REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Alternatives for Improvements on Tasman Drive Resulting from the Tasman Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement Study (Study Issue DPW 21-03)
Report
BACKGROUND
Summary of Commission Action Regarding Concept Design and Environmental Review
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) considered this item at their May 15, 2025 meeting. Note that the Alternatives in this report have been revised since the BPAC staff report. At the meeting, staff recommended BPAC Alternative 2: Recommend to City Council to approve the concept plan (Design Alternative 2) to implement the improvements in two phases, find that the action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) and Public Resources Code Section 21080.25(b)(1), and recommend that the City Council direct staff to include the concept plan as an unfunded project in the FY 2025/26 Budget pending future identification of funding.
Phase 1 of Design Alternative 2 includes the removal of one travel lane in each direction on Tasman Drive between Fair Oaks Avenue and Vienna Drive to install sidewalk and a Class IIB buffered bicycle lane on both north and south sides along this segment, and upgrading the existing sidewalk on the south side of Tasman Drive between Vienna Drive and Lawrence Expressway to current design standards, where feasible. Phase 2 includes the removal of one travel lane in each direction on Tasman Drive between Vienna Drive and Lawrence Expressway on both north and south sides of Tasman Drive to install sidewalk and a Class IIB buffered bicycle lane on both north and south sides along this segment.
The Commission voted 6-0, with Commissioner Mehlman recused, for Design Alternative 1 to be implemented in two phases, find that the action is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) and Public Resources Code Section 21080.25(b)(1), and recommend that the City Council direct staff to...
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