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Appendix F: Additional Fact Sheet 180 Appendix f: Additional Fact Sheet Kearney Street is designated a proposed bicycle boulevard in the plan. This appendix provides additional information and concepts for the Kearney Street proposal. ---PAGE BREAK--- Kearney Bicycle Boulevard Kearney Street between Moeser Lane and Fairmount Avenue Description Detail of Proposed Improvements Issues & Opportunities Background The Kearney Street Bicycle Boulevard would create a low-stress alternative to bicycling on San Pablo Avenue. The bicycle boulevard would create a bicycle facility that appeals to users of all ages and abilities. The roadway is currently divided into several segments which are fragmented by large-scale development. However, the segment between Moeser Lane and Fairmount Avenue presents an alternative to San Pablo Avenue in the Midtown and Downtown areas of El Cerrito. As properties along San Pablo Avenue redevelop, Kearney Street should be reconnected and the bicycle boulevard extended north to the City Limit. Kearney Street is a fragmented roadway, divided by large developments. Between Moeser Lane and Fairmount Avenue, Kearney Street is one-way with a 30’ cross-section. Between Moeser Lane and Conlon Avenue, Kearney Street exists in short 1-2 block segments, broken up by large development parcels. This is also true south of Fairmount Avenue, where Kearney Street aligns with Kains Avenue in the City of Albany. -Opportunity to convert Kearney Street to two-way traffic for all vehicles, with the constrained cross-section creating a “slow-street” and helping to control speeds -Provides a north-south connection between Class II bicycle lanes on Moeser Lane and Class III Bicycle Route with green-backed sharrows on Fairmount -Serves as an all ages and abilities alternatives to San Pablo Avenue for portions of Midtown and Town -Opportunity to reconnect Kearney Street in the long-term between Conlon Avenue and Kains Avenue, as properties redevelop Existing STOP signs on Kearney give priority to cross-streets (top). Example of over-sized bicycle boulevard pavement legend (middle). Example of traffic diverters allowing full bicycle access (bottom). -Convert Kearney Street to two-way traffic between Moeser Lane and Fairmount Avenue -Stripe bike boulevard pavement legends -Install bicycle boulevard wayfinding -Install traffic diversion at Fairmount Avenue and Stockton Avenue to limit volumes on a two-way Kearney while allowing two-way bike traffic -Flip STOP signs at Lincoln, Central, Stockton, and Eureka to give priority to traffic on Kearney -Consider green-backed sharrows southbound and a contra-flow bicycle lane as an alternative cross-section Cost Range $520,000-770,000 F-1 Figure F-1a Kearney Bicycle Boulevard 181 ---PAGE BREAK--- 182 Proposed Improvements EL CERRITO PLAZA FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOESER LANE SHOPPING CENTER Convert Kearney Street to a Two-Way Bicycle Boulevard ▪ Install traffic diverter at Eureka and Fairmount to limit NB car traffic on Kearney ▪Create two-way bicycle boulevard with oversized bicycle boulevard pavement legends Flip Stop Signs at Waldo ▪Give priority to Kearney ▪Remove existing side-street stops on Kearney Flip Stop Signs at Lincoln ▪Give priority to Kearney ▪Remove existing side-street stops on Kearney Stripe Green-Backed Sharrows through Intersection Retain One-Way Drop-Off at Fairmont Elementary ▪Install traffic diverter at Eureka, with bike cut-through ▪Install curb extensions on Stockton to reduce speeds ▪Remove left edge line ▪Strip high-visibility yellow school crosswalk with advanced yield lines and YIELD HERE TO PEDESTRIANS signs Retain One-Way Access from Fairmount ▪Install traffic diverter at Fairmount, with bike cut-through ▪Install advanced yield markings on Fairmount with YIELD HERE TO PEDESTRIANS signs to support crossings BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD BLVD Kearney 30’ San Pablo Avenue San Pablo Avenue Moeser Waldo Stockton Eureka Eureka Lincoln Fairmount STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP 2 n 2 n Figure F-1b Kearney Bicycle Boulevard