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1he!pro[ecL!lncludes!sLreeLscape!enhancemenLs!along!Callfornla!Avenue!beLween!Ll!Camlno!8eal!and!
Lhe!ark!8oulevard!laza!such!as:!enhanced!crosswalks,!new!sldewalk!seaLlng!areas,!upgraded!
sldewalk!amenlLles!(benches,!blke!racks,!Lrash!recepLacles,!news!racks,!and!lnformaLlon!klosks),!new!
pedesLrlan!scale!llghL!flxLures!aL!Lhe!plaza,!new!gaLeway!slgns!and!monumenLs,!sLreeL!repavlng,!and!
redeslgn!of!Lhe!ark!8oulevard!laza,!lncludlng!lmplemenLaLlon!of!a!new!publlc!arL!founLaln,!ouLdoor!
seaLlng!areas,!and!enhanced!blcycle!parklng!faclllLles.!1he!pro[ecL!also!lncludes!reducLlon!ln!vehlcle!
Lravel!lanes!from!four!lanes!Lo!Lwo!Lo!accommodaLe!sldewalk!expanslon!and!Lrafflc!calmlng!feaLures.!
lor!more!lnformaLlon,!please!vlslL:!www.clLyofpaloalLo.org/calave.!
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Comprehenslve! lan! pollcles! and! programs! frequenLly! emphaslze! !"#$$"! %&'#()$&$*"!! "+,"! -(./0!
&,1$! !.2!",*"%,/! -(*"#%2."%(*!! "(! "+$! -+,#,-"$#! (3! 4$*"$#!5! %*-/.0%*6! 7%0$*%*6! !%0$7,/1!5! *,##(7%*6!
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(rogram! L"18! and! ollcles! 1"22! and! 1"23).! 1he! Callfornla! Avenue! -! 1ranslL! Pub! SLreeLscape! ro[ecL!
ls!expecLed!Lo!resulL!ln!Lhe!followlng!beneflLs:!
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provlde!lmprovemenLs!for!pedesLrlan,!blcycllsL!and!auLomoblle!safeLy,!
enhance!Lhe!overall!appearance!of!Lhe!sLreeL!and!encourage!pedesLrlan!acLlvlLy,!
revlLallze!Lhe!plaza!area!for!publlc!use,!and!
malnLaln!hlgh!levels!of!servlce!for!vehlcle!use!
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1hese!lmprovemenLs!serve!Lo!supporL!reLall!vlLallLy!along!Lhe!sLreeL,!creaLe!a!sense!of!ldenLlLy,!and!
encourage!new!pedesLrlan/!LranslL!orlenLed!resldenLlal!developmenL!LhaL!wlll!paLronlze!Lhe!local!
buslnesses!and!supporL!Lhe!use!of!publlc!LransporLaLlon,!especlally!CalLraln.!
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rellmlnary!deslgn,!whlch!lncludes!sldewalk!wldenlng!opLlons,!wlll!conLlnue!Lhrough!SepLember!
2012.!1he!flnal!deslgn!phase!wlll!conLlnue!Lhrough!Sprlng!of!2013!wlLh!consLrucLlon!beglnnlng!ln!Lhe!
lall!of!2013.!! AddlLlonal!ouLreach!meeLlngs!wlll!conLlnue!Lo!be!scheduled!for!communlLy!lnpuL!on!
Lhe!flnal!deslgn.!
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Mar!'12! !un!'12! SepL!'13! uec!'13!
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rellmlnary!ueslgn! llnal!ueslgn! lall!'13!ConsLrucLlon!
PTC Meeting
ATTACHMENT D
Callfornla!Avenue!SLreeLscape!lACs! age 2
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1he!ClLy!of!alo!AlLo!deferred!lLs!$1.2!mllllon!granL!fundlng!for!Lhe!pro[ecL!unLll!2013,!buL!expecLs!Lo!
recelve!renewal!of!Lhe!fundlng!ln!early!2013.! 1he!deslgn!phase!of!Lhe!pro[ecL!ls!locally"funded!wlLh!
flnal!deslgn!ln!Lhe!Sprlng!of!2013.! ConsLrucLlon!ls!anLlclpaLed!ln!Lhe!lall!of!2013.!
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8F$C!A?$!LGFN$KA!B#KD"J$!@!G$J"KABF#!FE!A?$!#"MI$G!FE!AG@H$D!D@#$C!F#!(@DBEFG#B@!)H$#"$O!
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?es.! 1he!pro[ecL!lncludes!a!resLrlplng!of!Callfornla!Avenue!LhaL!provldes!Lwo!Lravel!lanes!(one!per!
dlrecLlon).! AL!lnLersecLlons,!Lurn!lanes!and!some!drlveways,!Lurn!lanes!are!malnLalned!Lo!help!
malnLaln!roadway!capaclLy.!
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LGBFG!LD@#CO!
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1he!ClLy!has!been!pursulng!lmprovemenLs!wlLhln!Lhe!Callfornla!Avenue!8uslness!ulsLrlcL!slnce!2004.!
lundlng!for!lmprovemenLs!has!been!conLlngenL!upon!granL"fundlng!opporLunlLles.! 1he!ClLy!pursued!
four!dlfferenL!granL!funds!slnce!2004!and!was!awarded!a!$1.2M!granL!ln!2010!from!Lhe!valley!
1ransporLaLlon!AuLhorlLy!(v1A).! 1he!ClLy!agreed!Lo!defer!Lhe!fundlng!avallable!ln!2012!unLll!2013!Lo!
allow!pendlng!llLlgaLlon!Lo!be!compleLed.! All!granL!submlLLals!pursued!by!Lhe!ClLy!prlor!Lo!Lhe!currenL!
granL!lncluded!a!Lwo"lane!approach,!generally!wlLh!Lhe!supporL!of!Lhe!Callfornla!Avenue!Area!
uevelopmenL!AssoclaLlon!(CAAuA)!as!lL!was!comprlsed!aL!LhaL!Llme.!
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6FP!PBDD!A?$!G$J"KABF#!B#!AG@H$D!D@#$C!@EE$KA!AG@EEBK!F#!(@DBEFG#B@!)H$#"$O! >@C#RA!A?$!CAG$$A!J$CBS#$J!
EFG!EF"G!D@#$CO!
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no!slgnlflcanL!Lrafflc!lmpacLs!are!expecLed.!Callfornla!Avenue!was!orlglnally!deslgned!as!a!four"lane!
arLerlal!sLreeL,!provldlng!access!across!Lhe!rallroad!Lracks!Lo!Alma!SLreeL!and!beyond.! upon!creaLlon!
of!Cregon!Lxpressway!/age!Mlll!8oad!and!lLs!accompanylng!grade!separaLlon!ln!Lhe!early!1960s,!
Lhe!grade!crosslng!was!ellmlnaLed!and!Callfornla!Avenue!now!ends!aL!ark!8lvd.,!ellmlnaLlng!
Lhrough!Lrafflc.!
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Callfornla!Avenue!SLreeLscape!lACs! age 3
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CAG$$AC!A?@A!P$G$!#@GGFP$J!B#!FA?$G!KBAB$CO!
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A!Lrafflc!sLudy!of!Lhe!pro[ecL!was!compleLed!ln!2010!as!parL!of!Lhe!granL!appllcaLlon!process!and!
deLermlned!LhaL!Lhere!would!be!no!slgnlflcanL!lmpacL!from!Lhe!lane!reducLlon!Lo!Lwo!lanes.!
A!compleLe!copy!of!Lhe!Lrafflc!sLudy!ls!avallable!aL!www.clLyofpaloalLo.org/calave!.!uaLa!below!
compares!Lrafflc!volumes!on!Callfornla!Avenue!wlLh!Lhose!on!sLreeLs!wlLh!Lwo-lane!conflguraLlons!
ln!nearby!downLowns"!and!currenL!dally!Lrafflc!volumes!(Au1)!for!Lhose!sLreeLs,!all!of!whlch!are!
abouL!3!Llmes!Lhe!volume!of!Callfornla!Avenue.!
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City Street ADT
Palo Alto California Ave. 5,280
Palo Alto University Ave. 18,700
Menlo Park Santa Cruz Ave. 15,445
Mountain View Castro Street 14,297
Los Gatos Santa Cruz Ave. 16,000
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)H$#"$W,GQRC!)G$@!(F#K$LA!9D@#!@#J!L$#JB#S!J$H$DFLM$#AC!B#!A?$!@G$@O!
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Lach!lndlvldual!pro[ecL!wlLhln!Lhe!Callfornla!Avenue/lry's!Area!Speclflc!lan!may,!dependlng!on!lLs!slze!
and!locaLlon,!requlre!a!separaLe!Lrafflc!sLudy!Lo!evaluaLe!lLs!pro[ecL!lmpacLs,!lncludlng!Lrafflc!and!oLher!
envlronmenLal!facLors.!! 1he!ClLy's!Lrafflc!sLudy!for!Lhe!Callfornla!Avenue!"!1ranslL!Pub!SLreeLscape!
pro[ecL!analyzes!fuLure!pro[ecL!volumes!necessary!before!any!slgnlflcanL!lmpacL!under!a!Lwo"lane!
operaLlon!may!be!reallzed,!and!anLlclpaLes!LhaL!Lhere!would!be!no!slgnlflcanL!lmpacL!(exceedlng!
accepLable!levels!of!servlce),!even!wlLh!subsLanLlal!new!developmenL! ln!Lhe!area.!1he!basls!for!Lhls!
concluslon!ls!LhaL!Lhe!roadway!capaclLy!ls!conslderable!(see!comparlsons!above!Lo!oLher!slmllar!
sLreeLs),!and!LhaL!Lrlps!from!mosL!new!developmenL!wlll!probably!use!roads!oLher!Lhan!Callfornla!
Avenue!for!access.! 1he!Lrafflc!reporL!ls!avallable!aL!www.clLyofpaloalLo.org/calave.!
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>?Q!BC!@!APF"D@#$!GF@J!LG$E$G@ID$!AF!A?$!K"GG$#A!EF"G!D@#$CO!
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1he!lane!reducLlon!wlll!help!lmprove!pedesLrlan!and!blcycllsL!accesslblllLy!and!safeLy!and!wlll!provlde!
for!currenL!on"sLreeL!parklng!Lo!be!broughL!Lo!currenL!deslgn!sLandards.! 1he!proposed!pro[ecL!wlll!
allow!for!a!CompleLe!SLreeL"!deslgn!concepL!LhaL!expands!sldewalk!opporLunlLles!for!pedesLrlans!
(lncludlng!sldewalk!wldenlng,!bulbouLs!and!safer!crosslngs)!and!allows!for!Lhe!developmenL!of!a!new!
sense!of!place,!enhanclng!Lhe!exlsLlng!communlLy!experlence!and!enhanclng!economlc!vlLallLy.!
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Callfornla!Avenue!SLreeLscape!lACs! age 4
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1he! pro[ecL! ls! expecLed! Lo! creaLe! a! new,! more! vlbranL! place.! 1he! sLreeL! modlflcaLlons! reduce! Lhe!
exLenL! of! asphalL! and! landscape! Lo! allow! for! more! Lree! planLlngs,! pedesLrlan! amenlLles,! and! publlc!
arL.! vlLallLy! ls! lmproved! as! more! seaLlng! ls! avallable! for! resLauranLs! and! cafes,! and! as! Lhe! sLreeL!
evolves! Lo! a! place"! comforLable! for! publlc! gaLherlngs! boLh! on! a! dally! basls! or! for! speclal! evenLs!
brlnglng! Lhe! publlc! Lo! Lhe! area.! ln! addlLlon! Lo! local! examples! of! Lwo"lane! maln"! sLreeLs! on! Lhe!
enlnsula! (Los! CaLos,! Menlo! ark,! Los! AlLos,! MounLaln! vlew,! eLc.),! some! furLher! examples! can! be!
found!ln:!!
! Mlll!!Avenue!!ln!!1empe,!!Arlzona:!(www.plannlng.org/greaLplaces/sLreeLs/2008/mlllavenue.hLm),!
! 8lrd!8ock!area!of!La!!olla!near!San!ulego:!
(www.sandlego.gov/plannlng/documenLs/pdf/Lrans/blrdrock.pdf)!and!
! valencla!SLreeL!ln!San!lranclsco:!(www.sfdpw.org/lndex.aspx?page=1174)!!
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More!lnformaLlon!can! be!found!on!Lhe!pro[ecL!webslLe!aL:! www.clLyofpaloalLo.org/calave.!
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8F$C!A?$!LGFN$KA!G$C"DA!B#!@!DFCC!FE!L@GUB#S!@DF#S!(@DBEFG#B@!)H$#"$O!
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no.! 1he!laLesL!ConcepL!lan!shows!a!neL!galn!of!4!addlLlonal!on"sLreeL!parklng!spaces.!lurLher!
opporLunlLles!for!addlLlonal!parklng!may!be!avallable!as!deslgn!ls!flnallzed.!1he!flnal!deslgn!wlll!
lnclude!sldewalk!lmprovemenLs!LhaL!wlll!affecL!Lhe!flnal!on"sLreeL!parklng!counL.!
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8F$C!A?$!LGFN$KA!@EE$KA!$XBCAB#S!AG$$C!LD@#A$J!@DF#S!(@DBEFG#B@!)H$#"$O!
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no.! All!exlsLlng!Lrees!wlll!be!preserved.! AddlLlonal!landscaplng,!lncludlng!more!Lrees,!ls!proposed!aL!
Lhe!ark!laza!and!LhroughouL!Lhe!pro[ecL!llmlLs!as!space!permlLs.!
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Callfornla!Avenue!SLreeLscape!lACs! age 3
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ClLy!sLaff!wlll!be!schedullng!meeLlngs!wlLh!Callfornla!Avenue!buslness!and!properLy!owners!Lo!
dlscuss!consLrucLlon!sLaglng!and!operaLlons!durlng!Lhe!consLrucLlon!of!Lhe!pro[ecL.!1he!purpose!of!
Lhe!meeLlngs!wlll!be!Lo!gaLher!lnpuL!from!merchanLs!and!buslnesses!regardlng!crlLlcal!buslness!
hours!(e.g.,!dellverles,!evenLs,!peak!buslness,!eLc.),!reLalnlng!access!for!cusLomers!and!dellverles,!
and!provldlng!ClLy!asslsLance!ln!markeLlng/publlclzlng!area!buslnesses!durlng!consLrucLlon.!
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>?@A!$EE$KAC!PBDD!A?$!D@#$!G$J"KABF#!?@H$!F#!DF@JB#S!@#J!"#DF@JB#S!EFG!I"CB#$CC$C!F#!A?$!CAG$$AO!8F!
A?$!LD@#C!LGFHBJ$!EFG!DF@JB#S!CL@K$CO!
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Callfornla!Avenue!currenLly!does!noL!have!any!deslgnaLed!loadlng!zones!marked!on!Lhe!sLreeL.! 1he!
currenL!drafL!deslgn!for!Lhe!pro[ecL!lncludes!Lhe!addlLlon!of!3!loadlng!zones!along!Callfornla!Avenue!aL!
Ash!SLreeL!(norLh!slde),!8lrch!SLreeL!(souLh!slde),!and!ark!8oulevard!(souLh!slde).!! 8equesLs!for!
addlLlonal!loadlng!zones!wlll!conLlnue!Lo!be!consldered.! 1he!exlsLlng!loadlng!zones!locaLed!on!new!
Mayfleld!Lane!and!on!alleys!behlnd!exlsLlng!buslnesses!wlll!conLlnue!Lo!be!avallable!for!merchanLs.!
Cver!80!of!Lhe!sLreeL!blocks!on!Callfornla!Avenue!have!exlsLlng!alleys!behlnd!Lhelr!buslnesses.!
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6@C!A?$!(BAQ!KFMM"#BK@A$J!A?$!LD@#C!AF!A?$!M$GK?@#AC!F#!A?$!CAG$$A!@#J!#$@GIQO!
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Slnce!Lhe!beglnnlng!of!Lhe!deslgn!phase!of!Lhe!pro[ecL,!Lhe!ClLy!has!held!a!LoLal!of!slx!(6)!communlLy!
meeLlngs!wlLh!surroundlng!resldenLs!and!buslnesses!Lo!presenL!deslgn!plans!and!collecL!lnpuL!on!Lhe!
plaza!deslgn!and!Lhe!sLreeLscape!elemenLs!of!Callfornla!Avenue!SLreeLscape!pro[ecL.! ln!addlLlon,!!!ClLy!
sLaff!held!Lwo!(2)!merchanL!focused!meeLlngs!Lo!dlscuss!commenLs!on!Lhe!proposed!plans!and!Lo!
dlscuss!consLrucLlon!phaslng.!AddlLlonal!meeLlngs!wlll!be!held!as!Lhe!pro[ecL!ls!advanced!Lhrough!Lhe!
deslgn!phase.! AddlLlonal!lnpuL!wlll!be!requesLed!from!Lhe!communlLy!and!buslness!merchanLs!as!Lhe!
deslgn!plans!are!flnallzed.!
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