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Ms. Lindy Chan Page 5 October 27, 2017 <br />Street Conversion Opportunities <br />El Camino Real cuts through the grid pattern of the City streets at a slightly offset angle, especially those to the <br />east of El Camino Real. These street segments intersect the corridor at acute angles, and result in broad swaths of <br />pavement that are not part of the travelway, short and redundant street segments (approximately 50 feet in <br />length), and small triangular shaped islands. These streets and intersections are non-standard with awkward <br />geometrics and consist of underutilized pavement that could opportunistically be converted into landscaped <br />areas that provide a traffic calming effect on El Camino Real and simplify circulation for drivers. Following are <br />recommendations for the street conversion opportunities. <br /> El Camino Real Southbound from Edgewood Road to Claremont Avenue (See Figure 1) <br />o Move the existing lane merge from three through lanes to two through lanes to a segment to <br />the north, preferably between St. Francis Way and Eaton Avenue <br />o Remove frontage road with diagonal parking and existing floating island bus stop <br />o Reconstruct this area to provide a large plaza area and a new bus stop <br />o The number of existing driveways could be reduced but still allow for full access to the <br />businesses, and would result in fewer conflicts with the one-way protected bike facility