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12 ~ CiTY OF SAN LEANDRO BiCYCLE & PEDESTRiAN MASTER PLAN <br />Existing Conditions Outreach <br />Winter Community Open House/BPAC Meeting <br />The first Community Open House/BPAC meeting was held in February 2017 <br />in the Sister Cities Room at San Leandro City Hall. This meeting was centered <br />around gaining public input on existing walking and bicycling conditions. <br />City and consultant staff collected input on the existing pedestrian and <br />bikeway networks; examining gaps in the systems, problematic intersections, <br />places where increased separation/protection was desired, how the public <br />accessed transit, and where they had safety concerns. Attendees also had <br />the opportunity to share their feedback on the goals and policies that the City <br />should include in the plan update. Over 30 residents attended this meeting. <br />As is shown on the following page, attendees were also given the opportunity <br />to share their "BiG iDEA". These "BiG iDEAS" included a wide range of ideas <br />and concepts including: building the East Bay Greenway, closing network gaps, <br />more Class iv bike facilities, bike share, improved street lighting, and many <br />others. <br />Online Survey <br />in the time between the two Community Open House meetings, an online <br />survey was opened to gather additional input from the public. The survey, <br />hosted on SurveyMonkey, was advertised on a variety of platforms including <br />Next Door, the San Leandro Times, and the City’s Recreation and Human <br />Services email list. Ads were also purchased on Facebook and instagram to <br />further grow the reach of the advertising. Over 1,100 survey responses were <br />recorded; a participation rate roughly the equivalent of 1 in 80 San Leandro <br />residents! <br />The survey provided valuable insights into the direction the public wanted <br />their bicycle and pedestrian networks to go: towards a more connected and "all <br />ages and abilities" network. The survey also allowed respondents to provide <br />comments/suggestions about specific corridors and intersections. <br />Comments from the first Open House and the survey provided insights <br />that played a pivotal role in crafting the proposed bicycle and pedestrian <br />recommendations (discussed in Chapters 3 & 4). Figure 2 provides a spatial <br />view of areas throughout the City that the public has voiced concerns about. <br />A summary of the survey highlights results can be found in Figure 3. <br />One of the Facebook ads that was used to advertise the survey and the social media-only <br />incentive. <br />150