Union City’s efforts to improve its bicycle infrastructure advanced with the city council’s approval of an additional $25,000 for the Union City Boulevard Bike Lanes Project. During the Jan. 14 meeting, the council authorized the city manager to update the agreement with PGA Design Inc., bringing the total project budget to $206,658.
The project, known as City Project No. 17-29, will deliver over two miles of buffered Class II bike lanes—or striped lanes that separate bikes from traffic—along Union City Boulevard, stretching from the Alameda County Flood Control Channel at the Fremont boundary to Smith Street in Union City. It will also serve as a segment of the San Francisco Bay Trail.
Key features include pavement repair, traffic signal upgrades and a new multi-purpose trail adjacent to Delaine Eastin Elementary School, designed to provide safer access for students.
Additional improvements include a dedicated right-turn lane into the school, updated streetlights, enhanced drainage and landscaping upgrades at intersections such as Lowry Drive and Dyer Street.
The council’s decision builds on previous amendments to the PGA Design Inc. contract, which have provided critical services like arborist reports, landscape design and construction support. The newly approved funding will cover tree replacement design and additional support for ongoing construction efforts.
