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Jefferson Street Bike Lanes and No Parking Zones • Page 2 Arlington Avenue to Indiana Avenue matter; eight (8) of nine (9) members were present. The Commission voted unanimously to recommend an alternate proposal to install Class II bike lanes on Jefferson Street from Arlington Avenue to Victoria Avenue, establish a "No Parking Any Time" zone on both sides of Jefferson Street from Evans Street to Victoria Avenue and establish a timed "No Parking" zone on both sides of Jefferson Street from California Avenue to Indiana Avenue. BACKGROUND The Public Works Department has been awarded a Caltrans Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA) grant to fund installation of Class II bike lanes on Jefferson Street from Arlington Avenue to Victoria Avenue. The project also includes minor roadway widening on Jefferson Street from Victoria Avenue to 300 feet northerly thereof to provide sufficient width within this segment to accommodate the proposed bike lanes. The bike lanes would provide a north /south connection to existing major bike lane facilities on Victoria and Arlington Avenues in accordance with the Bicycle Master Plan. This connection would aid bicyclists in traversing the city and provide bicyclists with safer access to Jefferson Elementary School, Ramona High School and Jones Park. The properties situated along Jefferson Avenue north of the 91 Freeway are primarily residential (single and multi - family), while the properties located south of the 91 Freeway are commercial businesses. Little of the street parking is utilized during the daytime, with the exception of the Auto Center area which is not being restricted. Installation of Class II bike lanes would require removal of segments of on- street parking. Establishment of a "No Parking Any Time" zone on both sides of Jefferson Street from Evans Street to Victoria Avenue would enable uninterrupted bike lane use within this non - residential segment at all times. Concerns expressed by the public, Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) and the Principal of Jefferson Elementary School through correspondence and at the September 7, 2011 PT &S Commission meeting centered on the originally proposed timed "No Parking" zone on both sides of Jefferson Street from Arlington Avenue to Indiana Avenue. Impacts to parking for Jefferson Elementary School were of primary concern. As a result, the PT &S Commission revised the proposal to exclude establishment of parking restrictions on both sides of Jefferson Street from Arlington Avenue to California Avenue to better accommodate parking needs in the vicinity of Jefferson Elementary School. Bicycles would have alternate access to Arlington Avenue via California Avenue or Via San Luis (both of which are signalized intersections) during periods when lanes may be obstructed by parked vehicles adjacent to or across from the school. Establishment of a "No Parking Between the Hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday" zone along both sides of Jefferson Street from California Avenue to Indiana Avenue would allow for unobstructed bike lane use within this segment during peak commute and school hours. The proposed parking restriction would limit the impact on residents by providing unrestricted on- street parking overnight and on weekends. 27 -2