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Draft 07/02/2012 were identified earlier in the process and are the basis for the current LPA that will be reviewed in the following discussion. Analysis Final Design of the East Bay Bus Rapid Transit Project is scheduled to start this winter 2012. Construction is anticipated to start in 2014 with revenue operations beginning in 2016. The proposed DOSL alternative would operate with transit priority at all signalized intersection, new passenger bus stations and combination of mainly mixed - flow and limited dedicated travel lanes within San Leandro. The project would also feature self- service proof of payment fare collection, real -time bus arrival information and low- floor, dual -sided door buses. The project is proposed extend approximately 9.52 miles from Downtown Oakland to the Downtown San Leandro BART Station. In San Leandro, dedicated lanes are proposed on East 14 Street from the northern city border to approximately Georgia Way and then BRT would operate in mixed -flow lanes. The route continues to Davis Street, then turns west on Davis Street and then south on San Leandro Boulevard, terminating at the San Leandro BART station. The stations in San Leandro are proposed at the following locations: East 14 Street at Durant Avenue (Durant Station) East 14 Street at Georgia Way /Euclid Avenue (Georgia Way Station) East 14 Street at Haas /Lorraine (Begier Station) Davis Street at Hays Street (Downtown San Leandro Station) San Leandro BART (San Leandro BART Station) AC Transit is requesting that the City review its previously forwarded LPA and either reaffirm it or provide an alternative LPA. The main restriction of this action is that the City may only forward an LPA that has been analyzed in the FEIS /FEIR. This essentially limits the City to a project that terminates at the San Leandro Downtown BART Station or a no -build project. The City has basically three options from which to choose: Option 1 — Reaffirm the original LPA that has dedicated lanes to approximately Georgia Way with minor modifications that were recently introduced to reduce parking impacts and shorten walking distances to stations from senior housing locations. Option 2 — Request that AC Transit implement an LPA that modifies or eliminates elements of the original LPA which was introduced by AC Transit at the May 31 joint meeting. The modifications include reducing the dedicated lanes such that they end at just south of Broadmoor Boulevard and relocated stations. These changes would eliminate turn restrictions except at Broadmoor Blvd where southbound East 14th Street to eastbound Broadmoor Blvd and at Farrelly Drive where northbound East 14 Street to eastbound Farrelly Drive traffic would be restricted, reduced station distances from senior housing and reduce parking impacts. See Exhibit 2.