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Lighted treatments such as in pavement flashers
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Enhancing signalized crossings with:
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Further increased crossing times
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Pedestrian scramble phases
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Curb extensions
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Advanced limit lines
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High-visibility crosswalk striping
Bicycle Network
Bicycle facilities (see
Figure 1-35)in the Downtown area comprise bicycle lanes, bicycle
routes, and shared use paths. Under California Law, bicyclists are allowed to use all
roadways unless posted otherwise. Therefore, all roadways in the Station Area are open
for cycling.
Existing Bicycle Facilities
A shared use path is provided along Butterfield Boulevard. Bicycle lanes are provided on
Main Avenue (not continuous), Dunne Avenue, Butterfield Boulevard, Depot Street, and
Monterey Road north and south of the Downtown area.
Monterey Road between Dunne Avenue and Main Avenue is designated as a bicycle route
to connect the discontinuous bicycle lane segments. Green-backed shared-use arrows
(“sharrows”) have been added along Monterey Road to raise drivers’ awareness to share
the roadway with cyclists. Other gaps in the bicycle lane network occur on eastbound Main
Avenue between Monterey Road and Depot Street, and at the approaches to the
intersections of Monterey Road and Main Avenue and at Monterey Road and Dunne
Avenue.
In several locations, bike lanes are denoted with a single stripe creating a wide outside lane
that is also used for parallel parking. Without a second stripe denoting the space for the
bicycle lane, vehicles at times park away from the curb and encroach into the bicycle lane.
Or for example, on Depot Street, the bicycle lane and parallel parking area is denoted with