AgdaPkt 2016-04-25 Closed and Joint SA PFA

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7.B. - Page 30 1 Project Description • The Peninsula Park Precise Plan includes the US 101 undercrossing as part of its Circulation Policy D, Pedestrian and Bicycle Linkages to Adjacent Areas and states, "A pedestrian and bicycle undercrossing of US 101 should be constructed to link the Precise Plan Area and Downtown along Redwood Creek" (Peninsula Park Precise Plan,January 2008,page 55). • The City's General Plan,which includes linking the Downtown core to the Bayfront neighbors as part of its vision for the City in 2030 (page BE-7), calls for a master plan for the Redwood Creek/Harbor Center (page BE-36) and contains "Policy BE-10.7: Improve pedestrian,bicycle, transit,and automobile linkages between the Bayfront and the areas west of U.S. 101" (page BE-67) as part of its goal for encouraging the development of pedestrian and water-oriented mixed-use communities in the waterfront neighborhoods (Redwood City General Plan, October 2010). • The Downtown Precise Plan,which notes the proximity between the Downtown and the wetlands, marinas, offices,and emerging neighborhoods along Redwood Creek,includes connectivity to the Inner Harbor as a potential public improvement, and it recommends "That the City identify ways to form a strong walkable connection along Redwood Creek between Downtown and the Inner Harbor in order to create a dynamic synergy between these two districts" (The Downtown Precise Plan,January 2011 and amended September 2012,page 154). Within the project limits,the existing pathway between these areas has accessibility and safety issues. The proposed joint-use path would provide a safe way to meet the connectivity objectives of the City's adopted plans. The upgraded Bair Island storm drain pump station would provide sufficient capacity to handle a 100-year storm event, consistent with the City's Storm Drain Design Criteria,which requires that drainage systems be sized for the 100-year storm event. The replacement pump station would be able to handle the 100-year flow from the drainage systems in the 22.28-acre Bair Island storm drain watershed area and 4.94 acres of the Peninsula Park development. 1.4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The US 101 Pedestrian Undercrossing and Bair Island Storm Water Pump Station Project consists of a joint-use pedestrian and bicycle path under the US 101 freeway bridge at Redwood Creek and the replacement of and upgrade to the nearby stormwater pump station on Bair Island Road. Appendix A provides a layout of the elements of the proposed project and identifies the limits of the proposed construction activity. The proposed joint-use path would meet Class I bicycle path criteria,which are defined in the Built Environment—Circulation element as a "completely separate facility designated for the exclusive use of bicycles and pedestrians,with vehicle and pedestrian cross-flow minimized" (City of Redwood City,2010,page BE-105). The 14-foot wide path would contain the design features shown in Figure BE-11,Bikeway Classifications (City of Redwood City, 2010,page BE-107) and would be dedicated for use by both bicyclists and pedestrians. The joint-use path would be 1-4 US 101 Pedestrian Undercrossing and Bair Island Storm Drain Pump Station Project