REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Study Session - Pruneridge Avenue Complete Streets Plan
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
Pruneridge Avenue is an east/west street near the southern boundary of Santa Clara, tying into Cupertino at the western city limit and San Jose on the eastern city limit (Attachment 1, Location Map). The majority of Pruneridge Avenue in Santa Clara is fronted by single family homes, and the City’s General Plan lists Pruneridge Avenue as a minor arterial street to include future bicycle lanes along the entire roadway within the City. Additionally, the Santa Clara Bicycle Plan Update 2018 lists the entirety of Pruneridge Avenue within Santa Clara as a roadway that should include bicycle lanes.
Prior to 2012, Pruneridge Avenue operated as a four-lane roadway with two lanes in each direction without bicycle lanes. In 2012, the City re-configured Pruneridge Avenue between the western city limit and Pomeroy Avenue (0.85 miles) to become a three-lane facility with one lane in each direction, a center turn lane, and bicycle lanes. In 2017, the City of San Jose re-configured the street east of Winchester Boulevard to become a three-lane facility with bicycle lanes, similar in design to the 2012 project. Completion of these improvements generated interest from the bicycling community to re-configure Pruneridge Avenue to install bicycle lanes between Pomeroy Avenue and Winchester Boulevard (2.2 miles).
The City received a grant in the amount of $351,077 through Caltrans and in November 2020, the City Council approved a Design Professional Services Agreement with a consultant, Alta Planning + Design, for the Pruneridge Avenue Complete Streets Plan project (Project). The Project will study the 2.2-mile segment of Pruneridge Avenue between Pomeroy Avenue to Winchester Boulevard for inclusion of potential bicycle and pedestrian improvements.
DISCUSSION
Since November 2020, the Project has conducted community outreach, completed traffic and parking analyses, and created draft concepts (Attachment 2) to re-configure the roadway to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian improvements.
This study session will update the Council on efforts completed to date and obtain Council input regarding the concepts created for the Project.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered is a study session only and does not constitute a “project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City other than administrative staff time and expense.
COORDINATION
This report has been coordinated with the City Attorney’s Office.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City’s official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall Council Chambers. A complete agenda packet is available on the City’s website and in the City Clerk’s Office at least 72 hours prior to a Regular Meeting and 24 hours prior to a Special Meeting. A hard copy of any agenda report may be requested by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (408) 615-2220, email clerk@santaclaraca.gov or at the public information desk at any City of Santa Clara public library.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
There is no staff recommendation.
Staff
Reviewed by: Craig Mobeck, Director of Public Works
Approved by: City Manager’s Office
ATTACHMENTS
1. Location Map
2. Pruneridge Avenue Design Concepts