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First Priority: Install add-on pedestrian streetlights at existing roadway poles ($$). <br />(Fig. 34) To increase the amount of pedestrian lighting for perceived safety, freshen <br />the night-time appearance of the street, and add distinctiveness to the day -time <br />streetscape at relatively low cost, install add-on LED pedestrian -height luminaires <br />and arms to existing "cobrahead" streetlight poles. Fixtures can have a "tech" style <br />to complement and emphasize the district's identity. The quantity of pedestrian <br />luminaires and arms would be two per pole, on opposite sides and arms parallel to <br />the curb at approximately 16 foot height at "Boulevard" locations, and one per pole <br />at "Back Street" locations. At all locations, upgrade the existing high pressure <br />sodium roadway -height luminaire on the same pole to an LED source. This should <br />enable the existing wiring and circuitry to supply the 2 to 3 upgraded fixtures on the <br />one pole without requiring new footings, trenching, etc. This configuration will <br />need review and design of the lighting and electrical aspects by an electrical <br />engineer. A future higher cost expansion for consideration may involve installation <br />of supplemental new pedestrian -height streetlights in between the long distance <br />between existing cobrahead-type roadway streetlights, as shown on the right side of <br />the example image. Consider repainting the streetlights along these segments with <br />a distinctive district color (as well as all metal streetscape furnishings). <br />Second Priority: Install bus shelter structures and bus seating ($$). At select high <br />visibility locations along transit routes (on Merced Street between Wicks Boulevard <br />and Williams Street in a first phase), install bus shelters to match newer models <br />used elsewhere in the city, especially where they may be used by Kaiser Hospital <br />patients, families, and employees. For bus stop locations lacking benches or <br />currently served by unsightly "ad" benches, remove the "ad" benches and replace <br />them with attractive all -metal (for durability) bus seating that is aesthetically <br />compatible with shelters, lighting and other furnishings. Use the same paint color <br />palette for all metal furnishings and streetlights in the district. <br />Third Priority: Install high visibility crosswalk markings at crosswalks ($). At select <br />high visibility crosswalk locations on "Boulevard Streets: (on Merced Street between <br />Wicks Boulevard and Williams Street in a first phase), install high -visibility crosswalk <br />markings in the roadway pavement, especially where they may be used by Kaiser <br />Hospital patients, families, and employees. Use "piano key" thermoplastic striping <br />at a minimum, or develop an industrial district -themed custom pattern of a <br />"Streetprint" or equivalent decorative thermoplastic colored infill pattern (between <br />standard white crosswalk bars). The latter has already been installed by the City at <br />locations between downtown and the BART station, though with a standard <br />manufacturer's catalog pattern. Phase the expansion of their installation with a <br />focus on other higher -pedestrian -traffic locations. <br />Fourth Priority: Install Public Art based on Industrial District artifacts and <br />thematic imagery ($$). Work with public artist(s), area community groups, <br />businesses, and residents for potential historic artifact and art materials sources, <br />and potential funding property owners and companies interested out of <br />"community citizen" motivations or publicity, to develop concepts and <br />22 <br />