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BACKGROUND <br /> Foothill Road is an asset to Pleasanton's bicycle network. In 2016, staff began identifying <br /> projects that would promote cycling on Foothill Road for a wider range of ages and <br /> abilities. Due to the existing physical conditions, including roadway width, right of way <br /> constraints, roadway ownership (City/County) and discontinuous bicycle amenities, it was <br /> determined that a comprehensive evaluation of the Foothill Road corridor was needed to <br /> provide a plan that would outline both short-term and long-term bicycle improvements to <br /> the roadway. While the primary focus of the Foothill Road BCP is bicycle access, <br /> information regarding other modes (i.e. vehicle and pedestrian) are also addressed where <br /> feasible. <br /> The City contracted with Fehr & Peers and began working on the Plan in 2017, with an <br /> estimated completion date of December 2018. The first several months of work consisted <br /> of data gathering, research, analysis and public outreach. The Bicycle, Pedestrian and <br /> Trails Committee (BPTC) was used as the steering committee for the Plan. [Check-ins <br /> with BPTC occurred on: June 2016, March 2018 and November 2018.] <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> The Foothill Road BCP divided Foothillts <br /> - b <br /> Road into three distinct land use character • _ Gbakai <br /> areas: Employment and Retail Focus Area c <br /> (Dublin Canyon Road to Stoneridge Drive), <br /> wpasad Dr <br /> Neighborhood Residential Focus Area <br /> (Stoneridge Drive to Bernal Avenue), and <br /> Q <br /> the Low Density Residential and ate¢ """°°' "` <br /> `•• <br /> �F rw - fdtr Me <br /> Recreational Focus Area (Bernal Avenue to w <br /> Castlewood Drive). F° g t <br /> The Foothill Road BCP consists of both -- a>tasr <br /> short- and long-term corridor <br /> ;------ <br /> improvements. <br /> _--_-improvements. The short-term <br /> improvements typically consist of striping <br /> and minor concrete/asphalt work. The long- <br /> term improvements are associated with - <br /> acquiring new right-of-way and other higher <br /> cost projects where more detailed analysis - <br /> Ivt <br /> is required. <br /> Study Corridor!foothill <br /> The overall goal of the Plan is to provide an <br /> Character Areas <br /> all ages and abilities roadway that can 1 fmploymeet and Reta,l Focus Area(BART Access+b''. <br /> serve as a north/south connection along ? Nergnbatrood Residential For as Area <br /> the western side of the City. 3 low Density Reudential&Recreabonat locus Area <br /> Parts <br /> Currently, the majority of Foothill Road is City Boundary <br /> ranked as either "uncomfortable" or "very <br /> uncomfortable" using the level of traffic stress metric (this equates to LTS 3 and LTS 4 - <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br />