REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Accept Google LLC's Donation of Voluntary Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Improvements on Borregas Avenue Between Humboldt Court and Gibraltar Drive with an Estimated Construction Cost of $1,550,000 and Find Action Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
Report
BACKGROUND
Borregas Avenue is a north-south Commercial/Industrial Collector within the Moffett Park area north of State Route 237. It connects Caribbean Drive, Java Drive, and Moffett Park Drive. Borregas Avenue has a speed limit of 35 miles per hour. It consists of one travel lane and an on-street Class II bicycle lane in each direction, with existing on-street parking on the west side of the street and continuous sidewalk on both sides of the street. The land use along Borregas Avenue is primarily office, research, and development, as well as industrial developments.
In 2022, Google LLC (Google) approached the City with a request to install voluntary improvements along Borregas Avenue between Humboldt Court and approximately 200 feet north of Gibraltar Drive. The project includes the removal of the existing southbound Class II/IIB bicycle lane along the project segment, shifting the existing curb to narrow the curb-to-curb roadway width, while upgrading the bike facility to a 10-foot wide two-way Class IV separated bikeway on the west side of Borregas Avenue; the existing northbound Class II bike lane would remain.
The project also includes replacing four existing curb ramps, installing one new high-visibility crosswalk, one new touchless pedestrian-activated, solar-powered, rectangular rapid-flashing beacon (RRFB) system, one on-street ADA parking space on Gibraltar Court pursuant to Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines, and five new streetlights. Additionally, it includes the installation of pavement markings, signage, and striping to support the new Class IV facility, as well as the installation of updated crosswalks.
The proposed improvemen...
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