Active Transportation Plan - City of Pomona

Pomona Active Transportation Plan
November 2012
Chapter 4 – Proposed Active Transportation Network
SCHOOL AREA BICYCLE IMPROVEMENTS (MICRO-LEVEL
BICYCLE ANALYSIS)
The following presents plans to improve bicycle access to Pomona’s 12 middle and high schools. Middle
and high schools were studied as many students at these age levels rely on bicycling and walking as their
primary modes of transportation. At a later date, this analysis may be expanded to include Pomona’s
elementary schools. Figure 4-3 shows middle/high school locations and enrollment boundaries.
Infrastructure improvements are proposed both on school properties and nearby streets. While the
improvements are based on a careful, field-researched examination of existing conditions, they are
subject to additional, more refined traffic and design review. Furthermore, all projects located on school
grounds will require coordination with and approval from the Pomona Unified School District and/or
school principals. Coordination and approval may alter the design or location of proposed facilities on
school properties.
The goal of these recommendations is to make bicycling to school safer and more convenient for
students. Generally, the goal of the recommendations is to minimize bicycle, pedestrian, and auto
conflicts. For each school, we classify improvements into the following three categories:
1. School Access (A) – Infrastructure improvements designed to enhance the safety and convenience
of bicycle access to schools. These improvements are located on a school’s campus or in its
immediate vicinity.
2. Bicycle Parking (P) – Modifications to existing on-campus bicycle parking or recommendations for
new/additional bicycle parking. All proposed bicycle parking should adhere to the guidelines for
adequate and secure bicycle parking set forth in Chapter 8. Middle schools should provide
bicycle parking for 20 bicycles; high schools should provide parking for 30 bicycles. These figures
represent a baseline that may be adjusted in accordance with demand.
3. Bikeway Network (N) – Bikeways radiating from a school’s campus into surrounding
neighborhoods, which are designed to improve connectivity between schools and their
surrounding communities. In some instances, these recommendations include additional
bikeways beyond those in the overall proposed Pomona bikeway network. Other routes are
coterminous with bicycle facilities proposed in the overall Pomona bikeway network. We
highlight both here to signify their importance in developing a cohesive, safe network of schoolserving
bikeways.
Alphanumeric codes describe each infrastructure improvement in the following text and maps. The letter
corresponds to the type of improvement proposed (A – school access, P – bicycle parking, or N – bikeway
network). In some instances, numbers in parenthesis indicate the quantity of a listed improvement.
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