RECEIVE presentation from the City of Salinas on Measure X funded projects in the city. 

This presentation is an update on Measure X funded projects in the city and an explanation on how they meet the criteria of the Transportation Safety & Investment Plan, which is funded by Measure X sales tax proceeds.

The Measure X Transportation Safety and Investment Plan was approved by over 2/3rd of voters in November 2016. The measure is anticipated to generate $20 million annually with 60% of the revenues allocated to local jurisdictions.

In October 2018, the City of Salinas’ Public Works Director provided an update on their local Measure X Projects to the Measure X Citizens Oversight Committee. Much of the discussion after the presentation focused on the Main Street Improvement Project and how it met the criteria defined in the Transportation Safety & Investment Plan, which is funded by Measure X sales tax proceeds.

This presentation provides  an update on the Main Street Improvement Project and other city projects funded by Measure X. 

The City of Salinas has leveraged a portion of its Measure X distributions to make the annual debt service payments on the $40.6-million in Total Road Improvement Program (TRIP) bonds the City received to fund transportation infrastructure improvements. The current budget for the Main Street project is approximately $12-million, which is largely funded by TRIP funds. The primary scope of work is to make improvements to the Main Street streetscape to:

• Improve safety and increase mobility and access for all pedestrians, including seniors and persons with disabilities, by reconstructing sidewalks to be wider; reducing visual barriers; improving grades to be ADA compliant; improving lighting; enhancing crosswalks and installing accessible pedestrian signals with exclusive pedestrian signal operations and countdowns; integrating wayfinding devices and signage; installing bollards and other vehicular barriers to protect high pedestrian areas.
• Improve the pavement condition index, which is 43 for the 200 and 300 blocks and 61 for the 100 block.
• Reduce collision potential through traffic calming features, including narrower lanes and horizontal and vertical deflection roadway alignment.
• Encourage safe cycling through the improved traffic circulation, increase visibility, and enhanced bicycle facilities Improve vehicular circulation by converting the existing one-way traffic flow to two-way and modernizing signal equipment to efficiently move traffic.
• Encourage walking and improve visitor access to downtown businesses to support a healthy and vibrant downtown community.

• Improve the treatment and volume reduction of storm water runoff.