The City of Arcata is hosting a walking tour for the South Arcata Multimodal Safety Improvement Plan (SAMSIP) on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to noon.
The tour will be split into two halves. The first half of the tour will begin at the Arcata Community Center to experience the east side of the U.S. Highway 101 and State Route 255 interchange at 9 a.m. Then, at 10:30 a.m., the group will convene again at the corner of Samoa Boulevard and South G Street to experience the west side of the interchange as well as Samoa Boulevard and South G Street. The purpose of this event is to engage the community on the SAMSIP and to start thinking about the changes the community would like to see incorporated as part of this project.
SAMSIP will focus on enhancing multimodal safety on the U.S. Highway 101 and State-Route 255 interchange, as well as safety and beautification enhancements along Samoa Boulevard and G street, South of Samoa Boulevard. The goal of the project is to improve and bridge gaps in multi-modal access, making it desirable for all ages and abilities to use active modes of travel in south Arcata. This project aims to address the inequitable conditions created by U.S. Highway 101 and State Route 255 which disincentivizes bicycle and pedestrian travel in favor of vehicular transportation. In addition, the project will explore options for beautifying and improving safety along Samoa Boulevard and South G Street.
The end goal of this planning process is to produce concept designs that reflect the community’s input and needs to prepare for future phases. On the City’s SAMSIP webpage, community members will find both an online survey and a Social Pinpoint interactive map to help contextualize the project and provide the City with feedback. The City of Arcata encourages the community to utilize both the survey and the interactive map to provide input as the project progresses.
For details on SAMSIP, the walking tour or to provide feedback, please visit the webpage at cityofarcata.org/samsip or contact the City of Arcata Building and Engineering Department at (707) 825-2128 or engineering@cityofarcata.org.