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File Number: 20-532 <br />C and that reducing the number of travel lanes would decrease the LOS to D. They also found <br />that the actual existing LOS is E. <br />Analysis <br />Implementation of complete streets features on existing roadways frequently requires <br />compromise. On Hesperian Boulevard, a choice must be made between LOS for traffic or <br />improved bicycle features. <br />A road diet will reduce traffic capacity and increase congestion along the route which will <br />increase delay for motor vehicles, including transit. This is at odds with the ACTC designation <br />that transit is the top priority for this corridor in the County. The road diet will also reduce the LOS <br />to below the CMP minimum at some point in the future. It may be that by retiming the traffic <br />signals an acceptable LOS can be maintained for the current traffic volume. However, when <br />traffic increases and LOS drops below E the City may need to reinstate 3 travel lanes to remedy <br />the situation or gas tax revenues may be forfeited. <br />Within the current project, a road diet is the only way that bicycle lanes can be extended south of <br />Drew Street and is the only way that the existing bicycle lanes can be separated from traffic. <br />Alternatively, the road could be widened, or in some locations the median could be reduced to <br />make room for both protected bike lanes and three vehicle lanes. Either option would need to be <br />done as a separate project and would require significant funding and several years for <br />implementation. The current project has funds to restripe the road with a buffer for bike lanes. <br />Where parking exists, the bike facilities can be located between the parking lane and the curb <br />thereby creating a class IV bike lane. The buffers can be enhanced by including elements with <br />vertical dimensions such as delineators, rubber curb, concrete medians, or landscaped medians. <br />Class II bike lanes with buffers become class IV bike lanes when these enhancements are <br />installed. The project has sufficient funding to install delineators, or rubber curbs. Installation of <br />concrete or landscaped medians will require $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 of additional funding and <br />will make it more difficult and expensive to restore 3 lanes of traffic, if necessary. <br />Staff recommends that the City Council authorize staff to implement Complete Streets <br />improvements that will change the configuration of Hesperian Boulevard from Fairmont Drive to <br />Springlake Drive such that vehicle travel lanes are reduced from three to two and buffers are <br />added to bicycle lanes and acknowledge the future potential need to modify the roadway to meet <br />the County’s Congestion Management Plan requirements. <br />Current Agency Policies <br />·Maintain and enhance San Leandro’s infrastructure <br />Previous Actions <br />·On March 19, 2018, by Resolution No. 2018-021, the City Council Approved and Adopted <br />the 2018 Update to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. <br />·On February 20, 2018, by Resolution No. 2018-009, the City Council Approved the Bay <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/30/2020 <br />471