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Diagonal Parking Change the configuration of the parking lot to one-way traffic with diagonal parking spaces, instead of 90-degree parking stalls, on each side: This concept was reviewed during the very early design stage, but it was not advanced as it only created 31 additional parking stalls. This configuration would provide an additional four feet to the trail area. This is not enough width to add a six-foot multi-use path in addition to the proposed concrete path as was included as part of the FHAC design, but it would allow for a wider concrete path. Mix 90-degree and Parallel Parking (BPTC Suggestion) Change the parking configuration on the west of the parking lot to parallel parking, while maintaining the 90-degree parking on the east side: This would require the drive aisle be designated as one-way southbound and remain 24 feet wide for maneuvering in/out of the perpendicular spaces. While at first, this seems like it would add significant width to the area available for trail use, upon a detailed review it only adds a maximum of six feet. This is because the current design allows vehicles to pull all the way into the parking spaces and does not accommodate pedestrian traffic between the railing on top of the retaining wall and the front of the parked vehicle. If parallel parking spaces are installed, the design will need to provide space for vehicle passenger doors to open into a walkway area on the passenger side of the vehicle, parallel to the retaining wall. This is necessary for passenger ingress/egress from vehicles. If the pathway area is determined to be an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) path of travel, there must be enough sidewalk width for a wheelchair to still pass on the sidewalk with a vehicle passenger door fully open and swung out over the sidewalk. The amount of width this gains for the trail area is estimated to be approximately three feet. The impact on parking is not as significant with this option as compared to the angled parking option. While the design of this option is not fully developed, this option appears to create a total of 107 parking spaces, or 48 more spaces than the 59 spaces that currently exist on this section of the corridor (see Attachment Two). Eliminate Landscape Buffers Leave the parking lot as proposed but remove the landscape buffer which is used to transition from the edge of the path elevation to the varying property line elevation: This would require a small, varying-height retaining curb wall of six to 15 inches to be constructed along the property line between the corridor and private properties. Since the elevations vary, this curb wall would retain the public property in some areas and retain the private property in others. This would add three feet to the trail width. However, the additional width could not be fully utilized because in some areas, private fencing will be immediately adjacent, so there will not be space for body and bicycle handlebar overhang. There would also be conflict zones created at the building exits as there are some doors that will swing out in the area. The low retaining wall would interfere with pedestrian access from the trail to adjacent parking lots, and the removal of landscaping would not provide the channelization of pedestrians from the trail in the locations preferred by the adjacent private property owners. In addition, the wall and fencing on both sides of the trail would make some areas feel more like an alleyway and take away from the linear park experience. Finally, additional improvements would be Page 8 of 10