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114 ~ CiTY OF SAN LEANDRO BiCYCLE & PEDESTRiAN MASTER PLAN <br />A-11 PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO TRANSIT <br />improving pedestrian access to transit should be a high priority for San Leandro. <br />According to the latest American Community Survey data from 2015, over <br />12% of San Leandro commuters use public transportation; the second most- <br />popular mode behind driving alone. Bettering access to BART, AC Transit, <br />LiNKS, FLEX, and other transit services will be beneficial to San Leandro <br />residents, workers, and visitors. The City should work towards ensuring that <br />near BART stations and bus stops there are safe marked crosswalks. Depending <br />on crossing conditions, some crosswalks may need to be enhanced to improve <br />pedestrian safety and driver awareness and behavior. <br />in addition to crossings, transit corridors should also be improved with <br />pedestrian-scale lighting, appropriate wayfinding signage, street furniture (bus <br />shelters, benches, trash cans, etc.) street trees, and other features to improve <br />the pedestrian experience. These changes will not only benefit transit users, <br />but all pedestrians. <br />From Hesperian Boulevard, pedestrians access Bay Fair BART via Thornally Drive and a <br />parking lot. <br />A free right turn lane at the intersection of Hesperian Boulevard and Lewelling Boulevard. <br />A-10 FREE RIGHT TURN LANES <br />Throughout San Leandro, there are multiple intersections that have free right <br />lanes (also known as slip-lanes), some with pork chop islands. Free right turn <br />lanes are dangerous for both pedestrians and bicyclists. These turn lanes allow <br />cars to quickly make right turns, usually only yielding to other traffic. Free <br />right turn lanes change intersection geometry, creating additional conflict <br />points for pedestrians and making it harder to bring bike lanes all the way <br />to intersections. The City should strive to remove free right turn lanes and <br />rebuild those intersections to more safely serve pedestrians and bicyclists. <br />252