Scope of Services
The Public Works Department of the City of Costa Mesa (City) is requesting proposals to develop a Safe Routes to School Action Plan for 19 schools within the City of Costa Mesa. The plan will provide clear implementable recommendations to create safer, more comfortable walking and bicycling options for Costa Mesa school children, their families, and residents. Through authentic, equitable, and robust stakeholder engagement, the SRTS Action Plan will identify safety, infrastructure, and programmatic barriers to walking and bicycling to, from, and around each of the City's 19 Newport Mesa Unified School District campuses and include 30% conceptual plans for active transportation improvements in the vicinity of each school campus. The scope of services consists of the four following tasks:
o Task 1: Project Management.
o Task 2: Existing Conditions and Safety Assessment Analysis.
o Task 3: Community Stakeholder Engagement.
o Task 4: Compilation of Final Action Plan Document. Q&A Deadline 07/08/2024 11:00 AM (PDT) Background:
Increasingly over the last several years the City of Costa Mesa has taken a proactive approach to promote bicycling and walking throughout the City by constructing several high-quality bicycle and pedestrian facilities at numerous locations in the community. In addition, the City has implemented an Active Transportation Plan (2018), Local Road Safety Plan (2022), and Pedestrian Master Plan (2022 Draft). This sustained and thoughtful work has resulted in significant gains in opportunities for users of all ages and abilities to access their destination by bicycle, walking, and other means of non-automobile transportation. Subsequently, these policy and investment initiatives have prompted a sustained increase in bicycling and walking within the community including among the many school-aged children accessing the 19 public elementary, middle, and high school campuses located throughout the community. The proliferation of e-bicycle technology and ease of ownership has further increased bicycle use throughout the community, particularly among school-aged residents. A map of the city boundaries, bikeways, and schools is provided as Exhibit 1. As bicycling and walking increasingly becomes a key mode of transportation and recreation for much of the City's residents and visitors, safe bicycling and walking infrastructure is essential for bicyclists and pedestrians safety around school campuses. Specifically, development of high-quality low-stress bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in the vicinity of and on routes to school campuses will continue encouragement of non-automobile mode share to, from, and around the City's schools.
The Safe Routes to School Action Plan will analyze and asses existing infrastructure around 19 school campuses and provide a clear roadmap of implementable projects to increase the safety and comfort of all roadway users around each school campus with a focus on non-automobile modes. Thorough and sustained community input and participation will be a key component of plan development throughout the process.
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