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Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and BPAC 3 February 7, 2011 The Introduction chapter identifies relationships with other plans, conformance with funding requirements, community involvement in development of the plan, and project setting, including identifying major activity centers (e.g., schools, community and senior centers, public libraries, parks, city government services, retail destinations, major employment centers), and multimodal connections (e.g., BART, AC Transit). The Goals and Policies chapter provides guidance for promoting and enhancing bicycle and pedestrian activity and safety in San Leandro. Highlights of this chapter include: • Goal #3 — Develop a bicycle system that meets the needs of utilitarian and recreation users, helps reduce vehicle trips, and links residential neighborhoods with local and regional destinations o Policy 3.1 — Develop a bikeway system that connects residential neighborhoods to employment and shopping areas, multi -modal terminals, schools, recreational facilities and other destinations o Policy 3.5 — Address barriers to bicycling, such as the lack of secure bicycle parking, signals that do not detect bicycles, difficulty in carrying significant baggage by bicycle. and bicycle prohibitions on transit • Goal #4 — Create a well- connected pedestrian environment by improving the walkability of all streets in San Leandro through the planning, implementing, and maintaining of pedestrian - supportive infrastructure that meets the needs of all users o Policy 4.2 — Ensure safe pedestrian connections between important community destinations, such as residential areas, transit locations, schools, senior centers and other community facilities o Policy 4.3 - Increase connectivity and access across barriers to walking such as incomplete or uneven sidewalks, sidewalk obstructions, including cars parked on sidewalks, trail gaps, wide intersections, and poor connections to transit stops The Bicycle Network chapter identifies the existing and proposed bicycle network. Much of the bicycle network identified in the 2004 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan is maintained in the update, with additional bicycle facilities proposed to expand coverage to previously underserved areas of the city. A total of 63 miles of bicycle facilities are proposed in the updated Master Plan. Bikeway selection criteria include: coverage; system rational; avoidance of arterials; connection to employment centers; connection to schools, libraries and parks; connection to regional bikeways; and suitability of bikeway type. Figure 11 on Page 35 of the updated Master Plan provides a map of the entire bicycle network and a sample of the key locations are as follows: • BART Trail (East Bay Greenway) • San Leandro Boulevard Bike Lanes • Doolittle Drive l3ike Lanes • Proposed Estudillo Canal Trail The Pedestrian Network chapter identifies various locations where pedestrian improvements are desired. The locations are identified either as Pedestrian Improvement Areas that encompass a large area of high pedestrian activity, or Key Pedestrian Locations that identify a specific