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3 CROSSTOWN CORRIDORS DESIGN VISION San Leandro Crosstown Corridors Study 3-7 San Leandro High School to East 14th Street Near Blossom Way and San Leandro High School, Bancroft Avenue curves and narrows in width. From San Leandro High School to Toyon Park, the bikeway is raised along Bancroft and at side street intersections due to multiple schools and parks. Because street segments are narrower, the sidewalk and bikeway are occasionally combined into a shared-use path behind bus boarding islands. In front of San Leandro High School and Jefferson Elementary, further coordination with San Leandro Unified School District is recommended to explore opportunities for easement and use of school property to provide sufficient space for the separated bike lanes and dedicated passenger loading zones in both directions for school drop-off by vehicle. Typical segment concept design near a side street in the section south of San Leandro High School, showing raised two-way separated bike lanes, a raised side street crosswalk, and parking on the west side opposite the bike lanes. Intersection Design Intersection improvements along Bancroft Avenue focus on pedestrian safety, connections to intersecting bike routes, high-quality bus stop design, and safe vehicle operations. Where vehicle turn volumes are higher, dedicated turn lanes and signal phasing is recommended to improve safety for all modes. Intersections with bus stops include bus stop improvements, and all intersections include crosswalk and bikeway crossing updates. Key intersections and their characteristics are described in more detail below. Bancroft Avenue/E. 14th Street: Protected Intersection The intersection of Bancroft Avenue at E. 14th Street and Hesperian Boulevard is a critical connection to the future East Bay Greenway bike lanes on E. 14 th Street, as well as along Hesperian Boulevard to access Bay Fair BART. The intersection design will be led by the Alameda CTC as part of the East Bay Greenway Multimodal Corridor project and include: • Protected Intersection Transition from Two-Way to One-Way Bike Lanes: With the future separated bike lanes on both E. 14th Street and Hesperian Boulevard, a protected intersection will provide dedicated space for people biking to transition between these bikeways in an obvious way that reduces conflicts with vehicles. • High-Visibility Ladder Striped Crosswalks, advanced stop bars, and pedestrian signal enhancements will be provided to enhance motorist awareness of the approaching crosswalk and the safety of crossing pedestrians. Signal improvements should include leading pedestrian interval to give people walking a head start. Bancroft Avenue/Maud Avenue: Minor Signalized Intersection Left-turn lanes will not be provided at m inor intersections with few drivers turning onto side streets. This results in sufficient space to provide enhanced bus stops and pedestrian safety features. These include: • Bus Boarding Islands and Bus Bulbs: On the east side of Bancroft Avenue, bus stops will be designed as bus boarding islands to reduce conflicts between people biking and passengers off-boarding the bus. The separated bike lanes are maintained throughout the bus stop area, and crosswalks across the bikeway will be marked. On the west side, bus bulbs will allow the bus to stop in lane, which improves service timing. Expanded sidewalk space at intersections DRA F T