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City staff says Nebraska Street closure has no lasting VMT impact; $300,000 estimate and CEQA remain
Summary
City planning staff told the Vallejo 2x2 committee the vehicle‑miles‑traveled and traffic analyses show only minor impacts from a potential closure of Nebraska Street, but completing CEQA, securing about $300,000 in funding and scheduling design and construction would take about a year.
City planning and development staff told the Vallejo City/VCUSD 2x2 committee on June 16 that vehicle‑miles‑traveled and traffic analyses show no significant VMT impact from a potential closure of Nebraska Street, and that any minor traffic effects could be handled by restriping.
The nut graf: staff said the major remaining step is completing the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process and securing funds. Planning staff gave an initial engineer’s cost estimate of about $300,000 and said a one‑year timeline would cover concluding CEQA, doing design work, procuring a contractor and carrying out construction if the council chooses to include the project in the city’s capital improvement program (CIP).
Planning staff said the city’s Planning and Development Services and the city attorney’s office are identifying next steps in the CEQA process. The staff briefing noted the city has not identified a funding source; members of the committee raised Safe Routes to School and other transportation grant programs as possible contributors. The staff summary said public works routinely monitors and applies for grants that align with city purposes but that none has been committed for Nebraska Street.
Councilmembers asked for a firm CEQA completion date. One committee member urged speed, noting prior incidents on Nebraska Street and saying temporary measures like speed humps have not eliminated hazardous conditions during the school day. Councilman Matulik said he would contact Safe Routes to School to ask about available microgrants and other assistance for the project.
City staff also described a succession plan for project oversight after a key staff member departs, and said whether the closure moves forward depends on whether the City Council adds a CIP line for it when it considers next year’s capital improvement plan at its meeting next Tuesday.
Ending: Committee members asked staff to return with a CEQA completion date at or before the committee’s next meeting and to report any potential external funding sources that could be applied toward the roughly $300,000 estimate.
