Alameda City Council
November 7, 2023

Alameda Commercial Streets
Update
City Council
November 7, 2023
1 Commercial Streets Next Steps
• Request approval for barrier purchase
• Provide status updates from July 2023
• Request direction for new parklet agreements
2 Parklet Barriers
Purchase and install up to 304 barriers for 20 parklets • Model: Bohlmann BC48
• Dimensions: 48"L x 24"W x 35"H
• Weight: 1225 lbs.
• Reinforced welded steel rebar frames
• Stain color: Patio Green
• $343,748, including contingency
3 Status Updates
• Park and Webster restriping
• Implement loading zones/green curbs
• Public spaces and bike parking
• Coordinate barrier placement with restriping
4 Typical Cross Sections
5 Parklets along curb with
no adjacent parking
Parking along curb
where there are no
parklets
Anticipated Parking Changes
• Webster Street - Central to Lincoln
– 11 additional parking spaces
– 2 additional Green Loading Zones
– 3 new Blue ADA Parking Spaces
• Park Street - San Jose to Webb
– 19 fewer parking spaces
– 7 additional Green Loading Zones
– 5 new Blue ADA Parking Spaces
– 1 additional Yellow Commercial Loading Zone
6 Key Updates per Council Direction
Current Conditions Previous Council
Direction
Staff Recommendation
Any business can have a
parklet (with fees, insurance
& agreement)
Consider limiting
parklets to
restaurants only
Allow retail/non-restaurant parklets
only with an approved activation
plan
Business can have more
than one parklet, if space
allows along frontage
One parklet per
business
One parklet per business; allow
multiple businesses to share a
parklet
Public sidewalk benches;
Alameda Ave and Webster
Healing Garden open to
public
Create more
“Public” Parklets at
key locations to
activate streetscape
Continue Alameda Ave and Healing
Garden; explore active uses for
areas along curb that are too
narrow for on-street parking
7 Parklet Agreements and Design Guidelines
• Existing parklet agreements extended
– In effect until new agreements in place
• New agreements developed with City Attorney
– Acknowledge that parklets are public spaces
– Include site plans for each parklet space
• Update design guidelines with photos and diagrams
– End of 2023
• Develop plans for Alameda Avenue improvements
– End of January 2024
• Recommendation for parklet fees
– $2,400 per year to cover administration and inspections 8 Recommendation
Direct staff to:
• Purchase concrete barriers ($343,748, including installation) • Restripe Park Street and Webster Street after holiday season • Require new parklet agreements of all participants with annual fee of $2,400 and consistency with design guidelines • Install barriers after streets restriped and all remaining and participating parklets licensed
• Complete by end of March 2024
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