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Hamilton Green <br /> <br />If the redevelopment of Sequoia Station is pursued by its owners, Hamilton Street shall will be <br />continued from Franklin out to El Camino Real, and a potential privately owned publicly accessible <br />open space is desired between Franklin and the train tracks linking it to the Depot Plaza east of <br />the tracks. this vital regional connection with Caltrain, Depot Circle, and Courthouse Square. The <br />two new blocks of Hamilton Green would feature public amenities such as a linear green, at least <br />40 feet in width, with a fountain, seating, walkways, landscaping, public art, and other features. <br />The Hamilton Green if provided, would be aligned with ground floor retail spaces which spill out <br />into the publicly accessible open space and create a sense of energy and activity. <br />C) Existing Public Open Spaces to be Removed <br />Arguello Plaza For more than 100 years, Broadway followed a straight alignment across the <br />Southern Pacific/Caltrain railroad tracks. In the 1970s, as part of a traffic realignment plan, <br />Broadway was deflected at Arguello Street as to route through traffic onto a high-capacity bypass <br />loop on Marshall Street. Since then, visitors entering Downtown from El Camino have found this <br />approach into Downtown to be quite confusing. State Public Utilities Commission regulations <br />prevent this unfortunate condition from being reversed, however, due to prohibitions on the <br />creation of new at-grade crossings at skewed angles to the railroad tracks. Arguello Plaza was <br />created in leftover space in the Broadway right-of-way which became unused when traffic was <br />rerouted away from the Downtown core, but it has never been a successful public open space <br />due to design and location challenges. Upon the grade separation of the Caltrain railroad tracks, <br />Arguello Plaza will be removed and Broadway could potentially will return to its original, historic <br />alignment. This removal does not place any properties outside of a 3 minute walk to a public open <br />space. It should also be noted that while the grade separation of Caltrain will require the removal <br />of Arguello Plaza, it will also create the opportunity for new public open spaces, resulting in a net <br />gain. <br />3.2.2. COMPLETE STREETS <br /> <br />(PAGE 145) <br />Replace Map with Figure 3.2.2-Potential Complete Streets Map <br />B) Bicycle Facilities (see RWCmoves and the Walk, Bike, Thrive plan for a complete list of <br />Bicycle Facilities) <br />Bicycles represent a very important form of transportation. Improving conditions for bicyclists is <br />beneficial to the environment, because bicycles emit no pollution. It is also beneficial <br />economically, because it brings customers to Downtown businesses without the tremendous <br />expense of providing automobile parking. The following list of suggested bicycle improvements <br />was derived from studies undertaken as part of the creation of the New General Plan Circulation <br />Chapter of the Built Environment Element, which was based on studies by transportation <br />engineers, input from the Redwood City Community Working Group on Bicycle and Pedestrian <br />Issues, and citizen input during community workshops. <br /> <br /> Various locations in Downtown Core: Expand on-street bicycle parking in retail areas and <br />near important public facilities. <br />Page 15 of 45