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