DATE: February 26, 2025
TO: Council Infrastructure & Airport Committee
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
Title
Update on the Hayward Boulevard Feasibility Study, Project No. 05217
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council Infrastructure and Airport Committee (CCIAC) reviews and comments on proposed improvements for the Hayward Boulevard corridor to be implemented as part of the City's repaving program in 2025.
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SUMMARY
In response to feedback from the public and City Council direction to address speeding and safety issues along Hayward Boulevard, in 2019 the City launched the Hayward Boulevard Feasibility Study. The street has various horizontal and vertical curves, limited space outside of the public right-of-way, steep grades at various locations along the corridor, deteriorated sidewalks and missing sidewalk connections.
After conducting outreach during 2020 and 2021, the project was put on hold in late 2021 due to a staffing shortage and the need for continued evaluation of improvements. During the last public meeting in 2021, several residents raised concerns about the impact of protected bike lanes and reduced road capacity on potential emergency evacuation needs. In Summer 2024, staff resumed the project, with a focus on short term improvements that could be made as part of repaving of a portion of the street that is planned for 2025.
The project team developed a short-term striping plan and smaller scale improvements focused primarily on safer crossings of the road (Attachment II). These improvements would involve restriping the road to add bicycle lanes and adding new crosswalks, flashing beacons, and associated curb ramps in select locations along the corridor. Consistent with feedback from public meetings, the bicycle lanes would be protected in the uphill direction, with separation from vehicles, but only buffered in the downhill direction. This would enable that space t...
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