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The 34-foot width assumed in the Report would allow for parking on one side of <br />the road (12-foot driving lane + 2-foot reaction zone on one side of the road, <br />12-foot driving lane + 8-foot parking lane on the other. 12 + 2 + 12 + 8 = 34 feet). <br />There are 4 existing single-family homes on the north side of this block and a <br />daycare center on the south side. At the June 14, 2008 Neighborhood Meeting, a <br />resident mentioned that the daycare facility utilized the existing street for <br />employee parking. However, there does not appear to be much demand for <br />parking along the north side. Therefore, the Committee considered eliminating <br />the parking lane along the north side of this segment of Hillview Road. <br />If the parking lane were eliminated along the north side, there would be an <br />increase in the green boulevard space adjacent to the single-family lots. This <br />increase would range from essentially zero near Fairchild Avenue to about 6-feet <br />near Red Oak Drive. <br />This segment of Hillview Road has not been designated as a potential <br />pedestrian/bicycle corridor in the City’s Comprehensive Sidewalk/Trailway Plan. <br />However, making the parking lane along the south side of the road a dual use <br />parking/pedestrian/bicycle lane would not only maintain parking for the daycare <br />center, it would also provide a connection from the designated pedestrian/bicycle <br />corridors along Red Oak Drive and Hillview Road to the future pathway along <br />County Road 10. Therefore, the Committee considered making the parking lane <br />along the south side a designated dual use lane for pedestrian/bicycles. <br />Based on this information and their discussion,the Committee recommends (by <br />a unanimous 7-0 vote) that this segment of Hillview Road be 34 feet from face of <br />curb to face of curb. The 34-foot width consists of two 12-foot wide driving lanes, <br />an 8-foot wide dual use parking/pedestrian/bicycle lane on the south side, and a <br />2-foot reaction area on the north side. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff is looking for direction from Council with regard to these recommendations <br />from the Streets and Utilities Committee, so design of the 2009 – 2010 Street <br />and Utility Improvement Project can proceed accordingly. The direction from the <br />Council on these issues will be prepared as a Resolution to be brought back to <br />the Council for formal approval at a future City Council meeting. <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br />Joseph R. Rhein, Consulting Engineer