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HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 26-____
Introduced by Council Member _________
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CORRIDOR ALTERNATIVES FOR SAFE STREETS HAYWARD PHASE 1 (A STREET, B STREET, AND TENNYSON ROAD)
WHEREAS, from 2017 to 2021, 35 people died and 138 suffered severe, life-changing injuries on streets with the City of Hayward, an average of 7 deaths and 28 severe injuries per year; and
WHEREAS, the City adopted its Local Road Safety Plan in 2023 , seeking to address safety concern s on its highest collision streets by identifying the High Injury Network, a group of streets that comprises 14% of the City’s roadways while accounting for over 75% serious and fatal collisions; and
WHEREAS, the corridors of A Street, B Street, and Tennyson Road are identified in the High Injury Network; and
WHEREAS, between 2019-2024 on A Street, B Street, and Tennyson Road, a total of 385 collisions were reported, 31 which resulted in severe injuries or fatalities , and 46% of severe injury or fatal crashes involved someone walking or biking; and
WHEREAS, the City adopted its Vision Zero Policy in 2023 to plan and design its transportation system with the goal of eliminating fatal and severe injuries among all system users by 2050; and
WHEREAS, the City was awarded Safe Streets and Roads for All federal grant funding to develop a High Injury Network Plan , alternatively named Safe Streets Hayward , which would include conceptual plans for A Street, B Street, and Tennyson Road; and
WHEREAS, after conducting technical analyses and outreach, staff have recommended corridor alternatives to maximize safety in alignment with the results from community outreach; and
WHEREAS, approval of corridor alternatives will allow the project to progress to the next phase to develop conceptual plans and cost estimates for each corridor.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby finds and determines as follows:
A Street. Approval of the Connected Corridor Alternative from Hesperian Boulevard to the I-880 Interchange and the Reimagined Corridor Alternative from I-880 Interchange to Watkins Street
B Street. Approval of the Reimagined Corridor Alternative from Martin Luther King Drive to Watkins Street
Tennyson Road . Approval of the Reimagined Corridor Alternative from Hesperian Boulevard to Mission Boulevard
IN COUNCIL, HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA _______________________, 2026
ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MAYOR:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ATTEST: ______________________________________
City Clerk of the City of Hayward
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney of the City of Hayward