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THE CITY OF Bicycle, Pedestrian & Trails "-- - Committee apu ft-9.mt, e ii PLEASANTON, Agenda Report February 25, 2019 SUBJECT: DOWNTOWN TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS SUMMARY The City is working to expand the existing parking lot on the transportation corridor between Bernal Avenue and Abbie Street to increase parking for and connectivity to the downtown, and implement the transportation corridor plan, following the Firehouse Arts Center parking lot design elements. The project will provide 140 parking stalls, a minimum 8 -foot -wide concrete pedestrian path, and landscaping to enhance the path, while addressing transition conflicts and the concerns of the adjacent property owners. Issues with the limited 75 -foot right-of-way, an over 4 -foot grade differential in some areas, a Kinder Morgan gas pipeline, existing building encroachment and mature landscaping maintained by adjacent properties all within the right-of- way led to extensive outreach with the adjacent property owners. The project target is to start construction late summer, with completion in early 2020. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails Committee review the plans provide recommendations and approve the design of the project. BACKGROUND In 2008, the City purchased the Alameda County Transportation Corridor between Bernal Avenue and Stanley Boulevard with the goal of expanding the parking to an estimated total 429 parking spaces through the corridor, as well as maintaining the continuation of the Regional Trail system through Downtown Pleasanton. In 2011, the first parking lot expansion along the corridor between Neal Street and Spring Street was completed as part of the Firehouse Arts Center construction project, providing 91 parking spaces and a multi -use trail through the corridor. In April 2017, City Council approved the Downtown Pleasanton Parking Strategy and Implementation Plan that identified the transportation corridor between Bernal Avenue and Abbie Street as the "number one" priority for downtown parking. In 2018, City Council awarded a contract to HMH Engineers (HMH) to provide engineering and design services for the expansion of the existing parking lot in the corridor between Bernal Avenue and Abbie Street. Preliminary layouts were developed and reviewed to determine the layout of the parking lot. Project concept boards were developed, and meetings were held with all adjacent property owners to discuss the project and its impacts. Preliminary plans have been