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Staff Report for City of San Leandro City Council Resolutions to Approve a Reduction in the Number of Vehicle Travel Lanes from Three to Two and to Install Class IV Bicycle Lanes on Fairmont Drive from Hesperian Boulevard to East 14th Street, Approve a Funding Agreement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for Class IV Bike Lanes on Fairmont Drive, and Approve the Appropriation of $220,000 from the Transportation Fund for Clean Air Grant to Partially Pay for the Improvements
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff studied reducing the number of vehicle travel lanes from three to two and installing Class IV bike lanes on Fairmont Drive from Hesperian Boulevard to East 14th Street and determined that the traffic impacts were within the City's General Plan goals for level of service. Class IV bike lanes are on-street bicycle facilities that are physically separated from vehicle traffic by a buffer zone with a vertical element such as delineator posts and are a desired feature for Fairmont Drive as identified in the City's 2018 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.
This Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) agreement provides funding and commits the City to the construction of Class IV bike lanes on Fairmont Drive from East 14th Street to Hesperian Boulevard.
Staff recommends approval of restriping Fairmont Drive from Hesperian Boulevard to East 14th Street such that there are two vehicle travel lanes and one class IV bicycle lane in each direction, and approval of a funding agreement and appropriation of Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) grant funds of $220,000 for construction of the improvements.
BACKGROUND
In 2013, the City Council adopted a complete streets policy. "Complete Streets" describes a comprehensive, integrated transportation network with infrastructure that allows for safe and convenient travel along and across streets for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, moto...
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