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o wl % San Leandro Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Chapter 3: BICYCLE NETWORK Suitability of Bikeway Type: The characteristics of a roadway determine whether that roadway is suitable for inclusion in the network and, if so, what type of facility should be prescribed. Roadway width is a key factor in determining what bicycling improvements can be made. Roadways should also be assessed by traffic speed, volume of car and truck traffic, and roadway hazards. The ages and skill levels of expected bicyclists should be considered. Recommended bikeway cross- sections are illustrated in the San Leandro Bicycle and Pedestrian Design Guidelines. Proposed Network The proposed bikeway network is illustrated on Figure 11. The proposed system includes a total of almost 39 miles of new bikeway facilities in addition to the 25 miles currently in place. Specific improvements will be defined during the design phase for each project following the standards set forth in the San Leandro Bicycle and Pedestrian Design Guidelines. Table 2 shows the number of existing and proposed miles for each bikeway classification. In addition to the bicycle network, spot location improvements and bicycle parking improvements are recommended and discussed below. • Table 2: Length (Miles) of System by Bikeway Classification Bikeway Classification Existing Proposed Total' Class I 4.2 8.4 12.6 Class II 17.7 10.0 27.7 Class III 3.1 20.4 22.8 TOTAL 25.0 38.8 63.1 a. Discrepancy in total of Class Ill bikeways and total network miles is due to conversion of segments of Class Ill bikeway on MacArthur Blvd and Lewelling Blvd from existing Class Ill to proposed Class It To manage the planning and implementation of the network, each facility was assigned a bikeway number following the conventions of the federal highway system and as utilized in the Alameda Countywide Bicycle Plan. (North -south bikeways assigned odd numbers from west to east and east -west bikeways given an even number from north to south.) For consistency, the San Leandro bikeways were assigned the same number where they overlapped the Alameda County routes. At completion, the network would include 31 bikeways as shown in Table 3. Each bikeway was further divided into segments, as needed, to describe the different roadway characteristics and recommended improvements. The proposed improvements by segment are presented in Table 5 found in Chapter 6. The complete network, including both existing and proposed segments, is described in more detail in Appendix B. Page 34