REPORT TO COUNCIL
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Action on a Resolution for the Sustainable Communities Grants Restricted Grant Agreement for Fiscal Year 2019/20 with the California Department of Transportation for the Pruneridge Avenue Complete Streets Plan
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BACKGROUND
Pruneridge Avenue is an east/west street near the southern boundary of Santa Clara which ties into Cupertino on the western city limit of Santa Clara and San Jose on the eastern city limit as shown in Attachment 1, Location Map. Pruneridge Avenue becomes West Hedding Street in San Jose east of Winchester Boulevard. The majority of Pruneridge Avenue is fronted by single family homes in Santa Clara.
The General Plan lists Pruneridge Avenue as a minor arterial street to include future Class II bicycle facilities (i.e. bicycle lanes) along the entire roadway within the City. Historically, Pruneridge Avenue operated as a 4-lane facility with two lanes in each direction. In 2012, the City modified 0.85 miles of Pruneridge Avenue between the western city limit and Pomeroy Avenue to become a two-lane facility with one-lane in each direction with bicycle lanes.
During the fall of 2017, the City of San Jose constructed bicycle lanes on West Hedding Street from the shared Santa Clara eastern city limit at Winchester Boulevard eastward into San Jose. This was accomplished by changing the street from a four-lane facility to a two-lane facility. These improvements are similar in design to the 2012 Pruneridge Avenue Roadway Reallocation. Upon completion of this improvement, renewed interest from the bicycling community was generated to complete the installation of bicycle lanes on the 2.2 mile segment of Pruneridge Avenue between Pomeroy Avenue to Winchester Boulevard.
On October 9, 2018, staff provided the City Council with an update on improvements along the Pruneridge Avenue corridor. In addition to the information provided above, staff highlighted that there is no City funding allocated towards studying the installat...
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