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I , I Chapter I - Background, Issues, and Goals I I configuration is created to slow traffic and provide an attractive entrance to the Redwood Creek Bridge, the waterfront park, -. I i" . I and the easterly portion of the Bayfront Area. 1'0 I 4. South Maple Street/Blomquist - This will become a 4-way intersec- I tion, rather than the "T" intersection it is today. A roundabout or . NORTH other special intersection design is recommended to create a Sen "rencl.co 1 I gateway to the Bayfront. i I 5. Bair Island Road/Scenic Entrance Drive - If and when the new road is completed, this intersection will function as the entrance to 1 the main Bayfront residential area and community hub. I I Intersections 2, 3, and 4, above, should be designed to deter non- , local, cut-through traffic in the East BayshoreIBlomquist corridor. I I Shuttle transit service will be provided along Seaport Boulevard The Whipple Avenue interchange and East Bayshore Road and Blomquist/East Bayshore. The existing railroad right-of-way intersection create a barrier to bike and pedestrian access to Bair I Island and the Bayfront. I along Seaport Boulevard is retained to accommodate a possible fu- ! ture transit line connecting to the ferry. Improved bikeways are pro- vided at the Whipple Avenue and Woodside Road bridges, the Maple I Street bridge, and beneath US 101 as part of a Redwood Creek trail connection. I Urban Design and Public Spaces. The area designated for residen- tial use is a 10-15 minute walk from end to end. Housing units are oriented to create attractive, pedestrian-oriented public spaces, streets, paseos, and waterfront walkways. The "scenic entrance ..., drive" and Bair Island Road function as boulevard streets, faced by I new residential buildings and incorporating attractive walks, bike ways, lighting, and street trees. I Four peninsulas, or "fingers," shaped by water ways extend east I from Bair Island Road. Three contain water-oriented residential de- velopment and one consists of the PG&E power lines and open space Traffic calming measures and bike lanes are recommended for I in the right-of-way below. Publicly accessible water-edge walkways important Bayfront streets. I - 19 - Final Plan - June 2004 I