Pleasant Hill BART
Specific Plan
Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Transit Circulation
| Policy 1. | Bus stops and transfer areas shall be incorporated into the BART facility. If necessary to facilitate integration with the primary pedestrian circulation routes, bus stops may be incorporated into other roadways, but only where they can be sited to minimize conflict with vehicular traffic. |
| Policy 2. | BART should provide preferential parking for bicycles and car pools. |
| Policy 3. | A minimum 20' wide right-of-way shall be maintained within the former Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way to Monument Boulevard to provide for regional pedestrian and bicycle circulation. Right-of-way shall also be preserved for future fixed guideway use within the corridor. A transit use may be elevated or at grade, and may share right-of-way with vehicular roadways. Additional environmental review of a fixed guideway proposal will occur. The County shall prepare a management plan that demonstrates how temporary uses of the right-of-way will be established in a manner that does not obstruct or otherwise adversely impact the construction and operation of the fixed guideway transit. When a fixed guideline line is proposed for the Southern Pacific right-of-way, it shall be sited and designed in a manner that minimizes conflict with trail users, does not create safety hazards, is aesthetically compatible with open space use and does not reduce the trail width available for walkers and/or bicyclists. Within one year of adopting the proposed Specific Plan, the County shall initiate preparation of a management program to show how the fixed guideway transit and trail use can be safely accommodated in an aesthetically pleasing manner. This may involve a change of alignment in the Southern Pacific right-of-way. Determining a future fixed guideway station location should include consideration of an inter-connection with the BART system given opportunities and/or limitations imposed by technology, costs, land use and safety. |
| Policy 4. | A pedestrian overcrossing of Treat Boulevard shall be incorporated into the plazas within the developments north and south of Treat. Development projects on Area 12 and Area 15 shall share the cost of the improvement. The Redevelopment Agency may consider proceeding with construction if building permits have not been issued for development on both Areas 12 and 15 if it is determined to be appropriate given concerns of safety and funding availability. |
| Policy 5. | A continuous ground level pedestrian route shall be maintained through future development generally in a direction shown north from the BART Station to Las Juntas and north-westerly from the corner of Treat and Oak to Wayne Drive. |
| Policy 6. | Bicycle and pedestrian circulation shall be provided through the Station Area. Bicycle and pedestrian circulation shall be safe and shall, to the extent possible, minimize conflicts with other transportation modes. Adequate, convenient and safe bicycle parking shall be provided. An interior circulation route will be provided which accommodates pedestrians and, to the maximum extent possible, bicycles. The alignment of the interior circulation route shown will be determined in the review and approval of site plans for each subarea. |
| Policy 7. | A pedestrian and bicyclist overcrossing at Treat Boulevard in the vicinity of Jones Road for Iron Horse Trail circulation is included as part of this Specific Plan. The County, through its Redevelopment Agency, will pursue proceeding with construction to address safety concerns, and subject to funding availability. Redevelopment funding shall be combined with other funding to achieve financial leverage. |
| Policy 8. | The Iron Horse Trail shall be located within the boundaries of the former Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way, on right-of-way land, or on an overcrossing that is dedicated to trail use. Separate trail rights-of-way are preferred, and shall be used to the maximum extent possible. Sidewalks may be used for temporary connecting segments of the trail on a temporary basis, but only until the trail is located within the boundaries of the former SP right-of-way, which shall occur as soon as feasible. The trail should provide for connections to adjacent development areas and to the Del Hombre Respite Area. |
| Policy 9. | Pleasant Hill BART Specific Plan fees may be used to finance the construction of infrastructure improvements which support alternative modes of transportation. |
| Policy 10. | Undertake programs that would provide incentives for access to the Station Area by alternative modes and transit. |