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REDWOOD CITY EL CAMINO REAL CORRIDOR PLAN <br />26 <br />SectION 1 .4 <br />DRIVING <br />CONTEXT <br />Traffic and congestion along the Corridor is a significant <br />concern. Drivers have experienced slow traffic, particularly <br />during peak commute hours. Adding to the congestion <br />include left turn queues backing up into travel lanes, short <br />distances between some traffic signals, and irregular inter- <br />sections in a few locations, including the Woodside Road <br />interchange. In addition, while the streets on the west side <br />of El Camino Real follow a basic grid pattern, streets on the <br />east side are offset from the west, at various angles, and <br />discontinuous, making navigation and cross-town connec- <br />tivity difficult (see also the discussion in Section 1.6, Street <br />Network and Circulation). <br /> <br />On-street parallel parking is provided along segments of <br />El Camino Real where the roadway width permits, and is <br />generally limited to two hours. Along the entire length of <br />the corridor, there is sufficient space to park approximately <br />96 vehicles on the east side of El Camino Real and 170 ve- <br />hicles on the west side. On-street parking surveys conducted <br />in Spring 2016 indicate that on-street parallel parking is <br />generally underutilized, with an average occupancy of 65 <br />percent on the east side of the street and 70 percent on the <br />west side. Optimal on-street parking occupancy is 85 per- <br />cent, which ensures that space is being used efficiently but <br />that a few spaces on a given block are typically available. <br />However, business owners along the Corridor have clearly <br />expressed that on-street parking is an important resource to <br />ensure that their customers have convenient access to their <br />businesses. Source: Dyett & Bhatia