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Two concepts proposed to extend Civic Center two-way bikeway; committee weighs visibility, signal impacts

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee · February 11, 2026
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Summary

Parametrics presented two options to extend the Caltrans two-way bikeway south of the Civic Center roundabout: a two-stage crossing (Concept 1) and a diagonal crossing with a dedicated bicycle phase (Concept 2). Committee members and residents debated practicality, signal work and quick-build vs. full reconstruction approaches.

San Rafael

Parametrics transportation planner Jimmy Jessup presented two conceptual ways to extend a Caltrans-provided two-way bikeway south from the new Civic Center roundabout toward Bridal Road and Merriedale.

Concept 1 would allow southbound bicyclists to use a two-stage crossing to return to the west-side bikeway in two signal phases; Concept 2 would add a diagonal crossing for bicycles with a…

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