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Clutpfer 1-Background, Issues,and Goals Bayport Marina Plaza and across Sair Island Raad from the Precise Plan Area. Context and Surroundings Redwood Creek borders the Precise Plan Area on the east and di- rectly acrass the Creek is Docktown Marina. The vesseis at Docktown are a varied collection af traditional houseboats, sail- boats,cruisers,floating cabi.ns,and barges. Adjacent to Docktown an the north is the Bair Island Aquatic Center,a privately-operated rowing club; adjacent to Docktown an the sauth is the San Mateo County Women's Correctional Facility.East beqond Docktown is a Cify police station,machinery and sand and gravel maunds of the Granite Rock company,and a mix of other industrial facilities.Far- ther to the east and northeast,I'ort of Redwood Ci#y facilities domi- nate the lands�ape,with storage tanks and silos, sand and gravel pi�es, and loading facilities. The tallest occupied structures in the Bayfront Area are the 5-and 6-sfiory glass and steel of#ice buildings of"Pacific Shores Center;'lacated at the north end of Seaport Boule- vard. The tallest struciures averall are the material storage silos of the RMC Lonestar Cement Marine Terminal facility adjacent to I'a- cifi�Shores. US 101 borders the southern tip of the Precise Plan Area. It is ap- proximately 160 feet wide, and is slightly elevated ta cross Red- wood Creek South across the highway are 1-to 4stoxy affice build- ings. Views of the Precise Plan Area are unobstructed from hoth directions on US 1Q1.There are also prominent views of the Precise Plan Area from the Maple Street and Whipple Avenue overcrossings; bnth are important links between Downtawn Redwood City and the greater Bayfron#area.The Precise Plan Area is visible from the hillsides of Redwood City and adjacent connmunities,as well as from Ba.ir Island and the public trails along the southexn perimeter of the Redwood Shores neighborhood further ta the north. - 3 - The Precise Plan Area is less than one mile as the crow flies from Braadway and Downtown Redwood Cify. Howeve�US 101 and the pattern of development in between creates the impression that the distance is much greate� Circulation and Transpartation Conditians Access to the Precise Plan Asea is liznited to#he Wtupple Avenue/US 101 interrhange and East Bayshore Road,as noted above.US 101 is congesied during peak traffic periods,li�xuting the capacity of inter- change on-ramps. East Bayshore Road is often congested during peak cinema periods.Pedestrian and bicycle facilities are available, but are discontizluous and isolated by US 101 and Redwood Creel� striped bike ianes exist on Bair Island Road but do not connect to other trails or streets with bike lanes. No traffic signaLs currently exist in the area,and the walking and bicycling environment is not �onducive for commuting; exis#ing facilities are used primarily in association with recreation activities. The proposed Blomquist Sireet Extension and Redwood Creek Bridge will provide access between the Precise Plan Area and Maple Street, Seaport Boulevard,and the Wcrodside Road/US 101 interchange. To- gether,the Extension and Bridge will effectively continue Blomquist Street west appmximately 2,50Q feet from its present termu�us at Maple Street to the intersection of East Bayshore Road and Bair Island Road. As proposed,the right-of-way would extend through City-awned property north of the existing police substation,through a portion of the Docktown Marina property,and across Redwood Creek. The Blomqtust Street Extension is proposed as a twa-Iane facility, and hoth the bridge and roadway are designed for bicycle and pe- destrian access.It will provide additional emergency vehiele access to the Precise Plan Area at Maple Street independent of the US 101 interchanges,and camplete a znissi.ng link in Redwood City's por- tion of the Bay Trail. ��-o�cone�xom � N (Q (D � �C�