REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Provide a Recommendation to City Council for the Design Development of Fair Oaks Bike Lanes and Streetscape Project
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
In 2013, the City applied for 11 One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) applications, one of which was the "Fair Oaks Bike Lanes and Streetscape Project". Upon notification of receipt of the grant, the City Council approved creation of the project in 2014, and the design consultant, CSG Consultants, Inc. started work in 2016.
The intent of the project is to install bicycle amenities to connect Fair Oaks Avenue from US 101 to Old San Francisco Road. The project is comprised of three distinct segments, each with its own characteristics (Attachment 2 - Bicycle Network near Fair Oaks Avenue). The segments are broken out as follows:
? Segment 1: Old San Francisco Road to Evelyn Avenue
? Segment 2: Kifer Road to Arques Avenue
? Segment 3: Wolfe Road to Ahwanee Avenue
The consultant performed technical analyses for all three segments to evaluate the feasibility of installing striped (Class II) bicycle lanes within the existing roadway. This information, along with different options for each segment, were brought to the community for input on November 9, 2016, and January 18, 2017.
As part of the analysis staff reviewed the consultant's work, community feedback, and existing General Plan and Council policy and developed the following key findings:
* The collision rate on Fair Oaks is higher than the state average, therefore staff did not recommend removal of the middle turn lane. Middle turn lanes can reduce collisions by up to 50%.
* Installation of bike lanes on Segment 1 would require parking removal.
* There is no feasible way to install bike lanes on a portion of Segment 2. The only option would be to remove travel lanes (convert Fair Oaks to one lane in each direction) which was not considered as part of the analysis.
* On Segment 3, Fair Oaks has three southbo...
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