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Unfunded Activities and Programs to be Developed <br /> Eden Road Construction — Eden Rued, located near the intersection of Davis Street and <br /> Doolittle Drive in San beendru's industrial area, is the last unpaved rued in San Leandro. The <br /> condition of the rued is e significant inhibitor to economic activity in the area and several <br /> adjacent parcels are blighted. Designs are in place to pave Eden Rued and improve connectivity <br /> between Doolittle Drive and Davis Street. <br /> Accomplishments To-Date: City staff has developed project plans and initiated e process to <br /> create an assessment district to fund e share of the project cost. However, in 2012 the State <br /> Department of Finance denied the validity of Redevelopment Agency pledge of$1.5m for the <br /> project. Absent a resolution or new source of funding, the pr jectvvi|| renneinunhu|d. <br /> Marina Boulevard and Merced Street Design and Improvements — VVithmejur <br /> projects planned at the Kaiser Medical Center and the Shoreline, Marina Boulevard will become <br /> an even more significant linkage in San Leandro. The Next Generation Workplace District Study <br /> identified both Marina and Merced as strategic "spines" that provide critical linkages and <br /> intersect to form the heart of the industrial area. Streetscepe improvements will be needed to <br /> ensure that these strategic thoroughfares are welcoming and attractive. Streetscepe <br /> improvements will also help to "humanize" the streets making them more amendable to <br /> pedestrian and bicycle traffic es well es transit. These improvements, combined with other Next <br /> Generation implementation plans, are pert of larger stretegize to attract and retain innovative <br /> high-tech businesses tu this part uf San Leandro. <br /> Accomplishments To-Date: Funding of the design work for Marina Boulevard has been <br /> identified as e future project through the City's C|P process. This project will likely be revised or <br /> expended to include Merced. Upon completion, the design work will provide the information <br /> needed to identify the funding required to implement the improvements. Passage of regional <br /> transportation funding initiative, such as Measure B'l, which failed by e very slight margin in <br /> 20l2, will be essential tu bringing this project. <br /> ity of San Leandro I Economic Development Strategy and Work Plan I December 2013 <br />