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On February 25, 2019, the color renderings were presented to the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Trail Committee for their review and recommendation. The Committee raised concerns that the planned walkway/trail is not wide enough to accommodate both cyclists and pedestrians. Further, they discussed that the proposed plan was too focused on increasing parking in the corridor and does not adequately address cycling and pedestrian needs. By motion and vote, the BPTC recommendation to City Council is that the parking lot be redesigned to consider both parking and bicycle/pedestrians more equally. Although not in the motion, one of the committee members discussed widening the area available for trail use by creating parallel parking stalls on the west side, and keeping the 90 degree parking stalls only on the east side. This concept is discussed in more detail later in this report. On March 14, 2019, the color renderings were presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission for their review and recommendation. The Commission stated their desire for additional electric vehicle charging stations or, at the least, conduit for future installations. The Commission also indicated that the installed conduit could be used for security or other technologies that may be installed in the future. The Commission understood the BPTC concerns, and while they did not make a motion to request the plans be changed, they did recommend that other options be explored that increased the trail width, including the BPTC option with parallel parking on the west side. DISCUSSION Design Objectives As staff began the design of the improvements between Bernal Avenue and Abbie Street, four objectives were identified: 1 . Create parking and trails in accordance with the stated reasoning for acquiring the transportation corridor in 2008. 2. Create parking for the downtown area in accordance with the Downtown Pleasanton Parking Strategy and Implementation Plan. 3. Continue the concepts developed with the Firehouse Arts Center parking lot and trail design. 4. Provide a bicycle/pedestrian trail as identified in the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan which dictates a preferred minimum width of 10 feet, but allows for a minimum width of 8 feet with 2-foot buffers on each side. Design Challenges The design of the parking lot between Bernal Avenue and Abbie Streets has numerous challenges to overcome: 1 . The available right-of-way width is only 75 feet, compared to the 100-foot-wide right- of-way at the Firehouse Arts Center. 2. A Kinder Morgan high-pressure gas line runs the length of the corridor and is located within an easement near the east property line. Kinder Morgan has many restrictions on what can be built on, over, and close to their pipeline. Page 4 of 10