Agenda packet — San Ramon City Council, October 13, 2026 (part 1 of 2)

Mark Armstrong, Mayor
Marisol Rubio, Vice Mayor
Richard Adler, Councilmember
Robert Jweinat, Councilmember
Sridhar Verose, Councilmember
City of San Ramon
City Council
Agenda
San Ramon City Hall
Council Chamber
7000 Bollinger Canyon Road
October 13, 2026
6:30 PM
Regular Meeting
Agenda Questions: Contact the City Clerk (925) 973-2539 or email to [email protected].

Please refer to the end of the agenda to review options for participation in the meeting. This agenda is posted in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2(a). Unless stated otherwise, every item on the agenda is exempt from CEQA Guidelines § 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15273, 15378, 15301, 15323 and/or Public Resources Code § 21065.

1. Call to Order/Roll Call

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Announcements

3.1. Changes and Additions to the Agenda

4. Public Comment
Members of the public are welcome to address the City Council during Public Comment on:
• Any item not on this agenda that is within the City Council authority. • Consent Calendar items, including requests to remove (pull) an item for separate discussion. If requesting to pull the item from the Consent Calendar, state the reason why you wish to pull the item(s). The decision to pull the item from the Consent Calendar is strictly at the discretion of the City Council. • Special Presentation items (Item 6 of the agenda).
• Requests for future agenda items.

Please direct all comments to the City Council, not to City staff or the public. Each speaker will have up to 3 minutes to speak. The time limit may be reduced if a large number of speakers are anticipated. Speaking time may not be transferred to another person. State law does not allow the City Council to take action on items that are not listed on the agenda.

5. Consent Calendar
The Consent Calendar includes routine items that are usually approved together with one vote. If you would like the City Council to consider a Consent Calendar item separately, you may request that the item be removed by:
• Speaking during Item 4 – Public Comment, or

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• Emailing the City Clerk before the meeting.

The City Council will decide, in its sole discretion, whether to remove the item for separate discussion. The title of each resolution or ordinance will be read aloud, and such reading shall be deemed a waiver of the reading of the complete resolution or ordinance, unless a City Council member requests that the entire document be read aloud.

5.1. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting - September 21, 2026

5.2. Consider Approval of Arts Advisory Committee Member Appointments

5.3. Consider Approval of Library Advisory Committee Member Appointment

5.4. Consider Approval of San Ramon Poet Laureate Appointment

5.5. Consider Appointment of the Mayor and Vice Mayor to a City Council Ad Hoc Committee for the Annual Review of the City Manager and City Attorney

6. Special Presentations

6.1. Proclamation Declaring October 2026 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Presented to Rewire Community and Narika.

6.2. Central Contra Costa Transit Authority County Connection Presentation

7. Deferred Consent Items

8. Unfinished Business

9. New Business

9.1. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-121 - Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Ten-Year Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for Police Technology, Equipment, Software, and Services in an Amount Not to Exceed $4,104,085.86 Staff Report by John Cranford, Police Captain

9.2. Public Hearing: Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-122 - Approving the Issuance of the Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority (CMFA) for the Benefit of LIHTC Advisors, LLC to Provide for the Financing of the Bella Village Apartments Project
Recommendation: Receive the staff report, receive testimony from the California Municipal Finance Authority, open public comment, receive public testimony, close public comment and public hearing, discuss and deliberate, and consider adoption of Resolution No. 2026-122.

Staff Report by Katelyn Snodgrass, Associate Planner

9.3. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-123 - Authorizing the City Council to adopt the San Ramon Bicycle Master Plan Update

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City Council Meeting
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Staff Report by Chris Weeks, Transportation Division Manager

10. City Manager's and City Council Members' Comments / Matters Initiated

11. Adjournment

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City Council Meeting
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How to View or Participate in the Meeting
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4. Livestream on Zoom: https://cityofsanramon.zoom.us/j/99065730313 Meeting ID: 990 6573 0313 Provide Public Comment:

1. In person, by submitting a request to speak card to the City Clerk.

2. By Zoom, using the “Raise Hand” feature to request to speak.

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4. By email to [email protected], indicating “Public Comment” and the corresponding “Agenda Item #” in the subject line.

Written comments received up to two hours before the meeting will be provided to the City Council and posted online in advance of the meeting at https://sanramonca.portal.civicclerk.com under the meeting date.

Comments received after the cutoff will be provided to the Council the following day and posted online as noted above. Written comments will not be read aloud.

Technology Disruption:

If there is a disruption in technology that prevents remote participation, the meeting will be paused for up to one hour while the City works to restore service. If service cannot be restored, the City Council may adjourn or continue the meeting, following the City’s adopted Technology Disruption Policy.

Accommodations:

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (925) 973-2539. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to provide reasonable accommodations.

Attendee Conduct:

There will be zero tolerance for any person addressing the Council making profane, offensive and disruptive remarks, or engaging in loud, boisterous, or other disorderly conduct, that disrupts the orderly conduct of the public meeting. Specifically, it is important for all speakers to adhere to the following guidelines for participation in this meeting:
a. No profanity or obscenity.
b. Refrain from personal threats or attacks.
c. Refrain from hateful epithets and demeaning language based on any person’s race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or disability.
d. Respect all people that are present or watching.

At the discretion of the Mayor, a speaker may forfeit speaking time for any of the following reasons:
a. Exceeding the allotted time to speak;
b. Yelling, screaming, or other behavior that renders this Council unable to continue the meeting; c. Excessive profanity or slander;
d. Specific threats or “fighting words” that incite violence; or e. Speech that is outside the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council or the specific agenda item in which you are speaking.

While the City of San Ramon upholds the First Amendment rights of all participants, we do not accept or endorse offensive or hateful comments made during our meetings. We celebrate the diversity of our community and strive to maintain a welcoming and inclusive environment for all.

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Meeting Minutes
Item No. 5.1.

Minutes of the
City of San Ramon
City Council Special Meeting
September 21, 2026

1. Call to Order/Roll Call
The meeting was called to order at 6:33 p.m.

Present:

Mayor Mark Armstrong
Vice Mayor Marisol Rubio
Councilmember Richard Adler
Councilmember Robert Jweinat
Councilmember Sridhar Verose
Also in attendance: City Manager Steven Spedowfski, City Attorney Martin Lysons, Finance Director Jennifer Wakeman, Public Works Director Brian Bornstein, Parks and Community Services Director Henry Perezalonzo, and City Clerk Joan Snashall.

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Announcements

3.1. Changes and Additions to the Agenda

4. Public Comment
Public comment was received from American Intelligence. Written public comment was received from AIArthur du Camelot to pull consent calendar items 5.5 and 5.6, and Brian Swanson to pull consent calendar item 5.6.

5. Consent Calendar
Councilmember Verose requested items 5.4, 5.5, and 5.6 be pulled from the consent calendar and moved to deferred consent items for further discussion.

Vice Mayor Rubio's motion to approve consent calendar items 5.1-5.3 and to pull items 5.4,

5.5, and 5.6 was seconded by Councilmember Adler. The motion passed 5-0-0-0.

Result: Passed [ 5-0-0-0 ]
Mover: Vice Mayor Marisol Rubio
Seconder: Councilmember Richard Adler
Ayes: Mark Armstrong, Marisol Rubio, Richard Adler, Robert Jweinat, Sridhar Verose
Nays: None
Abstentions: None

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City Council Special Meeting – September 21, 2026
2 5.1. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting - August 31, 2026

5.2. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting - September 8, 2026

5.3. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting – September 8, 2026

5.4. Accept the Register of Demands as Presented by City Treasurer (Period Ending August 31, 2026)

5.5. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-118 - Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Agreement with G.N. Henley, Inc. for Construction of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvements at the Intersection of Crow Canyon Road at the Cobblestone Development as Part of the Crow Canyon Road Widening Project (CIP 905328) in an Amount Not to Exceed $228,792

5.6. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-119 - Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Agreement with Mark Thomas for Design of the Crow Canyon Road / Iron Horse Trail Bicycle Pedestrian Overcrossing Project (CIP 905531) in an Amount Not to Exceed $2,059,133

6. Special Presentations

7. Deferred Consent Items

5.4. Accept the Register of Demands as Presented by City Treasurer (Period Ending August 31, 2026)
Finance Director Jennifer Wakeman provided a brief overview of the Register of Demands and responded to questions from the Council.

Mayor Armstrong opened public comment. Public comment was received from American Intelligence. Mayor Armstrong closed public comment.

Councilmember Verose's motion to Accept the Register of Demands as Presented by City Treasurer (Period Ending August 31, 2026) was seconded by Councilmember Adler. The motion passed 5-0-0-0.

Result: Passed [ 5-0-0-0 ]
Mover: Councilmember Sridhar Verose
Seconder: Councilmember Richard Adler
Ayes: Mark Armstrong, Marisol Rubio, Richard Adler, Robert Jweinat, Sridhar Verose
Nays: None
Abstentions: None

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City Council Special Meeting – September 21, 2026
3 5.5. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-118 - Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Agreement with G.N. Henley, Inc. for Construction of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvements at the Intersection of Crow Canyon Road at the Cobblestone Development as Part of the Crow Canyon Road Widening Project (CIP 905328) in an Amount Not to Exceed $228,792
Public Works Director Brian Bornstein presented the staff report and addressed questions.

Mayor Armstrong opened public comment. Public comment was received from American Intelligence. Mayor Armstrong closed public comment.

Councilmember Verose's motion to approve Resolution No. 2026-118 Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Agreement with G.N. Henley, Inc. for Construction of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvements at the Intersection of Crow Canyon Road at the Cobblestone Development as Part of the Crow Canyon Road Widening Project (CIP 905328) in an Amount Not to Exceed $228,792 was seconded by Councilmember Adler.

The motion passed 5-0-0-0.

Mayor Armstrong opened public comment. Public comment was received from American Intelligence. Mayor Armstrong closed public comment. Written public comment was received from Brian Swanson.

Councilmember Verose's motion to approve Resolution No 2026-119 Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Agreement with Mark Thomas for Design of the Crow Canyon Road / Iron Horse Trail Bicycle Pedestrian Overcrossing Project (CIP 905531) in an Amount Not to Exceed $2,059,133 was seconded by Councilmember Adler. The motion passed 5-0-0-0.

Result: Passed [ 5-0-0-0 ]
Mover: Councilmember Sridhar Verose
Seconder: Councilmember Richard Adler

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City Council Special Meeting – September 21, 2026
4 Ayes: Mark Armstrong, Marisol Rubio, Richard Adler, Robert Jweinat, Sridhar Verose
Nays: None
Abstentions: None

8. Unfinished Business

9. New Business

9.1. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-120 - Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Co-Sponsorship Agreement With American Legion Mt. Diablo Post 246 for the Display of Commemorative Street Banners Commemorating Military Veterans
Parks and Community Services Director Henry Perezalonzo presented the staff report and answered questions of the Council.

Mayor Armstrong opened public comment. Public comment was received from American Intelligence. Mayor Armstrong closed public comment.

Vice Mayor Rubio's motion to approve Resolution No. 2026-120 Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Co-Sponsorship Agreement With American Legion Mt. Diablo Post 246 for the Display of Commemorative Street Banners Commemorating Military Veterans was seconded by Councilmember Verose. The motion passed 5-0-0-0.

Result: Passed [ 5-0-0-0 ]
Mover: Vice Mayor Marisol Rubio
Seconder: Councilmember Sridhar Verose
Ayes: Mark Armstrong, Marisol Rubio, Richard Adler, Robert Jweinat, Sridhar Verose
Nays: None
Abstentions: None

10. City Manager's and City Council Members' Comments / Matters Initiated Public comment was received from American Intelligence.

11. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:06 p.m.

Mark Armstrong, Mayor
Attest:

Joan Snashall, City Clerk

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City Council Staff Report
Item No. 5.2.

Date: October 13, 2026
To: San Ramon City Council
From: Henry Perezalonso, Department Director
Bradley Morris, Division Manager
Subject: Consider Approval of Arts Advisory Committee Member Appointments Executive Summary:

The Arts Advisory Committee makes recommendations to the Parks and Community Services Commission on the delivery of art programs, facilities, activities, services, events, and policies. One regular position and one alternate position are currently vacant, both with terms expiring March 2027.

Recommendation:

The City Council's role is to consider approval of the Parks and Community Services Commission recommendation to appoint Aqsa Shakil to the regular committee position and Sara Garewal as the alternate member of the Arts Advisory Committee, with terms expiring in March 2027.

Background:

The Arts Advisory Committee consists of seven regular committee members and two alternate members, each serving a two-year term. Appointments are made by the City Council in March, and terms commence with the first meeting in April of each year.

The City Clerk listed the vacancies on the City’s website and social media accounts and solicited applicants. There are two vacancies: one regular position and one alternate position. Four applications were received for consideration: Sara Garewal, Ellie Mainou, John Rieth, and Aqsa Shakil.

An Ad Hoc Committee of the Parks and Community Services Commission, consisting of Chair Levy and Commissioner Doerlich, interviewed the applicants on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, and Tuesday, August 25, 2026. The Ad Hoc Committee recommended the appointment of Aqsa Shakil to the regular committee position and Sara Garewal as the alternate member of the Arts Advisory Committee, with terms expiring in March 2027.

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The Parks & Community Services Commission approved the recommendation on September 9, 2026, and recommended it be forwarded to the City Council for consideration and appointment.

Fiscal Impact:

There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.

Alternative Option(s):

The City Council may appoint one of the other applicants to serve on the committee. The City Council may direct staff to reopen the recruitment and return with additional candidates for consideration.

Next Steps:

Staff will notify the appointed Committee members of upcoming meeting dates, times, and locations.

Attachment(s):

A. Arts Advisory Committee Applicants

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ATTACHMENT A

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edu-exp Mary's College of California, 2024 10+ years of in-house legal contract management, legal operations, and general paralegal experience mostly in construction and biotech industries. Currently senior contract manager/legal operations manager at publicly traded biotechnology start-up company. purposegoals
I think the main purpose of the Arts Advisory Committee is to serve as the city of San Ramon's champion for the arts by translating community needs into actionable recommendations for city leadership.
interest
My passion for music and the performing arts goes back as far as I can remember. At just three years old, I was already mimicking the performances of Judy Garland, Shirley Temple, and Elizabeth Taylor — captivated by the magic of what I saw on screen. That early spark grew into something much deeper. I sang in my Catholic school choir from ages 7 through 13, took private piano and voice lessons, and performed in plays and musicals through a youth drama program at the Lafayette Theater. By the time high school came around, I chose Acalanes High School in Lafayette, CA, specifically for its prestigious music and theater program — a testament to how central the arts had become to my identity. Under the direction of Bruce Lengacher, I immersed myself in choral music, musical theater, and drama all four years. The highlight of that chapter was landing the lead role in my senior year musical — a moment I still count among my most cherished memories. That foundation carried me forward. As a college freshman at CSU Long Beach, my musical background earned me a spot in one of the university's top choirs — a highly competitive opportunity I was proud to earn. Though I eventually shifted focus toward completing my degree and building my career, my love for the performing arts never left me. It has simply been waiting for the right opportunity to contribute — and I believe this committee is that opportunity. I am eager to bring my knowledge, handson experience, and deep passion for the performing arts to this committee.

My background in the performing arts would be a natural and meaningful addition to the group — informing decisions, evaluating options, and enriching discussions on anything related to the cultural arts. What excites me most, however, is the timing. San Ramon is on an upward trajectory — a growing, evolving city with an expanding and diverse community. I see that growth as a real opportunity to elevate the arts here, introducing more residents to the transformative power of the performing arts and helping establish San Ramon as a true cultural destination in the region. I would love to be part of shaping that future.
contribution
The most important contribution I can make is bringing a perspective that bridges generations. At 35, I'm young enough to understand how younger residents engage with the arts, yet experienced enough to bring real credibility to the committee's work. My extensive performing arts background means I have lived experience across the full arc of arts engagement — from developing as a young performer to understanding what sustains a lifelong relationship with the arts. That's directly relevant to one of the committee's core challenges: creating programming that resonates with residents of all ages, including younger families and working-age adults who are often hardest to reach. As a San Ramon resident, I'm personally invested in these outcomes. My combination of performing arts expertise, generational perspective, and genuine roots in this community positions me

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to help shape a cultural future that serves not just today's residents, but the next generation as well.
participation
While I have not yet had the opportunity to formally participate in civic or community activities, my desire to serve on the Arts Advisory Committee marks the beginning of my commitment to changing that. I have always believed in the power of the arts to bring people together and strengthen communities — and joining this committee is my way of turning that belief into action. I am eager to channel my lifelong passion for the performing arts into meaningful community service, and I see this role as the perfect entry point. I am committed to showing up, contributing fully, and growing as a civic participant — not just within this committee, but in the broader San Ramon community as well.

To view this form submission online, please follow the link below:
https://www.sanramon.ca.gov/form/one.aspx?
objectId=21314787&contextId=12608466&returnto=submissions

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From: [email protected]
To: Lisa Schlotz
Subject: BCC Application 2026-06-29 12:46 PM(PST) Submission Notification Date: Monday, June 29, 2026 1:00:18 PM
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BCC Application 2026-06-29 12:46 PM(PST) was submitted by Guest on 6/29/2026 3:46:56 PM (GMT-08:00) US/Pacific
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During my doctoral studies, I was actively involved in the Student Government Association for the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State University, serving successively as Secretary, Vice President, and ultimately President. As President, I spearheaded initiatives to bridge the gap between complex scientific research and the community, organizing public outreach events and securing funding for student-led advocacy programs. I also focused on building a collaborative, inclusive environment by coordinating cross-departmental seminars and mentoring incoming graduate students. That same dedication to community and culture drives me today in

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the Bay Area, where I regularly give back as a volunteer usher for both SFJAZZ and the San Francisco Symphony.
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I hold a Ph.D. in Biology from Penn State University, a M.Sc. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Emory University and a B.A. in Mathematics from Smith College. I currently work as a Senior Scientist in the pharmaceutical industry, a role that requires rigorous analytical thinking, project management, and cross-functional collaboration. While my professional background is rooted in the sciences, I have a lifelong passion for the arts—particularly theater, music, and visual arts. This unique combination allows me to bring both a highly structured, data-driven approach to project planning and an authentic, deeply informed appreciation for cultural programming to the committee.
purposegoals
I understand the purpose of the San Ramon Arts Advisory Committee as being the bridge between the city’s leadership and its residents to enrich the community's cultural landscape. Its goal is to advocate for, preserve, and expand public art installations, cultural events, and diverse artistic expressions. By doing so, the committee ensures that San Ramon remains a vibrant, inspiring, and inclusive place to live where the arts are accessible to everyone.
interest
My love for the arts is a huge part of who I am. I frequently visit museums or attend a theatrical show or a concert somewhere in the Bay Area, and I always make it a point to explore local museums whenever I travel. As a San Ramon resident, I really want to see that same kind of cultural energy and richness thrive right here in our own backyard. The arts have this amazing, unmatched ability to bring people together, spark real conversations, and just make our daily surroundings more vibrant. I’m ready to step up and serve on this committee because I want to directly contribute to the community I call home, helping to shape the public spaces and local programming that inspire all of us.
contribution
My most important contribution is the ability to bridge the gap between creative vision and structured execution. Because of my background as a scientist, I excel at objective problem-solving, budgeting, and managing complex timelines. Pairing this analytical skillset with my genuine enthusiasm for the arts means I can help the committee evaluate proposals critically, plan initiatives effectively, and ensure that community arts projects are executed successfully and sustainably.
participation
My civic and community involvement centers on education and supporting the performing arts. I actively give back to my alma mater by volunteering as an alumna interviewer for Smith College, helping to evaluate and mentor the next generation of students. Additionally, I have hands-on experience supporting major cultural institutions in the Bay Area, volunteering as an usher for both SFJAZZ and the SF Symphony, where I love helping to create

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a welcoming, seamless experience for the public.

To view this form submission online, please follow the link below:
https://www.sanramon.ca.gov/form/one.aspx?
objectId=21337247&contextId=12608466&returnto=submissions

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availability pricing, promotions, positioning strategies and profitability edu-exp
Master of Business Administration Degree, George Washington University Marketing Strategy Pricing Policy and implementation Project Management Competitive Analysis Forecasting Managed people and budgets purposegoals
My interpretation is that the Arts Advisory Committee serves as the City's primary advocate and strategic advisor for fostering a vibrant and accessible arts community. The Committee helps ensure that San Ramon's cultural arts programs, public art, facilities, and community events reflect the interests and needs of residents while enhancing the City's identity and quality of life.

The Committee also plays a role in gathering community input, evaluating opportunities, and providing recommendations to City staff, the Parks and Community Services Commission, and the City Council. By reviewing public art projects, supporting local artists and cultural organizations, and helping develop long-term plans for the arts, the Committee helps ensure that San Ramon's investment in the visual and performing arts is both meaningful and sustainable. Ultimately, I see the Committee's purpose as enriching the community by making the arts an integral part of everyday life for residents of San Ramon.
interest
As both a community volunteer and an avid oil painter, I appreciate the important role the arts play in inspiring creativity, bringing people together, and enriching the quality of life within a community. The visual and performing arts help create a sense of identity, encourage cultural appreciation, and provide opportunities for residents of all ages to learn, connect, and express themselves. I am interested in serving on the Arts Advisory Committee because I would like to help ensure that San Ramon continues to invest in high-quality arts programs, public art, cultural events, and facilities that reflect the interests and diversity of our community. I enjoy combining creative thinking with strategic planning and believe my professional experience in program development, project management, and community engagement would allow me to make thoughtful contributions to the Committee's work. I welcome the opportunity to collaborate with fellow committee members, City staff, and community organizations to help strengthen and expand San Ramon's vibrant arts community. contribution
I believe my most important contribution would be my ability to combine strategic planning with practical execution. Throughout my professional career, I have led marketing initiatives, managed complex projects, developed long-range plans and forecasts, and worked collaboratively with large cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals. These experiences have taught me how to evaluate opportunities, build consensus, and translate ideas into successful programs. Equally important, my volunteer experiences— including serving as a Scout Leader, volunteering with the SPCA, serving on nonprofit advisory boards, and participating in local arts and improv classes —have reinforced the importance of community engagement, creativity, and collaboration. I believe these experiences have given me both the organizational skills and the community perspective needed to carefully evaluate programs, support local artists, and help strengthen San Ramon's cultural arts offerings for residents of all ages.

I have been actively involved in civic and community service through a

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participation
variety of volunteer and leadership roles. During my career at AT&T, I led corporate-sponsored community service initiatives, including volunteer projects supporting Kids Against Hunger and the Contra Costa Food Bank. I have volunteered with the SPCA, served on the advisory boards of Restore Men's Recovery Center and CityTeam, partnered with The Barnabas Group Bay Area to support nonprofit organizations, served as a Guest Services volunteer at CPC Danville, and previously served as a Scout Leader mentoring youth and developing leadership skills. In addition to my volunteer service, I am an active oil painter and have participated in local art and improv classes. These experiences have given me a greater appreciation for the role that creativity and the arts play in building community, fostering personal expression, and bringing people together. I believe the arts enrich the lives of residents of all ages and contribute to a vibrant, connected community.

To view this form submission online, please follow the link below:
https://www.sanramon.ca.gov/form/one.aspx?
objectId=21334671&contextId=12608466&returnto=submissions

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From: [email protected]
To: Lisa Schlotz
Subject: BCC Application 2026-06-23 03:46 PM(PST) Submission Notification Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 3:47:10 PM
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I am an artist, a teacher and a realtor. I have been teaching drawing and painting classes in the San Ramon Community Center since 2017. I have also served on the board of the Art Advisory Committee before and would love the opportunity to join in again.
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availability Flexible
edu-exp
Education:
2007 – M.F.A., Meadows School of the Arts, Southern
Methodist University, Dallas TX 2005 - B.A. Summa Cum Laude, University of Texas at Dallas 1999 – 2001 National College of Arts , Lahore , Pakistan Teaching Experience: 2019 - 2020 Adjunct professor, Art Appreciation, Evergreen Valley College, San Jose CA
2017 -
Present Drawing and Painting Instructor, San Ramon Community Center, San Ramon CA 2013-2014 Adjunct professor, Drawing and Design, University of Texas at Dallas 2011-2012 Adjunct professor, Painting and Foundations, Southern Methodist University, Dallas TX 2007-2010 Adjunct professor, Drawing and Advanced Drawing, University of Texas at Dallas

2005-2007 Teaching Assistant, Southern Methodist University, Drawing 2005-2007 Teaching Assistant, Southern Methodist University, Painting 2005-2007 Teaching Assistant, Southern Methodist University, Foundations 2004-2005 Writing Instructor, Reading Writing and Math Lab, University of Texas at Dallas
purposegoals
The committee advises City staff, the Parks and Community Services Commission, and the City Council on cultural arts programs, facilities, services, activities, and policies. It gathers and evaluates community input, serves as a liaison with governmental, nonprofit, and private organizations, and advocates for the growth of visual and performing arts throughout the community. The committee also reviews public art projects, Art Gallery exhibits, and Cultural Growth Fund grant applications. Through its standing and special subcommittees, it provides recommendations and feedback on current and future cultural arts needs. In addition, it develops, implements, and evaluates the City's five year cultural arts plan to guide long term arts programming and facility planning.
interest
I would like to join this board because I am passionate about strengthening our community through arts, culture, and creative expression. Through my involvement in community organizations and public service initiatives, I have seen how the arts bring people together, foster connection, and enrich quality of life. I would welcome the opportunity to help shape programs, support public art initiatives, and ensure that cultural opportunities remain accessible and meaningful for residents of all ages and backgrounds. I am excited to contribute my perspective, collaborate with fellow community members, and help advance the City's vision for a vibrant and inclusive arts community.
contribution
As an art teacher and active member of the community, I can bring both educational and community-centered perspectives to the board. My experience working with students of different ages gives me insight into how arts programs can inspire creativity, build confidence, and engage diverse audiences. Through my involvement in local community initiatives, I understand the importance of making arts and cultural opportunities accessible and inclusive for all residents. I would be excited to help identify community needs, support public art projects, promote arts education, and contribute to the development of programs that strengthen connections across our community.

I am actively involved in community and civic activities that promote arts and cultural engagement. I regularly attend local art shows, cultural events,

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participation
and community programs, often encouraging my students to participate and experience the arts firsthand. Earlier this year, I taught an art seminar at the Cultural Fair, helping community members explore creativity through hands on learning. These experiences have strengthened my connection to the community and reinforced my commitment to making the arts accessible and engaging for all.

To view this form submission online, please follow the link below:
https://www.sanramon.ca.gov/form/one.aspx?
objectId=21333146&contextId=12608466&returnto=submissions

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City Council Staff Report
Item No. 5.3.

Date: October 13, 2026
To: San Ramon City Council
From: Henry Perezalonso, Department Director
Bradley Morris, Division Manager
Subject: Consider Approval of Library Advisory Committee Member Appointment Executive Summary:

The Library Advisory Committee makes recommendations to the Parks and Community Services Commission, Contra Costa Library officials, and City Council on the delivery of library programs, facilities, activities, services, and policies. There is one alternate vacancy on this committee.

Recommendation:

The City Council's role is to consider approval of the Parks and Community Services Commission recommendation to appoint Caroline Kang as an alternate member of the Library Advisory Committee, with a term expiring in March 2028.

Background:

The Library Advisory Committee consists of five regular community members and two alternate members, each serving a two-year term. Appointments are made by the City Council in March, and terms commence with the first meeting in April of each year.

The City Clerk listed the vacancy on the City’s website and social media accounts soliciting applicants. There is one vacancy: the alternate position on this committee. Three applications were received for consideration: Hanunah Alsabur, Caroline Kang, and Swati Parmar.

An Ad Hoc Committee of the Parks and Community Services Commission, consisting of Chair Levy and Commissioner Shetty, held virtual interviews on Thursday, August 20, 2026. The Ad Hoc Committee recommended the appointment of Caroline Kang to serve as the alternate member of the Library Advisory Committee, with a term expiring in March 2028.

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The Parks & Community Services Commission approved the recommendation on September 9, 2026, and recommended it be forwarded to the City Council for consideration and appointment.

Fiscal Impact:

There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.

Alternative Option(s):

Next Steps:

Staff will notify the appointed Committee members of upcoming meeting dates, times, and locations.

Attachment(s):

A. A. Library Advisory Committee Applicants

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From: [email protected]
To: Lisa Schlotz
Subject: BCC Application 2026-06-18 11:28 AM(PST) Submission Notification Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026 11:29:13 AM
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BCC Application 2026-06-18 11:28 AM(PST) was submitted by Guest on 6/18/2026 2:29:00 PM (GMT-08:00) US/Pacific
Name Value
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fullname Hanunah Alsabur
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Gender female
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experience
I have a diverse background in community service, non profit development, holistic wellness doula. My experience includes creating and supporting programs that connect individuals and families with recourses, coordination community out reach initiative, and fostering partnership that strengthens beyond our community. I am hosting Historical History Walks in San Francisco paying respect to my ancestors who were founders of San Francisco's financial, shipyard enterprises as well as land donors to California's first public school.
occupation Holistic wellness Doula

ATTACHMENT A

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companyname Grace My Body Wellness
busown Yes
position Master Healer
availability By Appointment
edu-exp
Ahmed Baba Institute, UC Berkeley , Chico State, Morgan Library , Library of Congress. I and my son are fully invested with our international literacy program in Palenque Colombia and Funzi Island Kenya. We are looking forward to selecting the lumber that will be used to build their communities first libraries. So that's what I'm gearing up for. Iqrah was my first word as a baby. My dad who is responsible for restoring Malian ancient manuscripts of science astronomy and Islam as well as mathematics always Iqrah!!! that means Read or recite. I'm very well versed and have been told that I'm blessed to be a custodian of a great intellectual tradition. purposegoals
My interpretation of the purpose of the Library Advisory Board is to serve as a voice for the community by providing input and recommendations that help strengthen library services, programs and resources. The board helps ensure that the library remains accessible inclusive and responsive to the diverse needs of residents. Its goal is to support literacy lifelong learning community engagement and equitable access to information technology and educational opportunities. We also need to be proud of our Californian History and preserve that and I see that is lacking.
interest
To enlighten and share and learn and continue to build curiosity, to open up another worlds of greats that have gone forgotten but their legacy is still within me. I'm a seeker of truth and knowledge and I love sharing the wealth.

I think I was sent here by God to keep it LIT because the power that you gain in the binds of books is electrifying. I have doctors asking if I'm a Medical professional, judges want to know who the new council is because I'm constantly leaning the language of law and science. I'm defiantly an Asset . contribution
I'm a seeker of everything, I'm not flat and one sided. I'm a face and personality that is missing in this community. I have a personals library that I'm proud of and when I receive those who hate reading, by the time I'm done with them, they are excited bragging to their friends, Yo!!! This the real Money Bag!!! and that there proves that I can peek the youths interest and hook them and they go on to enlighten their hive. These generation of kids are going to be the first generation that doesn't do better than their parents. I instill in my son there is plenty to do and he then says hey guys lets go to city hall and admire art. Oratory, Literature, Science and Stats, World History, Law and good ole Humanitarian work is wheel of a good oiled society.

Defiantly going to bring California History and Local Literati's and everything else that is valuable that is overlooked. Stay tuned, I'm looking forward to the Live In Person, welcoming Hanunah, The Bad Ass Librarian of San Ramon Advisory Board. Smile and I Hope you have had a chance to read the The Bad Ass Librarians of Timbuktu, that's the story of my Baba participation
I'm an advocate for survivors of human trafficking, getting those who have been stripped of their dignity back restoring their power so they can Inshalllah be of sane mind and body to live a positive productive life, I volunteer my time with my seniors because they have the richest most fabulous stories, so I take them to museums and botanical gardens and live.

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Currently I have been super excited that my audience is super excited about my Historical Tour Walks, I read to the young girls at Glide Memorial, the look and hope that I see on their innocents faces gives me my everything to keep going. And My son and I are going to be publishing his book of Affirmations.

To view this form submission online, please follow the link below:
https://www.sanramon.ca.gov/form/one.aspx?
objectId=21329641&contextId=12608466&returnto=submissions

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From: [email protected]
To: Lisa Schlotz
Subject: BCC Application 2026-06-27 02:10 PM(PST) Submission Notification Date: Saturday, June 27, 2026 2:10:32 PM
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BCC Application 2026-06-27 02:10 PM(PST) was submitted by Guest on 6/27/2026 5:10:11 PM (GMT-08:00) US/Pacific
Name Value
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fullname Caroline Kang
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position Assistant Chief Counsel
availability Available Thursday evenings for meetings
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purposegoals
I understand that the purpose of the committee is to make recommendations regarding the delivery of library programs, facilities, activities, services, and policies.
interest
I am interested in collaborating with various stakeholders to make the San Ramon libraries a place for the entire community to enjoy and evolve as community needs change.
contribution
As a San Ramon resident for approximately 13 years, a working mother, and having a child in the public school system, I believe I can bring a practical perspective to the table.
participation I have been a civil servant for the State of California for 23 years, but this would be my first foray on a city committee.

To view this form submission online, please follow the link below:
https://www.sanramon.ca.gov/form/one.aspx?
objectId=21336250&contextId=12608466&returnto=submissions

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From: [email protected]
To: Lisa Schlotz
Subject: BCC Application 2026-06-30 12:49 PM(PST) Submission Notification Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 12:50:02 PM
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BCC Application 2026-06-30 12:49 PM(PST) was submitted by Guest on 6/30/2026 3:49:47 PM (GMT-08:00) US/Pacific
Name Value
bccapply LAC
fullname swati parmar
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firstname Swati
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lastname Parmar
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Gender female
city San Ramon
state State
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experience My last full time work was First Republic Bank for 7 years. Since last 6 months I work at Target@ Bishop Ranch.
occupation Work at Target Store
companyname Target
busown No
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availability I Work at Target from 7 am to 3 pm. Other times i am available

1. Bachelor Of Commerce 2. MBA in Finance 3. Project Manager by

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edu-exp Profession
purposegoals
My interpretation is that the Library Advisory Body serves as a bridge between the library and the community. Its purpose is to provide inputs on: -- >library services -->programs & -->policies to meet the diverse needs of residents.
interest
I am residing in San Ramon for past 7 years, have participated in few seed bank volunteering events in the San Ramon library. As a resident i feel library plays important role in supporting education, lifelong learning, and community connection. I would love to collaborate, listen to needs and contribute in meaningful way.
contribution
With my background in project management, I am skilled at listening to diverse viewpoints, analyzing information, and working with others to develop practical recommendations. I am committed to representing the interests of the community, supporting informed decision-making, and helping the library continue to provide valuable programs and services. participation In past I have worked with UPMA NGO in leading their Clothes drive by collecting & donating the kids clothes .

To view this form submission online, please follow the link below:
https://www.sanramon.ca.gov/form/one.aspx?
objectId=21338322&contextId=12608466&returnto=submissions

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City Council Staff Report
Item No. 5.4.

Date: October 13, 2026
To: San Ramon City Council
From: Henry Perezalonso, Department Director
Bradley Morris, Division Manager
Subject: Consider Approval of San Ramon Poet Laureate Appointment Executive Summary:

The City of San Ramon’s Poet Laureate serves as a public advocate for the appreciation and advancement of poetry and the literary arts within the community. Appointed for a twoyear term, the Poet Laureate is a voluntary, uncompensated position and is formally recognized by the City Council with the title of Poet Laureate and a certificate of appointment.

During their term, the Poet Laureate supports the City’s cultural arts efforts by creating and presenting poetry at civic ceremonies, dedications, and other community events. The Poet Laureate also serves as a liaison between the City’s Cultural Arts Programs and local literary organizations and may provide subject-matter expertise to the Arts Advisory Committee. Additional activities may include poetry workshops, staged readings, and other opportunities that encourage community engagement with poetry and the literary arts.

Recommendation:

The City Council's role is to consider approval of the appointment of Jaz Sufi as San Ramon Poet Laureate with a term expiring September 2028.

Background:

The City of San Ramon is seeking a local poet to serve as San Ramon’s Poet Laureate with a term that will run from October 2026 through September 2028. The City Clerk listed the vacancy on the City’s website and social media accounts soliciting applicants. Past applicants for the Poet Laureate position were contacted and encouraged to apply. The City received three applications for consideration: Maureen Mancuso, Azal Shaikh, and Jaz Sufi.

An interview panel consisting of Parks & Community Services Commission Chair Kyle Levy, Commissioner Will Doerlich, and Arts Advisory Committee Chair Robert Bickel interviewed

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the applicants on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The interview panel recommended the appointment of Jaz Sufito to serve as the Poet Laureate with the term expiring in September 2028.

The Parks & Community Services Commission approved the recommendation on September 9, 2026, and recommended it be forwarded to the City Council for consideration and appointment.

Fiscal Impact:

There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.

Alternative Option(s):

The City Council may appoint one of the other applicants to serve as Poet Laureate.

The City Council may also direct staff to reopen the recruitment and return with additional candidates for consideration.

Next Steps:

Staff will notify the Poet Laureate of the appointment and upcoming obligations and events.

Attachment(s):

A. Poet Laureate Application Submissions

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City of San Ramon Poet Laureate Application
Name____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address__________________________________________________________________________________________________ City_____________________________________________________State_________________Zip______________________ Daytime Phone__________________________________________________________________________________________ Evening Phone__________________________________________________________________________________________ E-Mail___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Have you ever given a presentation of your poetry in public? If so, where? Have you ever served on a City Board, Commission, Committee or in a role such as Poet Laureate here or in another City? If so please explain.

What inspired you to start writing poetry?
Why do you want to be the Poet Laureate for the City of San Ramon? Send your application along with four original poems, a resume including a list of published poetry, and a statement of what you would like to accomplish if selected as San Ramon’s Poet Laureate by August 5, 2026.

Maureen Mancuso San Ramon CA 94583
Yes, in the past I was asked to give a poetry reading at the Martinez Branch of Contra Costa County Libraries for "Poetry Month" which is tradationally celebrated each April. I have also been asked to read my poems at seminars, retreats, workshops, civic events and social actions networks.

No I have not, but I would love the opportunity to not only share my poems, but more importantly, to inspire and to help aid other people through connecting to the beauty and power of poety as an intrinsic art form that speaks true, reveals the depth of our deepest inner expencineces, nourishes our quiet longings,tender revelations of our shared humanity, and helps us to notice powerful little things that go unnoticed suddenly reveal powerful insights when curated through using language in unexpected ways.

Several things imspired me to start writing poet. First, was confronting my own encapsabled short-comings and fears. Second, was listening to and reading poems that moved me and overwhemed me. Third was learning to play with words and recognizing the endless possiblity of how words can be strung together, and finally realizing that poetry can speak so powerfully, when proses fail to do so.

It is not that I want the title of Poet Laureate, but that I have learned the power of poetry to move and trasform hearts and minds over the years. Poetry is art, and I believe that the multiiplicty of many art forms nudge us to reconsider ideas, conditions, values and standards, and engages our imagination to wonder and be curious while contemplating new possisibilities.

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MAUREEN MANCUSO, M.DIV.

San Ramon, CA 94583
E-mail:

Objective Volunteer Position of Poet Laureate for the City of San Ramon, CA. Oct. ‘26 Professional Teacher August 2006–June 2022
Experience Granada High School, Livermore, CA
Teach English 12, Humanities, English 11, English 10 Honors, English 9 and AP Language and Composition
Teacher 2000-2005
Rancho Cotate High School, Rohnert Park, CA
Designed and taught curriculum for the following
courses: English 11 (Honors), English 11, English 10 (Honors), Introduction to Drama and the Pre-IB program.

Teacher (Summer School). 2000
Mountain Shadows Middle School, Rohnert Park, CA
Developed and taught curriculum pertinent to a 6th &/7th grade English classes
Teacher 1996 - 2000
Ursuline High School, Santa Rosa, CA
-Developed and taught curriculum pertinent to the following courses: Freshman level—Scripture: Old and New Testament, Sophomore level--Church History and World Religions, Senior Level—English.
- Departmental Chair at Ursuline, 1998 –2000
-Team member in the development of Senior Service
-Served on Strategic Planning Committee for writing skills. -Developed and organized community-based service learning at the sophomore, junior and senior level.
-Supervisor for the department’s professional growth
* All teaching assignments throughout my professional career as a teacher included poetry units.

Education Sonoma State University 1999
California Teaching Credential, Single Subject--English Rohnert Park, CA
Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley 1996
M.Div.

Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA
Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology 1993
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy (Psychology minor)
Berkeley, CA

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2 Other Work Experiences
Retreat Director 1996-1998
-AIDS Ministry Outreach (AMO), Diocese of Santa Rosa
Conducted retreats for people living with AIDS
-Designed, coordinated and facilitated adult retreats
Hospital Chaplain 1995
Loyola University Medical Center (CPE Units)
Chicago, IL
Teacher Assistant, Astronomy 1989-1990
Santa Rosa Junior College
Special Skills, Activities, and Honors
• Board Member and Board Secretary of non-profit organizations, RCWP-USA, Inc. 2020-Present
• Workshop presenter, various 2000-present
• Site Council, RCHS, 2000-2003 and Granada High School. 2008=2010 • Speech & Debate Coach, RCHS, 2002-2003
• Coordinator, Day of Dialogue, RCHS, May, 2002
• Teacher Certification International Baccalaureate Program, Summer 2001 • Development of curriculum which integrates technology into the class room, 2002 • Member Curriculum Council, UHS, 1998-1999
• Academic Council, UHS 1998-2000
• Advisory Board, UHS, 1997-1998
• Member Advisory Board of Dean of Students, Jesuit School of Theology, 1996 • Author, Exegesis entitled "Jephthah and His Nameless Daughter: Judges ll:29-40" nominated for publication in the Jesuit School of Theology journal, Alma. 1995 • Workshop designer and presenter
Liturgical theology for Diocesan Congress, Santa Rosa, CA 1996 National Catholic Educators Association, Columbus, Ohio 1998 • Student Body President, Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology (DSPT), 1993 • Student Representative to the Faculty, DSPT, 1992
Membership-- Professional Organization
• National Council of Teachers of English
• Federation of Christan Ministers
• Call to Action

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3 Publications and Presentations
Mancuso, Maureen. Notice: Poems of Creation in the Sacred Ordinary. Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing:
2016. Copyright 2015. Print.

Mancuso, M. Federation of Christian Ministers. Newsletter. Article “Dominion” 2016. “This is My Body” Newsletter on Substack
https://thisismybody.substack.com/
A shared online newsletter by myself and two other writers. Focus of content is reading the signs of the time and commenting on various topics and ideas with a spiritual perspective while addressing diversity and concepts of justice. 2024-Present.

IEC Conference. Concordia University, St Paul, MN
“Living the Gospel, Collective Voices” Workshop Presenter. June 2015 “National Poetry Month with Maureen Mancuso,” Martinez Library, Martinez, CA. Tuesday April 11, 2017
Relay for Life, American Cancer Society, Pacifica, CA., Opening Convocation-Poem 2018. “National Poetry Month with Maureen Mancuso,” Martinez Library, Martinez, CA. Tuesday April 11, 2017
IEC Conference. Concordia University, St Paul, MN
“Living the Gospel, Collective Voices” Workshop Presenter. June 2015 Selected Poems by Maureen Mancuso for Submission with Application

1. Cinnamon Beauties, Written 2015

2. Bent Elbows and Coffee, Written 2016

3. Muir’s Mirror, written in 2017 (For several poetry readings in Martinez, CA and other settings I was invited to in Contra Costa Co.)

4. Land Holds Memories, Written 2026

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Bent Elbow and Coffee
It’s 9:00 o’clock in the morning and the day has already begun; Efficiently working from the never-ending “To Do,” I stop to smell the Jasmine dancing full bloom in the wind, sending their inviting fragrance, reminding me of gratitude, grace, and a planet on which my soul sings.

Suddenly the phone rings and I am greeted by, “Can we meet for coffee?” “Of course!” Without hesitation I replied, “Where?” What Time?” It never occurs to me to ask why.

I arrive at the roasters and keenly observe her sitting in the corner window, head turned and held up by a bent elbow, she’s looking through the glass.

Mere consolation of bent elbow to life’s sufferings. Her other hand follows the curb of the ceramic cup; warmth is the gift it brings.

It says, today a story needs to be told.

In attentive silence I sit, my elbow bends too.

Bent elbow and coffee-- friendship at ease; vulnerability rings.

Confusion, and sadness sting, while tears flow,
sighs and woeful stories shout and unfold;
friendship mirrored in empathy and silence remains
Cathartic release comes as bent elbows and coffee sustains.

A bent elbow…what a time-honored gift to give.
--Maureen Mancuso

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Cinnamon Beauties
Tallest of all tall trees, you stand in endless beauty: Giant Sequoias, your elegant branches extend back to early days of humankind. In grace and discovery named in native Cherokee, for the allure of your glistening red bark.

Mountains are your brothers and your sisters are the seas; You,who stand as a silent observance of change; hear the call of the land’s distress. ;
Cinnamon beauties, dream catchers; totems and prophets; You bear beauty’s wisdom, majestically among your kindred conifer-- quietly you remain, while unselfishly you share your majestic manifest.

O cathedral of my eyes delight; I hear your story in my soul; You of long years are the chroniclers who hear and hold humanity’s history.

Those who held your beauty in awe, and those for whom
you dropped needles and tears, when they invaded your forest, cut you down, only to discard and waste all you had given: they simply did not recognize the Divine in you.

It is you O’ Cinnamon Beauties, giant Sequoia trees, who climb to the heavens and withstand the puzzlement, of the human species
And in sacrifice--forgive.
--Maureen Mancuso
(Revised 2022)

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Land Holds Memories
Trees measure time; land holds memories;
Skies praise dawn; while the sun journeys
Along with us each day.

At night, stellar illuminations cascade from on high;
Beauty and wonder displayed;
Beaming frequencies, which draw us to our rest;
Where dreams come to advise.

In silence, Living Water within our bodies speak--
Can you hear the gentle plea?
How great this orb we forsake--humankind takes,
takes, takes. Without vision nor wisdom,
Careless oblivion harms this planet we call home.

Mother Earth pleads, strip naked of body and mind;
Pause for the arrival of the owl and the butterfly,
Who, carried by the winds;
Come to shift the Comatose state of Sapiens;
Hopeful for great amends, not the end.
--Maureen Mancuso
2026

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Mirroring Muir
The tall lanky man with the Scottish brogue had a penchant for writing prose.

A titled pen glided across the page lie water rushes over the fall to spill out its soul.

With deep set eyes, his heart set deeper yet, Muir’s heartbeat echoed resplendent sounds of stillness, silence and the Devine’s gracious breath. All captured for us to learn and to hold.

A horse rider was he on rambling roads from city to mountain meadows (Surely paradise thought he!); the alpinist floats on rugged terrain; while his walking stick aide heart discoveries--windfalls of pine, cedar, the regal Giant Sequoia, gentle brooks and glorious wild flowers.

Muir possessed the understanding that standing still was a blessing. He trusted Mother Earth could lighten his load and he learned to gaze at profound beauty released his mind to grow and the charged passion allowed him to act.

Today we shout, “Hail to John of the Mountains!” Naturalist, conservationist, and visionary on behalf of those who would follow in his tracks. His perseverance and passion rescued Yosemite. His writings chastened all to steal away for a week or so, to greet the mountains where wild flowers grow; where Wisdom resides, and the power of silence can save the land.

Wind blows freshness into the soul; Half Dome calls; knowledge awaits in the crimson of the sun, as she kisses the tree tops to sleep. There I must go; to mirror Muir and live the dream that will awaken my soul.

Maureen Mancuso
2017

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First Poem- The Wander
I searched for someone else's soul,
but somewhere along the way,
I lost my own.

Now I wander without a home,
without a name,
without an identity to call mine.

I gave away everything I was
just to make him happy.

He never saw the sacrifices,
only the flaws,
only the failures.

He saw me as a failure.

He complained about my children.

To keep him, I turned away from them,
mistaking devotion for survival.

I realized too late that my girls were my everything.

To them, I was not a failure.

They were proud of me.

I never realized that I was their everything.

He was my everything.

I was always nothing to him.

He never knew how to love another person.

He only knew how to love himself.

By the time I understood,
it was already too late.

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I lay on my deathbed,
and reconciliation no longer mattered.

Some distances are too great to cross,
even before death.

I wish my girls find love, not a sacrificing love, because love is not sacrifice. It is pure, innocent, and gentle. It's something that protects them, and they protect them.

I'm lucky that I crossed paths with them.

But one day, they will be strangers, just as I am to my homeland, my mother, and my brothers. I don't know who they are anymore.

My home has changed, not only physically but emotionally too.

I don't belong here, like the displaced people who scream that they will come back to their homeland. Refugees carry so much trauma and pain. No one sees that. No one wants to help them.

My homeland was taken away from me.

Now I'm a wanderer, looking for my home, for my name that was stolen by my so-called husband. The only thing that is mine is my love.

Everything else has been stolen from me.

By Azal Shaikh (Mira), July 30, 2026
Second Poem- The Broken Bird
In the corner of a dim-lit room,
where silence hangs heavier than air,
there lives a bird with tattered wings
and eyes that forgot how to stare.

Its cage is gold, but rusted through,
polished lies on every bar,

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a cruel illusion dressed as care,
a prison disguised from afar.

They clipped its wings “for safety’s sake,”
said the sky was far too wide,
taught it fear in gentle tones
until hope itself had died.

It sang once, oh, how it sang,
notes like sunlight, soft and free,
but hands that fed also bruised,
and called that love, insistently.

Each feather plucked, each cry dismissed,
each tremble met with blame,
until the bird believed the cage
and freedom were the same.

Now it hums in broken chords,
a ghost of what it knew,
a melody that aches to rise
but never quite breaks through.

Yet deep within its fragile chest,
beneath the hurt, the scar,
There flickers still a stubborn spark,
It remembers there are stars.

And maybe one day, trembling, raw,
It will test its wings again,
not because it isn’t afraid,
But because it cannot remain.

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-Azal Shaikh(Mira), June 1, 2026
Third Poem-My Superpower (Azal Shaikh)
They thought my stroke would steal my flame,
That Moyamoya would write my name
In shadows dark, in fragile lines—
But strength like mine is redesigned.

The fog that drifts across my brain,
It teaches patience, soft from pain.

I see the world in sharper hues,
I notice truths that others lose.

The challenges of school, the fight,
When teachers failed to see my light—
I forged my own path, step by step,
A power born from tears I wept.

My scar is not a mark of loss,
It is a crown I choose to emboss.

It whispers: you have walked through fire,
And still, you rise, you climb, you aspire.

Moyamoya, my hidden might,
A storm that trained me how to fight.

Not weakness—no, but strength in disguise,
A superpower in my eyes.

Fourth Poem A Body That Remembers

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There is a kind of love
that never echoes—
you call out softly,
and the silence answers back.

It lives in the small spaces,
in unsent messages,
in the way your chest tightens
over things never said.

You give and give—
like a river that forgets
it deserves rain too.

And somewhere inside you,
your body keeps score.

The heart grows tired first,
pulling against ribs
like a bird that flew too long
with nowhere to land.

The mind follows—
fog settling in quiet corners,
thoughts looping like
“not enough, not enough, not enough.”
And then the deeper things—
the unseen currents—
blood finding its way
through narrowed paths,
as if even your vessels
are learning
what it means to struggle
just to be received.

Not because you deserve pain.

Not because you are broken.

But because one-sided love
teaches the body a language of strain—

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of reaching without return,
of holding on without rest.

And still—
even here—
there is something stubborn in you.

A pulse that refuses to disappear.

A quiet, defiant rhythm
that says:

I am still here.

I am still trying.

I am still worthy of a love
that does not hurt like this.

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Statement of Intent: San Ramon Poet Laureate
If selected as San Ramon’s Poet Laureate, I would strive to use poetry as a bridge—connecting people across generations, cultures, identities, and life experiences. I believe poetry is more than an art form; it is a way to preserve stories, express emotions that are difficult to speak aloud, and remind people that they are not alone.

My goal would be to create opportunities for the San Ramon community to engage with poetry in meaningful and accessible ways. I would organize poetry readings, workshops, and community events that invite both experienced writers and people discovering poetry for the first time. I especially hope to encourage young people, older adults, individuals with disabilities, and those who feel unheard to share their voices and experiences.

As Poet Laureate, I would focus on themes of resilience, belonging, compassion, and the shared human experience. I believe every person carries a story, and poetry gives us a language to explore joy, grief, identity, love, loss, healing, and hope. Through my own journey, I have learned that words can become a source of strength during difficult moments, and I hope to create spaces where others can find that same sense of connection.

I would also work to highlight San Ramon's diversity by celebrating the many cultures, histories, and perspectives that make our community unique. Through collaborative projects, public readings, and written works, I would hope to create a lasting collection of voices that reflects the heart of our city.

Ultimately, my purpose as Poet Laureate would be to make poetry feel welcoming and alive— not something distant or reserved for a few, but something that belongs to everyone. I hope to inspire people to write, listen, reflect, and recognize the beauty in each other’s stories. Poetry has the power to transform personal experiences into shared understanding, and I would be honored to help San Ramon discover and celebrate the voices within its community.

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City of San Ramon Poet Laureate Application
Name____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________________ City_____________________________________________________State_________________Zip______________________ Daytime Phone __________________________________________________________ Evening Phone__________________________________________________________________________________________ E-Mail ________________________________________________________ Have you ever given a presentation of your poetry in public? If so, where? Have you ever served on a City Board, Commission, Committee or in a role such as Poet Laureate here or in another City? If so please explain.

Jaz Sufi San Ramon CA 94583 -
Yes, regularly, both as current Poet Laureate and elsewhere across the country.

I'm the current Poet Laureate.

Confession: I hated poetry as a teenager. Hated it! While I've grown to enjoy a Shakespearean sonnet and delving through the classics, back then that was absolutely not my jam. And then one night I attended the Berkeley Poetry Slam, and I saw what poetry could be: resonant, restorative, and as relevant today as it's ever been. Poetry soon became the focus of my life, first by way of slam/spoken word and later with more concern for the page.

As Poet Laureate for the last two years, I've been so excited about the projects I've already started (Verses & Voices at the library, a book club at the Quirky Crow, reading poems at events, etc.) that I'd love to both keep them going and look at other poetic possibilities for the City of San Ramon.

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MAGIC TRICK
a golden shovel after Jonterri Gadson’s “Advice”
When I was a child, my father couldn’t decide if he was either a father or also a child. My mother was a mother’s mother. A woman who knew how to stay. She knew not to look a good man in the mouth, but she counted each of Dad’s teeth when that man came home late. He was quick to floss away the evidence, but he never fooled her. She knew all his tricks & tells — late night walks & early morning meetings, all while he hid other women behind him like a magician’s second deck of cards. If you met him, you would never guess what cruelty he was capable of, or
how much of it my mother could contain. If you
asked my father if he loved his wife, his family, he’d never say no. No was a woman’s word. Before I even learned to stand, I knew Dad loved me, but I soon learned there was nothing behind that love. Dad loved the idea of loving us. He reaped a father’s harvest from the neighbors, devoured all their good graces, but in truth, he was a cardboard cutout of a family man.

And yet years later, he had an accident — cracked his skull as if it was a bell, & my father awoke a changed man. I
know it sounds like some sitcom scenario, a story he could spin for someone’s sympathy, but no. Suddenly, Dad couldn’t recall why he was standing so far away from his family, or where he’d left all his grievances. He renewed his apologies to my mother with words from his own heart, not that of his father.

By then, we were too tall to be carried on his shoulders, but he stood taller, too, like a lighthouse & less like a cliff. When my brother & I talk about him now, we call him New Dad. New Dad, he bought binoculars. Knows all the backyard birds by name. He told me about them last time I went back home — we sat outside, me & New Dad, & each time a new song limned the silence, I’d listen to him instead, & when he asked Did you know—? I’d pretend not to know.

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NOTRE-DAME
Like a pomegranate, I wore my garnets quietly. Nude
lip, beige tongue. I took the shape of clouds passing by.

I was a tool for divination — you used me to find
water & blamed me when I drank. We dreaded
you together. Still, I kept my smile on, even when
you hid the key to my mouth. I was so quiet
back then that strangers were surprised
when I spoke, & friends were surprised to find
themselves strangers. If someone had asked me
if I was happy, I would have answered I’m in
love. Sure, the constant chirp of the smoke alarm
kept me up most nights, but you promised to change
the batteries. Promises were like miracles God didn’t have to follow through on, sweet bursts dissolved
by the tongue. I devoured them & starved.

My self, my shape, all of it winnowed down
to what would fit in inside your closed fist,
but it was inside your fist I found my key.

I broke free like a bell. I ran, I rang, I rang.

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THE OTHER KIDS USE THEIR HANDS
The other kids use their hands
to rain salt down on the snails
outside the church where we
don’t go to church. Our parents
rent the space out on Saturdays —
no Christ here today, no one
dying for someone else to be
forgiven. I’m not so furious
as I could be, but am I ever?
I’m furious. I’m screaming
Stop, so loud it’s another straw
stacked against the existence
of miracles that none
of the adults inside hear me
outside. You’d think you’d
be able to hear that kind
of pain — the snails, I mean,
you’d think each grain
of salt would sizzle as it
struck their fistless bodies,
their lidless eyes, unable
even to blink or look any
place safer than inward.

Can snails hear what happens
outside their shells? My
frenzied rage, the other kids
laughing, the clatter of salt.

Certainly not my brother,
gripping my hand in his and
crying so quiet next to me
none of us even noticed
when he wasn’t there at all,
ran inside the church to tug
at my mother’s sleeve
and beg her to come outside,
stop the salt, stop me,

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and she did. Even after
we left, though, I couldn’t stop
telling the story the whole drive
home, over and over again,
couldn’t even buckle
my seatbelt for my hands
still shaking. Did you see,
I asked, Did you see?
Not Did you hear me?
or what my brother had said,
dragging her outside to witness
a wrong kind of worship;
whether he whispered or begged,
like a screaming snail
if a snail could scream.

Why, when she went back
and told the other adults
what happened, the parents
of no one had cared. Did you
see?, my brother’s palm
pressed against mine in the backseat,
both of them still sticky with
salt and sweat. I squeezed
too hard, and he made
a small sound, a whimper,
but I wasn’t listening,
Did you see? Did you?

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SOMEDAY I'LL LOVE JAZ SUFI
after Ocean Vuong
& it's so hard, you know?
Because I am so full of love, & none of it for me.

I am so full of water. I am a river. I go to the river, & love drains through my open hands.

They are so useful, my hands. They are the open doors,
they open doors, they lock me behind them
& no one else can come inside. I convince myself
the key is hidden under someone else's tongue,
I go looking for the wrong tongues, I fit wrong
in my own mouth when I'm a skeleton inside someone else's bones, I go looking to fix everyone but myself —
here is a list of therapists. Here is a glass of water.

I am so thirsty I look in the mirror & become
a pillar of salt, I am my own wife before I am myself,
I leave the porch light on, I wait for someone to come
home, & for this & other reasons,
I've called myself broken. I've called myself empty,
I've called myself things I would never name a child.

This time, I sing the knife to sleep, the knife
I mistook for a mirror, or an open door,
but I can cast a shadow without having to live
inside it. I illuminate my own bones,
fill them back full of marrow. I ritual
the blood back into my veins & it sings,
but this isn't a prayer song, no "praise" or "amen."
Any church here I built myself, with my hands,
my hands the stained glass & the stone,
my name in a good book made better by my name,
my blood & body that will save no one but myself.

I resurrect myself.

I forgive myself for the coffin I thought I would be
in by now: the coffin I mistook for a mirror
or an open door to somewhere better than here,
I am better than here. I am here, better.

Someday, I will love Jaz Sufi. I am learning
how to do it better every day —
here is a list of my golden bones. Here is a glass of water.

I can drink without drowning. I don't dissolve
on anyone's tongue. I say my own name
& a lock unlocks, a door opens, my mouth fills
with light.

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Jaz Sufi
San Ramon, CA ◆

EDUCATION
New York University 2023
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing - Poetry New York, NY University of California — Santa Cruz 2013
Bachelor of Arts, Literature (Creative Writing) Santa Cruz, CA

WORK EXPERIENCE
Bay Area Creative Aug. 2015 – Aug. 2019 / June 2024 – current Senior Instructor & San Francisco Project Director Bay Area, CA  Bay Area Creative is a nonprofit providing arts education to K-12 schools across the Bay Area.  As Senior Instructor, I teach writing/performing poetry in classrooms and train other instructors. I also:
o Organize district-wide events to highlight students' work and encourage them to engage with the greater literary community.
o Facilitate extracurricular poetry clubs for students.

Brooklyn Poets June 2023 – current
Instructor remote & New York, NY
 Brooklyn Poets is a literary arts nonprofit providing workshops, readings, and other programming both locally within NYC and beyond.
 As an instructor, I lead both on-going and drop-in workshops, first in-person and now remotely via Zoom.

New York University Aug. 2020 – May 2021
Adjunct Instructor New York, NY.
 As a graduate student at NYU, I taught the undergraduate course CRWRI-UA 815 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry and Fiction.

Berkeley Poetry Slam Oct. 2014 – Aug. 2019
Executive Director Berkeley, CA
 The Berkeley Poetry Slam is the longest running poetry reading series on the West Coast.  As Showrunner & Executive Director, I oversaw all aspects of the show on- and off-stage. This means I:
o Wrote grant proposals, press releases, and other promotional documents. Additionally, I designed its website and various print media (fliers, posters, anthologies/chapbooks, etc.) and maintained online presence via social media.
o Developed community outreach programs: facilitated a weekly writing workshop, created a yearly anthology series, offered an internship and volunteer opportunities, local school visits/workshops, involvement in arts festivals, etc.
o Led fundraising drives, balanced budget, and maintained records.

Kearny Street Workshop 2014
APAture 2014 Festival Coordinator San Francisco, CA
 Kearny Street Workshop is the oldest multidisciplinary Asian Pacific American arts organization in the country.

APAture is an annual month-long festival showcasing the work of emerging APA diaspora artists.  As Festival Coordinator, I managed artist submissions and communications, headed marketing and publicity, designed promotional materials, and directed volunteers for pre-planning and day-of events.

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FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
 Recipient of fellowships from New York University, Kundiman, and the Watering Hole  2015 National Poetry Slam finalist
 Winner of the 2020 Yellowwood Poetry Prize
 2024-2026 Poet Laureate of San Ramon, CA

PUBLICATIONS
Catalog of Shadows, debut chapbook forthcoming from Game Over Books (2026) “Preface,” Nonbinary Review (2016)
“My Mother and the Bottle,” The Offing, November 2017
“Your Mother Says, ‘I’m Just Surprised You’re Not Angrier, That’s All,’” The Dead Animal Handbook (2017) “I'm Fine, Thank You for Asking! I'm Fine, Thank You for Asking!,” The Journal, (Winter 2017) “Different Names for Lamotrigine,” PANK (Summer 2018)
“Etymology of Improvised Explosive,” Birdfeast (January 2019) “DSM 5-296.89,” The Rumpus (March 2020)
“I Learned How to Swim When I Realized I Could Swim,” The Rumpus “Broken Ghazal Explaining the Knife in Its Hand,” The Rumpus “PERIHELION / APHELION,” The Rumpus
“Every Part of the Animal,” AGNI (April 2020)
“Hanjo,” Yalobusha Review and winner of the 2020 Yellowwood Poetry Prize (April 2020) "When My Classmates Ask Me If My Father Took Down the Towers," Southeast Review (2021) and selected for Best in the Net 2022
"Litany to Protect against Possession," Southeast Review “Acknowledgments,” THE BOILER (2021)
“The Other Kids Use Their Hands,” THE BOILER
“Confession,” THE BOILER
“Someday I’ll Love Jaz Sufi,” The Shade Journal (2021)
“Switchback,” The Shade Journal (2021)
“today i manic all the way down,” Sixth Finch (2022)
“Oasis,” Diode (2022)
“Judith I,” Muzzle (2023)
“Poem in the Voice of Thirty to Fifty Feral Hogs,” Black Warrior Review (2023) “Catalog of Shadows Cast in Different Kinds of Light,” The Adroit Journal (2023) “Magic Trick,” The Cortland Review (2023) and selected for Best New Poets 2025 “Understand I Can No Longer,” The Colorado Review (2023) “Notre-Dame,” Ploughshares (2024)
“Etymology of Definition,” Ploughshares (2024)
“Dialectics,” The Cincinnati Review (2024)
“Anti-Epithalamium,” The Georgia Review (2024)
“Genesis 3:4,” Passages North (2024)
“Family History Rewrite,” The Los Angeles Review (2024) “Duplex,” The Cincinnati Review (2025)
“Etymology of Borders,” Split This Rock (2025) and nominated for a Pushcart Prize “First Video,” Wildness (2025)
“Ghazal for the A Word,” swamp pink (2025)
“How Do You Say,” BOOTH (2025) and nominated for a Pushcart Prize

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As I’m reapplying for the position of Poet Laureate, I think it would be useful to first review my previous statement of purpose. In it, I had four primary goals: connecting with San Ramon schools; starting up a weekly poetry workshop; doing typewriter poetry on demand at local events; and community collaborations. Connecting with schools, unfortunately, was a bust – after cold-calling nearly every K-12 school in SRVUSD, none of them were planning new arts programming after state budget cuts. Besides that, I consider my other goals rousing successes. Verses & Voices has been going on strong every Wednesday since February of 2025, with a wonderful little community built up around it. I haven’t been able to do as much typewriter poetry as I’d like, but I did get to set up shop at the library’s annual fundraising gala. As for community collaborations, I’ve built the strong relationship with the San Ramon Library that I initially hoped I would. In addition, I’ve been collaborating with both the Quirky Crow bookstore for a monthly book club and our local chapter of PFLAG.

Looking forward, I intend to continue with the projects I’ve already started. Verses & Voices is always an hour of joy in my week, and I’m hoping to keep that going as long as possible. I also plan on connecting with other San Ramon community groups to collaborate on a project for an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship. During my term as Poet Laureate, I was ineligible due to having no published collection of work, but as my first chapbook Catalog of Shadows is coming out this September, I’m determined to come up with a project that will bring poetry to our community.

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City Council Staff Report
Item No. 5.5.

Date: October 13, 2026
To: San Ramon City Council
From: Steven Spedowfski, City Manager
Subject: Consider Appointment of the Mayor and Vice Mayor to a City Council Ad Hoc Committee for the Annual Review of the City Manager and City Attorney
Executive Summary:

The City Council may consider appointing the Mayor and Vice Mayor as an Ad Hoc Committee to review City Manager and City Attorney compensation and potentially offer recommendations, dissolving once the annual review concludes.

Recommendation:

It is recommended that the City Council confirm the appointment of the Mayor and Vice Mayor to serve on a City Council Ad Hoc Committee for the purpose of conducting the annual compensation review of the City Manager and City Attorney, and development of recommendations regarding compensation for both positions.

Background:

Each year, the City Council conducts an annual performance evaluation of the City Manager and City Attorney. As part of this established process, the City has traditionally designated an Ad Hoc Committee to work directly with the City Manager to review compensation considerations prior to the full Council’s deliberation. It is recommended that the same approach be applied to the City Attorney’s annual review.

Consistent with past practice, the Mayor and Vice Mayor would serve as the Ad Hoc Committee for this review cycle. The Committee will convene as needed to discuss compensation and contract-related matters and will prepare a recommendation for the City Council’s final consideration, which the full Council will consider in closed session.

Closed sessions concerning the City Manager's compensation and contract will exclude the City Manager, and closed sessions concerning the City Attorney's compensation and contract will exclude the City Attorney. Performance evaluations for each executive will be performed in separate closed sessions, most likely during the same Council meeting.

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As a limited-duration body formed for a specific purpose, the Ad Hoc Committee will automatically dissolve upon completion of the annual review process and the Council’s final action on any recommended contract or compensation changes.

Fiscal Impact:

Any fiscal impacts related to compensation adjustments for the City Manager or City Attorney will be brought forward for City Council consideration as part of the final recommendation.

Alternative Option(s):

A) The City Council could elect to conduct all compensation and contract discussions for the City Manager and City Attorney as a full body during closed session, without forming an Ad Hoc Committee. This would likely require additional closed sessions. Closed sessions concerning the City Manager's compensation and contract will exclude the City Manager, and closed sessions concerning the City Attorney's compensation and contract will exclude the City Attorney. Performance evaluations for each executive will be performed in separate closed sessions, most likely during the same Council meeting.

B) The Council could consider appointing different Council Members to the Ad Hoc Committee, rather than appointing the Mayor and Vice Mayor.

Next Steps:

Confirming the appointment of the Mayor and Vice Mayor to the Ad Hoc Committee will allow the annual review process for the City Manager and City Attorney to proceed in accordance with established City practices.

Attachment(s):

None

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City Council Staff Report
Item No. 9.1.

Date: October 13, 2026
To: San Ramon City Council
From: Becky Chestnut, Police Chief
John Cranford, Police Captain
Subject: Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-121 - Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Ten-Year Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for Police Technology, Equipment, Software, and Services in an Amount Not to Exceed $4,104,085.86
Executive Summary:

The San Ramon Police Department (SRPD) is requesting City Council approval of a ten-year agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. in the amount of $4,104,085.86 for police technology, equipment, software, and related services. The agreement consolidates several technology and equipment needs, including TASER devices, body-worn cameras, in-car camera systems, digital evidence management, and associated services.

Axon is the only vendor offering the TASER option identified by SRPD. In addition, procuring the various technology components through separate vendors would require the City to manage multiple contracts, systems, and service relationships. A consolidated agreement is intended to support operational efficiency, system integration, and cost management.

The proposed agreement has a total cost of $3,908,653.20, including estimated taxes, over ten years. A 5% contingency of $195,432.66 is proposed to address potential contractrelated cost adjustments, bringing the total authorization requested to $4,104,085.86. The agreement would be funded through the General Fund, subject to annual budget appropriations.

Recommendation:

The City Council’s role is to consider approving a ten-year agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $4,104,085.86, inclusive of a 5% contingency, for police technology, equipment, software, and services, and authorizing the Mayor to execute the

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agreement, subject to review and approval by the City Attorney.

Background:

SRPD uses technology and equipment to support daily law enforcement operations, officer safety, evidence collection, investigations, and public safety services. These functions require reliable equipment and software, as well as the ability to securely store, manage, and retrieve digital evidence. Axon is the only vendor that offers the TASER option identified by SRPD. Axon’s TASER equipment is one component of a broader technology package that also includes body-worn cameras, in-car camera systems, digital evidence management, and related software and services.

SRPD’s current technology needs include TASER devices, body-worn cameras, in-car camera systems, digital evidence management, interview room technology, and related software and services. The proposed Axon agreement would consolidate these items into a single ten-year agreement.

The proposed agreement includes equipment, software, subscriptions, replacement hardware, training, and related services. The agreement also provides for the transition from certain existing Axon contracts, which are scheduled to terminate effective December 1, 2026.

The vendor’s proposal identifies a contract term of 120 months, with an estimated start date of December 1, 2026.

Fiscal Impact:

Procurement Justification – Idle Acts Provision
Although the City’s purchasing policy typically requires that the City issue an RFP for the procurement of services which Axon provides, SRPD is requesting approval of an agreement with Axon using the City’s purchasing policy exception — the “idle acts” provision — found in San Ramon Municipal Code Section A7-16.G.

Procuring these items separately from multiple vendors would require the City to administer and maintain several separate contracts and vendor relationships. It could also result in additional costs associated with separate purchasing processes, system integration, training, technical support, and ongoing administration.

A consolidated agreement would allow SRPD to obtain the identified technology and related services through one vendor relationship. This approach is intended to reduce administrative complexity, support compatibility among systems, and avoid potential additional costs associated with purchasing and maintaining separate solutions.

The Department’s justification for using the idle acts provision is based on the following considerations:

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1. Availability of the TASER option: Axon is the only vendor offering the TASER option identified by SRPD.

2. Operational efficiency: Consolidating the technology and services into one agreement would reduce the need to manage multiple vendor contracts and separate service relationships.

3. System integration and compatibility: Procuring the related technology through one vendor is intended to provide continued support, integration and compatibility among SRPD’s equipment, software, and digital evidence systems.

4. Potential cost avoidance: Separate procurements could result in additional expenses related to contract administration, system integration, training, support, and maintenance. Consolidation is intended to reduce the risk of these additional costs.

5. Continuity of services: The proposed agreement provides for the transition from existing Axon contracts and continued access to the related technology and services.

SRPD recommends that the City Council consider these factors in determining whether the proposed procurement meets the applicable requirements of the City’s purchasing policy.

The City Attorney and Purchasing staff should confirm that the final justification and procurement process satisfy the City purchasing policy’s specific criteria.

Proposed Agreement
The proposed agreement includes the following primary components, as identified in the vendor’s proposal:

Component Description
TASER equipment and related
services
Equipment and services included in the proposed officer safety package
Body-worn cameras Axon Body 4 hardware and associated replacement provisions
In-car camera systems Axon Fleet equipment, software, and related services Digital evidence management Software and storage services for managing digital evidence
Interview room technology Interview room software, maintenance, and storage

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Drone technology Axon Air and related software and evidence storage Additional software and servicesLicensing, training, implementation, and related technology services
The specific equipment, quantities, licensing, and services are governed by the final agreement and its incorporated proposal and terms.

Fiscal Impact
The proposed agreement would be funded through the General Fund. The vendor’s proposal identifies a ten-year cost of $3,908,653.20, including estimated taxes. A 5% contingency of $195,432.66 is proposed to address potential contract-related adjustments.

The total requested authorization is for a ten-year agreement with Axon Enterprises, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $4,104,085.86.

The contingency is included in the requested authorization and is not an additional payment to the vendor unless needed and approved in accordance with City procedures.

The funds required in the current fiscal year for this contract (December 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027) have been approved in the FY27 Adopted Budget. Future-year expenditures would remain subject to the City’s annual budget process and appropriation by the City Council.

SRPD selected the ten-year agreement for two primary reasons.

First, the ten-year option provides an estimated cost savings of $2,275,550.09 compared to the five-year option. Although Axon is a Sourcewell participant, our long-standing partnership with Axon enabled us to secure pricing below the rates offered through Sourcewell. Sourcewell is a purchasing cooperative often used to streamline the public bidding process.

Second, the agreement locks in pricing for the full ten-year term, providing the City with predictable costs and a known amount to incorporate into future budgets. This long-term pricing certainty will assist the City with financial planning and reduce uncertainty regarding future Axon expenditures.

Contract Cost Summary
Description Amount
Ten-year agreement, including estimated taxes $3,908,653.20

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5% contingency $195,432.66
Total requested authorization $4,104,085.86
Annual Payment Schedule
The vendor’s proposal identifies the following payment schedule:

Payment Date Contract Payment 5% ContingencyTotal Annual Authorization
November 2026 $428,473.53 $21,423.68 $449,897.21
November 2027 $386,686.63 $19,334.33 $406,020.96
November 2028 $386,686.63 $19,334.33 $406,020.96
November 2029 $386,686.63 $19,334.33 $406,020.96
November 2030 $386,686.63 $19,334.33 $406,020.96
November 2031 $386,686.63 $19,334.33 $406,020.96
November 2032 $386,686.63 $19,334.33 $406,020.96
November 2033 $386,686.63 $19,334.33 $406,020.96
November 2034 $386,686.63 $19,334.33 $406,020.96
November 2035 $386,686.63 $19,334.33 $406,020.96
Total $3,908,653.20 $195,432.66 $4,104,085.86
Amounts are rounded to the nearest cent. The annual contingency amounts are calculated at

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5% of each scheduled payment. The total contingency reflects 5% of the full agreement amount.

The agreement is expected to begin December 1, 2026, and continue for 120 months. The payment schedule above reflects the dates and amounts in the vendor’s proposal; Finance should confirm the appropriate fiscal-year allocation and any required budget adjustments before execution.

The 5% contingency of $195,432.66 is not included in the quoted contract amount and will not be paid to Axon as part of the agreement unless additional equipment or services are needed and approved. The contingency is included in the total authorization to provide flexibility for unforeseen needs or additional purchases during the ten-year contract term.

At the end of the ten-year contract, any unused contingency funds will not be expended, and the City will only pay for additional equipment or services that are authorized and purchased.

Alternative Option(s):

If the City Council does not approve the proposed agreement, the following alternatives are available:

1. Do Not Approve the Proposed Agreement
The City Council may decline to approve the agreement. The Department would need to continue evaluating its existing technology and determine how to address equipment, software, and service needs. This may require additional procurement activity and could delay the acquisition or replacement of equipment.

2. Direct Staff to Evaluate Separate Procurements
The City Council may direct staff to evaluate purchasing the various equipment and services through separate vendors. This would allow the City to assess individual products and pricing but would require additional procurement work and the administration of multiple vendor contracts. Separate purchases may also result in additional costs related to integration, training, support, and ongoing contract management.

3. Approve the Agreement Without a Contingency
The City Council may approve the agreement without the proposed 5% contingency. This would reduce the requested authorization but would leave less flexibility to address eligible cost adjustments during the agreement term. Any additional funding needs would require separate review and approval.

Next Steps:

If approved by the City Council:

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• SRPD will coordinate with the City Attorney and Purchasing staff to finalize the agreement and confirm compliance with the City’s purchasing policy. • The Mayor will execute the agreement following completion of the required review and approval process.
• SRPD will coordinate with Axon on the transition from existing contracts and implementation of the proposed technology and services. • SRPD and Finance Department will coordinate the annual budget and appropriation requirements.

Attachment(s):

A. Resolution No. 2026-121

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ATTACHMENT A
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-121

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAMON AUTHORIZING A TEN-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. FOR POLICE TECHNOLOGY,

EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, AND SERVICES
WHEREAS, the San Ramon Police Department utilizes technology and equipment to support law enforcement operations, officer safety, evidence collection, investigations, and public safety services; and
WHEREAS, the Department has identified a need for TASER equipment, body-worn cameras, in-car camera systems, digital evidence management, interview room technology, drone technology, and related software and services; and WHEREAS, Axon Enterprise, Inc. has submitted a proposal for a ten-year agreement to provide the identified equipment, software, and services; and WHEREAS, Axon is the only vendor offering the TASER option identified by the Police Department; and
WHEREAS, procuring the related technology and services through separate vendors would require the City to manage multiple contracts and vendor relationships and could result in additional costs associated with procurement, integration, training, technical support, and contract administration; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department has identified operational and potential cost efficiencies associated with consolidating the identified technology and services under one agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department is requesting that the procurement be considered under the “idle acts” doctrine provisions of the City’s purchasing policy, subject to confirmation that the applicable policy criteria have been satisfied; and WHEREAS, the proposed agreement has a ten-year cost of $3,908,653.20, including estimated taxes, and the City Council is being asked to authorize an additional 5% contingency of $195,432.66, for a total authorization not to exceed $4,104,085.86; and WHEREAS, funding for the agreement is anticipated to be provided through the General Fund, subject to annual budget appropriations.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Ramon hereby:

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Resolution No. 2026-121

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1. Authorizes the Mayor to execute a ten-year agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for police technology, equipment, software, and services, in an amount not to exceed $4,104,085.86, inclusive of a 5% contingency, subject to review and approval by the City Attorney.

2. Authorizes the use of the City’s purchasing policy provisions concerning the “idle acts” doctrine for this procurement, provided that the City’s applicable policy requirements and criteria are satisfied.

3. Authorizes the City Manager to approve eligible contract-related adjustments within the approved total authorization, consistent with City procedures and subject to applicable review and approval requirements.

4. Provides that funding for future years of the agreement shall be considered through the City’s annual budget process and remain subject to appropriation by the City Council.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, at the meeting of October 13, 2026, by the following votes:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
_____________________________
Mark Armstrong, Mayor
ATTEST:
____________________________
Joan Snashall, City Clerk

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City Council Staff Report
Item No. 9.2.

Date: October 13, 2026
To: San Ramon City Council
From: Lauren Barr, Department Director
Katelyn Snodgrass, Associate Planner
Subject: Public Hearing: Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-122 - Approving the Issuance of the Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority (CMFA) for the Benefit of LIHTC Advisors, LLC to Provide for the Financing of the Bella Village Apartments Project
Executive Summary:

The California Municipal Finance Authority (CMFA), a joint exercise of powers authority and public entity of the State of California, awarded bond financing to the Bella Village Apartment Complex, a 131-unit multifamily rental housing project (the Project) located at 2233 San Ramon Valley Boulevard (formerly Morgan’s Masonry). To facilitate the bond allocation, the City is required to conduct a public hearing under the Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) in connection with the proposed issuance of revenue bonds by the CMFA to approve the issuance of bonds in an amount not to exceed $45,000,000, (the Bonds), to finance the acquisition, development, construction, and equipping the Project.

The Bonds to be issued by the CMFA for the Project will be the Project’s sole responsibility, and the City will have no financial, legal, moral obligation, liability or responsibility for the Project or the repayment of the Bonds for the financing of the Project.

Recommendation:
1) Conduct the Public Hearing under the requirements of TEFRA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code).
2) The City Council’s role is to consider adopting this Resolution, approving the issuance of the Bonds by the CMFA for the benefit of LIHTC Advisors, LLC (the Sponsor), on behalf of a limited partnership of which the Sponsor or a related person to the Sponsor is the general partner (such limited partnership being referred to herein as the Borrower), to provide for the financing of the Project, such adoption is solely for the purposes of satisfying the requirements of TEFRA, the Code and the California Government Code Section 6500 (and following).

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Background:

The California Municipal Finance Authority (CMFA) was created on January 1, 2004 pursuant to a joint exercise of powers agreement to promote economic, cultural and community development, through the financing of economic development and charitable activities throughout California. To date, over 300 municipalities, including the City of San Ramon, have become members of CMFA. The City became a member of the CMFA on November 18, 2009.

The CMFA was formed to assist local governments, non-profit organizations and businesses with the issuance of taxable and tax-exempt bonds aimed at improving the standard of living in California. The CMFA’s representatives and its Board of Directors have considerable experience in bond financing.

The Borrower requested that the CMFA serve as the municipal issuer of the Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $45,000,000 (the Bonds) of tax-exempt revenue bonds. The proceeds of the Bonds will be used to finance and refinance the acquisition, development, construction and equipping of 131-unit multifamily rental housing project (the Project) to be owned and operated by the Borrower and to be located at 2233 San Ramon Valley Boulevard, San Ramon, CA 94583 within the City of San Ramon, California (the City).

In order for the Bonds to qualify as tax-exempt bonds, the City of San Ramon must conduct a public hearing (the TEFRA Hearing) providing for the members of the community an opportunity to speak in favor of or against the use of tax-exempt bonds for the financing of the Project. Prior to such TEFRA Hearing, reasonable notice must be provided to the members of the community. Following the close of the TEFRA Hearing, an “applicable elected representative” (e.g., City Council) of the governmental unit hosting the Project must provide its approval of the issuance of the Bonds for the financing of the Project.

Summary:

In light of the foregoing, and in order to support affordable housing, staff recommends that the City conduct the TEFRA Hearing and consider adopting the Resolution approving the issuance of the Bonds by the CMFA.

Fiscal Impact:

The Bonds to be issued by the CMFA for the Project will be the sole responsibility of the Borrower, and the City will have no financial, legal, moral obligation, liability or responsibility for the Project or the repayment of the Bonds for the financing of the Project.

All financing documents with respect to the issuance of the Bonds will contain clear disclaimers that the Bonds are not obligations of the City or the State of California but are to be paid for solely from funds provided by the Borrower.

The Board of Directors of the California Foundation for Stronger Communities, a California non-profit public benefit corporation (the Foundation), acts as the Board of Directors for the CMFA. Through its conduit issuance activities, the CMFA shares a portion of the

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issuance fees it receives with its member communities and donates a portion of these issuance fees to the Foundation for the support of local charities. With respect to the City of San Ramon, it is expected that a portion of the issuance fee attributable to the City will be granted by the CMFA to the general fund of the City. Such grant may be used for any lawful purpose of the City.

Alternative Option(s):

If the City Council prefers an alternative to approving the proposed Resolution, the following options can be considered.
1) Continue the Public Hearing to a future City Council meeting to allow further discussion on the issuance of Bonds by the CMFA.
2) The City Council may elect not to approve the proposed Resolution, and the CMFA will not issue the Bonds to finance the Project, putting the funding and construction of the affordable housing project in jeopardy.

Next Steps:

City staff will forward signed Resolution to CFMA.

Attachment(s):

A. Resolution No. 2026-122
B. Vicinity Map

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ATTACHMENT A
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-122

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAMON APPROVING A

PLAN OF FINANCE INCLUDING THE ISSUANCE OF EXEMPT FACILITY BONDS BY THE

CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY IN AN AGGREGATE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $45,000,000 TO FINANCE AND REFINANCE A

QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROJECT FOR THE BENEFIT OF LIHTC ADVISORS,

LLC (OR AN AFFILIATE), AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO WHEREAS, LIHTC Advisors, LLC (the Sponsor), on behalf of a limited partnership of which the Sponsor or a related person to the Sponsor is the general partner (such limited partnership being referred to herein as the Borrower), has requested that the California Municipal Finance Authority (the Authority) undertake a proposed plan of finance that includes the issuance and reissuance from time to time of one or more series of exempt facility bonds for a qualified residential rental project pursuant to Section 142(a)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $45,000,000 (the Bonds) to finance and refinance the acquisition, development, construction and equipping of a 131-unit multifamily rental housing project (the Project) to be owned and operated by the Borrower and to be located at 2233 San Ramon Valley Boulevard, San Ramon, CA 94583 within the City of San Ramon, California (the City); and
WHEREAS, the Bonds issued by the Authority for the Project will be the Project’s sole responsibility, and the City will have no financial, legal, moral obligation, liability, or responsibility for the Project or repayment of the Bonds for the financing of the Project; and
WHEREAS, an “applicable elected representative” of the jurisdiction in which the Project is to be located is required to approve the proposed plan of finance for the Project under Section 147(f) of the Code; and
WHEREAS, the Authority has requested that the City Council approve the proposed plan of finance for the Project in order to satisfy the public approval requirement of Section 147(f) of the Code and the requirements of Section 4 of the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement Relating to the California Municipal Finance Authority, dated as of January 1, 2004 (the Agreement), among certain local agencies, including the City; and WHEREAS, maintaining continuity of services will allow the vendor to complete ongoing work without a lapse between agreements that could require subsequent City Council ratification; and

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Resolution No. 2026-122

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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Code, the City Council has, following notice duly given, held a public hearing regarding the issuance of the Bonds and now desires to approve the proposed plan of finance for the Project.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of San Ramon, California, as follows:

Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.

Section 2. The City Council hereby approves the proposed plan of finance for the Project that includes the issuance and reissuance from time to time of the Bonds in an outstanding principal amount not to exceed $45,000,000. It is the purpose and intent of the City Council that this Resolution constitute approval of the proposed plan of finance for the Project for the purposes of (a) Section 147(f) of the Code by the applicable elected representative of a governmental unit having jurisdiction over the area in which the Project is to be located, in accordance with said Section 147(f) and (b) Section 4 of the Agreement.

Section 3. The officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed, jointly and severally, to do any and all things and to execute and deliver any and all documents which they deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out, give effect to and comply with the terms and intent of this resolution and the financing transaction approved hereby.

Section 4. The City Clerk shall forward a certified copy of this Resolution to the Authority in care of its counsel:

Ronald E. Lee, Esq.

Jones Hall LLP
4 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 406
San Mateo, CA 94402
Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.

Signatures on following page

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Resolution No. 2026-122

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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, at the meeting of October 13, 2026, by the following votes:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:
__________________________________
Mark Armstrong, Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Joan Snashall, City Clerk

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ATTACHMENT B

CITY OF SAN RAMON PLANNING SERVICES
Vicinity Map
Architectural Review Application (AR 2022-
0002)
Bella Village
2233 San Ramon Valley Boulevard
(APNs: 208-260-036, 208-260-052)

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City Council Staff Report
Item No. 9.3.

Date: October 13, 2026
To: San Ramon City Council
From: Brian Bornstein, Department Director
Chris Weeks, Division Manager
Subject: Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-123 - Authorizing the City Council to adopt the San Ramon Bicycle Master Plan Update Executive Summary:

The San Ramon Bicycle Master Plan (BMP) update, captures and documents the progress made by the City in advancing its bicycle infrastructure goals during the years since the adoption of the 2018 BMP and provides an updated roadmap for proposed implementation of the City’s vision for bicycling in San Ramon. San Ramon aspires to encourage, motivate, and accommodate bicycle riding for all ages and abilities, and remain a bicycle-friendly community with a bicycle network that serves, is accessible to, and enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities.

Recommendation:

The City Council’s role is to consider adopting the Bicycle Master Plan update.

Background:

In 2018, the City of San Ramon completed its first Bicycle Master Plan (BMP). The plan was built on the system of bikeways outlined in the City’s General Plan. It included an evaluation of existing conditions and developed a prioritized list of potential improvements that included on- and off-street bicycle facilities. As part of the City Council approved CIP 5597 for Fiscal Year 23/24, staff began the process of developing an update to its 2018 BMP.

Plan Update Purpose
The purpose of the update is to capture and document the progress made by the City since the adoption of the 2018 BMP including any changes in the City’s and region’s policy landscape. These changes include referencing new roadway safety guidelines following the Safe System Approach, which emphasizes the safety of bicyclists with the implementation of complete streets that feature appropriate bicycle facilities. It also includes modifications

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to the Proposed Bicycle Network and recommended Support Programs that are consistent with the latest federal and state guidelines. Lastly, it updates the unit costing and funding sources with current information and figures.

The updated BMP continues to implement the City’s vision, and the goals and objectives of the 2018 BMP, which were developed collaboratively with community members, and City staff.

The Bicycle Master Plan Vision Statement
“San Ramon aspires to encourage, motivate and accommodate bicycle riding for all ages and abilities. San Ramon will strive to remain a bicycle friendly community with a bicycle network that serves, is accessible to, and is enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities.

Residents, students, commuters and visitors will choose to bicycle because it’s safe, comfortable, and convenient throughout the San Ramon community, which serves to promote a healthy lifestyle and mode shifts away from the automobile. San Ramon’s commitment to bicycling will also form part of the City’s broader commitment to roadway safety, aligned with the Safe System Approach, that seeks to eliminate fatal and severe injury crashes in San Ramon by making the roadway network safer, especially for vulnerable users like bicyclists.”
Goals & Objectives
• Connectivity: Complete network of low stress, on- and off-street bicycle facilities that are accessible to all ages and abilities, connecting to commercial and employment centers, schools, parks, existing trails such as the Iron Horse Trail, transit centers, City Center, and public facilities
• Mode Share: Increase bicycle mode share and reduce dependence on driving by creating a comfortable environment for people of all ages and abilities • Safety: Improve safety for bicyclists by reducing bicycle crashes and severe injuries, incorporating low stress bike facilities, providing safe crossings at intersections, and reducing conflict between bicycle facilities and other vehicular traffic • Equity: Provide equitable access to bicycling for all community members and visitors
• Land Use Integration: Link the bicycle network with land uses, destinations and future development
• Community: Develop a strong bicycle community identity while advancing a culture of respect and responsibility for all transportation system users Discussion:

The updated BMP maintains its original focus on bike safety and educational programs. The Proposed Bike Network also remains relatively unchanged from the 2018 iteration, by continuing to recommend the lowest stress bike facilities possible. Resident survey results consistently show a preference for low stress bike improvements such as separated bike lanes, which have proven to be safest in the review of best practices research. The update continues to explore the potential of adding a physical barrier to bike lanes, both to protect

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bicyclists from vehicle traffic, and to increase comfort and safety.

CEQA Compliance: California Senate Bill SB 71 (2025) permanently exempts active transportation plans, pedestrian plans, and bicycle transportation plans from CEQA. CEQA may be required for a specific project listed in the plan when that project becomes active, and the City will conduct further CEQA analysis for the project at that time.

Outreach & Public Input
The BMP update was conducted with community input. Over the course of the update, the following outreach and engagement activities were conducted:
• Formation of a Bicycle Master Plan Ad Hoc Subcommittee comprised of City staff (Public Works, Parks, and Planning), Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) members, and Teen Council
• Developed a website to collect public feedback using an interactive webmap where users identified specific locations within San Ramon where they have roadway safety, comfort, or convenience concerns and provided information and comments, as well as a community survey asking general questions of respondents about their perceptions of and visions for biking in San Ramon. Both the webmap and the survey were open for public response from April to November of 2024.

Approximately 250 responses were recorded.
• Held three (3) Bike Master Plan Update Subcommittee meetings: November 23, 2023, February 24, 2024, and May 24, 2024
• Provided open discussion and updates to the TAC on July 18, 2024, October 16, 2024, and September 18, 2025
• Held in-person public outreach, coupling them with existing events to maximize reach, including Bike to Anywhere Day on May 16, 2024, the Art and Wind Festival on May 26 and 27, 2024, and the Street Smarts Bicycle Rodeo on May 11, 2024 • Interviewed stakeholders in the community to collect ideas and verify the palatability and usefulness of proposed updates.

Through this process of public input, the updated Bike Master Plan will:
• Identify and address the updated safety, comfort or convenience needs of cyclists • Promote bicycling as a viable and sustainable transportation option • Support the City's ongoing efforts to create a sustainable community that encourages all alternative modes of transportation and is consistent with the goals, strategies, and policies outlined in the General Plan
• Establish short-term and long-range goals and policies intended to guide development of new facilities as well as the maintenance of existing facilities • Provide a mechanism for the City to compete for grant opportunities outside of Contra Costa County, such as the California Active Transportation Program, and other state and federal funding programs
• Reinforce the City's importance as a regional destination by providing a bicycle network consistent with other local and regional plans

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• Provide for the ongoing continuation of existing bicycle safety programs • Provide recommendations to improve the overall safety and comfort level of cyclists The BMP update provides a revised planning tool and general strategy plan that establishes the long-range vision for cycling in San Ramon and one that can evolve over time as needs change.

On September 18, 2025, staff presented the draft version of the Bicycle Master Plan Update to the TAC. The TAC was supportive of the document and voted to move this forward to the City Council for final approval.

Fiscal Impact:

There are no fiscal impacts to the General Fund for the adoption of the City’s Bicycle Master Plan update.

Alternative Option(s):

If Council decides to not approve the Bicycle Master Plan Update then the Bike Master Plan from 2018 will be used as the primary resource when planning and phasing bicycle infrastructure enhancements.

Next Steps:

Submit the Bicycle Master Plan Proposed Project List into the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 – 2031 Five-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for review and approval.

Attachment(s):

A. Resolution No. 2026-123
B. San Ramon Bicycle Master Plan Update

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ATTACHMENT A
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-123

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAMON

AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT THE SAN RAMON BICYCLE MASTER

PLAN UPDATE
WHEREAS, the City of San Ramon began development of an update to its 2018 Bicycle Master Plan in 2024, as part of the City Council approved CIP 5597; and WHEREAS, the goal of the Bicycle Master Plan (BMP) update is to document the progress made by the City in completing bicycle infrastructure goals set in the 2018 Bicycle Master Plan and providing a roadmap for the future; and WHEREAS, by updating the Citywide BMP, the City builds on the General Plan with an evaluation of existing conditions, and an update of the priority list of potential improvements that can include on- and off-street bicycle facilities; and WHEREAS, the vision of the BMP is to encourage, motivate, and accommodate bicycle riding for all ages and abilities, and for the City to remain a bicycle-friendly community with a bicycle network that serves, is accessible to, and enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities; and
WHEREAS, the BMP update includes referencing of new roadway safety goals following the Safe System Approach, which emphasizes the safety of bicyclists with the implementation of complete streets that feature appropriate bicycle facilities; and WHEREAS, a Bicycle Master Plan Ad Hoc Subcommittee comprised of City staff (Public Works, Parks, and Planning), Transportation Advisory Committee members, and Teen Council was formed along with the launch of a public input website to collect public feedback using an interactive webmap and assisted in the overall creation of the updated plan; and
WHEREAS, a community survey and stakeholder interviews were conducted between April and November 2024 to assess resident perceptions of and visions for bicycling in San Ramon; and
WHEREAS, the Bicycle Master Plan Update Subcommittee met three times, November 23, 2023, February 24, 2024, and May 24, 2024, to review the progress of the plan, and tabling outreach was done at community events including Bike to Anywhere Day on May 16, 2024, the Art and Wind Festival on May 26 and 27, 2024, and the Street Smarts Bicycle Rodeo on May 11, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Advisory Committee received two plan progress updates on July 18, 2024, and October 16, 2024, and on September 18, 2025 voted to approve the plan and forward to Council; and
WHEREAS, the extensive public input in the development of the BMP update provided fine-tuned community safety, comfort and convenience expectations that will

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continue to promote bicycling as a viable sustainable transportation option in San Ramon, in alignment with the cites ongoing efforts, strategies and goals outlined in the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the BMP update revisits short and long-range goals and policies that guide the development of new facilities while maintaining existing facilities; and WHEREAS, the BMP update improves the competitiveness of San Ramon for grant opportunities outside of Contra Costa County such as California Active Transportation Program, and other state and federal funding programs; and WHEREAS, the BMP update reenforces the City’s importance as a regional destination by developing a bicycle facility network that is consistent with other local and regional plans while providing for the continuation of existing bicycle safety programs with updated recommendations on the improvement of the overall safety and comfort level for cyclists; and
WHEREAS, the BMP update provides a revised planning tool and general strategy plan that establishes a long-range vision for cycling in San Ramon and one that can and should evolve over time as needs change; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill SB71 (2025) permanently exempts active transportation plans, pedestrian plans, and bicycle transportation plans, including the proposed Bike Master Plan, from CEQA; the City will conduct project-specific CEQA analysis as each project listed in the plan becomes active.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Ramon does hereby adopt the San Ramon Bicycle Master Plan update.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, at the meeting of October 13, 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
________________________________
Mark Armstrong, Mayor
ATTEST:

Joan Snashall, City Clerk

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City of San Ramon
Bicycle Master Plan
Updated 2026
Prepared by

ATTACHMENT B

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2 San Ramon Bicycle Master Plan Update
Acknowledgements
City of San Ramon City Council
Mark Armstrong Mayor
Marisol Rubio Vice Mayor
Robert Jweinat
Richard Adler
Sridhar Verose
City of San Ramon
Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)
Edward Carranza Jr. Chair
Joy Bhattacharya Vice Chair
Nolan Chen
Robert DuPont
Ivan Fedorenko
Lillie Lam
William Luckhardt
City of San Ramon Staff
Chris Weeks Transportation Services Division Manager
PJ Dhoot Associate Planner
Roderick Wui City Engineer
Deborah Fehr Senior Traffic Engineer
Raoul Roque Associate Engineer
Fehr & Peers Staff
Carrie Modi
Terence Zhao
Luke Matsui

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San Ramon Bicycle Master Plan Update 3
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Background and Introduction 4
Chapter 2 Vision and Goals 8
Chapter 3 Policy and Plan Review 12
Chapter 4 Community Outreach 22
Chapter 5 Existing Network 30
Chapter 6 Proposed Network 36
Chapter 7 Support Programs 44
Chapter 8 Cost and Funding Strategy 52
Appendix A Project Progress 56
Appendix B Funding Sources 64
Appendix C Intersection Treatment Guidelines 76
Appendix D Electric Bicycles and Other Micromobility Devices 84 Appendix E Outreach Results 92
Appendix F Proposed Future Network Project List 98

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5 Chapter 1
Introduction and Background
San Ramon is a growing, vibrant suburban community in
southwestern Contra Costa County. In 2018, the City of
San Ramon developed its first Bicycle Master Plan, the
first planning exercise by the City devoted exclusively to bicycling. The Plan’s purpose has been to serve as
a blueprint to guide the development of infrastructure
projects and programs to support bicycling, with the
vision of creating a connected, accessible bikeway
network in San Ramon that is comfortable for people of
all ages and abilities.

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6 San Ramon Bicycle Master Plan Update
Plan Purpose
The purpose of this Bicycle Master Plan Update is to
refresh key portions of the 2018 Plan. This includes
documenting the project progress made since 2018,
as well as changes in the City’s and region’s policy
landscape, explained in Chapter 3. These changes
include adoption of new roadway safety goals in line with the new Safe System Approach, which further prioritizes the safety of bicyclists and the implementation of
complete streets that feature appropriate bicycle
facilities.

It also includes key revisions to the Proposed Bicycle
Network and recommended Support Programs that
align with the latest federal and state guidelines around selecting appropriate bikeway infrastructure based
on roadway contexts; these revisions are located in
Chapters 6 and 7. Finally, it updates the unit costing
and funding sources sections of the 2018 Plan with upto-date infromation and figures in Chapter 8.

Plan Update Process
The process for creating this Plan Update began in early 2024 with a field review of existing conditions for the entire city. The project team then worked to generate a Proposed Bicycle Network based on these observations
and in alignment with the latest guidance.

The City’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) was
briefed throughout the development of this Plan Update.

Two meetings with the TAC were conducted regarding
the overall vision and the revisions to the Proposed
Bicycle Network and Support Programs, respectively.

Public outreach was also conducted throughout the
development of this Plan Update. An online portal
was open from April 2024 to November 2024, where
members of the community were able to provide input
through a webmap to flag locations of concern, as well
as by filling out a survey that assesses general attitudes towards biking in San Ramon.

In conjunction, the project team conducted in-person
outreach at two community events. These include Bike
to Anywhere Day on May 16, 2024 and during each of
the two days of the City’s annual Art and Wind Festival on May 26 and 27, 2024.

Finally, key bicycle stakeholders in the community were interviewed on a one-on-one basis by project staff to
gather their input over the course of the project.

The outreach process, including results from the
webmap and survey, are documented in Chapter 5.

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9 Chapter 2
Vision and Goals
These vision, goals, and objectives guide the Plan’s
recommendations and will be used to measure the City’s
implementation progress over time. These represent
targeted updates to the 2018 Bicycle Master Plan
vision, goals, and objectives, which were developed
collaboratively with community members, the 2018 Plan
Subcommittee, and City staff.

San Ramon Bicycle Master Plan Vision Statement
San Ramon aspires to encourage, motivate and
accommodate bicycle riding for all ages and
abilities. San Ramon will strive to remain a bicycle
friendly community with a bicycle network that
serves, is accessible to, and is enjoyed by people
of all ages and abilities. Residents, students,
commuters and visitors will choose to bicycle
because it’s safe, comfortable, and convenient
throughout the San Ramon community, which
serves to promote a healthy lifestyle and mode
shifts away from the automobile. San Ramon’s
commitment to bicycling will also form part of
the City’s broader commitment to roadway safety,
aligned with the Safe System Approach, that seeks
to eliminate fatal and severe injury crashes in
San Ramon by making the roadway network safer,
especially for vulnerable users like bicyclists.

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10 San Ramon Bicycle Master Plan Update
Connectivity
Complete network of low-stress
on- and off-street bicycle facilities
• Build and maintain a dense, low-stress, all-agesand-abilities network of on- and off-street bicycle facilities that seamlessly connects to commercial and
employment centers, schools, parks, existing trails
such as the Iron Horse Trail, transit centers, City
Center, and public facilities
• Coordinate with local and regional agencies to create a bicycle system that extends beyond the City’s limits
and continuously connects to adjoining communities
and the countywide bikeway network
Safety
Improve safety for bicyclists
• Eliminate bicycle crashes that cause fatalities and
severe injuries, and reduce the number and severity of
other bicycle crashes
• Incorporate the creation of the bicycle network as a
key component of the City’s overall roadway safety
strategy towards eliminating fatal and severe injury
crashes, in line with the Safe System Approach
• Incorporate the provision of low-stress bicycle
facilities as a priority design consideration in all
roadway designs in San Ramon to lower speeds,
increase redundancy that provides tolerance for
human error, and increase protections for vulnerable
users in space and time, in line with the Safe System
Approach
• Provide safe crossings at intersections and freeway
on- and off-ramps
• Reduce conflict between bicycle facilities and other
vehicular travel, freight travel and loading, and
parking
• Provide safe and convenient routes for San Ramon
students to bike to and from school
Mode Share
Increase bicycle mode share
• Reduce dependence on driving by encouraging biking
by creating a comfortable environment for people of
all ages and abilities
• Increase the percentage of trips taken by bicycle

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San Ramon Bicycle Master Plan Update 11
Community
Develop a strong bicycle community identity
while advancing a culture of respect and
responsibility for all transportation system users
• Receive designation as a Silver level Bicycle Friendly Community from the League of American Bicyclists
(up from the current Bronze)
• Implement educational programs and initiatives
that promote understanding and empathy among
transportation users, and educate all users about
traffic laws and safe practices
• Sustain community initiatives that help make bicycling a viable and safe part of daily life, such as the TDM
Program, Street Smarts Traffic Safety Program,
Residential Traffic Calming Program, Safe Routes to
School Program and TRAFFIX Program
Equity
Provide equitable access to bicycling
for all community members
• Create a bicycle network that serves users of all ages and abilities, including current riders and those who
may be new to biking and less confident, families
with children, and people of all races, ethnicities, and income levels
• Implement accessibility standards for physically
disabled persons within the public rights-of-way
Land Use Integration
Link the bicycle network with
land uses and destinations
• Encourage and when appropriate require new
development to incorporate Complete Street
concepts, build low-stress bicycle facilities that
connect to the bicycle and trail network, and install
bike amenities and infrastructure such as bike racks
and bike lockers
• Through the development review process, create
bicycle connections within Bishop Ranch Business
Park/other employment centers, commercial districts,
and neighborhoods to enhance connectivity

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13 Chapter 3
Policy and Plan Review
Since the 2018 Plan, the City has updated its
General Plan and continued progress in the City
Walk redevelopment. Regionally and in the county,
the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
and Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA)
have placed greater emphasis on roadway safety for
vulnerable users, with both committing to the goal to
eliminate fatalities and severe injuries resulting from roadway crashes. Protecting vulnerable users (which
includes bicyclists) and designing complete streets
featuring bike facilities suitable for bicyclists of all ages and abilities are both significant priorities towards
meeting those goals.

While largely consistent with the 2018 Plan, these new
regional and county policies put safety and bicycling for all ages and abilities front and center of policy making and for funding opportunities.

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City of San Ramon Plans and Policies
General Plan Update 2040 (2022)
The San Ramon 2040 General Plan retains the land
use concepts and policy language established in the
General Plan for 2035, which was in place when the 2018 Bicycle Master Plan was adopted. The 2040 Plan, like its predecessor, states the importance of biking and walking as substitutes for driving in line with Complete Streets principles. Complete Streets is an approach to designing roadways that prioritizes accessibility and safety for all roadway users regardless of mode.

In support of that goal, implementing policies include:
• Developing and improving bicycle routes and facilities • Collaborating with neighborhood jurisdictions,
Caltrans, and other agencies to improve bicycle
network
• Educating and prioritizing the importance of biking
in the community through programs and policies in
Priority Development Areas (PDA) such as North
Camino Ramon and City Center
• Emphasizing the Iron Horse Trail as a major northsouth route citywide for non-motorized modes of transportation including walking, biking, rollerblading and scooters by improving connectivity and enhancing
amenities for these modes
San Ramon City Walk Master Plan (2020)
The City Walk Master Plan is a portion of the Bishop
Ranch development that is designated for City Center
Mixed Use. The Master Plan includes recreational sites, a hotel, retail, parking structures, and multi-family
residential units that are planned to be incorporated
within the next 30 years. The redevelopment encourages
alternative modes of transportation, including biking;
it incorporates new bike improvements within the
development, which includes additional internal
connections to the Iron Horse Trail, as well as bike
storage and parking.

San Ramon Village Specific Plan (2020)
The San Ramon Village Specific Plan is the only specific plan in San Ramon that has been created or amended
since 2018. The Plan covers a northern corner of the
city that is currently occupied by lower-density light
industrial and commercial uses. It envisions a mixeduse, walkable neighborhood where bicycle access and connectivity is emphasized by providing bicycle parking throughout the Village Center and completing the
projects outlined in the 2018 San Ramon Bicycle Master
Plan that affects the plan area.

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Buffered Bike Lanes
along Bollinger Canyon
Road, installed since the
2018 Bicycle Master Plan

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San Ramon Trails Master Plan (2026)
The Trails Master Plan, adopted in 2026, establishes a
20-year vision for a safe, inclusive, and interconnected trail network. Developed through extensive community
input and collaboration with regional partners, the Plan reflects the priorities of residents while strengthening connections between neighborhoods, parks, schools,
open spaces, and regional trail systems.

The policy-level recommendations most relevant to the
BMP include:
• Implement a citywide wayfinding signage plan for the
trail system, including for the Iron Horse Trail.
• Ensure that trailheads directly interfacing with
roadways are designed to provide appropriate safety
treatments.
• Trail connections through participating HOA
properties that connect neighborhoods to the on- and
off-street trail network.
• Widen and stripe the Iron Horse Trail.
• Shade the Iron Horse Trail with tree planting and
shade structures.

There are also a number of location-specific projects
named in the Trails Master Plan that serve to improve
the trails network in a way that augments the on-street network.

San Ramon Iron Horse Trail Bicycle/Pedestrian
Overcrossings Project
This San Ramon Iron Horse Trail Bicycle/Pedestrian
Overcrossings Project is a set of transportation
investment recommendations for the Iron Horse Trail,
and specifically at the intersections of Bollinger Canyon Road and Crow Canyon Road, two Regional Routes of
Significance.

The overcrossing at Bollinger Canyon Road was
completed in 2025. The City continues to develop a
funding plan for the overcrossing at Crow Canyon Road.

Progress on Other City Projects
The City of San Ramon has completed nearly 40
capital projects that feature recommended bicycle
improvements such as bike lanes. The full list of these completed projects are listed in Appendix A.

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MTC Plans and Policies
MTC Regional Active Transportation
Plan and Network (2023)
The MTC Regional Active Transportation Plan &
Network supports the Plan Bay Area 2050 strategy to
build a Complete Streets Network and helps to meet
goals for safety, equity, health, resilience and climate change.

The plan also develops an all ages and abilities (AAA)
design that strives to create a safe, comfortable,
and equitable active transportation network for all
vulnerable road users. An AAA design is one that
creates an environment where anyone, regardless of
their age or physical ability, can safely and comfortably utilize facilities along the active transportation
network. Design considerations that create comfortable
conditions for all users, including such groups as
seniors and children, revolve around reducing stress for bicyclists and pedestrians by creating separation from
high-speed vehicular traffic by implementing facilities such as separated bike lanes and protected crossings.

Projects that are located along the regional active
transportation network, such as Bollinger Canyon Road
and Iron Horse Trail, are required to incorporate design principles that adhere to AAA guidance by National
Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
and the Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines
(PROWAG) issued by the U.S. Access Board.

The 5-year implementation plan places a key focus
on funding, diversification of technical assistance,
improving active transportation data collection, and
enhance the delivery of active transportation projects.

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MTC Complete Streets Policy (2022)
MTC’s Complete Streets Policy prioritizes comfortable
accommodations for people biking, walking – including
using mobility aids, and taking public transit. The policy promotes regional Plan Bay Area objectives such as
reducing single occupancy vehicle trips, enhancing
safety, addressing equity, reducing vehicle miles
traveled (VMT), and lowering greenhouse gas emissions.

Additionally, it aids in ensuring local adherence to
relevant complete streets-related laws, policies, and
standards. MTC’s Complete Streets checklist helps
implement this policy as a way of confirming that
projects seeking discretionary funding or funding
endorsements from MTC at least meet the policy
guidance.

Plan Bay Area 2050 (2021)
Plan Bay Area 2050 is a 30-year plan that envisions a
Bay Area that is affordable, connected, diverse, healthy and vibrant for residents through 2050 and beyond
through strategies that improve housing, the economy,
transportation, and the environment across the Bay
Area’s nine counties. The following strategies from PBA 2050 are the most relevant for this BMP update:
• T8. Build a Complete Streets network. Enhance streets to promote walking, biking and other micro-mobility
through sidewalk improvements, car-free slow streets,
and 10,000 miles of bike lanes or multi-use paths
• T9. Advance regional Vision Zero policy through
street design and reduced speeds. Reduce speed
limits to between 20 and 35 miles per hour on local
streets and 55 miles per hour on freeways, relying on
design elements on local streets and automated speed
enforcement on freeways
MTC Resolution No. 4400: Regional
Safety/Vision Zero Policy (2020)
MTC’s Regional Safety/Vision Zero Policy puts forward
a region-wide policy to collaborate with agencies to
encourage actions that can potentially eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries in the Bay Area by 2030.

The strategies include the creation of a regional safety data repository and providing technical assistance to
jurisdictions in regards to safety planning.

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Other Regional Plans and Policies
Tri-Valley Draft Action Plan (2023)
The Tri-Valley Action Plan serves as a multijurisdictional, cooperative planning process envisioned in Measure J
to address regional transportation issues. The Action
Plan highlights “regional transportation objectives”
(RTO) and an established set of actions to reach these
goals. The objectives that are most relevant for this BMP update are:
• Active Transportation RTO-1: Increase the mode share
of bicycling and walking in the subregion
• Active Transportation RTO-2: Propose low stress bike
network in San Ramon
Contra Costa County Vision Zero (2022)
The Contra Costa County Vision Zero report identifies
opportunities to implement the Safe System Approach
to promote safety for all modes. The report provides a
wide range of infrastructure improvements including
toolbox of engineering countermeasures, as well as noninfrastructural improvements such as Street Smarts San Ramon Valley, a program that provides safety education
to students through contests and assemblies.

Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA)
Vision Zero (2021)
CCTA produced a Countywide Transportation Safety
Policy and Implementation Guide as well as Toolbox
to provide a Vision Zero framework for jurisdictions in Contra Costa County. The overarching strategies that
jurisdictions are recommended to follow includes the
development of Vision Zero leadership and commitment,
taking a data-informed approach, and encouraging safer
speeds and creating safer routes.

With the implementation of these strategies,
jurisdictions are encouraged to take the next steps of
institutionalizing the Vision Zero goal and Safe System Approach to get there within existing programs, as well as regularly applying for statewide safety- and active
transportation-related grant funding.

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Iron Horse Corridor Active Transportation Study
(2020)
The Iron Horse Corridor Active Transportation Study,
led by Contra Costa County, explores opportunities and
constraints for developing further the Iron Horse Trail’s attractiveness and potential for active transportation
use. It is noteworthy for covering the entire corridor
within Contra Costa, from Martinez in the north to
the county line in San Ramon in the south, and was
developed collaboratively with the cities along the
corridor, CCTA, the East Bay Regional Park District
(EBRPD), utility companies, and advocacy organizations.

Improvements to the San Ramon sections of Iron
Horse Trail called out by the study include intersection improvements at the intersections of Executive Parkway, Norris Canyon Road, Alcosta Boulevard, San Ramon
Cross Valley Trail, Montevideo Drive, and Pine Valley
Road. The latter two locations have already been
improved since the study was published. In addition,
the study recommended the creation of additional
connections and access points to the trail to improve
connectivity and usage, including at adjacent business
parks, residential neighborhoods, and schools. The
Study also noted the potential for micromobility options, such as bike share stations, at major intersections
and destinations along the trail. The Study notes that
the wide right-of-way along this section of the trail (at around 100ft) presents an opportunity to widen the trail to provide separate trail rights-of-way for bicyclists and pedestrians.

Contra Costa Countywide Bicycle
and Pedestrian Plan (2018)
The Contra Costa Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian
Plan is a baseline report to better understand the onthe-ground conditions in each subregion along with web maps that allow local jurisdictions to edit their bicycle and pedestrian networks and coordinate regionally
significant facilities. The Plan hopes to serve all ages and abilities and covers topics such as low-stress bikeway
networks, connectivity to transit, bicycle superhighways, advanced treatments for pedestrian and bicycle design,
and a level of traffic stress (LTS) analysis for the highest ranked priority projects.

Bay Area Clean Air Plan (2017)
The Clean Air Plan, created by the Bay Area Air District (BAAD, formerly Bay Area Air Quality Management
District) provides a regional strategy to protect public health and protect the climate through different sectors including transportation. The bicycle component of
measure TR9: Bicycle and Pedestrian Access and
Facilities, expands bike facilities to serve various
destinations, including workplaces, schools, cultural
centers, and shopping areas. Enhancements include
bike lanes, routes, paths, parking, and a pilot bike share project to assess its feasibility for first- and last-mile transit.

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Community Outreach
The process for creating this Plan Update began in early 2024, and was guided throughout by participation from
community members and stakeholders.

Public outreach was conducted throughout the
development of this Plan Update in the form of both
online and in-person outreach, the process and results
from which are documented in this chapter.

Also discussed in this chapter are updates at committee meetings conducted as part of this Plan Update process.

This included the City’s existing Transportation Advisory Committee as well as an ad-hoc advisory committee
created as part of this process. In addition to this
committee, the project team also conducted individual,
one-on-one interviews with community stakeholders to
discuss key objectives of this Plan Update.

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Committee Meetings
The City’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) was
briefed throughout the development of this Plan Update.

Two meetings with the TAC were conducted in July 2024
and October 2024 regarding the overall vision and the
revisions to the Proposed Bicycle Network and Support
Programs, respectively.

Additionally, this Plan Update also involved the creation of a Bicycle Master Plan Update Committee, consisting
of a subcommittee of three members from the TAC, as
well as City staff representatives from the Parks and
Community Services, Community Development, Public
Works, and Police Services departments. Three meetings
were conducted in January, March, and May of 2024,
where the Committee was briefed by project staff on
project updates and provided opportunities to comment
on draft materials.

Committee Meetings
Provided review and feedback of
draft materials during Plan creation.

Transportation Advisory
Committee (TAC)
meetings (2x)
Ad-hoc Bicycle Master
Plan Update Committee
meetings (3x)
In-Person Outreach
Supplemented in-person outreach
to increase project awareness at
key community events.

Bike to Anywhere Day
May 16, 2024
Art and Wind Festival
May 26-27, 2024
Online Outreach
Received public feedback on specific
locations of concern as well as general
attitudes on biking in San Ramon,
open from April to November 2024.

Interactive Webmap
142 locations tagged
Online Survey
103 total responses

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Online Outreach
A website was developed for this Plan Update to collect public feedback, consisting of an interactive webmap
and a community survey. With the webmap, users can
identify specific locations within San Ramon where they have roadway safety concerns and provide information
and comments, while the survey asks more general
questions of respondents around their perceptions of
and visions for biking in San Ramon. Both the webmap
and the survey were open for public response from
April to November of 2024. The website was promoted
through the City’s existing public-facing channels,
including newsletters and social media. Stakeholders and community members also helped spread the word about
the website. Materials promoting the website were also
handed out during in-person public outreach.

The webmap saw a total of 142 locations tagged. A
map of all responses logged on the webmap are shown
on Figure 2. Key themes that emerged from this
feedback includes a desire for upgraded bicycle facilities, especially along key arterials in San Ramon such as
Bollinger Canyon Road; improvements to trail crossings
that ensure vehicles yield to crossing bicyclists;
improvements to crossings of I-680, especially at Norris Canyon Road; improved maintenance of pavement. A log
of all tags are included in Appendix D.

The community survey saw a total of 103 responses. The
key takeaways from these responses are summarized in
the following section. A full log of all responses is also included in Appendix D, alongside analysis of the results.

Figure 1
Screenshot of the Plan Update Website
However, key themes from these responses include:
• A large majority of respondents are primarily riding
their bikes for leisure or exercise over long distances.

However, there is still a substantial number of
respondents either already or expressing a desire to
bike to errands and destinations like Bishop Ranch
• A large majority of respondents cited fear of crashes, unsafe driver behaviors, or lack of bicycle infrastructure in good condition as reasons to not bike
• Respondents saw making streets safer for everyone and separating bike facilities from vehicles as top priorities

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San Ramon Valley Blvd
Bollinger Canyon Rd
Alcosta Blvd
Norris Canyon Rd
Crow Canyon Rd
Dougherty Rd
Dougherty Rd
Windemere Pkwy
Iron Horse Trail
680
Monarch Rd
Stoneleaf Rd
Albion Rd
Davona Dr
Fostoria Way
Japonica Way
Bollinger Canyon Rd
680
Westside Dr
Bishop Dr
Dougherty
Valley HS
Windemere
Ranch MS
California HS
Coyote
Creek
ES
Quail
Run ES
Bella
Vista
ES
Iron
Horse
MS
Dublin
HS
Golden
View ES
Twin
Creeks
ES
Bollinger
Canyon ES
Montevideo ES
Neil Armstrong ES
Pine
Valley
MS
Walt
Disney
ES
Live
Oak
ES
Hidden
Hills ES
Country
Club ES
Athan
Downs
Central
Park
Coyote
Crossing
Summit
View Park
Gale
Ranch
MS
Old
Ranch
Park
Forest
Home
Farms
Sports
Park
Figure 2 Webmap Comments
Comments

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In-Person Outreach
The project team conducted in-person outreach at two
popular annual community events to meet people where
they are and take advantage of established community
events with large attendances.

On May 16, 2024, the City of San Ramon participated
in the regional Bike to Anywhere Day and created an
“Energizer Station” along Iron Horse Trail near Bollinger Canyon Road that provided refreshments and cycling
gear to participants. Project staff were on-hand to
distribute project information, direct people to the
online outreach materials, and answer questions.

Project staff were also present during each of the two
days of the City’s annual Art and Wind Festival on May
26 and 27, 2024. Project staff set up a booth at the
festival, where they were on-hand to distribute project information, direct people to the online outreach
materials, and answer questions. Also available at the
booth was a large physical map of San Ramon’s bicycle
network, where members of the community were
able to place markers to identify locations where they
experience issues in the same way they would using the
interactive webmap.

Outreach
Booth at
the Art
& Wind
Festival
Project Staff at the
City’s Energizer Station
on Bike to Anywhere Day

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Outreach at the City’s Energizer
Station on Bike to Anywhere Day
Outreach at Bike
to Anywhere Day
Bike Valet at the Art & WInd Festival
Outreach Board from
the Art & Wind Festival

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Existing Network
This chapter documents the current existing bicycle
network in San Ramon, as mapped in Figure 3 on
the following page. It also discusses the definitions of the types of bicycle facilities referenced in this Plan, including Class I shared-use paths, Class II bike lanes, Class IIB buffered bike lanes, Class III bike routes, Class IIIB bike boulevards, and Class IV separated bike lanes.

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Figure 3 Existing Bicycle Network
Shared-Use Path (Class I)
Buffered Bike Lanes (Class IIB)
Bike Lanes (Class II)
Bike Routes (Class III)
San Ramon Valley Blvd
Bollinger Canyon Rd
Alcosta Blvd
Norris Canyon Rd
Crow Canyon Rd
Dougherty Rd
Dougherty Rd
Windemere Pkwy
Iron Horse Trail
680
Monarch Rd
Stoneleaf Rd
Albion Rd
Davona Dr
Fostoria Way
Japonica Way
Bollinger Canyon Rd
680
Westside Dr
Bishop Dr
Dougherty
Valley HS
Windemere
Ranch MS
California HS
Coyote
Creek
ES
Quail
Run ES
Bella
Vista
ES
Iron
Horse
MS
Dublin
HS
Golden
View ES
Twin
Creeks
ES
Bollinger
Canyon ES
Montevideo ES
Neil Armstrong ES
Pine
Valley
MS
Walt
Disney
ES
Live
Oak
ES
Hidden
Hills ES
Country
Club ES
Athan
Downs
Central
Park
Coyote
Crossing
Summit
View Park
Gale
Ranch
MS
Old
Ranch
Park
Forest
Home
Farms
Sports
Park

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Bikeway Types
Shared-Use Paths (Class I)
Also called “bike paths” or “multi-use paths”, these are paved facilities physically separated from motor vehicle traffic and used by bicyclists, pedestrians, and other
nonmotorized users. Multi-use paths are often located in an independent alignment, such as a greenway. Multiuse
paths provide low-stress facilities for cyclists.

Examples of shared-use paths in San Ramon include
the Iron Horse Trail, the Cross Valley Trail, and the West Alamo Creek Trail.

Shared-Use
Path (Class I)
Bike Lanes (Class II)
Bike lanes provide an exclusive space for bicyclists in the roadway and are established by painting lines and
symbols on the roadway surface. Bicycle lanes are for
one-way travel and are typically provided on either side of two-way roadways.

Examples of standard bike lanes in San Ramon include
on San Ramon Valley Boulevard and East Branch
Parkway.

Bike Lane
(Class II)

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Buffered Bike Lanes (Class IIB)
Buffered bike lanes anes are implemented by painting
or a parallel buffer zone between a bike lane and the
adjacent travel lane. The added buffer space between
bicyclists and cars in the adjacent travel lane can
increase bicyclists’ comfort.

Examples of buffered bike lanes in San Ramon include
on parts of Dougherty Road and Bollinger Canyon Road.

Buffered Bike
Lane (Class IIB)
Bike Routes (Class III) and Bike Boulevards (Class IIIB) Bike routes have signage that indicate that the roadways are shared between bicycle and motor vehicle traffic.

In general, these should be located on roads with low
traffic speeds and volumes.

Bicycle boulevards are applied on quiet streets, often
in residential neighborhoods. These treatments are
designed to prioritize bicycle through-travel, while
reducing through traffic volumes and maintaining
relatively low motor vehicle speeds. Treatments vary
depending on context and often include elements of
traffic calming.

Examples of bike routes in San Ramon include
Broadmoor Drive and Montevideo Drive. There are no
bike boulevards in San Ramon.

Bike Route
(Class III)

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Separated Bike Lanes (Class IV)
Separated bike lanes, also known as “separated
bikeways” or “cycletracks”, are physically separated
bicycle facilities that are distinct from the sidewalk
and designed for exclusive use by bicyclists. They
are located within the street right-of-way but provide
comfort similar to shared-use paths. The key feature
of separated bike lanes are vertical elements that
provide further separation from motor vehicle traffic.

Common vertical elements used for separation include
a vertical curb, a painted buffer with flexible posts,
parked cars, a landscaped area, large planters, or a fixed barrier. Separated bike lanes may also be constructed
by creating a bike lane at a height above the vehicular lanes. Separated bikeways can be either one-way or twoway, accommodating a single direction of travel or both.

There are currently no separated bike lanes in San
Ramon.

Separated Bike
Lane (Class IV)

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Proposed Network
This chapter presents the proposed 2026 San Ramon
Bicycle Master Plan Update network map and an
implementation strategy for building out the network.

The vision for this update continues to be the creation of a safe and comfortable bicycle network that can
be enjoyed by all residents, students, commuters,
and visitors. Since the 2018 plan was adopted, the
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Caltrans
have released guidelines around selecting bikeway
infrastructure for roadways based on their prevailing
speeds and traffic volumes. These guidelines
recommend that bicyclists should generally be
separated from vehicles when prevailing speeds exceed
35 MPH or when Average Daily Traffic (ADT) exceed
roughly 6,000 vehicles. Separated bike lanes (Class IV) or paths (Class I) are encouraged on most major streets in San Ramon, except for those with speeds of 25 MPH
or lower and low levels of traffic.

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Selecting Bicycle Facilities
This updated network reaffirms the 2018 Plan’s
approach and goal to create an “All Ages and Abilities” bicycle network that can be enjoyed comfortably by all
residents, students, commuters, and visitors.

As noted in the 2018 Plan, many factors contribute to
people choosing to ride a bicycle, with a major factor
being safety. Research has found that a large percentage of the American population is interested in bicycling for transportation, but does not currently do so because
they feel unsafe. The 2018 Plan also notes that many
people feel safer and more comfortable riding on lowstress facilities: that is, low-traffic streets or on facilities that provide protection or physical separation from fastmoving traffic.

This updated network follows the latest federal and state guidance on the subject of bicycle facility selection,
including the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Bikeway Selection Guide, published in 2019; and Caltrans’ Design Information Bulletin (DIB) 94, published in 2024.

As shown in Figure 4, the latest guidance recognizes
that for arterial roadways with prevailing speeds of 35 MPH or higher, the recommended low-stress facilities to provide are shared-use paths (Class I) or separated bike lanes (Class IV).

Figure 4
FHWA Bikeway Selection Guidance
Source: FHWA Bikeway Selection Guide (2019)

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the new map reflects the following updates to
recommendations:
• Updating the map to reflect new facilities
implemented since the 2018 Bicycle Master Plan
• Updating the arterial bikeway network to include a
goal of providing separated bike lanes on Windemere
Parkway and East Branch Parkway in Dougherty
Valley, as well as on Fostoria Way across I-680, to
bring the proposed network consistent with the latest
state and federal design recommendations, potentially
pending additional study, design considerations
around factors such as available right-of way, and
considerations around future funding and cost.
• Reclassifying several arterial segments, including
parts of Alcosta Boulevard, Bollinger Canyon Road,
and others, to reflect that separated bike facilities are recommended, but that they can be envisioned either
as separated bike lanes (Class IV) or paths (Class I),
pending additional study, design considerations
around factors such as available right-of way, and
considerations around future funding and cost.
• Unlike the 2018 Plan, no new bike routes or bike
boulevards are proposed with this plan. As bicyclists
are expected to travel on all neighorhood streets,
traffic calming is proposed as a systemic treatment.

This aligns with the City’s Residential Traffic Calming program, whose goal is to ensure conditions including
low volumes and low speeds (with a speed limit of
25 MPH) on all local residential streets, which makes
them conducive to safe travel, including by bicycles.

Figure 5
Bicycle Network Mileage Under Existing
Conditions and with All Proposals Implemented
Facility Type Existing Proposed
Shared-Use Path (Class I) 18.3 21.8
Bike Lane (Class II) 19.6 7.3
Buffered Bike Lane (Class IIB) 19.5 4.2
Bike Route (Class III) 14.6 8.7*
Separated Bike Lane (Class IV) - 30.0
Shared-Use Path or Separated
Bike Lane (Class I or Class IV) - 8.4
Total 72.0 80.4
* existing Class III Bike Routes with no proposed upgrades Note: Mileages for certain facility types (i.e. Class II bike lanes) are lower in the proposed scenario as some
of these facilities are proposed to be upgraded (i.e., to Class IV separated bike lanes). The total network length is recommended to be increased in the proposed scenario.

Figure 5 presents the information on the total
mileage of this proposed network, and compares it
against that of the existing network.

The new Proposed Future Network, mapped in Figure 6,
primarily focuses on upgrading bike lanes and buffered
bike lanes to separated bike lanes on arterials with
prevailing speeds at or exceeding 35 MPH. Specifically,

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Figure 6 Proposed Future Network
Shared-Use Path (Class I)
Separated Bike Lanes
(Class IV)
Shared-Use Path or
Separated Bike Lanes
Buffered Bike Lanes
(Class IIB)
Bike Lanes (Class II)
Bike Routes (Class III)
Traffic calming is available
as systemic treatment for
all neighborhood streets
San Ramon Valley Blvd
Bollinger Canyon Rd
Alcosta Blvd
Norris Canyon Rd
Crow Canyon Rd
Dougherty Rd
Dougherty Rd
Windemere Pkwy
Iron Horse Trail
680
Monarch Rd
Stoneleaf Rd
Albion Rd
Davona Dr
Fostoria Way
Japonica Way
Bollinger Canyon Rd
680
Westside Dr
Bishop Dr
Dougherty
Valley HS
Windemere
Ranch MS
California HS
Coyote
Creek
ES
Quail
Run ES
Bella
Vista
ES
Iron
Horse
MS
Dublin
HS
Golden
View ES
Twin
Creeks
ES
Bollinger
Canyon ES
Montevideo ES
Neil Armstrong ES
Pine
Valley
MS
Walt
Disney
ES
Live
Oak
ES
Hidden
Hills ES
Country
Club ES
Athan
Downs
Central
Park
Coyote
Crossing
Summit
View Park
Gale
Ranch
MS
Forest
Home
Farms
Sports
Park
Existing/
Proposed

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Implementation Strategy
While each segment of the proposed network represent
an important step in creating a citywide vision network for San Ramon, the path to getting to the proposed
improvement for each segment is different. Figure 7
shows the next step to be taken for each segment for
which improvement is called. Much of the network can
be built out without major modifications to the roadway cross-section, such as parking removal or repurposing
a travel lane, pending additional study of traffic impacts and design considerations around factors such as
available right-of-way, available funding, and costs.

Create Bike Lanes (Class II) on Roadways
Without Existing Bike Facilities
Highlighted in light blue are roadways with no existing bike facility that has sufficient existing cross-section width to install them without removing travel lanes.

Build New Shared-Use Paths (Class I)
to Provide Off-Street Connectivity
Green lines represent planned off-street shareduse paths (Class I) on the Proposed Network. They are strategic path connections to build out network
connectivity in areas with limited bicycle access today.

These updates are consistent with the Plan’s goals of
enhancing bike safety, improving bike connectivity,
and making bicycling a viable transportation choice
for all members of the San Ramon community.

They also address the FHWA and state guidelines
by recommending a citywide network of separated
bike facilities consisting of shared-use paths (Class I) and separated bike lanes (Class IV), providing a lowstress, all-ages-and-abilities network. Adding these facilities to the plan will also allow the City to be
more competitive for funding and meet state and
federal design guidelines and policies.

Treatment at Intersections
Design treatments at intersections featuring
bicycle facilities, such as protected intersections,
are recommended to improve comfort, efficiency,
and safety for bicyclists. These treatments should
be based on universal design principles that aim to
provide clear space to ensure visibility of bicyclists
at intersections and other points of conflict; provide
dedicated space for bicyclists to travel and wait that
are sufficiently wide; and manage turn conflicts,
potentially by adding dedicated phasing to hightraffic turn movements that conflict with bike movements. These design guidelines are outlined in
greater detail in Appendix C.

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Figure 7 Implementation Next Steps
Upgrade from buffered bike lanes
to separated bike lanes
Buffer existing bike lanes to
create separated bike lanes or
interim buffered bike lanes
Stripe bike lanes
Corridor study and/or community
outreach for upgrading to either
separated bike lane or path
Build new shared-use path
Existing bike facilities
San Ramon Valley Blvd
Bollinger Canyon Rd
Alcosta Blvd
Norris Canyon Rd
Crow Canyon Rd
Dougherty Rd
Dougherty Rd
Windemere Pkwy
Iron Horse Trail
680
Monarch Rd
Stoneleaf Rd
Albion Rd
Davona Dr
Fostoria Way
Japonica Way
Bollinger Canyon Rd
680
Westside Dr
Bishop Dr
Dougherty
Valley HS
Windemere
Ranch MS
California HS
Coyote
Creek
ES
Quail
Run ES
Bella
Vista
ES
Iron
Horse
MS
Dublin
HS
Golden
View ES
Twin
Creeks
ES
Bollinger
Canyon ES
Montevideo ES
Neil Armstrong ES
Pine
Valley
MS
Walt
Disney
ES
Live
Oak
ES
Hidden
Hills ES
Country
Club ES
Athan
Downs
Central
Park
Coyote
Crossing
Summit
View Park
Gale
Ranch
MS
Forest
Home
Farms
Sports
Park

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Upgrade from Buffered Bike Lanes (Class IIB)
to Separated Bike Lanes (Class IV)
The purple lines represent bike lanes that are proposed upgraded to separated bike lanes (Class IV), without
major changes necessary to the roadway cross-section
(e.g. parking removal or repurposing a travel lane).

Highlighted in purple are the existing buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) that can be upgraded to separated bike lanes (Class IV). Because these corridors already have the
striped buffer space between the bike lane and the travel lane, the buffer can be upgraded to have a physical
barrier to create the separated bike lane (Class IV).

This could look like installing evenly spaced concrete
curb stops, continuous concrete, or landscape buffers
in the space currently occupied by the striped buffer.

Improvements will also be needed at intersections
to ensure drivers and bicyclists are appropriately
separated, such as protected intersections at major
intersections in the bikeway network and separate
right-turn phasing at intersections with high volume
conflicting right-turns.

Adding Buffers to Unbuffered Bike Lanes (Class II)
The dark blue lines are existing unbuffered bike lanes
(Class II) that are proposed to be upgraded to separated bike lanes (Class IV) and are located on roadways with
sufficient existing right-of-way to create a buffer space between the bike lanes and vehicle travel lanes. These
buffer spaces can be installed as an interim improvement to separated bike lanes (Class IV). This could be done
through resurfacing projects or striping projects with
limited or possibly no changes at intersections.

Upgrade to Either Separated Bike
Lane (Class IV) or Path (Class I)
For segments highlighted in black, FHWA guidelines
recommend a fully separated facility – either a separated bike lane (Class IV) or path (Class I) – to feel comfortable and safe for users; however, trade-offs are required,
such as parking removal or travel lane repurposing,
to provide that facility. For these segments, the next
step is to conduct corridor level planning and review,
and community engagement to provide feedback
before a design is engineered. In some cases, these
segments may be advanced as interim bikeways, such
as standard bike lanes (Class II), with plans to upgrade them to separated bike lanes (Class IV) over time to be consistent with the proposed vision.

Funding Considerations
Determining a sustainable source of funding for
proposed capital improvements, as well as the ongoing
operations and maintenance of new or renovated
facilities, is of high importance. The City must
consider not only the initial capital cost of proposed
improvements, but also the full lifecycle costs associated with operations, maintenance, repair, replacement, and
future rehabilitation. These costs may be substantially higher for facilities such as Class IV separated bike lanes than for paint-only facilities such as Class II bike lanes, and should be identified and incorporated into long-term financial planning.

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Support Programs
City policies and support programs are key ingredients
to creating a welcoming, bicycle friendly community.

Generally, policies are set by the City government,
while internal programs (such as Street Smarts) are
implemented by advocacy organizations. San Ramon
already has several support programs related to bicycling, which are described in this chapter, which also provides recommendations for support programs that can help
encourage and improve bicycling in San Ramon. These
recommendations are grouped in five programmatic
categories defined by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) – Engineering, Encouragement, Education, Equity,
and Evaluation. In addition, recommendations that
contribute to the City meeting the criteria for earning a Silver rating in the LAB’s Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) program are also identified. High-priority
recommendations, which either contribute to earning the BFC Silver rating or are otherwise of high importance to the City’s priorities, are also identified.

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Item RecommendationExisting ItemOpportunity Item
Category
EquityEngineeringEncouragementEducationEvaluationBFC Silver Need High Priority Bike racks and
lockers
Install bike racks and lockers at all new developments per the Municipal Code. At existing bike activity centers, install new U-racks and BikeLink lockers compliant with Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) Bike Parking Guidelines, 2nd edition.
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Citywide wayfinding
signage (esp. onto
lower-stress routes)
Establish a citywide wayfinding signage program to support bicycle navigation. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Other end-of-trip
facilities
Provide a variety of amenities along the bicycle network to serve as end-of-trip facilities such as showers, lockers, and indoor bicycle storage.
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Develop bikefocused
communications
materials (esp.
surrounding new
bike infrastructure)
Create bicycle-oriented multimedia materials to educate residents on the benefits of biking and other topics. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Program for bike
lane blocking
education
Establish a program to ensure California bicycle laws are adhered to, particularly for ensuring bicycle lanes remain free of barriers, especially around schools.
✓ ✓ ✓

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Item RecommendationExisting ItemOpportunity Item
Category
EquityEngineeringEncouragementEducationEvaluationBFC Silver Need High Priority Conduct pre/post
studies of bike
projects
Ensure that pre and post studies of bike projects in San Ramon are carried out to identify the feasibility and performance of a particular project.
✓ ✓ ✓
Bicycle Facility
Selection
Adhere to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) bikeway selection guide to ensure that San Ramon is following the national standard by taking an audit of existing bikeway facilities and ensuring proposed bikeway facilities meet the guide’s recommendations.
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
On-bike school
education program
Collaborate with San Ramon Valley Unified School District to ensure that students are provided the opportunity to learn how to ride a bike safely without having to own one.
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Adopt a citywide
roadway safety plan
and policy
Building on this Safe System Approach-guided Bicycle Master Plan, create a citywide roadway safety plan and collision reduction goal to further enshrine prioritizing safety of vulnerable road users, such as bicyclists, in City policy. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Forecast bicycle
ridership
Establish a set goal of the number of bicycle users in San Ramon by a specific timeframe and measure this goal through appropriate data collection methods such as bicycle counters. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Create interactive
bike map
Develop an interactive web map of San Ramon’s low-stress routes. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

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Item RecommendationExisting ItemOpportunity Item
Category
EquityEngineeringEncouragementEducationEvaluationBFC Silver Need High Priority Increase the
number of League
Cycle Instructors
(LCI) in San Ramon
by offering bike
classes for adults
Create a community of League Cycle Instructors (LCIs) by sponsoring bike classes for adults in San Ramon to expand educational opportunities and identify additional certified bicycle ambassadors that the city can work with.
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Increase
partnership with
bike organizations
Cultivate relationships with local community bicycle
organizations such as Bike East Bay and Bike Mount Diablo to strengthen San Ramon’s bike culture and support in advancing projects such as Safe Routes to School (SRTS).
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Additional bikefocused events (i.e.
open streets)
Host events that celebrate and promote bicycling, engaging neighborhoods throughout the city. This could include Open Streets events, where designated roads are closed to motorized traffic on specific days, allowing people to walk, bike, and enjoy a car-free environment.
✓ ✓
Bike Friendly
Business program
Establish a citywide bicycle friendly business program through the League of American Bicyclists' Bicycle Friendly America program to encourage customers and employees to cycle.
✓ ✓ ✓
PD-led program to
conduct bike and
ped safety activities
Establish a bicycle patrol program led by PD. This bicycle patrol program will conduct safety activities and identify and educate road users that are engaging in bad behavior.
✓ ✓

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Item RecommendationExisting ItemOpportunity Item
Category
EquityEngineeringEncouragementEducationEvaluationBFC Silver Need High Priority Bike patrol
Identify high injury network as part of upcoming roadway safety efforts and coordinate with the police department on focusing traffic enforcement on unsafe speeds and other violation categories with the largest impact on fatal and severe injury collisions
✓ ✓
Transit-Based Bike
Safety Awareness
Program
Create a bicycle safety awareness education program in
partnership with Contra Costa County Transit Authority (County Connection) centered around bus stop and/or bus tail card advertising campaigns.
✓ ✓
Diversion programs
for bicyclists and
drivers in lieu of
tickets
Implement a program in collaboration with law enforcement to improve awareness of the safety needs of all roadway users.

This may include educational materials on bicycle traffic laws and tips for safe driving, biking, and walking.
✓ ✓
Create a formal
BPAC as part of the
TAC
Form a Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee within the City’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) to support City staff in executing the Plan, creating an annual action plan, and monitoring progress. The BPAC can provide specialized expertise to to guide the continued development of the
bicycle network and establish strong relationships with local stakeholders on bike- related issues. These can be especially crucial with the increasing popularity of biking in San Ramon. ✓ ✓

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Item RecommendationExisting ItemOpportunity Item
Category
EquityEngineeringEncouragementEducationEvaluationBFC Silver Need High Priority Biking and walking
safety assessments
around schools
In collaboration with the SRTS program, perform assessments around schools to identify barriers and challenges for students walking and biking to school. Assessments can be carried out through programs such as UC Berkeley SafeTrec’s Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA).
✓ ✓
Adopt a different
approach to
collecting bike
volumes
The city currently utilizes the Strava app to track bike ridership.

However, the reliability on Strava does not indicate an accurate representation of bike ridership in San Ramon due to the limits on who can access the app. To rectify this, launch a bicycle count program that includes strategically placing automated bicycle counters around the city and conducting shortduration counts as well as observational counts and surveys to supplement the data.
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Bikeshare Program
Bishop Ranch’s bikeshare program for tenants is the
BRiteBikes program. The program should continue to provide communications with their tenants to ensure that individuals are aware of this service.
✓ ✓ ✓
Bikes allowed on
buses
Transit riders can bring and/or load their bicycles onto County Connection busses. ✓ ✓ ✓
Bike to Anywhere
Day events
Continue events and programming related to Bike to Work Day activities that occur on the third Thursday of May. ✓ ✓

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Item RecommendationExisting ItemOpportunity Item
Category
EquityEngineeringEncouragementEducationEvaluationBFC Silver Need High Priority Street Smarts
Street Smarts is a program that provides general traffic safety education to elementary school students throughout San
Ramon Valley.
✓ ✓ ✓
Expand Street
Smarts program
to middle and high
school students
The existing Street Smarts program only serves elementary school students. The program should expand to also provide traffic safety education to middle and high school students. ✓ ✓ ✓
SRTS
The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program is a collaboration between the City of San Ramon and San Ramon Valley Unified School District to provide students and parents with bicycle, pedestrian, and traffic safety education around schools. SRTS also provides recommendations and programs to execute safety goals.
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Annual collision
reports
Develop annual bicycle collision reports using data from the San Ramon Police Department to provide the current state of bicycle safety in the city.
✓ ✓
Establish
Transportation
Advisory Committee
The City’s community-led Transportation Advisory Committee meets monthly to discuss transportation issues and provide recommendations to the Council.
✓ ✓

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53 Chapter 8
Cost and Funding Strategy
The proposed bicycle improvements that the Bicycle Master Plan outlines can be funded through a wide range of sources at the federal, state, and regional levels. Figure 8 on the following page lists some of the top sources, while Appendix B presents a full list with more information on each program, including full program names.

The sources listed may be used to fund a broad scope of projects targeting air quality and sustainability, affordable housing, and transportation. Successful projects often entail creative solutions that create synergies through multidisciplinary projects that involve more than only bicycle facilities.

Figure 9 presents estimated per-unit costs, in 2026 dollars, for individual facilities. These are presented to provide a base for the City to seek funding opportunities for implementation. These are planninglevel cost estimates that include construction and contingencies, but not extra costs such as right-of-way acquisition and environmental or operational studies. They also do not include on-going maintenance costs. The City will need develop detailed estimates during the design process to calculate more exact project costs due to highly variable right-of-way, construction, drainage, grading, or other unforeseen costs.

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Grant
Source
Source
Agency Eligible Improvements Notes
RAISE USDOT Capital projects Highly competitive national program requiring significant stakeholder and political buy-in
SS4A USDOT Planning, demonstration, and
implementation projects
Funds a breadth of roadway safety projects, with
emphasis on the Safe System Approach and secondary
emphasis on disadvantaged, rural, and tribal communities CMAQ USDOT Bike and ped facilities, among other
capital projects
Centered around projects that gear towards reducing
pollution and attaining national air quality standards
ATP Caltrans Capital projects and programmatic
activities
The funding pool for the program has shrunk in recent
cycles, making the program more competitive, especially with funding emphasis on disadvantaged communities
OTS Grant
Program OTS Education and enforcement programs
Funding for traffic-safety education, awareness and
enforcement programs aimed at drivers, pedestrians and
cyclists.

HSIP Caltrans Capital projects and education,
outreach, and enforcement programs
The program is highly competitive at the state level, and scoring highly often requires significant crash history, including fatal and severe injury crashes
TFCA BAAD Bike infrastructure and others capital
and programmatic improvements
The program is meant to fund cost-effective projects that are proven to reduce surplus greenhouse
PASS MTC Signal timing and coordination Focused on cross-jurisdictional arterial corridors Figure 8 Information on Selected Funding Sources

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Improvement Type Assumptions Cost
Shared-Use Paths
(Class I) Per mile
Asphalt path (10' path + 2' shoulder), with landscaping (trees) and pedestrian-scale lighting. $5,090,000
Bike Lanes
(Class II)
Per mile
Includes bike lane striping, wayfinding signage, green conflict zones, and two-stage turn boxes. Does not include signal modifications (see below for intersection costs).
$280,000
Buffered Bike Lanes
(Class IIB)
Per mile
Includes buffered bike lane striping, wayfinding signage, green conflict zones, and two-stage turn boxes. Does not include signal modifications (see below for intersection costs).
$450,000
Bike Routes
(Class III) Per mile Includes green-backed sharrows and wayfinding signage. $130,000 Separated Bikeways
(Class IV)
Per mile
In-roadway separated bikeway, and includes extruded concrete curbs as the vertical separation element, wayfinding signage, green conflict zones, and two-stage turn boxes. Does not include signal modifications (see below for intersection costs) or additional right-of-way if needed. $1,300,000
Sidewalk Per mile One side of roadway $1,170,000
Upgrade Intersection
to Protected
Intersection
Each 4-leg intersection
Includes high-visibility striping, raised curb extensions and aprons, ADAaccessible curb ramps, and significant signal reconfigurations (including bike detection and new signal heads for turning movements and bicyclists). $1,480,000
Upgrade Intersection
to Major Crossing
Each 4-leg intersection
Includes high-visibility striping through intersection and significant signal reconfigurations (including bike detection and new signal heads for turning movements and bicyclists).
$900,000
Figure 9 Unit Costs for Facilities

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Project Progress
The following tables list the capital projects
featuring bicycle improvements that have been
completed in San Ramon since 2018.

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Roadway From To Improvement
Albion Rd Windemere Pkwy Bollinger Canyon Rd
Installed buffer adjacent to existing lanes to create
buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green conflict
zones
Alcosta Blvd Crow Canyon Rd Vera Cruz Dr
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
conflict zones
Belle Meade Dr Alcosta Blvd Broadmoor Dr Installed sharrows and signs to create bike route (Class III)
Bishop Dr Sunset Dr Iron Horse Trail Installed shared-use path (Class I) Bishop Dr Sunset Dr Executive Pkwy Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB)
Bishop Dr (eastbound) Sunset Dr intersection Installed bike box with green pavement marking Bishop Dr (eastbound) Sunset Dr Camino Ramon Installed sharrows to create bike route (Class III) Bishop Dr Norris Canyon Rd Executive Pkwy
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB), installed
sharrows and signs to create bike route (Class III), and installed green conflict zones
Bollinger Canyon Rd Crow Canyon Rd Faria Preserve Pkwy Installed green conflict zones Bollinger Canyon Rd Chanterella Dr Dougherty Rd (S) Installed bicycle video detection and counter Bollinger Canyon Rd Canyon Lakes Dr Dougherty Rd (S)
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
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Roadway From To Improvement
Bollinger Canyon Rd San Ramon
Valley Blvd Ascension Dr
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
conflict zones
Bollinger Canyon Rd Ascension Dr Crow Canyon Rd Installed sharrows and signs to create bike route (Class III)
Briar Oaks Dr Bollinger Canyon
Rd Saturn Park Dr
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
conflict zones
Broadmoor Dr Alcosta Blvd Montevideo Dr Installed sharrows and signs to create bike route (Class III)
Crow Canyon Rd Alcosta Blvd Dougherty Rd
Installed buffer adjacent to existing lanes to create
buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green conflict
zones
Crow Canyon Rd El Capitan Dr Dougherty Rd Installed bicycle video detection and counter Deerwood Rd Crow Canyon Rd Deerwood Dr Installed sharrows to create bike route (Class III) Deerwood Rd Deerwood Dr San Ramon Valley
Blvd
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
conflict zones
Dougherty Rd Crow Canyon Rd Old Ranch Rd
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
conflict zones
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Roadway From To Improvement
Faria Preserve Pkwy Omega Rd Bollinger Canyon Rd Installed new bike lanes (Class II) and buffered bike lanes (Class IIB)
Fostoria Way Camino Ramon Iron Horse Trail Installed sharrows and signs to create bike route (Class III)
Harcourt Way Bollinger Canyon
Rd Windemere Pkwy
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
conflict zones
Iron Horse Trail Bollinger Canyon Rd Constructed overcrossing Iron Horse Trail Montevideo Dr and Pine Valley Rd
intersections Enhanced trail crossing traffic control devices Ivy Hill Way Albion Rd Piccadilly Cir
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
conflict zones
Ivy Leaf Spring Rd Stoneleaf Rd Monarch Rd Installed green conflict zones Japonica Way N Monarch Rd Ivy Hill Way
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
conflict zones
Montevideo Dr San Ramon
Valley Blvd Alcosta Blvd Installed sharrows and signs to create bike route (Class III) N Monarch Rd Dougherty Rd Bollinger Canyon Rd
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
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Roadway From To Improvement
S Monarch Rd Bollinger Canyon
Rd Main Branch Rd
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
conflict zones
Norris Canyon Rd San Ramon
Valley Blvd Alcosta Blvd Installed green conflict zones Norris Canyon Rd Bollinger Canyon
Rd
San Ramon Valley
Blvd
Installed sharrows and signs to create bike route
(Class III)
Old Crow Canyon Rd Deerwood Rd Crow Canyon Rd Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB)
Pine Valley Rd Alcosta Blvd Thunderbird Dr Installed sharrows and signs to create bike route (Class III)
Pine Valley Rd Thunderbird Dr Broadmoor Dr Installed sharrows and signs to create bike route (Class III)
San Ramon Valley
Blvd Crow Canyon Rd Alcosta Blvd Installed green conflict zones San Ramon Valley
Blvd Montevideo Dr Pine Valley Rd
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
conflict zones
Village Pkwy Alcosta Blvd Kimball Ave
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
conflict zones
N Wedgewood Dr Bollinger Canyon
Rd N Monarch Rd
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
conflict zones

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Roadway From To Improvement
S Wedgewood Dr Bollinger Canyon
Rd Stoneleaf Rd
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
conflict zones
Windemere Pkwy Rockhampton Rd E Branch Pkwy
Installed buffer adjacent to existing bike lanes to
create buffered bike lanes (Class IIB) and green
conflict zones

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Funding Sources
The bicycle improvements that this Plan Update outlines can be funded through a wide range of sources at the
federal, state, and regional levels, and this appendix
documents some of these funding sources. Project
funding is often limited due to a variety of factors,
including demand from the number of outstanding
projects, finite resources, and trade-off decisions. The sources listed here may be used to fund a broad scope
of projects targeting air quality and sustainability,
affordable housing, and transportation. Successful
projects often entail creative solutions that create
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Federal Funding Sources
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage
Development (BUILD) Discretionary Grant
Program
This program supports projects that are “road or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States Code;” and “intermodal projects.” It targets capital projects, and is highly competitive at the national level. Previously called the RAISE grant, this program replaces the TIGER program.

Funding Agency US Department of Transportation
Eligible Improvements
Capital projects, including bikeways and crossings
Funding Priorities
Highly competitive national program for large-scale
capital projects, often with involving endorsement and
buy-in from a wide range of stakeholders, including
legislators and other officials
Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Grant Program
The Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant program is a
Federal grant program established by the BIL centered
around the Department of Transportation’s National
Roadway Safety Strategy and its goal of zero deaths and serious injuries on America’s roadways. It will provide $5 billion in grant funding over its five-year duration to develop and implement safety plans and projects, with
vulnerable users like bicyclists taking a leading role. The program had been operated on an annual funding basis.

However, the final year of funding for the program was
2026, and it is unclear if the program will be renewed.

Funding Agency US Department of Transportation
Eligible Improvements
Planning grants for creation of safety plans,
supplemental planning activities, and demonstration
activities. Implementation grants for capital projects.

Funding Priorities
The program is meant to provide funding to a breadth of safety projects, with an emphasis on creating alignment with the Safe System Approach, with a secondary goal of focusing on historically disadvantaged, rural, and tribal communities

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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Program
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
program is a flexible program that provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique
community development needs. Communities often
use CDBG funds to construct and repair streets and
sidewalks.

Funding Agency
US Department of Housing and Urban Development,
administered in California by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
Eligible Improvements
Separate funding pools for capital projects and for
community planning
Funding Priorities
Emphasis on improvements to the lives of low- and
moderate-income residents
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)
Improvement Program
CMAQ is a flexible funding source to state and local
governments for transportation projects and programs
to help meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act.

Funding is available to reduce congestion and improve
air quality for areas that do not meet the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone, carbon
monoxide, or particulate matter (nonattainment areas)
and for former nonattainment areas that are now in
compliance (maintenance areas).

Funding Agency US Department of Transportation
Eligible Improvements
Electric vehicles and charging stations, diesel engine
replacements and retrofits, transit improvements,
bicycle and pedestrian facilities, shared micromobility projects including shared scooter systems, and others
Funding Priorities
Projects that contribute to the attainment of national
ambient air quality standards for ozone, carbon
monoxide, and/or particulate matter

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State Funding Sources
Active Transportation Program (ATP)
Caltrans’ ATP is a statewide competitive grant
application process with the goal of encouraging
increased use of active modes of transportation.

The ATP consolidates existing federal and state
transportation programs, including the Transportation
Alternatives Program (TAP), Bicycle Transportation
Account (BTA), and State Safe Routes to School (SRTS),
into a single program with a focus to make California
a national leader in active transportation. The ATP is
administered by the Division of Local Assistance, Office of State Programs.

Funding Agency Caltrans
Eligible Improvements
Capital projects and most programmatic activities.

Funding Priorities
The funding pool for the ATP in more recent cycles,
making the program more competitive. Emphasis on
disadvantaged communities
Clean California Grants
The Clean California Local Grant Program (CCLGP),
operated by Caltrans, was created by AB 149 in 2021
to beautify and clean up local streets and roads, tribal lands, parks, pathways, transit centers, and other public spaces. The program will allocate $296 million in state funds, in grants not to exceed $5 million, to local and regional public agencies that install beautification
measures and art in public spaces and remove litter and debris to enhance communities and improve spaces for
walking and recreation. The goals of the CCLGP are to
reduce the amount of waste and debris within public
rights-of-way, pathways, parks, transit centers, and other public spaces; enhance, rehabilitate, restore, or install measures to beautify and improve public spaces and
mitigate the urban heat island effect; enhance public
health, cultural connection, and community placemaking
by improving public spaces for walking and recreation;
and advance equity for underserved communities.

Funding Agency Caltrans
Eligible Improvements
Projects that reduce litter, beautify public spaces,
improve public health, and foster place-making,
infrastructure or non-infrastructure
Funding Priorities
Emphasis on historically disadvantaged or underserved
communities

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California Strategic Growth Council (SGC)
Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Program
The Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Program
empowers the communities most impacted by pollution
to choose their own goals, strategies, and projects to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution.

Funding Agency California SGC
Eligible Improvements
Capital projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Funding Priorities
Emphasis on the most disadvantaged communities in the
state
SGC Affordable Housing and Sustainable
Communities (AHSC) Program
The Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities
(AHSC) Program makes it easier for Californians to drive less by making sure housing, jobs, and key destinations are accessible by walking, biking, and transit.

Funding Agency California SGC
Eligible Improvements
Sustainable transportation infrastructure, amenities,
and programs in conjunction with affordable housing
developments or related infrastructure
Funding Priorities
Emphasis on the most disadvantaged communities in the
state
California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Grant
Program
OTS administers traffic safety grants in the following
areas: Alcohol Impaired Driving, Distracted Driving,
Drug-Impaired Driving, Emergency Medical Services,
Motorcycle Safety, Occupant Protection, Pedestrian and
Bicycle Safety, Police Traffic Services, Public Relations, Advertising, and Roadway Safety and Traffic Records.

This funding is primarily geared to enforcement and
outreach efforts, which can be used to implement
elements of this plan.

Funding Agency California OTS
Eligible Improvements
Certain activities under the Safe Routes to School
Program, safety education programs, and enforcement
programs
Funding Priorities
For traffic-safety education, awareness and enforcement programs aimed at drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.

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Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
California’s Local HSIP focuses on infrastructure projects with nationally recognized crash reduction factors
(CRFs). Local HSIP projects must be identified based on collision experience (especially a record of collisions that result in fatalities and severe injuries), collision potential, collision rate, or other data-supported means. There are opportunities to include systemic safety projects as well.

Funding Agency Caltrans
Eligible Improvements
Safety-related pedestrian capital projects, certain
activities under the Safe Routes to School Program,
safety education programs, and enforcement programs
Funding Priorities
For projects and programs that reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries by correcting or improving a specific problem. Highly competitive at the state level.

SB 1 Local Streets and Roads Program (LSRP)
SB 1 dedicated approximately $1.5 billion per year in new formula revenues apportioned by the State Controller
to cities and counties for basic road maintenance,
rehabilitation, and critical safety projects on the local streets and roads system.

SB 1 Local Partnership Program (LPP)
The purpose of this program is to provide local and
regional transportation agencies that have passed
sales tax measures, developer fees, or other imposed
transportation fees with a continuous appropriation of
$200 million annually from the Road Maintenance and
Rehabilitation Account to fund road maintenance and
rehabilitation, sound walls, and active transportation
projects. There is also a competitive grant portion of this program.

Funding Agency
California Transportation Commission (CTC)
Eligible Improvements
Capital projects
Funding Priorities
Only available for jurisdictions with a dedicated
transportation tax or fee

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SB 1 Solutions for Congested Corridors Program
(SCCP)
The Solutions for Congested Corridors Program
funds projects designed to reduce congestion in
highly traveled and highly congested corridors. This
statewide, competitive program makes $250 million
available annually for projects that implement specific transportation performance improvements and are part
of a comprehensive corridor plan by providing more
transportation choices while preserving the character
of local communities and creating opportunities for
neighborhood enhancement.

Funding Agency
California Transportation Commission (CTC)
Eligible Improvements
Capital projects
Funding Priorities
Projects that effect specific transportation performance improvements, are part of a comprehensive corridor
plan, and reflect coordination with Caltrans
SB 1 State Transportation Improvement Program
(STIP)
The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
is the biennial five-year plan for future allocations of certain state transportation funds for state highway
improvements, intercity rail, and regional highway and
transit improvements.

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Regional and Local Funding Sources
One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) Program
OBAG is a program administered by MTC to distribute
transportation funds from the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) in a way that invests in
local street and road maintenance, streetscape
enhancements, bicycle and pedestrian improvements,
transportation planning, and safe routes to school, all while advancing regional housing goals. The previous
cycle of the program, OBAG 3, was rolled out in 2022,
and was divided into a Regional Program managed
by MTC and a County and Local program managed
by MTC in partnership with the nine Bay Area County
Transportation Agencies. The current cycle is expected
to fund projects through the year 2026. Projects in
Contra Costa are nominated to MTC by CCTA, which
compiles project lists through outreach to its member
jurisdictions.

Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA)
TFCA is a grant program administered by the Bay Area
Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and funded
through a surcharge on motor vehicles registered in
the Bay Area. The Air District offers funding to public agencies for trip reduction, bikeways and bicycle
parking, and clean air vehicle projects. Funding will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis until the funds are spent. Bicycle projects may also be funded through
the TFCA’s County Program Manager Fund. Under this
subprogram, 40% of TFCA revenues collected in each
Bay Area county is returned to that county’s congestion management agency (CMA) for allocation. Applications
are made directly to the CMAs, but must also be
approved by the BAAQMD.

Funding Agency BAAQMD
Eligible Improvements
On-road zero- and partial- zero- emissions vehicles,
hydrogen stations, electric vehicle charging
infrastructure, vehicle scrapping, last-mile commuter
connections, pilot trip reduction, regional ridesharing services, bicycle parking, bikeways, and infrastructure improvements for trip-reduction
Funding Priorities
Cost-effective projects that reduce surplus greenhouse
gas emissions

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Program for Arterial System Synchronization (PASS)
PASS delivers financial and technical assistance to cities and counties to enhance signal coordination across
jurisdictions. This includes engineering help for local governments seeking to re-time signals, adjustments to
existing traffic-responsive timing systems, “flush” plans for managing traffic incidents, and more.

Funding Agency MTC
Eligible Improvements
Signal timing and coordination on cross-jurisdictional
corridors
Funding Priorities
Cross-jurisdiction arterial corridors
Transportation Development Act Article 3 (TDA3)
Funding
TDA3 provides funding annually for bicycle and
pedestrian projects. Funding is coordinated and
distributed by MTC, and local jurisdictions access the
funding by submitting allocation requests. Each county
coordinates a consolidated annual request for projects
to be funded in the county.

Funding Agency MTC
Eligible Improvements
Pedestrian and bicycle facilities, pedestrian safety
education projects, and maintenance equipment capital
purchases.

Funding Priorities
Exclusively for funding bicycle and pedestrian facilities

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Measure J
In November 2004, Contra Costa voters approved
Measure J, which extended Measure C (approved 1988),
the county’s half-percent sales tax for transportation, until 2034. The most explicit source of funding for
pedestrian and bicycle projects is through Measure J’s
Pedestrian, Bicycle and Trail Facilities (PBTF) program, which funds projects identified in the CBPP. The Measure J Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC) program
also supports mixed-use, walkable and transit-accessible development and projects that encourage walking
and bicycling as its primary goals. The measure also
encourages jurisdictions to fund bicycle and pedestrian facilities through other Measure J programs including
their shares of the 18% return to-source funds. Measure J also requires local jurisdictions comply with the
County’s Growth Management Program (GMP), which is
described below, to be eligible for funding through two of the measure’s programs. Measure J requires that local jurisdictions comply with CCTA’s Growth Management
Program (GMP) to be eligible for funding through two
of the Measure’s programs. Among the requirements
of the GMP is that each jurisdiction “incorporate
policies and standards into its development approval
process that support transit, bicycle and pedestrian
access in new developments.” The Authority has been
implementing the GMP since the adoption of Measure C
in 1988. The GMP requires jurisdictions to work together to address regional and countywide transportation
issues. CCTA works with RTPCs to implement a Regional
Transportation Mitigation Program, which is built from
the fees and impact programs adopted by individual
RTPCs. CCTA requires jurisdictions to adopt standards
for evaluating the impacts of new development on
walking, bicycling and transit and also develops and
maintains computer models and develops methodologies
for analyzing the effects of land use changes and
transportation improvements.

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Intersection Treatment Guidelines
Design treatments at intersections featuring bicycle
facilities are recommended to improve comfort,
efficiency, and safety for bicyclists. This appendix
outlines design guidelines for these treatments, which
differ based on whether each of the intersecting streets is on the bike network and what the bicycle facility type is on each intersecting street.

These guidelines follows latest best practices around
the Safe System Approach, with its focus on managing
speeds and separating users in space and time. They
are based on universal design principles that aim to
provide clear space to ensure visibility of bicyclists
at intersections and other points of conflict; provide
dedicated space for bicyclists to travel and wait that are sufficiently wide; and manage turn conflicts, potentially by adding dedicated phasing to high-traffic turn
movements that conflict with bike movements.

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2 Separate Users in Time
Separate major movements
and mitigate conflict points
through signal phasing. Provide
separate phasing for high-volume
movements through protected left
and right turns, bicycle signals,
exclusive pedestrian or bike phases,
extended green/crossing times for
bicyclists and pedestrians, leading
pedestrian intervals, and pedestrian
scrambles.
1 Manage Speeds
Kinetic energy (the combination
of speed and mass) is the primary
indicator of the severity of a crash.

Managing speeds is critical to
reducing the likelihood and severity
of crashes. Manage speeds through
intersections through contextappropriate speed limit setting, centerline hardening, intersection
tightening, roundabouts, and raised
crosswalks or intersections.

Design Principles
There are three core design principles to keep in
mind when designing safe, comfortable, and intuitive
intersections. These design principles are rooted in
the Caltrans-adopted Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) Safe System framework.

The right combination of these tools will vary by
intersection and will be dependent on several factors,
including how much right-of-way is available, existing
intersection control, surrounding land use, turning
movement volumes, pedestrian and bicycle activity, and
collision history.
3 Separate Users in Space
Organize the intersection so it
is clear where everyone should
queue and proceed through the
intersection. Provide dedicated,
separated space by user groups
(pedestrians, bicyclists, and
autos) through treatments such
as protected intersections, bus
boarding islands, striped bicycle
crossings, bike boxes, two-stage
turn bike boxes, curb extensions,
refuge islands, and high-visibility
crosswalks.

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Applying Design Principles
Figure 10 outlines recommended intersection
treatments for each type of intersection based on
what type of bicycle facility exists on each intersecting street. The following sections of this appendix explore Separated
Bike Lane or
Path
Bike Lane Bike
Boulevard
Arterial
(no bicycle
facility)
Collector
(no bicycle
facility)
Local
Residential
Street
Separated
Bike Lane
or Path
protected
intersection
protected
intersection
protected
intersection
or major
crossing1 2
major crossing major crossing
raised
crosswalk/
crossbike
Bike Lane protected
intersection1
major
crossing1 2 major crossing major crossing -
Bike
Boulevard
traffic circle or
curb extensions major crossing2 major crossing2 -
Notes
1 Should be accompanied by two-stage turn boxes
2 May be accompanied by traffic diverters in cases of high traffic volumes in consideration of neighborhood context design considerations for protected intersections and
major crossings. Protected turn signal phasings should
be evaluated for all protected intersections and major
crossings.

Figure 10 Recommended Intersection Treatments

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Protected Intersections
Protected intersections are used at locations where
two bicycle facilities intersect, especially at wide
and complex intersections. Installing protected
intersections provides dedicated spaces for
bicyclists, but also provides greater separation and
protection between pedestrians and vehicles.

Figure 11 shows a protected intersection between
two separated bike lanes. As shown, staging areas
are provided in all four corners of the intersection
so that cyclists can make two-stage turn movements
in a counter-clockwise direction around the
intersection. Refuge islands between the bike
lane and auto lane provide additional space for
pedestrians to queue, shortening their crossing
distance across auto traffic.

These staging areas reduce the corner radii,
which lower speeds of turning vehicles to lower
the likelihood of injury collisions. In this example,
horizontal offsets are used and slow turning
vehicles. Consider turn radii no greater than 15 feet.

Other treatments, such as centerline hardening, can
further reduce turn radii.

If right turn volumes are high, a protected right turn
phase may be required. Protected turn phasings and
dedicated bicycle signal phases are explored in the
following sections.

Figure 11
Diagram of
a Protected
Intersection

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Major Crossings
Major crossings are locations where a bicycle facility
intersects an arterial or collector roadway. As these
locations do not feature an intersection of multiple
bicycle facilities, it is not necessary to implement a
full protected intersection. However, it is nonetheless important to put in place intersection treatments that
are in line with universal design principle that aim to provide dedicated space and visibility for bicyclists,
manage speeds, and separate users in space and time
by managing conflicting movements.

Figure 12 at right shows an example of an
intersection approach at a major crossing. As
shown, the separated bike lane, including the
vertical separation elements, has been extended
all the way up to the intersection. This contrasts
with designs in which bike lanes lose their buffer or
vertical separation, or end altogether, on intersection approaches. Furthermore, as shown, the path
bicyclists should travel through the intersection to
continue along the bicycle facility has been marked.

These treatments should be accompanied by those
that manage turn conflicts, such as protected turn
phasings and dedicated bicycle signal phases. These
are explored in the following sections. Major crossings should also feature two-stage turn boxes and traffic
diverters in specific cases, as noted in Figure 10.

Figure 12 Example of a Major Crossing

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Protected Turn Phasing
Protected turn phasing should be evaluated for all
protected intersections and major crossings. The
thresholds shown in Figure 14 are provide guidance on
when to consider providing protected left and right turns for separated bikeways. Protected left and right turns
may also be warranted if there is high pedestrian activity or collision history involving turning vehicles.

Protected Right Turn Signal Dedicated Bike Signal Alongside Protected Right Turn Signal Protected Left Turn Signal
Figure 13 Protected Turn Phasing Infrastructure

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Allow Permissive Right Turn
Provide horizontal offset or
consider bike phase
Remove Right Turn Conflict
Provide separate phases for
right turns and bicycles
≤ 50 v/h
51-149 v/h for one-way bikeways
51-99 v/h for two-way bikeways
≥ 150 v/h for one-way bikeways
≥ 100 v/h for two-way bikeways
What is the
peak hour right
turn volume?
Yes
No
Is the bike facility one-way, and
is it a single conflicting lane (i.e.
only one left turn lane) with low
left turn volume (≤ 50 v/h)? Remove Left Turn Conflict
Provide separate phases for left
turning vehicles and bicycles
Allow Permissive Left Turn
Provide clear sight distance and
consider flashing yellow arrow
This guidance is based on the Separated Bikeway Design Guide created by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The following assume bicycle facilities at signalized intersections along two-way roadways.

Allow Permissive Right Turn
Provide clear sight distance
Right Turn
Conflicts
Left Turn
Conflicts
Figure 14 Treatment for Bicycle Facilities at Signalized Intersections

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Electric Bicycles and Other
Micromobility Devices
Electric bicycles (e-bikes) and other electric mobility devices such as electric scooters are a rapidly growing new transportation alternative. These devices provide
a potential option to cover longer travel distances and steeper grades than traditional bicycles and scooters.

By improving personal mobility without requiring use
of a car, these devices may also be an appealing option to aging but active populations. Bike share companies
that offer electric bikes and electric scooter rentals are becoming increasingly common in many cities.

This appendix outlines policy background on electricpowered devices and concludes with policy and design implications for the City to consider in the future.

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Micromobility Device Types
Electric Bicycles (E-Bikes)
California Vehicle Code (CVC) designates three classes
of e-bikes (CVC Section 312.5):
• Class 1 (low-speed pedal-assisted e-bike)
Bicycle equipped with a motor that provides
assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and ceases
to provide assistance when the e-bike reaches 20
mph. As such, Class 1 e-bikes cannot have a throttle
installed.
• Class 2 (low-speed throttle-assisted e-bike)
Bicycle equipped with a throttle-actuated motor that
ceases to provide assistance when the e-bike reaches
20 mph.
• Class 3 (speed pedal-assisted e-bike)
Bicycle equipped with a motor that provides
assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that
ceases to provide assistance when the e-bike reaches
28 mph. As such, Class 3 e-bikes cannot have a
throttle installed.

Class 1 and 2 e-bikes are generally treated similarly to regular bicycles:
• There is no minimum age to ride.
• Helmets are required for ages 17 and under.
• Allowed on all classes of bikeways, unless prohibited by the local jurisdiction (CVC Section 21207.5).

However, Class 3 e-bikes have more limitations on their use:
• Riders must be 16 years of age or older.
• A helmet is required for riders.
• Passengers are not allowed.
• They are allowed on Class II bike lanes or Class III bike routes, but not allowed on Class I shared-use paths
unless allowed by the local jurisdiction (CVC Section
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Electric Scooters (E-Scooters)
The CVC defines an electric scooter (e-scooters) as a
“motorized scooter”: any two-wheeled device that has
handlebars, has a floorboard that is designed to be
stood upon when riding, and is powered by an electric
motor. This device may also have a driver seat that does not interfere with the ability of the rider to stand and ride and may also be designed to be powered by human
propulsion (CVC Section 407.5). Limitations on their use include:
• Riders must use Class II bike lanes when they are
present (CVC Section 21229).
• Motorized scooters are not allowed on roads with a
speed limit in excess of 25 miles per hour, unless in a Class II bike lane or Class IV separated bikeway (CVC
section 21235). This prohibition includes roadways
designated as Class III bicycle routes. A local authority may, by ordinance or resolution, authorize the
operation of a motorized scooter outside of a Class II
or Class IV bikeway on a highway with a speed limit of
up to 35 miles per hour.
• Motorized scooters are allowed on all other classes
of bikeways unless prohibited by the local jurisdiction (CVC Section 21230).
• Riders are prohibited from using sidewalks, except
when entering or leaving adjacent property.
• A helmet is required for all riders under 18 years of age.
• A valid driver’s license or instruction permit is
required.
• Speeds are limited to a maximum of 15 miles per hour. • Leaving a scooter on its side on a sidewalk, or
otherwise parking one so that there was not an
adequate path for pedestrians, is prohibited.

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Electrically Motorized Boards
According to California Vehicle Code, the term
“electrically motorized board” is any wheeled device
that has a floorboard designed to be stood upon when
riding with a maximum speed of 20 miles per hour. The
device may be designed to also be powered by human
propulsion (CVC Section 313.5).
• Use is restricted to roads with speed limits of 35 miles per hour or less, unless operated in a Class II or Class IV bikeway. On other bikeways, speed is limited to a
maximum of 15 miles per hour (CVC Section 21294).
• Riders must be 16 years of age or older.
• A helmet is required for all riders.

Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices (EPMADs)
According to California Vehicle Code, the term “electric personal assistive mobility device” (EPAMD) means a
self-balancing, non-tandem two-wheeled device that
can turn in place, with a maximum speed of 12.5 miles
per hour (CVC Section 313). The most common example
is the Segway. “Pedestrian” includes use of EPMADs
(CVC Section 467). EPAMDs can operate on bikeways
and sidewalks unless prohibited by the local jurisdiction, but must yield to pedestrians (CVC Sections 21281.5 and 21282).

Bike and Scooter Share
In addition to private ownership, bikes, e-bikes, and
e-scooters are available through short-term point-topoint rental or “shared” systems. Bike share systems at first were primarily based on docks, or unmanned
physical locations where a bike could be rented or
returned, with docks located at destinations across an
area.

More recently, “dockless” systems, where bikes or
scooters equipped with appropriate wireless technology
could be rented at any location or left at any location, have become more widespread. The systems can
often be deployed and operated at lower cost than
docked systems. However, concerns have arisen in
some communities about dockless bikes or scooters
being parked in inappropriate locations, such as when
they have blocked pedestrian routes or accessible
paths. Some cities have responded to this problem by
developing “corrals,” marked pavement locations where
bikes or scooters can be left standing out of the way of pedestrians and other traffic.

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Access Policy for Micromobility and Electric Bicycles
California has laws at the state level that govern access for micromobility devices and electric bicycles. Laws for each electric mobility device are different, as outlined in Figure 14. As shown, e-bikes generally have more
options for locations to ride. Local jurisdictions may
enact further restrictions on top of these state-level
restrictions.

Class I
Shared-Use Paths
Class II Bike Lanes/
Class IIB
Buffered Bike Lanes
Class III Bike
Routes/Class IIIB
Bike Boulevards
Class IV
Separated Bike
Lanes
Class 1 E-Bike Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
Class 2 E-Bike Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
Class 3 E-Bike Prohibited Allowed Allowed Allowed
Electric Scooter* Allowed Allowed Allowed* Allowed
Electrically Motorized Board Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed * Prohibited on roadways with speed limits above 25 miles per hour and without Class II or Class IV bike lanes present, or up to 35 miles per hour with local government authorization The East Bay Regional Parks District (EBRPD), which
owns and operates the Iron Horse Trail, allows Class I
and II e-bikes on its trail. Per the November 2023 e-bike policy, EBRPD allows Class I e-bikes on all trails where regular bikes are allowed, and Class II e-bikes on all
paved trails, with the only exception that all e-bikes must follow a 15 MPH speed limit, which EBRPD imposes on all bicycles.

Figure 14 State Restrictions on Electric Mobility Devices by Facility Type

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Access Policy Considerations
When determining access policy for e-bikes and other
micromobility devices, the following issues should be
considered:
• Electric mobility devices provide increased mobility
for users who are less able to use regular bicycles due to any number of factors, including age or even some
disabilities.
• The use of electric mobility devices enables riders to travel steep terrain and long distances.
• San Ramon’s hilly terrain in many areas, with
significant elevation changes and slopes, may have
historically discouraged many people from walking
or bicycling as a mode of transportation, outside of
a smaller set of road cycling enthusiasts and people
biking out of mobility necessity. Electric mobility
devices are already encouraging more people to
explore non-auto alternatives.
• Increased electric mobility device usage may mean
increased demand in areas where there has been less
cycling historically.
• Some manual bike riders and pedestrians might feel
that e-bikes and other powered devices diminish
their experience on sidewalks, bikeways and shareduse trails. However, many design options exist for designing for lower speed interactions between these
groups.
• Electric mobility devices generally travel faster than most manual bicycles and pedestrians. As a result,
consideration of the speeds when designing bikeways,
particularly on downward slopes, where speeds can
be particularly high, and upward slopes, where speed
deltas compared to manual bikes is likely greatest, is
important.
• Consideration should be given to developing policies
that regulate parking and storage of shared devices
so that they do not impede pedestrian or other traffic, particularly through the use of corrals. This may be
handled through permitting and geofencing, as well as
by improving parking arrangements at destinations.
• The data that bike and scooter share companies
collect can be valuable to a jurisdiction seeking to
understand the movement of people and planning for
them.
• Concerns have been raised about mixing electric
mobility devices with pedestrian traffic, leading some
cities to prohibit their use on sidewalks and shareduse paths. However, this may push users into streets with high speeds and heavy traffic.
• Consider adding striping to separate travel lanes for faster and slower bicycle/pedestrian traffic on Class I facilities and other areas where micromobility users
and slower users, like pedestrians, interact.

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Buffered Bike Lanes
along Dougherty
Road, installed
since the 2018
Bicycle Master Plan

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Outreach Results
A website was developed for this Plan Update to collect public feedback, consisting of an interactive webmap
and a community survey. With the webmap, users can
identify specific locations within San Ramon where they have roadway safety concerns and provide information
and comments, while the survey asks more general
questions of respondents around their perceptions of
and visions for biking in San Ramon. Both the webmap
and the survey were open for public response from
April to November of 2024. The website was promoted
through the City’s existing public-facing channels,
including newsletters and social media. Stakeholders and community members also helped spread the word about
the website. Materials promoting the website were also
handed out during in-person public outreach.

The webmap saw a total of 142 locations tagged. The
community survey saw a total of 103 responses. This
appendix includes a log of all these tags and responses in addition to an analysis of the survey results.

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The community survey measured general attitudes
towards bicycling in the community. The respondents to
the survey lean largely towards recreational riding. As shown in Figure 15, riding for leisure or exercise is the only type of trip that a majority of respondents – nearly 70% – engaged in daily or several times a week. The
next most frequent trip types were for errands trips
and work commutes, with 23% and 22% of respondents
performing these trips every day or several times a
week, respectively. This recreational orientation of the respondents is also reflected in their level of comfort with riding long distances – as shown in Figure 16, 71% of respondents report being comfortable with riding for ten miles or one hour – the highest option selectable.

Analysis of Survey Results
Every Day A Few Times a Week A Few Times a Month
A Few Times a Year Never Does Not Apply
6%
8%
7%
16%
6%
8%
10%
13%
14%
16%
55%
25%
24%
10%
29%
18%
18%
24%
38%
7%
20%
8%
37%
50%
25%
21%
33%
22%
50%
21%
16%
5%
31%
9%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Going to/taking children to school
Going to a bus or train stop
Visiting friends or family
To Bishop Ranch/Downtown San Ramon
Going to work
Running errands
For exercise or leisure

FREQUENCY OF TRIPS
Figure 15
Respondents’ Frequency of
Bike Trips by Destination

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The survey also provides insights towards
potential improvements to the network.

Figure 17 shows the types of bicycle trips
respondents would like to take but are not
currently. Among these, riding for leisure
and exercise ranks first, being selected
by nearly a third of respondents, followed
closely by errand trips at 29%, and trips to
and from the Bishop Ranch area at 25%.
5%
7%
13%
71%
Figure 16
Respondents’
Maximum Comfortable
Bicycling Distance
10 mi / 60 min or more
6-10 mi / 30-60 min
3-4 mi / 15-20 min
4-6 mi / 20-30 min
1-3 mi / 5-15 min
0-1 mi / 0-5 min
23%
2%
5%
14%
15%
15%
25%
29%
32%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
None
Other
Going to/taking children to school
Going to work
Visiting friends or family
Going to a bus or train stop
Bishop Ranch/Downtown San Ramon
Running errands (market, appointments, etc.)
For exercise or leisure

TRIPS RESPONDENTS WANT TO TAKE
Figure 17
Respondents’ Desired Bicycle Trips

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Figure 18 shows the top concerns preventing
respondents from biking. As shown, nearly two-thirds
of respondents cited fear of crashes and other unsafe
driver behaviors or lack of bicycle infrastructure in
good condition as one of their top three reasons for not 11%
2%
10%
10%
11%
11%
34%
39%
64%
66%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Other
I am pregnant or have children/dependents
Hilly terrain
Climate/weather
Distances between destinations
It takes too long
Lack of secure bike parking
Concern for personal safety
Lack of bike infrastructure or poor infrastructure…
Fear of crashes or other driver behaviors

REASONS WHY NOT
Figure 18
Respondents’ Top Concerns Preventing Them from Biking
biking, demonstrating the need for the infrastructure
and roadway safety improvements that this Plan Update
outlines.

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Figure 19 shows the top priorities for improvement
for respondents. As shown, “making safe streets for
everyone” is ranked as the top priority, with nearly
80% of respondents marking it as “very important.”
Other top-scoring priorities include providing separated bike facilities, providing more connections to and from the Iron Horse Trail, enhancing crossings with signage, signals, and beacons, safe routes for bicycling to schools, and reducing vehicle blockage along bike facilities.

Very Important Important Neutral Not Very Important Not Important Figure 19
Respondents’ Priorities for Bicycle Improvements in San Ramon 14%
14%
16%
22%
30%
38%
52%
43%
50%
53%
77%
25%
26%
42%
28%
24%
42%
25%
41%
34%
29%
20%
34%
38%
26%
33%
33%
17%
14%
15%
11%
13%
12%
11%
8%
13%
12%
16%
12%
9%
6%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Bike lockers/eLockers
Reduce congestion and delays for drivers
Bicycle racks
Remove on-street parking to install bike lanes
Lower vehicle speeds
Reduce vehicle blockage along bike facilities
Safe routes for bicycling to schools
Enhancing crossings with signage, signals, and beacons
Connections to/from Iron Horse Trail
Separate bike facilities from vehicular traffic
Making safe streets for everyone

DESIRED IMPROVEMENTS

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99 Appendix F
Proposed Future
Network Project List
The following Proposed Future Network Project List
provides in tabular form the Proposed Future Network
outlined in Chapter 6. The table presents the network
in the context of the proposed network from the 2018 to indicate changes in this Update. New projects added as
part of this Update are indicated with an asterisk (*) by the project number.

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# Location From To
Existing
Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mileage
1 - Alcosta Blvd
1A Alcosta
Blvd
Norris
Canyon
Rd
Coyote
Creek
(just north
of
Veracruz
Dr/Terra
Alta Dr)
Class IIB
bike lanes
north of
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd, Class
II bike
lanes
south of
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Existing bike lane is 6'-7',
depending on location. To
install the Class IV separated
bike lane, adjust travel lane
width from 12' to 11' and
construct a 2' buffer with
barriers. Based on preliminary
review, the removal of a travel
lane to accommodate the
separated bike lane should not
be necessary.

No change in
proposed longterm bike facility.

Added shortterm, interim
upgrade option.

Class IIB bike lanes will be installed
when repaved with Pavement
Management Program. Phase 2:

Existing bike lane is 6'-7', depending
on location. To install the Class IV
separated bike lane, adjust travel
lane width from 12' to 11' and
construct a 2' buffer with barriers.

Based on preliminary review, the
removal of a travel lane to
accommodate the separated bike
lane should not be necessary.

2.02 1B Alcosta
Blvd
Coyote
Creek
(just north
of
Veracruz
Dr/Terra
Alta Dr)
Pine
Valley Dr
Class III
bike route
Class I
Multi-Use
Path or
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
To install a Class I multi-use
path, widen the sidewalks on
either side of the street. Will
require further consideration
of design (e.g. one- or twoway) and feasibility. Two-way bike travel may be possible on
the frontage road; if
implemented, spot
improvements would be
needed at the intersections.

Corridor study
recommended
instead.

Complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design, either Class I or
Class IV facility, one-way or two-way
operations, where it is located, and
consideration of the frontage road.

The study should identify feasibility
constraints, which are anticipated to
include either removing travel lanes
or widening at back of sidewalk.

1.07 1C
Alcosta
Blvd -
frontage
road
Thunderbird DrOld Ranch
Rd
Class III
bike route
Class I
Multi-Use
Path or
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
On the frontage road, adjust
the travel lane to 10.5' and
install a north-bound Class IV
separated contra-flow bike
lane adjacent to the median
(5' bike lane; 2' buffer). Install
wayfinding and signage for a
Class III bike boulevard in the
south-bound direction.

Corridor study
recommended
instead.

Complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design, either Class I or
Class IV facility, and consideration of
the frontage road. The study should
identify feasibility constraints, which
are anticipated to include adjusting
travel lane width or widening at back
of sidewalk.

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# Location From To
Existing
Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mileage
1D Alcosta
Blvd
Old Ranch
Rd
Olympia
Fields Dr
Class III
bike route
Class I
Multi-Use
Path or
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Option 1: Sign the sidewalk for
contraflow bicycle riders.

Option 2: Submit a request to
experiment with a double
broken yellow line for the
contraflow bike lane to the
California Traffic Control
Devices Committee.

Corridor study
recommended
instead.

Complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design, either Class I or
Class IV facility, and consideration of
either sidewalk signage or double
broken yellow line for the contraflow
bike lane. The study should identify
feasibility constraints which are
anticipated to include either
removing travel lanes or widening at
back of sidewalk.

0.22 1E Alcosta
Blvd
Olympia
Fields Dr
Fircrest
Ln
Class III
bike route
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Option 1: Depending on
parking utilization, remove
parking on both sides of the
street and install a 6' bike lane
and 3' buffer. Option 2:

Remove parking on the north
side of the roadway, reduce
motor vehicle lane width to 11',
to provide for a two-way cycle
track to Iron Horse Trail.

Corridor study
recommended
instead.

Complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design, either Class I or
Class IV facility, one-way or two-way
operations, and where it is located.

The study should identify feasibility
constraints, which are anticipated to
include removing parking, widening
at back of sidewalk, or reducing
travel lane width.

0.3 1F Alcosta
Blvd
Iron Horse
Trail
Fircrest
Ln
Class III
bike route
Class I
Multi-Use
Path or
Class IV
separated
bike
lanes
Depending on parking
utilization, remove parking on
the north side of the street
and install a Class IV
separated bike lane (6' bike
lane and 3' buffer). On the
south side, maintain the
parking to accommodate the
Fairway Village Apartments
and widen the sidewalk to 10'
to create a Class I multi-use
path.

Corridor study
recommended
instead.

Complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design, either Class I or
Class IV facility, and where it is
located. The study should identify
feasibility constraints, which are
anticipated to include either
removing parking or travel lanes, or
widening at back of sidewalk.

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# Location From To
Existing
Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mileage
1G Alcosta
Blvd
Iron Horse
Trail
Belle
Meade Dr
Class III
bike route
Class I
Multi-Use
Path or
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Depending on parking
utilization, remove parking on
both sides of the street and
install a 6' bike lane and 3'
buffer. Install wayfinding
signage to direct bicyclists to
the Class III bike boulevard
along Belle Meade Dr to Sand
Pointe Dr to/from Interlachen
Ave to Davona Dr. No bikeway
facilities are recommended
along Alcosta between Belle
Meade Dr and Davona Dr.

Corridor study
recommended
instead Plan
Update suggests
further corridor
study, which is
required to
finalize a design
and determine
whether a Class I
or Class IV
facility is more
appropriate.

Complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design, either Class I or
Class IV facility. The study should
identify feasibility constraints, which
are anticipated to include either
removing parking or travel lanes, or
widening at back of sidewalk.

0.27 1H Alcosta
Blvd Davona Dr
San
Ramon
Valley
Blvd
Class III
bike route
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
To construct the Class IV twoway separated bike lane,
remove the parking lane and
widen the sidewalk on the
north side. Design
considerations will be needed
for the intersection with the
on-ramp to I-680. Install
wayfinding signage to direct
bicyclists to/from the Class III
bike boulevard along Belle
Meade Dr to Sand Pointe Dr to
Interlachen Ave to Davona Dr.

Corridor study
recommended
instead.

Complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design, including
considerations for the I-680 on-ramp
intersection. The study should
identify feasibility constraints, which
are anticipated to include removing
parking and widening the sidewalk on
the north side.

0.31 1I* Alcosta
Blvd
Crow
Canyon
Rd
Norris
Canyon
Rd
Class IIB
buffered
bike lanes
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
n/a Added project
for Plan Update.

Upgrade existing Class IIB buffered
bike lanes with proposed addition of
vertical separation.

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# Location From To
Existing
Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mileage
1J Alcosta
Blvd
Pine
Valley Rd
Thunderbi
rd Dr
Class III
bike route
Class I
Multi-Use
Path or
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
n/a Added project
for Plan Update.

Upgrade existing Class III bike route
to either a Class I or Class IV facility
based on city and community
preferred design, and feasibility. The
study should identify feasibility
constraints, which are anticipated to
include either removing travel lanes
or widening at back of sidewalk.

Replaces previous routing, which
creates a circuitous bypass of this
segment of Alcosta via Class IIIs
along neighborhood streets.

0.43 2 - Bollinger Canyon Rd
2A
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Crow
Canyon
Rd
Norris
Canyon
Rd
Class III
bike route
Class I
Multi-Use
Path or
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Short-term: Add sharrow
markings. Mid-Term: To create
a Class II buffered bike lane,
narrow the median and install
a 6' bike lane and 3' buffer.

Long-term: Install a Class IV
separated bike lane (further
analysis needed).

Corridor study
recommended
instead.

Complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design for long-term
facility, either Class I or Class IV
facility. The study should identify
feasibility constraints, which are
anticipated to include either
removing travel lanes or widening at
back of sidewalk.

0.98 2B
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Norris
Canyon
Rd
San
Ramon
Valley
Blvd
Class IIB
buffered
bike lanes
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
To install a Class IV separated
bike lane, adjust the travel
lane width from 12' to 11', and
adjust the bike lane width
from 8' to 6', and add a 3'
separated buffer.

No change;
Upgrade to Class
IIB bike lanes is
complete on this
segment.

To install a Class IV separated bike
lane, adjust the travel lane width
from 12' to 11', and adjust the bike
lane width from 8' to 6', and add a 3'
separated buffer.

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# Location From To
Existing
Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mileage
2C
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
San
Ramon
Valley
Blvd
680 NB
Ramps
Class III
bike
route/
Shared on
sidewalk
with
pedestrian
Class I
Multi-Use
Path or
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
To install a Class I multi-use
path, coordination is needed
with property owners to the
south. Recommendation is to
keep bicyclists on the south
side of Bollinger Canyon Rd
from San Ramon Valley Blvd
to Sunset Dr where the
sidewalk is currently. Sunset
Dr is a better, lower-stress
location to transition bicyclists
from one side of the street to
the other than the I-680
ramps. Design consideration is
needed to route west-bound
bicyclists to the north side.

Corridor study
recommended
instead.

Complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design, either Class I or
Class IV facility, where it is located,
and the routing of west-bound
bicyclists to the north side. The study
should identify feasibility
constraints, which are anticipated to
include either removing travel lanes
or widening at back of sidewalk.

Additionally, coordination with
property owners to the south should
be considered.

0.15 2D
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
San
Ramon
Valley
Blvd
Class II
bike lanes
Spot
improvement
Short-Term: In
north/southbound direction,
adjust bicycle approaches to
provide dedicated space for
bicyclists, separate from
motor vehicles. Install painted
conflict markings. Long-Term:

Install a protected
intersection; will require
additional study.

Recommended
to include
intersection in
corridor study.

Include in project 2D corridor study
to finalize design of spot treatment,
including identifying the feasibility of
a protected intersection.

N/A
2E
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
680 NB
Ramps
Alcosta
Blvd
Class III
bike
route/
Shared on
sidewalk
with
pedestrian
Class I
Multi-Use
Path or
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Widen sidewalk on the south
side of Bollinger Canyon Rd to
a minimum of 10' (12'
recommended); requires rightof-way acquisition from the property owner(s) to the
south. Continue wayfinding
signage along this segment to
intersection with Alcosta Blvd.

Corridor study
recommended
instead.

Complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design, either Class I or
Class IV facility. The study should
identify feasibility constraints, which
are anticipated to include either
removing travel lanes or widening at
back of sidewalk. Right-of-way
acquisition could also be considered.

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# Location From To
Existing
Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mileage
2F
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Alcosta
Blvd
Canyon
Lakes Dr
Class III
bike
route/
Shared on
sidewalk
with
pedestrian
Class I
Multi-Use
Path or
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Widen the existing multi-use
path to accommodate twoway travel; requires right-ofway acquisition from the property owner(s) to the
south. Assess the feasibility of
a bicycle connection along the
Homeowners Association Path
in the neighborhood south of
Bollinger Canyon Rd.

Corridor study
recommended
instead.

Complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design, either Class I or
Class IV facility, one-way or two-way
operations, where it is located, and
the consideration of a bicycle
connection along the Homeowners
Association path. The study should
identify feasibility constraints, which
are anticipated to include either
removing travel lanes or widening
the existing multi-use path, and
right-of-way acquisition.

0.51 2G
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Canyon
Lakes Dr
Dougherty
Rd (north)
Class IIB
buffered
bike lanes
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Short-term: City has plans to
decrease lane width as a part
of future pavement rehab
projects and add painted
buffers. Long-term: Add
permanent barriers to create
a Class IV separated bike lane.

No change;
Upgrade to Class
IIB bike lanes,
which was the
short-term
proposal in 2018,
is complete on
this segment. No
change in longterm proposed
bike facility.

Add permanent barriers to create a
Class IV separated bike lane. 1.2
2H
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Dougherty
Rd (north)
Dougherty
Rd (south)
Class IIB
buffered
bike lanes
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Short-term: Install a Class II
buffered bike lane through
pavement rehab. Long-term:

Add permanent barriers
create a Class IV separated
bike lane (narrowing lanes to
11' would provide space for a
Class IV separated bike lane
with a 6' wide lane with 3'
buffer).

No change;
Upgrade to Class
IIB bike lanes,
which was the
short-term
proposal in 2018,
is complete on
this segment.

Add permanent barriers create a
Class IV separated bike lane
(narrowing lanes to 11' would provide
space for a Class IV separated bike
lane with a 6' wide lane with 3'
buffer).

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Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mile-
age
2I
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
East
Branch
Parkway
Class II
bike lanes
Spot
improve-
ment
Short-Term: In the westbound
direction, adjust bicycle
approaches to provide
dedicated space for bicyclists,
separate from motor vehicles.

Install painted conflict
markings. Install a bike box
and a two-stage crossing to
facilitate left turning bicycle
movements from E Branch
Pkwy through the
intersection. In the
north/southbound directions,
install painted conflict
markings through
intersection. Long-Term:

Install a protected
intersection; will require
additional study.

No change.

Phase 1: In the westbound direction,
adjust bicycle approaches to provide
dedicated space for bicyclists,
separate from motor vehicles. Install
painted conflict markings. Install a
bike box and a two-stage crossing to
facilitate left turning bicycle
movements from E Branch Pkwy
through the intersection. In the
north/southbound directions, install
painted conflict markings through
intersection. Phase 2: Install a
protected intersection; will require
additional study as part of project 2I.

N/A
2J
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Alcosta
Blvd
Class II
bike lanes
Spot
improve-
ment
Short-Term: In the
southbound direction, install
painted conflict markings. In
the northbound direction,
adjust bicycle approaches to
provide dedicated space for
bicyclists, separate from
motor vehicles. Install painted
conflict markings. In the
eastbound direction, prior to
the intersection, install
signage directing bicyclists to
the multi-use path. Long-
Term: Install a protected
intersection; will require
additional study.

No change.

Phase 1: In the southbound direction,
install painted conflict markings. In
the northbound direction, adjust
bicycle approaches to provide
dedicated space for bicyclists,
separate from motor vehicles. Install
painted conflict markings. In the
eastbound direction, prior to the
intersection, install signage directing
bicyclists to the multi-use path.

Phase 2: Install a protected
intersection; will require additional
study as a part of 2F and 2G.

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# Location From To
Existing
Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mileage
2K
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Dougherty
Rd (north)
Class II
bike lanes
Spot
improvement
Short-Term: Install painted
conflict markings in the
west/east bound and
north/southbound directions.

Long-Term: Install a protected
intersection; will require
additional study.

No change.

Phase 1: Install painted conflict
markings in the west/east bound and
north/southbound directions. Phase
2: Install a protected intersection;
will require additional study as a part
of projects 2H and 2I.

N/A
2L
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Dougherty
Rd (south)
Class II
bike lanes
Spot
improvement
Short-Term: In the south- and
eastbound directions, adjust
bicycle approaches to provide
dedicated space for bicyclists,
separate from motor vehicles.

Install painted conflict
markings. Install a bike box
and a two-stage crossing to
facilitate left turning bicycle
movements from eastbound
Dougherty Rd through the
intersection.

No change.

Phase 1: In the south- and eastbound
directions, adjust bicycle approaches
to provide dedicated space for
bicyclists, separate from motor
vehicles. Install painted conflict
markings. Install a bike box and a
two-stage crossing to facilitate left
turning bicycle movements from
eastbound Dougherty Rd through the
intersection. Phase 2: Install a
protected intersection; will require
additional study as part of project 2I.

N/A
2M
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Canyon
Lakes Dr
Class II
bike lanes
Spot
improvement
Short-Term: Install a bike box
and a two-stage crossing to
facilitate left turning bicycle
movements from Canyon
Lakes Dr through the
intersection. Install a bike box
and a two-stage crossing to
facilitate left turning bicycle
movements from Bollinger
Canyon through the
intersection to the multi-use
path. Long-Term: Install a
protected intersection; will
require additional study.

No change.

Phase 1: Install a bike box and a twostage crossing to facilitate left turning bicycle movements from
Canyon Lakes Dr through the
intersection. Install a bike box and a
two-stage crossing to facilitate left
turning bicycle movements from
Bollinger Canyon through the
intersection to the multi-use path.

Phase 2: Install a protected
intersection; will require additional
study as a part of projects 2G and
2H.

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# Location From To
Existing
Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mileage
3 - Crow Canyon Rd
3A
Crow
Canyon
Rd
Tahiti Dr Canyon
Crest Dr
Class IIB
buffered
bike lanes
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Short-term: Create a Class II
buffered bike lane by installing
a 6’ bike lane with 2' painted
buffer. Medium-term: Add
soft-tip posts to buffer. Longterm: Install barriers to create Class IV separated bike lanes.

No change;
Upgrade to Class
IIB bike lanes,
which was the
short-term
proposal in 2018,
is complete on
this segment.

Phase 1: Add soft-tip posts to buffer.

Phase 2: Install barriers to create
Class IV separated bike lanes.

0.96 3B
Crow
Canyon
Rd
Canyon
Crest Dr
Dougherty
Rd
Class IIB
buffered
bike lanes
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Short-term: As a part of the
road widening project, install a
6’ bike lane with 2' painted
buffer. Medium-term: Add
soft-tip posts to buffer. Longterm: Install barriers to create Class IV separated bike lanes.

No change;
Upgrade to Class
IIB bike lanes,
which was the
short-term
proposal in 2018,
is complete on
this segment.

Phase 1: Add soft-tip posts to buffer.

Phase 2: Install barriers to create
Class IV separated bike lanes.

1.41 3C
Crow
Canyon
Rd
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Tahiti
Dr/El
Capitan Dr
N/A
Class I
Multi-Use
Path or
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Mid-term: Install a Class II
buffered bike lane by
providing a 6’ bike lane with 2'
painted buffer; would require
lane removal. Medium-term:

Add soft-tip posts to buffers.

Long-term: Install barriers to
create Class IV separated bike
lanes. Will require right-of-way
acquisition and/or moving
curb lines.

Corridor study
recommended
instead.

Complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design, either Class I or
Class IV facility. The study should
identify feasibility constraints, which
are anticipated to include either
removing travel lanes or widening at
back of sidewalk. Right-of-way
acquisition and/or moving curb lines
could also be considered.

1.84 3D*
Crow
Canyon
Rd
Dougherty
Rd city limits
Class IIB
buffered
bike lanes
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
n/a Added project
for plan update.

Project continues project 3B to city
limits, as the upgrade to Class IIB
buffered bike lanes called out in
project 3B also occurred on this
stretch.

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# Location From To
Existing
Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mileage
4 - Deerwood Rd
4A Deerwood
Rd
Crow
Canyon
Rd
Deerwood
Dr Class III Class II bike lanes
Adjust lanes from 12' to 11' and
install bike lanes in both
directions. Restriping can be
done with paving projects.

Project deleted.

ROW is not available for Class II, and
existing Class III facility can be
appropriate for this particular block.

0.08 4B Deerwood
Rd
Deerwood
Dr
San
Ramon
Valley
Blvd
Class IIB
buffered
bike lanes
west of
Omega
Rd, Class
II bike
lanes east
of Omega
Rd
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Adjust lane width from 12' to
11' lanes to provide width for 2'
buffers and 7' bike lanes.

Restriping can be done with
paving projects.
2018 project
adding Class IIB
buffered bike
lanes west of
Omega Rd and
un-upgraded
Class II bike
lanes east of
Omega Rd with
ROW to add
buffer available,
is complete. New
project is to
upgrade the
entire stretch to
Class IV
separated bike.

Upgrade entire stretch of Class II
bike lanes to Class IV separated bike
lanes due to available street width.

0.75 5 - Dougherty Rd
5A Dougherty
Rd
Crow
Canyon
Rd
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd (north)
Class IIB
buffered
bike lanes
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Short-term: Install Class II
buffered bike lanes by
constructing a 7' bike lane and
3' painted buffers; restriping
can be done with paving
projects. Long-term: Install
barriers to create a Class IV
separated bike lane.

No change;
Upgrade to Class
IIB bike lanes,
which was the
short-term
proposal in 2018,
is complete on
this segment. No
change in longterm proposed
bike facility.

Install barriers to create a Class IV
separated bike lane. 1.1

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# Location From To
Existing
Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mileage
5B Dougherty
Rd
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd (south)
Old Ranch
Rd
Class II
bike lanes
Class I
Multi-Use
Path or
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Short-term: Install Class II
buffered bike lanes by
constructing a 7' bike lane and
3' painted buffers; restriping
can be done with paving
projects. Long-term: Install
barriers to create a Class IV
separated bike lane.

Corridor study
recommended
instead.

Complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design, either Class I or
Class IV facility. The study should
identify feasibility constraints which
are anticipated to include either
removing travel lanes or widening at
back of sidewalk.

0.61 5C Dougherty
Rd
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd (N)
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd (S)
Class IIB
buffered
bike lanes
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Short-term: Reduce travel
lane width from 12' to 11' to
provide 3' painted buffers and
7' bike lane. Long-term: Install
barriers to create a Class IV
separated bike lane.

No change;
Upgrade to Class
IIB bike lanes,
which was the
short-term
proposal in 2018,
is complete on
this segment. No
change in longterm proposed
bike facility.

Install barriers to create a Class IV
separated bike lane. 2
6 - Camino Ramon
6 Camino
Ramon
Norris
Canyon
Rd
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
N/A
Class I
Multi-Use
Path
Option 1: Remove one travel
lane in each direction to
provide width for Class II bike
lane; future traffic study is
required. Option 2: Widen
sidewalks to a minimum of 10'
(12' recommended) to create a
Class I multi-use path.

Plan Update calls
for Class I multiuse path (option
2).

Widen sidewalks to a minimum of 10'
(12' recommended) to create a Class
I multi-use path.

0.93 7 - Crow Canyon Pl
7 Crow
Canyon Pl
Crow
Canyon
Rd
Fostoria
Way N/A
Class II
bike
lanes/buff
ered bike
lanes
Roadway width is 62'-70'
along the segment. Adjust
lane widths to 10.5' and
provide a 5' bike lane. Where
possible, widen the bike lane
and add buffer.

No change.

Roadway width is 62'-70' along the
segment. Adjust lane widths to 10.5'
and provide a 5' bike lane. Where
possible, widen the bike lane and add
buffer.

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# Location From To
Existing
Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mileage
8 - Executive Pkwy
8A Executive
Pkwy
Camino
Ramon
Iron Horse
Trail N/A Class III bike route
Short-term: Maintain the 12'
travel lane and remove one
travel lane to provide width
for a Class II Buffered Bike
Lane; will require further
analysis. May require a spot
treatment for buses entering
and exiting the Transit Center
and motor vehicles entering
the parking garage. Longterm: Provide a Class IV
separated bike lane.

Reassess based
on surrounding
development.

Access roadway likely to see
significant change as a result of
ongoing development in Bishop
Ranch. Reassess this
recommendation as redevelopment
plans for surrounding parcels
advance.

0.11 8B Executive
Pkwy
Iron Horse
Trail
Alcosta
Blvd N/A
Class III
Bike
Boulevard
Add signage/markings on
access road on north side of
Iron Horse Middle School from
Class I multi-use path to
northern entrance to school at
Alcosta Blvd. Widen path from
access road to Iron Horse Trail
to minimum of 10' (12'
recommended). Facility is
located on private property
and would require action by
the property owner.

Not included in
Plan Update.

Located on private property; not
included in Plan update. 0.22
8C Executive
Pkwy
Executive
Pkwy
Camino
Ramon N/A
Spot
Improvem
ent
Short-Term: On all
approaches, install painted
conflict markings to connect
to the proposed facilities.

Long-Term: Install a protected
intersection; will require
additional study.

No change.

Requires
additional study
as part of project

8. Include in traffic study for project. 8 N/A

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# Location From To
Existing
Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mileage
9 - Fostoria Way
9A Fostoria
Way
Crow
Canyon
Place
Iron Horse
Trail N/A
Class II
Buffered
Bike Lane
To install a Class II buffered
bike lane, remove of one
travel lane in each direction;
needs further analysis.

Planned Class III shared route
in the San Ramon General
Plan 2035.

Corridor study
recommended
instead.

Complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design, and consistency
with San Ramon General Plan 2035.

The study should identify feasibility
constraints, which are anticipated to
include removing travel lanes.

0.32 7
9B Fostoria
Way
Fostoria
Way
Iron Horse
Trail N/A
Spot
Improvem
ent
Short-term: Align the
pavement markings/crosswalk
to reflect the intended
crossings. Long-term: Realign
the Iron Horse Trail.

Further study to
finalize design
recommended.

Study for project 11A should include
design for realigning Iron Horse Trail
across Fostoria Way.

0.05 10 - Norris Canyon Rd
10A
Norris
Canyon
Rd
City Limits
Bollinger
Canyon
Rd
Bike
Lanes (do
not meet
minimum
standards)
Class II
Bike Lane
Existing bike lanes do not
meet Caltrans' minimum
standards; to meet standards,
narrow travel lanes to 10' and
widen to bike lanes to 5'.

Requires further study to
evaluate roadway geometry
and speeds.

No change.

Existing bike lanes do not meet
Caltrans' minimum standards.

Requires further study to evaluate
roadway geometry and speeds.

0.41 10B
Norris
Canyon
Rd
Twin
Creeks Dr
Alcosta
Blvd
Class II
bike lanes
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Short-Term/Underway: City is
adjusting the lane widths with
paving projects and adding a
Class II buffered bike lane.

Long-term: Add barriers to
create a Class IV separated
bike lane.

Corridor study
recommended
instead.

Complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design for long-term Class
IV facility. The study should identify
feasibility constraints.

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# Location From To
Existing
Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mileage
10C
Norris
Canyon
Rd
Iron Horse
Trail N/A N/A
Spot
Improvem
ent
Short-term: Realign the Iron
Horse Trail on either side of
Norris Canyon Rd to align with
the crosswalk.

Further study to
finalize design
recommended.

Design required
as part of project
13C should
include design
for realigning
Iron Horse Trail
across Norris
Canyon Rd.

Study for project 13C should include
design for realigning Iron Horse Trail
across Norris Canyon Rd.

0.05 10D
Norris
Canyon
Rd
Camino
Ramon N/A N/A
Spot
Improvem
ent
Consider options to improve
intersection such as a bike
box, two-stage turn, conflict
markings, or protected
intersection.

Short-term
improvements in
the form of
conflict markings
complete.

Further study
recommended
for other
improvements.

Protected intersection is preferred
but requires additional study as part
of project 13F .

N/A
11 - Old Ranch Rd
11 Old Ranch
Rd
Alcosta
Blvd
Dougherty
Rd N/A
Class I
Multi-Use
Path or
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Option 1: Install Class IV
separated bike lanes; would
require removal of one travel
lane in each direction to
provide space for buffer and
bike lane. Option 2: Implement
a Class I Multi-use path; would
require widening sidewalk to a
minimum of 10' (12'
recommended). Widening
sidewalk may require
retaining walls in some areas.

Both options need further
analysis.

Corridor study
recommended
instead.

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# Location From To
Existing
Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mileage
12 – San Ramon Valley Blvd
12A
San
Ramon
Valley
Blvd
city limit Montevideo Dr
Class II
bike lanes
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
To install a Class IV separated
bike lane, adjust lane width
from 12' to 11' to provide width
for 2-3' buffer and 6-8' bike
lanes. Needs further analysis.

Additional shortterm option and
corridor study
recommended.

Class IIB bike lanes will be installed
when repaved with Pavement
Management Program. Phase 2: For
segment north of Crow Canyon Rd,
complete corridor study to
determine City and community
preferred design, either Class I or
Class IV facility. The study should
identify feasibility constraints, which
are anticipated to include either
removing travel lanes or widening at
back of sidewalk. Additionally,
available ROW may be constrained.

2.79 12B
San
Ramon
Valley
Blvd
San
Ramon
Valley
Blvd
Deerwood
Rd N/A
Spot
Improvement
Short-Term: Install painted
conflict markings on all
approaches. Long-Term:

Install a protected
intersection; will need
additional study.

No change.

Phase 1: Install painted conflict
markings on all approaches. Phase 2:

Install a protected intersection; will
need additional study as a part of
project 15A.

N/A
12C
San
Ramon
Valley
Blvd
Crow
Canyon
Rd
N/A Class II
bike lanes
Spot
improvement
Short-Term: Install painted
conflict markings in the
north/southbound directions.

Long-Term: Install a protected
intersection; will require
additional study.

No change.

Install a protected intersection; will
require additional study as a part of
project 15A.

N/A

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# Location From To
Existing
Facility
Proposed
Facility
Proposed Facility
Details (2018)
2025
Changes
Updated Proposed
Facility Details (2025)
Mileage
12D
San
Ramon
Valley
Blvd
Norris
Canyon
Rd
N/A Class II
bike lanes
Spot
improvement
Short-Term: In
north/southbound direction,
adjust bicycle approaches to
provide dedicated space for
bicyclists, separate from
motor vehicles. Install painted
conflict markings. In
east/westbound direction,
install painted conflict
markings to connect to
existing and proposed
facilities. Long-Term: Install a
protected intersection; will
require additional study.

No change.

Install a protected intersection; will
require additional study as a part of
project 15A.

N/A
12E
San
Ramon
Valley
Blvd
Montevideo DrWestside
Dr
Class II
bike lanes
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Option 1: Construct a Class I
multi-use path to facilitate
bicycle movement from
Westside Dr north to
Montevideo Dr. Option 2:

Install a Class IV separated
bike lane by adjusting the lane
width from 12' to 11' to provide
width for 2-3' buffer and 6-8'
bike lanes. Needs further
analysis.

Plan Update calls
for Class IV
separated bike
lanes (option 2).

Option for shortterm, interim
upgrade to Class
IIB bike lanes.

Class IIB bike lanes will be installed
when repaved with Pavement
Management Program. Phase 2:

Install a Class IV separated bike lane
by adjusting the lane width from 12'
to 11' to provide width for 2-3' buffer
and 6-8' bike lanes. Needs further
analysis.

0.14 12F
San
Ramon
Valley
Blvd
Westside
Dr
Alcosta
Blvd
(Southern
City Limit)
Class II
bike lanes
Class IV
separated
bike lanes
Adjust lane width from 12' to
11' to provide width for 2-3'
buffer and 6-8' bike lanes.

No change but
with option for
short-term,
interim upgrade
to Class IIB bike
lanes.

Class IIB bike lanes will be installed
when repaved with Pavement
Management Program. Phase 2:

Install a Class IV separated bike lane
by adjusting the lane width from 12'
to 11' to provide width for 2-3' buffer
and 6-8' bike lanes. Needs further
analysis.

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