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How the above elements are incorporated into a planned street determine the ultimate width of the right-of-way, its character as a street, and its effect on the neighboring properties, trees, and hillsides adjoining the present road. Foothill Road is not being designed "from scratch." Much of it is already constructed. Sidewalks have been constructed, curbs exist, right-of-way acquired. In combining the above elements, staff took care to incorporate as much of the pre-existing improvements as feasible. PROPOSED ALIGNMENT J~ND ROADWAY SECTION The staff-recommended minimum right-of-waY would accommodate the General Plan street designs: a four-lane segment from Stoneridge Drive to Foothill High School, a transition segment from the high school to Muirwood Drive South, and a three-lane segment from Muirwood Drive South to Bernal Avenue. The street alignment and cross-section which would match these designs are shown as the two "General Plan Options," one a four-lane section and one a three- lane section. They include an existing or a new combined bike/pedestrian sidewalk on the east side only, on-street bike lanes combined with disabled vehicle lanes, right turn lanes shared with bike lanes, standard width through lanes, a compromise left- turn lane (no "nose" protection), and a near-continuous landscaped median, protected by raised asphalt curbs. - The attached Alignment Study shows the recommended street section for the General Plan Option street widths (pages 5-25 of the 11 x 17 packet of plans). It shows the edge of pavement for the street and the location of the sidewalk along the east side of the roadway. The Alignment Study does not show actual riqht-of-way because the west edge right-of-way will vary based on actual development proposals. The attached exhibits show periodic sections depicting how the widening would be accomplished. Sections at each "station" (numbers 30 - 135 in the center of the street,marked with a "+") are available for review at the Planning Department. The cut/fill slopes shown are -worst case" in that they do not include any retaining walls. Such walls will no doubt b~ incorporated into anV final plan to save trees. minimize ~radinq, and minimize ri~ht-of-wav acquisition/intrusion o~, existin~ homes. No separated sidewalk/bike path was included on the west side of Foothill Road in order to minimize street width and resultant roadway cuts and tree loss. Bikes are accommodated on the street (southbound) in a six foot bike lane. Southbound bikes are also accommodated on the two-way bike path on the east side of the street (this is why it is eight feet wide). Pedestrians from new development on the west side of the road will be led to appropriate crossings of Foothill Road at the new development street openings. SR91:52 8