Pedestrian Studies & Design

Communities strive to create livable and walkable neighborhoods through the use of improved pedestrian facilities. For more than 20 years KOA has been a leader in providing communities with the design and analysis of pedestrian and bicycle facilities. We provide safety analysis of pedestrian facilities, with special emphasis upon marked uncontrolled crosswalks.

KOA helped to pioneer the implementation and testing of the use of in-roadway flashing light systems to improve conditions at marked crosswalks. Our work in this field has been published, presented at conferences and symposiums, and used by communities to assist in their own pedestrian planning.

• Enhanced Pedestrian Crossing Study (Phase I & 11) Santa Monica, California
• Beverly Hills Triangle Pedestrian Enhancements, Traffic Signals, Signing & Striping, Street Lighting, Worksite Traffic Control Plans, Beverly Hills, California
• City of Anaheim Pedestrian Capacity Study, Anaheim, California
• In-Pavement Flashing Crosswalks: State of the Art, Fountain Valley, California
  

Safe Routes To School

KOA works with schools, cities, and neighborhoods to identify safe walking and bicycling routes to local schools, and makes recommendations for pedestrian facility improvements along those routes.

• Suggested Pedestrian Routes to School Mapping Program, Traffic and Pedestrian Safety, Los Angeles County, California
• City of Rancho Cucamonga, Strategic Plan for Relieving Traffic Congestion and Signal Synchronization in the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California
  

Bikeway Studies & Design

Creating bicycle-friendly communities requires comprehensive planning and innovative design. KOA brings together communities, bicyclists and regional planners to create, or implement, bikeways for commuting and recreation as a viable alternative travel mode.

• City of Long Beach Short Range Bicycle Program Administration, Long Beach, California
• Eco-Bikeway Design and Traffic Calming Project, Imperial Beach, California
  

Parking / Circulation Studies & Design

KOA provides analysis of traffic circulation and parking demand as part of the planning and environmental review process. We provide parking lot analysis and design, and are specialized in parking demand and management studies for large developments and downtown areas.

• Oceanside Downtown Redevelopment Area Parking Study, Oceanside, California
• Dana Point Harbor Releasing Plan Parking Study and Update, Dana Point, California
• Ventura Downtown Parking Study, City of San Buenaventura, California
• Old Town Tustin Parking Needs Study, Tustin, California
• Fontana Civic Center Parking Study, Fontana, California