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Walnut Creek Pedestrian Master PlanSummary of results ofApril–May 2014 online survey
June 9, 2014
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Overview of online survey
• Purpose: Get input on existing conditions and needs
• Open for seven weeks: April 10‒May 31
• 195 respondents (not everyone responded to every question)
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Age
170 responsesEISEN|LETUNIC
Student, parent or neither?
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Home zip code
162 responses
• 94596 (east of 680—south) 33%
• 94595 (south of 680) 23%
• 94597 (west of 680) 20%
• 94598 (east of 680—north) 20%
• Other 4%
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How often do you walk for…?
194 responses
Transportation
Fun or exercise
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Obstacles and challenges to walking
187 responses
How much do they discourage people from walking in WC?
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Other general obstacles and challenges?
108 responses
Common responses:
• Poorly designed sidewalks (narrow, no buffer against traffic, obstacles blocking the way)
• Right-turning cars
• Long wait times at traffic lights
• No street lights
• Homeless people
• Lax traffic enforcement
• Lack of street trees, shade
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Favorite walks or places to walk?
164 responses
Common responses:
• Iron Horse, Canal and other trails (but concerns about access)
• Downtown, Broadway Plaza (but too many cars)
• Open space areas: Rudgear Estates, Shell Ridge, etc.
• City parks: Civic, Alma, Larkey
• Heather Farms
• Parkmead (but no street lights)
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Challenging streets and intersections?
164 responses
Common responses:
• Wide, busy streets with fast traffic:o Ygnacio Valley Rd, Walnut
Blvd, California, Main, Broadway, Mt Diablo, Treat, Olympic
• No sidewalks or shoulders:o Newell, Walnut, San Miguel
• Downtown intersections
• Trail crossings
• Residential neighborhoods with no sidewalks
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Ways to improve conditions for walking
173 responses
How important are these for Walnut Creek?
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How would you make walking in Walnut Creek safer and easier?
148 responses
Common responses:
• More enforcement against unsafe or aggressive driving
• Sidewalks and high-visibility crosswalks—esp. to schools, trails
• Restrict cars and create pedestrian zones in the downtown
• Promote walking to school
• Traffic-calming measures
• Bike lanes, bike parking
• Pedestrian bridges
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