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Staff Report for the Approval of a Project Charter Between the Alameda County Transportation Commission and Various Agencies Including the City of San Leandro for the East 14th Street/Mission Boulevard and Fremont Boulevard Multi-Modal Corridor Study
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
In late November 2017, the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) began a multimodal study of East 14th Street/Mission Boulevard and Fremont Boulevard corridor. The study will evaluate implementable multimodal improvements consistent with the City's adopted General Plan, Complete Streets Guidelines, Climate Action Plan, and Bay Fair Transit-Oriented Development Specific Plan. The study will also position the City to compete for available State and federal funding for multimodal improvements for portions of the corridor in San Leandro. Alameda CTC has now asked all participating jurisdictions to execute a Project Charter that will define the City's obligations with respect to development of the study.
BACKGROUND
The East 14th/Mission and Fremont Boulevard corridor is a critical inter-jurisdictional arterial roadway that traverses five jurisdictions in Central and Southern Alameda County (San Leandro, Unincorporated Alameda County, Hayward, Union City, and Fremont) generally running parallel to I-880. The surrounding transportation network includes two major Bay crossing corridors (San Mateo-Hayward and Dumbarton Bridges), as well as major commute corridors to the Tri-Valley including Niles Canyon (State Route 84) and the Sunol Grade (Interstate 680). The corridor includes multiple owners, with portions that are owned and managed by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) such as State Routes 185, 238, and 84 as well as portions that have been or are in the process of being relinquished to local agencies.
The corridor currently carries approximately 32,000 average daily vehicles of all types, including autos, buses, shuttles and truc...
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