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Danville commission outlines bike-master-plan progress, new projects and funding
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Transportation staff told the Bicycle Advisory Commission the town is advancing the 2021 Bike Master Plan with a 0.9-mile Diablo Road multi-use segment, spot improvements tied to CIP work, a $2.8M smart-signal/video detection effort, and RRFB crossings completed at several trail intersections.
Alan Shields, Danville transportation manager, told the Bicycle Advisory Commission on March 23 that the town has advanced the 2021 Bike Master Plan by overlaying corridor and spot improvements onto recent paving and CIP projects. "Where there was space, we actually created those buffers," Shields said, describing buffered bike lanes installed on San Ramon Valley Boulevard and other north–south corridors.
Shields said this year's capital priorities include the Diablo Road multi-use trail — a 0.9-mile in-fill segment between Green Valley Road and adjacent preserve trails — and spot improvements coordinated with other CIP work. He described the town's smart-signal and video-detection project as a key safety initiative: the town has layered OBAG grant money, an earmark and HSIP funds and has dedicated about $2,800,000 so far toward video detection that can be tuned to detect cyclists in bike lanes, left-turn lanes or travel lanes.
Shields also reported completion of seven RRFB (rectangular rapid-flashing beacon) installations at intersections affecting the Iron Horse Trail and said the cost for the trail-related intersections was about $250,000, funded from the CIP. On the Iron Horse Trail raised-crosswalk project (CIP607), Shields said the contract was awarded this month, preconstruction and field meetings have taken place, and crews will build in phased segments to maintain two-way traffic during nonconstruction hours; the work will use 60 working days with an expected completion in mid/late summer 2026.
Commissioners asked technical and schedule questions about detection zones, which intersections have video detection now, and whether the Diablo Road trail will be striped (Shields said it will not; it will look similar to the Iron Horse Trail). He urged commissioners and residents to report detection or signal issues using the Danville Connect app so staff can respond quickly. Shields framed the BMP as a living planning document that remains useful for grant applications and implementation without requiring an immediate five-year rewrite.
The commission approved the meeting consent calendar earlier in the session by a 5–0 vote; no additional votes were taken on the master-plan items. The commission's next regular meeting is scheduled for May 18, 2026.
