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REPORT 6.1D Page 1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Oouncil From the City Manager May 19, 2008 SUBJECT Redwood Shores Slurry Seal Project and related re-striping plan of Redwood Shores roadways RECOMMENDATION Approve, by motion, the contract documents for the Redwood Shores Slurry Seal Project which include the roadway re-striping plan, and approve, by motion, the public bidding of this project. BACKGROUND The City will resurface most of the major roadways in Redwood Shores this summer as part of the pavement management and recycled water programs. This project will restore the pavement surface following work in the roadway to install recycled water pipeline. Roadway resurfacing offers an opportunity to modify the lane striping configuration since re-striping will be necessary subsequent to resurfacing. The community and staff have endorsed the objectives of traffic calming and improvement of the pedestrian and bicycle environment. To achieve these objectives, staff has developed modified lane striping configurations for several major Redwood Shores roadways that may be implemented as part of the Redwood Shores Slurry Seal Project. The proposed lane striping conftguration, if implemented, will create bike lanes or shoulder spaces on the following major roadways. 1) Marine Parkway - Re-stripe to create five-foot wide bike lanes in both directions 2) Twin Dolphin Drive- Re-stripe to create a four-foot wide shoulder in both directions 3) Redwood Shores Parkway (between Shoreline Drive and Shearwater Parkway) - Re-stripe to create a four-foot wide shoulder on the right side, and a two-foot wide shoulder on the side of the landscaped median 4) Redwood Shores Parkway (between Airport Way and Shoreline Drive) - Re-stripe to create five-foot wide bike lanes in both directions in the commercial zone Please see the attached graphic representations. The number of traffic lanes will not change to accommodate the addition of bike lanes or shoulder areas. Rather, existing lane widths will be reduced but will remain within standards. Signage and pavement markings that identify bike lanes and routes are included in the modified striping plans. In addition to providing an improved environment for pedestrians and bicyclists, other benefits of the modified striping plan include the following. · The existing generous lane widths encourage the higher motoring speeds that are undesirable on the parkways. Traffic lanes of reduced width have a demonstrated "calming" effect on traffic speed. thereby increasing the safety of the parkways for crossing pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists.