REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
2027 Annual Paving Project - List of Streets (Shariat)
Report
BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Works (DPW) completes an Annual Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project (Project) to maximize pavement life for various streets in the City. The Project applies pavement treatments such as slurry seal, cape seal, or asphalt overlay. Once streets are identified to be included in the Project, staff coordinates with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) to review if the streets have the potential for adding bicycle facilities as identified in the City’s Bicycle Plan. It is important to note that if streets require removal of parking or travel lanes due to limited right-of-way widths or the construction of traffic calming measures, the recommendations in the Bicycle Plan cannot be implemented without extensive public outreach and traffic analyses/studies. These streets typically require more upfront work and time than can be accommodated in the Project timeline. Therefore, staff will create specific projects to complete outreach, analyses, and implementation activities for these streets, separately from the Project.
DISCUSSION
A map of the streets to be included in the 2027 Annual Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project are provided in Attachment 1. Staff have reviewed the list of streets and recommends installing new or upgraded bicycle facilities on the following streets (Attachment 2):
1. Leigh Drive (Lawrence Expwy. to Harvard Ave.) - Class III Bicycle Route
2. Harvard Avenue (Lawrence Expwy. to Princeton Wy.) - Class III Bicycle Route
3. Princeton Way (Harvard Ave. to Homestead Rd.) - Class III Bicycle Route
4. Forbes Avenue (Harvard Ave. to Pomeroy Ave.) - Class III Bicycle Route
5. Cronin Drive (Stevens Creek Blvd. to McKinley Dr.) - Class III Bicycle Route
6. Cronin Drive (McKinley Dr. to Mauricia Ave.) - Class II Bicycle Lane
7. Cronin Drive (Mauricia Ave. to Pruneridge Ave.) - Class IIB Bicycle Lane
8. Flora Vista Avenue (Benton St. to Granada Ave.) - Class III Bicycle Route
9. Flora Vista Avenue (Granada Ave. to El Camino Real) - Class II Bicycle Lane
10. Kifer Road (Uranium Dr. to Oakmead Village Dr.) - Class II Bicycle Lane
11. Kifer Road (Oakmead Village Dr. to Bowers Ave.) - Class IV Bicycle Lane
12. Los Padres Boulevard (El Camino Real to Anna Dr.) - Class II Bicycle Lane
13.Martin Avenue (Lafayette St. to De La Cruz Blvd.) - Class IV Bicycle Lane
Leigh Drive: On Leigh Drive from Lawrence Expressway to Harvard Avenue, staff recommends upgrading from none to a Class III Bicycle Route. This matches what is recommended in the City’s Bicycle Plan.
Harvard Avenue/Princeton Way/Forbes Avenue/Flora Vista Avenue: Staff recommends installing a new Class III Bike Route consistent with the Class IIIB Bike Boulevard identified in the Bicycle Plan with the specific traffic calming improvements (to qualify as a Class IIIB Bicycle Boulevard) to be determined based on future community outreach and analyses at the following locations:
• Harvard Avenue (Lawrence Expwy. to Princeton Wy.) - Class III Bicycle Route
• Princeton Way (Harvard Ave. to Homestead Rd.) - Class III Bicycle Route
• Forbes Avenue (Harvard Ave. to Pomeroy Ave.) - Class III Bicycle Route
• Flora Vista Avenue (Benton St. to Granada Ave.) - Class III Bicycle Route
Calabazas Boulevard (NB/SB): On Calabazas Boulevard from Pomeroy Avenue to El Camino Real, staff recommends keeping this facility as a Class II Buffered Bicycle Lane facility. The City’s Bicycle Plan calls for a Class I Bicycle Path facility. This is currently being studied as part of the Creek Trail Master Plan Project.
Cronin Drive: On Cronin Drive, staff recommends installing new and upgraded bicycle facilities compared to what is listed in the Bicycle Plan:
• Cronin Drive (Stevens Creek Blvd. to McKinley Dr.) - Staff recommends installing a new Class III Bike Route consistent with the Class IIIB Bike Boulevard identified in the Bicycle Plan with the specific traffic calming improvements (to qualify as a Class IIIB Bicycle Boulevard) to be determined based on future community outreach and analyses.
• Cronin Drive (McKinley Dr. to Maurcia Ave.) - upgrade from Class IIIB Bicycle Boulevard to Class II Bicycle Lane. There is sufficient right-of-way to accommodate a Class II Bicycle Lane along this section of roadway.
• Cronin Drive (Maurcia Ave. to Pruneridge Ave.) - upgrade from Class IIIB Bicycle Boulevard to Class II Buffered Bicycle Lane. There is sufficient right-of-way to accommodate a Class II Buffered Bicycle Lane along this section of roadway.
Flora Vista Avenue: On Flora Vista Avenue, staff recommend installing upgraded bicycle facilities compared to what is listed in the Bicycle Plan:
• Flora Vista Avenue (Granada Ave. to El Camino Real) - upgrade from no recommendation in the City’s Bicycle Plan to Class II Bicycle Lane. There is sufficient right-of-way to accommodate a Class II Bicycle Lane along this section of roadway.
Kifer Road: On Kifer Road, staff recommend the following:
• Kifer Road (Uranium Dr. to Oakmead Village Dr.) - upgrade from none to Class II Bicycle Lane. The City’s Bicycle Plan calls for a Class IV Bicycle Lane in this section but there is not sufficient right-of-way to accommodate this type of facility. However, this recommended bike facility matches the existing Class II Bicycle Lane located to the west within the City of Sunnyvale.
• Kifer Road (Oakmead Village Dr. to Bowers Ave.) - upgrade from none to Class IV Bicycle Lane. This matches what is recommended in the City’s Bicycle Plan.
Los Padres Boulevard: On Los Padres Boulevard from El Camino Real to Anna Drive, staff recommend upgrading from none to Class II Bicycle Lane. This matches what is recommended in the City’s Bicycle Plan.
Martin Avenue: On Martin Avenue from Lafayette Street to De La Cruz Boulevard, staff recommend upgrading from none to Class IV Bicycle Lane. This matches what is recommended in the City’s Bicycle Plan. This segment of roadway is part of the Walsh Avenue/Martin Avenue Bikeway Planning Project that was approved by Council in October 2024.
Finally, Attachment 3 provides a list of existing roadways where existing bicycle facilities will be reinstalled with no substantial change in the type of bicycle facility that exists today.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve the staff recommended bicycle facilities for the 2027 Annual Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project.
Staff
Written by: Carol Shariat, Transportation Manager, Public Works
Approved by: Michael Liw, Assistant Director/City Engineer, Public Works
ATTACHMENTS
1. Map of streets in the 2027 Annual Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project
2. Table of Bicycle Facility Recommendations for streets within 2027 Annual Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project
3. Table of streets in the 2027 Annual Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project