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8.B. - Page 26 of 70 Redwood City Transit Center Redesign Study Summary Report Phase 1— Short Term: Existing Transit Center Site For the existing Transit Center site, the project team explored a circular arrangement using modified sawtooth bays recessed into the loading area to save space and ease the in and out maneuver for transit operators as shown in Figure 3. In this configuration, buses would stop along the two edges of the circle defining the bus turning area. The outer edge of this circle is where most of the bus stops would be located, thereby allowing many of them to be contiguous with the Caltrain southbound rail platform. In this way, bus passengers could walk to and from trains and shuttles, as well as Downtown Redwood City, without having to cross the path of circulating buses. In order for the doors of the bus to face the bus stop, buses using these bays would circulate in a counter -clockwise direction. To remedy the problem of tight turns faced by bus drivers in the earlier counter -clockwise design, more generous turn radii were used in the design. In the Phase 1 design (Figure 3), seven bays could fit around the outer edge of the circulation area (including one on Winklebleck Street and one on the southeast side of the circle near the intersection of James Avenue). To provide more bays for flexibility, another three would be located along the inside edge of the loop (served by buses making clockwise movements through the Transit Center), resulting in a total of ten bays. The center of the circle would be available for several possible activities. For example, it could be landscaped as a park or used as the site of a bike station or snack bar. Likewise, the area just northwest of the loop, near Arguello Plaza and the party rental store, could be enlivened as a cafe with outdoor seating. This concept includes: ■ Ten bus bays - to allow for future expansion for both boarding/alighting and layovers ■ Clockwise bus circulation and center island to eliminate tight turns ■ A design which reduces pedestrian/bus conflicts ■ The creation of green spaces and better linkages to surrounding areas ■ The removal of barriers to pedestrian circulation along the Winslow Street and Broadway frontages to the Transit Center ■ Displacement of approximately 50 parking spaces from the existing 90 space station parking lot. Parking users would need to use available surplus station parking in the Sequoia Station underground parking structure. Smith 569