Downtown Torrance Pedestrian Improvement Project

City of Torrance Redevelopment Agency

JMC

2 firm

overview

• Civil engineering and surveying Local, 15-person firm

• Established 1996• 6 RCE’s, 1 LS, 1 TE, 1 QSD/P• Torrance street experience• Master planning, surveying,

design, and construction• Public and private sector clients

– 200+ projects/yr

JMC2

The JMC2-PM

C Team

PMC

JMC2

John Cruikshank, PEProject Manager

JMC2

Civil EngineeringLee Johnson, PECharles Eder, PE

Felix Sin, PE

SurveyingMark Barsoum

Traffic Engineering

Rick Tippett, TE

Sr. Landscape Arch.Chris Manning, RLA

Urban RevitalizationMark Brodeur, FIUD

Sr. Urban PlannerLoreli Cappel

John M. Cruikshank, PE – Project M

anager• Principal civil engineer at JMC2

• BSCE ’88, MS Engineering Management ’94

• RCE: CA, AZ, HI, and FL• Caltrans, Tudor Engineering,

Alpha Engineering• 23 yrs civil engineering

experience (LA County)• PM for hundreds of projects• Local road, highway,

transitway, and freeway design experience

• Dozens of Torrance and local City projects

JMC

2 projects

Streetscapes

Resurfacing

Street Widening

Drainage

ParkingStudies

ADA

Torrance Standards

PMC firm

overview

•Downtown Specific Plan & Streetscape, Encinitas, CA•Downtown Specific Plan, Escondido, CA•Orange Avenue (downtown) Specific Plan, Coronado, CA•Historic Downtown Specific Plan, Murrieta, CA•Downtown Specific Plan, Pismo Beach, CA•Downtown Specific Plan, Redding, CA•Old Town Specific Plan, Temecula, CA•Downtown Specific Plan, Temple City, CA•North Downtown Specific Plan, Compton, CA•Downtown Revitalization Specific Plan, Corona, CA•Downtown Specific Plan, Lompoc, CA•Urban Core Specific Plan, Chula Vista, CA. •Downtown Specific Plan, Roseville, CA •Downtown Specific Plan, 29 Palms, CA

PMC firm

overview

PMC firm

overview

Cravens Avenue

CHALLENGES

OPPORTUNITIES

Torra

nce

BlvdCravens Avenue Carson Street

Project approach

• Horizontal alignment – Does angled parking fit within ROW?

• Outdated ADA access, needing upgrades

• Storm water runoff – Opportunities to align LID within project

• Broken sidewalks from trees

• Creating inviting spaces

• Safe Crossings / Decorative Crosswalks

• Wayfinding / Community Information

• Public Engagement - Address concerns of Business Community

Develop the Project Around the Community Needs and Work Through the Challenges

How do we create an Inviting and Unified Pedestrian Atmosphere?

Project approach – horizontal alignment

Alignment / Traffic Issues– Maintain existing

capacity (Baseline)– Increase parking,

safety, and capacity– 85th percentile

slow down with congestive windows

– Traffic calming– Bulb outs, speed

tables, and angled parking

– Sight distances: landscaping

– Visibility

Project approach – pedestrian issuesPedestrian/Bike Issues

– ADA: ramps, driveways, slopes, building access, and tripping hazards

– Bike traffic & encouragement

– Scramble crosswalk– Truck turning

templates– Truck tracking– Additional parking

(future parking garages)

– Outdoor dining

Project approach – storm w

ater runoffRunoff Issues

– Low Impact Development Guidelines

– Utility coordination– Field verification of

storm drains, streets, sewers, substructures

– Construction: New GCP– Protect ocean

project approach – historical significance

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project approach – opportunities & constraints

project approach – opportunities & constraints

project approach – comm

unity engagement

project approach – creating inviting spaces

project approach – creating inviting spaces

project approach – safety

project approach – safety

Project approach - wayfinding

Project approach - wayfinding

project approach – site furnishings & lighting

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