REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution to Authorize Filing of Application for State Specified Grant Program Funds for Evelyn Avenue Multi-Use Trail Project
Report
BACKGROUND
Evelyn Avenue is a two-lane east-west arterial that extends from the city limits at Mountain View, passes by the Sunnyvale Caltrain Station, through the Sunnyvale downtown district, then continues to Reed Avenue. It is located immediately south of the Caltrain railroad tracks from the western city limits to downtown Sunnyvale. Between the western city limits and Florence Street, and between S. Wolfe Road and Reed Avenue, Evelyn Avenue has a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour (mph). Through downtown Sunnyvale, Evelyn Avenue has a posted speed limit of 30 mph. Sidewalks are present along both sides of the roadway for most of the corridor, except for the segment between the western city limits and Florence Street, where sidewalk is only present on the south side of the street. Class II (on-street) bike lanes are present for the majority of the corridor, and on-street parking is permitted along certain segments of the roadway. There is also a center two-way left turn lane or median island on Evelyn Avenue for almost the entire corridor.
The City Council adopted the Active Transportation Plan (ATP) on August 25, 2020. It includes the Bicycle Plan, Pedestrian Safety and Circulation Plan, and the Safe Routes to School Plan. The ATP evaluated the bicycle and pedestrian needs along the Evelyn Avenue Corridor and identified the implementation of a two-way Class IV (separated) facility on the north side of the street from Bernardo Avenue to Mathilda Place.
The City of Mountain View developed the Mountain View Transit Center Master Plan in March 2018, where they plan to incorporate a two-way Class IV Cycle Track along the north side of Evelyn Avenue from the eastern end of the Mountain View Transit Center to the Stevens Creek Trail/State Route 85 by removing one westbound travel l...
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