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CiTY OF SAN LEANDRO BiCYCLE & PEDESTRiAN MASTER PLAN ~ 97 <br />Design Change Locations <br />Locations in this category will typically involve implementing some sort of <br />roadway design change to accommodate improved bicycle facilities or remove <br />a gap in the bikeway network. Each of these four locations has a unique set of <br />characteristics. Solutions should be determined on a site-by-site basis. <br />DESIGN CHANGE LOCATIONS <br />„„MacArthur Boulevard, between Broadmoor Boulevard and Mitchell <br />Avenue <br />„„There is a segment of bike lane between two sets of angled vehicular <br />parking. The bike lane starts from and ends into a parking stall. <br />„„Doolittle Drive, between Davis Street and Carden Street/railroad tracks <br />„„There are bike lanes on Doolittle Drive but they are not present in <br />this segment. Given the complexities of the railroad tracks and bus <br />zone, the design for the continuation of the bikeway will need extra <br />attention. <br />„„Estudillo Avenue (east of i-580)/Lake Chabot Road <br />„„Bicyclists (and pedestrians) accessing Lake Chabot Park via Estudillo <br />Avenue, need to cross Lake Chabot Road. This crossing is immediately <br />after a blind hilly curve, making the crossing very difficult. A solution <br />for safer park access is needed. <br />„„Foothill Boulevard, from MacArthur Boulevard to City Limits <br />„„Bike lanes are currently only present on one side of the street. A bike <br />lane for the other direction of travel should be added. <br />Signals <br />One way that San Leandro can enhance the bicycling experience and improve <br />network efficiency is by installing bicycle detection at signalized intersections <br />that use actuation. Bicycle detection technology allows bicyclists to alert <br />the signal controller to their presence and desire to travel through a specific <br />intersection approach; providing a similar function to pedestrian beg buttons. <br />There are various methods of detecting bicycles at intersections, but the most <br />common methods are bicycle push buttons and bicycle loop detectors. Bicycle <br />loop detectors work on the same basic principle as vehicle loop detectors and <br />use magnetic waves to detect a bicycle. <br />As the City continues to upgrade and retrofit intersections with signals that <br />use actuation to control signals, these improvements should include bicycle <br />detection. The City should also consider installing bicycle detection at <br />intersections that handle high volumes of bicycle traffic. <br />Bicycle loop detection is usually indicated with the above pavement marking. <br />235