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Council approves bikeway planning recommendations for De La Cruz, Lick Mill and Scott; directs policy work on protected lanes
Summary
After public comment and a multi‑year outreach process, the council approved staff recommendations for bicycle facilities on De La Cruz, Lick Mill and Scott boulevards and authorized staff to proceed with design and construction funding. The vote was 4–0 with three councilmembers recused; the council also directed staff to return with a citywide
The City Council voted to approve staff’s recommended design concepts from the De La Cruz Boulevard, Lick Mill Boulevard and Scott Boulevard bikeway planning study and to proceed toward design and construction using federal grant funds. The recommendation was the outcome of a two‑year public outreach campaign, multiple Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) reviews and consultant analysis of corridor cross sections.
What the council approved: staff recommended corridor concepts that generally maintain on‑street parking while adding buffered bicycle lanes or buffered-plus‑parking‑protected lanes where feasible. Key elements included: • De La Cruz Boulevard (Montague to Trimble): move to a 2‑lane traffic section with a center turn lane plus buffered bike lanes and parking retained on both sides in most segments (staff used the label “2C” for the recommended concept). Staff said the southern commercial segment could include parking‑protected facilities in limited locations where driveways and sight lines allowed. • Lick Mill…
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