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priority corridor. These could be grouped into Pedestrian Projects, Bicycle Projects, Trail Projects and Safe Route to School Projects. To fund these high priority projects, funding distribution would be needed and it is recommended that an 80/20 split be used so that the majority of funding will go to the top ranked corridor projects, and the lesser amount to top ranked individual projects. This approach would ensure that corridors move forward, but key spot location improvements would also be addressed. Discussion: Stanley Boulevard at Valley Avenue / Bernal Avenue Intersection With the recent fatality at this intersection, the community workshops and Pedestrian, Bicycle and Trails Committee meetings have had an increased interest in possible improvements at this location. At the second Public Workshop, several comments were received asking for this intersection to be moved to the top of the priority list. This intersection provides a great example of the benefits of a funding split between corridors and projects. Based on the scoring matrix outlined in Appendix B, Stanley Boulevard at Valley Avenue/Bernal Avenue intersection would score high and would be one of the projects near the top of the list if sorted by project alone. The Stanley Boulevard Corridor ranks fifth on the priority list. Using the 80% corridor/ 20% project split of funding could allow a project such as this to move forward as an individual project priority. Intersection improvements at this location were originally identified in the 2010 Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan. The Update has expanded on the original design and incorporates improvements that are very similar to those requested by Bike East Bay (letter dated, June 29, 2016), which includes several short-term improvements and consideration of longer-term improvements. Many of the improvement types that are proposed by Bike East Bay were already included in the updated design guidelines, or have subsequently been added. It should also be noted that several of the improvements included in the letter from Bike East Bay are not feasible or are not considered best practices. For example: The Bike East Bay letter recommends extending the westbound bike lane all the way to the Stanley at Valley/Bernal intersection, but the Caltrans Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices prohibits the installation of marked bike lanes where right turn lanes are adjacent to through/right combination lanes. (CAMUTCD Section 9C.04). The letter also recommends extending the eastbound bike lane to the intersection but keeping the bike lane on the right side of the right turn lane. This is not a best practices approach, as a bike lane to the right of a right turn lane creates a right turn vehicle/through bicycle conflict. A bicycle traffic signal head would be required to stop the eastbound bicycles when the eastbound right turn lane is operating. Proposed Intersection Improvements at Stanley and Valley/Bernal The proposed improvements to the Stanley Boulevard and Valley Avenue/Bernal Avenue intersection are divided into three separate timeframes in the Update to the Master Plan: near-, medium- and long-term. Page 13 of 16