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7C undesirable on the parkways. Traffic lanes of reduced width have a demonstrated Page 2 "calming" effect on traffic speed, thereby increasing the safety of the parkways for crossing pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists. · The addition of bike lanes and shoulder areas create a buffer space between traffic lanes and sidewalks/paths, and increase the comfort of pedestrians. · A small buffer space between the street and the median results from the proposed modifications which increases the safety of City landscape maintenance crews when working on the medians. Two community outreach efforts have been conducted to date to collect community input and determine support for the proposed lane reconfiguration. 1) July/August 2007 - Redwood Shores residents were surveyed to determine community interest in modifying several roadways by narrowing lanes to create bike lanes and shoulders. Notices were mailed to all Redwood Shores residents that presented possible alternatives and requested input and comment from the community. See Table 1 for record of responses. TABLE 1 Support Oppose Uncommitted Emails 10 7 2 Phone Calls 4 1 1 Total 14 8 3 The response rate was too low to be considered conclusive. However, valuable input was received which assisted staff to revise alternatives. As a result of this process, a short section of Marine Parkway, between Island Drive (east) and Shell Parkway, was resurfaced and re-striped with five-foot wide bike lanes to demonstrate the proposed modifications. This allowed motorists and cyclists an opportunity to experience the proposed configuration before any greater commitment of resources. Staff has received little response from the Redwood Shores community about the "test" section. 2) March/April 2008 - Input received from the July/August 2007 outreach effort was incorporated into the currently proposed lane configuration modifications which were presented in an article that appeared in the March issue of the Redwood Shores Pilot newsletter. Included in the newsletter article was notice of a community workshop meeting held on April 3,2008. As well, the article requested input/comments from the community and provided contact information for staff so that interested parties could respond at their convenience. See Table 2 for record of responses. TABLE 2 SuPPOrt Oppose Uncommitted Emails 22 5 1 Phone Calls 1 1 1 Total 23 6 2 Community Meeting Roadway re-striping alternatives were presented and discussed at the community meeting held on April 3, 2008 at the Sandpiper Community Center. The meeting was attended by approximately 22 individuals (18 Redwood Shores residents). There was no clear consensus among the meeting attendees; however, there was majority -support