Subcommittee of the City Council & School Board
October 7, 2026
4-A City Transportation Projects Near School Sites
1 Substantially Completed: Central Ave Improvements
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Schools: Paden, Encinal, Maya Lin
Ribbon Cutting event in September 2026
Photo by Alyssa Tomfohrde
Central Ave near Encinal Jr/Sr High
Construction: Clement/Tilden Way
3 School: Edison School
Design Concept
Construction: Clement/Tilden Way
4 alamedaca.gov/ClementTilden
School: Edison School
Roundabout is open
Fernside Blvd access to Tilden Way is open
Vehicle detour no longer next to Edison School
Construction to be completed in early 2027
Construction Stage 5B Circulation Routes Oct 2026 – Jan 2027
Construction: Clement/Tilden Way
5 School: Edison School
Construction/Design: Grand Street
Shore Line to Otis: Constructed 2025
Otis to Encinal
Design 2026
Construction 2027
Encinal to Clement: Applied for funding for design
AlamedaCA.gov/GrandStreet
Schools: Wood, Franklin, Otis temporary campus
Construction/Design: Neighborhood Greenways
2025: Constructed Pacific Ave from Oak to Lafayette
2026-2027: Design and construct Slow Street conversions for San Jose/Morton, Versailles, remaining Pacific Ave 2027-2030: Design and construct 3rd St/Mosley Greenway (funding secured) Funding requested for additional 2.6 miles of Greenways, most with school connections 7 AlamedaCA.gov/NeighborhoodGreenways
Schools: Love, Franklin, Edison, Nea, AoA
Construction/Design: Fernside Blvd
8 AlamedaCA.gov/Fernside
Schools: Edison, Lincoln Middle
Near-term safety improvements Fernside Blvd west of High St: construction to begin fall 2026 Long-term improvements for full Fernside Blvd corridor: applied for funding for design to start 2028/2029 Near-term concept: Quick-Build Pedestrian Median Islands with Buffered Bike Lanes Adds new flashing beacons at intersections with Versailles, Harvard, and Cornell
Construction/Design: Gibbons Area Improvements
9 AlamedaCA.gov/GibbonsHighFernside
Schools: Edison
2026 or early 2027: install speed humps & bulb-out
2027: design and construct quick-build pilot roundabouts
Construction/Design: SR2S Infrastructure
Recent Street Safety Assessments
Alameda High – City applied for funding to construct
Street Safety Assessments being finalized:
Bay Farm – design 2027, construct with next phase
Ruby Bridges – design 2027, construct with next phase
Otis – reassess after school retrofit
Upcoming Street Safety Assessment
Lincoln Middle
Construction completed in 2025 at Academy of Alameda, Earhart, Edison, Franklin, Love, Maya Lin, Nea AlamedaCA.gov/SchoolStreets
Design: Willie Stargell Complete Street
Design progressing to 65%
Temporary bus stops constructed
Concept includes new sidewalk and bikeway in unused right of way, crossing improvements, traffic calming 11 Schools: Ruby Bridges, ASTI, Nea, ACLC
alamedaca.gov/Stargell
Planning & Maintenance: Wooden Bridge
12 School: Lincoln
Won $500,000 grant to plan for long-term replacement, to start in FY 27/28. Applied for further funding.
Initiated City-funded project to maintain existing bridge for 10 years
Programs: School Street Safety & Education
Crossing guard program
Moved Otis School guard to Otis/Mound
New AUSD-funded guard at Otis/Sandcreek
Alameda County Safe Routes to School
10/7 International Walk & Roll to School Day
Bike safety education
10/8 e-bike safety workshop, Alameda Library
APD e-bike flyer can be provided to schools
2026 Bike Festival: 700 people at Ruby Bridges Elementary 13 Sample FAQs at alamedaca.gov/Ebikes
How Families Can Engage
Learn More:
www.AlamedaCA.gov/Transportation
Submit a Street Safety Concern:
www.AlamedaCA.gov/StreetSafetyReport
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Contact Us:
[email protected] (general topics)
[email protected] (construction)
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