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242 Civil Engineer summarized the purposes intended to be conveyed : To familiarize the property owners and Council with the project and its complexities ; review methods used in studying proposal ; summarize work accomplished to date ; present results of the study , and to submit staff conclusions and recommendations . Objective was to indicate concern of City staff and Council for the property owner and at the same time to recognize responsi - bility to the motoring public . He emphasized thorough studies had been made of alternates , and their effects , and conclusions were not arbitrarily reached . He noted continually increasing traffic volume which necessitated a study of the existing system and how improvements could be made . He referred to exhibit displayed to demonstrate the various sections of Alameda and the varying characteristics and problems . From Woodside Road to Jefferson , the street is four lane , with medians . Between Jefferson Avenue and Eaton was the portion under study , and he indicated from Jefferson to Harding was a good 2 - lane facility ; portion from Harding to Brewster was unimproved and involved a jog . This section is only 30 feet wide whereas the minimum standard for a residential street is 34 feet , From Whipple Avenue , the street again becomes a 56-foot , 4-lane roadway , to Edgewood Road , where it is reduced to 2 lanes . Then from Maxwell to Eaton it is again widened to four lanes . He noted that in 1961 or 1962 , City joined with other cities and the County to initiate a traffic study . Certain assumptions were made , and as a result a plan was prepared in three stages , He reviewed statistics of projected traffic volume between San Carlos and Woodside Road , which was anticipated to reach 14 , 000 cars per day by 1990 . However , it appeared now this estimate was low , inasmuch as volume has already reached 13 , 000 per day . Traffic projections made by the consultants were based on Edgewood Road connecting to Junipero Serra , and it is now anticipated the freeway will be completed by 1973 , adding to the traffic situation , He then related the numerous accidents that have occurred in this section of Alameda , citing 143 since 1965 to date . The various approaches to solutions were reviewed , such as widening to four-lane , initiating one-way traffic , or reversible one -way . Some of the features felt to be desirable were landscaping , left- turn storage lanes , large radius curb returns , and factors to be considered were accident rate , effects on adjacent properties , extent of right of way acquisition , convenience to property owners , off- street parking , and others . He described the advantages and disadvantages between three alternate proposals , as well as costs and sources of funding . The plan designated as the " Center " plan was felt to be preferable only from the standpoint that fewer residences would need to be acquired . However , there were dis- advantages such as proximity of the street to homes , numerous homes would