Item 25 - Warner Avenue Protected Bike Lanes ( Grand Avenue to Oak Street)

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Proposition 84 Green Streets Demonstration Project, Glendale, CA The City of Glendale received a Proposition 84 Greening Project Grant which resulted in the City's first Green Streets project. For 5,539 linear feet of roadway along South Louise Street and East Harvard Street. With a strong emphasis on urban greening, the City's objective was to combine multimodal infrastructure improvements including Class III bike routes with enhancements to water quality and stormwater management. One key element that Kimley-Horn worked closely with the City on was the creative protection of existing catch basins and building the bioswale/bio-retention around the inlets to save cost. This concept also required interface with Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD) for the protection of their drainage system. Kimley-Horn provided _ construction PS&E to complete the design of this project. Scope of work elements included the development of street improvement plans, traffic signing and striping plans, traffic signal modification plans, flashing beacon plans, bioswale improvement plans/details, and storm drain improvement plans. This project was so successful that it was awarded Project of the Year in 2017 by the Southern California Chapter of APWA. Year Completed: 2016 1 Client Name: City of Glendale I Contact: Sarkis Oganesyan, Engineering Project Specialist, 818.937.8242 Similarities to the City's Project: V Multimodal transportation design Intersection design Water quality features ./ Pedestrian crossings design ./ Mixed residential and commercial area Ramona Boulevard at Valley Boulevard Intersection Improvements, El Monte, CA The City of El Monte intended to improve the arterial level of service and increase vehicular capacity at the Ramona Boulevard/Valley Boulevard intersection by widening and reconfiguring the existing five -point intersection to four -point intersection. The proposed improvements required right-of- way acquisitions; geometrical design modifications at Valley Mall to allow for right -in and right -out traffic movement; various utility adjustments/relocations; traffic signal improvements; bus stop and bus shelter relocations; and parkway and sidewalk modifications. The project will result in a complete plan, specification, and cost estimate package for bidding and construction purposes. The project's scope of works includes right-of-way acquisition, intersection widening, traffic study and evaluation, traffic safety enhancement, traffic circulation, CEQA, Phase I site assessment, active transportation, community engagement and public outreach, drainage analysis, Water Quality Management Plan, landscape, and street amenities. Year Completed: Ongoing I Client Name: City of El Monte I Contact: Braden Yu, P.E., Interim Public Works and Utilities Director, 626.580.2058 Similarities to the City's Project: Complex intersection design (5-leg to 4-leg) V Ped crossing treatment in downtown area V Business district engagement Transit coordination for bus stops �/ Water quality City of Santa Ana TRRD77006.2020 14 Kimley>» Horn