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CiTY OF SAN LEANDRO BiCYCLE & PEDESTRiAN MASTER PLAN ~ 23 PUBLIC LIBRARIES There are four branches of the San Leandro Public Library distributed around the City. The Main Branch, located on Estudillo Avenue east of downtown San Leandro, is the largest library in the system. The renovated building includes a nicely landscaped open space, and new in-roadway crossing warning lights and a pedestrian actuated flashing beacon on Estudillo Avenue. The Manor Branch is located on Manor Boulevard within the Washington Manor Neighborhood retail district. This branch is the most recently renovated facility including sidewalk improvements and a new in-roadway crossing warning lights installation with a pedestrian actuated flashing beacon on Manor Boulevard. The Mulford-Marina Branch of the public library is located at the intersections of Fairway and Aurora Drives. The South Branch of the public library is located at the intersections of East 14th Street and 148th Street. PARKS The San Leandro park system includes 23 parks and recreation facilities including community and neighborhood parks, swimming pools and sports fields. Small neighborhood parks are located throughout the City. Additionally, a number of small parks are located adjacent to elementary schools and contain play structures. There are four larger parks within the City that provide a variety of sports fields. Marina Park, located adjacent to the San Francisco Bay, is the largest city park and provides a wide variety of recreational facilities including paths for walking and bicycling. Many of the paths are part of the San Francisco Bay Trail network. CITY GOVERNMENT SERVICES Major city government services in San Leandro that would attract pedestrians and bicyclists include the San Leandro City Hall and the San Leandro Police Department. Both of these services are located on East 14th Street at the north end of downtown San Leandro. RETAIL DESTINATIONS There are numerous retail destinations scattered throughout San Leandro. improving pedestrian and bicycle access to/from retail destinations is important in encouraging walking and biking. Downtown San Leandro: Downtown San Leandro is a major retail, and increasingly employment, destination and includes a number of independent restaurants and retail businesses, as well as branches of major retail chain stores. Recent, significant upgrades to the San Leandro Plaza include a number of pedestrian improvements. The Pelton Center is another shopping plaza located in downtown San Leandro that includes a number of smaller independent retail businesses and restaurants. The recent and continuing development of the Tech Campus west of San Leandro BART Station has and will continue to bring new jobs to the area. Bayfair Center: Bayfair Center is a regional shopping mall and major retail destination, located adjacent to the Bay Fair BART Station. Bayfair Center includes key anchor stores such as Macy’s, Kohl’s, and Target as well as restaurants, a movie theater and weekly farmer’s market. The Bay Fair area is currently undergoing the development of transit oriented development (TOD) plan. This plan will improve connectivity to the Bay Fair BART Station, affect the area's existing land uses and improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities in the area. Westgate Center: Westgate Center is a large retail, office, and light industrial complex located on Davis Street adjacent to i-880. The shopping center contains a number of major anchor stores including Walmart, The Home Depot and Office Depot. Costco is located across Davis Street. Westgate Parkway was extended in 2006 between Timothy Drive east of the Wal-mart driveway and Williams Street, providing new vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle access. 161