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drinking fountains, and the like. Local destinations for recreation and commute bicyclists are listed in Table 3. Noted for each destination is whether it provides bicycle racks. Site visits to the destinations revealed that most of them have bicycle racks. One notable exception is the Marina Community Center. Most parks lack bicycle racks as well, but it was not observed to be a problem. Few bicycle racks are provided in the downtown area. J.10 Potential Corridors A bicycle corridor connects cities/counties and serves as a collector for areas of popular and concentrated bicycle activity. Identifying bicycle corridors is the first step in developing bikeway routes. The following corridors were selected because they access major activity centers, link cities, and contain the least constraints. Some portions of the corridor are part of the existing bikeway network. • Farnsworth Street - Floresta Boulevard - Halcyon Drive Corridor - This corridor would connect Fairmont Drive, which leads to Lake Chabot Park and Castro Valley, to the San Leandro Shoreline and to San Lorenzo while serving as a collector of residential, school, and commercial areas, and a connector to potential major bicycle arterials such as Lewelling Boulevard and Fremont Avenue (see Figure 7). • Manor Boulevard/Lewelling Boulevard Corridor - Bikeways on either one of these streets (west of Washington Avenue) would serve to connect Hayward and San Lorenzo to Alameda and Oakland via Wicks Boulevard and Doolittle Drive. They would :also serve asbicycle collectors of residential areas (see Figure 8). • Williams Street Corridor - This corridor could be the main east -west connector for bicycles. It would provide access to the San Leandro Shoreline from the east side of the City while serving as a collector of residential, school, and industrial areas, and a connector to major north -south arterials including Doolittle Drive (see Figure 9). • Alvarado Street - Fremont Avenue Corridor - This corridor would serve adjacent industrial and residential areas. It would also be an intracity north -south bikeway from Davis Street to Floresta Boulevard. • San Leandro Boulevard Corridor - Bicycle facilities on this street would mainly be used by BART users. Extending the existing bike lanes would expand the residential area that they serve. 15