CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

Council Report
July 7, 2015
To:

Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

From:

Douglas J. Schmitz, City Administrator

Subject:

Addition of Bicycle Lanes on Rio Road from Highway One to

Carmel by the Sea City Limits

RECOMMENDATION(S):
Authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the Monterey County Board of Supervisors
supporting the addition of bicycle lanes on Rio Road from Highway One to the Carmelby-the-Sea city limits
SUMMARY:
On 21 July, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors is to consider adding bicycle
lanes on Rio Road from Highway One to the Carmel-by-the-Sea city limits. This
proposal was advocated by Council Member Beach at a meeting with Supervisor Dave
Potter and regional transportation planners at a meeting on 27 April.
The Council is being requested to authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the Monterey
County Board of Supervisors supporting the addition of bicycle lanes on this section of
Rio Road.

FISCAL IMPACT: None

Budgeted (yes/no)

Funding Source( general fund, grant,

state)

N/A

ATTACHMENTS:
1.

Map Proposed bicycle lanes on Rio Road

Council Meeting Date: 07/07/2015

Agenda Item: 7.E
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Rio Road Bicycle Lane Project

ATTACHMENT - 1

Rio Road
Bike Lanes

Schools

n
n

Carmel River Elementary

Junipero Serra School

Existing Bikeways
Class

1 - Separated Bike Path

2 - Bike Lane
3 - Bike Route/Shared Roadway

Proposed Bikeways
Class

1 - Separated Bike Path

2 - Bike Lane
3 - Bike Route/Shared Roadway

0.25

0.5

Miles

Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, USGS, Intermap, increment P

Corp., NRCAN, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri
(Thailand), TomTom, MapmyIndia, OpenStreetMap contributors,
and the GIS User Community

Council Meeting Date: 07/07/2015

Agenda Item: 7.E
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