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Recommendation to Endorse the Design Concept for the Lincoln Avenue/Marshall Way/Pacific Avenue Corridor Improvement Project. (Action Item)
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Transportation Commission
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City has identified the Lincoln Avenue/Marshall Way/Pacific Avenue (Lincoln/Marshall/Pacific) corridor between Alameda Point at Main Street/Central Avenue/Pacific Avenue and Broadway in the east end of town as a high priority for safety and mobility improvements. The Lincoln/Marshall/Pacific corridor is over three miles long, serves multiple destinations including schools, commercial districts and parks, and is also a Tier 1 high-injury corridor. The concept includes a road diet - going from four to three travel lanes with a center turn lane and bike lanes - as well as roundabouts at Lincoln Avenue/Wilma Chan Way/Eighth Street and at Lincoln Avenue/Fifth Street/Marshall Way, flashing beacons, modernized traffic signals, crosswalk improvements, school frontage improvements, stormwater gardens, street trees, improved lighting and bus stop enhancements. The concept will likely be phased in over time, as street sections are resurfaced and constructed with grant funding. Immediate action will occur on Lincoln Avenue at Walnut Street with the installation of flashing beacons and increased intersection visibility. Public on-street parking will be maintained except adjacent to the roundabouts and at intersections and select driveways to improve visibility.
BACKGROUND
The City has identified the Lincoln Avenue/Marshall Way/Pacific Avenue (Lincoln/Marshall/Pacific) corridor between Alameda Point at Main Street/Central Avenue/Pacific Avenue and Broadway in the east end of town as a high priority for safety and mobility improvements. City staff is working with Parisi Transportation Consulting (Parisi) to develop the concept for the corridor. The Lincoln/Marshall/Pacific Corridor Improvement Project includes the following rela...
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