AgdaPkt 2016-01-25 Closed and Interview and Joint SA PFA

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Alternative Pros Cons “Existing” Maintain existing pilot configuration: merge stays where it is, west of Cambridge · Continuous eastbound bike lane · Maintains benefits of 3- lane configuration for most of the road between Cambridge and Lonesome Pine · Provides almost 500’ for the merge of two travel lanes · People crossing the street at Emerald Hill do not have a refuge area · Westbound bike lane dropped (~400’) for part of the block between Cambridge and Silver Hill (to maintain on-street parking) · Does not address concerns raised about the short distance between the merge and return to two uphill lanes · Westbound travel lane before Emerald Hill is offset – unequal lane use “Alternative 1” Maintain two travel lanes west of Emerald Hill: remove the westbound merge, replace the bike lane with sharrows, add refuge areas and remove west crosswalk · Painted refuge area provides space for people to wait to complete crossing and stop signs can return to the median · Focuses where people are crossing, reducing potential conflicts between cars and people walking · Westbound travel lane before Emerald Hill is better positioned between the receiving lanes which should improve lane use · Eastbound travel lanes after Emerald Hill have a more intuitive merge · Eliminates the · Creates a larger gap in the bike lanes – people riding bikes will either share the lane with vehicles or ride in the parking lane if it is open · Removes the westbound bike lane for roughly 600’ (between Cambridge and Silver Hill) · Removes the eastbound bike lane for roughly 600’ (between Cambridge and the merge east of Emerald Hill) · Lose many of the benefits of the 3-lane cross section for the section between Emerald Hill and Silver Hill · No buffer between 8.A. - Page 8