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Escondido staff outlines CATS active‑transportation plan; council approved $1.9M for school safety
Summary
Staff presented the CATS pedestrian‑and‑bike roadmap with GIS sidewalk‑gap mapping and school plans. The commission learned city council approved $1.9 million in mid‑year funding for near‑term school safety improvements and increased Measure I allocations for future projects.
City traffic staff told the Transportation and Community Safety Commission on April 9 that Escondido’s CATS plan — a citywide active‑transportation roadmap — has identified extensive sidewalk gaps, a prioritized school‑safety program and a list of projects that together could total roughly $44 million.
"CATS is a road map for the development implementation of active and sustainable transportation options for Escondido," Craig said, describing the plan’s goals to improve walking, rolling and biking and to integrate outcomes into the general plan mobility element.
Staff said the consultant team completed GIS sidewalk‑gap mapping, a school‑by‑school safe‑routes assessment, and a collision‑based prioritization methodology. Near‑term life‑safety items were estimated at just under $2 million; staff outlined a package of four intersection improvements totaling $85,000 that the commission had previously discussed.
Council approved a mid‑year allocation that makes $1.9 million available now for prioritized life‑safety school improvements, staff said, and separately increased Measure I funds for future annual programming.
"That 1.9...was approved by council," Craig said during the presentation, adding the staff team plans to use on‑call consultants and task orders to move quickly into design and bidding so construction can occur this year.
Commissioners and staff discussed delivery strategy, consultant roles and outreach for priority projects. Staff said they will finalize the bike network and priority project list over the coming months and return to the commission with invitations to public outreach sessions planned for April and May.
Next steps: staff will issue task orders to on‑call consultants to design near‑term crossing and striping projects for construction later this year under the council‑approved funding.
