REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
De La Cruz Boulevard, Lick Mill Boulevard, and Scott Boulevard Bicycle Improvements Project (Garcia)
Report
BACKGROUND
On October 10, 2023, Council accepted Federal Community Project Funding in the amount of $2.725 million and established a new project for the De La Cruz Boulevard, Lick Mill Boulevard, and Scott Boulevard Bikeway Improvements Project (Project). The Project scope of work includes traffic analyses and design concept analysis, public outreach, design, and construction of bicycle facilities on: 1) De La Cruz Boulevard from Montague Expressway to Trimble Road, 2) Lick Mill Boulevard from Tasman Drive to Montague Expressway, and 3) Scott Boulevard from the Calabazas Creek Trail to Saratoga Avenue (Attachment 1). The goal is to enhance safety, improve mobility, and reduce vehicle emissions by implementing high priority bicycle projects identified in the Santa Clara Bicycle Plan while connecting local residential communities, schools, libraries, and major employers within Santa Clara. It is important to note that as part of the design concept analysis, vehicle lane and/or parking removals will be studied and neighborhood outreach conducted as these corridors do not have sufficient roadway space to accommodate new bicycle facilities.
DISCUSSION
Draft design concepts have been developed for the three project corridors based on recommendations from the Bike Plan Update 2018, the available roadway space, and the project construction budget. The design concepts are divided into two segments for each of the De La Cruz Boulevard and Lick Mill Boulevard corridors and five segments for the Scott Boulevard corridor (Attachment 1).
De La Cruz Boulevard
Segment D1: Montague Expressway to Montague Park - the Bike Plan Update 2018 recommends a Class II Bike Lane on this segment. This section of De La Cruz Boulevard consists of single-family homes and Montague Elementary School with four lanes, two...
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