Cross Alameda Trail

Project Description:

The City of Alameda’s Cross Alameda Trail (CAT) is envisioned as a premiere cross-town, low-stress four-mile bicycling and walking corridor that will connect the west side of the island to the east, from the Seaplane Lagoon at Alameda Point to the Miller-Sweeney (Fruitvale) Bridge. The CAT is being built in segments, with many segments now in the design or construction phase, and some completed. The Jean Sweeney Park segment between Constitution Way and Sherman Street was completed in early 2018 and will be open to the public in December 2018, when the Phase I Park improvements are completed.

This web page is dedicated to the Cross Alameda Trail segment between Main Street and Constitution Way. While the 0.9 mile segment will be constructed as one project, it was originally developed as two projects, with distinct timelines: (1) Main Street to Webster Street along Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway (RAMP) in an abandoned railroad right-of-way; and (2) a short block between Webster Street and Constitution Way along Atlantic Avenue, which will connect the RAMP segment to the Jean Sweeney segment. 

1) Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway (Main Street to Webster Street) Segment

Construct separate walking and bicycling paths plus a decomposed granite jogging path, in the City-owned abandoned railroad right-of-way. This approximately 70-foot wide right-of-way sits immediately to the south of RAMP, adjacent to apartment complexes, schools, several businesses and a Boys and Girls Club. This segment will have the following additional features:

• Connector trails to two intersecting streets: Fifth Street and West Campus Drive;
• Pedestrian, bicycle and ADA improvements as well as signage at the intersecting streets;
• New plazas at either end - Main Street and Webster Street – with hardscape and landscape features; 
• Landscaping with trees and shrubs; and
• Traffic signal modifications at 5^th Street.

2) Atlantic Avenue (Webster Street to Constitution Way) Segment

Construct separated two-way bicycle lanes on the south side of this short urban block, which will be at street-grade. This CAT section includes  significant  improvements  to  the  two intersections, which are among the busiest in the City, to facilitate safe pedestrian and bicycle crossings. The project includes signal modifications, plus the installation of a new mid-block crossing with a flashing beacon.

Construction plans, with the below sheets, can be viewed at this location and are included in the "CAT/RAMP+Gap Plans" 1-6 files.

​Sheet Series 0 - Title, Notes, Legends, Etc

​Sheet Series 1 - Existing Conditions and Demolition

​Sheet Series 2 - Typical Sections/Cross Sections

​Sheet Series 3 - Horizontal Control & Striping Plan

​Sheet Series 4 - Grading & Utility Plan

​Sheet Series 5 - Erosion Control Plan

​Sheet Series 6 - Traffic Signal Plan

​Sheet Series 7 - Civil Details

Sheet Series 8 - Soil Remediation Plan

Sheet Series 9 - Stormwater Managment Plan

Sheet Series L - Landscpaing/Planting/Plaza Details

Sheet Series IR - Irrigation Plan

Sheet Series E - Electrical Plan (Bid Alternate)

The total project cost is $7.1 million and it is being paid for by Alameda County's transportation sales taxes - Measures B and BB, the County's Vehicle Registration Fee, the Federal Transit Administration, the Citywide Developer Fee, the City's Construction Improvement Tax, Transportation Development Act, the Bay Area Air Management District's Transportation Fund for Clean Air Bikeways Grant, Community Development Block Grant, and the City's General Fund.

For questions and inquiries during the Construction Phase, please contact:

• Steve Patterson, Park Engineering, Construction Manager, 510-701-0319, spatterson@park-eng.com
• or
• Jack Dybas, Public Works Project Manager, 510-747-7948, jdybas@alamedaca.gov

For questions about the project design or history, please contact Rochelle Wheeler, Transportation Planner, at 510-747-7442 or rwheeler@alamedaca.gov.