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2 EXISTING CONDITIONS San Leandro Crosstown Corridors Study 2-22 • Wrong-Way Riding: 1 collision had wrong-way bicycle riding as a primary factor, a common issue in areas where bicycle facilities feel unsafe or unintuitive. • Other bicycle injury collisions were caused by vehicle right of way violation and other hazardous violations (unspecified). Bicyclist Comfort Because of the 35 MPH speed limit, Williams Street is LTS 3, indicating that relatively few people in the general population are comfortable riding on it. Instead, typical riders are likely more skilled or people who may not have another option for transportation. These riders may be “enthused and confident”: People who are excited and more familiar with biking and will accept a higher level of traffic stress.6 With the Class IV separated bike lanes proposed in the San Leandro Bicycle and Pedestri an Master Plan, Williams Street will ideally achieve LTS 1. This level of traffic stress would allow children trained in traffic safety to bicycle to school by themselves as well as people “interested but concerned” about bicycling. Summary of Bicycling Issues and Opportunities Community feedback has been focused on describing the high-stress bicycling condition, the need for bicycle access to schools, and the difficulty of navigating tricky intersections and railroad tracks. Key observations, supported through community engagement, are shown in Appendix B and include: • Bike lanes provide access but are not appropriate for all bicyclists and could be enhanced further with protection for bicyclist safety and comfort. 6 Drawn from Roger Geller’s Four Types of Cyclists: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/44597?a=237507 • Bike lanes are frequently blocked, especially near schools during pick-up and drop-off, which poses safety challenges for bicyclists. • Bike lanes disappear at Alvarado Street, a high-stress intersection. • Busy intersections lack conflict markings or support for bicyclist turn movements, which can highlight that drivers should expect bicyclists in the intersection and tell bicyclists how to turn safely through the intersection, • Railroad tracks and industrial truck traffic makes bicycling less comfortable. • Williams Street sees a mixture of uses by people bicycling, including groups of recreational riders accessing the Bay Trail, utilitarian bicyclists shopping or running errands, and children riding to school. Halkin Elementary, Muir Middle, and the San Leandro Adult Schools are all co-located on one site and are major destinations for students cycling to school. DRA F T