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35 Pedestrian Network: Sidewalks There are three sidewalk gaps along the focus network where projects are recommended: • Stoneridge Drive, 380’ east of Denker Drive to Hopyard Road (south side) o Install sidewalk to fill gap and connect points east of the gap to the trail connection just west of Denker Drive (Figure 13). • Stoneridge Mall Road, north/east of Canyon Way to Laurel Creek Way (inner/west side) o Install sidewalk (Figure 13). • W Las Positas Boulevard, where it crosses over the I-680 freeway (south side) o Install Class I shared-use path on south side (Table 4 and Figure 12, above). There are four sidewalk gaps along the focus network where projects are not recommended at this time due to feasibility challenges. In all cases, continuous sidewalk exists on the other side of the street: • Valley Avenue (east side)/Bernal Avenue (north side) adjacent to Alameda County Fairgrounds: There is no public frontage nor access to destinations along the missing sidewalk. Consider installing/enhancing crosswalks at Pleasanton Avenue and Bernal Avenue to encourage use of the shared use path on the south side of Bernal Avenue. • Foothill Road (west side) adjacent to undeveloped land: Rather than installing sidewalks, which may be infeasible along undeveloped land, consider installing crosswalks with appropriate traffic control at entrances to residential neighborhoods west of Foothill Road. • Santa Rita Road, from Old Santa Rita Road to I-580 (east side) o For most of this segment, there are no destinations to access on the east side. • Stoneridge Drive between Stoneridge Mall Road and 380’ east of Denker Drive (south side): This is where Stoneridge Drive crosses over the freeway and there are many on/off ramps in this segment and no destinations along it. Pedestrian Network: Crossings The needs assessment table includes crossings that received PxLTS scores of 3 or 4 (uncomfortable), as well as some crossings that scored 1 or 2 but may feel more stressful due to traffic volumes (such as on Main St in Downtown Pleasanton). Recommendations suggest how to improve the existing PxLTS score by one point (e.g., a PxLTS score of 3 becomes 2). Regardless, any improvement may benefit the pedestrian experience even if it doesn’t officially improve the PxLTS score. Table 5 provides general recommendations which may be implemented through different strategies depending on road context (refer to accompanying toolkit). Locations for crossing enhancements are shown in Figure 13. General recommendation types and potential strategies for implementation include: • “Decrease crossing distance” = install curb extensions, median refuge or protected intersection, or reduce number of lanes • “Implement signal adjustments to limit turning movements during pedestrian phase” = implement protected left turns, leading pedestrian interval, or no turn on red • “Reduce vehicle speed” = lower posted speed limit and/or install roundabouts/traffic circles, speed humps, chicanes, pinchpoints, etc.