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112 ~ CiTY OF SAN LEANDRO BiCYCLE & PEDESTRiAN MASTER PLAN <br />A-7 IMPLEMENT, MAINTAIN AND ENFORCE PARKING <br />RESTRICTIONS AT INTERSECTIONS AND CROSSWALKS <br />vehicles parked in parking lanes adjacent to the curb return can limit the <br />visibility of pedestrians at intersections and crosswalks. implementing parking <br />restrictions adjacent to intersections and crosswalks is a relatively easy <br />method of improving pedestrian visibility. <br />Based upon MUTCD recommendations , the City should ensure that parking <br />is restricted for a minimum of 1.5-car lengths (30 feet) on the nearside of <br />a signalized intersection and for 1-car length (20 feet) on the far side of a <br />signalized intersection. Similarly, a parking restriction of 1-car length (20 <br />feet) should be installed adjacent to both sides of all marked crosswalks. Red <br />“no parking zones” should be regularly maintained and enforced to improve <br />compliance with these recommendations. <br />The City of San Leandro Municipal Code (6-1-500) states that it is unlawful for <br />the driver of a vehicle to stop or park their vehicle within an intersection, in <br />a crosswalk, on a sidewalk, or on any portion of the area extended from the <br />edge of the curb (or from the highest point of a rolled curb) to the sidewalk. To <br />create a culture of compliance for these existing and newly proposed rules, the <br />City needs to consistently enforce these rules through warnings and ticketing. <br />A-6 UPDATE THE PUSH BUTTONS ON PEDESTRIAN <br />ACTIVATED SIGNALS <br />The type and location of the pedestrian signal push button are important <br />aspects of a pedestrian signal that greatly influences their use and accessibility. <br />Throughout the City of San Leandro there are a number of pedestrian signal <br />push buttons that are not universally accessible. These push buttons are <br />outdated and often contain small push buttons that demand a lot of force to <br />activate. The City has begun to replace these outdated push buttons with <br />modern push buttons that can be easily operated by persons with limited hand <br />strength or dexterity, that require a limited amount of force to activate, and <br />that respond to activation with a noise or vibration to alert the pedestrian that <br />the button has been activated. <br />Updating the signal push buttons is one opportunity to improve the accessibility <br />of pedestrian signals that can be accomplished with minor engineering and <br />cost. The City should prioritize the updating of the push buttons in the short- <br />term working with the BPAC and other community members to identify <br />priority locations that need push button updates, and to ensure that all new <br />signals include pedestrian activated push buttons that meet these criteria. <br />Additionally, some intersections may be candidates for automatic pedestrian <br />phases. A growing best practice in certain high-volume pedestrian areas, such <br />as downtown and near transit stops/stations (BART & East Bay BRT), is to <br />provide pedestrians with an automatic pedestrian phase; meaning that the <br />pedestrian signal does not need to be actuated with a push button. This signal <br />phasing can improve the pedestrian experience in certain situations. The City <br />should work with the BPAC to determine locations where implementing this <br />phasing should be studied and potentially implemented. <br />250