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4/19/2021 - Meeting Minutes SALT LAKE CITY BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes of the April 19, 2021 Meeting BAC Members Present for this meeting were David Parrott, Jacquelyn Thiel, Martin Cuma, Rachel Manko, Stewart Soleman, and Zachary Anderson. BAC Members Absent for this meeting were Daniel Houpt, Gabriela Knudson, and Josalyn Bates. Also present were Amy Lyons, Lara Handwerker, Kayla Kinkhead, Tyler Fonarow, Julianne Sabula, Dave Iltis, Torn Millar, and Lynn Jacobs. The meeting was held electronically via WebEx and was called to order at 5:06 p.m. by Zachary Anderson. Zach welcomed everyone and everyone introduced themselves. Approval of Minutes — Motion: Martin Cuma moved to approve the minutes of the March 15, 2021 meeting. David Parrott seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Public Comment— Dave Iltis said the City has released their plan for 10o South and it has no bike lanes. They haven't explained a reason for this, and it is a violation of the Complete Streets ordinance,which is a law, not a suggestion. He said the 200 South design was also released and as far as he can tell, there are no protected bike lanes. There haven't been protected bike lanes in years and it isn't clear why. Dave said there was a presentation on enforcement a few months back and he's not sure what items were specifically talked about, but the City is not adhering to the state fine schedule for bicycle violations. Bikes are getting charged at the rate of cars for a traffic violations when there is a clear state fine schedule for that. Tangentially to that,with the passage of the stop is yield law, SLC has stop sign laws on the books that are contrary, and he asked if those will be changed. He said that needs to be fixed as does most of SLC's traffic laws as they pertain to bike and cars, so they are consistent with the state law. Dave said the Streetlight Master Plan was presented to the Planning Commission and it does not adhere to what the consultant said regarding color temperature light. What that means is that for cyclists riding at night, it will become more dangerous as lights are replaced with high color as opposed to more amber colored lights. Eyes don't adjust quickly enough with white colored lights so when you go in and out of those lights, you're less likely to see hazards in front of you. He feels this is a failure of the code that pertains to bikes but also to people,wildlife, and insects. The City extended the width of the roadway north of 2100 North but failed to put bike lanes in which again, is a violation of the Complete Streets Ordinance. Dave has also submitted a proposal for Big Cottonwood, Little Cottonwood, and Millcreek canyon milestone signs. They would mark the bottom, the top, the gradient and other information. He has been working with Tom Millar on these and there is some progress being made in Emigration Canyon. He has also e-mailed Public Utilities and the watershed people to have these put in City Creek Canyon but hasn't heard back from them. He asked the best way to reach the Page 1 of 7 TAB/BAC 04-19-2021 Minutes Committee with items like this and Lara said he can e-mail her, and she will disseminate information to the BAC. Zach thanked Dave for bringing up the 100 South &200 South issues. He is hoping they hear from the City on those and get a chance to weigh in. He said as far as the bicycle laws, it is something he and Joshua Poppel were working on but since it is his last meeting, it is in Joshua's hands now. He will speak with Joshua to see if that can get going again. He also thinks the markers up the canyons are very cool and he appreciates Dave's efforts. Committee Announcements &Updates Martin took the family on a couple of bike rides over the last few weekends and one of the rides they went on was on 900 South from 1100 East to 900 West to see the International Peace Gardens. He really enjoyed the new part of the trail and is looking forward to 900 South being reconstructed all the way, so they don't have to use sidewalks part of the way. Zach said at the last TAB meeting, there was someone from Engineering talking about Google Fiber issues. He said that unfortunately, it sounds like the best thing the City can offer right now is to call the Google Fiber hotline at 844- 357-1937. He encouraged everyone to use it, but his personal experience is that it did not produce results. He said the Jordan River Parkway Trail between Riverside Park and 1000 North has been closed for nearly a year now and there is no active construction. He would like to know why it's still closed and why there is no progress being made on the construction as he would like to see the trail reopened. Tom said he will reach out to Public Utilities and get an update. Jacqueline said they spend quite a bit of time in Tanner Park and has e-mailed the City suggesting they do some composting because there is a lot of dog waste through there including on the actual trail. She was trying to think of ways to clean it up so it's not on her bike and so people can access the jumps in the area without having to go through dog waste. She also noticed the kids ride around it like a pump track and was wondering if that is something the City can add. Zach said there might be one added at Popperton Park or maybe Tyler might be able to look at doing something in Tanner Park. Tyler said he is aware of the conflicts in Tanner Park, but he doesn't have an answer for now. It's more about a cultural change and being aware of cleaning up after dogs. SLC Trails and Natural Lands put out a survey about the trails and 2 of the top 3 issues were off leash dogs and dog feces. Martin agrees that a pump track is needed on the east side. Jacquelyn asked if the area with the tagged rock could be used as it would be a great bike area. Zach agreed that some skills parks on the east side would be great. Dave Iltis said there is a group called FIDO that is willing to organize a clean-up in the Parley's Nature Park if someone from the group contacted them. Updates from UTA Kayla Kinkhead, Utah Transit Authority Kayla is a planner with UTA in the Long Range and Strategic Planning Division. The UTA Long Range Transit Plan (LRTP) is their current priority and they need help to develop a cohesive, system-wide vision for public transit to best serve their communities' needs, meet the demands of growth, and attract additional resources. Ultimately the purpose of the LRTP is to understand and respond to future community needs within the UTA service area. She explained each of their objectives which are to strengthen partnerships with communities, assess long term transit needs, develop system-wide future vision, and establish strategies for implementation. They will be meeting with 88 agencies across the UTA service area to collect information on future land use and transportation changes for that 30-year plan. UTA is also working on their Page 2 of 7 TAB/BAC 04-19-2021 Minutes first Active Transportation Plan (ATP) and Kayla will be the project manager on that. Some of the objectives are to measure active transportation access (.5 mi for walking; 1/5 for biking) around bus stops and rail stations, prioritize a list of stops and stations based on improvement needs, investment, and level of use. They will also strengthen partnerships and coordination with external agencies and strategize access improvements, identify opportunities for short and long-term funding options to implement improvements, and to develop a maintenance plan for how they can preserve and keep up these facilities. She can be reached at kkinkead@rideuta.com. Dave Iltis asked if the ATP will include things like bike sharing and Kayla said it will. Dave also asked if the UTA education plan for bus driver's to be safer around cyclists has been implemented and Kayla said she will check into that. Sunnyside Ave Resurfacing Tom Millar, SLC Transportation This year Sunnyside Avenue between Foothill and the city boundary, about 1/2 mile up the canyon, will be undergoing a resurfacing. No asphalt will be torn up, a new thin layer will be put on top which will give Transportation a blank slate as far as striping. A draft design can be found on the webpage (http://www.slcdocs.com/Planning/Planning %2oCommission/2015/PBMP.pdf). This design includes the same number of lanes, wider bike lanes, narrower travel lanes which will likely result in slower speeds as well as some intersection improvements to help formalize some of the vehicle and bicycle movements that the City would like to be a little bit safer. Another change that will be happening outside of this project will include raising utility covers in some locations. Tom said a new section of the 9-Line and Sunnyside Trail that you may see under construction now is between Arapeen Drive and This Is The Place Park. As part of that project, they are also adding a new crosswalk and a new median at 230o East by the post office. The City is working with UDOT and the U of U with closing a fast wide free right turn at Foothill and tearing out the asphalt to be replaced with landscaping so there is a much nicer gateway to the U of U and a much nicer connection for the 9-Line Trail. There will also be some concrete rehab work at both Arapeen and Foothill so there won't be 2-inch gaps or wavy concrete. Public Lands is working on some trail improvements up at the Bonneville Shoreline Trail at the mouth of the canyon and SLC will potentially be working on some changes to the speed limit after they put in their new striping design. Zach asked they were they going to dash the north side of the bike lane to make it clear the bike lane continues at the intersection of Foothill and Sunnyside. Tom said they will likely do some short stripes so people know where to go in the interim but at some point, they will become solid lines. Martin asked if the City is going to do some landscaping or signage changes at the crossing of Arapeen from the 9-Line Trail. Tom said they coordinated with the U of U for a new sign that will be placed farther north and they will be cutting back the median island so there is an unencumbered crosswalk that is a bit farther north than the current one and will line up with the trail on the west side of the intersection. He said they plan to extend the trail up the western driveway of This Is The Place Park going all the way up to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. That section along with a few other tiny sections, will hopefully be complete within the next few years so the 9-Line Trail with be a complete 8 miles long. Tom said he has also been working with Dave Iltis to put signs at the bottom and top of the canyon letting everyone know how far they've gone, the grade and the elevation. He's hoping to have those installed with this project. Page 3 of 7 TAB/BAC 04-19-2021 Minutes Highland Drive Resurfacing Lynn Jacobs, SLC Transportation The Highland Drive resurfacing is a similar project to Tom's in that the Streets Division is doing a chip seal, a resurfacing of the roadway that gives Transportation an opportunity to revisit the striping on the road. Lynn said the project should begin in May and showed a power point presentation that included a map of the section. SLC is planning on restriping Highland Drive to the Millcreek boundary and Millcreek is also planning on restriping their section to 3300 South. There is a construction project coming up in 2023 on the northern section of Highland Drive which will be a complete rebuild overlapping this project by about a block. He went over the project scope which is a chip seal only with the opportunity to revisit striping, and maybe add signs to reflect the striping changes but it is not an opportunity to revisit striping on the roadway or modify road width, gutters, sidewalks, ramps, etc. The goal of the project team is to analyze and determine if there are opportunities to further enhance the walking and biking experience and to improve safety and efficiency for people driving. Highland Drive has also been identified as a priority corridor in the Local Link Regional Study (http://www. locallinkstudy.com/). Based on a detailed circulation study review of the area, bike lanes were recommended for Highland Drive to improve circulation between Sugar House and Millcreek's new downtown development. There is currently no safe, comfortable path from the heart of Sugar House to Brickyard so there is a need for a bicycle connection. He went through the four Local Link Highland Drive recommendations and the lane changes within the project that include eliminating parking and reallocating that space to bike lanes. Lynn said the intersection at 1300 East is challenging but will be rebuilt in 2024. The City is looking for community input about the possible changes to the striping designs or any other suggestions for each street. There is a survey at https: //www.slc.gov/mystreet/2021/o1/14/projects/. Zach asked how well used the parking is and if they could eliminate it entirely. Lynn said they found that about 1/2 of the parking is being used so they are only going to eliminate that amount. Dave Iltis asked if there were any plans to do anything on Richmond Street. Lynn said it is a continuation of 1300 East and that section will likely be reconstructed in 2024. Martin asked when they are going to be done with the canal and Lynn said the pipe must be done within a few weeks. Foothills Trail System Tyler Fonarow, SLC Trails&Natural Lands Phase i of the Foothills Trail System is about 15 miles of new trails on SLC owned property which will be moving from pavement and stripes to dirt and fiberglass signs. Construction started last summer and went from June through December and began again in March. At Popperton Park, llth Avenue and Virginia, they completed hiking trails on the west side of the gully and bike trails on the east side. There has been a tremendous response on the bike trails which are very focused on beginning and early intermediate bike riders. There has been an even bigger response on the south side of Popperton below the road with a 1/2 mile loop that has obstacles and an introduction to soft surface trail riding, especially for kids. It has been so popular; they've had reports of bike companies doing clinics there, so it's been crowded and hard to get kids on the trail. They are going to monitor this if people are going to have paid events at the site. The next one he talked about is the Upper Avenues Trail which is the area east of City Creek and above 18th Avenue,west of Twin Peaks. There was a lot of trail construction last summer and fall and then early this spring. He showed a map which is available at https://www.slc.gov/parks/trails-natural-lands/fts/. One of the prime goals of the Page 4 of 7 TAB/BAC 04-19-2021 Minutes trails plan is safe, enjoyable, accessible, sustainable trails and they did a lot of that through user specific trails. Martin said he's disappointed that they are making the ridge hike only as he's ridden it for 20 years. Tyler said it was not an easy decision and while some bicyclists have been using it over time, it was much more damaging for erosion and now with e-bikes, it's creating a lot more traffic which is also why they did hiking only. He said in Phase i there aren't any advanced biking trails and they are developing more accessible trails for newer riders but in Phase 2, there will be trails for more advanced riders. He hopes once the trails system is complete, everyone will find something they love and enjoy. The next project he shared is the BST/Dry Creek and they have started a trail coming up Twin Peaks but are putting in a new segment of the BST. The current BST trail is up high and you have to come all the way down and then come up and this trail will actually let you stay at the higher elevation and keep you at a 6-io% grade all the way. That construction will probably begin in May and they are looking at ways to enhance and repair the downhill dry creek as well. There are up to 40 miles of trails planned for Phase 2 which will likely be done in 2023-2025 for the completion of the trails system. Zach said he's seen questions about the dry creek up trail and asked if it's set that it's going to be on the south side of the creek or drainage and Tyler said it was. He said he has been working with a trail builder and they have gone back and forth on that as it is a very tricky trail in regard to terrain and geology and the most updated and desirable alignment is on the south side of the drainage. Zach said it is steep and as far as geology, it is unfortunate that the south side has muddier rocks and is north facing so it will hold moister longer, so he has questions about seasonal closing and trail maintenance. Tyler said one of the hypotheses that they've been looking at is if there is room for another trail in dry creek so there would be room for two trails. They are looking at that depending on how it will affect the ecosystem and environment. That hasn't been decided but would alleviate Zach's concern if they had to close the dry area due to conditions. Dave Iltis both hikes and bikes extensively in the dry creek to city creek area and one of the really nice things about the dry creek area is that in the summer when it's warm, since it's downhill and down low by the creek bed, it's actually cooler there. As a cyclist, having ridden that dry creek to city creek loop, that section going up to dry creek, that's the direction that he's almost always chosen to ride it. He thinks most people usually do; they tend to go down it up dry creek over to dry creek rather than up city creek over to dry creek so making that a downhill doesn't seem intuitive. Tyler said what they had decided based on some research was that the designation of a parallel trail was safest. They watched 28 bike riders come up and 2 come down so while that's what they're looking at now, it might not totally make sense. We'll still be looking at this and there are multiple user groups using these trails so there is the potential for both. BAC Chair Election This was postponed until the May meeting due to time constraints and lack of quorum. BAC WebEx Meeting Chat from Dave Iltis to everyone: 5:19 PM FYI, the 9 Line Bike park will be closed for a bit due to maintenance. from Martin Cuma to everyone: 5:20 PM Thanks Dave, the bike park was quite busy when we went by,which was nice to see. Page 5 of 7 TAB/BAC 04-19-2021 Minutes from Dave Iltis to everyone: 5:21 PM Also, SLC has submitted a grant proposal to WFRC for the Kensington Neighborhood Byway from Zach Anderson to everyone: 5:23 PM Google Fiber construction hotline — 1-844-357-1937 from Dave Iltis to everyone: 5:25 PM There used to be a group called Salt Lake City F.I.D.O.S that helped to get dog parks installed. They could be an ally in dog waste cleanup. from Dave Iltis to everyone: 5:25 PM If they still exist. from Dave Iltis to everyone: 5:29 PM Regarding the 9 Line park: TEMPORARY CLOSURE j Starting April19th, the 9 Line Bike Park will undergo a two-week closure for resurfacing maintenance on both the jump lines and the pump track. This scheduled maintenance is critical to properly maintain the park and keep it running smoothly. This year's work will be focusing on resurfacing the pump track, the jump line, return line, and the starting platform and ramp. Thank you for your understanding.We're excited to prepare the bike park for its best spring and summer to date! #SLC #SLCTrails #SLCPublicLands from Dave Iltis to everyone: 5:36 PM Kayla, what is your contact info? from Tom Millar to everyone: 5:39 PM Kayla, I know you mentioned focusing on bus stop vs fixed route rail access,but the City's Pedestrian &Bicycle Master Plan's Figure 6-8 may be able to help on the fixed rail side of things. from Tom Millar to everyone: 5:39 PM http://www.slcdocs.com/Planning/Planning%2oCommission/2o15/PBMP.pdf from Tom Millar to everyone: 5:57 PM Thanks for your time this evening.You can find out more about the project, download the designs, and take the survey at https://www.slc.gov/mystreet/projects under the "Sunnyside Avenue" tab. from Martin Cuma to everyone: 5:57 PM Great to hear about the canyon signs. My dream setup is to have a bike counter at the bottom of Emigration, maybe sometimes in the future? from Tom Millar to everyone: 5:58 PM Thanks, Martin! We'll add it to the list. My goal is a counter at least every mile along the 9-Line. See ya! Page 6 of 7 TAB/BAC 04-19-2021 Minutes from Martin Cuma to everyone: 5:59 PM Great, thanks Tom.A totem counter that shows how many people biked would be perfect.And educational for all the canyon users. from Dave Iltis to everyone: 6:oi PM What is the speed limit, and can you lower it? from Martin Cuma to everyone: 6:o1 PM I had some comments about Highland north of I-8o about the woes our family encountered during our outings,but, since this part is not being discussed now I'll send them directly to Lynn later. from Martin Cuma to everyone: 6:13 PM Good to hear about the ped beacon north of Whole Foods -that was one of my concerns. We crossed the street there and saw a bunch of other cyclists doing the same while eating ice cream at the bench nearby. from Dave Iltis to everyone: 6:16 PM Great work Lynn! from Lynn Jacobs to everyone: 6:17 PM Hopefully that beacon goes in shortly-we were set to do it a few months ago,but we just had too much construction on Highland already, so we delayed it a bit. from Lynn Jacobs to everyone: 6:18 PM Take the survey here: https://www.slc.gov/mystreet/2021/oi/14/projects/ from Lynn Jacobs to everyone: 6:18 PM and my contact info is lynn.jacobs@slcgov.com Thanks so much for having me here! from Martin Cuma to everyone: 6:19 PM Popperton Park is great, unfortunately too far from Sugarhouse, unless you drive your kid to it. from Dave Iltis to everyone: 6:21 PM How about the City Creek Cascade Trail? from Tyler Fonarow to everyone: 6:35 PM tyler.fonarow@slcgov.com from Martin Cuma to everyone: 6:45 PM I was under impression that the downhill bike trails would be open for hikers up and down. That's what I have seen in other places. Motion: David Parrott motioned to adjourn the meeting; Zachary Anderson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 6:46 p.m. Approved by Committee o6-21-21 Page 7 of 7 TAB/BAC 04-19-2021 Minutes