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1 IMAGE SOURCE: JONAS FLAKEN, FLICKR (CREATIVE COMMONS) IMAGE SOURCE: DONJD2, FLICKR (CREATIVE COMMONS) Appendices

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3 ~ 63 ~ The Stanford and Palo Alto Trails Program: Connecting the Bay to the Ridge Exhibit A. Completed Application

4 ~ 64 ~ Exhibit B. Stanford University General Use Permit Programmatic EIR Notice of Determination

5 Exhibit C. City of Palo Alto Negative Declaration and Notice of Determination for Bicycle + Pedestrian Transportation Plan ~ 65 ~

6 Exhibit D. Relationship to Regional and Local Plans, Policies, and Programs ~ 66 ~ The proposed linkages will implement the goals of many existing policy documents and plans prepared by a variety of public agencies, including the State of California (notably Caltrans), Santa Clara County, the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), and the City of Palo Alto. Following is a brief summary of the most relevant of these plans, programs and policies and the relationship of the proposed linkages. Valley Transportation Plan 2035 The VTP2035 s Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) identifies specific new investments and funding for projects throughout Santa Clara County and is heavily weighted towards new investments in transit, along with maintenance and operation of the existing roadway network and upgrades and extensions to pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Santa Clara County Trails Master Plan Update The Santa Clara County Trails Master Plan Update (1995) designates three levels of trails: Regional, Subregional, and Connector. Sub-regional trail routes provide recreation and transportation benefits, connecting to rail stations, bus routes, park-and-ride facilities, and connecting between cities, thus providing long-distance loop trail opportunities. The Matadero Creek/Page Mill Trail (S1) is the only sub-regional trail in Palo Alto. Connector routes provide convenient access from urban and developed areas and public lands to Regional and Sub-Regional trails. In Palo Alto, the San Francisquito/Los Trancos Creek trail (C1), the Adobe Creek trail (C2), and the Hetch-Hetchy trail (C4) are designated Connectors. The proposed Stanford and Palo Alto Trails Program would substantially develop the Matadero Creek Trail and complete a key obstacle in the Adobe Creek Trail by developing the Adobe Creek Hwy 101 Pedestrian/Bicycle Overpass. In addition, the linkages would provide connections to the S1 Subregional trail along the west side of Junipero Serra Boulevard. Santa Clara County Stanford Community Plan Strategy #2 in the Open Space Element of the County of Santa Clara Stanford Community Plan (SCP) states: Balance recreational use and environmental objectives. The discussion references policies in the Countywide Trails Master Plan (CWTMP) for the location, operation and dedication of trails and identifies linkages from the CWTMP on Stanford land. The SCP Policies SCP-OS 4-8 require dedication of trails to implement the CWTMP while protecting sensitive habitats, academic uses, and active agricultural uses, and encourage Stanford to work with surrounding communities to allow public access to trails not in the CWTMP. This proposal supports this strategy and supporting policies by integrating completed CWTMP Trails into an expanded network and improving access to recreational routes and other campus recreational facilities. Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan The Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan 2010 is a long-range planning document that includes goals, policies, and programs for how the community will manage its land use, housing, circulation, natural resources, economics, and public services. The Transportation Element covers existing and planned roads, transit, and pedestrian systems in Palo Alto. The proposed projects are consistent with the Goals and Policies of the Comprehensive Plan and will help the City implement many of its specific programs, notably: Goal T-3: Facilities, Services, and Programs that Encourage and Promote Walking and Bicycling Policy T-14: Improve pedestrian and bicycle access to and between local destinations, including public facilities, schools, parks, open space, employment districts, shopping centers, and multi-modal transit stations Program T-23: Develop public sidewalks and bicycle facilities in Stanford Research Park and other employment areas Program T-25: Evaluate the design of a Bay-to-Foothills path Program T-26: Complete development of the Bay Trail and Ridge Trail in Palo Alto Goal L-4: Inviting, Pedestrian-scale Centers That Offer a Variety of Retail and Commercial Services and Provide Focal Points and Community Gathering Places for the City s Residential Neighborhoods and Employment Districts Program L-41: Support bicycle and pedestrian trail improvements along a restored Matadero Creek within Hoover Park Policy L-68: Integrate creeks and green spaces with the street and pedestrian/bicycle path system Palo Alto Bicycle + Pedestrian Transportation Plan (2012) The City Council adopted the Palo Alto Bicycle + Pedestrian Transportation Plan (BPTP) in The BPTP guides the improvement, funding, and maintenance of pedestrian and bicycle facilities across the entire city and prioritizes public and private investments in the City s non-motorized transportation facilities and related programs. It expands the 2003 Bicycle Transportation Plan to include coverage of pedestrian issues, priorities, and design standards. It is intended that many of its components will be included in the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan update. Completion of the proposed Stanford and Palo Alto Trails Program will assist the City of Palo Alto in the implementation of high priority objectives and projects within the BPTP, notably the following provisions: Objective 1: Double the rate of bicycling for both local and total work commutes by 2020 (to 15% and 5%, respectively). Target employment districts with enhanced bicycle facilities and improved connections to and across major barriers

7 Improve planning coordination and physical connectivity with adjacent communities Objective 3: Develop a core network of shared paths, bikeways, and traffic-calmed streets that connects business and residential districts, schools, parks, and open spaces to promote healthy, active living. Prioritize enhancements to the Bay to Ridge Trail corridor; consider designating spur trails and secondary alignments that provide connecting off-street pathways Develop, sign, and promote a bicycle boulevard network that incorporates important linkages through and across school and park properties Encourage and support the development of neighborhood greenways, linear park features, and Safe Routes to Parks projects that utilize the designated bikeway network Expand trail networks along creeks through partnership projects with regional agencies including the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) In addition, the BPTP identifies the specific linkages included in this proposal as priority projects. In particular, the Across Barrier Connections included the Adobe Creek/Highway 101 Overcrossing to enhance connectivity and facilitate pedestrian and bicycle access to key destinations. Identified intersection improvements along El Camino Real include Quarry Road and Galvez Street/Embarcadero Road. School Commute Corridors Network (2004) In an effort to improve safety for children travelling to schools, the City Council adopted the School Commute Corridors Network in This network defines paths of travel and Critical Intersections or Crossings of major streets and the Caltrain rail line. Several of these commute corridors and critical intersections fall along the alignment of the SPT. When implemented, the trail will contribute to the safety of several of these Council-designated corridors and crossings for children, notably the following: Stanford Avenue Embarcadero Road at El Camino Real Matadero Crossing at Highway 101 Arastradero Road El Camino Real Master Planning Study (2007) The El Camino Real Master Planning Study is a feasibility and master planning study for the public right-of-way of El Camino Real in Palo Alto. The project was prepared by the City with one of the first-ever funding grants from the Demonstration Grant Program of Caltrans Office of Community Planning. The Study addressed safety, operational, and aesthetic concerns that the community, particularly neighborhood residents, have had with El Camino Real over many years. The Study defined the overall goals for El Camino Real to change the character of El Camino Real from a highway designed primarily for motor vehicle circulation to: A fully multi-modal urban thoroughfare that maintains circulation and improves safety for transit, trucks, and autos, while improving safety and convenience for pedestrians and bicyclists; A center of community activity rather than a barrier between activities on either side of the street; and, An aesthetically attractive corridor that projects a positive image of Palo Alto. The study includes design strategies for specific segments and intersections along the El Camino Real corridor. The SPT will implement many of these design strategies related to pedestrian and bicycle circulation and beautification along approximately 1.7 miles of El Camino Real frontage along the Stanford campus to Quarry Road. Grand Boulevard Initiative (El Camino Real) The Grand Boulevard Initiative (GBI) is a collaboration of 19 cities, Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, Caltrans, and numerous public agencies and private entities with the goal to improve the performance, safety, and aesthetics of the El Camino Real corridor from the Diridon Station transit hub in San Jose to Mission Street in Daly City. The GBI vision is for El Camino Real to achieve its full potential as a place for residents to work, live, shop, and play, creating links between communities that promote walking and transit and an improved and meaningful quality of life. One of the goals of the GBI is to improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists travelling along and across El Camino Real. Consistent with this goal, the SPT will provide a fully accessible pedestrian and bicycle circulation route for approximately 1.7 miles along El Camino Real for the Stanford campus frontage, extending from Stanford Avenue to Quarry Road. The linkage will also provide pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements at street intersections along this route. City of Palo Alto Highway 101 Over/Undercrossing Feasibility Study The 2011 City of Palo Alto Highway 101 Over/Undercrossing Feasibility Study identifies a pedestrian and bicycle overcrossing at Adobe Creek as the preferred alternative for improving connections across Highway 101 from South Palo Alto to the Baylands and Bay Trail. Such a connection would provide a year-round alternative to the seasonal undercrossing and nearby San Antonio Avenue highway overpass (whose conditions are not conducive to walking and bicycling). Based on the outcome of the feasibility study, the City of Palo Alto is currently advancing the preliminary design, community outreach, and environmental review of the overcrossing project. ~ 67 ~

8 Exhibit E. Trail Design Standards and Intersection Improvements Standard Multi-Use Trail Section E.1 Stanford Perimeter and Arastradero C-2 Target Trail Design Standard The Target Standard for this program is based on several accepted standards of various agencies including Caltrans, the City of Palo Alto, Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), Santa Clara County and specific needs identified by Stanford. The Target Standard dictates that the SPT will be: 1. Class I (off-street) feet wide (8-foot-wide paving with 2-foot-wide graded shoulder both sides suitable for use by walkers/joggers) E.1.1 Design Assumptions The proposed trail linkages assume the following: 1. Trail to meet the Target Standard, unless topographic, environmental, ownership or other physical conditions preclude that from being achieved. 2. Trail to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements in all areas to the maximum extent feasible so that it is as universally accessible as feasible. 3. The trail will be located on public right-of-way (ROW) or on Stanford University lands, where needed. Stanford University will provide reasonable public access where adjacent lands are owned by Stanford University. 4. Stanford University may provide lands outside the ROW for use. 5. Adjacent non-stanford University lands may be available for use in specific cases, such as along Escondido Elementary School on Stanford Avenue. 6. Generally, the trail will not encroach on adjacent established uses. E.1.2 Trail Design & Construction Standards The design and construction standards have been developed to create a trail that will be flexible in use, safe, aesthetically pleasing, and will not require frequent maintenance/repairs. The proposed trails will consist of the following elements: 1. Trail Cross Section will be comprised of 4 of asphaltic base with a 2 asphaltic concrete surface. This paving section will allow a flexible surface that is long-lived and stable. 2. Trail shoulders will be two feet wide on each side, comprised of stabilized decomposed granite (DG) or equal material. This material will be suitable for pedestrians/runners because of its ability to absorb impacts. It is also stable and long-lived. 3. Along most of the trail, existing street lighting will also provide illumination for the trail. However, supplemental lighting may be provided in areas that are not currently lighted. The SPT will be operated dawn to dusk, while the City of Palo Alto trails will remain accessible to the public 24 hours a day. 4. Curb ramps will be provided at all intersections so that non-motorized users and wheeled devices can easily and safely cross streets. 5. Hydro-seeding will be provided to re-vegetate all areas disturbed by construction. In addition native ornamental plantings, related to the surrounding context of each specific segment, will be included. ~ 68 ~

9 EL CAMINO REAL PALM Dr QUARRY Rd EL CAMINO REAL INTERSECTION G IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED (PRELIMINARY): MINOR SIGNAL MODIFICATION INSTALL DETECTABLE WARNING SURFACE TO COMPLY WITH ADA REQUIREMENTS - POSSIBLE SIGNAL EQUIPMENTS ADJUSTMENT FOR CALTRANS PERMIT IS REQUIRED PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON Rd EMBARCAD INTERSECTION H IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED (PRELIMINARY): NEW HANDICAP RAMPS ON BOTH SIDES OF PALM Dr MEDIAN ISLAND MODIFICATION AND ADD PEDESTRIAN PATH MAJOR SIGNAL MODIFICATION - REDESIGN SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE INTERSECTION CALTRANS PERMIT IS REQUIRED EL CAMINO REAL EL CAMINO REAL SERRA St GALVEZ St IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED (PRELIMINARY): NEW HANDICAP RAMPS ON BOTH SIDES OF GALVEZ St CALTRANS PERMIT IS REQUIRED INTERSECTION J MINOR SIGNAL MODIFICATION - POSSIBLE SIGNAL EQUIPMENTS ADJUSTMENT FOR PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON INTERSECTION L IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED (PRELIMINARY): NEW HANDICAP RAMPS ON BOTH SIDES OF SERRA St SIGNAL MODIFICATION - SIGNAL POLES RELOCATION CALTRANS PERMIT IS REQUIRED ~ 69 ~

10 EL CAMINO REAL STANFORD Ave STANFORD Ave JUNIPERO SERRA Blvd INTERSECTION M IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED (PRELIMINARY): NO MAJOR IMPROVEMENT NECESSARY CALTRANS PERMIT REQUIRED FOR TRAIL CONNECTION INTERSECTION T IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED (PRELIMINARY): NEW HANDICAP RAMPS ON BOTH SIDES OF JUNIPERO SERRA Blvd. SIGNAL MODIFICATION - ADD PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL PAGE MILL Rd JUNIPERO SERRA Blvd INTERSECTION U IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED (PRELIMINARY): INSTALL DETECTABLE WARNING SURFACE TO COMPLY WITH ADA REQUIREMENTS ~ 70 ~

11 Exhibit F. Project Cost Estimates BKF Engineers 1650 Technology Dr, Suite 650 San Jose, CA ITEM EL CAMINO REAL STANFORD PERIMETER TRAILS Preliminary Cost Estimate DESCRIPTION UNIT PRICE QUANTITY UNIT AMOUNT NOTES 14-17: Quarry Road to Serra Street 6,400 LF a. Upgrade Existing Path $ ,400 LF $704,000 Assumed no grading or walls required. b. Relocate fence (corten steel) $ LF $13,900 Fence relocation next to Palm Drive Segment Sub-Total $717,900 18: Serra Street to Stanford Avenue 1,070 LF a. New 8' Wide Concrete Path $ ,070 LF $214,000 Assumed no grading or walls required. b. New 4' Wide Landscaping Strip $ ,070 LF $53,500 Includes groundcover and irrigation. c. New Canopy Trees $ EA $17,600 New canopy trees spaced at 50' o.c. d. Relocate fence (corten steel) $ ,070 LF $107,000 Segment 18 Sub-Total $392,100 TOTAL EL CAMINO REAL $1,110,000 STANFORD AVENUE BKF JOB NO Estimate Date: 9/5/ : El Camino Real to Escondido Road $0.00 2,500 LF Existing path to remain. Segment 19 Sub-Total $0 20: Escondido Road to Bowdoin Street 1,060 LF a. New 5' Wide DG Path $ ,060 LF $63,600 Assumed no grading or walls required. b. Landscape improvements $ LF $43,833 At existing School frontage. c. New fence $ LF $35,067 At existing School frontage. Segment 20 Sub-Total $142,500 21: Bowdoin Street to Raimundo Way 2,700 LF Assumed new path will follow existing alignment. Repair or Repave Existing Path; Add 2' wide Rre-grading, utility rim and lid adjustments required. a. DG Shoulders where possible. $ ,700 LF $324,000 Environmental considerations required. b. Tree removal/tree protection $50, LS $50,000 Assumed - to be confirmed. c. Realign Creek/Culvert Crossing $75, EA $75,000 Improvements to 1 existing crossing are required. d. Parallel Parking Pockets $100, LS $100,000 Where possible. e. Re-stripe Existing Bike Lane $25, LS $25,000 Both sides of street. Segment 21 Sub-Total $574,000 22: Raimundo Way to Junipero Serra Boulevard 900 LF a. New 8' Wide Path on the west side $ LF $180,000 Includes new curb, grading and low walls. b. Tree removal/tree protection $75, LS $75,000 Assumed - to be confirmed. c. Remove existing path on the east side $50, LS $50,000 New sidewalk adjacent to the new parking lot. d. Drainage and Storm Drain Improvements $10, EA $30,000 1 inlet, storm drain piping, and outfall every 300'. e. New Parking Lot (east side only) $ ,900 SF $118,500 Includes grading, AC paving & base rock. f. New Sidewalk Improvements $ ,000 SF 5' sidewalk at parking stalls, JSB/Stanford Ave & $180,000 Raimundo/Stanford Ave intersection. Segment 22 Sub-Total $633,500 TOTAL STANFORD AVENUE $1,350,000 JUNIPERO SERRA BOULEVARD 36-37: Page Mill Rd to Stanford Ave (West Side of JSB) 2,080 LF See Note 1 a. New 8' Wide Path w/2' wide DG Shoulder. $ ,080 LF $208,000 Demolition of existing path, new curb & grading. b. New fence $ ,840 LF $92,000 Portion of fence to remain. Segment Sub-Total $300,000 TOTAL JUNIPERO SERRA BOULEVARD $300,000 TOTAL TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS $2,760,000 INTERSECTIONS* g: El Camino Real and Quarry Road $35,000 See attached exhibits h: El Camino Real and Palm Drive $225,000 See attached exhibits j: El Camino Real and Galvez Street $50,000 See attached exhibits l: El Camino Real and Serra Street $150,000 See attached exhibits m: El Camino Real and Stanford Avenue $20,000 See attached exhibits t: Stanford Avenue and Junipero Serra Blvd $200,000 See attached exhibits u: Junipero Serra Blvd and Page Mill Road $10,000 See attached exhibits Preliminary Cost Estimates City of Palo Alto Linkages Stanford and Palo Alto Trails Program Linkage 2 Park Boulevard Bicycle Boulevard Engineering $20,000 Construction $220,000 Contingency $10,000 Total $250,000 Linkage 3 Matadero Creek Trail Engineering $600,000 Construction $1,200,000 Contingency $200,000 Total $2,000,000 Linkage 4 Adobe Creek/Highway 101 Overcrossing Engineering Construction Contingency Total $1 1.5 million $4 6 million $1 2.5 million $6 10 million Linkage 5 Arastradero C 2 Trail Expansion & Upgrade Engineering $25,000 Construction $260,000 Contingency $40,000 Total $325,000 Notes: Project assumes up to two (2) new traffic circles, one (1) curb extension, and one (1) potential median island pending feasibility with outreach to community Notes: Engineering includes development of MOU with SCVWD and consideration of trail extensions (if proven feasible); extensive outreach to community for each trail segment Notes: Project currently in preliminary design and environmental review stage. Final bridge alignment, structure type, cross section to be determined pending additional community outreach. Costs include $120,000 for engineering and construction of.2 mile Adobe Creek Reach Trail from W. Bayshore Road to E. Meadow Drive Notes: Project provides for expanded trail cross section to meet minimum Class I mutli use trail standards and access improvements to intersection crossings TOTAL INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS $690,000 SUB-TOTAL TRAIL AND INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS $3,450,000 20% SOFT COSTS (ENGINEERING, ETC) $700,000 10% CONTINGENCIES $350,000 TOTAL STREET AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS $4,500,000 * Intersection improvements intended to enhance bicycle and pedestrian access, not to accommodate or mitigate existing traffic issues. Notes: 1. Improvements along Junipero Serra Boulevard shall be coordinated with planned County improvements along this section of road. 2. The costs listed above are based on the assumption that the new trail does not require any new lighting. 3. Portions of existing trail that need to be improved to meet target conditions are assumed to be demolished and reconstructed to target condition. If possible, portions of the existing trails may be able to remain in place. 4. New trails are assumed to be crowned or have a cross slope to grade to drain. 5. It is assumed that the new path will not require post construction stormwater treatment. 6. Costs do not include preparation or implementation of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). 7. Costs do not include or take into account additional easement and or right-of-way dedication. 8. Trail amenities are not included in the costs listed above. 9. All unit costs are intended to include mobilization and overhead costs. K:\ENG12\126070\ESTIMATE\Stanford-Perimeter-Trail-Cost_2012_09-04.xls Page 1 of 1 ~ 71 ~

12 Exhibit G. Stakeholder Support Letters SCRL Stanford Campus Residential Leaseholders, Inc. September 6, 2012 The Honorable George Shirakawa, President The Honorable Ken Yeager, Vice President The Honorable Mike Wasserman The Honorable Dave Cortese The Honorable Liz Kniss Dear President Shirakawa and Supervisors: Stanford Campus Residential Leaseholders, Inc., a homeowner organization representing the roughly 2000 Stanford family residents on the Stanford University Campus, enthusiastically endorses the entire proposal submitted jointly by Stanford University and the City of Palo Alto to construct recreational facilities that would be used extensively by residents of Stanford, Palo Alto, and surrounding communities. The joint proposal incorporates our request for a new perimeter trail, contiguous to the campus, which would be used by adults and children for walking, jogging, and biking. The perimeter trail would be constructed on the Stanford side of El Camino Real, beginning at Quarry Road and extending past the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Palo Alto High School to Stanford Avenue, where it would continue along Stanford Avenue to Junipero Serra Boulevard and finally to recently completed S1 trail. The joint proposal incorporates important trail enhancements in Palo Alto and planning funds for a new bicycle bridge over Route 101. The Palo Alto trail enhancements, the perimeter trail, and the bicycle bridge, combined with the S1 trail, would make great strides toward completing a well-planned, integrated set of recreational facilities that would allow walking, jogging, and bicycling connections from the Bay to the Arastradero Preserve. As an integrated package, these improvements would be used regularly by a wide spectrum of campus residents, by residents of our neighboring cities, and by others who visit Stanford to use its recreational facilities, including people from many different age groups from children to the elderly. They could be used by experienced bikers, by young inexperienced riders, by walkers, by joggers, and by those with more limited mobility. The integrated package of improvements envisioned in this joint proposal would provide appropriate mitigation for the adverse effect on recreational opportunities for existing or new campus residents and facilities users that will be caused by the housing and academic development approved by the GUP and thus would be consistent with the spirit and letter of the Stanford-Santa Clara County contract, and it would be provide important benefits to our many neighbors. Sincerely yours, James L. Sweeney President, SCRL Board of Directors P.O. Box 18146, Stanford, CA P (650) F (650) ~ 72 ~

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