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2 EXISTING CONDITIONS San Leandro Crosstown Corridors Study 2-13 The other intersections on the corridor generally have unmarked crosswalks. These are legal crosswalks that do not have any striping. Two collisions occurred outside of marked crosswalks at Wayne Avenue and Orchard Avenue. Orchard Avenue is stop-controlled and recommended for high-visibility crosswalks. Wayne Avenue has high pedestrian demand due to its proximity to schools and is recommended for high-visibility uncontrolled crosswalks with enhancements. Signalized Crosswalks There are five signalized intersections along the corr idor. At the four-way intersections, all crosswalks are marked. At the two three -way intersections in the industrial area of Williams, one crosswalk is not marked where a conflicting permitted vehicular left-turn is allowed. As noted above, some pedestrian collisions occur when left-turning vehicles do not yielding to pedestrians that have a walk signal. Each signal has a protected turn phase for at least one leg of the intersection and for some part of the signal phase with permitted left turns at the end of the phase. Permitted left turns at many signals mean that left turning vehicles must yield to both oncoming traffic and pedestrians in the crosswalk. This creates potential conflicts between pedestrians and drivers. One of the severe injury collisions on Williams Street, for example, took place as a driver struck a pedestrian in the crosswalk while turning left onto San Leandro Boulevard during a permitted left turn phase. Traffic Stress Analysis+ Williams Street receives a StreetScore+ rating of 3 throughout. Walking is uncomfortable due to exposure and narrow sidewalk widths, but possible. Sidewalk gaps, particularly along industrial driveways (above) or at railroad crossings (below) on Williams Street, can create accessibility challenges for pedestrians and wheelchair users DRA F T