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«xv .c: °- +, :s w o San Leandro Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION Multimodal Connections San Leandro is centrally located in the East Bay and is well served by bus and BART transit. Transit connection opportunities are discussed below. BART Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) operates rapid rail transit service throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Three BART lines— Richmond - Fremont, Fremont -Daly City, and Daly City - Dublin /Pleasanton — provide service to the two stations in San Leandro: Downtown San Leandro and Bay Fair stations. Both stations are well -used, and provide parking for commuters. Downtown San Leandro BART Station: The Downtown San Leandro BART Station is located at 1401 San Leandro Boulevard between Davis and Thornton Streets less than a half a mile from Downtown San Leandro. New transit - oriented development (TOD) is slated for development in the vicinity around the station and is planned to be the southern terminus for AC transit's proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line. As a result of the BRT and future development, the station is being studied for redesign that will possibly include a reconfiguration of the bus terminal and improved pedestrian and bicycle access. The station includes outdoor bicycle racks with storage for approximately 92 bicycles. 12 key- operated and 20 electronically operated rental lockers provide additional secure, covered bicycle storage. The key- operated lockers are available only for long -term rentals and require users to complete an application /rental agreement. The electronic lockers, which are operated with a pre - purchased smart card, offer short-term storage and are available on a first - come, first -served basis. The Downtown San Leandro BART Station is presently accessible from the City bikeway network via bike lanes on San Leandro Boulevard, Alvarado Street, and Williams Street. The bike lanes on Williams Street extend approximately two miles to the west of the BART station while the bike lanes on San Leandro Boulevard extend approximately %, mile to the north and south of the station. The bike lanes on Alvarado Street exist only in the immediate vicinity of the station. A number of additional bikeways are proposed to serve the station including extensions to these existing facilities, which would greatly bolster the station's bicycle accessibility. These proposed routes include the East Bay Greenway trail along the Union Pacific Railroad /BART right -of -way, an eastward extension of bike lanes along Williams Street, a new bikeway along Juana Avenue, and additional bike lanes on Davis Street. Bay Fair BART Station: The Bay Fair BART Station is located at 15242 Hesperian Boulevard immediately south of the Bayfair Center shopping mall. The Bayfair Center has long -range TOD plans, and the recent Station Area Plan outlines short-term solutions to improving pedestrian and bicycle access to the station. The Bay Fair Station has outdoor bicycle racks with capacity for approximately 42 bicycles. The station also has 16 key- operated bicycle storage lockers, which Page 7