7th Street Connection Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024031118
Public Agency
City of Oakland
Document Title
7th Street Connection Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/28/2024
Document Description
The 7th Street Connection Project will improve pedestrian facilities, create separated bike lanes, improve transit reliability, and enhance internet connectivity along the 7th Street corridor between Mandela Parkway and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Improvements will include pedestrian improvements such as high visibility crosswalks, bulb-outs, upgraded sidewalk, pedestrian-scale lighting, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps, and pedestrian refuge islands; bicycle improvements such as the installation of protected bike lanes; transit improvements including bus boarding islands and furnishings; and other improvements such as planting new street trees and green infrastructure, traffic signal improvements, signing and striping, and pavement markings.
Contact Information
Name
Suty Komsonkeo
Agency Name
City of Oakland Department of Transportation
Job Title
Civil Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Oakland
Counties
Alameda
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
7th Street between Mandela Parkway and Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15301, 15302, and 15304
Reasons for Exemption
The 7th Street Connection Project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 21080.25(b) (Pedestrian and Bicycle), 15301(c) (Existing Facilities, Highways and Streets), 15302(c) (Replacement or Reconstruction), 15304(f) (minor alterations to land for trenching), and 15304(h) (minor alterations to land for creation of bike lanes). Each of the above exemptions provides a separate and independent basis for CEQA compliance.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code Section 21080.25
Reasons for Exemption
The 7th Street Connection Project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 21080.25(b) (Pedestrian and Bicycle), 15301(c) (Existing Facilities, Highways and Streets), 15302(c) (Replacement or Reconstruction), 15304(f) (minor alterations to land for trenching), and 15304(h) (minor alterations to land for creation of bike lanes). Each of the above exemptions provides a separate and independent basis for CEQA compliance.
County Clerk
Alameda