Murphy Avenue Pedestrian Mall
Improvements – Concept Design
Chip Taylor
November 19, 2024
2City of Sunnyvale – Murphy Avenue Pedestrian Mall Improvements – November 2024 Background
May 2023 – Council established Historic Murphy as a
pedestrian mall and approved budget for improvements
Early 2024 – staff completed two reports on accessibility requirements (PROWAG, CBC, ADA guidelines)
Feb 2024 – staff and Downtown Association reviewed
change in sloped parking bay concept to curb ramps
Sept 2024 – Mark Thomas & Co. was hired to design the
pedestrian mall improvements
Oct 2024 – staff presented the latest concept to
Downtown Association for feedback
3City of Sunnyvale – Murphy Avenue Pedestrian Mall Improvements – November 2024 Murphy Avenue Pedestrian Mall Concept Plan
4City of Sunnyvale – Murphy Avenue Pedestrian Mall Improvements – November 2024 Accessibility Improvements
• ADA Accessible Ramps (4 Locations)
Handrail Option
• Standard Metal Railing with Decorative
Screen Panels
• ADA-compliant Drain Grates
• 6-foot-wide Pathway
• Detectable Directional Tiles
5City of Sunnyvale – Murphy Avenue Pedestrian Mall Improvements – November 2024 Traffic Improvements
• Removable metal bollard
• City standard fixed bollards
Option for painting/mural
treatment
• Evelyn and Washington pavement
restriping
• Stop/Parking Sign Removals
• Short-term parking on Washington
6City of Sunnyvale – Murphy Avenue Pedestrian Mall Improvements – November 2024 Site Furnishings
• Bike Racks
Relocate bike racks to ends of
pedestrian mall and along
Evelyn Ave
• Benches
• Trash Receptacles
• Other Recommendations
Planter Pot Removals
Newsstand Removal
7City of Sunnyvale – Murphy Avenue Pedestrian Mall Improvements – November 2024 Schedule/Next Steps
Design
DevelopmentConcept Bidding and
Award Construction
• Concept Approval
in November 2024
• Complete Design
by end of Spring
2025
• Contract Award by
Summer 2025
• Begin in Fall 2025
and complete by
early 2026
8City of Sunnyvale – Murphy Avenue Pedestrian Mall Improvements – November 2024 Questions