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ity of Alameda, March 5, 2024, p. 1
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ity of Alameda Response to Bike Walk Alameda Correspondence March 5, 2024
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n February 13, 2024, Bike Walk Alameda provided a letter to the Mayor and City Council as part of the Mid-Year Budget Adjustment stating that some capital projects planned to begin or complete construction in 2023 had slipped. Letters referencing delayed projects were also provided to the Planning Board and Transportation Commission for their February 26 and 28 meetings, respectively.
All letters included a link to a “Project Tracker” hosted on the Bike Walk Alameda website and included requests to expedite certain projects and programs in 2024.
This memo provides status updates on the projects and programs mentioned in the letters. It represents a small subset of the City’s transportation work. For a status report on all transportation projects, see the Transportation Annual Report in Exhibit 1, page 65.
Status of Projects Marked “Delayed” in Bike Walk Alameda Project Tracker The table below presents the status of each of the projects marked “delayed” by Bike Walk Alameda. All projects in Table 1 were listed in the 2023 Transportation Capital Projects Work Program map as “construction will begin or be completed in 2023.” Due to staff shortages and other constraints, these projects did not begin construction in 2023.
Recent hires have allowed City staff to advance projects through to construction per the updated timelines below.
Table 1: Status of Projects Marked “Delayed” in Bike Walk Alameda Project Tracker Project Status Anticipated
Completion
Central Avenue
Safety Project
The Central Avenue Safety Project scope has
expanded over the years, creating better and more
comprehensive safety improvements. In 2023 the
project received funding for a third roundabout and
flood management elements, necessitating
additional design and Caltrans review. The City is
seeking final Caltrans approval for the work within
Caltrans Highway 61 right-of-way and will solicit
construction bids shortly after receiving this
approval.
Break ground in late
2024; construction
duration 18 months
Exhibit 3
City of Alameda, March 5, 2024, p. 2
Project Status Anticipated
Completion
Grand Street
Resurfacing and
Safety
Improvements
Completed an additional design, community, and
approval process resulting in substantial design
concept revisions. Phase one, Shoreline to Otis
Drive, is at 100% design and ready to bid, pending
Caltrans approval.
Phase One by end of
2024
Phase Two by end of
2025
Jean Sweeney
Open Space Trail
Connectors
Construction costs were higher than expected,
requiring the City to utilize more fund sources.
Construction contract award is scheduled for
March 19, 2024.
Fall 2024
Lincoln Walnut
Crossing
Improvements
Project bid opening is scheduled for March 12,
2024.
Summer 2024
Safe Routes to
School
Infrastructure
Conceptual planning was completed in 2023.
Recently hired staff has initiated final design
drawings. Project planned to be bid for
construction in fall 2024.
Summer 2025
Traffic Signal and
Pedestrian
Improvements
Construction contract award scheduled for April
16, 2024, Council Meeting.
Summer 2024
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City of Alameda, March 5, 2024, p. 3
Status of Projects Bike Walk Alameda Recommended for Expediting The Bike Walk Alameda letters to the Planning Board and Transportation Commission also included a series of recommendations for 2024 priorities. See the Transportation Annual Report in Exhibit 1, p. 65, for the full 2024 transportation work plan.
Table 2: Status of Projects Bike Walk Alameda Recommended for Expediting Project or Program Bike Walk Alameda Request Status Anticipated Completion Based on
Current Staffing Levels
Neighborhood
Greenways
Complete the conversion of all the Slow
Streets slated to be Neighborhood
Greenways.
Staff note: this includes Pacific Ave, San
Jose Ave, and Versailles Ave. (The Active
Transportation Plan includes additional
Neighborhood Greenways that aren’t
current Slow Streets and not all Slow
Streets are slated to be Neighborhood
Greenways.)
Design work did not begin in 2023 as
planned due to staff shortages plus
unanticipated staff needs, including:
Estuary Water Shuttle planning, which
unexpectedly required purchasing and
retrofitting a boat; and the Grand St
project, which required a new design,
public engagement, and approval
process.
The 2024 Transportation Work Plan
includes beginning construction to
convert at least one Slow Street to a
Neighborhood Greenway. This will
require not only design work but
community outreach. It will lay the
groundwork for future Neighborhood
Greenways, and if time allows, staff will
pursue more than one conversion this
year. This may not be possible with such
a robust plan for other work, such as the
Estuary Water Shuttle launch, Oakland
Alameda Estuary Bridge planning,
Fernside Boulevard planning, major grant
proposals for Stargell Ave and Lincoln
Complete quick-build
conversion of the three
Slow Streets by 2025
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Project or Program Bike Walk Alameda Request Status Anticipated Completion Based on
Current Staffing Levels
Ave/Marshall Way/Pacific Ave projects,
and more.
High Injury Corridor
Daylighting Project –
Tier 3
Construct in 2024 In 2023, design work was done for Tier 3 streets in the 2024 pavement
management program. Staffing
shortages slowed progress on other Tier
3 streets.
2025
Bike Parking Add bike parking per Active
Transportation Plan program 7.
Staff note: Program 7 is, “Install
additional bike parking throughout
Alameda, including in-street bike
corrals and parking that accommodates
bicycles of different sizes, including
longer wheelbase cargo and children’s’
bikes. ” It is marked as a priority for
implementation by 2025.
No new bicycle parking was installed in
2023. However, several racks were
maintained or replaced, all the City’s
shared-use electronic bike lockers were
maintained, and planning was
undertaken to add more on-street bike
parking corrals along Park and Webster
Streets, which will be installed in
Summer 2024.
While the City has approximately 2,300
bicycle parking spaces citywide,
including 134 spaces in shared-use
electronic bike lockers, and in six on-
street bike parking corrals, there is
demand for more bike parking.
Transportation Planning and Public
Works staff will work in 2024 to develop a
program to install at least 200 new bike
parking spaces by the end of 2025.
Additional racks are anticipated to be
installed at City parks and with new
development projects.
2025
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Project or Program Bike Walk Alameda Request Status Anticipated Completion Based on
Current Staffing Levels
Bikeshare Give attention to bike share this year
per Active Transportation Plan Program
10. Staff note: Program 10 is, “Evaluate
current bikeshare (standard and
electric), scooter share, and other
micromobility options, and establish
programs and policies for their
operations in Alameda. Include
adaptive bicycles and discounts for
low-income resid e n t s .” It is marked as a
priority for implementation by 2025.
This work was delayed due to staffing
constraints and is planned to begin in
2025.
Complete planning in
2025
Safe Routes to
School Infrastructure
Construct in 2024. See status in the previous table.
Construction bidding will occur this year.
Summer 2025