Palo Alto Road Separation Potential Impacts

Planning & Transportation CommissionJune 17, 2010

At Grade Alternative

Preliminary Alternatives Analysis p51

HSRA Assumptions

8% road grade 22 foot vertical separation “if elevation change from existing to future

driveway is greater than 2 feet, full parcel acquisition is assumed”

No road closures (unless requested by the City)

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Charleston Road Impact Summary

Neighborhoods– Charleston Meadows, Greenmeadow, Fairmeadow

Parcel Impacts– 23 Full Parcel Acquisitions (all R-1)– 16 Partial impacts (all R-1)

Road depressions– Charleston, Alma, Park and Wright

Estimated full parcel acquisition values– $26,087,000

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Meadow Drive Impact Summary

Neighborhoods– Charleston Meadows, Ventura, Fairmeadow, Midtown

Parcel Impacts– 24 Full Parcel Acquisitions (22 R-1 + 1 RM-30 + 1 CN)– 19 Parcel Impacts (18 R-1 + 1 PC:Alma Plaza)

Road depressions– Meadow, Alma, Park, 2nd and Emerson

Estimated full parcel acquisition values– $21,072,000

Churchill Ave Underpass

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Churchill Ave Impact Summary

Neighborhoods– Southgate, Old Palo Alto

Parcel Impacts– 36 Full Parcel Acquisitions (13 R-1 + 11 R-2 + 12 RM-15)– 7 Parcel Impacts (5 R-1 +1 RM-15 + 1 School:Paly)

Road depressions– Churchill, Alma, Mariposa – minor change to Castilleja, Kellogg & Coleridge

Estimated full parcel acquisition values– $50,753,000

Totals

83 Full Acquisitions– 58 R-1 + 11 R-2 + 12 RM-15 + 1 RM-30 + 1 CN– Value Estimate of Residential properties only:

$97,912,000 42 Parcel Impacts

– 39 R-1 + 1 PC (Alma Plaza) + 1 RM-15 + 1 School(Paly)

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