Palm Avenue Complete Multimodal Corridor Project

Palm Avenue Complete Multimodal Corridor Project

The project proposes to transform approximately 1.75 miles of Palm Avenue between Rainbow Drive and Georgia Street in the City of Imperial Beach into a context-sensitive, multimodal corridor that improves safety, access, mobility, drainage, and aesthetic character. The project is designed to accommodate all users, including pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders, and motorists, by reconfiguring the existing right-of-way and integrating modern completestreet infrastructure in support of local and regional transportation goals. The project is divided into 11 segments each with tailored design considerations based on right-of-way constraints, adjacent land uses, and operational needs. Offsite or secondary actions may include utility relocations, contractor staging, material storage, and temporary lane closures or detours during construction. The project would require discretionary approvals, including a Coastal Development Permit, and coordination with agencies such as the California Coastal Commission, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Regional Water Quality Control Board, as applicable. The project is consistent with the City’s General Plan, Bicycle Master Plan, and Climate Action Plan, and is designed to support regional initiatives including SANDAG’s Border to Bayshore Bikeway and 9th Street Active Transportation Enhancements.

Imperial Beach

San Diego

Citywide

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region 9 (RWQCB), California San Diego River Conservancy (SDRC), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Colorado River Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 14, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 26, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS)

Transportation:Other (Multimodal Corridor Improvement)

Community Plan, Site Plan, Coastal Permit

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire