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� ATTAC� 3 7.1 A Page 4 Vilia Montgomery-El Camino Real Streetscape Improvements Project Seope 2/20/07 The pedestrian crossing and street and Erontage impravements proposed£or the MTC/HIP grant extend along El Camino Real from Maple Street on the soufih to jackson AveJWilson St on the north.The pedestrian crossing improvements would be at Madison Avenue a�nd at Maple Street and would improve the pedestrian experience for residents of both the high- density residential mixed-use project Villa Montgomery and the Franklin Street Apart,ments, both located at tI�intersection of Maple and El Cami.no Real.The Redwood City Transit - Center arid CalTrain station is located between Broadway and James Avenue, approximately 1/3 mile walking distance from the project location. In addition to the residents of these two high pra£ile multi-€amily rental pxojects,the improvements will better connect the residents of the single and nnulti-family neighborhoods west of El Camino Reai to transit services and the dawntown. Two basic types of capital improvemen�s are proposed,pedestrian crossing improvetnents and street and frantage impravements. They aze described below.The canfiguration of these improveme�ts vary according to existrng conditions,however there are a number o€ constant elements.For exarrtple,all crossing improvements include a refe�ge area to protect pedesixians from vehicles, and typical frontage improvements znclude side street bulbouts and cor►sistently-spaced street trees ancl pedestrian-oriented street lights.With these improvernents fihe length of the north side pedestrian crossing expased to traffic woutd be reduced froxn approximateiy 85' to 60',or approximately 30°�. Madisoan Avenue/Diller Street Crossin�-This x►ew pedestrian c:rossing will link existing and new/infill neighborhood azeas,and provide an intermediate crossing between jefferson Avenue and Maple Street.Recommended improvements include a mid-block sidewalk bulb-out on the east side of El Camino sou#h of Diller, and a fuII bulb-out at the northwest corner of Madison;the southbou�d U-turn lane at Madison would be eliminated,while the northbound left turn lane would remain.The existing median on the north side of the intersection wouZd be widened and xeconfigzu'ed to create a refuge.New rnedian street trees north and south of the intersection will be integrated.A 3-phase signal with pedestrian controll�x would be installed;"continental"crosswalk painting will be incorporaied and curb ramps will be installed at all c,rossings.Other street and frontage improvements indude street trees, trash receptacles and transit signage and markings. Maple S#reet-Recommended street conner improvernents are a bulb-out on El Caznino at the northeast and a sidewalk extension at the northwest.The north side crosswalk would remain in its current lacations,and the north side median would be wider�ed to accommodate a pedesixiaz�refuge.Assaciated lane narrowing,roadway re-sealing and restriping,and new median street trees north and south af the intersection would be incorporated;existing pedestrian signal controllex xelocated as required.Street trees,trash receptacIes and transzt signage and markings will be included as part of the street and frontage improvements.