REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve The Design To Remove One Southbound Travel Lane And Install A Class IIB Buffered Bicycle Lane On Southbound Mathilda Avenue Between Ahwanee Avenue/Almanor Avenue And Maude Avenue, Find That The Action Is Exempt From CEQA Pursuant To CEQA Guideline Section 15301(c), And Direct Staff To Include The Proposed Improvements As A Future Unfunded Project
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) considered this item at their August 21, 2025 meeting.
BPAC passed a motion recommending that City Council approve Design Alternative 1, with no comments on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination, and further recommended that the City Council direct staff to consider upgrading the Class IIB buffered bike lanes on southbound Mathilda Avenue to Class IV separated bikeway during the design phase. The vote was 6-0, with one commissioner absent.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact from approving the design. The current estimated cost of the improvements is estimated to be approximately $800,000. If the design is approved, the project will be listed as an unfunded project for consideration in a future budget cycle.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council meeting agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board at City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Public Library and in the Department of Public Safety Lobby. In addition, the agenda and this report are available at the City Hall reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue (during normal business hours), and on the City's website.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve the design to remove one southbound travel lane and install a Class IIB Buffered Bicycle Lane on southbound Mathilda Avenue between Ahwanee Avenue/Almanor Avenue and Maude Avenue, find that the action is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15301(c), and direct staff to include the proposed improvement...
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