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Commuters and students have similar travel behavior, which is typically to take the most direct route from origin to destination. For grammar school students, this may consist of residential or collector streets, with few crossings of major arterials. For junior high and high school students, riders may have to cross up to five or six arterials to reach school. For college students and adult commuters, rides are most often under five miles but may be as long as 10 or 15 miles. The nearest university /community college are Hayward State University and Chabot College in the City of Hayward. Commuters and students (in the morning) travel during peak periods of traffic to destinations that may have high levels of congestion and speeds. For example, one of the most dangerous parts of a student's commute is the drop -off zone in front of the school where many vehicles search for parking or drop -off spaces. Once they arrive at their destinations, bicycle commuters often find no (or poor) bicycle racks, showers, or lockers. Rather than providing an incentive for bicyclists, most schools and employers inadvertently discourage bicyclists by continuing to subsidize parking for the automobile. Commuting bicyclists have simple and obvious needs. They require bike lanes or wide curb lanes along arterials and collectors, loop detectors at signalized intersections, signals where school children need to cross busy arterials, periodic maintenance of the pavement, and adequate bicycle storage and lockers/showers at their destination points. Any other incentive to encourage bicycling to work would help increase the bicycle commute mode split. Most commute bicycle trips are under five miles and not regional trips, except for those commuters linking to another mode, such as bus stops or transit stations. Allowing bicycles on other modes such as bus and BART or providing bike lockers at multi-modal stations will help extend the range of commute bicyclists in San Leandro. 2.2 Goals and Policies Before proposing a Bikeway Plan, goals must be identified and policies developed. Goals and policies are important in keeping the study and implementation processes in focus. They are also critical in gaining public and political support, as they become succinct and fundamental 26