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8.A. - Page 4 of 77 The City solicited community input on where people currently walk along and across EI Camino Real, key designations, and where people would like to cross. Based on this input, most people cross EI Camino Real at Roosevelt and Maple streets. In addition, a large number of people cross at Oak, Charter, and would like to cross at Main/Redwood Ave. Key destinations identified were Target, Mi Rancho Supermarket, BevMo, and Bed, Bath & Beyond. Using this input and the Corridor Plan guidance, the conceptual design drawings include improved crosswalks at all signalized intersections, with high visibility striping, median refuges, and adjustments to crossing timings (leading pedestrian intervals) where appropriate. In addition, the conceptual design drawings show three new mid -block crossings at Lincoln/Beech, Lathrop, and Laurel intersections. While the Laurel Street mid -block crossing is not a priority at this time due to low pedestrian volumes and existing auto -oriented uses, the Safety Improvement Study, the Safety Improvement Study recommended a crossing between Main/Redwood and Charter Streets, which are separated by 1,131 feet (.21 miles). It is important to note that mid -block crossings would include such safety elements as lighting, striping, overhead warnings for drivers and would only be activated when a pedestrian needs to cross. FIGURE 3 — EXAMPLE OF MID -BLOCK CROSSING: EL CAMINO REAL AT NORTHUMBERLAND (EXISTING) 44 4 I 3. Street Crossi The Corridor Plan identified street alignments as an issue impeding mobility in parts of the corridor. Of the 39 intersections on EI Camino Real, only 7 intersections connect streets across EI Camino Real, all of which fall outside the study segment. The other 32 streets end at EI Camino Real forcing people to travel on EI Camino Real in order to get across it. This creates additional traffic on an already congested corridor as well as safety challenges for people traveling east to west. As shown in Figure 4 below, a majority of the misaligned intersections fall within the study segment. City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 153