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¡ ! I Chapter III - Circulation, Transportation & Capital Improvements I ì Chapter 111- Circulation, Transportation & and bicycle circulation, the street should incorporate bike lanes, Capital Improvements attractive sidewalks, lighting, and street trees. A concept design I for this roundabout is provided on the following page. A round- I The policies in this chapter reflect the analysis and findings of the about should also be considered at the south MaplelBlomquist 1 Marina Shores Village Project EIR as appropriate, incorporating recom- intersection. This would create a gateway to the Bayfront area ¡ I mended mitigation measures related to circulation, traffic, and utili- from Redwood City west of US 101, and would accommodate : ties. Selected circulation and capital improvements are indicated on anticipated traffic as well or better than a traffic signal or a 4- , the Circulation Improvements diagram on the following page. way stop. ¡ Implementation of these improvements is addressed in detail in ~ Chapter 4. B. Bair Island Road. Bair Island Road and Ucelli Drive should be 1 improved as the "front door" and circulation spine of the Precise Plan Area, as well as for properties to the west which will likely I I. Circulation Policies be developed in the future. Additional right-of-way should be dedicated as needed to accommodate curbside parking, bike I The circulation policies discussed below apply to the Precise Plan lanes, curbside planting strips, and graciously-dimensioned side- Area, and to areas outside it that will be affected by its develop- walks. Bair Island Road will be the area's primary pedestrian I ment. and bicycle route, and the street should be designed for traffic I that is significant in volume, yet slow-moving. Traffic calming A. Blomquist Avenue Extension. The Blomquist Avenue exten- elements such a parking pockets, corner bumpouts and chokers, I sion and Red wood Creek Bridge will link the east and west sides islands, and others should be provided as appropriate. Capital i of the Bayfront. This offers opportunities to improve access and improvement recommendations are detailed in Section III, be- I synergy between the areas, particularly between the jobs con- low, including elements such as street trees and pedestrian-ori- centrated in the Seaport Boulevard corridor and housing in the ented street lights. I Precise Plan Area. However, there is a likelihood that the exten- I I sion could be used as a freeway bypass by motorists choosing to Ucelli Drive is a private street that should be improved to ap- use the Whipple/101 interchange rather than the more congested pear public. It provides access to the north harbor areas and the I Woodside Road/101 interchange. The alignment of the exten- "north point park," and it should invite public use. Similar traffic sion should be designed to discourage non-local, cut through and design improvements should be applied as possible. ..., traffic. It should be designed as a typical city street - low de- I sign speed, grid-based intersections, roundabouts, etc.,- rather C. Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation. Pedestrian and bicycle circu- I than a curving, higher-speed parkway. lation within existing public rights of way will be limited to I bike lanes and walks along Bair Island Road and the Blomquist A roundabout should be designed where the extension inter- Street Extension. However, the Precise Plan contains detailed , sects Bair Island Road and East Bayshore Road. This will create a policies for waterfront pedestrian and bicycle access easements ¡ gateway to the Precise Plan Area and slow eastbound traffic en throughout new development areas. In particular, the Plan's I route to the Redwood Creek Bridge. To encourage pedestrian development standards contain requirements for a bike and pe- I I - 67 - Final Plan - June 2004