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First Street Multimodal Boulevard Study <br />February 17, 2026 <br />Page 8 <br />5 <br />5 <br />3 <br />4 <br />Option 2: Enhanced Pedestrian and Bicycle Zone Concept <br />Five travel lanes; <br />Separated, protected bicycle facilities at the sidewalk level on both sides; <br />Wider sidewalks with landscape buffers between the bicycle lane and pedestrian <br />walkway; <br />Reallocates one westbound travel lane to prioritize safety and comfort; <br />Includes bus pull outs to maintain traffic flow; <br />Extends left-turn pocket lengths and introduces new right-turn pockets at <br />intersections identified to have operational impacts; <br />Some traffic operational tradeoffs, but overall can be implemented without <br />significant impacts to traffic. <br />o Intersections at Bristol, Flower, and Downtown Plaza experience slight <br />increases to delay and level of service <br />o 2 minutes, 14 seconds faster end-to-end travel time in eastbound direction <br />during the AM peak hour <br />o 30 second increase in end-to-end travel time in westbound direction <br />during the AM peak hour <br />o No change to end-to-end travel time in eastbound direction during the PM <br />peak hour <br />o 1 minute, 30 second increase in end-to-end travel time in the westbound <br />direction during the PM peak hour