and other surfaces of airborne contaminants, including metals and fine particulate matter (PM10).