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Submitted On:May 15, 2026, 01:53PM PDT <br />City Council Regular Meeting - Submit your <br />written public comment <br />City of Pleasanton <br />Full Name First Name: Todd <br />Last Name: Nelson <br />Email (this entry is disclosable if included)654tnelson@gmail.com <br />Meeting type Regular Meeting - 7 pm <br />Agenda Item Number 5 <br />Comments As a reminder, the three 580 overcrossings were never a priority in the Bike/Ped Master Plan. The actual <br />project was "580/680 overcrossings". It scored 13, which included a point for "safe routes to school", yet no <br />one from the Dublin side is in our school district. The biggest safety concern in the 580/680 overcrossing <br />project was Stoneridge at 680. If scored as the three 580 overcrossings, it would be 9 - third from last. Did <br />the PTSAP identify these overcrossings as a safety concern? Were there serious injuries here? <br />City Council reviewed this project in 2018. The reservations were that Hacienda was very close to the <br />BART station. Back then, crossing under 580 at BART was very popular. Since then, BART has committed <br />to revising the undercrossing to make it even easier for bikes to pass through. So, why do the Hacienda <br />overpass? Hopyard is very close to the multi-use trail underneath I-580, so why do that overpass? <br />In 2023, staff noted that the preliminary design created vehicle backups through adjacent intersections. <br />City Council expressed a need to understand the impact on traffic. Are we willing to spend $400k before <br />we do the congestion impact study? <br />These overcrossings exist between very stressful routes on both the Pleasanton and Dublin sides. Staff <br />said in 2023 that plans will need to be reviewed by the City of Dublin. Has that happened? (Dublin is <br />focused on all-ages-and-abilities, so the new bridge encourages bikes to take the Iron Horse Trail.) <br />Among cyclists, the most popular 580 crossings are Fallon, the BART station, and the multi-use trail under <br />580 (near Costco). <br />Why are we pushing ahead with something that didn't quite make sense 10 years ago? This is just money <br />for a plan that may need to be modified a year from now? When do we anticipate actually building the <br />project?