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Recommendation to Approve the Clement Avenue Safety Improvement Project Final Design Concept; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Service Provider Agreement with CDM Smith to Increase Compensation by $530,332, Including Contingencies, for a Total Aggregate Compensation Not to Exceed $1,130,633, to Complete the Plans, Specifications and Estimate for the Clement Avenue Safety Improvement Project. (Transportation 91819)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is requesting City Council approval of the final design plans for the Clement Avenue Safety Improvement Project and Cross Alameda Trail improvements between Grand Street and Broadway. Staff is also requesting authorization to extend the CDM Smith contract to allow for the completion of the next phase of design work in preparation of project construction.
BACKGROUND
The City of Alameda (City) has been working for several years on a redesign of Clement Avenue and the Cross Alameda Trail between Alameda Point and the Miller-Sweeney Bridge. Parts of the Trail are complete, parts are under construction, and parts are still in the planning phase. The Cross Alameda Trail and the Clement Avenue Safety Improvement Project support City Council adopted policies regarding Vision Zero, greenhouse gas reduction, and transportation mode shift.
Clement Avenue between Grand Street and Broadway currently has two travel lanes separated in the center by a single set of paved over railroad tracks and on-street parking along both sides of the street. Currently there are no bicycle facilities, and the sidewalks are substandard. Excessive speeds averaging over 30 miles per hour, challenging crossings for pedestrians and a lack of bicycle facilities cause safety concerns along this segment of Clement Avenue for the most vulnerable users. The corridor averages over 8,000 vehicles per day, and over the last five years about 70 collisions have o...
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