1 San Pablo Avenue Corridor Project 1
ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
San Pablo Avenue
Multimodal Corridor Project
Planning, Policy & Legislation Committee
March 14, 2022
San Pablo Corridor Project
Enhance safety for all travel modes
Improve comfort and quality of trips for all users
Support a strong local economy and efficiently accommodate growth along the corridor while respecting local contexts
Promote equitable transportation and design solutions for diverse communities throughout corridor San Pablo Avenue Corridor Project 2
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2 Project Overview
• Convert outside traffic lane to side-running dedicated bus lane and parking lane to a protected bike facility in Oakland, Emeryville and southern Berkeley
Bike lanes 16th to Heinz Ave
Bus lanes 20th to Ashby Ave
• Pedestrian safety
enhancements throughout
• Bus bulbs at Rapid stops in
Berkeley and Albany with
parallel bike improvements
Proposed Typical Mid-Block Cross-section
For illustrative purposes only
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San Pablo Avenue Phase 2 Project Overview
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3 Near-Term Design Parameters
Goal: Expedite delivery to address safety, efficiency and placemaking in near-term (deliver in 3-5 years, pending funding) • Utilize a streamlined Caltrans review and approvals process • Minimize curb, median and landscaping modifications
• Balance demands on right-of-way
Design the most protected bus and bicycle facilities possible on San Pablo Accommodate storefront/residence access, including ADA accessibility Meet corridor circulation needs, incl. truck circulation & minimizing diversions to other streets
• Evaluate project to inform future treatments
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Bus & Bike Lanes Project Map
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4 Benefits and Challenges
Benefits
• Safety: Project will calm traffic, bike
lane and pedestrian safety
enhancements will improve safety
• Transit Speed and Reliability: Bus
lane will provide 10-20% travel time
savings and 50% reliability
improvement for Rapid
• Economic Vitality and Growth:
Placemaking will support strong
local economy and multimodal
improvements will support growth
Challenges to be addressed during design
Constraints at intersections: Right turns
shared with buses; rights shared with
bike lane at limited locations to
preserve bus performance
Need for targeted, Limited-Location
Loading Zones: Bikes share with buses
in most cases
Need to preserve Paratransit/ADA
access
Need to balance right-of-way
demands with minimizing curb and
median changes
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Near-Term Bus/Bike Design Concept
Renderings for
illustrative
purposes only.
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5 Transit & Traffic: Preliminary Results
• Transit travel time reliability improves by over 50%
• Increase in congestion/diversions greatest at 40th Street; systemwide impact • Macarthur, Alcatraz also congestion hot spots
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AM Peak Period PM Peak Period
Travel Time Comparison, Build vs No Build (%)
72R -10% to -20% -15% to -20%
Auto +3% to +5% +5% to +10%
Diversion Percentage (with one left turn pocket at 40th Street) Albany/Berkeley 3% 3%
Oakland/Emeryville 15%-30% 20%-30%
Phase 2 Project Engagement
• One-on-one storefront
engagement
• Community organization
presentations and partnerships
Golden Gate Neighborhood
Association
West Oakland Neighbors
EBALDC combined
Oakland/Emeryville residents
Chestnut Linden Court
• Active Transportation Working
Group
• City, AC Transit, EBP advisory
committees
AC Transit Accessibility Advisory
Committee
East Bay Paratransit Service
Review Advisory Committee
City Transportation Commissions,
BPACs, etc.
• Additional outreach during
design, construction,
evaluation
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6 Recommended Design Concept
• Convert outside traffic lane to side-running dedicated bus lane and parking lane to a protected bike facility in Oakland, Emeryville and southern Berkeley
Bike lanes 16th to Heinz Ave
Bus lanes 20th to Ashby Ave
• Pedestrian safety
enhancements throughout
• Bus bulbs at Rapid stops in
Berkeley and Albany with
parallel bike improvements
Proposed Typical Mid-Block Cross-section
For illustrative purposes only
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Next Steps: Project Roadmap
• March 2022: Recommend project to advance to ensure
eligibility for funding opportunities
• Spring/Summer 2022: Apply for construction funding
• Summer 2022: Advance preliminary engineering including targeted outreach on design issues
• 2022-23: Caltrans approvals, environmental review, final design
• Goal: Deliver project in 3-5 years (pending full funding) San Pablo Avenue Corridor Project 11
7 Discussion
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