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