REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Recommend City Council Adoption of the Monroe Street Bikeway Planning Study Report and Approval of a Preferred Concept (Garcia)
Report
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara's Bicycle Plan Update, 2018 identified the Monroe Street segment from Lawrence Expressway to San Tomas Expressway as a priority. In October 2021, the City received a grant award in the 2016 Measure B Bicycle/Pedestrian Planning Studies competitive grant program from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) for the Monroe Street Class II Buffered Bikeway study ("project"). The City and project consultant, Alta Planning + Design, began work on the project in January 2023.
The project team identified the most feasible design to reallocate roadway space and provide 1.75 miles of bike facilities along Monroe Street from Lawrence Expressway to San Tomas Expressway. The goal of the project is to identify bicycle infrastructure improvements that will close bicycle network gaps, increase mobility, and encourage the public to choose more sustainable modes of transportation. The project includes reviewing potential project options with parking or lane removal. The result of the project will be a final Project Report that will contain a traffic and parking analysis, street design concepts, a discussion on opportunities and constraints of the potential design options, and a preferred design concept. It should be noted that this project is only a planning-level effort and does not include design, environmental review, or construction of any concept.
The Monroe Street corridor is primarily fronted by residential uses and schools, including Wilcox High School, with a small pocket of mixed-use commercial near the Lawrence Expressway intersection. There are also other important community destinations along or just off the corridor, including Lawrence Caltrain Station, Everett N. "Eddie" Souza Park, and the San Tomas Aquin...
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