Consider Converting All Part-Time
Bike Lanes on Homestead Road
Into Full-Time Bike Lanes
City Council
August 8, 2023
2City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Agenda
1. Project Overview
2. Alternatives
3. Recommendation to City Council
3City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Project Overview
4City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 • To evaluate the potential of converting the part-time bike lanes into full-time bike lanes
Study Goal
Project Overview
• Some segments of Homestead Road have Part-time
Bike Lanes from Bernardo Avenue to Kaiser Entrance
Part-time Bike Lane:
Parking is prohibited on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
At all other times, parking is allowed.
5City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Progress to Date
Jun - Aug Sep - Oct Nov - Dec Jan - Mar Apr-Aug
2022
2023
Develop
Alternatives
Present
Alternatives
City Council
Selects
Alternative
Collect &
Analyze Data
Community
Meeting 2
Oct. 6, 2022
Stakeholder
Meetings
Online Survey
Community
Meeting 3
Jan. 26, 2023
BPAC
Meeting 2
May 18, 2023
City Council
Meeting
Aug. 8, 2023
BPAC
Meeting 1
Oct. 20, 2022
Community
Meeting 1
Aug. 25, 2022
6City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 • Collision Data Review (2017 to 2021)
Total 99 collisions
• 14 involved a bicyclist
2 occurred midblock, but are not related to cars parking in the bike lanes
• Traffic Counts
Bicyclists observed in the part-time bike lanes when parking is allowed:
• Weekdays (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
6 a.m. to 7 a.m. (2 to 7 bicyclists)
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (8 to 54 bicyclists)
• Weekend (Saturdays)
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (20 to 90 bicyclists) Study
7City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Study
• Parking Data
Low on-street parking utilization
• 13% maximum utilization along the entire corridor
Side streets have available on-street parking
• Majority of side streets have less than 80% utilization Feedback from residents: guests use on-street parking after part- time hours
8City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 • Online Survey Results (256 responses):
87% of respondents who live on Homestead Road do not support changes to the part-time bike lanes
78% of respondents who do not live on Homestead Road support converting all the part-time bike lanes into full-time bike lanes • Two segments have longer walk times (>5mins) to side streets:
• Heron Avenue to Langport Way
• Kennewick Drive to Mary Avenue
Study
9City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Alternatives
10City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Alternative 1: Convert all part-time bike lanes on Homestead Road into permanent full-time bike lanes by removing parking and preserve some parking through a road diet between Bernardo and Wright Avenues and reallocate lane widths from Blaney Avenue to approximately 500 feet east of Blaney Avenue.
11City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Alternative 1
12City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Alternative 1
13City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Alternative 1
• Between Wright and
Bernardo Avenues
• Remove a travel lane to
provide enough space
for a full-time bike lane
and a parking lane
Road Diet
Sunnyvale Cupertino
Sunnyvale Cupertino
14City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Alternative 1
• From Blaney Ave to approximately 500 ft east of Blaney Avenue • Restriping the roadway and use minimum lane widths to provide enough space for a full-time bike lane and a parking lane
Reallocating Lane Widths
Proposed Lane Configuration East of Blaney Avenue
Sunnyvale Cupertino
15City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Alternative 1
Buffered Bike Lanes
• Buffer space separates
the bicycle lane from
adjacent vehicle travel
lanes
Existing Conditions – West of Heron Avenue
5’ 13’ 11’ 10’ 11’ 13’ 8’
71’
Sunnyvale Cupertino
Alternative 1 – West of Heron Avenue
5.5’ 11’’
1.5’
71’
11’ 10’ 11’ 13’ 8’
Sunnyvale Cupertino
16City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Alternative 1
• Continuous bicycle facility for entire corridor
Improve safety of bicyclists
• Retain parking in segments where off-street parking is highly used Approximately 36 of 200 on-street parking spaces
• Eliminate the remaining 164 on-street parking spaces
Where roadway width is not wide enough for both a bike lane and on-street parking
• Cost Estimate: $270,000
Includes Design and Construction (Resurface and restripe roadway and install signs and poles)
Results
17City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Alternative 2: Convert all part-time bike lanes on Homestead Road into permanent full-time bike lanes by removing parking.
18City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Alternative 2
• Continuous bicycle facility for entire corridor
Improve safety of bicyclists
• Eliminate parking for 200 on-street parking spaces
Where roadway width is not wide enough for both a bike lane and on-street parking
Results
• Cost Estimate: $142,000
Includes Design and Construction
(Remove and install signs and
poles, refresh bike lane markings)
19City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Alternative 3: Continue to maintain the existing part-time bike lanes and parking as is on Homestead Road.
20City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Alternative 3
• Bicyclists would continue to share the lane with
parked vehicles during parking hours
Part-time Bike Lane:
Parking is prohibited on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
At all other times, parking is allowed.
Results
21City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Recommendation to City Council
22City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 BPAC Recommendation: [7-0] Vote
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
(BPAC) Recommendation – May 18, 2023
Alternative 2: Convert all part-time bike lanes on
Homestead Road into permanent full-time bike lanes by
removing parking – with two modifications:
• First, prioritize the implementation of full-time bike lanes. • Second, perform a Road Diet from Wright Avenue to
Bernardo Avenue and not restore parking for this segment. 23City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Staff Recommendation
Recommendation to City Council
Alternative 1: Convert All Part-Time Bike Lanes on
Homestead Road Into Permanent Full-Time Bike Lanes by
Removing Parking and Preserve Some Parking Through a
Road Diet Between Bernardo and Wright Avenues and
Reallocate Lane Widths From Blaney Avenue to
Approximately 500 Feet East of Blaney Avenue.
24City of Sunnyvale – Consider Converting All Part-Time Bike Lanes on Homestead Road Into Full-Time Bike Lanes – August 2023 Justification
Recommendation to City Council
• Provides full-time bike lanes for the entire corridor and continued on-street parking for 22 homes fronting
Homestead Road
• Road Diet produces a balanced roadway configuration
Potentially reduces speeding and improves safety
• Works well with regional Homestead Road Safe Routes to School project led by Valley Transportation Authority