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<br /> Traffic Calming Program to address these neighborhood concerns. From <br /> the Traffic Calming Program eleven recommendations were developed and <br /> they were approved by City Council in July of 2000. <br /> Staff has completed eight of these eleven recommendations. The <br /> remaining three recommendations are: Overlay of Vineyard Avenue with <br /> rubberized asphalt, which is scheduled for Spring of 2004; the installation <br /> of two landscaped median islands on neighborhood streets, and the <br /> incorporation of a Vineyard Corridor landscaping plan in the CIP budget. <br /> At an "After Study" meeting, the Vineyard Corridor residents present <br /> requested that all remaining funds be reallocated towards measures that <br /> would improve pedestrian safety crossmg Vineyard Avenue, slow <br /> Vineyard A venue traffic and thereby reduce traffic generated noise, <br /> improve Touriga Drive egress to Vineyard Avenue, reduce cut-through <br /> traffic on Tawny Drive, and add landscaping along the roadway to <br /> improve the aesthetics of the corridor. <br /> Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> In the fall of 1998, the City of Pleasanton received numerous letters and telephone calls <br /> regarding Vineyard Avenue east of Bernal Avenue. Residents in the area expressed concerns <br /> about increased noise and volume of traffic on Vineyard Avenue, as well as an increase in <br /> "cut-through" traffic and speeds on adjacent residential streets. Much of the concern was <br /> voiced through the Vineyard Corridor EIR process. <br /> At its meeting of June 1, 1999, the Council approved the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific <br /> Plan and directed staff to initiate the City's Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program for the <br /> residential neighborhoods to the west of the Plan area. The Council indicated that the <br /> program should also be expanded to consider possible improvements to Vineyard Avenue <br /> between Bernal A venue and Montevino Drive in order to reduce the impacts to Vineyard <br /> Avenue traffic on nearby residents. <br /> Staff implemented the Traffic Calming Program and held the initial public meeting held on <br /> Tuesday, September 9, 1999. On July 11, 2000 City Council approved the following eleven <br /> traffic calming measures: <br /> X:\ADMIN\PGGS\Council 2005\MEETINGl00405\SR 05 276 AttachmentI.doc <br /> Page 2 <br />