DATE: April 22, 2026
TO: Council Infrastructure & Airport Committee
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
Title
Safe Streets Hayward Update (A St, B St, Tennyson)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council Infrastructure & Airport Committee (CIAC) receives an update for the Safe Streets Hayward Project (A St, B St, Tennyson Rd), provide feedback, and approves the recommended alternative for each corridor.
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SUMMARY
The Safe Streets Hayward Plan Phase 1 has the goal of improving traffic safety on A Street, B Street, and Tennyson Road. The federal grant-funded project started in February 2025 and gathered feedback throughout Summer 2025. Using results from outreach, the project team developed a Base Corridor Enhancements Alternative, Connected Corridor Alternative, and Reimagined Corridor Alternative for each corridor, reflecting the needs of the communities from each corridor. These alternatives provide a spectrum of choices and tradeoffs to consider, with the Reimagined Corridor Alternative providing the most traffic safety benefit, but also typically the highest parking and congestion impacts.
These alternatives were presented to CIAC on November 13, 2025. After receiving feedback and approval from CIAC to study the alternatives further, the second round of outreach started on January 5, 2026. The purpose of the additional outreach was to receive feedback from the community and stakeholders on their preferences for the alternatives and to understand the perceived benefits and challenges of each alternative. Outreach activities focused around gathering in person feedback or directing users to a survey hosted on the project website and were structured to reduce barriers for Hayward’s residents and stakeholders by bringing engagement through pop-up events and facilitating community workshops near the project corridors. In total, outreach efforts yielded 497 surveys taken with 27% received in Spanish and 51% identifying as low-income. With all feedback considered, a total of 742 people and 1,027 public comments were received at the conclusion of the outreach phase.
The project team recommends the following alternatives to move forward to the next phase of the project.
|
Corridor |
Limits |
Recommended Alternative |
|
A Street |
Hesperian to Meekland |
Connected Corridor/Reimagined Corridor |
|
|
Meekland to Watkins |
Reimagined Corridor |
|
B Street |
Martin Luther King to Montgomery |
Reimagined Corridor |
|
|
Montgomery to Watkins |
Reimagined Corridor |
|
Tennyson Road |
Hesperian to Mission |
Reimagined Corridor |
If the CIAC approves, City staff will bring these recommendations to City Council for approval. Approval from City Council will allow the project team to develop conceptual plans and cost estimates for the selected alternatives and gather public feedback on the conceptual plan that will be developed. The project team is anticipated to complete the conceptual design and estimates for final approval in November 2026.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II First Round Outreach Summary
Attachment III Illustrative Concepts
Attachment IV Existing Conditions Summary
Attachment V Second Round Outreach Summary