TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Marisa Lundstedt, Director of Community Development
Erik Zandvliet, T.E., City Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Follow-Up Review and Designation of Manhattan Avenue Bikeway Between 1st Street and 15th Street as an Existing Facility in the Bicycle Master Plan (Community Development Director Lundstedt).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Designation of Manhattan Avenue Bikeway between 1st Street and 15th Street as an Existing Facility in the Bicycle Master Plan.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Maintenance of the Manhattan Avenue Bikeway signs and markings is funded through the existing Public Works operating budget.
BACKGROUND:
On January 7, 2014, the City Council approved the installation of a bikeway on Manhattan Avenue (Attachments 1 and 2). The bikeway supports the 2005 Citywide Bikeway Plan, the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan, and the Draft 2015 Mobility Element of the General Plan. Public Works crews installed the bikeway signs and markings in March 2014.
DISCUSSION:
A "Bikeway" is defined as a facility that provides amenities for bicycle travel. There are three types:
Class I Bikeway (Bike Path) - A completely separated right of way for the exclusive use of bicycles with minimized crossflow, such as the pathway through the City west of The Strand. State guidelines require a width of at least eight feet for two-way bicycle movement.
Class II Bikeway (Bike Lane) - A striped lane for one-way bike travel on a street or highway. The minimum width required is four feet where there are no curbs, five feet adjacent to a curb, and five feet adjacent to an 8' wide curb parking lane.
Class III Bikeway (Bike Route) - A shared use unstriped lane with bicycle and motor vehicle traffic with design criteria and uniform symbols. No minimum widths are requ...
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