Bayshore Bikeway Segment 6A

Bayshore Bikeway Segment 6A

The City of Chula Vista (City) proposes to construct a Class I bikeway facility in the south San Diego Bay area. The proposed Class I facility, which is a path that provides a separated right-of-way for the exclusive use of people walking and riding bicycles, is Segment 6A of the Bayshore Bikeway as described in the Bayshore Bikeway Plan (dated March 17, 2006). The proposed bike path would extend approximately 0.25 mile between E Street/Gunpowder Point Drive and F Street/Lagoon Drive within the SD&AE Rail ROW, which is owned by San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), west of Bay Boulevard. The proposed project would help close the gap between two existing segments of the Bayshore Bikeway, Segment 5 and Segment 7. The project would contribute to the vision of implementing the Bayshore Bikeway, which consists of a 24-mile regional bicycle facility around San Diego Bay to provide more transportation options and a scenic connection to employment centers, recreation facilities, and tourist destinations along the San Diego Bayfront. The project site is located along the Chula Vista Bayfront and entirely within the Coastal Zone. The Chula Vista Bayfront is currently undergoing redevelopment in accordance with the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan. The project alignment is characterized by disturbed habitat and non-native vegetation, developed land, remnants of the defunct Coronado Belt Line railroad corridor, and overhead electrical transmission utility lines and poles. The proposed bike path would consist of a Class I shared use bike path consisting of a 15-foot-wide paved path and 2-foot-wide paved shoulders on each side, for a total width of 19 feet. At the northern project limits near the E Street/Gunpowder Point Drive intersection, the proposed bike path would provide connections to the Bayshore Bikeway Segment 5 along Interstate 5 to the north and the Sweetwater Bicycle Path that extends to the west along Gunpowder Point Drive. The bike path would extend in a north – south alignment entirely within the SD&AE ROW. At the southern project limits, the bike path would terminate at F Street/Lagoon Drive. Sidewalk improvements and pedestrian ramps would be constructed on both sides of the roadway. A Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB) would be installed at this location along F Street/Lagoon Drive to facilitate the safe crossing of pedestrians and bicyclists. PHB and lighting infrastructure would include poles and luminaires on both sides of the roadway/bike path intersection along with painted crosswalks across the roadway.

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