Pedestrian Services
According to California Streets and Highway Code (Chapter 22, Article2, Section 5610), property owners are required to maintain sidewalks adjacent to their property. A report, Improving the Safety and Accessibility of Sidewalks in Santa Cruz County and Appendices, outlines jurisdiction and property owner responsibilities and practices.
Reporting Incidents to Law Enforcement – Pedestrians are encouraged to report incidents and collisions with motorists, cyclists or other pedestrians.
Improving Pedestrian Safety and Access
According to California Streets and Highway Code (Chapter 22, Article2, Section 5610), property owners are required to maintain sidewalks adjacent to their property. A report, Improving the Safety and Accessibility of Sidewalks in Santa Cruz County and Appendices, outlines jurisdiction and property owner responsibilities and practices. Published in June 2010, this report was prepared by the Pedestrian Safety Work Group (PSWG), a former subcommittee of the RTC’s Elderly and Disabled Transportation Advisory Committee.
What Pedestrians and Motorists Want Each Other to Know: This brochure, also prepared by the PSWG, includes safety tips intended to help both motorists and pedestrians understand each other’s expectations and offer helpful tips, especially involving pedestrians with disabilities.
- What Pedestrians and Motorists Want Each Other To Know – ENGLISH
- What Pedestrians and Motorists Want Each Other To Know – ENGLISH, TEXT READER-FRIENDLY
- Lo Que Los Peatones y Los Conductores Desean Que Se Sepa Mutuamente – SPANISH
Road Construction Guidelines
To improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists at road construction projects, the Community Traffic Safety Coalition, in cooperation with the RTC Bicycle Committee and local public works departments, developed a set of guidelines to augment the Caltrans Traffic Safety Manual. The Recommended Guidelines to Protect the Safety of Bicyclists, Pedestrians and Disabled Travelers during Road Construction, are provided to all road construction contractors. Pedestrians who encounter a hazard traveling through a construction area may submit a Bicycle/Pedestrian Hazard Report.
Elderly & Disabled Transportation Advisory Committee
Improving pedestrian access to transit and other services has been a recent focus of this committee which advises the Regional Transportation Commission and other transportation agencies on the network of specialized transportation services for seniors and people with disabilities in Santa Cruz County as well as about the transportation needs of these members of our community.
Resources
- Getting Around on Foot – pedestrian resources and maps
- Hazard Report
- Safe Paths of Travel final report (28MB pdf)for a 2009 Caltrans Environmental Justice grant including:
- Pedestrian Collision Maps 2005-2009
- Sidewalk Maintenance Report and Appendices – a report on improving the safety and accessibility of sidewalks in Santa Cruz County that identifies the respective jurisdiction and property owner responsibilities and practices for maintaining safe sidewalks
- Sidewalk Maintenance Standards for all 5 local jurisdictions
- Draft List of pedestrian deficiencies at Priority Origins and Destinations frequented by seniors and people with disabilities
- City of Santa Cruz Active Transportation Plan (2017)
- City of Scotts Valley Active Transportation Plan (2021)
- County of Santa Cruz Active Transportation Plan (2022) - 42MB
- “Complete Streets” for all road users
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