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Presentation on East Bay Greenway Phase I
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Alameda CTC Staff will present to the Committee updates to the East Bay Greenway Phase I.
This item is for information only.
BACKGROUND
The Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) is the project sponsor and implementing agency for the East 14th Street/Mission Boulevard and Fremont Boulevard Multimodal Corridor Project (E14th Project) located in the cities of San Leandro, Hayward, Union City, and Fremont as well as unincorporated Alameda County. Work began in 2018 as one of the agency's high priority multimodal corridor projects. The goals established for the project were:
* Improve multimodal mobility, efficiency, and safety that sustainably meet current and future transportation needs, and support planned growth and economic development; and
* Improve connectivity between transportation modes; and
* Provide flexibility for future changes in transportation technology
Since 2018, Alameda CTC has worked closely with local, regional, and state partners on a long-term vision for the corridor. Work on the E14th Project culminated in a long-term vision approved by Alameda CTC in July 2020 that includes Class IV bicycle facilities and bus transit improvements. Recognizing the need to implement improvements quickly, in May 2021 Alameda CTC approved a near-term implementation for the E14th Project to develop a preferred alternative that constructs Class IV bicycle facilities from San Leandro to Hayward, implements rapid bus components, and incorporates economic development elements, such as pedestrian, transit, and bicycle wayfinding, gateway/monuments, seating, pedestrian lighting etc., [TN1][MS2][MS3][MS4]that could be incorporated with the transportation infrastructure.
Alameda CTC has been working on developing the East Bay Greenway (EBGW), a 16-mile long active transportation facility along current railroad right of ways. The EBGW was delayed due to a s...
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