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City staff and contractors marking out the future traffic circle for Pacific Ave at Chestnut St
Construction is scheduled to begin by November on the first full segment of a Neighborhood Greenway in Alameda on Pacific Ave between Lafayette and Oak Streets. The project pilots a Neighborhood Greenway using a combination of new and previously used traffic calming treatments along a continuous corridor, including:
- a neighborhood traffic circle at Chestnut,
- painted curb extensions at Lafayette and Oak Streets,
- six asphalt speed humps between Chestnut and Oak,
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daylighting at all intersections, and
- paint and bollards in the bulbouts that were installed in April at Willow and Walnut along with stop signs and red curb.
Residents along this section of Pacific Ave and nearby will be notified before construction begins and when temporary parking restrictions are put in place. The Slow Streets barricades will be removed by the time construction is completed, or sooner.
 The next phase of Neighborhood Greenways implementation is in the design phase and includes the Slow Street sections of Versailles Ave, San Jose Ave and the remaining section of Pacific Ave (Ninth to Lafayette). The concept plans are being finalized and may be modified based on lessons learned from the Pacific Ave pilot. Construction is still anticipated by Fall 2026.
The Council funded the construction of these sections of Neighborhood Greenways when they adopted the 2025-27 Biennial Budget in June.
View the latest versions of the Neighborhood Greenway concept plans here:
More info on all three streets can be found on the project web page. Public engagement on design concepts took place in late 2024 for Pacific Ave and spring 2025 for San Jose Ave and Versailles Ave.
Making street crossings safer and more comfortable is a key goal for Neighborhood Greenways. In May, the City secured a $2 million grant from the Alameda County Transportation Commission to make safety and connectivity improvements at four Neighborhood Greenway intersections with major streets:
- Pacific Ave (Neighborhood Greenway) & Wilma Chan Way
- Pacific Ave (Neighborhood Greenway) & Sherman St.
- 3rd St (Neighborhood Greenway) & Pacific Ave
- Ninth St (Neighborhood Greenway) & Lincoln Ave
Each intersection improvement will feature concrete bulbouts and, where there is not already an existing traffic signal (like at 3rd & Pacific), either a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) or a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon, to increase safety for people walking and biking across these busy streets. The four intersection upgrades will be built as part of three separate construction projects over the next several years.
Neighborhood Greenways are local, traffic-calmed streets designed to give priority to people walking and biking, where bicyclists and motorists can safely share the road and busy street crossings have been made safer. They are a key component of the Council-adopted Active Transportation Plan, forming 10 miles of the Low-Stress Bikeway Backbone Network.
Neighborhood Greenways are not Slow Streets. Greenways are being designed with community input and utilize many types of treatments to calm traffic and improve street crossing safety. Slow Streets were implemented quickly in response to the pandemic, using a single treatment of temporary barricades. Neighborhood Greenways are intended as a permanent safety installation
Learn more: Neighborhood Greenways web page
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transportation@alamedaca.gov
www.alamedaca.gov/NeighborhoodGreenways
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