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18655 | every day he would see someone almost hit. He explained that it's easy for cars making a left turn to see the eastbound motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. However, he felt it would be difficult for motorists to see the westbound bike lanes. Ultimately, motorists would be crossing two bike lanes and a sidewalk when they turn into the driveway and that's going to be difficult. Commissioner Miley said Commissioner Hans made an excellent point. He wondered whether there was a way to prohibit this left hand turn, especially since it could be a potential safety issue. Staff Wheeler said they have been looking at those turns into the driveway. She stated that one reason the bicycle facility is elevated across the driveway was to make sure the cars slowed down before getting to the facility. Signage was included to show motorists that the area contained a two-way bicycle facility. Further, she said staff considered closing off the turn both in and out of the driveway, but the property owner was against the idea. Commissioner Vargas stated that he thought about having no left turns at certain times of the day and that should be analyzed and implemented in this design. Additionally, he asked Staff Wheeler if staff looked at implementing bicycle-only signals similar to the ones implemented in Davis, California and a few other cities. Staff Wheeler replied staff looked at this idea, but they did not study it in detail. The project team understood that it would be expensive and there would be much larger vehicle impacts at both intersections from adding phases for bicycle and pedestrian crossings. She noted that the AC Transit Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project would travel down Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway and possibly make a left turn onto Webster Street. This project would allow staff to consider adding a bicycle signal on Webster Street in the future when they add a BRT project. Commissioner Miley wondered if staff had studied the cost for Commissioner Bellows' idea to remove the center median to add back the third eastbound travel lane at the intersection on Atlantic Avenue at Constitution Way. Staff Wheeler said staff looked at this during the project's earlier phase and before the detailed design was produced. She explained that the cost would be approximately $400,000 to remove the medians on both sides of the street and to change the traffic signals. Commissioner Bertken asked staff to include some of the provisions such as analyzing the movement of two left turn lanes coming into one lane, and including a warning for bicyclists that would show an approaching auto conflict. Commissioner Bellows stated the Commission received nine letters of support and three letters that seemed to support the project, but included design comments. Commissioner Miley moved to approve staff's design Option 1, but included the following additions: 1. an education and enforcement piece should be included in the project; 2. staff attempt to limit construction impacts to motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists and businesses in the area; 3. staff install appropriate signage to warn bicyclists about motorist conflicts; 4. staff evaluate including a "no left turn" sign at westbound Atlantic Avenue turning into the driveway Page 8 of 14 |