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Segment Analysis 4 <br />4-5 <br />OPPORTUNITIES <br />• Connecting San Francisco Bay Trail to Lake Chabot <br />Regional Park <br />• Access to jobs, schools, parks, airport area businesses, <br />Downtown San Leandro, City Hall, and the library <br />• Potential for restoration of the San Leandro Creek and its <br />banks <br />• Connection to BART & increased connectivity between <br />neighborhoods <br />• Additional green space / recreational opportunities <br />• Higher physical activity levels for both adults and youth <br />• Probable economic benefits to the community due to <br />increased connectivity <br />STRENGTHS <br />• Existing maintenance roads <br />• Existing and proposed, on and off road bicycle facilities <br />in the vicinity <br />• Existing trailhead north of Hegenberger Road <br />• Views of the San Leandro Creek <br />• Programmable space <br />• Existing pedestrian bridges <br />CONCERNS <br />• Limited potential access points <br />• Homeless encampments and concerns about trespassing <br />• Getting an agency to take responsibility for maintenance <br />• Limited space on roads for bicycle lanes or widened <br />sidewalks <br />• Private or residential property lines abutting the San <br />Leandro Creek bank or in the San Leandro Creek itself <br />• Invasive vegetation and large eucalyptus trees <br />• Steep creek banks <br />• Coordination and agreement with multiple agencies <br />• Cost of construction and responsibility for maintenance <br />and repair <br />• Need for additional police enforcement <br />WEAKNESSES <br />• Maintenance road below top of bank in certain areas <br />and lack of maintenance roads in some areas <br />• Crossings required at high-speed, high-volume roads such <br />as Hegenberger Road, 98th Avenue, Bancroft Avenue <br />• Privately owned land abutting the Creek and private <br />ownership of Creek itself in the eastern portion of the San <br />Leandro Creek <br />• 3 railroad crossings in the project area <br />• Existing at-grade railroad crossings are far from Creek <br />SWOC ANALYSIS OF PROJECT STUDY AREA <br />51