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1 CITY COUNCIL
Meeting
October 6, 2026
Linden Street Restriping 3-Year Pilot Project
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2 Transportation Board
• On June 3, 2026, five of seven active members were
present and voted unanimously to recommend the
project
Mobility and Infrastructure Committee
• On August 13, 2026, two of three active members were
present and voted unanimously to recommend the
project
BOARD & COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
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3 Linden Street between Chicago Avenue and Iowa Avenue
• 4-lane, east-west roadway with 64-foot curb-to-curb
width, bicycle lanes, and curbside student loading zone adjacent to John W. North High School • Segment will be resurfaced as part of the Fiscal Year 25/26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Street Improvements Project
BACKGROUND
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4 • General Plan identifies the segment as 2-Lane Collector • Existing configuration matches the characteristics of a 4-Lane Arterial, with 64-foot roadway width
• Match consistency with the current General Plan
BACKGROUND
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5 • In June of 2020, the California Strategic
Growth Council (SGC) awarded the City
$31,221,206 from the Transformative Climate
Communities (TCC) and Affordable Housing
and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Grant
Programs
• Proposed Class IV separated bike lane on
Linden Street, between Chicago Avenue
and Iowa Avenue was not feasible
• Scope Change approved to construct Class
II striped buffered bike lanes on Linden
Street
BACKGROUND
Class IV Separated Bike Lanes
Class II Buffered Bike Lanes
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6 BACKGROUNDLOCATION MAP
Linden Street Chicago Ave Iowa Ave
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7 BACKGROUND EXISTING CONFIGURATION
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8 EXISTING AND PROPOSED CROSS SECTIONS BACKGROUND
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9 BACKGROUNDCOLLISION DATA
• Collisions occur at a rate
higher than expected for
a typical 4-lane undivided
urban arterial. • 36 collisions over 5 years
• Conflict Points are
reduced when converting
from 4-Lane Undivided to
3-Lane Highway
Primary Collision Factor (Top 3)
Percentage of
all collisions Rank Collision Factor
1 Improper Turning 33%
2 Unsafe Speed 19%
17% Auto R/W
Violation 3
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Operational benefits include: • Separating left turns
• Minimizing side street traffic crossing
• Speed differential reductions
• Reduced pedestrian exposure to
conflicting vehicular movements
• Greater distance between vehicular
travel lanes and sidewalks. • Painted buffer between vehicular traffic and bicycle traffic. https://highways.dot.gov/sites/fhwa.dot.gov/ files/2022-06/rdig.pdf
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11 BACKGROUND TRAFFIC LEVEL OF SERVICE IMPACTS
• Level of Service (LOS) is a way to
measure the performance of
roadway segments based on
speed, travel time, freedom to
maneuver, and delay
• Segments are graded on an A-F
scale, in which LOS A is free flow
traffic, and F is severe congestion.
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12 BACKGROUND TRAFFIC LEVEL OF SERVICE IMPACTS
ADT LOS LOS E
Capacity
Effective
Classification Roadway Segment
22,000 6,324 A
Linden St: Chicago 4-Lane Arterial
Ave to Cranford Ave Existing Conditions
22,000 5,743 A
Linden St: Cranford 4-Lane Arterial
Ave to Iowa Ave
12,500 6,324 A
Linden St: Chicago 2-Lane Collector
Ave to Cranford Ave Proposed Conditions
12,500 5,743 A
Linden St: Cranford 2-Lane Collector
Ave to Iowa Ave
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13 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
Advantages
• Consistency with General Plan
• Operational and Safety benefits
• Enhanced School Loading Zone
• Encourages Active Transportation
Disadvantages
• Decrease in roadway capacity
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14 • That the City Council direct staff to implement a 3-year pilot project that would temporarily convert Linden
Street between Chicago Avenue and Iowa Avenue
from a four-lane roadway to a two-lane roadway with a
striped two-way left-turn lane median and buffered bike lanes.
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