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CiTY OF SAN LEANDRO BiCYCLE & PEDESTRiAN MASTER PLAN ~ 101 <br />Street furniture and pedestrian amenities along Bancroft Avenue. <br />accessibility and safety limitations. <br />The City of San Leandro is constantly working to improve the pedestrian <br />environment. A number of major improvements have been made under the <br />2010 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. These improvements, include <br />safety and circulation improvements around the Westgate Center, improved <br />sidewalks and design features near the Kaiser Development Area, and <br />pedestrian improvements around San Leandro BART Station. This update is <br />designed to identify additional future pedestrian improvement needs and to <br />prioritize their implementation. <br />The most memorable and sought after pedestrian environments are places <br />where people have the opportunity to slow down, enjoy their surroundings, <br />visit local businesses, and observe or interact with other members of their <br />community. To achieve this status, pedestrian facilities need to be designed to <br />meet or exceed the minimal requirements, and include amenities that encourage <br />and promote walking. Walkability is a qualitative measure of the degree to <br />which a pedestrian network encourages walking. Walkability is influenced <br />by all aspects of the built environment; the availability and maintenance of <br />aspects of the pedestrian network, such as sidewalks, crosswalks, curb ramps, <br />and street trees, the interaction of ground-floor uses and the street/sidewalk, <br />and the availability of pedestrian amenities such as benches and wayfinding <br />signage. <br />Throughout this document the term “pedestrian” is used to include all persons <br />who utilize the sidewalks and crosswalks regardless of their level of mobility. <br />The goal of pedestrian-oriented design is to meet the needs of all users, <br />regardless of their age, their destination, or if they walk or roll in a wheelchair. <br />Introduction <br />San Leandro has nearly 200 miles of roadway, which constitutes an enormous <br />adjacent pedestrian network. The state of the pedestrian network varies <br />greatly throughout the City. Much of the City is a walkable and pedestrian <br />friendly environment, composed of small blocks, complete sidewalks, street <br />trees and accessibility features. However, there are areas of the City that are <br />inhospitable to pedestrians because of lack of or congested sidewalks, lack of <br />street trees, long blocks, and lack of accessibility features. Additionally, there <br />are some major barriers within the City that inhibit the connectivity of the <br />pedestrian network. These barriers include railroad tracks (active and inactive) <br />and freeways (i-238, i-580, and i 880), which run throughout San Leandro and <br />limit the east to west pedestrian connectivity within the city, and also create <br />Pedestrian Network <br />239