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crosswalks and the protected bike lane, and improve the readability of the <br />implementation section. Members of the public complimented the Plan and the thought <br />process that went into developing it, and also suggested ways to highlight safety and <br />connectivity. Attendees agreed on placing new crosswalks based on use and activity. <br />Public comments received for this meeting are available here. <br />Goals and Priorities <br />The CAG established goals and priorities early in the process to assist in evaluating <br />tradeoffs. After understanding the existing conditions and identifying people's concerns <br />and desires for the area, it became clear that there would be conflicting strategies to <br />address these issues. These tradeoffs were especially critical when evaluating the <br />streetscape, since the right-of-way is fixed. For example, today the roadway ranges <br />from 4 to 6 travel lanes with on -street parking and planted medians. In one segment <br />(from Brewster to Broadway), there is also a class III bike facility (see photo below of <br />the sharrow, which is a symbol painted on the roadway indicating that the roadway is to <br />be shared with bicyclists). <br />EL CAMINO REAL BETWEEN BREWSTER AND BROADWAY <br />If changes to the streetscape were desired, something would have to give. Would it be a <br />travel lane, the planted median, or parking? How should that extra space be used: more <br />plantings, wider sidewalks, another travel lane, a dedicated bus lane, or bike lanes? To <br />guide their analysis and develop key strategies for each mode of transit, the CAG <br />identified the following goals and priorities: <br />Goals: <br />a. Use the right of way as efficiently as possible <br />b. Remove or mitigate bottlenecks <br />c. Focus on movement of people, cars, bikes, transit; parking should be secondary <br />d. Emphasize safety for all users <br />