Task 7 – Bicycle Parking Facilities

Task 7 – Bicycle Parking Facilities
Fehr & Peers shall propose bicycle parking standards for future land developments and
redevelopment projects, and propose and identify opportunities at appropriate locations for public
installations. We will gather information on current bike parking locations from meetings and
public workshops but will not conduct a field inventory for this task. Fehr & Peers will include the
ranked list of bicycle parking locations determined by the AC Transit Bicycle Parking Study, which
identified bus stop locations in Richmond that have a high latent demand for secure bicycle
parking.

Deliverable(s): Bicycle parking policy recommendations and list of appropriate bicycle parking
locations.

Task 8 – Ranking of Proposed Facilities and Improvements

Task 8 – Ranking of Proposed Facilities and Improvements
Using the bicycle plan and updated project list, Fehr & Peers will create a decision matrix to rank
proposed improvements into short, mid and long term priorities based upon criteria such as ease
of implementation, continuity, connections to activity centers, regional and local connectivity and
fundability. Fehr & Peers will specify the criteria used in the rankings to assist annual
reassessment of rankings by the City.

Deliverable(s): Spreadsheet of prioritized bicycle improvement projects.

Task 9 – Education, Policies and Programs

Fehr & Peers will identify community resources available to advocate and support safe bicycling
in the City and propose policies and educational venues to further enhance bicycle ridership. Our
staff has extensive experience developing and implementing bicycle education and
encouragement programs targeted at different age groups and abilities, and will include a detailed
outline of what is needed as part of the bike plan. We will include education and enforcement
measures to promote bicycle and pedestrian facilities for green, active, non-motorized
transportation and recreation. This section will capitalize on existing programs and identify
potential funding sources for future modifications or expansion of existing programs.

Deliverable(s): Review of all existing education and encouragement programs in the City of
Richmond, and a descriptive list of recommended programs to expand on and improve existing
ones.

Task 10 – Cost Assessment and Funding Opportunities

outline of what is needed as part of the bike plan. We will include education and enforcement
measures to promote bicycle and pedestrian facilities for green, active, non-motorized
transportation and recreation. This section will capitalize on existing programs and identify
potential funding sources for future modifications or expansion of existing programs.

Deliverable(s): Review of all existing education and encouragement programs in the City of
Richmond, and a descriptive list of recommended programs to expand on and improve existing
ones.

Fehr & Peers will develop estimated costs associated with implementing the proposed bicycle
network, including capital construction and maintenance of bikeway routes, including landscaping
maintenance and control of invasive species along Class I facilities. We will also identify potential
funding sources to cover the installation and upkeep costs for eligible projects and recommend
strategies for securing funds. The consultant shall further recommend sources to fund the
outreach and educational programs identified in Task 9.

Deliverable(s): Spreadsheet of estimated costs of bicycle improvement projects and descriptive
list of local, state and federal funding sources and pursuit strategies.

Task 11 – Meetings and Public Outreach

In the course of the project, Fehr & Peers will attend and make presentations to scheduled
meetings of the Technical Advisory Committee and/or Richmond Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory
Committee that will be noticed and open to the General Public. The meetings shall include at a
minimum, training of TAC/RBPAC on Bicycle Master Plan elements and process; solicitation of
input on routes and destinations, barriers and desired improvements in coordination with the
Pedestrian Master Plan. The consultant shall also attend hearings on the master plan at the
Planning Commission and City Council.

 Kick-off Meeting: The kick-off meeting will include City of Richmond staff and Fehr &
Peers staff. It will provide the opportunity for the Fehr & Peers Team to hear Staff’s
concerns and ideas regarding the Bicycle Master Plan. We will collect from City staff all
background materials and information necessary for the Plan. We will review the scope
of work and timeline, and set dates for key deliverables and project meetings/workshops.

 First RBPAC meeting: Initial meeting with the Richmond Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee (RBPAC) and city-wide kick-off meeting/workshop. These meetings
are intended to introduce the project to the RBPAC and the public, present preliminary
information relevant to the project (including a summary of existing conditions, summary
of relevant plans and draft policy statements) and solicit direction and broad input on
preparation of the Bicycle Master Plan. The city-wide workshop will be structured as a set
of “stations,” in order to direct and elicit input on key topic areas for preparation of the
Plan.

 Second RBPAC meeting: A second meeting with the RBPAC and another city-wide
meeting, this time to present the draft Bicycle Master Plan. The purpose of this meeting is
generally to confirm the Plan (map), identify criteria for prioritization and get feedback to
other on-going work such as the bike parking ordinance, and education and enforcement
programs. During this round, we will review the work accomplished to date, give an
overview of t
 Third RBPAC meeting: After revising the draft Bicycle Master Plan to incorporate public
input, we will present an administrative version of the finalized Plan to the RBPAC for its
approval.

 Planning Commission and City Council: Fehr & Peers will attend one meeting with the
Planning Commission and one meeting with the City Council to present the final Bicycle
Master Plan.

Fehr & Peers will be responsible for facilitating the meetings and preparing outreach materials
such as slide presentations, handouts, questionnaires and meeting notices. We will also prepare
a series of one-page progress fact sheets for uploading to the City’s website in order to keep the
public informed of the project’s progress at the conclusion of key phases. We expect that City
staff will be responsible for scheduling the time and place of meetings and for publicizing them.
Our budget assumes one round of review by City staff and response to comments. Both the
budget and schedule assume that City staff will be able to review the draft elements within one
month of receipt.

Deliverable(s): Preparation of meeting materials and attendance of a staff kick-off meeting, three
RBPAC meetings, one planning commission meeting and one city council meeting.

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Task 12 – Draft and Final Plan

Fehr & Peers will produce several versions of the plan, as follows:

 Administrative Draft Bicycle Plan: Building on our professional expertise and the first
round of public outreach, we will prepare an initial draft document of the Bicycle Plan that
covers all the items specified in Tasks 1-10. Importantly, the document will be structured
to follow clearly the list of Caltrans requirements for eligibility of bicycle plans for funding
under the state’s Bicycle Transportation Account. Key sections of the Plan will include a
map of the proposed bicycle network and a prioritized list of projects with order-of-
magnitude cost estimates. The Plan document will be amply illustrated with maps,
pictures and other images as appropriate to illustrate concepts, identify locations and
generally make the document visually appealing. It will also include a short executive
summary that could be reproduced as a standalone document. The purpose of this
document is to solicit City comments before the Draft Bicycle Plan is made available to
the public.

 Draft Bicycle Plan: Following City review of the Administrative Draft document, we will
revise it to incorporate comments as appropriate. The result will be the Draft Bicycle Plan,
which will be released for public comment.

 Administrative Final Bicycle Plan: Following public review of the Draft, we will revise it
to incorporate comments as appropriate and produce the Administrative Final Bicycle
Plan. The purpose of the Administrative Final is to solicit official comment from the
RBPAC, appropriate City commissions and the City Council.

 Final Bicycle Plan: Lastly, we will incorporate all official City comments into a Final
Bicycle Plan document. All the above versions of the Bicycle Plan will be made available
to city electronically as web- and print-ready PDF files.

Deliverable(s): PDFs of the Administrative Draft, Draft, Administrative Final and Final versions of
the Bicycle Plan.