CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA PACKET

Pleasanton BART Existing Physical Site Conditions Opportunities and Constraints Evaluation Oct 16, 2025 7 3. Access and Circulation Report Summary The Existing Conditions - Access and Circulation report prepared by Fehr & Peers is included in the appendix section of this document (Section 7.b.). That report analyzes the station area, ridership and access at the station, site circulation, as well as planned and proposed improvements. It provides further context and analysis relevant to this section of this memo. a. Site and Station Access • Pedestrian access to the BART station as well as the site is via the Iron Horse trail and via sidewalks from the intersection of Owens Dr. and Willow Rd. The Owens Dr. frontage also includes an eight-foot-wide sidewalk lined on both sides by existing trees, although some of the ground landscaping is in need of updating and upkeep. This sidewalk and almost all the associated landscaping is within the BART property. o Notably, a BART Station Profile Study from 2015 showed that access by walking accounts for 9% of home trips and 40% of non-home-based trips to/from the station. Complete mode share information can be found in section 7.b. of this document. • The Iron Horse trail provides pedestrian and bicycle access to the site. The 32-mile-long multi-use, whole-access regional trail between the cities of Concord and Pleasanton follows the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way and directly connects to both the Dublin/Pleasanton and Pleasant Hill BART stations. The trail also has several bridges over busy thoroughfares to help improve traffic flow; with the latest addition being one over the Dublin Boulevard in Dublin. • There is also a bicycle lane along Owens Drive and Willow Road. The station currently accommodates bike parking for 173 bicycles. • A variety of bus lines service this area, most of which are part of the public bus service Wheels, operated by the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA). Stops for the BART station are primarily on the Dublin side, although nearly all of the routes use the East BART Station intersection at Owens Drive. Four out of 16 of the total number of bus bays are located along the transit-only road on the Pleasanton side of the station. Two bus routes currently use these stops, Wheels Route 54 and County Connection Route 636. Wheels Route 54 connects to the Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) Pleasanton station, which is located near Downtown Pleasanton. See section 7.b of this document for a full list of major bus lines connecting to this station as well as their frequencies and ridership. • People driving into this area from the adjacent regions normally arrive via the freeway directly north of the site (I-580). Two nearby exits allow drivers to get on Owens Dr. from either the west (via Hopyard Rd.) or east (via Hacienda Dr.). Drivers from Dublin and other areas to the north similarly arrive via the same two streets (Hopyard. Rd. & Hacienda Dr.). Drivers from the south can use additional roads such as Chabot Dr. and Willow Rd. to reach Owens Dr. • The designated passenger and taxi zone loading on the Pleasanton side is located just north of the BART Permit parking lot on the site. The passenger loading area provides about 350 feet of curbside loading space with the first 150 feet designated for taxis and the remainder designated as passenger drop-off zone, including 40 feet of accessible curb space nearest to the station entrance. • There is also a taxi-only zone south of the project site along Owens Dr. City staff noted that these spaces currently have minimal usage. DRA F T Page 155 of 399