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6.3B PaQe 12 Attachmenf2 1. Improved Connectivity Between The Downtown, Adjacent Neighborhoods and Transit a. The project on ECR between Broadway and Brewster is focused on enhancing the pedestrian experience and includes wider sidewalks, additional street trees, new pedestrian-scale lighting, new tree grates and benches, permeable pavers adjacent to curbs, bulb-outs to narrow pedestrian crossings, wider medians for pedestrian refuges and narrowed lanes to slow down traffic. This has been in concert with the GBI design concepts. b. The staff team for the Hoover Area Community Mobility Study met with Caltrans representatives to review the conceptual designs and analysis of the level of service to allow crosswalks at Woodside Road at Middlefield. Currently, residents, who rely primarily on walking and bicycling, must take a circuitous route to access the rest of Redwood City, including the downtown. Caltrans has requested additional analysis which Agency staff will prepare by hiring a transportation consultant in FY 10/11. c. Studies related to Docktown and the Inner Harbor including options for enhancing the connections between the waterfront neighborhoods and adjacent industrial areas and the Downtown were funded by the Marina Area Planning Study capital project. FY 2008/09 Housina Accomplishments 1. Affordability Covenants Two market-rate, multi-family projects outside the redevelopment project area were constructed and are now ready for occupancy. Consistent with the Housing Work Program for FY 2009/10, affordability covenants have already been approved for these projects which included: Canada College (60 affordable rental units, 9 units with 55 year covenants), and 885 Woodside Road (6 moderate income for sale units). 2. Bradford Street Project The Agency has met with the State Department of Toxic and Substance Control (DSTC) to review the options to obtain environmental clearance for the Bradford Street Project. To meet the State Water Resource Control Board's "Sources of Drinking Water" policy, DTSC requires a pump test to determine if the water source under Bradford does not provide sufficient water to supply a single well capable of producing a yield of 200 gallons per day. The Agency has requested a proposal from its environmental consultant to conduct the pump test in FY 10/11. The 707 Bradford building will be demolished as part of the FY 2010/11 work program. The developer selection process, including the issuance of a Request for Proposals/Qualifications, will proceed once the environmental issues have been resolved. 8