To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Execute contract with Kimley-Horn to prepare the San Pablo Avenue Enhanced Bicycle and Pedestrian Gap Closure Study.
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Kimley-Horn in an amount not to exceed $500,000, for a period from September 15, 2026, through September 15, 2028, to prepare the San Pablo Avenue Enhanced Bicycle and Pedestrian Gap Closure Study to evaluate the feasibility of enhanced bicycle and pedestrian facilities along the San Pablo Avenue corridor between Richmond Parkway and the Pinole-Hercules city limit.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for Kimley-Horn to conduct the study will come from the following sources:
• Grant award from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission - Regional Measure 3, Safe Routes to Transit and Bay Trail (“SR2TBT”) Program for $425,000;
• Local match from the County’s Measure J fund for $50,000: and
• Local match from the City of Pinole for $25,000.
Staff time is included in existing work plans and budgets.
BACKGROUND:
After releasing a request for proposals and reviewing the proposals received, the Department of Conservation and Development (“DCD”) selected Kimley-Horn, a transportation planning/traffic engineering consultant firm, to conduct the San Pablo Avenue Enhanced Bicycle and Pedestrian Gap Closure Study (“Study”), in collaboration with the City of Pinole. The Study will evaluate transportation conditions on the San Pablo Avenue corridor between Richmond Parkway and the Pinole-Hercules city limit (“Study Corridor”) and explore opportunities to install enhanced bicycle and pedestrian facilities, including separated bicycle lanes.
The segment of the Study Corridor within the unincorporated County is included in the County’s High-Injury Network, as identified in the County’s Vision Zero Report, due to its history of crashes, including those involving pedestrians or bicyclists.
The planning Study is consistent with the goals, policies, and actions for enhancing the bicycle and pedestrian network along the Study Corridor, as identified in several transportation documents adopted by the County, the City of Pinole, and other agencies:
• County General Plan
o Transportation Element
o Montalvin Manor, Tara Hills, Bay View, and Rollingwood Community Profile
• County Active Transportation Plan
• Pinole Three Corridors Specific Plan
• Old Town Pinole Parking and Pedestrian Safety Study
• Contra Costa Transportation Authority (“CCTA”) Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
• CCTA Richmond Area Community-Based Transportation Plan
• San Francisco Bay Trail (“Bay Trail”) Map
• Bay Trail Gap Closure Implementation Plan
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Study will not proceed, delaying implementation of County policies for bicycle and pedestrian facilities.