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Council backs raised multi‑use path for Tasman Drive segment; keeps temporary closure in place
Summary
After months of outreach and safety analysis, Sunnyvale council approved a raised multi‑use path (design alternative 1) for Tasman Drive between Fair Oaks and Vienna and directed staff to preserve the current temporary closure while staff studies next steps for the remainder of the corridor.
The City Council approved a plan July 29 to install a raised, two‑way multi‑use path for pedestrians and cyclists along Tasman Drive between Fair Oaks Avenue and Vienna Drive, while preserving the existing temporary lane closure and asking staff to return with options for long‑term measures on the rest of the corridor.
Staff presented the findings of study DPW‑21‑03, which evaluated removal of a vehicular lane in each direction to create continuous pedestrian and bicycle facilities along the stretch of Tasman that includes a VTA light‑rail median and several mobile home parks. Interim transportation manager Angela Obezo summarized two engineering design approaches: design alternative 1, a raised 12‑foot multi‑use path separated from traffic by a curb, and design alternative 2, continuous sidewalks with buffered bike lanes.
Obezo told council the temporary eastbound lane closure installed during the pandemic had been used for years but was never designed to ADA or permanent standards.…
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