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Highlights of the Facilities and Transportation Committee Meeting of April 5, 2017
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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
CITY COUNCIL FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
April 5, 2017
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
San Leandro City Hall
835 East 14th Street
San Leandro, California
(Sister Cities Gallery)
HIGHLIGHTS
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pauline Cutter called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
1.A. Attendance
Committee members present: Mayor Pauline Cutter and Councilmember Corina Lopez
City staff present: Engineering & Transportation Director Keith Cooke, Senior Transportation Engineer Reh-Lin Chen, Assistant City Manager Jeff Kay, Associate Engineer Kyle Lei, Senior Engineer Austine Osakwe, Principal Engineer Michael Stella, Administrative Assistant III Pauline Tabilang
Public present: Bike East Bay Community Organizer Susie Hufstader
1.B. Announcements
None
2. DISCUSSION ITEMS
2.A. Discussion Regarding MacArthur Blvd/Superior Ave Traffic Roundabout
Associate Engineer Kyle Lei presented an update on the MacArthur Blvd/Superior Ave Traffic Roundabout project.
Mayor Cutter expressed concerns regarding bicyclists and pedestrians in close proximity to each other on the sidewalk as well as the crosswalk east of the roundabout that crosses on-coming traffic from vehicles exiting the freeway. To prevent an accident, she prefers locating the crosswalk elsewhere, and providing better accommodation for bicyclists in the design.
Councilmember Lopez commented that at a 2016 community meeting, 30 out of 32 residents wanted speed bumps installed on Superior Ave. Committee expressed a desire for MacArthur/Superior roundabout to be built well and to accommodate all users to gain residents' support for future roundabouts.
Councilmember Lopez inquired about the possibility of using redevelopment funds to install traffic signals instead of a roundabout so that bicyclists will not have to share the sidewalk.
K. Cooke suggested staff research ROW require...
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