REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
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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. The project includes reviewing potential project options such as lane narrowing, parking removal, or travel lane removal on the corridors.
During the first phase of the Project, the De La Cruz Boulevard, Lick Mill Boulevard, and Scott Boulevard Bikeway Improvements Study ("Study") project team developed concept alternatives, prepared traffic and parking analysis, conducted two rounds of public engagement, and met with the City's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) on three occasions. The proposed concepts (Attachment 2) were developed based on an analysis of the corridors, recommendations in the Santa Clara Bicycle Plan Update 2018, previous BPAC meetings, and two rounds of public outreach efforts.
DISCUSSION
At the October 28, 2024 BPAC meeting, draft design concepts and collision analysis were presented for the three project corridors. The draft design concepts were developed based on reco...
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