Community Meeting Thursday on Bikeway Plan

From a City of Alameda press release:

The Public Works staff continues the community dialogue to create a Shore Line Drive/Westline Drive proposed bikeway, and invites interested community members to attend the third community meeting.

When: Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.

Where: Lum Elementary School’s Multi-Purpose Room

1801 Sandcreek Way at Otis Drive 

What: Modify striping on Shore Line Drive/Westline Drive to:

· install bikeway

· reduce number of travel lanes

· revise parking lane on the beach side of the street

· provide left-turn lanes at key locations

· install up to 20 bicycle racks

· install bus shelters on Shore Line Drive at Kitty Hawk Drive and on Grand Street at Shore Line Drive

· provide shuttle bus landing area on Westline Drive south of Shorepoint Court

· install up to three new crosswalk

To view the draft drawings and to preview the presentation, please refer to the following web page under “Current Project Documents”: http://www.cityofalamedaca.gov/City-Hall/Traffic-and-Transportation. 

 If you are unable to attend, please submit written comments by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 25, 2012 to Gail Payne, Transportation Coordinator, at City Hall West, 950 West Mall Square, Room 110, Alameda, CA 94501 or by email at gpayne@ci.alameda.ca.us. All written comments will be part of the official public record.

The Transportation Commission (TC) is tentatively scheduled to review the proposed project on November 28, 2012 at 7 p.m. (City Council Chambers, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue). If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Gail Payne by phone at (510) 747-7948.

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