SAN PABLO DAM ROAD DOWNTOWN ULTIMATE STREETSCAPE

SAN PABLO DAM ROAD DOWNTOWN ULTIMATE STREETSCAPE

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• Lack of ADA Access• Uneven Sidewalk• Street Furniture Clutter• General Aesthetics


Introduction:

•ADA Access

•New, Clean Curb Appeal

•Fit within existing Right of Way

•The Alternatives represent the priorities we may choose


Community Vision and Background:

• Prop 1B

• Measure J – Transportation for Livable Communities

• Transportation Development Act

• Gas Tax

• Assessment District


Funding and Grants:

• Alternative A – Minimalist Approach

• Alternative B – Focus on Bike Lanes

• Alternative C – Focus on Aesthetics

• Alternative D – Focus on Parking

• Alternative E – Focus on Sidewalks


San Pablo Dam Road Ultimate design Alternatives:

ALTERNATIVE BREAKDOWN

Little or no change Reduction Enhancement


San Pablo Dam Road Ultimate design Alternatives:


Return Comment Cards:

COMMENT CARDS


How do we decide which alternative to represent in the Grant Application?

• Must be able to deliver the project within grant deadline• Must deliver what we promised in the application• Must provide ADA access• Only build what we can maintain• Utilize community feedback to select a project desirable to the

community• Dominant feedback was a general concern for lost parking.• Minimalist approach had a slight lead in favorable responses which is

consistent with the concern for lost parking. Alternatives A & D are options where on-street parking continues to be provided.


The Minimalist Approach with Adjustment

• After discussion with Conservation & Development Department and Supervisor Gioia’s Office, it was decided that the Minimalist Approach would provide the uplift for the area desired without precluding future sidewalk widening or future enhanced landscaping. To facilitate future enhancement . . . • Adopt policy or guidelines for new land use permits in the area to

increase sidewalk areas and landscaping and also make progress on a cooperative parking program.

• For example, if a business were to undertake significant remodeling or reconstruction, they would be required to provide adequate set-back from the fronting sidewalk to allow the sidewalk to be expanded in the future.

• If a new business applied for a permit, they could be required to participate in a downtown landscaping fund or a maintenance fund or in a cooperative parking program.


• Example before and after sidewalk replacement


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SAN PABLO DAM ROAD DOWNTOWN ULTIMATE STREETSCAPE