City of Morgan Hill Station Area Master Plan - February 2018

City of Morgan Hill

Pedestrian Facilities The Station Area is very walkable (see Figure 1-31) because it is flat terrain and contains numerous pedestrian facilities. The various types of pedestrian facilities include sidewalks, shared use paths, curb ramps, crosswalks, curb extensions, and pedestrian signals at signalized intersections. Sidewalks Most of the streets in the Station Area have continuous sidewalks on both sides of the street. On-street parking shields pedestrians on the sidewalks from moving vehicles in the streets. The wide sidewalks on Monterey Road accommodate larger pedestrian volumes generated by the adjoining stores and restaurants and provide space for outdoor seating. The segment of Third Street between Monterey Road and Depot Street is designed as a shared use street with wide sidewalks to support pedestrian travel and narrow lanes to slow vehicle traffic. Sidewalk gaps only exist on the east side of Depot Street between Fifth Street and Dunne Avenue, on the hilly portions of Del Monte Avenue between Second and Third Streets, and on Third Street west of West Little Llagas Creek. The Depot Street gap may be closed with the future redevelopment of the lumber yard site. Some portions of the sidewalk on the south side of Main Avenue near the railroad tracks are unfinished and the gaps are closed with asphalt paths.

Figure 1-31: Sidewalks in the Morgan Hill Station Area

Crosswalks Crosswalks are available at all intersections in the Downtown area and at most intersections in the Morgan Hill PDA. The unique pavement design of the crosswalk on Monterey Road at Dunne Avenue (see Figure 1-32) acts as a gateway to the Downtown.

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