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Alameda CTC updates Albany commission on San Pablo Avenue projects; commissioner named to regional workshop
Summary
Alameda County Transportation Commission briefed the Albany Transportation Commission on two San Pablo Avenue projects — safety enhancements and a parallel-bike route — saying funding and environmental clearances are largely in place and construction is expected next year; the commission appointed Commissioner McCroskey as its representative to a cross-jurisdictional workshop.
Alameda County Transportation Commission officials told the Albany Transportation Commission on Dec. 4 that two corridor projects along San Pablo Avenue affecting Albany are nearing construction-ready status and will improve crossings, transit stops and parallel bike connections.
Matt Bomberg, principal and transportation engineer with Alameda CTC, said the Safety Enhancements Project and the Parallel Bike Route Project are at advanced design stages. He said state environmental clearances are complete and NEPA review for the federally funded parallel-bike project is nearly finished, with advertisement for construction expected next spring and most work starting by late next year.
The projects include pedestrian hybrid beacons, median refuges, curb-ramp upgrades, bus bulbs at selected AC Transit stops and short protected bikeway connections at offset intersections such as Clay and Brighton. Bomberg said the project team has refined curb-ramp designs, detection technology options for bike-actuated crossings and drainage and grading for bus bulbs.
The presentation noted that Caltrans maintains the traffic signals on San Pablo Avenue and will influence detection technology choices. Bomberg said the team has shifted some detection approaches from video to push buttons in sections outside Albany, while some Albany crossings are still being evaluated for video detection because of unique geometry and sight-line issues.
Public commenters urged additional traffic calming, street trees and more robust wayfinding; business owners and residents raised parking concerns near sites such as the Albany Bowl redevelopment and Goodwill. City staff noted prior outreach estimated a roughly 15-space impact between Brighton and Play and approximately 4 spaces north of Brighton for a relocated bus stop in that area.
The commission took one formal action connected to the update: it nominated and confirmed Commissioner McCroskey as the commission’s representative to attend a cross-jurisdictional workshop on the Parallel Bike Project and report back. The motion carried in a roll-call vote of commissioners present.
What happens next: Alameda CTC and city staff said they will return with more detailed plans and schedule updates, and that workshop-level discussions will precede final design decisions.
Vote tally (representative appointment): recorded in the meeting roll call as unanimous among commissioners present.
