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Planning staff previews Second Street improvement project; $13.5M estimate, SEIR due early 2015
Summary
Planning and Public Works staff outlined a Second Street Improvement Project supplemental EIR tied to the Bicycle Plan: sidewalk widening, dedicated bike lanes, boarding islands and streetscape work with a $13.5 million estimate and design completion targeted for 2016.
Planning Department and Public Works staff updated the Planning Commission on the Second Street Improvement Project, a supplement to the citywide Bicycle Plan EIR, emphasizing safety and pedestrian improvements along the corridor.
Deborah Dwyer of the Planning Department said the project refines work analyzed in the bicycle plan EIR and will be released as a draft supplemental EIR in early 2015. Christina Calderon Alea, project manager for Public Works, described design goals: improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, drivers and transit riders; widen sidewalks in key blocks by about 5 feet; provide dedicated bicycle facilities; add transit boarding islands; and add landscaping and bike‑share pods.
A sample block approaching Folsom was shown where the design preserves one vehicle lane in each direction, adds bicycle lanes both ways, transit boarding islands and some on‑street parking. Calderon Alea said the project team had held extensive outreach (four public meetings, door‑to‑door outreach and 20 community meetings) and estimated the project cost at about $13.5 million, with roughly $10 million from One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) plus Prop K and general fund dollars.
Schedule: staff expects to complete project design in 2016 and begin construction in fall 2016, with construction lasting roughly nine months to a year. Staff said the supplemental EIR would follow normal public‑review procedures and be heard by the Planning Commission in spring 2015 before MTA Board consideration of project approval after certification.
Public commenters urged broad distribution of the SEIR to residents and emphasized concerns about cumulative construction impacts and bus operations on Second Street; staff said transportation mitigations (restricting left turns, staggering stops and boarding islands) are being studied to keep transit moving through the corridor.
