Crosstown Corridors Study
Bancroft Avenue, Williams Street
Facilities and Transportation Committee Meeting
November 2, 2022
Agenda
History and Policies
Study Overview
Study Process and Community Engagement
Recommended Concept
Next Steps
2018 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
GP - Environmental Justice Element
Parks Master Plan (RFP)
Timeline
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2020 2021 2022 2023
Kick-off
Consultant Contract
April 2021
Grant Award
June 2020
Grant Award
Phase II - Collaborate
Design Alternatives
Nov 2021-April 2022
Phase I - Listen
Community Outreach
July – October 2021
Phase III - Refine
Refined
May – October 2022
Today
FTC Meeting,
November 2, 20222
Study Overview
• Examines safety, school and multimodal access
• Community outreach
• Proposed concept plan for grant funding opportunities Total Project Outreach
~225
People Engaged
In Person
2,623
Website Visitors
207
Map and Concept Plan
Comments
378
Online Survey Responses
10 Youth Ambassadors
3 Advisory Group Meetings
3 Languages
(Spanish, Cantonese, English)
Two-way Separated Bike Lanes
Pop-up Event 8/13/22
Drone Video – Bancroft Avenue at Victoria Circle
Drone Video – Bancroft Avenue at Toyon Park
Video – Williams Street
Online Engagement
Residents shared many needs for
both corridors:
Bikeway Connectivity Unsafe Speeds and
Passing Maneuvers
Business Access & Goods
Movement
Student Safety Concerns
Bus Stop Quality and
Accessibility BART Connections
Based on that and needs analysis, the
study incorporates a baseline set of
improvements for both corridors:
Separated Bike Lanes
Uncontrolled Crosswalk
Enhancements
Controlled Crosswalk
Enhancements
Speed Management
Bus Stop Enhancements
Bancroft Avenue
Bancroft Ave: Recommended Concept
Two-Way Separated
Bike Lanes
Crosswalk Safety
Enhancements Speed Management
Bancroft Avenue Concept
Two-Way Separated
Bike Lanes
Crosswalk Safety
Enhancements Speed Management
Williams Street
Williams St: Recommended Concept
Crosswalk Enhancements Parking or PickUp/Drop-Off Two-Way Separated Bike Lanes Williams St: Recommended Concept
Crosswalk Enhancements Parking or PickUp/Drop-Off Two-Way Separated Bike Lanes In summary, here were the key considerations
that led to the recommendation:
1. Two-Way Bikeway on North Side 2. Directional Bikeways on Both Sides Flows Like Traffic
More Parking Removal
Less Landscape Opportunity
Flows Like a Trail
Less Parking Removal
More Landscape Opportunity
Themes from engagement: benefits
and concerns
School Traffic Vehicle Storage
Pedestrian/Bicycle Traffic Calming
Safety and Access
Livability
Vehicle Storage Changes
Street
Existing
Spaces
Existing
Demand
(# Occupied)
Existing
Demand
(% Occupied)
Spaces
Maintained
with Project
Percent
Maintained
Bancroft West Side
(Opposite Bikeway) 399 166 42% 269 67%
Bancroft East Side
(Bikeway Side) 356 204 57% 115 32%
Bancroft Total 755 370 41% 384 51%
Williams North Side
(Bikeway Side) 128 52 35% 8 6%
Williams South Side
(Opposite Bikeway) 192 67 49% 130 68%
Williams Total 320 119 37% 138 43%
On-Street Vehicle Storage Demand:
Bancroft
Based on parking occupancy counts from 2021 and
parking supply with project, blocks marked in red will
have demand resulting in over 85% occupancy
Less than 85% occupancy or no parking existing
Over 85% occupancy
On-Street Vehicle Storage Demand:
Williams
Based on parking occupancy counts from 2021 and
parking supply with project, blocks marked in red will
have demand resulting in over 85% occupancy
Less than 85% occupancy or no parking existing
Over 85% occupancy
School District
Coordination
• Ongoing coordination to
identify easement
opportunities and
programming solutions for
school congestion
• Recommending signal
modifications at Bancroft dropoff loop
Next Steps
Complete
Study
Grant Funding
Design
Construction
Approval of the Crosstown Corridor Study to:
Support City Policies:
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, General Plan, Vision Zero Increase Grant Funding Competitiveness
• Infrastructure Bill, HSIP, ATP
Make progress towards improvements in quality of life
• Safer and multimodally connected communities
• Physical, health, and socioeconomic benefits
Be the first to connect elementary, middle, and high schools Staff Recommendation