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CiTY OF SAN LEANDRO BiCYCLE & PEDESTRiAN MASTER PLAN ~ 87 <br />An unchannelized segment of the Estudillo Canal in the Manor Neighborhood. <br />ESTUDILLO CANAL CLASS I STUDY <br />The Estudillo Canal is a flood control channel that generally runs east-west in <br />the southern part of San Leandro. There is potential to create a Class i shared <br />use path along the banks of the canal from Farnsworth Street to the Bay Trail. <br />in addition to providing a low-stress east-west connector through the Manor <br />neighborhood, it provides connectivity to commercial areas, residential areas, <br />and the Bay Trail. Creating a shared use path along the canal will require close <br />coordination with multiple public agencies and a detailed engineering study to <br />study feasibility. Class i facilities would have to be carefully designed for both <br />user safety and to ensure the continued functionality of the canal. Additional <br />complications include that west of inverness Street the canal changes form: <br />west of inverness it returns to a natural canal and loses the concrete lining, and <br />the trail would also have to navigate an elevated railroad crossing. it should <br />also be studied whether it is feasible and safe to open existing bridges across <br />the canal to further increase access and connectivity. This project could be <br />built in phases as different segments of the canal have different constraints <br />and feasibility concerns. <br />GRAND AVENUE CLASS IV STUDY <br />The section of Grand Avenue has the potential to become a critical north- <br />south segment of San Leandro's bicycle network. The Study Corridor covers <br />the segment of Grand Avenue between Estudillo Avenue and Sybil Avenue. <br />Running parallel to i-580, Grand Avenue can become a connector street to <br />various east-west bicycle routes and bicycle boulevards; improving linkages <br />between residential areas, schools (public and private), Lake Chabot Park, <br />San Leandro BART Station, and downtown San Leandro. This part of Grand <br />Avenue would also provide a connection to the proposed bicycle boulevards <br />(Wake Avenue-via 136th Avenue-and Sybil Avenue, for example). <br />This segment of Grand Avenue is complex as it has on and off ramps for i-580 <br />at three locations in this study corridor. The highway interchange generates <br />a large volume of faster-moving automobile traffic. Further complicating this <br />corridor, is the curb-to-curb width shrinks from about 60 feet to about 30 feet <br />after the EB i-580 on ramps (near Maud Avenue). <br />Grand Avenue near the Juana Avenue intersection looking southward. <br />225