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Amelia Conlen

Planner

Gino Garcia

Assistant Planner

 If you have any feedback or questions, we want to make sure they are heard and answered. 

Ariana Green

Sr. Transportation Planner

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Help us plan for safer streets

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WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Join us in planning safe routes to school in Greenfield, Gonzales, Soledad, and King City.   


THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED THROUGH:

The goal of the Safe Routes to Schools planning process is to improve safety for students biking and walking to 22 schools in the Salinas Valley and reduce traffic around those schools. It is vital that community members get involved in the process and share their concerns and ideas so the Plan can reflect community priorities. For ideas see the "Get Involved" section. 

Each city will have a Safe Routes to School Steering Committee. The Steering Committee will be made up of community representatives including students, parents, schools, advocacy groups, and residents. This group will meet throughout the Salinas Valley Safe Routes to School planning process and take an active leadership role in engaging the community and developing projects.  

The Plan will include a list of recommended street projects and safe routes to school programs to improve safety around each school. This will include things like new sidewalks and improved crosswalks, as well as new programs like safety education, walking school buses and school carpooling.  

 The community will have a chance to test out some new street designs as part of the planning process and say whether they want the changes to be made permanent. Stay tuned for information on installation dates and locations! 

The final plan is expected to be completed and adopted by the cities of Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City in early 2024.  


Project Timeline

 Safe Routes to School Plan - Salinas Valley 

Try out the temporary safe routes to schools project in Soledad and let us know what you think! 

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Spring 2022 Greenfield Schools parent Meetings and Walking Audits Fall 2022 Greenfield presentation of draft recommendations and temporary walk & bike installation.Gonzales, Soledad, and King City Schools parent meetings and school audits. Spring 2023: Gonzales, Soledad, and King City Schools presentation of draft recommendations and temporary walk and bike installations. Fall 2023: Gonzales, Soledad, and King City Schools temporary walk & bike installations. Spring 2024: Final plans completed
SEPTEMBER 8TH - OCTOBER 6TH, 2023

Temporary Safe Routes to Schools Project Coming Soon to Front Street in Soledad 

Separated bikeways will be temporarily added to Front Street between Oak Street and Nestles Road, and the crosswalks will be upgraded to a more visible design. The goal of these changes is to improve safety for people walking and biking and to get feedback from the community.  

TAKE THE SURVEY

Get Involved

Try walking or biking on Front Street between September 8th and October 6th to get a sense of safer and more visible bikeways and crosswalks.

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Want to do more? Join a Safe Routes to School Steering Committee and help decide which projects get funded in your community.  Click here to learn more!




  • Provide guidance to the planning team 

  • Help develop projects to be included in the Plan 

  • Implement a participatory budgeting process to decide a short-list of projects to build immediately following the adoption of the Plan. And YES there is already $$$ for these projects! 

  • Get feedback from the community 

  • Advocate for safe routes to school projects and programs after the Plan has been adopted. 

SIGN UP

  Join the Steering Committee  

Use the link below or call (831) 515-1364 to take the survey and tell us what you thought about the temporary pop-up experience. Take the survey!


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