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 Projec...
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