File #: 2019-6464   
Type: New Business
Body: Transportation Commission
On agenda: 1/23/2019
Title: Recommendation to Adopt the Street Sections associated with the City's Adaptive Reuse Infrastructure Project within Alameda Point
Attachments: 1. Exhibit 1 - Recent Developments and Planned Projects at Alameda Point, 2. Exhibit 2 - Proposed Adaptive Reuse Infrastructure Project Street Sections, 3. Presentation
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Recommendation to Adopt the Street Sections associated with the City's Adaptive Reuse Infrastructure Project within Alameda Point

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The first three phases of the Adaptive Reuse Infrastructure Project include backbone streets which are bordered by Monarch Street to the west, Pan Am Way to the east, West Tower Avenue to the South, and West Redline Avenue and West Midway Avenue to the north. The Transportation Commission is requested to approve the proposed street sections in these areas so that the Public Works Department can complete its design plans for this work. Construction scheduled to begin in 2020.

BACKGROUND

The Environmental Impact Report, General Plan Amendment, and Master Infrastructure Plan (MIP) for Alameda Point was approved by the City Council on February 4, 2014. Significant development activity has taken place in the intervening years including the start of construction for Site A, progress of the Veterans Administration project, the subdivision and sale of properties within the adaptive reuse area, approval of the Main Street Neighborhood Specific Plan (MSN) in March 2017, and the solicitation for developers of the West Midway Residential Mixed-Use Project.

In addition to the private development, City is designing the initial phases of infrastructure improvements within the historic base reuse area. These infrastructure improvements will upgrade or replace utilities including water, sewer, electrical, and telecommunications. Following the completion of underground work, streets will be reconstructed with new roadways, sidewalks, and bicycle facilities. Exhibit 1 shows the location of recent developments and the first three phases of the City's Adaptive Reuse Area Infrastructure Project.

The development of detailed plans for the City's infrastructure project is centrally located in the adaptive base reuse area has prompted a review of the street sections within and adjacent to the project. As a result of this...

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