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186 ~ CiTY OF SAN LEANDRO BiCYCLE & PEDESTRiAN MASTER PLAN <br />travel lanes or reducing the number of travel lanes. if bike lanes are still <br />not possible, provide other traffic calming measures. <br />There are a variety of potential funding sources including local, State and <br />federal. The City should also take advantage of private contributions in <br />developing the proposed system. This could include a variety of resources <br />such as volunteer labor during construction or monetary donations towards <br />specific improvements. The funding sources considered appropriate for San <br />Leandro are discussed in detail in Appendix D. <br />While high priority/near-term projects were identified earlier in this section, <br />this does not mean that the remaining projects must wait until these high <br />priority projects are implemented. Rather, due to the variety of ways projects <br />can be funded and constructed, all the projects in this Plan should be considered <br />important. if one of the opportunities discussed below arises that could <br />implement any of these bikeways or pedestrian projects within the scope of <br />another project, the project should be included. With this understanding, the <br />following options should be considered by the City for fulfilling the funding <br />commitment necessary to complete the proposed bikeway network and <br />pedestrian improvements: <br />„„Use the ‘funding experts’ available at the State, county and regional <br />agencies to keep apprised of upcoming funding opportunities. <br />„„Prepare joint applications with other local and regional agencies for <br />competitive funding programs at the State and federal levels. Joint <br />applications often increase the competitiveness of projects for funding; <br />however, coordination amongst the participating jurisdictions is often <br />challenging. The City should consider acting as the lead agency, with a <br />strong emphasis on coordination between participating jurisdictions to <br />ensure that important projects are implemented as quickly as possible. <br />„„Use existing funding sources as matching funds for State and federal <br />funding. <br />„„include bikeway and pedestrian projects in local traffic impact fee <br />programs and assessment districts. <br />„„Continue to include proposed bikeways and pedestrian improvements as <br />part of roadways projects involving repaving, widening, overlays, or other <br />improvements. For example, when an arterial or collector is scheduled for <br />repaving, re-evaluate roadway and lane configurations to fit bike lanes <br />wherever possible. if necessary, consider restriping for narrower inside <br />Funding Strategy <br />324