REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Remove On-Street Parking for the Northbound Direction on Willow Avenue between Reed Avenue and Aster Avenue and to Install Class IIB Buffered Bicycle Lane on Both Sides of the Street Per the Active Transportation Plan and Find That This Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission considered this item on July 15, 2021.
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) voted to recommend that Council approve Alternative 1 with an amendment: Recommend to City Council to Remove On-Street Parking for the Northbound Direction on Willow Avenue between Reed Avenue and Aster Avenue, to Install Class IIB Buffered Bicycle Lane on Both Sides of the Street Per the Active Transportation Plan, and to Add Study Tightening the Curb Radius at the Reed Avenue/Willow Avenue Intersection.
The vote was 6-0, with one vacancy on the Commission.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, Sunnyvale Public Library and Department of Public Safety. In addition, the agenda and report are available at the Office of the City Clerk and on the City's website.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Remove On-Street Parking for the Northbound Direction on Willow Avenue between Reed Avenue and Aster Avenue and to Install Class IIB Buffered Bicycle Lane on Both Sides of the Street Per the Active Transportation Plan and Find that the Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (c)
2. Maintain On-Street Parking for the Northbound Direction on Willow Avenue between Reed Avenue and Aster Avenue and Not to Install Class IIB Buffered Bicycle Lane on Both Sides of the Willow Avenue
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Alternative 1: Remove On-Street Parking for the Northbound Direction on Willow Avenue between Reed Avenue and Aster Avenue and to Install Class IIB Buffered Bicycle Lane on Both Sides of the Street Per the Active Transportation Plan and Find that the Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (c)
As part of the design phase of the project, staff will review and minimize the crossing distance and curb radius at the intersection of Reed Avenue and Willow Avenue, while accommodating large vehicles such as delivery trucks and garbage trucks.
Staff
Prepared by: Lillian Tsang, Principal Transportation Engineer
Reviewed by: Dennis Ng, Transportation and Traffic Manager
Reviewed by: Chip Taylor, Director of Public Works
Reviewed by: Teri Silva, Assistant City Manager
Approved by: Kent Steffens, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
1. Report to Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission 21-0658, July 15, 2021 (without attachments)
2. Study Area
3. Proposed Bicycle Improvements on Willow Avenue
4. On-Street Parking Observation Summary
5. On-Street Parking Study Evaluation
6. Presentation to BPAC, July 15, 2021
Additional Attachments for Report to Council
7. Excerpt of Draft Minutes of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting of July 15, 2021