MounTain Avenue

The redesign of Mountain Ave from Bonita to Base Line is the #1 priority for CSP. 

September 2024 UPDATE: At the June 27, 2024 Traffic and Transportation Commision (TTC) meeting, City staff presented an update to the Mountain Avenue Complete Streets project. The latest update shown to the TTC includes raised crosswalks, bulb-outs, yellow flashing lights and improved lighting at various locations. These will be an improvement for pedestrian safety!

However, the design still does not include protected bike lanes, which are imperative for the safety of children and families biking to school on this street.

This presentation was supposed to be of the 60% draft design, but only a few small images were shared. However, the full engineering drawings are still not available as of mid-September and CSP has been waiting for an update on these drawings to see how the proposed changes fit with the rest of the street.

For more details on this project see CSP's July 2024 Newsletter

October 2023 UPDATE: The 30% draft design was presented along with responses to public comments at the October 26 Traffic & Transportation Commission meeting. Despite all the public comments requesting safer infrastructure, protected bike lanes, and slower traffic, the same status quo dangerous cross section design was sadly presented as the recommended design. 

The present 30% design can be found in the TTC document here and the TTC presentation here

Here's the city's proposed 30% design cross section

Notice the dangerous painted bike lanes sandwiched between moving & parked cars!

This area is known as the "Door Zone." It's very dangerous & even deadly - Watch the "dooring" video below

In fact a 4-year old girl was killed earlier this year in Oakland, CA after being doored on a road with the exact same configuration <-click to see - as the design for Mountain Ave

Here's the CSP recommended design that is most similar to "Alternative B"

Noticed the protected bike lane that is separated by a physical barrier & parked cars

Where would you feel safer having your kids ride to school??? Or even riding yourself?

This "Cross Section" design does NOT address pedestrian crossing, traffic calming and other features that members of CSP have been asking the city to also consider to make Mountain Ave safer. CSP continues to push for better PEDESTRIAN infrastructure too!!!

Got more questions about Mountain Ave? check out the FAQs Below!

CSP has written detailed letters to the City regarding Mountain Ave as well as other letters expressing the desire for safer Streets for People. Check them out below!

To read all other CSP letters, see the Letters subpage