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2.2.1.E Sonoma Boulevard
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W AT E R F R O N T D I S T R I C T S
Sonoma Boulevard is a major artery of traffic in Vallejo that connects the Downtown with significant parts of the City and the region beyond. It is also State Route 29, and is under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Transportation (Caltrans). While these Guidelines do not propose any changes to the roadway cross-section of Sonoma Boulevard, similar to Curtola Parkway, improvements to the area beyond the curb are necessary in order to provide an appropriate walking environment along the west side of this wide and relatively high-speed and highly traveled street.
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Figure 3.B.29: Sonoma Boulevard and Section Location Diagram
Figure 3.B.30 illustrates the proposed improvements, which would reconfigure the westernmost 16-feet 6-inches of the existing Sonoma Boulevard right-of-way. Very similar to the improvements described above for Curtola Parkway, the residential buildings will be separated from the roadway by a total of 35 feet, with a sidewalk that is buffered from traffic by a 10-foot tree-lined landscape strip. The existing cobra-head type light fixtures should be supplemented by pedestrian-scale fixtures of the Downtown theme between the Sonoma Boulevard intersections with Solano Avenue and Curtola Parkway. This is intended to reinforce the sense of arrival for all modes of traffic as travelers approach the Downtown from the south on Sonoma Boulevard.
EXISTING LIGHT FIXTURE
SONOMA BOULEVARD
6”
EXISTING CURB
10’
6’
LANDSCAPE STRIP
SIDEWALK
18’-6” BEYOND R.O.W.
6’ P.U.E.
16’-6”
18’-6”
WITHIN EXISTING R.O.W.
BEYOND R.O.W.
35’ LANDSCAPE SETBACK
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10
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Figure 3.B.30: Sonoma Boulevard Partial Cross Section
Section AA Highway 29/ Sonoma at Residential (No Parking)
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