DATE: October 22, 2025
TO: Council Infrastructure & Airport Committee
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
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Safe Streets Downtown (The Loop) Update
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council Infrastructure & Airport Committee (CIAC) receives an update for the Safe Streets Downtown Project, provide feedback on proposed options to be studied further, and confirm process to select preferred option in 2026.
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SUMMARY
The Safe Streets Downtown Plan (Project), a federal grant-funded planning project, has the goal of improving traffic safety on the Loop in Downtown Hayward. The Project started in February 2025. Project activities included existing policy and plans research, collection of traffic safety and operational data, hosting focus groups, tabling at City events, performing a road safety audit, and maintaining a project website.
The project team has identified four options as candidates for further study and outreach. These options are: (1) Baseline Project, (2) Reconnecting the Grid, (3) Current Alignment with Place Focus, (4) Current Alignment with Movement Focus for Foothill Boulevard. Options 2 and 3 were generated by the community and stakeholders through the design charrette event held on September 17, 2025.
Once feedback is received of the proposed options from the Council Infrastructure and Airport Committee in October 2026, the project team will perform analysis on each option and gather public feedback from future community outreach activities scheduled to start in December 2026. After all analysis and Phase 2 Outreach is completed, the project team will present the findings to the Council Infrastructure Airport Committee or City Council for selection of the preferred design.
After a preferred design is selected, the project team will engage in Phase 3 outreach activities and develop conceptual plans and cost estimates to be adopted by Council in Q2 2026. Safe Streets Downtown is intended to be a long-term, multi-year project. Future phases of the project will need substantial funding to complete.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Phase I Public Outreach
Attachment III Proposed Options