Emeryville City Council
January 17, 2023

City of
Emeryville
Active
Transportation
Plan
Public Draft
October 2022
Attachment 1
Acknowledgments
City Council
John J. Bauters, Mayor
Ally Medina, Vice Mayor
Scott Donahue, Council Member
Dianne Martinez, Council Member
Courtney Welch, Council Member
Bicycle and
Pedestrian Advisory
Committee
Travis Close
Jaclyn Harr
Laura McCamy
Thomas Modic
Matthew Solomon
Jordan Wax
City Staff
Navarre Oaks, Associate Planner
(Project Manager)
Mohamed Alaoui, Public Works Director
Charles S. Bryant, Planning and Building
Director
Amber Evans, Community Economic
Development Coordinator
Ryan O’ Connell, Senior Civil Engineer
Consultant
Alta Planning + Design
Chapter 1
Executive Summary 6
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Purpose of the Active Transportation Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 What's in the Plan? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Major Projects and Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chapter 2
Plan Vision and goals 14
Vision Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Relationship to Other Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Chapter 3
Biking, Walking, and Rolling in
Emeryville Today 22
Biking, Walking, and Rolling in Emeryville Today . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Biking, Walking, and Rolling Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Key Takeaways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Chapter 4
projects, programs, & policies 53
Projects, Programs, & Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Multimodal Focus Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Bay Trail Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 The Emeryville Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Powell Street/I-80 Undercrossing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 40th St Multimodal Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 San Pablo Avenue
Corridor Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Bikeways: Biking and Rolling Focus Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Separated Bikeways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Emeryville Greenway /
Doyle Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Stanford Avenue Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Leveraging Street Closures and Shared-Use Paths . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Bay Trail Pedestrian Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Christie Avenue Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Park Avenue Multimodal Corridor Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Powell Street Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Stanford Avenue Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Pedestrian Improvements: Pedestrian Focus Areas . . . . . . . . 102 San Pablo Avenue Pedestrian Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Powell Street Pedestrian Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 40th Street Pedestrian Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Pedestrian Priority Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Powell Street/I-80 Undercrossing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Park Avenue Multimodal
Corridor Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Equity Program Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Encouragement Program Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Safe Routes to School Program Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . 126 Education Program Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Chapter 5
Implementation and Funding 132
Implementation and Funding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Funding Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Appendices
Appendix A: Complete Streets Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Appendix B: Public Engagement Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Table of Contents

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4 | GLOSSARY
glossary of terms
Alameda County Transportation
Commission (Alameda CTC):

Alameda CTC plans, funds, and delivers
transportation programs and projects that
expand access and improve mobility in
Alameda County.

Active transportation: Active
transportation is any self-propelled, humanpowered mode of transportation, such as walking, biking, or rolling.1
Rolling includes
the use of electric scooters, rollerblades,
wheelchairs, skateboards, and other
wheeled devices.

Bike Boulevard: Bicycle boulevards are
streets with low motorized traffic volumes
and speeds, designated and designed
to give bicycle travel priority. Signs,
pavement markings, and speed and
volume management measures are used to
discourage through trips by motor vehicles
1 Center for Disease Control: www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/ transportation/promote_strategy.htm#:~:text=Active%20
transportation%20is%20any%20self,conditions%20in%20the%20 United%20States.
and create safe, convenient bicycle
crossings of busy arterial streets. Bike
boulevards are classified as Class III bike
facilities by Caltrans.

Bike Lane: Dedicated striped lane for
bicycle travel adjacent to traffic. Caltrans
classifies Bike Lanes as Class II bikeways.

Bike Route: Signed bike routes on slow
speed residential streets where bicyclists
share the roadway with motor vehicles.

Caltrans classifies Bike Routes as Class III
bikeways.

Buffered Bike Lane: Dedicated lane for
bicycle travel separated from traffic by a
painted buffer. Caltrans classifies Buffered
Bike Lanes as Class II bikeways.

Caltrans: Caltrans manages California’s
highway and freeway lanes and works with
local agencies on transportation projects.

Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI):

Pedestrian only crossing signals that occur
slightly before the green signal for parallel
lanes of vehicle traffic, allowing pedestrians
to get a head start in the crosswalk and
making them more visible to turning
motorists.

Metropolitan Transportation
Commission (MTC): MTC is the
transportation planning, financing, and
coordinating agency for the nine-county
San Francisco Bay Area.

National Association of City
Transportation Officials (NACTO):

NACTO is an association of cities and
transit agencies formed to exchange
transportation ideas, insights, and practices
and cooperatively approach national
transportation issues.

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Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon/HAWK: Useractivated traffic control devices that cycle through a flashing yellow, steady yellow,
and then steady red light to stop vehicles
and allow pedestrians to cross a road
safely.

Planning: When mentioned in the Active
Transportation Plan, planning is referring
to the field of urban or practice of urban
planning, which focuses on transportation,
development, land use, and other
important topics that impact the physical
environments of communities.

Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon
(RRFB): User-activated pedestrian signals
that use flashing yellow lights to alert
motorists to the presence of people walking
in the crosswalk. They can be installed
in midblock locations or at intersections
where a full traffic signal is not warranted.

In residential areas, alternative flashing
signs may be considered that illuminate the
perimeter of the sign.

Safe Routes to School: Safe Routes to
School is a nationwide program aimed to
make it safer for students to walk and bike
to school and encourage more walking and
biking where safety is not a barrier.2
Separated Bikeway: Raised cycle tracks
are bicycle facilities that are vertically
separated from motor vehicle traffic. Many
are paired with a furnishing zone between
the cycle track and motor vehicle travel lane
and/or pedestrian area. Source: NACTO.
2 National Center for Safe Routes to School: www.saferoutesinfo. org/
Shared-Use Path: Paths shared by people
walking and biking that are completely
separated from motor vehicle traffic.

Caltrans classifies Shared-Use Paths or
Bike Paths as Class I bikeways.

Walking, Biking, and Rolling Networks:

The success of all modes of transportation
is reliant on an established network to
connect users to destinations. Walking,
Biking, and Rolling Networks consist of
infrastructure elements such as sidewalks
and bike lanes to provide connectivity for
active transportation users.
1 Executive
Summary
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Introduction
Emeryville has become one of the Bay
Area’s top places to walk, bike, or roll due
to the City’s investment in comfortable
and connected infrastructure. The city’s
location, small size, dense development
patterns, mix of land uses, and access to
local and regional transit also contribute to
using sustainable forms of transportation.

Emeryville benefits from connected
sidewalks and an evolving network
of bikeways, including the Bay Trail,
Emeryville Greenway, and Doyle Street
Greenway. Physical barriers such as the
railroad tracks, Interstate 80, and busy
arterial roads like San Pablo Avenue and
Powell Street remain barriers for many to
walk, bike, and roll comfortably and directly.

The City is committed to developing
pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure,
investing in infill developments, and
engaging with the community to support
in-town and inter-jurisdictional biking,
walking, and rolling. In the past 10 years
the City has completed the South Bayfront
Bridge to provide another crossing over the
railroad tracks. It has also designed and
built several separated bikeways, with more
on the way.

This plan was developed at a time of racial
and environmental crisis compounded
by the COVID-19 pandemic. Commuting
patterns have been altered due to greater
work from home flexibility during the
pandemic, but it is unclear whether they
will be permanently changed. Bicycling
and walking are low-cost and healthy
transportation options that provide
economic and livability benefits to
communities. When Emeryville residents
or visitors choose to walk or bicycle the
number of cars on the road is reduced,
congestion is alleviated, and greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions are reduced. Families
that can replace some of their driving trips
with active modes of transportation reduce
household expenses.

Through the sustained investment in
projects and programs included in this
Active Transportation Plan, Emeryville has
the potential to further encourage residents
and visitors to walk, bike, and roll to and
through the city for work, shopping, school,
and recreational trips. Ultimately, this plan
will help the City meet its environmental
and economic goals and create a higher
quality of life for its residents.
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This plan is a blueprint for improving
active transportation infrastructure and
programs over the next 10 years. The City
has a long history of supporting humanpowered or active forms of transportation.

Active transportation encompasses a
number of different modes including rolling
devices such as wheelchairs, scooters,
skateboards, and rollerblades. This Plan
seeks to accommodate the various ways
in which people get around. Walking,
riding bicycles, and now rolling on
electric scooters and other new personal
mobility devices provides non-polluting
transportation options for residents and
visitors. Many of the projects recommended
in the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Master
Plans from 1998 and 2012 have been
constructed or are in development. This
Active Transportation Plan leverages the
work completed to date and provides newly
revised recommendations based on an
analysis of recent data and community
input. The plan enables the City to focus
on projects that will have the most impact
on improving safety, comfort, and mobility
for all. The document complements the
Emeryville General Plan and guides the
implementation of general plan policies
that support active forms of transportation.

The Active Transportation Plan is a
guide for improving the quality of life
for every resident, worker, and visitor
by providing not just safe, but joyful
experiences on its streets, sidewalks,
and trails.

Bicyclists riding on the San Francisco Bay Trail next
to Marshalls Department Store.

Purpose of the Active Transportation Plan
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What's in the Plan?
CHAPTER 2: Plan Vision and Goals
outlines the vision, goals, and policies that
guide this Active Transportation Plan. By
establishing consensus around a vision for
how the City’s active transportation network
should operate, the City can prioritize
investments that help realize its goals.

CHAPTER 3: Biking, Walking, and
Rolling in Emeryville Today describes
the active transportation landscape in
Emeryville, including a discussion of related
themes that inform the recommended
infrastructure projects, programs, and
policies in the community. Understanding
Emeryville’s current travel patterns,
strengths, and challenges will inform which
types of projects and programs the City
needs to thrive.

CHAPTER 4: Projects, Programs &
Policies introduces the different types of
biking, rolling, and walking projects and
supporting amenities recommended for
implementation. This chapter presents
potential investments for the City to make
that will respond to the transportation
needs identified in previous chapters.

CHAPTER 5: Implementation and
Funding outlines a strategy for the
implementation of the proposed
infrastructure projects as well as the
recommended best practices for biking,
walking, and rolling programs and policies.

Public resources are limited and the City
needs a strategy for assembling funding
from internal and external sources.

By the numbers
12 engagement
activities held
Over 1,300 people
participated
9 meetings with the
Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee

16.5 miles of
new bikeways
recommended

5.3 miles of
separated bikeways
recommended
32 crossing
improvements
recommended
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1) Emeryville Loop Multi-Modal
Project
The Emeryville Loop Multi-Modal Project is
located in central Emeryville and provides
safe crossings and improved biking,
walking, and rolling connections to the
surrounding commercial areas.
2) Alameda CTC San Pablo Avenue
Corridor Project
The Alameda CTC San Pablo Avenue
Corridor Project will include the addition of
separated bikeways on San Pablo Avenue
as well as improved crossings at key
intersections in Emeryville.

Major Projects and Studies
3) 40th Street Multi-Modal Project
The 40th Street Multi-Modal Project
includes transit improvements along the
entire east-west corridor as well as biking,
walking, and rolling improvements.
4) Powell Street/I-80 Undercrossing
A number of biking, walking, and rolling
improvements are recommended as part of
the Powell Street/I-80 Undercrossing Study,
including separated bikeways, improved
biking, walking, and rolling connections
at the I-80 Undercrossing, and improved
crossings at intersections.
5) Bay Trail Access Improvements
The Plan includes infrastructure
recommendations such as new shared-use
path connections, the Ashby Interchange
Overcrossing, trail rehab projects,
trail widening studies, and crossing
improvements that will improve access to
the Bay Trail.
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Point
Emery
Doyle
Hollis
Park
McLauglin
Eastshore
State Park
Hollis
Green
Christie
Ave
Park
80 80
580
880
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123 13

OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
EME RY
BAY

DR FREMONT ST PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST PARK AVE
41ST ST 43RD ST

HORTON ST
BEAUDRY ST 62ND ST
59TH
ST
55TH ST 61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE 63RD ST
45TH ST 54TH ST 53RD ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST 66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
S7
B43
S7
B36
B42
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B40
B44
B46
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B20
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B27
B22
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B35
S1
B37
B5
B32
B31
B1
S2
S8
DESTINATIONS +

BOUNDARIES
Park
School
City Hall
Post Oce
Amtrak Station
Railroad
Park
City Boundary

PROPOSED BIKEWAYS
Class I Shared-Use Path
Class II Bicycle Lane
Class IIB Bu
ered Bicycle Lane
Class III Bicycle Route
Class IIIB Bicycle Boulevard
Class IV Separated Bikeway
Study
Trail Rehab Project

EXISTING BIKEWAYS
Class I Shared-Use Path
Class II Bicycle Lane
Class IIB Bu
ered Bicycle Lane
Class III Bicycle Route
Class IIIB Bicycle Boulevard
Class IV Separated Bikeway
*Design features may be adjusted
during design development.

Map 1. Proposed Bikeways
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OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
Shorebird
Park
Point
Emery
McLauglin
Eastshore
State Park
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P13
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P2
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P7
P4
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P5
P11
P10
P1
P12
B43
B36
B42
B16
B30
B15
B6
B23
B3
B25
B26
B11

PROPOSED

PEDESTRIAN

IMPROVEMENTS
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. May 2022.

EMERYVILLE ACTIVE

TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Destinations + Boundaries
Park
School
City Hall
Post O‘ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
Park
City Boundary
Existing Pedestrian Paths
Class I Shared-Use Path
Bay Trail (Pedestrian Only)
*Design features may be adjusted
during design development.

Proposed Pedestrian
Improvements
New Sidewalk / Pedestrian Path
Improve Existing Sidewalk
Class I Shared-Use Path
Study
Map 2. Proposed Pedestrian Improvements
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OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
Shorebird
Park
Emeryville
Marina Park
Point
Emery
McLauglin
Eastshore State
Park
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¥880
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SP30
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SP14 SP16
SP23
SP28
SP22
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SP9
SP20 SP17
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SP4
SP3
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SP8
SPOT

IMPROVEMENTS
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. May 2022.

EMERYVILLE ACTIVE

TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Destinations + Boundaries
Park
School
City Hall
Post O‘ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
Park
City Boundary
Existing Infrastructure
Proposed Studies
Class I Shared-Use Path
Class II Bicycle Lane
Class III Bicycle Route
Class IIIB Bicycle Boulevard
Class IV Separated Bikeway
Bay Trail (Pedestrian Only)
*Design features may be adjusted
during design development.

Proposed Spots
New Crossing
Upgrade Crossing
Major Intersection Upgrade
Tra‘c Signal
Undercrossing Improvement
Signage
Study
Map 3. Proposed Spot Improvements
2 Plan Vision
and goals
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EMERYVILLE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Vision Statement
Improving car-free ways to access the waterfront is
a priority for Emeryville residents and visitors.

Purpose: This chapter outlines the vision, goals, and policies that guide this Active Transportation Plan.

Why it matters: By establishing consensus around a vision for how the City’s active transportation network should operate, the City can prioritize investments that help realize its goals.

The vision and goals of the Emeryville
Active Transportation Plan are drawn
largely from community and bicycle and
pedestrian advisory committee (BPAC)
input along with the current Emeryville
General Plan and 2012 Pedestrian and
Bicycle Plan. General Plan Guiding
Principles related to biking, walking, and
rolling are paraphrased as follows:
⊲ A connected place: New and safe
bicycle and pedestrian linkages across
town and to the San Francisco Bay
⊲ Enhanced and connected open space
network and green streets: Building on
the strength and connectivity of the city’s
greenways
⊲ A diversity of transportation modes
and choices: Fosters and provides
incentives for active transportation
modes
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Vision
The vision statement expresses what walking, bicycling, and rolling will be like in Emeryville in the future if the City successfully implements this Active Transportation Plan. The updated vision statement is:

The City of Emeryville is a community where active,
sustainable transportation is the easy choice: it is safe, comfortable, equitable, and accessible to all.

The continuous, connected network of world-class facilities eliminates the necessity of driving a car and makes active transportation accessible to people of all identities (race, ethnicity, age, gender, socio-economic status, ability, or orientation). The City promotes active travel through infrastructure, education and encouragement programs. The City inspires other communities with its visionary and forwardthinking commitment to active transportation.

The separated bikeway on 59th Street and Bay Wheels bike share station provide safe, comfortable, equitable, and accessible ways to get to the Amtrak station.
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Goals
Comfortable
The active transportation network is easy
to navigate, including for parents, children,
and seniors. Best practices in infrastructure
design and programming reduces the risk
of serious injury while walking, biking, or
rolling throughout Emeryville.

Connected
The active transportation network
is seamlessly integrated both within
Emeryville and externally to neighboring
communities. It allows for intermodal
connectivity. Reaching destinations is direct
and barrier-free.

Joyful
Traveling along well-designed routes in
the active transportation network is an
enjoyable and attractive experience. People
feel connected to one another and take
pride in their streets and trails as public
spaces and desirable destinations.

Equitable
The needs of the less resourced, whether
by income, ability, employment access,
education, age or another characteristic
where disparity exists, are centered in
project and program planning, prioritization,
and implementation and given equal weight
to residents’ more resourced counterparts.1
Sustainable
To help mitigate the climate crisis
and reduce local pollution, the active
transportation network encourages mode
shift to zero-emission travel (walking,
biking, rolling, and public transit) and helps
lower the carbon footprint of those living
and working in Emeryville. It includes other
environmental benefits by increasing the
number of shade trees and acreage of
green stormwater infrastructure.
1 Equity addresses the differences in lived experiences that may affect access to the active transportation network. Disadvantaged communities have a disproportionate burden of adverse
environmental conditions, socioeconomic factors, and prevalence of certain health conditions.

Implementable
The City incorporates active transportation
network improvements into all aspects of
the planning, development and construction
process, including new private development
projects. The City tackles complex
and simple problems alike, allocating
appropriate resources and creativity to
each. The City leverages opportunities,
large and small, to prioritize and implement
any aspect of the active transportation
network.
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Relationship to Other Documents
Emeryville’s General Plan (Updated 2019)
guides the physical development of the City
and sets out five guiding principles:

1. A cohesive city of distinctive
districts and livable neighborhoods.

Emeryville’s growth is shaped—through
land use, urban form, and design—
to create a tapestry of distinctive
districts, and neighborhoods with a full
complement of uses and easy access
to parks, stores, and other amenities of
everyday living.

2. A connected place. The General
Plan fosters new connections—
for automobiles, pedestrians, and
bicyclists—between the western
and eastern halves of the city; better
connections to the Peninsula; and new
and safe pedestrian and bicycle linkages
to the San Francisco Bay.

3. Enhanced and connected open
space network and green streets.

The General Plan outlines strategies
for an expanded public realm, building
on the strength and connectivity of the
city’s greenways, with a range of new
parks, plazas, community commons, and
recreational paths.

4. A walkable, fine-grained city,
emphasizing pedestrians. The
General Plan establishes that all of
Emeryville will be easily traversed on
foot.

5. A diversity of transportation modes
and choices. The General Plan fosters
and provides incentives for alternative
transportation modes, including transit,
car/vanpooling, bicycling, walking, and
telecommuting.

The Active Transportation Plan helps
the City realize these guiding principles
along with implementing goals, policies,
and recommendations adopted through
complementary City planning efforts such
as the City’s Climate Action Plan 2.0,
Citywide Planning Regulations and Design
Guidelines, Sustainable Transportation
Plan, and Complete Streets Policy
(Resolution 13-03).

EMERYVILLE GENERAL PLAN


  WATTS ST

EMERY ST

HARLAN ST
ST
TH ST
VE
43RD ST
41ST ST
45TH ST ESSEX ST

SALEM ST
45TH ST
44TH ST
43RD ST
42ND ST
41ST ST
40TH ST.

YERBA BUENA AVE
39TH ST.
38TH ST

APGAR ST
37TH ST

PERALTA
WATTS

ADELINE ST

SAN PABLO AVE
W. MACARTHUR BLVD
CITY OF EMERYVILLE | Adopted: October 13, 2009
Amended through: September 3, 2019
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Climate Action Plan 2.0
The long term goal is to reduce Emeryville’s
GHG emissions to 80% below 2004
baseline levels by the year 2050 while
creating a more vibrant, sustainable,
and equitable city. Transportation is the
single largest contributor to Emeryville’s
community GHG emissions, particularly
considering the highways running through
the city. Reducing transportation-related
reductions will not only involve improving
low-carbon transportation infrastructure,
such as bicycles and buses, but also
coordinating land-use policies to promote
a denser, more walkable community with
jobs and housing located close to other
necessities.

The Climate Action Plan details 17
different objectives to achieve the goal of
a 40% reduction in emissions by 2030.

The three objectives related to the Active
Transportation Plan include:

1. Create vibrant neighborhoods where
residents can easily walk to their basic
daily needs.

2. Reduce the total vehicle miles traveled
on local roads by 30%.

3. Reduce the carbon intensity of vehicles
through cleaner fuels and electrification
by 30%.
1 The City of Emeryville Climate Action Plan 2.0 2016
The time to act on reducing greenhouse gas emissions
and our carbon footprint is now
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Sustainable
Transportation Plan
The Emeryville Sustainable Transportation
Plan (2012) aims to implement the
transportation goals established in the
General Plan and achieve Emeryville’s
overall vision of having a transportation
system that

1. Reduces greenhouse gas emissions,

2. Moves the most people in the least
space with the least energy, and

3. Promotes public health through exercise.

EMERYVILLE SUSTAINABLE

TRANSPORTATION PLAN
MARCH 2012
NELSON\NYGAARD

CITY OF EMERYVILLE

EXHIBIT A
The Sustainable Transportation Plan
establishes a total of 71 strategies aimed
to shift Emeryville residents, employees,
and visitors toward sustainable modes
of transportation. The strategies are
broken into categories related to transit,
transportation demand management,
parking, wayfinding, and bicycle and
pedestrian improvements. The Active
Transportation Plan will promote strategies
categorized under Pedestrian Connectivity
and Safety and Bicycle Connectivity and
Safety.
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Emeryville Complete
Streets Policy
The City of Emeryville envisions a
transportation system that encourages
healthy, active living, promotes
transportation options, reduces
environmental impact, imitates climate
change, and supports greater social
interaction and community identity by
providing safe and convenient travel
along and access streets through a
comprehensive, integrated transportation
network for pedestrians, bicyclists,
public transportation riders, motorists,
emergency responders, and people of
all ages and abilities, including children
youth, families, older adults, and individuals
with disabilities. All transportation
improvements will be planned, funded,
designed, constructed, operated, and
maintained to provide safe mobility for
all users appropriate to the function and
context of the facility. The City’s Complete
Streets policy expresses a commitment
to creating and maintaining Complete
Streets that provide safe, comfortable,
and convenient travel—for all categories
of users, including pedestrians, bicyclists,
persons with disabilities, motorists, movers
of commercial goods, users, and operators
of public transportation, emergency
responders, seniors children, youth, and
families. The full policy can be found in
Appendix A: Emeryville Complete
Streets Policy.

The Active Transportation Plan also
helps the City do its part to achieve larger
regional and state goals embraced in
Alameda Countywide Transportation
Plan 2020, Alameda Countywide Active
Transportation Plan, San Pablo Avenue
Corridor Project, Plan Bay Area 2050,
Caltrans District 4 Bicycle Plan, and Toward
an Active California: State Bicycle and
Pedestrian Plan.
3 Biking, Walking,
and Rolling
in Emeryville
Today
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Biking, Walking, and Rolling in Emeryville Today
Purpose: This chapter describes the active transportation landscape in Emeryville, including a discussion of related themes that inform the recommended infrastructure projects, programs, and policies in the community.

Why it matters: Understanding Emeryville’s current travel patterns, strengths, and challenges will inform which types of projects and programs the City needs to thrive.

Demographics
Emeryville is home to 11,679 residents,
according to 2020 American Community
Survey five-year estimates. The
neighborhoods located in the southeastern
corner of the City between San Pablo
Avenue and Adeline Street as well as
Christie Avenue north of Powell Street
contain the highest density of residents
compared to other areas of the City
(Map 4). In addition to local residents,
more than 24,000 employees are based
in Emeryville. Major employers within the
City include a number of large offices and
research facilities such as Pixar, Grifols
Diagnostic Solutions, and AC Transit.

Emeryville also serves as a regional
commercial and retail hub where a number
of shopping centers attract many from
surrounding areas.

The median age of Emeryville residents
is 34.8 years, slightly younger than the
median age of the San Francisco-OaklandBerkeley metro area at 39.1 years. Young adults aged 20-39 account for 54% of
Emeryville’s total population, while children
account for 8% and adults over the age of
65 account for 11%.

Almost 43% of Emeryville’s residents
commute to work by driving alone
(Figure 1). 23% reported commuting to
work by public transit, and 8% reported
biking or walking as their primary mode.

Figure 1. Commute modes (2020)
0 Drive
Alone

PERCENTAGE OF COMMUTERS
CarpoolPublic
Transit
Bike Walk Other Work
at Home
10 20
30 40
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OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
Ã123
Ã123
Ã13
¥580
¥880
¥80
¥80
East
Bay German Int'l
School
Escuela Bilingue
Internacional ECCL
Pacific Rim
International
School
Guidepost Montessori
ECDC

POPULATION

DENSITY
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. ACS 2019 5-Yr.

January 2021.

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Destinations + Boundaries
School
City Hall
Post O’ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
City Boundary
People per Square Mile
(By Census Block Group)
0 - 400
401 - 800
801 - 1,600
1,601 - 2,080
Note: Due to Census Block geometries,
this map may not reflect the precise
variation in population density in each area.

Map 4. Population Density
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Emeryville’s current land use is a mix
of residential, office, commercial, and
industrial land-use types. Mixed-use areas
are the most prevalent land-use type,
accounting for 45% of the total land area.

Prominent mixed-use areas are clustered
around 40th Street, Shellmound Street,
Christie Avenue, and San Pablo Avenue.

Emeryville contains a variety of
employment, retails, and recreational
destinations (Map 5). Major destinations
within the City include the Bay Street
shopping center, Powell Street Plaza,
Emeryville Public Market, 40th Street/
Shellmound Street shops and restaurants,
Ikea, and the City’s major employment
centers such as Pixar, Grifols Diagnostic
Solutions, and AC Transit. Recreation and
park destinations include the Bay Trail,
Emeryville Greenway, Emeryville Marina
Park, Emeryville Center of Community Life
Pool, Christie Park, and Doyle Hollis Park.

The geographic layout of Emeryville’s major
destinations, residential neighborhoods,
and employers presents challenges to
people biking, walking, and rolling between
them. Arterial roadways including Powell
Street, 40th Street, and San Pablo Avenue,
as well as the north-south running I-80
corridor and railroad corridor may create
Major Destinations, Employment Centers,
and Retail Hubs
barriers to those using active modes
of transportation. The current land-use
patterns in Emeryville underlies the
importance of creating biking, walking, and
rolling facilities that are comfortable for all
ages and abilities.
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High Density Residential
Medium-High Density Residential
Medium Density Residential
Mixed Use with Residential
Mixed Use with Non-Residential
Office/Technology
Office/Technology
Doyle Hollis North Area
Industrial
Public
Marina
Park/Open Space
Public/Park
Other Park Opportunity
Regional Retail Overlay
Neighborhood Retail Overlay
Neighborhood Center
Major Transit Hub

LAND USE DIAGRAM

EMERYVILLE GENERAL PLAN
1/4 Mile
1/4 Mile
Transit
Center
Transit
Hub

FRONTAGE ROAD

EASTSHORE FREEWAY
INTERSTATE 80 LACOSTE ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE
53RD ST

HOLLIS ST

HARUFF ST

EVA DNALREVO
54TH ST
55TH ST

BEAUDRY ST

POWELL ST
59TH ST
61ST ST
62ND ST
63RD ST

HOLLIS ST

DOYLE TS

VALLEJO ST
64TH ST

VALLEJO ST

OCEAN AVE
65TH ST
67TH ST
66TH ST

SHERWIN AVE

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

HORTON ST

HOLDEN ST

EMERY ST

WATTS ST

HARLAN ST

HAVEN ST
45TH ST

PARK AVE
43RD ST
41ST ST
45TH ST
47TH ST

ESSEX ST

SALEM ST
SALEM
ST
46TH ST
45TH ST
44TH ST
43RD ST
42ND ST
41ST ST
40TH ST.

YERBA BUENA AVE
39TH ST.
38TH ST

APGAR ST
36TH ST
37TH ST

PERALTA
WATTS
47TH ST
48TH ST

ADELINE ST

SAN PABLO AVE

HORTON ST

POWELL ST
40TH ST

YERBA BUENA AVE

SAN PABLO AVE

C H RIST IE A V E

BEACH ST

PEABODY LN

MA N D ELA PKW Y

SH E LLMO U N D ST

ASHBY AVE
W . MA C ART H U R BLVD

SH E L LMO U N D ST
BAY ST
INTERSTATE 580

STAN FO RD AVE

CHIRON WAY
WAY

SHELLMO UN D
0 300 600 1200 2400
FEET
Land Use Diagram
Map 5. Land Use
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Transit
Emeryville is served by several transit providers
and routes that offer connections to local and
regional destinations (Map 6). The Amtrak
Station, AC Transit Transbay bus stops
throughout the City, as well as the nearby Ashby,
MacArthur, and West Oakland Bay Area Rapid
Transit (BART) stations give residents access
to the surrounding region. Local bus providers
including AC Transit and the Emery Go-Round
provide connections in and around Emeryville, as
well as to destinations in Berkeley and Oakland.

According to AC Transit boarding and alighting
counts from 2019, the most popular bus stops
are located on 40th Street east of Horton St, San
Pablo Avenue, and on Christie Avenue between
64th Street and 65th Street. Casual Carpool
Pickup locations are also available to residents
near Captain Drive on the peninsula and at the
intersection of Christie Avenue and 64th Street.

Pedestrian improvements in these areas are
especially important to consider in the Active
Transportation Plan.

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!
!

OAKLAND

BER KELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST

HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

WATTS ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
Shorebird
Park
Temescal
Creek Park
Emeryville
Marina Park
Davenport
Mini
Park
Point Emery
Doyle
Hollis
Park
McLauglin
Eastshore
State Park
Hollis
Green
Christie
Ave
Park
Ã123
Ã123
Ã13
Ã24
¥980
¥580
¥880
¥80
ECCL
Guidepost
Montessori
ECDC
Ashby Station
MacArthur Station

TRANSIT
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. AC Transit,
BART. February 2021.

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TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Destinations + Boundaries
School
City Hall
Post Office
Park
Commercial
City Boundary
Transit Stops
AC Transit Stop (Local)
AC Transit Stop (Transbay)
Emery Go-Round
BART Station
! Amtrak Station
! Casual Carpool Pickup
Map 6. Transit
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Equity
Equity is a key piece of all planning
processes, including Emeryville’s Active
Transportation Plan. An equitable
transportation system is accessible
to underserved communities and is
geographically distributed throughout
neighborhoods and demographic groups.

For the existing conditions phase of
the Plan, concentrations of low-income
workers and median household incomes
within Emeryville were evaluated to better
understand where there may be a need for
biking, walking, and rolling infrastructure.

The home locations of low-income workers
were evaluated using 2018 LEHD data
from the U.S. Census Bureau (Map 7).

For this analysis, a low-income worker is
defined as someone who has a job with
earnings of $1,250 per month or less. The
home locations of low-income workers who
work in Emeryville tend to be clustered
on the eastern edge of the City in the
neighborhoods along Doyle Street, south
of Stanford Avenue, and east of San Pablo
Avenue between 40th Street and 48th
Street. Active transportation improvements
in these areas are especially important to
creating an equitable transportation system.

The median household income of the
City of Emeryville is $104,063, slightly
less than the surrounding San FranciscoOakland-Berkeley metro area. Areas within Emeryville where median household
incomes are lower than the City’s median
include the residential areas on the
peninsula, the neighborhoods south of 53rd
Street between Horton Street and Adeline
Street, and the neighborhoods east of
Doyle Street (Map 8). Residents of these
neighborhoods will benefit from a wider
variety of car-free transportation options
including improved walking connections
to nearby transit stops, low-stress biking
and rolling infrastructure, and safer arterial
crossings.

Several areas throughout Emeryville
emerged as key places to consider for
an equitable transportation system. The
following locations have both a lower
relative median household income than
surrounding areas and also a concentration
of low-income workers:
⊲ East of San Pablo Avenue between 40th
Street and 48th Street
⊲ East of Doyle Street between Peabody
Lane and 55th Street
⊲ North of Powell Street between Frontage
Road and Captain Drive
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Ã260
Ã123
Ã13
Ã24
¥580
¥880
¥980
¥80

HOME LOCATIONS

OF LOW INCOME

WORKERS IN

EMERYVILLE
0 0.6 1.2
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville, LEHD 2018.

January 2021.

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TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Destinations + Boundaries
School
City Hall
Post Office
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
Park
City Boundary
Where Low Income
Workers Live
(By Census Block Group)
1 5
10 A low income worker for this analysis
is defined as someone who has a job
in Emeryville with earnings of $1,250
per month or less.

Map 7. Equity: Low-Income Workers
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OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
Ã123
Ã123
Ã13
¥580
¥880
¥80
¥80
East
Bay German Int'l
School
Escuela Bilingue
Internacional ECCL
Pacific Rim
International
School
Guidepost Montessori
ECDC
MEDIAN

HOUSEHOLD
INCOME
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. ACS 2019 5-Yr.

January 2021.

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TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Destinations + Boundaries
School
City Hall
Post O’ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
City Boundary
Median Household Income
(By Census Block Group)
Less than $80,000
$80,000 - $100,000
$100,000 - $120,000
$120,000 - $160,000
Note:Due to Census Block geometries,
this map may not reflect the precise
variation in income in each area. Of
note, the Peninsula contains a mixture
of high-income housing, low-income
housing, and non-residential areas
that may not be adequately captured
by the Census Block geometries.

Map 8. Equity: Median Household Income
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Biking, Walking, and
Rolling Today
Every year the United States Census
surveys how commuters over the age of
16 get to work. Table 1 presents journey
to work data for Emeryville and compares
it to Berkely, Oakland, Alameda County,
California, and the United States. In 2020,
the most recent year for which data is
available, 5.2% of Emeryville workers
walked to work and 2.9% bicycled to work.

Emeryville’s active modes and public transit
commuting rate is higher than Alameda
County, California, and the United States
and comparable to Oakland’s commuting
trends.

Table 1. Commute Mode Share Comparison

WALKING BICYCLING WORKED AT
HOME
PUBLIC

TRANSIT DROVE ALONE OTHER
Emeryville 5.2 2.9 15.7 22.8 43.0 10.4
Berkeley 15.7 6.6 16.7 23.2 30.9 6.9
Oakland 3.6 2.3 10.8 21.5 49.9 11.9
Alameda County 3.3 1.7 11.0 14.3 58.5 11.2
California 2.5 0.8 8.4 4.6 72.1 11.6
United States 2.6 0.5 7.3 4.6 74.9 10.1
Figure 2 presents commuting trends over
the past 10 years. While walking to work
has declined from 9.6% in 2010 to 5.2% in
2020, bicycling, using public transit, and
working from home have all increased.

Driving alone in Emeryville has declined
20% over the past decade.
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Figure 2. Emeryville Commute Mode Trends, 2010 to 2020
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Source: U.S. Census
WALK
BIKE
PUBLIC

TRANSIT
DRIVE
ALONE
OTHER

WORK AT HOME

9.6%

1.1%

8.1%

18.2%

53.8%

9.2%

5.2%

2.9%

15.7%

22.8%
43%

10.4%
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Given the high level of transit use among
Emeryville residents, improving pedestrian
and bicycle connections to transit will
sustain the high level of transit ridership.

Providing convenient and safe bicycle
connections to employment in downtown
Oakland, south Berkeley, and other nearby
employment centers may further improve
the bicycle and walking mode share.

Telecommuting or working from home is
also showing greater popularity.

Emeryville’s existing bike network is
made up of shared-use paths, separated
bikeways, buffered bike lanes, bike
lanes, bike routes, and bicycle boulevard
(Table 2). Descriptions below outline the
definitions of these terms and how they will
be used throughout this plan.

Table 2. Existing Bike Network

BIKEWAY TYPE MILEAGE
Shared-Use Path
(Class I)

2.1 miles
Bicycle Lane (Class II) 3.9 miles
Bicycle Route (Class III) 1.5 miles
Bicycle Boulevard
(Class III)

2.5 miles
Separated Bikeway
(Class IV)

0.7 miles
Total 10.7 miles
Emeryville has a total of 10.7 miles of
designated biking facilities (Map 9). These
are recorded in the plan as centerline street
miles. Bicycle lanes are the most common
facility type, accounting for 36% of the total
biking network. Bicycle boulevards are the
next most common facility type (2.5 miles),
followed by shared-use paths (2.1 miles).

Key existing biking and rolling routes
through Emeryville include north-south
connections on Shellmound Street,
the San Francisco Bay Trail, and the
Emeryville Greenway, as well as eastwest connections on 40th Street and the South Bayfront Bridge. Bicycle boulevards
throughout the City also provide important
biking routes through residential areas
where traffic volumes and speeds are lower.

As Emeryville is situated between popular
destinations in Oakland and Berkeley, lowstress biking connections not only within City limits but also to surrounding areas will
be especially important in the development
of project recommendations later in the
planning process.
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OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
Shorebird
Park
Emeryville
Marina Park
Point
Emery
McLauglin
Eastshore State
Park
Ã123
Ã123
Ã13
¥580
¥880
¥80
¥80

PROJECT AREA
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. May 2022.

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Destinations + Boundaries
Emery Go-Round Stop
AC Transit Stop
Park
School
City Hall
Post O•ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
Residential
O•ce / Technology
Industrial
Park
City Boundary
Existing Bikeways
Class I Shared-Use Path
Class II Bicycle Lane
Class IIB Bu˜ered Bike Lane
Class III Bicycle Route
Class IIIB Bicycle Boulevard
Class IV Separated Bikeway
Note: Light colors represent bikeways
outside of Emeryville's boundary.

Dashed colors indicate a
proposed bicycle facility
Map 9. Project Area
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Bike Lane (Class 2)
Bike lanes designate an exclusive space for
bicyclists through the use of pavement markings and
signage. The bike lane is located adjacent to motor
vehicle travel lanes and flows in the same direction
as motor vehicle traffic. Source: NACTO.

Buffered Bike Lane (Class 2)
Buffered bike lanes are conventional bicycle lanes
paired with a designated buffer space separating the
bicycle lane from the adjacent motor vehicle travel
lane and/or parking lane. Source: NACTO.

Bikeway Improvements
Bikeway improvements are either new
routes or upgrades to existing routes.

Upgraded routes are marked clearly on
the map.

Shared-Use Path (Class 1)
Bike paths and shared-use paths are typically paved
bi-directional pathways that are separate from
the road right-of-way. Ideally, shared-use paths
will follow a distinct course in a separate right-ofway, often along former railroad beds, along water courses, or other rights-of-way that usually have few
crossing roadways. Source: FHWA.

Bike Boulevard (Class 3)
Bicycle boulevards are streets with low motorized
traffic volumes and speeds, designated and
designed to give bicycle travel priority. Signs,
pavement markings, and speed and volume
management measures are used to discourage
through trips by motor vehicles and create safe,
convenient bicycle crossings of busy arterial streets.

Source: NACTO.
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Two-Way Cycle Track (Class 4)
Two-way cycle tracks (also known as protected
bikeways, separated bikeways, and on-street bike
paths) are physically separated cycle tracks that
allow bicycle movement in both directions on one
side of the road. Source: NACTO.

Raised Bikeway (Class 4)
Raised cycle tracks are bicycle facilities that are
vertically separated from motor vehicle traffic. Many
are paired with a furnishing zone between the cycle
track and motor vehicle travel lane and/or pedestrian
area. Source: NACTO.

Parking Protected Bikeway (Class 4)
One-way parking protected bikeways are at street
level and use a parking lane for physical protection
from passing traffic. Source: NACTO.
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY TRAIL

AND PARK ACCESS
Emeryville is home to a scenic and welltraveled segment of the San Francisco Bay Trail—a 350-mile shared-use path network
that circumnavigates the San Francisco
Bay. Located along the City’s waterfront,
Emeryville’s Bay Trail segment provides
walking and rolling access to the Bay
Bridge as well as numerous parks along the
waterfront including McLaughlin Eastshore
State Park, the Emeryville Marina Park,
Point Emery, the Berkeley Marina, Cesar
Chavez Park, Golden Gate Fields, and the
Albany Bulb. Walking and rolling routes to
reach the trail within Emeryville are key
connections in the active transportation
network.

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EMERYVILLE GREENWAY
In addition to the San Francisco Bay Trail,
Emeryville also contains exemplary lowstress biking facilities in the form of a shared-use path greenway that connects to
a residential slow street where cars are not
permitted to drive. The Emeryville Greenway
combined with the Doyle Street slow street
enables biking and rolling conditions that are
comfortable for all ages and abilities and are
characterized by minimal interactions with car
traffic. The Greenway serves as a prominent
north-south connection in the City’s existing
biking and rolling network, connecting to
Berkeley’s 9th Street bicycle boulevard to
the north and the South Bayfront Bridge
to the south where users can access
the Bay Trail and Mandela Parkway. The
Greenway provides an essential backbone
when considering how to best maximize
Emeryville's all ages and abilities network.

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Pedestrian Network
There are many features that contribute
to a comfortable and safe walking
environment.

New/Improved Sidewalk
Sidewalks and walkways are “pedestrian lanes”
that provide people with space to travel within the
public right-of-way that is separated from roadway
vehicles. Source: FHWA.

Crosswalk
Marked crosswalks indicate optimal or preferred
locations for pedestrians to cross and help designate
right-of-way for motorists to yield to pedestrians.

Source: FHWA.

Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon
(RRFB)
RRFBs are pedestrian-actuated conspicuity
enhancements used in combination with a
pedestrian, school, or trail crossing warning sign to
improve safety at uncontrolled, marked crosswalks.

Source: FHWA.

Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB)
PHBs can warn and control traffic at unsignalized
locations and assist pedestrians in crossing a street
or highway at a marked crosswalk. The PHB rests in
dark until a pedestrian activates it via a pushbutton
or other form of detection. Source: FHWA.

Curb Extensions
Curb extensions—also known as bulb-outs or
neckdowns—extend the sidewalk or curb line out
into the parking lane and reduce the effective street
width. Source: FHWA.
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Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI)
LPIs can be programmed into traffic signals to
minimize conflicts between pedestrians crossing
a roadway and left- or right-turning vehicles. LPIs
give the pedestrian the WALK signal 3-7 seconds
before the motorists are allowed to proceed through
the intersection, which makes them more visible.

Source: FHWA.

Median Refuge Island
A median refuge island, or crossing island, is
a median with a refuge area that is intended to
help protect pedestrians crossing a multilane
road. Crossing islands should be considered as a
supplement to the crosswalk. A pedestrian refuge
island allows pedestrians to focus on one direction
of traffic at a time as they cross and provides space
to wait for an adequate gap in oncoming traffic
before finishing the second phase of the crossing.

Source: FHWA.

Signal Timing Adjustments
In general, shorter cycle lengths (ideally less than
90 seconds) and longer walk intervals provide better
service to pedestrians and encourage better signal
compliance. For optimal pedestrian service, fixedtime signal operation usually works best because it provides an automatic pedestrian phase. Source:

FHWA.

No Right on Red
Prohibiting right turns on red should be considered
where exclusive pedestrian phases or high
pedestrian volumes are present. Source: FHWA.
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examined (Map 10). The following corridors
contain a high density of sidewalk width
restrictions relative to other areas within
Emeryville:
⊲ 40th Street between Halleck Street and
Adeline Street
⊲ 64th Street between Christie Avenue
and Vallejo Street
⊲ Powell Street between Frontage Road
and Beaudry Street
Arterial roadways also pose challenges to
people walking throughout Emeryville. As
Emeryville provides on-ramp and off-ramp
connections to I-80, high traffic volumes
and multiple lanes often characterize the
areas surrounding walking destinations.

Pedestrian signals and intersection
upgrades that provide more protection for
people walking will help improve the City’s
existing sidewalk network and encourage
walking as a mode of transportation.

EXISTING ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

PROGRAMS
Bicycle, walking, and rolling focused
programs provide education and
encouragement for residents. Prepandemic, Bike to Work Day was a celebration of bicycles as a fun and
healthy way to get to work, as well as an
opportunity for those who do not usually
bike commute to try it out. Organized by
Bike East Bay, the City of Emeryville has
a long history of sponsoring "Energizer
Stations" where participants can receive
free snacks and coffee from local
businesses, repair kits, and goodie bags.

A raised bicycle lane next to the sidewalk on
Shellmound St allows for people walking and rolling
to comfortably share the same space.

The majority of Emeryville’s street
network is equipped with sidewalks.

When considering the existing pedestrian
network, data gathered by the City using
input from the community highlighting
sidewalk barriers and width restrictions was The City of Emeryville has a long history of participating in the annual Bike to Work Day
encouragement campaign.
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OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
Shorebird
Park
Emeryville
Marina Park
Point
Emery
McLauglin
Eastshore State
Park
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PEDESTRIAN

NETWORK
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. May 2022.

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TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Destinations + Boundaries
Park
School
City Hall
Post O‘ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
Park
City Boundary
Pedestrian Facilities
Pedestrian Signal
Class I Shared-Use Path
Bay Trail
Pedestrian Challenges
Sidewalk Width Restriction
Arterial Roadway
Map 10. Pedestrian Network
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Bicycle and pedestrian-related collision
data can provide insight into specific
locations and roadways that tend to have
higher rates of collisions. This analysis
uses collision data acquired from University
of California (UC) Berkeley’s Transportation
Injury Mapping Systems (TIMS) between
the dates 1/1/2012 and 12/31/2018 to
determine high-level collision trends
and areas in Emeryville with a history
of frequent collisions. It is important to
note that this analysis relied on reported
collisions, and not all collisions involving
people biking, walking, and rolling are
reported.

In total, 64 bicycle-related collisions and
50 pedestrian-related collisions occurred
in Emeryville during the study period.

Bicycle-related collisions per year did not
tend to drastically fluctuate from year to
year, though reported collisions almost
quadrupled from 2017 to 2018 (Figure 3).

Pedestrian-related collisions similarly
did not drastically fluctuate throughout
the study period either (Figure 4).

One pedestrian fatality occurred at the
intersection of Powell Street and Christie
Avenue in the pedestrian right-of-way.
0 3
6 9
12 15
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

NUMBER OF COLLISIONS
Figure 3. Bicycle-related collisions
Figure 4. Pedestrian-related collisions
0 3
6 9
12 15
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

NUMBER OF COLLISIONS
Biking, Walking, and Rolling Safety
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Bicycle-related
Collision Trends
Bicycle-related collisions during the
study period most commonly resulted
in ‘Complaint of Pain’ or ‘Minor Injury’
severity types (Figure 5). Corridors within
Emeryville that contain the highest rate
of bicycle-related collisions include 40th
Street, San Pablo Avenue, and Powell
Street (Map 11). The following trends
emerged during the safety analysis:
⊲ At the intersection of 40th Street and
Emery Street, three of five total bicyclerelated collisions resulted from a vehicle improperly turning.
⊲ Of the six collisions that occurred at the
intersection of 40th Street and Hubbard
Street, three were a result of improper
turning and two were a result of people
biking in the automobile right-of-way.
⊲ Two bicycle-related collisions occurred
at the intersection of San Pablo Avenue
and 43rd Street in the pedestrian rightof-way.
⊲ A severe collision occurred on the
45th St bicycle boulevard at the San
Pablo Avenue crossing due to improper
passing.

Figure 5. Bicycle collision severity
Severe Injury (3)
Minor Injury (24)
Complaint of Pain (37)
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OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
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BICYCLE

COLLISIONS
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. UC Berkeley
TIMS. January 2021.

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Destinations + Boundaries
School
Park
City Hall
Post O’ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
City Boundary
Bicycle Collisions
(2012 - 2018)
Severe Injury
Minor Injury
Map 11. Bicycle Collisions
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Pedestrian-related
Collision Trends
Pedestrian-related collisions during the
study period most commonly resulted
in ‘Complaint of Pain’ or ‘Minor Injury’
severity types (Figure 6). Corridors within
Emeryville that contain the highest rate of
pedestrian-related collisions include San
Pablo Avenue, Powell Street, 40th Street,
and Hollis Street (Map 12). The following
trends emerged during the safety analysis:
⊲ Six pedestrian collisions occurred at
the intersection of 40th Street and San
Pablo Avenue during the study period.
⊲ Fourteen collisions occurred within 500
feet of a school.
⊲ 24% of pedestrian collisions occurred
at the following three intersections:

Shellmound Street and Ohlone Way,
40th Street and San Pablo Avenue, and
Park Avenue and San Pablo Avenue.

Collision Hotspots
Analysis
In this safety analysis, collision hotspots are
defined as locations where three or more
bicycle or pedestrian-related collisions
occurred. Eleven intersections throughout
Emeryville were identified (Map 13). The
following locations experienced five or
more active transportation-related collisions
during the study period:
⊲ 40th Street and San Pablo Avenue
⊲ 40th Street and Hubbard Street
⊲ 40th Street and Emery Street
⊲ 40th Street and Adeline Street
⊲ Powell Street and Christie Avenue
⊲ Stanford Avenue and Hollis Street
⊲ Park Avenue and San Pablo Avenue
Figure 6. Pedestrian collision severity
Fatal (1)
Severe Injury (4)
Minor Injury (21)
Complaint of
Pain (24)
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OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
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PEDESTRIAN

COLLISIONS
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. UC Berkeley
TIMS. January 2021.

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Destinations + Boundaries
School
Park
City Hall
Post O’ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
City Boundary
Pedestrian Collisions
(2012 - 2018)
Fatality
Severe Injury
Minor Injury
Map 12. Pedestrian Collisions
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OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
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International
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COLLISION

HOT SPOTS
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. UC Berkeley
TIMS. January 2021.

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Destinations + Boundaries
School
City Hall
Post O’ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
City Boundary
Intersections with Clusters
of 3 or More Bicycle and
Pedestrian Collisions
(2012 - 2018)
3 4 - 5
6 - 8
Fatality
Severe Injury
Park
Map 13. Collision Hot Spots
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Connectivity
The Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress
(BLTS) analysis in this plan measures the
perceived stress levels of people biking or
rolling along Emeryville’s roadways and
shared-use paths. The less stressful–and
therefore more comfortable–a biking and
rolling facility is, the more accessible it will
be to a larger portion of the population,
both in age and ability. A biking and rolling
network will be more comfortable if it is
designed to reduce stress associated with
potential vehicle conflicts.

Bikeways are considered low-stress if
they involve very little traffic interactions
by nature of the roadway’s vehicle speeds
and volumes (e.g., a shared low-traffic
neighborhood street) or if there are greater
degrees of physical separation between the
bikeway and traffic lane (e.g., a separated
bikeway on an arterial roadway). In order
to evaluate how well connected and
comfortable Emeryville’s existing bike
network is, a BLTS analysis was performed
on the city’s street and trail network.

The BLTS analysis quantifies stress levels
when a person is riding or rolling along a
roadway, bike facility, or shared-use path.

Inputs into how stressful a roadway or
bikeway may seem include the number
of traffic lanes, speed limit, presence of
a bike facility, and presence of a physical
separator between the bike facility and
moving vehicles. The following levels of
perceived stress, described by the type of
biker or roller the facility generally appeals
to, were assigned to Emeryville’s active
transportation network:
⊲ BLTS 1: All Ages and Abilities
⊲ BLTS 2: Average Adult
⊲ BLTS 3: Confident Adult
⊲ BLTS 4: Fearless Adult
Emeryville’s BLTS analysis revealed
locations that are highly stressful for people
biking and rolling, as well as areas where the
low-stress network for all ages and abilities
should be improved and better connected
to popular destinations (Map 14). San
Pablo Avenue and Powell Street emerged
as the most stressful roadways to bike or
roll on. Areas where low-stress bikeways
intersect these high-stress arterials such
as the intersection of 45th Street and San
Pablo or Horton Street and Powell Street
emerge as places to be considered for spot
improvements during the recommendations
phase of the plan. When considering
Emeryville’s existing low-stress network
and the destinations it connects to, notable
gaps include the Bay Street Shopping Mall,
connections to the Bay Trail from north of
Powell Street, and the commercial areas
along 40th Street.
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OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
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BICYCLE LEVEL

OF TRAFFIC
STRESS
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville, OpenStreetMap.

January 2021.

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Destinations + Boundaries
School
City Hall
Post O“ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
City Boundary
Bicycle Level of Tra€c
Stress (BLTS) Score
BLTS 1: All Ages and
Abilities
BLTS 1.5: All Ages and
Abilities (Residential)
BLTS 2: Average Adult
BLTS 3: Confident Adult
BLTS 4: Fearless Adult
Map 14. Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress
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Four key takeaways emerged from the
existing conditions and data analysis phase
of the plan:

Arterial roadways crossings are
stressful
The following arterial streets should be
considered for crossing improvements and/
or parallel low-stress walking and rolling
routes:
⊲ 40th Street
⊲ Powell Street
⊲ San Pablo Avenue
Focus area: San Pablo Avenue and
Adeline Street
Residents with the lowest incomes live in
the southeast corner of Emeryville on each
side of San Pablo Avenue and Adeline
Street. It also has the highest population
density, meaning that there is greater need
and opportunity to serve this area with lowcost transportation options.

Walking routes can be improved by
removing identified barriers
Sidewalks near schools, community
centers, transit corridors, and commercial
areas with width restrictions should be
considered to improve walkability.

The existing bikeway network is not
comfortable for all ages and abilities
Upgrading existing bikeways to lower
stress facilities and improving bicycle
boulevard arterial crossings will make the
rolling network more accessible to a wider
audience.

Key Takeaways
4 projects,
programs,
& policies
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Projects, Programs, & Policies
Purpose: This chapter introduces the different types of biking, rolling, and walking projects and supporting amenities recommended for implementation.

Why it matters: This chapter presents potential steps the City can take to meet the transportation needs identified in previous chapters.

What We Heard
Across all of our outreach efforts with
Emeryville residents and community
members, we heard:
⊲ Arterial roadways create barriers to
people walking and rolling in Emeryville.
⊲ There is a need for low-stress walking
and rolling routes to transit, parks,
schools, and shopping.

Pedestrians enjoy strolling along the Marina.
⊲ There is a need for improved street
crossings along transit corridors.
⊲ Greenways and bike boulevards work
well as walking and rolling routes.
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How Did We Develop the Recommended Biking,
Walking, and Rolling Network?

PUBLIC INPUT
Key destinations, barriers in the active
transportation network, and popular routes
were identified by participants through an
online web map and survey.

A need for improved biking, walking,
and rolling routes was recorded through
community meetings, listening sessions,
biking and walking tours, online
engagement, and youth outreach events.

NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Safety – We identified where the most
severe and highest number of repeat
collisions were located.

Equity – We mapped the density of lowincome workers throughout the City to understand which areas would most benefit
from low-cost transportation options.

Comfort – We identified segments of
the roadway network that are high-stress
for people biking, walking, and rolling to
understand existing barriers.

Connectivity – We assessed connectivity
to popular destinations such as the Bay
Trail and shopping centers for those using
the all ages and abilities network.

EMERYVILLE BICYCLE AND

PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Emeryville’s BPAC provided direct feedback
and revisions to the project team at each
step of the active transportation planning
process—from visions and goals to
infrastructure recommendations.

The BPAC’s project wish lists from 2018,
2019, and goals from 2020 provided
a foundation for the project team to
build from when developing network
recommendations.
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What We’ve Proposed

ALL AGES AND ABILITIES NETWORK
The all ages and abilities network lays
out the proposed bikeway facilities that
provide comfortable connections across
and throughout Emeryville (Map 15). This
network is comprised of facilities that
provide as much separation as possible
between vehicles and people biking
or rolling including shared-use paths,
separated bikeways, and greenways.

Bike boulevards are not included in the all
ages and abilities network as they do not
provide separation between vehicles and
people biking or rolling. Bike boulevards
are not included in the all ages and abilities
network as they do not provide separation
between vehicles and people biking or
rolling.

Key east-west connections in the proposed
all ages and abilities network include
separated bikeway facilities on 40th Street,
Powell Street, and 65th Street, and a
proposed greenway on 53rd Street. Key
north-south connections include separated
bikeway facilities on Shellmound Street and
San Pablo Avenue, as well as shared-use
paths parallel to I-80 and extending from
Halleck Street.

SAFE ROUTES TO BIKING, WALKING,

AND ROLLING DESTINATIONS
Throughout the public engagement
process, community members expressed
a need for more comfortable and improved
walking and rolling routes to major
destinations within Emeryville. In order
to overcome existing barriers and gaps
within the active transportation network, the
project team used input from the public web
map, community meetings, and walking
and rolling tours to better understand
where community members would like to
go. Following public input, the project team
focused on how to make the walking and
rolling routes to parks, trails, shopping,
transit, and schools more accessible and
comfortable.

The following maps present Emeryville's
parks, shopping, transit, and school
destinations overlaid with the vision all ages
and abilities network. The implementation
of these biking and rolling projects aims
to make these locations accessible to all
users regardless of age or ability.

The following maps present Emeryville's
parks, shopping, transit, and school
destinations overlaid with the vision all ages
and abilities network. The implementation
of these biking and rolling projects will
improve the accessibility and connectivity
of these locations for all users, regardless
of age or ability.
⊲ Map 16 Safe Routes to Parks + Trails
⊲ Map 17 Safe Routes to Shopping
⊲ Map 18 Safe Routes to Transit
⊲ Map 19 Safe Routes to School
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COMFORTABLE AND CONNECTED

PEDESTRIAN NETWORK
Community members mentioned
obstructions in the walking path, upturned
surfaces, and a lack of comfortable and
wide walking spaces as the most common
barriers in Emeryville’s walking network.

Using a two pronged approach, the project
team assessed both opportunities for
larger scale shared-use paths across the
city, as well as localized improvements to
existing sidewalks based on feedback from
community members.

INTERSECTION UPGRADES
Arterial crossings throughout Emeryville
create barriers to people biking, walking,
and rolling. Major intersection upgrades
are proposed at a number of locations
along Powell Street, 40th Street, San Pablo
Avenue, and Hollis Street.

Obstructions such as signs, traffic poles, and utilities along narrow sidewalks create barriers to people walking. 58 | 4 : PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, & POLICIES

EMERYVILLE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
Ã123
Ã123
Ã13
¥580
¥880
¥80
¥80

ALL AGES AND

ABILITIES

NETWORK
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. August 2022.

EMERYVILLE ACTIVE

TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Destinations + Boundaries
School
City Hall
Post O‘ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
City Boundary
All Ages and Abilities
Network
(Existing + Proposed)
Fully Built Network
Non All Ages and
Abilities Network
(Existing + Proposed)
Fully Built Network
The All Ages and Abilities Network
inlcudes: Class I Shared-Use Paths,
Class IV Separated Bikeways, and
Overcrossings.

Map 15. Recommended All Ages and Abilities Network
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OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
Shorebird
Park
Temescal
Creek Park
Point Emery
Doyle
Hollis
Park
McLauglin
Eastshore
State Park
Hollis
Green
Christie
Ave
Park
Ã123
Ã123
Ã13
¥580
¥880
¥80
¥80

SAFE ROUTES TO
PARKS + TRAILS
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. August 2022.

EMERYVILLE ACTIVE

TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Destinations + Boundaries
School
City Hall
Post O‘ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
City Boundary
Parks + Trails Network
(Existing + Proposed)
Fully Built All Ages and Abilities Network
Park
Map 16. Recommended Safe Routes to Parks + Trails
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OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
Ã123
Ã123
Ã13
¥580
¥880
¥80
¥80
Public
Market
Powell
Street Plaza Bay
Place
Ikea
Target /
Home Depot

SAFE ROUTES

TO SHOPPING
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. August 2022.

EMERYVILLE ACTIVE

TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Destinations + Boundaries
School
City Hall
Post O‘ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
City Boundary
Shopping Network
(Existing + Proposed)
Fully Built All Ages and Abilities Network
Commercial and Mixed-Use
Map 17. Recommended Safe Routes to Shopping
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OAKLAND

BERKELEY SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD

ST EME RY
BAY

DR FREMONT ST PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST PARK AVE
41ST ST43RD
ST

HORTON ST
BEAUDRY ST 62ND ST
59TH
ST
55TH ST61ST ST STANFORD AVE 64TH ST OCEAN AVE 63RD ST 45TH ST 54TH ST 65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST 66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
Ã123
Ã123
Ã13
¥580 ¥880
¥80
¥80

SAFE ROUTES TO
TRANSIT 0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. August 2022.

EMERYVILLE ACTIVE

TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Destinations + Boundaries
School
City Hall
Post O‘ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
City Boundary
Transit Network
(Existing + Proposed)
Fully Built All Ages and Abilities Network
AC Transit Stop
Emery Go-Round
! Amtrak Station ! Casual Carpool Pickup
Map 18. Recommended Safe Routes to Transit
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EMERYVILLE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN ! ! ! ! ! !

OAKLAND

BERKELEY SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD

ST EME RY
BAY

DR FREMONT ST PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST PARK AVE
41ST ST43RD
ST

HORTON ST
BEAUDRY ST 62ND ST
59TH
ST
55TH ST61ST ST STANFORD AVE 64TH ST OCEAN AVE 63RD ST 45TH ST 54TH ST 65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST 66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
Ã123
Ã123
Ã13
¥580
¥880
¥80
¥80
East Bay German
Int'l School
Escuela
Bilingue
Internacional
ECCL
Pacific
Rim International
School
Guidepost Montessori
ECDC

SAFE ROUTES

TO SCHOOLS
NETWORK 0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. August 2022.

EMERYVILLE ACTIVE

TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Destinations + Boundaries
City Hall
Post OŽce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
City Boundary
Safe Routes to
School Network
(Existing + Proposed)
Fully Built All Ages and Abilities Network
! School
Map 19. Recommended Safe Routes to School
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Destinations and barriers identified
in the data needs analysis or that
came up frequently in conversations
with community members have been
highlighted as focus areas. These areas
include a suite of recommendations and
may align with work already underway.

The multimodal focus areas improve
conditions for walking, bicycling, and
access to transit.

BAY TRAIL RECOMMENDATIONS
The San Francisco Bay Trail is a regional
biking, walking, and rolling route that
will eventually circumnavigate the San
Francisco Bay. Emeryville’s coastline
hosts popular existing on- and off-street
segments of the regional trail, as well as
a couple spur routes that lead to the Bay
Bridge and the Emeryville Marina.

Throughout the public engagement
processes, walking and rolling access to
the Bay Trail emerged as a key priority for
Emeryville's community members. With
barriers in mind such as getting across
I-80 and the railway corridor, the project
team focused on walking and rolling
infrastructure improvements at key access
points to the Bay Trail such as Powell
Street, 40th Street, and the South Bayfront
Bridge. The project team also proposes trail
rehab improvements to the existing Bay
Trail segment from Powell Street north to
the city’s border with Berkeley.

These improvements may include trail
repaving, crossing improvements, weeding,
and trail maintenance recommendations.

All improvements to the Bay Trail will
following the design guidelines and toolkit
provided by the MTC.

Consistent with the general plan and in
the interest of providing shoreline access
to the Bay Bridge, this Plan calls for a
feasibility study to determine if a bicycle
and pedestrian path can be developed
adjacent to the Emeryville Crescent without
negatively impacting sensitive habitat.

Multimodal Focus Areas
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EMERYVILLE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

THE EMERYVILLE LOOP
The Emeryville Loop project will provide
safe, low-stress biking and walking routes
to work and shopping destinations in central
Emeryville and new designated transit
lanes. The project closes a major gap in
the City’s existing active transportation
network by providing a new pedestrian
connection on Powell Street between
Christie Avenue and Shellmound Street.

Today, wide multilane arterial roadways
that funnel high traffic volumes on and
off I-80 pose barriers to people biking,
walking, and rolling in the project area.

This project will create separation between
moving car traffic and people using active
modes along high-stress arterials (Powell
Street, Christie Avenue, Shellmound Street)
and provide intersection improvements to
make the arterial crossings safer and more
comfortable.
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Shorebird
Park
McLauglin
Eastshore
State Park
Christie
Ave
Park

POWELL ST

HORTON ST

SHELLMOUND ST
62ND ST
59TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

SHELLMOUND WAY

FRONTAGE RD
Powell
Street
Plaza
Bay Street
Emeryville
Public
Market
Emeryville
Hyatt
Place
Four Points
Sheraton
Hotel
Hyatt
House
880
80 DESTINATIONS + BOUNDARIES
Amtrak Station
Post Oce
Shopping
Town Hall
School
Hotel
Park
Commercial Area

PROPOSED PROJECTS
Major Intersection Upgrade
New Crossing
Signage
Undercrossing Improvement
Upgrade Crossing
Class I Shared-Use Path
Class IV Separated Bikeway
Study
Improve Existing Sidewalk
New Sidewalk

EXISTING BIKEWAYS
Class I Shared-Use Path
Class II Bicycle Lane
Class IIB Bu‚ered Bicycle Lane
Class III Bicycle Route
Class IIIB Bicycle Boulevard
Class IV Separated Bikeway
Multimodal Focus Areas
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EMERYVILLE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
The project includes construction of new
two-way Class IV separated bikeway
facilities on high-stress arterial roadways,
construction of new sidewalk to close a gap
in the existing walking network, widened
sidewalk, the installation of protected
intersections at four major four- to six lane
arterial intersections, one new midblock
crossing, and dedicated transit lanes.

These countermeasures will create a safer,
low-stress environment for people biking,
walking, and rolling.

Improvements in the project area will
provide safer connections to low-wage
workers who use transit or active modes
of transportation to get to and from work.

The project will also serve those residing in
nearby equity priority communities located
900 feet east of the project. Not only is
the project directly adjacent to regional
retail destinations such as the Bay Street
Shopping Mall, Powell Street Shopping
Center, the Emeryville Public Market, and
major hotel chains, but the project also
connects these destinations to each other
and diminishes barriers to reaching them.

In addition to providing low-stress access,
the project improves active transportation
routes for those accessing regional
destinations such as the Bay Trail, Amtrak
Station, and the Emeryville Greenway.

Multimodal Focus Areas
For more information, see Table 3:

Emeryville Loop Multimodal Project.

The estimated cost to design and construct
this project is $10,550,000.

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EMERYVILLE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

CHRISTIE AVENUEPOWELL STREET
Christie Avenue/Powell Street
City of Emeryville Active Transportation Plan
Multimodal Focus Areas
THE EMERYVILLE LOOP: CONCEPT DESIGN
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EMERYVILLE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

CHRISTIE AVENUE
Christie Avenue
City of Emeryville Active Transportation Plan
Multimodal Focus Areas
THE EMERYVILLE LOOP: CONCEPT DESIGN
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EMERYVILLE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

CHRISTIE AVENUE

SHELLMOUND STREET
Christie Avenue/Shellmound Street
City of Emeryville Active Transportation Plan
Multimodal Focus Areas
THE EMERYVILLE LOOP: CONCEPT DESIGN
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EMERYVILLE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

SHELLMOUND STREET

POWELL STREET
Shellmound Street/Powell Street Overcrossing
City of Emeryville Active Transportation Plan
Multimodal Focus Areas
THE EMERYVILLE LOOP: CONCEPT DESIGN
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EMERYVILLE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

SHELLMOUND WAY

SHELLMOUND STREET

CHRISTIE AVENUE

Shellmound Street/Shellmound Way/Christie Avenue
City of Emeryville Active Transportation Plan
Multimodal Focus Areas
THE EMERYVILLE LOOP: CONCEPT DESIGN
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Table 3. Emeryville Loop Multimodal Project
The Emeryville Loop Multimodal Project will include intersection upgrades and bike, ped, and transit improvements. The proposed improvements in this plan will be assessed for compatibility with the Emeryville Loop Project.

PROJECT

ID STREET PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT START END MILEAGE EXISTING BIKEWAY NOTES B17 Shellmound Way Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
Christie Ave Shellmound St 0.08 None Emeryville Loop. Two-way Separated Bikeway on south side of
street
B18 Shellmound St Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
Christie Ave Shellmound Way 0.16 Class II Bicycle
Lane
Emeryville Loop. Two-way
Separated Bikeway on west side of
street
B46 Christie Ave Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
Shellmound Way Powell St 0.07 None Emeryville Loop. Two-way Separated Bikeway on east side of
street
P7 Powell St New Sidewalk Christie Ave Shellmound St 0.08 NA Emeryville Loop pedestrian walkway on southside of Powell St
P8 Shellmound St -
Powell Underpass
Improve Existing
Sidewalk
New Midblock
Crossing
Hyatt Hotel
Parking Lot
Entrance

0.02 NA Fill sidewalk gap underneath
Powell St on east side of roadway,
remove obstructions in walking path
including signs and landscaping
that makes corners and navigation
difficult for wheelchairs.

SP15 Christie Ave &
Powell St
Major Intersection
Upgrade
NA NA NA NA Eliminate one right-turn lane/
arrow on Christie southbound
and Powell eastbound. Northwest
corner (southbound Christie onto
westbound Powell) turn radius
squared. All-ped scramble study.

SP16 Shellmound St &
F-bus stop/Four
Points Sheraton
Hotel
New Crossing NA NA NA NA Add midblock crossing across from Four Points Sheraton at F-bus stop
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⊲ North-south Shared-Use Path (Class I)
connection on the east side of I-80 from
65th Street to Shellmound Street across
from Ikea.
⊲ Intersection Improvement Study at the
Powell Street and I-80 undercrossing.
⊲ Major Intersection Upgrades at the
intersections of Powell Street and
Frontage Road, and Powell Street and
Christie Avenue.

As an important component of Emeryville’s
active transportation network, the Powell
Street Undercrossing improvements will
ease the perceived biking, walking, and
rolling stress due to vehicular traffic and
will enable more users to use multimodal
transportation as an alternative to driving.

The existing Bay Trail shared-use path connection
on Powell Street is characterized by large volumes
of traffic going to and from I-80.

Multimodal Focus Areas
POWELL STREET/I-80

UNDERCROSSING
The Powell Street/I-80 Undercrossing
provides a key connection to the Bay Trail
and the Emeryville Marina. Drawn from
feedback from the BPAC and public, a
number of walking and rolling infrastructure
projects are recommended to improve
access to the Bay Trail and to create
comfortable and safer connections along
Powell Street for users of all ages and
abilities
The following improvements are
recommended to improve the Powell
Street/I-80 Undercrossing:
⊲ Separated Bikeway (Class IV) Study on
Powell Street from Commodore Drive to
Vallejo Street.
⊲ Shared-Use Path (Class I) on the north
side of Powell Street from Frontage
Road to the I-80 northbound on-ramp.
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EMERYVILLE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
40TH ST MULTIMODAL PROJECT
Another important multimodal focus area
for biking, walking, and rolling infrastructure
improvements includes the 40th Street
Multimodal Project. The City of Emeryville
has developed a 40th Street Concept Plan
to create bus-only lanes (one by converting
the westbound mixed-flow lane to busonly), a two-way bikeway on the north side of the street, bicycle-pedestrian intersection
improvements, bus stop improvements
including passenger boarding areas,
and streetscaping with opportunities for
green infrastructure (natural storm water
treatment) and public art. The City has
received funding to move into the next
phase of detailed engineering and is
assembling funding for construction. The
Active Transportation Plan is consistent
with this effort.

Multimodal Focus Areas
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Joseph
Emery Park
Skate Spot
Big
Daddy's
Community Garden
41st Street
Mini Park

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST

PERALTA ST

EMERYBAYDR

MACARTHUR BLVD
41ST ST

SHELLMOUND ST
40TH ST

APGAR ST

PARK AVE
43RD ST

HORTON ST
37TH ST
39TH ST
45TH ST

SHERWIN AVE
36TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

HOLLIS ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

HAVEN ST

HARLAN ST

WATTS ST

DOYLE ST

SALEM ST

ESSEX ST

YERBA BUENA AVE

ET MESCALCIR

SPUR ALLEY
East Bay
German Int'l School
Escuela Bilingue
Internacional
Bay Street
Emeryville
Target
Best Buy
Town
Hall
Ikea
580
880
80 DESTINATIONS
Amtrak Station
Post Oce
Shopping
Town Hall
School
Hotel
Park
Commercial Area
Class I Shared-Use Path
Class IIB Buered Bicycle Lane
Class IIIB Bicycle Boulevard
Class IV Separated Bikeway
Study
Improve Existing Sidewalk
New Sidewalk

PROPOSED PROJECTS
Major Intersection
Upgrade
New Crossing
Signage
Upgrade Crossing

EXISTING BIKEWAYS
Class I
Shared-Use Path
Class II
Bicycle Lane
Class IIIB
Bicycle Boulevard
Class IV
Separated Bikeway
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EMERYVILLE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Project recommendations along 40th
Street to improve the active transportation
network include:
⊲ Separated Bikeway (Class IV) on 40th
Street from Shellmound Street to Adeline
Street
⊲ Major Intersection Upgrades along 40th
Street at the intersections of Hubbard
Street, Haven Street, Emery Street, San
Pablo Avenue, and Adeline Street
⊲ Shared-Use Path (Class I) on the north
side of 40th Street from Halleck Street to
Hubbard Street
⊲ New Sidewalk on Hubbard Street from
Sherwin Avenue to 40th Street
⊲ Improved Sidewalk on Hollis Street from
Park Avenue to 40th Street
⊲ Bus Stop Improvement at the
intersection of Hollis Street and 40th
Street
40th Street currently hosts a bike lane with minimal separation from motor vehicles.

For more information see Table 4: 40th Street
Multimodal Project. The estimated cost to
design and construct this project is $16,800,000.
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Table 4. 40th Street Multimodal Project
The 40th Street Multimodal Project will include intersection upgrades and bike, ped, and transit improvements. The proposed improvements in this plan will be assessed for compatibility with the 40th Street multimodal project

PROJECT

ID STREET PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT START END MILEAGE EXISTING BIKEWAY NOTES B36 40th St Class I SharedUse PathHalleck St Hubbard St 0.06 Class II Bicycle Lane
Add Shared-Use Path on north side of
40th Street.

B37 40th St Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
Hubbard St Adeline St 0.65 Class II Bicycle
Lane
40th Street and San Pablo Avenue
Bus Hub Project. Transit access
improvements such as improved
sidewalk and shelters should be
evaluated at all bus stops along 40th
St. BPAC Wishlist 2017.

B39 40th St Bridge Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
Shellmound St Hubbard St 0.34 Class II Bicycle
Lane
Install flexible bollards on 40th Street
for protection from moving vehicles.

SP27 40th St & Hubbard
St
Major Intersection
Upgrade
NA NA NA NA From 40th and San Pablo Bust Hub
Project: Curb extensions on northern
leg, dashed green pavement markings
for 40th St 2-way Class IV, "Look
Right" signs at crosswalk.

SP28 40th St &
Bridgecourt Office
Major Intersection
Upgrade
NA NA NA NA Sidewalk ramps on 40th St on both
sides of office entrance
SP29 40th St & Emery
St
Major Intersection
Upgrade
NA NA NA NA Northwest protected corner, bike
boxes, dashed green pavement
markings, green-backed sharrows,
consider bike signal head, add LPI
SP30 40th St & San
Pablo Ave
Major Intersection
Upgrade
NA NA NA NA From 40th and San Pablo Bust Hub
Project: Northeast protected corner,
curb extensions, upgrade sidewalk,
bike boxes, dashed green pavement
markings, green-backed sharrows,
consider bike signal head, add LPI
SP31 40th St & Adeline
St
Major Intersection
Upgrade
NA NA NA NA Northwest protected corner, curb
extensions, upgrade sidewalk, bike
boxes, dashed green pavement
markings, green-backed sharrows,
consider bike signal head, add LPI
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EMERYVILLE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

SAN PABLO AVENUE

CORRIDOR PROJECT
The San Pablo Avenue Corridor Project
will implement improvements to make
San Pablo Ave function better and be
safer for people who walk, bike, drive, and
take the bus. In Oakland, Emeryville, and
several blocks of South Berkeley, designs
for side-running bus lanes on San Pablo
Ave are advancing with consideration of
protected bike lanes. The process includes
robust stakeholder engagement to discuss
the conversion of the curbside lane to a
bike lane and understand the viability of
alternative loading and parking options.

In Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley, and
Albany, enhancements will include more
high-visibility and signalized crosswalks,
improved bike crossings, upgraded lighting
at bus stops and at crosswalks, and
accessibility upgrades to serve people with
disabilities. For more information, see this
link.

Multimodal Focus Areas
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Temescal
Creek Park
Joseph
Emery Park
Skate Spot
Hollis Green
48th Street
Community
Garden
Big
Daddy's
Community Garden
41st Street
Mini Park
45TH ST SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST

PERALTA ST
53RD ST

EMERYBAYDR

MACARTHUR BLVD
48TH ST
46TH ST
42ND ST
45TH ST
44TH ST
40TH ST
41ST ST

APGAR ST

PARK AVE
43RD ST
37TH ST
39TH ST

BOYER ST
54TH ST
36TH ST
47TH ST

HOLLIS ST

EMERY ST

HAVEN ST

HARLAN ST

WATTS ST

DOYLE ST

SALEM ST

ESSEX ST

YERBA BUENA AVE

TE MESCALCIR

SPUR ALLEY
East Bay German
Int'l School
Escuela
Bilingue
Internacional
ECCL
ECDC
Best Buy
Town
Hall
580
123

DESTINATIONS
Amtrak Station
Post Oce
Shopping
Town Hall
School
Hotel
Park
Commercial Area

PROPOSED PROJECTS
Major Intersection
Upgrade
New Crossing
Upgrade Crossing

EXISTING BIKEWAYS
Class I
Shared-Use Path
Class II
Bicycle Lane
Class IIIB
Bicycle Boulevard
Class I Shared-Use Path
Class IIB Bu ered
Bicycle Lane
Class IIIB Bicycle
Boulevard
Class IV Separated
Bikeway
Study
Improve Existing
Sidewalk
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In addition to aligning with the ongoing
Alameda CTC project, the project team
proposes the following infrastructure
improvements to the biking, walking, and
rolling network along the San Pablo Avenue
Corridor:
⊲ Separated Bikeways (Class IV) on San
Pablo Avenue from 53rd Street to 36th
Street
⊲ Improved Sidewalk connection on 45th
Street from Horton Street to San Pablo
Avenue
⊲ Shared-Use Path (Class I) connection to
San Pablo Avenue on 53rd Street from
Horton Street to Adeline Street
⊲ Major Intersection Upgrades on San
Pablo Avenue at the intersections of
53rd Street, 45th Street, 43rd Street,
Park Avenue, and 40th Street
⊲ New Midblock Crossing on San Pablo
Avenue 200 feet south of 40th Street
near Yerba Buena Avenue The San Pablo Avenue Corridor Project includes Alameda County Transportation Commission • 1111 Broadway, Suite 800 Oakland, CA 94607 • 510.208.7400 • www.AlamedaCTC.org multimodal improvements from Albany to Oakland.

What is the San Pablo Avenue Corridor Project?
The project will implement improvements to make
San Pablo Ave function better and be safer for
people who walk, bike, drive and take the bus.

Why are changes needed to San Pablo Avenue?
San Pablo Ave is one of the streets with the most
injuries and collisions in all of Alameda County.

Three quarters of collisions with pedestrians
happen in crosswalks and speeding is one of
the largest causes of collisions. There is an urgent
need to make the street safer for everyone.

San Pablo Ave also carries some of the highest
bus ridership in Alameda County, but buses
are often slow and unreliable due to traffic
congestion. To support current riders along with
planned growth along the corridor, it is critical
to make the bus faster, more reliable, and more
competitive with driving.
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Stakeholder engagement
Design decision
Design
Construction1
Winter 2021-22
Spring 2022
2022-23
2024-25
For More Information or to
Get Involved:
• Visit our project website at:
www.alamedactc.org/sanpablo
• For questions on the project, to request a
presentation to your community group, or to
be added to the project email list and learn
about upcoming opportunities to provide
input, please contact
[email protected].

Project Limits
14th St
40th St
Adeline St
San Pablo Ave
Cedar St
Hollis St 6th St
7th St
14th
Dwight Way
Telegraph Ave
12th St
27th St
Spruce St
Ashby Ave
Marin Ave
Haste St
Grand Ave
8th St
Martin Luther King Jr Way
51st St
Arlington Ave
3rd St
Fulton St
Alcatraz Ave
Shattuck Ave
Powell St
College Ave
Central Ave
MacArthur Blvd
Durant Ave
Oxford St
Stanford Ave
Solano Ave
Fairmount Ave
Key Route Blvd
Oakland Ave
Maritime St
Grizzly Peak Blvd
Moraga Ave
Sutter St
The Alameda
Middle Harbor Rd
Peralta St
Broadway Ter
Buchanan St
Pleasant Valley Ave
Claremont Ave
Santa Clara Ave
Macarthur
Lakeside
Gayley Rd
Shellmound St
Adeline St
Broadway
Adeline St
Gilman St
7th St
Telegraph Ave
8th St
Harrison St
Rose St
Martin Luther King Jr Way
Market St
University Ave
Lakeshore
Hearst Ave
Colusa Ave
Mandela Pkwy
Piedmont Ave
Grand Ave
Sacramento St
Oakland
Berkeley
Albany
Emeryville
Berkeley
Emeryville
Ashby
Downtown
Berkeley
North Berkeley
El Cerrito
MacArthur
19th Street
12th Street
Rockridge
West Oakland
If you need this information in a different format,
please call (510) 208-7400 or email
[email protected]
如果您需要其他格式的信息，請致電 (510) 208-7400
或發送電子郵件至 [email protected]
Si necesita esta información en un formato
diferente, llame al (510) 208-7400 o envíe un
email a [email protected]

1. Construction schedule depends on funding availability.

For more information see Table 5:

Alameda CTC San Pablo Avenue
Corridor Project and visit
www.alamedactc.org/programs-projects/
multimodal-arterial-roads/sanpabloave/
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Table 5. Alameda CTC San Pablo Avenue Corridor Project
As of Winter 2022, San Pablo Avenue is funded for bicycle and transit lanes, which will include intersection upgrades. The proposed improvements in this plan will be assessed for compatibility with the Alameda CTC corridor project.

PROJECT

ID STREET PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT START END MILEAGE EXISTING BIKEWAY NOTES B31 San Pablo Ave Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
36th St 54th St 0.72 None Alameda CTC San Pablo Avenue
Corridor Project. This area is under
Caltrans jurisdiction. Caltrans may or
may not approve proposed projects.

SP21 San Pablo Ave &
53rd St
Major Intersection
Upgrade
NA NA NA NA Add LPI, protected intersection with
curb extensions, consider dashed
green pavement markings across San
Pablo
SP24 San Pablo Ave &
45th St
Major Intersection
Upgrade
NA NA NA NA Consider adding dashed green
pavement markings or green-backed
sharrows to help bike visibility for
those crossing San Pablo on the bike
boulevard, consider bike signal head
for left turns.

SP25 San Pablo Ave &
43rd St
Major Intersection
Upgrade
NA NA NA NA Add crosswalk on south leg, curb
ramps on south leg, curb extensions
for safer standing area, and upgrade
existing RRFB to PHB.

SP26 San Pablo Ave &
Park Ave
Major Intersection
Upgrade
NA NA NA NA Add LPI, curb extensions, bike boxes,
dashed green pavement markings to
connect from Park Ave left turn onto
San Pablo Class IV, green-backed
sharrows, consider bike signal head.

SP30 San Pablo Ave &
40th St
Major Intersection
Upgrade
NA NA NA NA From 40th and San Pablo Bust Hub
Project: Northeast protected corner,
curb extensions, upgrade sidewalk,
bike boxes, dashed green pavement
markings, green-backed sharrows,
consider bike signal head, add LPI
SP32 San Pablo Ave &
Yerba Buena Ave
New Crossing NA NA NA NA Midblock crossing, median refuge island, RRFB, yield lines
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Wayfinding
Wayfinding provides direction and creates a
sense of place for people biking and rolling.

Emeryville currently uses purple branded
street signs to designate which streets are
included in the citywide bike boulevard
network. Outlined in more detail later in
the chapter, continuing and expanding
wayfinding efforts throughout the City’s
active transportation network will improve
the quality and usability of the existing and
proposed network.

New Mobility
Bike share and micromobility (scooters,
e-bikes, and other personal mobility
devices) are becoming an increasingly
important component of the transportation
environment. These mobility devices
can be personally owned and rented as
part of shared mobility systems. Shared
micromobility systems can be operated
under many different operating models
and sizes to fit the specific needs and
goals of the City and the community.

Implementation of these systems creates
additional flexible, lower-cost transportation
options within the service area. Powered
micromobility devices expand the suite of
alternative transportation modes that can
reduce automobile dependency. They can
be more readily combined with transit and
human-powered transportation trips to
expand transportation options.

There are six principles that should help
guide micromobility systems planning and
infrastructure design:

Multimodal Focus Areas
Bike boulevard wayfinding on Horton Street.

1. Advance mobility justice:

Micromobility can provide users
with healthy, safe, and affordable
transportation options that provide
access to economic opportunities.

Powered mobility devices can further
enhance this effect. Micromobility
and bike share systems should
be implemented to equitably and
successfully serve equity priority
communities and areas with
concentrations of walking and bicycling.

2. Design for safety: Designing for safety
requires identifying and prioritizing the
most vulnerable roadway and trail users
first, then accounting for design features
that will improve safety for all users.

3. Complement the natural
environment: Shared-use paths and
green infrastructure components can
complement the natural environment
while preserving the user experience.
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4. Prioritize the human experience:

Micromobility and bike share specific
infrastructure should strive for a
consistent user experience across the
City. Implementing these items should
be done with a “do no harm” approach
to incorporating these modes along
existing active and shared modes of
transportation.

5. Expand user amenities: With
powered micromobility and other new
and emerging modes, public charging
infrastructure offers convenience while
also reducing risk of “stranded” users or
inoperable devices/vehicles that have
lost power. Such investments can also
provide public charging for motorized
wheelchairs or personal phones.

6. Design for the future: New mobility
and bike share staff should track
trends, identify shifts in user groups,
and conduct research when possible
(surveys, counts, or data from vendors).

Understanding these trends can
help Emeryville prepare for future
investments in these areas.

Micromobility systems should include
accessible vehicles within their fleets. The
City and system operator should conduct
targeted outreach to the appropriate
stakeholder groups to better define and
plan for their specific needs.

The City should also provide dedicated
scooter/bike share parking locations. These
locations should be found throughout the
service area and should be designed and
located to minimize disruptions to other
people biking, walking, and rolling.

In addition to micromobility vehicle and
program design, the development of
successful micromobility systems is
also dependent on construction and
maintenance of safe and comfortable travel
facilities. Providing low-stress on- and offstreet travel facilities will make traveling by bike or scooter more attractive, which will
help convert trips from single occupancy
vehicles and improve access to transit
services for longer journeys. Comfortable
on-street or trail facilities can also reduce
instances of users riding on the sidewalk.

The City may consider pursuing a
Micromobility Feasibility Study to
determine where and how to implement a
micromobility program in conjunction with
feedback from the community.

For more information on multimodal studies
recommended in this plan, see Table 6.

Multimodal Focus Areas
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Table 6. Multimodal Studies

PROJECT

ID STREET PROPOSED BIKEWAY START END MILEAGE EXISTING BIKEWAY NOTES S1 Christie Ave Study Powell St 65th St 0.55 None Separated Bikeway Study. Street width ranges from 56’ near Powell
to 42’ with parking in middle
section, 32’ no parking towards
north.

S2 Hollis St Study 40th St 67th St 1.36 None Study potential for installing bike lanes on Hollis St as part
of the transit street. Sidewalk
and pedestrian improvements
included.

S3 Powell St Study Commodore
Dr
Frontage Rd 0.42 Class IIB
Buffered Bicycle
Lane
Study: Two-way Separated
Bikeway on road, south side of
Powell, 6' bike lanes and 4' buffer,
reduced median, and travel lanes
narrowed to 11'. Alt: One-way
Separated Bikeway
S4 Powell St Study Frontage Rd Christie Ave 0.15 None Study: Two-way Separated Bikeway on road, south side of
Powell. Alt: One-way Separated
Bikeway. Alt: consider upgrading
existing Shared-Use Path to
separate walkers and bikers. This
area is under Caltrans jurisdiction.

Caltrans may or may not approve
proposed projects.

S5 Powell St Study Christie Ave Hollis St 0.31 None Study: Two-way Separated Bikeway on road, south side of
Powell, 5' lanes and 5' buffer,
remove one travel lane. Alt: Oneway Separated Bikeway
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PROJECT

ID STREET PROPOSED BIKEWAY START END MILEAGE EXISTING BIKEWAY NOTES S6 Powell St Study Hollis St Vallejo St 0.20 None Study: Two-way Separated Bikeway on road, south side of
Powell, 5' lanes and 6' buffer,
remove one travel lane, requires
traffic signal rephasing for bike
signal. Alt: One-way Class
Separated Bikeway
S7 Beaudry St Study Powell St Stanford Ave 0.04 None Study: Add Bike Boulevard on Beaudry St. Make one-way
southbound and extend sidewalk
1/2 of street
S7 Doyle St Study Powell St Stanford Ave 0.06 None Study: Make Doyle Street between Powell St and Stanford
Ave one-way northbound for
cars. Repurpose half of street as
sidewalk / park extension
S7 Stanford Ave Study Horton St San Pablo
Ave

0.48 None Study: Eliminate on-street
parking, replace with contra-flow
Separated Bikeway, eastbound
travel lane as Class 3B. Consider
implementing speed humps
S8 Bay Trail Study Frontage Rd Davenport
Mini Park

2.04 Pedestrian Path Shared-Use Path widening study
S9 Park Ave Study Hollis St San Pablo
Ave

0.31 None Multimodal corridor study.

Consider: Add Separated
Bikeway, convert angled parking
to parallel parking, widen sidewalk
Table 6, continued
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Bicycling challenges and opportunities
identified in the data needs analysis or
came up frequently in conversations with
community members have been highlighted
as focus areas. These areas include a suite
of recommendations and may align with
work already underway. The bikeway focus
areas include:
⊲ Separated Bikeways
⊲ Emeryville Greenway/Doyle Street
⊲ Stanford Avenue Study
⊲ Leveraging Street Closures and SharedUse Paths
The Emeryville Greenway provides raised crosswalks at intersections.

Bikeways: Biking and Rolling Focus Areas
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A two-way separated bikeway on Christie Avenue
is a safe and comfortable segment of the San
Francisco Bay Trail.

SEPARATED BIKEWAYS
Separated Bikeways (Class IV) are onstreet bike lanes that are separated from motor vehicle traffic by a curb, median,
planter boxes, parking, or other physical
barrier. By separating people biking and
rolling from moving traffic, these bike
facilities offer a higher level of security than
standard bike lanes and are designed to be
comfortable for a wider spectrum of ages
and abilities.

The project team proposes separated
bikeways on the follow arterial roadways
in Emeryville to create a safer and more
comfortable biking and rolling network:
⊲ Shellmound Street from 67th Street to
40th Street
⊲ 40th Street from Shellmound Street to
Adeline Street
⊲ 65th Street from Shellmound Street to
the Emeryville Greenway
⊲ The Emeryville Loop from Powell Street
to Christie Avenue to Shellmound Way to
Shellmound Street
⊲ San Pablo Avenue from 53rd Street to
36th Street
⊲ Doyle Street and 47th Street from 45th
Street to the Community Pool
The addition of separated bikeways to
Emeryville’s existing biking and rolling
network will create a backbone of safe and
comfortable facilities that connect both
north-south and east-west. The proposed
facilities cover the entire city and improve
access to the Bay Trail, shopping, and retail
centers, as well as destinations in Berkeley
and Oakland.

Bikeways: Biking and Rolling Focus Areas
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EMERYVILLE GREENWAY /

DOYLE STREET
Another key focus area in the biking
and rolling network is the Emeryville
Greenway and Doyle Slow Street. The
Emeryville Greenway currently extends
from Berkeley’s 9th Street bike boulevard
to Emeryville’s Horton Street bike
boulevard. As an integral segment of a
regionally significant biking and walking
route, improvements along the Greenway
and Doyle Slow Street as well as to the
connections to get there are especially
important to creating a connected and
comfortable network.

The following projects are recommended to
improve the Emeryville Greenway:
⊲ Raised Separated Bikeway (Class IV) on
Doyle Street from Ocean Avenue to 61st
Street
⊲ Bike Boulevard (Class IIIB) connection
on 63rd Street from Doyle Street to
Vallejo Street
⊲ Bike Boulevard (Class IIIB) connection
on 61st Street from Doyle Street to
Vallejo Street
⊲ Bike Boulevard (Class IIIB) connection
on 67th Street from Shellmound Street to
the Emeryville Greenway
⊲ Trail Rehab on the Emeryville Greenway
between Horton Street and Peladeau
Street
⊲ Intersection upgrades at Stanford
Avenue, Powell Street, 59th Street,
Ocean Avenue
⊲ New Signage at the intersections of 65th
Street, 66th Street, and 67th Street
The Doyle Slow Street provides a comfortable
biking, walking, and rolling connection for people of
all ages and abilities.

Bikeways: Biking and Rolling Focus Areas
Bikeway Network Recommendations
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STANFORD AVENUE STUDY
The Stanford Avenue Study is a
multijurisdictional study that seeks to
improve the biking, walking, and rolling
connection between central Emeryville,
Oakland, and Berkeley. The study includes
separated bikeways (Class IV) on Stanford
Avenue from San Pablo Avenue to the
Emeryville Greenway, as well as northsouth improvements between Stanford Avenue and Powell Street on Beaudry
Street and Doyle Street. The study aims to
connect to the proposed Shared-Use Path
on Stanford Avenue from the Emeryville
border to King Street derived from the 2019
Let’s Bike Oakland Plan. This new facility
will create a safer and more comfortable
connection for Emeryville residents and
community members to access the Ashby
BART Station and downtown Berkeley.

The estimated cost to conduct this study is
$250,000.

Bikeways: Biking and Rolling Focus Areas
Stanford Avenue connects to a proposed shared-use path along Stanford Avenue in Oakland and Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley.

The Doyle Slow Street restricts access to cars in some
locations, creating an on-road biking and rolling facility that is comfortable for all ages and abilities.

LEVERAGING STREET CLOSURES AND

SHARED-USE PATHS
Street closures and shared-use paths
are essential to creating an active
transportation network that is designed for
and accessible to all ages and abilities. As
Emeryville continues to promote safe and
comfortable biking and rolling connections,
this focus area will be especially important
moving forward.
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Bikeways Toolbox
Different types of bikeways are better suited
for different types of roadways. Given the
variation of roadway types in Emeryville,
ranging from six lane arterial roadways to
low-traffic volume residential streets, the
planning team used local knowledge, speed
limits, traffic volumes, and roadway widths
to determine which type of biking or rolling
facility or upgraded facility was best suited
for each area on the active transportation
network.

Shared-Use Path (Class I)
⊲ Paths shared by people walking and
biking completely separated from motor
vehicle traffic
⊲ Comfortable for people of all ages and
abilities
⊲ Typically located with or along parks,
roadways medians, rail corridors, or
bodies of water
Separated Bikeway (Class IV)
⊲ On-street bicycle space that is fully
separated from motor vehicle traffic by
either planter boxes, parking, curbs, or
other physical barriers
⊲ Often comfortable for all ages and
abilities
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Buffered Bicycle Lane (Class II)
⊲ Dedicated on-street bicycle lane that is
separated from motor vehicle traffic by a
painted buffer on the roadway
⊲ The buffer provides additional comfort by
providing space between people biking
or rolling and moving motor vehicle traffic
Bicycle Boulevard (Class III)
⊲ Calm local streets where people biking
and rolling have priority, but share
roadway space with motor vehicles
⊲ Comfortable for people biking and rolling
with a wider range of comfort levels
⊲ Shared roadway bicycle markings on
pavement and traffic calming measures
such as speed bumps or traffic diverters
characterize this facility type
Bicycle Lane (Class II)
⊲ On-street dedicated lane for people
biking or rolling that is directly adjacent
to moving vehicles
⊲ Comfortable for people biking or rolling
who are confident in their abilities, and
less suited for all ages and abilities
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Bicycle Route (Class III)
⊲ Signed on-street bikeway route where
motor vehicles and people biking and
rolling share the same space
⊲ Comfortable for more confident people
biking or rolling
⊲ Used when space for a bicycle may not
be feasible
⊲ Can include pavement markings
Biking and Rolling Recommendations Map
Over 15 miles of new bikeways are proposed in the Active Transportation Plan as shown in Map 20 and Table 7. For details on each bikeway recommendation, see Appendix C:

Detailed Recommendations Tables.

Table 7. Biking and Rolling Recommendations Table

BIKEWAY CLASS EXISTING BIKEWAY

MILEAGE

PROPOSED BIKEWAY

MILEAGE
Shared-Use Path (Class I) 2.1 miles 2.5 miles
Bicycle Lane (Class II) 3.9 miles 0.0 miles
Buffered Bicycle Lane (Class II) 0.0 miles 0.7 miles
Bicycle Route (Class III) 1.5 miles 0.0 miles
Bicycle Boulevard (Class III) 2.5 miles 2.1 miles
Separated Bikeway (Class IV) 0.7 miles 5.3 miles
Study 0.0 miles 5.9 miles
Trail Rehab Project 0.0 miles 0.8 miles
Total 10.7 miles 17.3 miles
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Point
Emery
Doyle
Hollis
Park
McLauglin
Eastshore
State Park
Hollis
Green
Christie
Ave
Park
80 80
580
880
123
123 13

OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST

EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST

HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST

OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
53RD ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
S7
B43
S7
B36
B42
B16
B40
B44
B46
B30
B17
B21
B38
B12
B13
B44
B14 B19
B24
B33
B15
B6
S4
B18
B28
B7
B29
S6
B10
B34
B9
B23
B3 B8
S5
S9
B25
B2
B26
B39
B4
B11
B20
S3
B27
B22
S7
B35
S1
B37
B5
B32
B31
B1
S2
S8
DESTINATIONS +

BOUNDARIES
Park
School
City Hall
Post Oce
Amtrak Station
Railroad
Park
City Boundary

PROPOSED BIKEWAYS
Class I Shared-Use Path
Class II Bicycle Lane
Class IIB Bu
ered Bicycle Lane
Class III Bicycle Route
Class IIIB Bicycle Boulevard
Class IV Separated Bikeway
Study
Trail Rehab Project

EXISTING BIKEWAYS
Class I Shared-Use Path
Class II Bicycle Lane
Class IIB Bu
ered Bicycle Lane
Class III Bicycle Route
Class IIIB Bicycle Boulevard
Class IV Separated Bikeway
*Design features may be adjusted
during design development.

Map 20. Proposed Bikeway Improvements
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Table 8. Bikeway Network Recommendations

PROJECT

ID STREET PROPOSED BIKEWAY START END MILEAGE EXISTING BIKEWAY NOTES B1 Bay Trail Trail Rehab
Project
Point Emery Powell St 0.73 Class I SharedUse PathRepave existing Bay Trail to have smoother pavement
B2 I-80/Ashby Ave
Interchange
Overcrossing Frontage Rd 65th St 0.33 None Ashby Overcrossing. Project in progress. Location
of project on maps is
representative.

B3 La Coste St Class I SharedUse Path65th St 64th St 0.30 None Short Term: add Bike Boulevard on La Coste Street.

Long term: add Shared-Use
Path to connect to Ashby
Overcrossing. Project located
on private property.

B4 67th Street Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
Shellmound
St
Emeryville
Greenway

0.35 None Bike Boulevard connection
to proposed Ashby
Overcrossing.

B5 Shellmound St Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
Shellmound
Way
67th St 0.66 Class II Bicycle
Lane
Upgrade existing bikeways
to Separated Bikeway.

Emeryville Loop connection.

Roadway width: 32’ to 48’.

B6 Parallel to
Railroad Tracks
Class I SharedUse Path67th St 65th St 0.14 None Add Shared-Use Path on gravel area east of railroad
B7 65th St Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
La Coste St Shellmound
St

0.16 None Add 2-way Separated
Bikeway on north side of
65th Street with one lane of
parking removal. Roadway
width 40', existing parking on
both sides of street.
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PROJECT

ID STREET PROPOSED BIKEWAY START END MILEAGE EXISTING BIKEWAY NOTES B8 65th St Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
Shellmound
St
Emeryville
Greenway

0.30 Class IIB
Buffered Bicycle
Lane
Add Separated Bikeway with
transit islands at Bus Stops.

Remove one lane of parking.

Proposed cross section: 8'
Parking, 6' bikeway, 3' buffer,
11' travel lane, 11' travel lane,
3' buffer, 6' bikeway
B9 Overland Ave Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
62nd St 65th St 0.28 Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
Upgrade existing bike
boulevard to Separated
Bikeway
B10 Doyle St Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
Ocean Ave 61st St 0.21 Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
Add raised Separated
Bikeway on Doyle Street as
part of Emeryville Greenway
B11 Private property
(parallel to I-80
east side)
Class I SharedUse Path64th St Powell St 0.37 None Add Shared-Use Path parallel to I-80 on east side. Bay Trail
Connection.

B12 62nd St Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
Horton St Hollis St 0.09 Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
Upgrade existing bike
boulevard to Separated
Bikeway
B13 61st St Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
Doyle St City
Boundary
near Vallejo
St

0.10 None Bike Boulevard connection
Doyle Street to planned
bikeway in Oakland. Public
identified area as a popular
destination.

B14 Horton St Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
59th St 62nd St 0.12 Class IV
Separated
Bikeways
(posts)
Add Separated Bikeway.

Convert to lanes to one-way
northbound on Horton Street
from 59th Street to 62nd
Street to create dedicated
loading/unloading space.

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PROJECT

ID STREET PROPOSED BIKEWAY START END MILEAGE EXISTING BIKEWAY NOTES B15 5850
Shellmound
Way New Path
Class I SharedUse PathShellmound
St Parking
Christie Ave 0.14 None 5850 Shellmound Way
Project. Project located on
private property.

B16 Powell
Street/I-80
Undercrossing
Class I SharedUse PathFrontage Rd I-80 OnRamp / New
Path Parallel
to I-80

0.07 None Add Shared-Use Path
to north side of Powell
Street. Proposed in 2019
BPAC Walking Tour
Recommendations. This area
is under Caltrans jurisdiction.

Caltrans may or may not
approve proposed projects.

B19 Doyle St - 59th
St
Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
61st St 59th St /
Emeryville
Greenway

0.12 Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
Upgrade existing bike
boulevard to Separated
Bikeway
B20 Doyle St Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
53rd St 59th St 0.38 None Bike Boulevard proposed in
2012 BPMP, involves private
parking lot cut through
B21 55th St Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
Doyle St Vallejo St 0.09 None Bike Boulevard connection to planned Oakland Bikeway.

B22 Shellmound St Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
40th St
Bridge
Christie Ave 0.44 Class II Bicycle
Lane
Upgrade existing Bike Lane
to Separated Bikeway.

Emeryville Loop connection.

B23 Sherwin
Williams Trail
Class I SharedUse PathSherwin Ave Bay Street
Bridge

0.29 None Add Shared-Use Path
connection on east side of
railroad.

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PROJECT

ID STREET PROPOSED BIKEWAY START END MILEAGE EXISTING BIKEWAY NOTES B24 53rd St Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
Horton St Hollis St 0.13 Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
Upgrade existing bike
boulevard on 53rd Street to
Separated Bikeway as part of
the Temescal Greenway
B25 53rd St Class I SharedUse PathHollis St San Pablo
Ave

0.32 Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
Add Shared-Use Path on
south side of 53rd Street
as part of the Temescal
Greenway
B26 Bay Trail
Connection
Class I SharedUse PathPowell St
Plaza
South
Bayfront
Bridge

0.33 None Add Shared-Use Path.

Proposed in 2012 BPMP. Will
require acquisition of Rightof-Way, included in General Plan. Project located on
private property.

B27 Horton St Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
40th St 53rd St 0.43 Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
Upgrade existing bike
boulevard to Separated
Bikeway
B28 Doyle St / 47th
St
Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
45th St Community
Pool

0.16 None Two-way Separated Bikeway
connection to Community
Pool'
B29 47th St Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
Community
Pool
Salem St 0.16 None Bike Boulevard connection to
Community Pool
B30 New Path Class I SharedUse Path45th St 47th St 0.08 None Add Shared-Use Path.

Proposed in 2012 BPMP.

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PROJECT

ID STREET PROPOSED BIKEWAY START END MILEAGE EXISTING BIKEWAY NOTES B32 Adeline St Class IIB
Buffered Bicycle
Lane
36th St 47th St 0.68 Class II Bicycle
Lane
5' bike lane with 2'-3' buffer,
consider 5 minute loading
zone for 2-3 car lengths
around Pizza Amigos on the
east side of Adeline opposite
47th St.

B33 41st St Class IV
Separated
Bikeway
San Pablo
Ave
Adeline St 0.13 None Two-way Separated Bikeway
on 41st St from San Pablo
Avenue to Adeline Street.

B34 Park Ave Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
Halleck St Hollis St 0.25 None Bike Boulevard connection to Park Avenue Multimodal
Study. BPAC 2019.

B35 Beach St -
Halleck St
Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
Sherwin Ave 34th St 0.52 None Bike Boulevard connection from Mandella Parkway to
40th Street / Shellmound
Street. BPAC 2019.

B38 Emery St Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
Park Ave 40th St 0.09 Class III Bicycle
Route
Bike Boulevard through
connection parallel to San
Pablo Avenue.

B40 Stanford Ave Trail Rehab
Project
Horton St Hollis St 0.07 Class II Bicycle
Lane
Widen existing trail and make
more comfortable for bikes
B42 Ohlone Way Class I SharedUse PathShellmound
St
South
Bayfront
Bridge

0.06 None Shared-Use path connection
on Ohlone Way from
Shellmound Street to South
Bayfront Bridge. Approved as
part of grocery store project.

Project located on private
property.

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PROJECT

ID STREET PROPOSED BIKEWAY START END MILEAGE EXISTING BIKEWAY NOTES B43 5850
Shellmound
Way New Path
Connection to
Bridge
Class I SharedUse Path
Shellmound
St
Existing
Bridge

0.05 None 5850 Shellmound Way
Project
B44 63rd St Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
Doyle St Vallejo St 0.10 None Bike Boulevard connection to planned Oakland Bikeway.

B44 65th St Class IIIB
Bicycle
Boulevard
Emeryville
Greenway
City
Boundary
near Vallejo
St

0.07 None Bike Boulevard connection to
existing bikeway in Berkeley.

Public identified route as in
need of improvement
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Bikeway Studies

BAY TRAIL PEDESTRIAN PATH
Extent: Bay Trail Pedestrian Path from
Frontage Rd to Davenport Mini Park
Objective: The Bay Trail spur
circumnavigating the Emeryville Marina
is a popular destination for people biking,
walking, and rolling. Due to narrow path
widths and large volumes of trail users,
the active transportation plan considers
this area a key location for an upgrade to a
Shared-Use Path. A study is proposed to
better understand the feasibility of widening
the trail to accommodate users of biking,
walking, and rolling modes.

Study: Widen and convert existing
pedestrian paths on the peninsula to a
Shared-Use Path. The estimated cost to
conduct this study is $50,000.

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CHRISTIE AVENUE STUDY
Extent: Christie Avenue from Powell Street
to 65th Street
Objective: Christie Avenue is a key northsouth connection through Emeryville with a number of popular shopping, retail,
hotel, and restaurant destinations along
it. The addition of a separated bikeway in
this location would greatly enhance the all
ages and abilities network, and improve
biking, walking, and rolling access to
regional shopping destinations. Due to
width restrictions and a necessary removal
of one lane of street parking, the active
transportation plan proposes a study to
determine the feasibility of a separated
bikeway and the potential trade-offs. The
segment of Christie Avenue between
Shellmound Way and Powell Street is
already included in the Emeryville Loop
project and will be converted to a separated
bikeway in the future. By extending this
separated bikeway project to reach
northern Emeryville, the City will add
another convenient, comfortable, and safe
bikeway to the existing network.

Study: Add Class IV on Christie Ave,
remove one lane of parking. The estimated
cost to conduct this study is $85,000.
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PARK AVENUE MULTIMODAL

CORRIDOR STUDY
Extent: Park Avenue from Hollis Street to
San Pablo Avenue
Objective: Park Avenue is situated one
block north and parallel to 40th Street.

Hosting destinations such as the Emeryville
City Hall and Pixar Animation Studios, Park
Avenue is a prime location for a multimodal
corridor that provides connected and
comfortable space for all modes of
transportation. The active transportation
plan proposes improvements to the biking,
walking, and rolling network. Due to
trade-offs such as parking removal and
realignment, as well as sidewalk extensions
into the current roadway, a study is
proposed to better understand project
details and potential concepts.

Study: Add one-way separated bikeways
on both sides of Park Avenue. Convert
existing angled parking on the north side
of the street to parallel parking. Widen
Converting the angled parking on Park Avenue to parallel parking will create space for biking, walking, and rolling improvements.
sidewalk on south side of street and create
more pedestrian friendly space. The
estimated cost to conduct this study is
$150,000.
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POWELL STREET STUDY
Objective: Powell Street is the City’s only
existing east-west access point to the
marina and shoreline on the west side of
I-80. As such, the addition of a bikeway
facility that is comfortable for all ages and
abilities is essential. Characterized by
high traffic volumes and multiple lanes of
traffic in each direction, the project team
proposed a study to better understand
the feasibility and trade-offs of adding a
separated bikeway.

Segment A Extent: Powell Street from
Commodore Dr to Frontage Road
Study: Two-way separated bikeway on
the south side of Powell Street, 5' bikeway
lanes and 4' buffer, reduce median, and
narrow travel lanes to 11’. Alternative: Oneway separated bikeway on each side of Powell Street.

The intersection of Powell Street and Christie
Avenue hosts high traffic volumes and provides key
access to the Bay Trail.

Segment B Extent: Powell Street from
Frontage Road to Christie Avenue
Study: Two-way separated bikeway on the
south side of Powell Street. Alternative 1:

One-way separated bikeway on each side
of Powell Street. Alternative 2: Consider
upgrading existing shared-use path to
separate people walking and rolling.

Segment C Extent: Powell Street from
Christie Avenue to Hollis Street
Study: Two-way separated bikeway on
the south side of Powell Street, 5' bikeway
lanes and 5' buffer, remove one travel lane.

Alternative: One-way separated bikeway on
each side of Powell Street.

Segment D Extent: Powell Street from
Hollis Street to Vallejo Street
Study: Two-way separated bikeway on the
south side of Powell Street, 5' lanes and
6' buffer, remove one travel lane. Study
requires traffic signal rephasing for bike
signal. Alternative: One-way separated
bikeway on each side of the street.

The estimated cost to conduct the Powell
Street study is $400,000.
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STANFORD AVENUE STUDY
Objective: As a key connection to the
surrounding region east of Emeryville,
Stanford Avenue is a prime candidate for
a bikeway that is comfortable for all ages
and abilities. Building from the shareduse path proposed in the 2019 Let’s Bike Oakland Plan on Stanford Avenue from
the Emeryville Border to Adeline Street
in Berkeley, the active transportation plan
recommends a separated bikeway.

Extent: Stanford Avenue from Horton
Street to San Pablo Avenue
Study: Add contra-flow separated
bikeway on Stanford to connect users
from planned shared-use path on Stanford
Avenue in Oakland to the Doyle Slow
Street and Bayfront Bridge. Eliminate onstreet parking. Add a bicycle boulevard to the eastbound travel lane. Consider
implementing speed humps.

Additional Study Segments:

Extent: Beaudry Street from Powell Street
to Stanford Avenue
Study: Add bicycle boulevard on Beaudry
St. Convert to one-way southbound and
extend sidewalk into street. Alternative:

Create a car-free space (Village Green)
from Stanford to the park limit on the north
side.

Extent: Doyle Street from Powell Street to
Stanford Avenue
Study: Convert Doyle Street from Powell
Street to Stanford Avenue to a oneway street in the northbound direction.

Repurpose the removed travel lane to be
a widened sidewalk and park extension for
people biking, walking, and rolling.

The estimated cost to conduct the Stanford
Avenue Study is $250,000.

Existing street configuration on Stanford Avenue
from Doyle to Beaudry.

One alternative that could be studied on Stanford
Avenue is expanding space for a raised two-way
cycle track by removing on-street parking.

Another alternative that could be studied is to
expand the sidewalk to create a Shared-Use Path.

This concept may require the removal or relocation
of trees, but keeps on-street parking.
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Pedestrian Network
Recommendations
Issues that make it challenging to walk
as well as pedestrian improvement
opportunities identified in the data
needs analysis or came up frequently
in conversations with community
members have been highlighted as focus
areas. These areas include a suite of
recommendations and may align with
work already underway. The pedestrian
improvement focus areas include:
⊲ Crossing Busy Streets
» San Pablo Avenue
» Powell Street
» 40th Street
⊲ Pedestrian Priority Zones
Comfortable pedestrian crossings of arterial
roadways are important in the areas surrounding
Emeryville’s shopping hubs.

Pedestrian Improvements: Pedestrian Focus Areas

CROSSING BUSY STREETS
Throughout the engagement process,
arterial roadways were identified by
residents and community members as
the most common barrier to walking in
Emeryville. Using this lens, the project team
focused on infrastructure recommendations
that would improve the safety and
pedestrian experiences around Emeryville’s
busiest roadways including Powell Street,
40th Street, and San Pablo Avenue.

The projects that follow are recommended
to improve the safety and comfort for
people walking along and across busy
streets.
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SAN PABLO AVENUE PEDESTRIAN

IMPROVEMENTS
⊲ Major Intersection Upgrades on San
Pablo Avenue at the intersections of
53rd Street, 45th Street, 43rd Street,
Park Avenue, and 40th Street
⊲ New Midblock Crossing on San Pablo
Avenue 200 feet south of 40th Street
near Yerba Buena Avenue

POWELL STREET PEDESTRIAN

IMPROVEMENTS
⊲ Major Intersection Upgrades on Powell
Street at the intersections of Frontage
Road, Christie Avenue, and Hollis Street
⊲ Improved Sidewalk on Powell Street
from Peladeau Street to Hollis Street and
on Shellmound Street underneath the
Powell Street bridge
⊲ New Sidewalk on Powell Street from
Christie Avenue to Shellmound Street
A new walkway is proposed along Powell Street to improve the current walking connection.

Pedestrian Improvements: Pedestrian Focus Areas
⊲ Shared-Use Path (Class I) on the north
side of Powell Street from Frontage
Road to the I-80 eastbound on-ramp
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40TH STREET PEDESTRIAN

IMPROVEMENTS
⊲ Major Intersection Upgrades on 40th
Street at the intersections of Hubbard
Street, Haven Street, Emery Street, San
Pablo Avenue, and Adeline Street
⊲ Shared-Use Path (Class I) on the north
side of 40th Street between Hubbard
Street and Halleck Street

PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY ZONE
In addition to improving the pedestrian
experiences when crossing busy
streets, the project team also focused
on walking network improvements in
the Pedestrian Priority Zones identified
by the City’s General Plan. Walking
network improvements in these areas
were identified based on the location of
utility obstructions and narrow sidewalk
widths throughout the zones. Infrastructure
improvements such as crossing upgrades
and improved existing sidewalk are
recommended in these areas.

San F r an cisc o B a y
To Bay Bridge
Tra n sit Cen t er
Amtrak
Station
Tra n sit Cen t er
1/4 Mile
1/4 Mile

B E R K E L E Y

E M E RY V I L L E

O A K L A N D

E M E RY V I L L E

O A K L A N D

E M E RY V I L L E
Boat
Launching
Ramp
Fishing Pier
Windsurfing
Launch FRONTAGE ROAD

EASTSHORE FREEWAY
INTERSTATE 80 LACOSTE ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE
53RD ST

HOLLIS ST

HARUFF ST

OVERLAND AVE
54TH ST
55TH ST

BEAUDRY ST

POWELL ST
59TH ST
61ST ST
62ND ST
63RD ST

HOLLIS ST

DOYLE ST

VALLEJO ST
64TH ST

VALLEJO ST

OCEAN AVE
65TH ST
67TH ST
66TH ST

SHERWIN AVE

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

HORTON ST

HOLDEN ST

EMERY ST

WATTS ST

HARLAN ST

HAVEN ST
45TH ST

PARK AVE
43RD ST
41ST ST
45TH ST
47TH ST

ESSEX ST

SALEM ST
SALEM
ST
46TH ST
45TH ST
44TH ST
43RD ST
42ND ST
41ST ST
40TH ST.

YERBA BUENA AVE
39TH ST.
38TH ST

APGAR ST
36TH ST
37TH ST

PERALTA
WATTS
47TH ST
48TH ST

ADELINE ST

SAN PABLO AVE

HORTON ST

POWELL ST
40TH ST

YERBA BUENA AVE

SAN PABLO AVE

C H RIST IE A V E

BEACH ST

PEABODY LN

M A N D E LA PK W Y

SH E L LM O U N D ST

ASHBY AVE
W . M A C A RT H U R B LV D

SH E L L M O U N D ST
BAY ST
INTERSTATE 580

STANFO RD AVE

CHIRON WAY
WAY

SHELLMO UN D
0 300 600 1200 2400
FEET

CIRCULATION

EMERYVILLE GENERAL PLAN
To MacArthur
BART
To West Oakland
BART
Transit Street
Connector Street
Local Street
Auto Dominated Highway
Regional Rail
Bikeways
Class I
Class II & III
Bike Boulevard
Pedestrian-only Trail
Pedestrian Priority Zone*
Overpass
Railroad Grade Crossing
Major Transit Hub
*Pedestrian Priority Zones depict
generalized locations and are not
intended to identify precise
buildings or distances.

Circulation
Pedestrian Improvements: Pedestrian Focus Areas
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Pedestrian Toolbox
The following list describes the linear
pedestrian recommendations made
to improve the walking comfort and
connectivity in Emeryville. Using public
input and findings from the needs
assessment, the project team tailored each
recommendation to the specific areas
that they address. Areas surrounding
commercial areas, arterial roadway
crossings, and walkways with identified
barriers guided the recommendation
development process.

New Sidewalks / Pedestrian Paths
Sidewalks and pedestrian paths are
designated lanes for people walking. They
provide space to travel within the public
right-of-way that is separated from moving
vehicles. They can be directly adjacent to
the roadway, or have physical separation in
the form of plant boxes or grass buffers.

Improve Existing Sidewalks
Good sidewalks have minimal barriers to
people walking on them. The project team
suggests improving areas in Emeryville
where the sidewalk is narrow or contains
barriers.
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Shared-Use Paths (Class I)
As described in the bikeway toolbox
section of this plan, shared-use paths are
completely separated from motor vehicle
traffic and are shared by people biking
and rolling. Shared-use paths are an
essential piece of the pedestrian network
as they often provide access to parks and
recreation.

SPOT IMPROVEMENTS TOOLBOX
The following list describes the types
of spot improvement categories
recommended in the plan. Further details
on the specific improvement types will be
unique to each location.

New Crossing
A proposed new crossing improvement
where no crossing infrastructure currently
exists.

Upgraded Crossing
A proposed improvement to an existing
marked crossing to make it safer, easier, or
more comfortable to cross.

Major Intersection Upgrade
A set of multiple improvements to the
intersection that may consist of any of the
items listed below in the visual glossary or
other improvements.

Traffic Signal
The addition of a traffic signal to an
intersection gives people walking an
opportunity to cross the street when cars
are stopped.

Undercrossing Improvement
The undercrossing improvement
recommended in this plan seeks to
improve biking, walking, and rolling safety
in and around the Powell Street/I-80
Undercrossing. Proposed infrastructure
includes new transit stops, transit only onramps to I-80, a realignment and widening of the Bay Trail, and improved crossing
safety for people biking and walking.

Signage
Signage improves the pedestrian network
by educating people about where they are.
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Other Improvements
Crosswalk: Marked crosswalks indicate
optimal or preferred locations for
pedestrians to cross and help designate
right-of-way for motorists to yield to
pedestrians. Pedestrians are sensitive
to out-of-the-way travel, and reasonable
accommodation should be made to make
crossings both convenient and safe at
locations with adequate visibility. Source:

FHWA.

Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon
(RRFB): RRFBs are pedestrian-actuated
conspicuity enhancements used in
combination with a pedestrian, school,
or trail crossing warning sign to improve
safety at uncontrolled, marked crosswalks.

Source: FHWA.

Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB): PHBs
can warn and control traffic at unsignalized
locations and assist pedestrians in crossing
a street or highway at a marked crosswalk.

Unlike a traffic signal, the PHB rests in
dark until a pedestrian activates it via a
pushbutton or other form of detection.

Source: FHWA.
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Curb Extensions: Curb extensions—also
known as bulb-outs or neckdowns—extend
the sidewalk or curb line out into the
parking lane and reduce the effective street
width. Source: FHWA.

Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI): LPIs
can be programmed into traffic signals to
minimize conflicts between pedestrians
crossing a roadway and left- or rightturning vehicles. LPIs give the pedestrian the WALK signal 3-7 seconds before the
motorists are allowed to proceed through
the intersection, which makes them more
visible. Source: FHWA.

Median Refuge Island: A median refuge
island, or crossing island, is a median
with a refuge area that is intended to
help protect pedestrians crossing a
multilane road. Crossing islands should
be considered as a supplement to the
crosswalk. The presence of a pedestrian
refuge island at a midblock location or
intersection allows pedestrians to focus
on one direction of traffic at a time as they
cross and provides space to wait for an
adequate gap in oncoming traffic before
finishing the second phase of the crossing.

Source: FHWA.
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Signal Timing Adjustments: In general,
shorter cycle lengths (ideally less than
90 seconds) and longer walk intervals
provide better service to pedestrians and
encourage better signal compliance. For
optimal pedestrian service, fixed-time signal
operation usually works best because it
provides an automatic pedestrian phase.

Source: FHWA.

No Right on Red: Prohibiting right turns on
red should be considered where exclusive
pedestrian phases or high pedestrian
volumes are present. Source: FHWA.
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This plan recommends 2.5 miles of SharedUse Paths, 2.5 miles of new or improved sidewalk, and 32 spot improvements as
shown in Map 21, Map 22, and Table

9. For details on each linear pedestrian
recommendation, see Appendix C: Detailed
Recommendations Tables.

Table 9. Walking Network Improvements

PROPOSED QUANTITY
Shared-Use Path (Class I) 2.5 miles
New Sidewalk 1.1 miles
Improved Sidewalk 1.4 miles
Major Intersection
Upgrade
17 Upgrade Crossing 4
New Crossing 4
Undercrossing
Improvement
1 Traffic Signal 2
Signage 4
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OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
Shorebird
Park
Point
Emery
McLauglin
Eastshore
State Park
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¥580
¥880
¥80
¥80
P8
P13
P9
P3
P2
P6
P14
P7
P4
P15
P5
P11
P10
P1
P12
B43
B36
B42
B16
B30
B15
B6
B23
B3
B25
B26
B11

PROPOSED

PEDESTRIAN

IMPROVEMENTS
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. May 2022.

EMERYVILLE ACTIVE

TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Destinations + Boundaries
Park
School
City Hall
Post O‘ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
Park
City Boundary
Existing Pedestrian Paths
Class I Shared-Use Path
Bay Trail (Pedestrian Only)
*Design features may be adjusted
during design development.

Proposed Pedestrian
Improvements
New Sidewalk / Pedestrian Path
Improve Existing Sidewalk
Class I Shared-Use Path
Study
Map 21. Proposed Pedestrian Improvements
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Table 10. Pedestrian Network Recommendations

PROJECT

ID STREET IMPROVEMENT TYPE START END SIDE OF STREET NOTES MILEAGE P1 67th St New Sidewalk Shellmound St Hollis St Both Add sidewalk on both sides of street.

0.17 P2 Peabody Lane Improve Existing
Sidewalk
65th St Vallejo St Both Alley difficult for pedestrians.

Add stop sign, red curb, mirror
for visibility, and lighting.

0.06 P3 64th St Improve Existing
Sidewalk
260ft east of
Hollis St
Doyle St South Improve existing sidewalk,
make walking space wider
and smoother.

0.05 P4 Overland Ave New Sidewalk 150' south of
63rd St
64th St East Extend existing sidewalk on
east side of street to reach
64th St

0.08 P5 61st St Improve Existing
Sidewalk
Hollis St Doyle St North Widen existing sidewalk 0.10
P6 Christie Ave Improve Existing
Sidewalk
59th St Shellmound
Way
Both Improve existing sidewalk by
widening walking path and/or
removing obstructions such
as signs and trash cans.

0.08 P9 Powell St Improve Existing
Sidewalk
Peladeau St Hollis St South Sidewalk or a more direct/
accessible pedestrian path
was requested on Powell
between Christie and Hollis
as part of the walking tour.

0.05 P10 Chiron Way New Sidewalk Stanford Ave 53rd St Both Key Green Street in general plan. Remove gates and
reconstruct with greenery

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ID STREET IMPROVEMENT TYPE START END SIDE OF STREET NOTES MILEAGE P11 Doyle St Improve Existing
Sidewalk
47th St 45th St East Widen existing sidewalk 0.10
P12 45th St Improve Existing
Sidewalk
Horton St San Pablo Ave Both Corridor is lined with trees and has potential to be vibrant
pedestrian / greenway space.

Improve existing sidewalk
space by widening or working
with existing tree barriers.

0.44 P13 Halleck St New Sidewalk Sherwin Ave 150ft North of Park Ave
West New sidewalk on west side of
Halleck St north of Pelco

0.05 P14 Hubbard St New Sidewalk Sherwin Ave Park Ave East Add sidewalk on east side of street.

0.08 P15 Hubbard St New Sidewalk Park Ave 40th St Both Add New Sidewalk on both sides of Hubbard

0.09 Table 10, continued
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OAKLAND

BERKELEY

SAN PABLO AVE

ADELINE ST
53RD ST EME RY BAY DR

FREMONT ST

PEABODY LN
48TH ST

POWELL ST

SHELLMOUND ST

DOYLE ST

MARSHALL ST

VALLEJO ST

PELADEAU ST

HOLLIS ST
40TH ST

PARK AVE
41ST ST
43RD ST HORTON ST

BEAUDRY ST
62ND ST
59TH ST
55TH ST
61ST ST

STANFORD AVE
64TH ST OCEAN AVE
63RD ST
45TH ST
54TH ST
65TH ST

CHRISTIE AVE

CAPTAIN DR
47TH ST

HALLECK ST

HUBBARD ST

EMERY ST

HOLDEN ST

FRONTAGE RD
67TH ST
66TH ST

LA COSTE ST
Shorebird
Park
Emeryville
Marina Park
Point
Emery
McLauglin
Eastshore State
Park
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SP27
SP30
SP12
SP24
SP18 SP21
SP29 SP31
SP26
SP25
SP19
SP2
SP10
SP13
SP1
SP11
SP14 SP16
SP23
SP28
SP22
SP7
SP9
SP20 SP17
SP5
SP4
SP3
SP32
SP8
SPOT

IMPROVEMENTS
0 0.25 0.5
MILES
Data Source: City of
Emeryville. May 2022.

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TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Destinations + Boundaries
Park
School
City Hall
Post O‘ce
Amtrak Station
Railroad Track
Park
City Boundary
Existing Infrastructure
Proposed Studies
Class I Shared-Use Path
Class II Bicycle Lane
Class III Bicycle Route
Class IIIB Bicycle Boulevard
Class IV Separated Bikeway
Bay Trail (Pedestrian Only)
*Design features may be adjusted
during design development.

Proposed Spots
New Crossing
Upgrade Crossing
Major Intersection Upgrade
Tra‘c Signal
Undercrossing Improvement
Signage
Study
Map 22. Proposed Spot Improvements
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Table 11. Spot Improvement Recommendations

PROJECT

ID CROSS STREET A CROSS STREET B IMPROVEMENT TYPE NOTES SP1 Shellmound St 67th St Upgrade Crossing Add a crosswalk on southern leg of intersection to connect people walking north on east side to the existing sidewalk (sidewalk ends / is missing north of 67th on east side of street)
SP2 Hollis St 67th St Traffic Signal Quiet Zone Traffic Signal in 2022 SP3 Emeryville Greenway 67th St Signage Add street name sign so Greenway users know which street they are crossing
SP4 Emeryville Greenway 66th St Signage Add street name sign so Greenway users know which street they are crossing
SP5 Emeryville Greenway 65th St Signage Add street name sign so Greenway users know which street they are crossing
SP7 Hollis St 64th St Major Intersection Upgrade Consider LPI and two-turn bike boxes at this location SP8 63rd St Hollis St Traffic Signal Install signal, including crosswalks and curb extensions SP9 Christie Ave 59th St Major Intersection Upgrade Add crosswalks on west, north, and east legs of intersection. Consider signal warrant study.

SP10 Emeryville Greenway 59th St New Crossing Enhanced crossing, midblock SP11 Beaudry St 59th St Major Intersection Upgrade Install stop sign on 59th and Beaudry St SP12 Hollis St Powell St Major Intersection Upgrade Raise crosswalk and eliminate slip lane, public feedback barrier to walking and biking and route in need of
improvement
SP13 Anchor Drive Powell St Upgrade Crossing Enhanced crossing RRFB to transition to Class I on other side of Powell St.
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PROJECT

ID CROSS STREET A CROSS STREET B IMPROVEMENT TYPE NOTES SP14 I-80 Powell St Undercrossing Improvement MTC I-80/Powell Street Interchange Transit Access Improvements. Install curb extensions on west side of
Powell St/Frontage Rd, 10ft sidewalk on north side of
Powell St, Realign Bay Trail for Mode Separation, new bus stops
SP17 Shellmound St Brunswig Lane Signage Add a "Cross at Crosswalk" sign, work with property manager to add signage.

SP18 Horton St Stanford Ave Major Intersection Upgrade BPAC 2019 intersection improvement, public identified barriers nearby on Horton
SP19 Hollis St Stanford Ave Major Intersection Upgrade Upgrade crosswalks, make protected intersection with curb extensions, bike boxes.

SP20 Spur Alley 53rd St New Crossing Midblock crossing, install RRFB SP22 Shellmound St F-bus Stop (Bay Street) Upgrade Crossing Install RRFB at this location.

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POWELL STREET/I-80

UNDERCROSSING
Location: Intersection of Powell Street
and I-80
Objective: The Powell Street
Undercrossing provides a gateway to the
regional Bay Trail, Emeryville Marina,
and shoreline parks on the west side
of I-80. Under existing conditions, the
undercrossing hosts a shared-use path on
the south side of the street with the nearest
pedestrian crossings located 250 feet to
the west and 450 feet to the east of the
undercrossing. Two studies are proposed
in the active transportation plan to better
understand how safety improvements for
pedestrians to the intersections on each
side of the undercrossing will affect traffic.

West Frontage Road Study: Study
removing the right-turn slip lane and
retiming the signal cycle to match the I-80
eastbound ramp intersection in order to
create a safer crossing experience for
people walking.

Improvements to the Powell Street Undercrossing will provide better protection for people walking.

Eastbound On-Ramp Study: Study
phase-separating the north crosswalk
movement from the westbound right turns
and programming the north crosswalk walk
phase during the northbound signal phase.

Study retiming the signal cycle to match
the West Frontage Road intersection and
reconsider coordinating signals within the
Shellmound Loop.

Pedestrian Network and Spot
Improvement Studies
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PARK AVENUE MULTIMODAL

CORRIDOR STUDY
Extent: Park Avenue from Hollis Street to San
Pablo Avenue
Objective: Park Avenue is situated one block
north and parallel to 40th Street. Hosting
destinations such as the Emeryville City Hall and
Pixar Animation Studios, Park Avenue is a prime
location for a multimodal corridor that provides
connected and comfortable space for all modes
of transportation. The active transportation plan
proposes improvements to the biking, walking, and
rolling network. Due to trade-offs such as parking
removal and realignment, as well as sidewalk
extensions into the current roadway, a study is
proposed to better understand project details and
potential concepts.

Study: Add one-way separated bikeways on both
sides of Park Avenue. Convert existing angled
parking on the north side of the street to parallel
parking. Widen sidewalk on south side of street
and create more pedestrian friendly space.

Angled parking on Park Avenue can be converted to parallel parking to make room for a separated bikeway and widened sidewalk.
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Wayfinding
Recommendations
To support easy navigation for pedestrians
and bicyclists, cities are developing and
installing comprehensive wayfinding or
directional signage. Signs may also include
“distance to” information, which displays
mileage to community destinations. A
citywide wayfinding system can raise
awareness and improve access for
residents and visitors to community assets
such as ECCL, City Hall, the Bay Trail, the
Senior Center, and parks.

The design of wayfinding signs can vary
depending on the City. Guide signs may
follow CA MUTCD standards, which use
additional plaques that display destinations
and mileage. The City would mount these
plaques under existing bike route and lane
signs. Alternatively, the City may decide
to design wayfinding signs that exhibit
Emeryville’s unique style and commitment
to public art, similar to the utility box
public art designs. These signs display
the community’s identity and support of
bicyclists.

Emeryville has many non-square bikeway
intersections along San Pablo Avenue that
can be confusing to navigate on a bicycle.

Bicyclists often have to navigate a jog in an
intersection to continue the same direction
of travel. Wayfinding signs installed at these
intersections will help in these situations,
in addition to directing bicyclists to local
and regional attractions. Crossing under
Interstate 80 and across the railroad tracks
can also lead to confusion for people
walking, biking, or rolling.

Wayfinding designs can be simple or stylistically
unique. They can also include standards for
pavement and sidewalk markings.
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Development of a wayfinding signage plan
requires interdepartmental and stakeholder
collaboration to determine sign display
design, the frequency that signs should
be installed and the destinations to be
displayed on each sign. Staff, consultants
or volunteers with significant bicycling and
walking experience and knowledge of the
local network should be involved to ensure
local needs are met.

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Programmatic
Recommendations
1 The term “human infrastructure” was coined by urban
anthropologist Adonia Lugo to refer to the social relationships and communities that support bicycling
Pedestrian and bicycle programs, such
as education and encouragement
programs, are essential in increasing the
desirability and safety of walking, biking
and rolling. Programs help build the “human
infrastructure”1
of a walking and bicycling
culture, and encourage more people to
walk, bike, or roll. Many programs can be
categorized according to the following “E’s”:

EQUITY RECOMMENDATIONS
The equity recommendations below
encompass actions that could have been
listed under many of the other program
subheadings. However, bringing them
together under the framework of equity
ensures that the plan reaches all ages
and abilities by including communities of
various ethnicities, addressing the needs
of all people, and reaching low-income
communities.

ENCOURAGEMENT

RECOMMENDATIONS
Encouragement programs provide
incentives and support to help people
leave their car at home and try walking or
bicycling instead. Bicycle encouragement
programs, in particular, target “interested
but concerned” people who would like to
ride a bike but who may not be confident
in their skills or in their interactions with
people driving.

EDUCATION RECOMMENDATIONS
Education programs are designed to
improve safety and awareness. They
can include in-classroom or after school
programs that teach students how to safely
cross the street or bicycle in the road. They
may also include brochures, posters, or
other information aimed at people walking,
bicycling, or driving.

EVALUATION RECOMMENDATIONS
Evaluation programs are an important
component of any engineering or
programmatic investment. They help
the City measure its success at meeting
the goals of this Plan and to identify
adjustments that may be necessary.

A note on enforcement: Enforcement
programs have historically been
part of Active Transportation Plan
recommendations. However, in many
instances, police enforcement makes
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people feel less safe walking, bicycling,
and rolling, particularly for people of color.

As a result, this Plan does not recommend
general enforcement programs. Instead,
the Plan seeks to use engineering to solve
many of the common challenges historically
addressed through enforcement, such as
speeding and bike lane encroachment.

EQUITY PROGRAM

RECOMMENDATIONS
Targeted Outreach and Programs
Emeryville is committed to supporting
its diverse residents, underserved
communities, and populations that typically
don’t walk, bike, or roll. Traditional methods
of encouraging active transportation may
not reach these groups (e.g., English
outreach to non-English speakers), or may
not address the unique needs of these
groups (e.g., women are more likely to need
to travel with a child). A focused effort to
engage with these populations will help the
City encourage biking, walking, and rolling
for all residents.

Recommendation: Advertise and
promote all programs in languages used
by Emeryville residents, such as English,
Spanish, Chinese, Thai, Amharic, Hindi,
and Farsi. Offer programs specifically
for women, families, non-English
speaking communities, and other specific
demographic groups.

Bicycle Accessories Giveaway
Program
A barrier to safe bicycling is often the lack
of necessary equipment (e.g., helmet, bike
lights, locks, reflective attire, etc.) The City
can pursue a program to provide necessary
gear at no or reduced costs to low-income
residents. For example, Bay Wheels has
a Bike Share for All program that provides
low-cost bike share memberships to people
who qualify for CalFresh, SFMTA Lifeline
Pass, or PG&E CARE utility discount.
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Recommendation: Subsidize or provide
free bicycle equipment to residents who
qualify for CalFresh or PG&E CARE utility
discount. The City could consider working
with local bike shops to implement this
program.

Bicycle/Pedestrian Infrastructure
Equity Program
People biking, walking, and rolling may be
inequitably accommodated in the provision
of infrastructure improvement such as
lighting, bathrooms, water fountains, bus
stops, and sidewalk improvements.

Recommendation: Revise the
Capital Improvement Program per
recommendations from the plan with review
of equitable distribution of infrastructure
supporting additional nontraditional cyclists
and pedestrians.

ENCOURAGEMENT PROGRAM

RECOMMENDATIONS
Expanded Bike Share
Emeryville already participates in Lyft’s Bay
Wheels, the Bay Area’s bike share system.

There are a number of stations throughout
the City that allow people to take point-topoint trips within the City and to connecting stations in Berkeley and Oakland. While
Lyft has indicated that East Bay bike share
is unlikely to expand further, the City should
look for opportunities to expand bike share
to additional locations in the City.

Recommendation: The City should look
for opportunities to expand bike share to
additional locations, including to areas of
the City south of Powell Street and west of
the railroad tracks.

Car-Free Street Events
Car-free street events promote health by
creating a safe and attractive space for
physical activity and social contact and
are cost-effective compared to the cost of
building new parks for the same purpose.

These events have many names: Sunday
Parkways, Ciclovías, Summer Streets, and
Sunday Streets. Car-free street events
temporarily close streets to motor vehicles
and open them to the public for walking,
bicycling, dancing, hula hooping, rollerskating, or other activities. They have been very successful internationally and are
rapidly becoming popular in the United
States. Events can be regularly scheduled
or one-time occasions and are generally
very popular and well attended.
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Recommendation: The City should
integrate Conditions of Approval for site
development to implement EmployerBased Encouragement Programs / Bicycle Friendly Business Programs. The City
should support a regular, recurring car-free
street event. While specific locations and
times for these events can be developed
through community outreach and support,
one possibility for the City of Emeryville
would be to combine a car-free street
event with its Art in Public Places program.

Possible locations include Park Avenue,
Doyle Street/Greenway, Hollis Street, and
Horton Street. Measure B funds could be
used for general outreach and marketing.

Bicycle Friendly Community
The League of American Bicyclists
recognizes communities that improve
bicycling conditions through education,
encouragement, enforcement, and
evaluation programs. Communities can
achieve diamond, platinum, gold, silver,
or bronze status, or an honorary mention.

Bicycle-friendliness can indicate that a
community is healthy and vibrant. Like
good schools and attractive downtowns,
bicycle-friendliness can increase property
values, spur business growth, and increase
tourism. Emeryville is currently a Silverlevel Bicycle Friendly Community.

Recommendation: This Plan recommends
the City reapply for an elevated Bicycle
Friendly Community status after
implementation of the priority projects
and many of the recommended programs
identified in this Plan. In Emeryville’s
last report card, the League of American
Bicyclists recommended Emeryville
focus on expanding its bicycle network,
updating its bicycle plan, offer targeted
education to specific demographic groups
who are underrepresented in the bicycling
community, increase employer-based
encouragement program, create a datadriven traffic enforcement program, and support bicycle integration with transit.
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Employer-Based Encouragement
Programs / Bicycle Friendly
Business Programs
Emeryville’s large employment base
means that working with employers may
be an effective means of achieving the
goals of this Plan. Walking, biking and
rolling to work has many benefits, including
reducing the stress associated with driving
in rush-hour traffic, reducing health costs
by improving worker health, and helping
businesses market their environmental
sustainability.

Though the City cannot host these
programs, it can work with or provide
information to employers about commuting
by foot or by bicycle. Employers can host
bicycle classes and participate in Bike
to Work Day, like the City of Emeryville
does for its employees. Employers can
also set up a National Bike Challenge
(nationalbikechallenge.org) account so that
employees can log their hours and set up
an internal contest for who logs the most
hours.

Emeryville could also consider starting
a Bicycle Friendly Business Program,
which recognizes businesses who make it
easy and convenient for both employees
and customers to arrive by walking,
biking or rolling. This requires businesses
to implement different strategies to
accommodate the different needs of
customers and employees.

Recommendation: The City should
continue to work with or provide information
to employers about alternative commute
options, with the intention of reducing the
number of Emeryville workers to drive
alone to work, and should establish a
Bicycle Friendly Business Program. It
should continue to support Bike to Work
Day as a car-free event and explore
additional policies and programs that can
encourage walking and biking to work.

The City should serve as a role model by
actively promoting alternative commute
modes for City employees.
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SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM

RECOMMENDATIONS
Safe Routes to School (SR2S) is a program
that helps children to get to school by
walking, bicycling, carpooling, or transit.

It envisions active kids using safe streets,
helped by engaged adults including
teachers, parents, and police officers,
complemented by responsible drivers.

Every state has a SR2S coordinator and
grant program, and Alameda CTC has
a robust countywide SR2S Program.

Although Anna Yates Elementary is a
participating school in the Alameda CTC
program, no other schools in the City
participate. In recent years, Anna Yates has
implemented the following SR2S activities:
2019-2020 Activities
⊲ International Walk and Roll to School
Day
⊲ Golden Sneaker Contest
2018-2019 Activities
⊲ Pedestrian Rodeo
⊲ Bike Rodeo
⊲ Alameda County BikeMobile Visit
⊲ Bike to School Day
⊲ International Walk and Roll to School
Day
⊲ Golden Sneaker Contest
However, Anna Yates Elementary has not
completed a School Safety Assessment
to determine school-specific infrastructure
recommendations.

Emeryville is unique in that many of its
schools are located in close proximity
to one another. Anna Yates Elementary
(grades K-5), Emery Secondary (grades
6-12), the private Escuela Bilingue (pre-K
to 8th grade), the City’s Child Development
Center (a preschool), the Emeryville Center
for Community Life, the private Pacific
Rim International School (pre-K to 12th
grade), and the private East Bay German
International School (pre-K to 12th grade)
are all within a few blocks of San Pablo
Avenue between 41st and 53rd Streets.

San Pablo Avenue is a major impediment
to pedestrian travel in the area, and many
students have to cross San Pablo to access
their schools.
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The Alameda County SR2S Program
offers the following programs that could be
implemented in Emeryville:
⊲ Alameda County BikeMobile
The BikeMobile is like combining a
bookmobile and a bicycle repair shop.

The BikeMobile makes visits to schools
to repair bicycles for students and
reinforce safe bicycling.
⊲ Bike Blender The Bike Blender uses
bike pedal power to create smoothies,
and can be a great tool to teach students
about health and wellness. The Bike
Blender can attend a school resource
fair or other school-based festival or
event.
⊲ Bicycle Rodeos Bike rodeos are funfilled courses that focus on introducing elementary and middle school students
to safe bicycle handling skills and riding
techniques on the road.
⊲ Creation for Transportation Creation
for Transportation is an art contest event
that encourages high school students
to explore the impacts of different
transportation choices.
⊲ Drive Your Bike The Drive Your Bike
program is ideal for PE teachers who
want to provide intensive bike safety
education and training to middle and
high school students.
⊲ Golden Sneaker Contest Students are
challenged to choose active travel for
one week out of the year. The classroom
with the most active trips wins the
coveted Golden Sneaker trophy.
⊲ Walk & Roll to School Day This
worldwide celebration encourages
students, families, and the school
community to walk, bicycle, take transit,
or use other nonmotorized transportation
to get to school. Schools can also
implement monthly or quarterly Walk
& Roll to School Days to keep the
enthusiasm up year-round.
⊲ Music Notes Music Notes performs
age-appropriate concerts that teach
walking and biking safety through hiphop songs and videos. ⊲ Pedestrian Rodeos A team of safety
instructors conducts this engaging
and fun-filled traffic simulation course
to teach students safe pedestrian
behaviors.

A school safety training program where students
learn how to properly fit their helmets.
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⊲ Pedestrian Safety Workshops
Pedestrian safety workshops are
assembly-style presentations that teach
students safe, lawful pedestrian behavior
using a simulated city street course.
⊲ Rail Safety Virtual Presentations
Alameda County SR2S offers online rail
safety presentations for K-12 classes.
⊲ School Safety Assessments School
Safety Assessments are often the
starting point of a Safe Routes to School
Program as they help students, parents,
and neighbors assess routes to schools
and identify safety considerations.

Stakeholders walk the main routes to
school to discuss safety issues and
develop possible short-term and longterm solutions. Stakeholders may also use walking audits to evaluate
the effectiveness of engineering
improvements.
⊲ Walking School Buses and Bike
Trains Walking School Buses are
formed when a group of children walk
together to school and are accompanied
by one or two adults (usually parents
or guardians). The walking school bus
picks up students at designated meeting
locations. Walking School Buses can be
implemented informally among parents
or neighbors or as official school-wide
endeavors with trained volunteers and
structured meeting times and locations.

Bike Trains are similar, except children
and adults bicycle to school.
⊲ Youth Bicycle Safety Education
Classes Typical school-based bicycle
education programs educate students
about the rules of the road, proper use
of bicycle equipment, biking skills, street
crossing skills, and the benefits of biking.

Recommendation: The City should
collaborate with Emery Unified School
District for site assessment at qualifying
schools and private schools to increase
participation in the Alameda County SR2S
program. In particular, Anna Yates and the
other schools located at the ECCL campus
should participate in a School Safety
Assessment.

An activity where students learn the rules of the
road when riding bike and how to cross the street
safely.

School safety assessments improve the walking and
biking routes to school for parents and children.
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EDUCATION PROGRAM

RECOMMENDATIONS
Adult Bicycling Skills Classes
Most adults biking have not received
training on safe bicycling practices, the
rules of the road, and bicycle handling
skills. Bicycling skills classes can address
this education gap. With a large planned
increase in bicycle infrastructure in the
coming years, the City should sponsor and
partner with other organizations to provide
Adult Bicycle Skills classes as a way to
encourage people who are inexperienced
or less comfortable biking to try out
new facilities. The League of American
Bicyclists offers classes taught by certified
instructors. In addition, Bike East Bay offers
adult bicycle education classes periodically
and at the request of local jurisdictions.

These classes include Adult Learn to Ride
Classes (for adults who do not know how
to ride a bicycle), Urban Cycling 101 (for
new or less-experienced people), and
a series of advanced classes on topics
such as avoiding bike theft, riding after
dark, and carrying things by bike (for more
experienced people).

Recommendation: This Plan recommends
the City sponsor and host a range of adult
bicycling skills classes or partner with
County or regional activities.

Family Bicycling Skills Classes
Similar to adult bicycling skills classes,
family bicycling skills classes support
parents and children. Classes may teach
parents how to ride safely with their
children in an urban environment (either on
the bike with them, or riding on the sidewalk
next to them) with neighborhood rides, or
may teach children how to bicycle safely
and follow the rules of the road through
games and fun. Bike East Bay offers Family
Cycling Workshops for parents and kids.

Recommendation: This Plan recommends
the City sponsor and host family bicycling
skills classes or partner with County or
regional activities.
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Driver Education Program/Campaign
The California Office of Traffic Safety
regularly has grant opportunities to fund
educational campaigns that support
pedestrian, bicycle, and roadway safety.

A driver education campaign can help
educate drivers about safe driving around
people biking, walking, and rolling. For
example, people driving should look for
people bicycling when making a right turn
to avoid the “right hook” collision. They
should also look for people walking In the
crosswalk when making a left turn to avoid
the “left hook” collision.

Recommendation: This Plan recommends
the City implement a driver education
program and/or campaign.

Annual Traffic Counts
Pedestrian and bicycle counts and
community surveys act as methods
to evaluate not only the effectiveness
of specific pedestrian and bicycle
improvement projects but can also function
as way to measure progress towards
reaching City goals. The City of Emeryville
has a policy requiring all new large
developments to conduct pedestrian and
bicycle counts as part of the traffic impact
analysis.

Recommendation The City should
continue to require new large developments
to conduct pedestrian and bicycle counts,
and should expand traffic counts by:
⊲ Conducting before and after pedestrian,
bicycle, and vehicle counts on all
roadway projects.
⊲ Exploring the possibility of using
automatic counters to collect data on key
pedestrian and bicycle corridors, such
as the Emeryville Greenway. Automatic
count technologies can be useful for
bicycle count efforts. In-pavement loop
detectors accurately count bicycle
activity on-street and infrared counters
can count pedestrian and bicycle
activities on paths.
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Policy
Recommendations

COMMITMENT TO HIGH-QUALITY

BIKEWAYS
The City will advance the installation
of separated bikeways identified in the
bike network map within the Active
Transportation Plan. The existing and
proposed network of bicycle facilities will be
reevaluated, and the map updated, as part
of each Plan update.

MAINTENANCE
Bicycle facilities will be resurfaced at the
time that the street on which it resides
is resurfaced, to ensure equitable
maintenance between vehicle and bicycle
facilities.

The City will ensure sufficient funding
levels of the bicycle and pedestrian facility
maintenance fund in order to support
maintenance activities.

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS
The City will continue to act as an engaged
partner with the Emery Unified School
District, local schools, and Alameda
County in support of Safe Routes to School
activities and programs.

EVALUATION
The City will complete bicycle and
pedestrian counts in areas of near-term
improvement construction. In combination
with counts taken after implementation, this
will ensure that complete data is available
to measure improvement impacts.

The City will complete citywide bicycle and
pedestrian counts as part of the regular
update to the Active Transportation Plan
in order to measure rates of bicycling and
walking over time.

The City will establish a centralized
database to track the implementation status
of the bicycle and pedestrian network
proposed in the Active Transportation Plan.

The database, and its mapping component,
will allow for the rapid creation of reports
and maps to be deployed to officials and
the public.

ENFORCEMENT
The City will maintain regular and open
communication with local law enforcement
in order to collaborate on-road safety
enforcement activities and programs.
5 Implementation
and Funding
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Implementation and Funding
Purpose: This chapter outlines a strategy for the implementation of the proposed infrastructure projects as well as the recommended best practices for biking, walking, and rolling programs and policies.

Why it matters: Public resources are limited and the City needs a strategy for assembling funding from internal and external sources.

The adoption of this Active Transportation
Plan is the first step in moving projects
toward construction and enjoyment by
the community. The project delivery
process is explained in the graphic
below. Implementation of the proposed
bicycle and pedestrian programs and
improvements described in the previous
chapters of the Active Transportation Plan
will require public and private funding from
a combination of sources. Many regional
connections will also require coordination
with agencies outside the City such as
Caltrans, Alameda CTC, the MTC, and AC
Transit. To facilitate implementation efforts,
this chapter presents the project cost
estimates and potential funding sources.

Project Delivery
Process

COST ESTIMATES
Planning-level per unit cost estimates for
the recommended bikeway types, walkway
improvements, and a range of possible
intersection improvements are presented
in Tables 5, 6, and 7 respectively. These
costs cover the majority of facility types
but does not reflect the full range of all
possible options that could be considered
for implementation. Some projects may
cost more due to specific site conditions
and other factors not known at this time.

Other projects could be implemented
using various treatments, including basic
methods such as with paint, and therefore
cost significantly less; but would not
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incorporate the types of infrastructure
options (pavement, curbs, or landscaping,
for example) included in these cost
estimates. Some projects could be installed
in phrases using simple treatments
initially with upgrades to more permanent
infrastructure later as funding becomes
available. The cost estimates are based
on the design and construction costs for
comparable projects in nearby jurisdictions
and do not include maintenance and
operations costs. Emeryville will have to
budget funding for annual maintenance
costs, as well as replacement costs for the
end of the useful life of each improvement.

Unit costs and assumptions for computing
cost estimates are presented in Table
12: Bikeway Network Unit Costs, Table
13: Pedestrian Network Unit Costs,
and Table 14: Spot Improvement Unit

PROJECT DELIVERY PROCESS
Construction
& Maintenance
The City manages the
construction of the
project and notifies the
public about progress.

The City monitors
the project for future
maintenance needs.
5 Budgeting
The City allocates
money in its Capital
Improvement Plan for
priority projects in the
Active Transportation
Plan. Additional funds
are secured through
external sources.
1 Planning &
Engineering
Analysis
Additional data is
reviewed to determine
final feasibility of
recommendations in the
Active Transportation
Plan. Modifications are
made if necessary.
2 Conceptual
Design
The City starts the
first phases of design
with public input
and completes the
Project Approval and
Environmental Document
phase.
3 Detailed
Design
The City completes
the design with public
input by producing
construction plans,
specifications, and cost
estimates (PS&E).
4 Public Input
Costs. Cost estimates by walking, biking
and rolling are shown in Table 15: Cost
Estimates for the Recommended Bike
Network, Table 16: Cost Estimates for
the Recommended Pedestrian Network
and Table 17: Cost Estimates for the
Recommended Spot Improvements.

Individual project cost estimates can
be found in Appendix C: Detailed
Recommendations Tables.
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Table 12. Bikeway Network Unit Costs in 2022 dollars

BIKEWAY TYPE MILEAGE COST ESTIMATE

PER MILE LOW

COST ESTIMATE

PER MILE HIGH ASSUMPTIONS
Shared-Use Path
(Class I)

2.5 $750,000 $1,500,000 Includes asphalt path and minor crossing improvements. Does not include signal modification
or right-of-way acquisition.

Separated Bikeway
(Class IV)

5.3 300,000 $900,000 Low cost assumes signage, striping, and a painted buffer with flexible delineators. High cost assumes
green conflict marking, traffic signal modification
including bike signal detection, and a raised
concrete buffer.

Buffered Bike Lane
(Class IIB)

0.7 $200,000 $450,000 Low cost assumes signage, striping, and a painted buffer. High cost assumes green conflict marking,
traffic signal modification including bike signal
detection, and wayfinding signage.

Standard Bike Lane
(Class II)
0 $150,000 $400,000 Low cost assumes signage, striping. High cost assumes green conflict marking, traffic signal
modification including bike signal detection.

Bike Boulevard /
Bike Route (Class
III)

2.1 $300,000 $650,000 Low cost assumes signage, striping, and minor traffic calming such as speed humps, and up to
3 other elements such as medians, diverters, or
a raised crosswalk. High cost assumes low-cost
items plus traffic circles, curb extensions, traffic
signal modification including bike signal detection,
and wayfinding signage.
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Table 13. Pedestrian Network Unit Costs in 2022 dollars

PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT

TYPE MILEAGE COST ESTIMATE PER MILE ASSUMPTIONS
New Sidewalk 1.1 $500,000 This assumes $25 per square foot and 6 feet wide completely rebuilt concrete sidewalks. This estimate is conservative as some segments can be implemented
with slightly less expensive materials such as asphalt or decomposed granite.

Sidewalk Enhancement and
Major Maintenance

1.4 $500,000 This assumes $25 per square foot and 6 feet wide completely rebuilt concrete sidewalks. This estimate is conservative as some segments can be implemented
with slightly less expensive materials such as asphalt or decomposed granite. This type of recommendation may
also require less material.
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Table 14. Spot Improvement Unit Costs in 2022 dollars

IMPROVEMENT NOTES UNIT LOW HIGH
Curb Extension Per corner. No utility or storm drain relocations.

Cost depends on size of intersection, and does
not include curb ramps.

Each (EA) $25,000 $50,000
Curb Radius Reduction Per corner. No utility or storm drain relocations.

Cost depends on size of intersection, whether
regrading of intersection required.

EA $25,000 $50,000
Bike Skip Boxes Thru Intersection EA $5,000 $5,000
Bike Boxes EA $5,000 $5,000
Right-Turn Slip Lane Removal No utility or storm drain relocations EA $25,000 $50,000 High-Visibility Crosswalk
Marking
High-Visibility Crosswalk - medium (4-5 lanes) EA $5,000 $15,000 Advance Yield/Stop Line Thermoplastic paint EA $500 $2,000 Curb Ramp No utility or storm drain removal EA $5,000 $10,000 Raised Crossing Varies by length of crossing. No utility or storm drain relocations.

EA $15,000 $50,000
Pedestrian Refuge Island No utility or storm drain relocations. Cost varies with size of crossing.

EA $10,000 $50,000
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IMPROVEMENT NOTES UNIT LOW HIGH
Pedestrian Undercrossing/
Overcrossing
Varies by location. EA $5,000,000 $20,000,000
Stop Sign Warrant Analysis Covers warrant analysis and cost of sign installation.

EA $5,000 $5,000
RRFB EA $60,000 $85,000
PHB/HAWK EA $500,000 $800,000
Leading Pedestrian Interval Per intersection. Costs vary by type of change and equipment required.

EA $3,500 $5,000
Bike Signal Head High cost assumes a Type 15 TS. EA $10,000 $50,000 Traffic Signal EA $600,000 $1,000,000
Signage EA $500 $1,500
Standard Crosswalk EA $900 $1,600
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Table 15. Cost Estimates for the
Recommended Bike Network in 2022
dollars

RECOMMENDED

CATEGORY
COST

ESTIMATES
Shared-Use Path
(Class I)
$3,322,800
Separated Bikeway
(Class IV)
$4,728,200
Buffered Bike Lane
(Class IIB)
$307,800
Bike Boulevard / Bike
Route (Class III)
$1,374,800
Overcrossing $5,000,000
Total $14,733,600
Table 16. Cost Estimates for the
Recommended Pedestrian Network in
2022 dollars

RECOMMENDED

CATEGORY
COST

ESTIMATES
New Sidewalk $550,000
Sidewalk Enhancement
and Major Maintenance
$701,700
Total $1,251,700
Table 17. Cost Estimates for the
Recommended Spot Improvements in
2022 dollars

RECOMMENDED

CATEGORY
COST

ESTIMATES
Major Intersection
Upgrade
$4,317,500
Upgraded Crossing $186,600
New Crossing $288,000
Traffic Signal $2,200,000
Signage $6,000
Total $6,998,100
Note: Certain spot improvements located along study corridors are not included in the cost estimates in the table above. More specific cost estimates for these locations will be developed in the design phase of the corridor studies.

Table 18. Multimodal Studies in 2022
dollars

RECOMMENDED

CATEGORY
COST

ESTIMATES
Multimodal Studies $965,000
The total cost to implement the recommendations in this plan is $23,948,400. Costs by category are shown in Tables 15-18 below.
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There are a variety of potential funding
sources including local, regional, state,
and federal. Emeryville should also take
advantage of private contributions in
developing the proposed system. This
could include requiring development to
construct adjacent recommendations as a
condition of development approval where
there is a nexus of traffic impacts. The
funding sources considered most relevant
for Emeryville are described below.

Local and Regional
Grant Programs

EMERYVILLE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT

PROGRAM
The City’s Capital Improvement Program
establishes the infrastructure funding
plan over a five-year timeframe. The
City uses restricted and unrestricted
resources to fund capital projects.

Restricted funds include developer impact
fees and contributions, revenues from
other agencies/special funds, grants,
bond proceeds, and funds provided by
the Successor Agency. Unrestricted
funds include tax increment revenues,
commercial transfer tax revenues,
discretionary General Fund, and operating
budget program contributions. The Capital
Improvement Program Revenue Projection
schedule details the available revenues.

The 2019-2024 Capital Improvement
Program budgets $2.9 million for pedestrian
and bicycle projects.

CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL (COA)
Emeryville has included pedestrian and
bicycle improvements as a condition of
approval for developers. Improvements
include new sidewalks or bicycle facilities
along the project frontage, or intersection
improvements to facilitate project site
access. In commercial areas, property
owners are required to maintain street trees
and sidewalks along their frontage.

Funding Sources
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PLANNED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS
Pedestrian and bicycle improvements
can often be included in ongoing roadway
projects or planned roadway improvements
for a nominal cost. This may include adding
curb ramps during a utility reconstruction
or marking bicycle lanes or stencils during
routine roadway paving projects. The City
of Emeryville should continue to review
planned roadway projects to determine if
there are opportunities for coordination
between these planned projects and the
pedestrian and bicycle recommendations
presented in this plan.

ALAMEDA COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE

INVESTMENT PLAN
The purpose of the Comprehensive
Investment Plan is to facilitate strategic
programming and allocation of all federal,
state, regional, and local fund sources
under the Alameda CTC’s purview. This
includes, but is not limited to, federal
Surface Transportation Program/
Congestion Mitigation Air Quality, State
Transportation Improvement Program,
County Transportation Fund for Clean
Air (TFCA), and local sales tax measures
and vehicle registration fee programs.

The Comprehensive Investment Plan
streamlines the programming of these
fund sources by considering all available
fund sources through a consolidated
process that prioritizes, evaluates,
and recommends funding to critical
transportation infrastructure and operations
needs that build and maintain the county’s
transportation system. The expenditure
and revenue assumptions included in
the Comprehensive Investment Plan
are updated annually and proposals
for new projects and programs are
considered every two years as part of a full
Comprehensive Investment Plan update
cycle.

Funds are programmed by the Alameda
CTC.

TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT
ARTICLE 3
Transportation Development Act Article
3 (TDA 3) provides funding annually for
bicycle and pedestrian projects. Two
percent of TDA 3 funds collected within the
county are used for TDA 3 projects. MTC
policies require that all projects be reviewed
by a BPAC or similar body before approval.

Funds are programmed by the Alameda
CTC.
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TRANSPORTATION FUND FOR CLEAN
AIR
The Transportation Fund for Clean Air
(TFCA) is a local fund source for the Bay
Area Air Quality Management District.

TFCA funds projects that result in a
reduction of motor vehicle emissions. Sixty
percent of TFCA funds are awarded by
the Air District through the TFCA Regional
Fund, and to eligible programs implemented
directly by the Air District, referred as
Air District-sponsored programs. The
remaining 40% of this funding is passed
through to the designated agencies of the
nine Bay Area counties through the County
Program Manager Fund and is awarded by
these agencies to TFCA-eligible projects
located within those counties.

Funds are programmed by the Bay Area
Air Quality Management District (Regional
Fund) and Alameda CTC (County
Program).

ONE BAY AREA GRANT (OBAG)
The One Bay Area Grant guides how MTC
distributes federal transportation funding
from the Federal Highway Administration to
projects and programs that improve safety,
spur economic development, and help the
Bay Area meet climate change and air
quality improvement goals.

Funds are programmed by the MTC.

State Grant Programs

CALIFORNIA ACTIVE

TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
California’s Active Transportation
Program (ATP) funds infrastructure and
programmatic projects that support the
program goals of shifting trips to walking
and bicycling, reducing GHG emissions,
and improving public health. Competitive
application cycles occur every one to
two years, typically in the spring or
early summer. Eligible projects include
construction of bicycling and walking
facilities, new or expanded programmatic
activities, or projects that include a
combination of infrastructure and noninfrastructure components. Typically, no local match is required, though extra points
are awarded to applicants who do identify
matching funds.

Funds are programmed by the California
Transportation Commission.
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SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION

PLANNING GRANTS
Caltrans Sustainable Transportation
Planning Grants are available to
communities for planning, study, and
design work to identify and evaluate
projects, including conducting outreach or
implementing pilot projects. Communities
are typically required to provide an 11.47%
local match, but staff time or in-kind
donations are eligible to be used for the
match provided the required documentation
is submitted.

Funds are programmed by Caltrans.

HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT

PROGRAM
Caltrans offers Highway Safety
Improvement Program (HSIP) grants
every one to two years. Projects on any
publicly owned road or active transportation
facility are eligible, including bicycle and
pedestrian improvements. HSIP focuses on
projects that explicitly address documented
safety challenges through proven
countermeasures, are implementationready, and demonstrate cost-effectiveness.

Funds are programmed by Caltrans.

SOLUTIONS FOR CONGESTED

CORRIDORS PROGRAM
Funded by SB1, the Congested Corridors
Program strives to reduce congestion
in highly traveled and congested roads
through performance improvements that
balance transportation improvements,
community impacts, and environmental
benefits. This program can fund a wide
array of improvements including bicycle
facilities and pedestrian facilities. Eligible
projects must be detailed in an approved
corridor-focused planning document.

These projects must include aspects that
benefit all modes of transportation using
an array of strategies that can change
travel behavior, dedicate right-of-way for
bikes and transit, and reduce vehicle miles
traveled.

Funds are programmed by the California
Transportation Commission.
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OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY
Under the Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act, 5% of Section 405
funds are dedicated to addressing
nonmotorized safety. These funds may be
used for law enforcement training related to
pedestrian and bicycle safety, enforcement
campaigns, and public education and
awareness campaigns.

Funds are programmed by the California
Office of Traffic Safety.

RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM
The Recreational Trails Program helps
provide recreational trials for both
motorized and nonmotorized trail use.

Eligible products include trail maintenance
and restoration, trailside and trailhead
facilities, equipment for maintenance, new
trail construction, and more.

Funds are programmed by the California
Department of Parks and Recreation.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

PROGRAM
The Affordable Housing and Sustainable
Communities Program (AHSC) funds
land-use, housing, transportation, and land
preservation projects that support infill and
compact development that reduces GHG
emissions. Projects must fall within one of
three project area types: transit-oriented
development, integrated connectivity
project, or rural innovation project areas.

Fundable activities include affordable
housing developments, sustainable
transportation infrastructure, transportationrelated amenities, and program costs.

Funds are programmed by the Strategic
Growth Council and implemented by the
Department of Housing and Community
Development.
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URBAN GREENING GRANTS
Urban Greening Grants support the
development of green infrastructure
projects that reduce GHG emissions
and provide multiple benefits. Projects
must include one of three criteria, most
relevantly: reduce commute vehicle miles
traveled by constructing bicycle paths,
bicycle lanes, or pedestrian facilities that
provide safe routes for travel between
residences, workplaces, commercial
centers, and schools. Eligible projects
include green streets and alleyways and
nonmotorized urban trails that provide
safe routes for travel between residences,
workplaces, commercial centers, and
schools.

Funds are programmed by the California
Natural Resources Agency.

STATEWIDE PARK PROGRAMS (SPP)
The Statewide Park Program solicits
competitive grants to fund new parks
and recreation opportunities in critically
underserved communities across
California. Funds can be used to create and
expand/renovate existing parks. All projects
must include at least one “recreation
feature” which includes nonmotorized trails.

No match is required.

Funds are programmed by the California
Department of Parks and Recreation.
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Other State Programs
SENATE BILL 1: LOCAL PARTNERSHIP

PROGRAM
This program provides local and regional
agencies that have passed sales tax
measures, developer fees, or other
transportation-imposed fees to fund
road maintenance and rehabilitation,
sound walls, and other transportation
improvement projects. Jurisdictions with
these taxes or fees are then eligible for
a formulaic annual distribution of no less
than $100,000. These jurisdictions are also
eligible for a competitive grant program.

Local Partnership Program funds can be
used for a wide variety of transportation
purposes including roadway rehabilitation
and construction, transit capital and
infrastructure, bicycle and pedestrian
improvements, and green infrastructure.

Funds are programmed by California
Transportation Commission.

SENATE BILL 1: ROAD MAINTENANCE

AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM
Senate Bill 1 created the Road
Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program
to address deferred maintenance on
state highways and local road systems.

Program funds can be spent on both
design and construction efforts. On-street
active transportation-related maintenance
projects are eligible if program maintenance
and other thresholds are met. Funds are
allocated to eligible jurisdictions.

Funds are programmed by the State
Controller’s Office.