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East Bay Greenway (EBGW) Multimodal Project Update
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 EBGW Multimodal Project Phase 1 (the Project), a near-term phase of the EBGW Multimodal project approved by the Alameda CTC Commission in December 2021. The Project advances elements of the EBGW project and incorporates near-term implementation strategies developed as part of the E14th St. Mission Blvd Multimodal Project. Taken together the Project would deliver high-quality bicycle and pedestrian facilities as well as targeted transit improvements and placemaking from Oakland through the central part of Alameda County.
Alameda CTC staff previously presented an update at the March 2nd Facilities and Transportation Committee meeting describing the Project need, Project delivery updates, public outreach opportunities in San Leandro, and implementation schedule. This item is an update regarding feedback on public outreach and how feedback is being considered in the design.
The EBGW Phase I Project is a 16-mile corridor between the Lake Merritt BART station in Oakland and the South Hayward BART station in Hayward, traversing the cities of San Leandro, Hayward and unincorporated Alameda County areas of Ashland and Cherryland. The Project would implement Class I and Class IV bicycle facilities to the extent feasible and multimodal improvements along the main E14th St/Mission Blvd. corridor as well as on connecting roadways to BART stations, including San Leandro Blvd., Fairmont Drive, A Street and Tennyson Road. The near-term implementation would provide a continuous, high quality bicycle facility suitable for all ages and abilities, and incorporates multimodal safety, transit, and placemaking elements. The Project w...
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