Title
Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Cooperative Agreement, Substantially in the Form of the Attached Agreement, with the California Department of Transportation to Complete the Construction of the Central Avenue Safety Improvement Project. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this Project is Categorically Exempt Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) Existing Facilities (Minor Alterations to Existing Facilities Including Bicycle Facilities) and Section 15304(h) (Minor Alterations to Land and the Creation of Bicycle Lanes on Existing Public Rights of Way). (Planning, Building and Transportation 20962740)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this agenda item is to seek City Council authorization to execute a Cooperative Agreement (Agreement) between the City of Alameda (City) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to complete the construction of the Central Avenue Safety Improvement Project (Central Avenue Project), which is a Caltrans requirement since the portion of the project from Webster Street to Sherman Street is on State Route 61.
BACKGROUND
Project Objectives: The Central Avenue Project implements the City Council's 2018 Transportation Choices Plan, 2019 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan, 2019 Intersection Daylighting Policy, 2019 Lane Widths Policy and 2021 Vision Zero Action Plan by achieving four overarching objectives:
1. Reduce crashes and improve safety for all modes of travel and for all members of the community including school children, seniors, people with disabilities, bicyclists, transit riders and automobile drivers;
2. Improve bicycle and pedestrian access and safety between West Alameda and Central Alameda and along the San Francisco Bay Trail;
3. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and
4. Reduce automobile delay and improve traffic operations and travel times.
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