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12 Vision and Focus Networks Vision Network The Vision Network is the City’s long-term vision for a continuous, citywide network of walking and bicycling facilities. It includes existing bicycle facilities and off-street trails. It also includes proposed facilities from the 2018 Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Vision Network in areas of high demand (i.e., scored high in the Trip Potential analysis) that connect neighborhoods together, offer lower-stress parallel alternatives to major roads, and provide key connections to adjacent cities. Figure 5 shows the City’s existing versus proposed Vision Network. The Vision Network is intended to illustrate the City’s desired connected, citywide network. The identification of a facility as existing on the Vision Network does not mean that the facility is considered complete or that no further improvements are needed. Existing facilities may still require upgrades to achieve the City’s long -term vision for a low-stress network. Similarly, proposed facilities represent important gaps or connections needed to complete the network over time. The Vision Network also does not capture every street that may function as a lower -stress alternative to a major roadway. In particular, parallel local streets may provide important walking and bicycling routes today, even when they are not identified as part of the Vision Network. These streets can complement improvements to major corridors by providing lower-stress alternatives and neighborhood connections. As the City makes improvements to major arterial corridors, it should also consider opportunities to enhance nearby parallel streets and connections where they can support the overall walking and bicycling network. While off-street trails may provide lower-stress alternatives to many of the corridors on the focus network, these trails are not owned by the City. Therefore, this Plan focuses on improving the on-street bicycle and pedestrian network, as well as connections to off-street trails. The 2019 City of Pleasanton Trails Master Plan includes recommendations for the future trail network. Focus Network Pleasanton’s existing roadway network includes many multilane arterials that are unlikely to support comfortable active travel in the short- to medium-term. To address this challenge, the project team developed the Focus Network, which includes 21 miles of bicycle and pedestrian corridors most likely to benefit from investment in active transportation infrastructure over the next five years. To ensure that short-term investments target corridors with the highest potential for safe, effective, and community-supported active transportation solutions, the project team developed the Focus Network by integrating multiple data sources and inputs, including: ▪ Trip Potential Analysis results ▪ Priority corridors from the 2018 City of Pleasanton Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (BPMP) ▪ Community input on current and desired walking and bicycling routes (included as one of the factors in the Trip Potential Analysis) ▪ Insights from the concurrent Safety Action Plan ▪ City staff expertise Figure 6 depicts the Focus Network in relation to the City’s unpaved trails network and Vision Network, which includes all existing bicycle facilities, off-street trails, and proposed future facilities. The Focus Network is a subset of the Vision Network and includes the following road segments: ▪ Bernal Avenue from Foothill Road to First Street ▪ Black Avenue from Santa Rita Road to Hopyard Road ▪ Case Avenue from Bernal Avenue to Valley Avenue