This probably comes as no surprise to drivers.
The streets of San Leandro ranked among the worst in the Bay Area in a report by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission that evaluated local road conditions in 109 communities.
The MTC's Pavement Condition Index, or PCI, considers a score above 80 good.
An MTC press release says the Bay Area has 42,600 miles of local streets and roads with an overall PCI of 66.
San Leandro's 392 miles of local roads had a PCI of 56 in 2011. That is down from 62 in 2006.
That earned San Leandro a ranking of 99th out of 109.
San Leandro's PCI rating is comparable to that of Oakland.
Hayward has a PCI of 69, above the Bay Area average.
City leaders are aware of worsening local road conditions.
In a budget workshop in February, City Manager Chris Zapata said San Leandro had 1,100 potholes in fiscal year 2007.
In 2011 it had 2,507 potholes. He said the city is not spending enough to keep up with wear and tear.
City engineering staff presented more details in a recent presentation that can be visited by clicking on this link and downloading the PDF file.
The brief takeaway is that the defeat of county sales tax Measure B1 -- which was announced Monday -- means San Leandro will not get additional funds to bring its roads up to par.
"Under current funding, pavement conditions will continue to decline," says the summary slide, adding that "as pavement work is deferred, the type of repair becomes more intrusive to residents and substantially more expensive."
If the city is to spend more on road upkeep where should the money come from? Which streets are most in need of repair? Leave a comment. Upload a picture. Or text your image to the editor at 510-332-9308.
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Measure B1 on the November ballot received overwhelming support - 66.53% yes vote. Under the measure, San Leandro would have received $3.1 million annually, of which $2.2 million would go to fixing our roads. On top of that the expenditure plan allocated $30 million for road repair in San Leandro. In just a few years, Measure B1 would have transformed the quality of our roads. Unfortunately, as it stands now, Measure B1 did not pass because under our state constitution we have enshrined the tyranny of the minority. Any tax that is dedicated for a specific purposes - such funds for school operating costs or in the case of B1 funds for transportation needs - must receive a 66.67% yes vote. Where should we go now? I'm interested in the comments and feedback from the community. Please post your comments below. We are going to need a some type of revenue measure to repair our roads. Berkeley passed a bond measure in November to pay for fixing its roads. That is one option we should consider.
It would be helpful if the city...in its effort to be transparent...posted its street repair/repaving plan on line. That would be so much easier than svaing the occasional (annual?) SL Times article. If the failure of Measure B means San Leandro will not get additional funds to bring its roads up to par, then I guess other cities will suffer the same challenge. Will be curious to see how well those cities manage their resources and maintain/repair their streets.
If you can't find any savings in the City Budget... We should look to a measure that devotes 100% of the funding to roads. With 100% of the funding going to roads, the taxes raised would be 30% of Measure B1, and much easier to stomach. Measure B1 would have put only 39% of the taxes raised to actual roads, and only 30% to local roads. The rest would have been wasted on AC Transit, which already benefits from a massive parcel tax passed last year, and BART to Livermore, which is neither desired by residents in Livermore, nor would it relieve congestion even with the rosiest of projections by BART. Mayor Cassidy, this should be an obvious solution, and easier to market--a tax that's 70% lower than Measure B1 and would solely go to local road repair.
It would be great if "David's" road measure had a Citizens Oversight committee w/Larry Smith on it. I don't know the guy, but he seems to know roads & he cares.
Measure B1 would have put only 39% of the taxes raised to actual roads, and only 30% to local roads. The rest would have been wasted on AC Transit, which already benefits from a massive parcel tax passed last year, and BART to Livermore, which is neither desired by residents in Livermore, nor would it relieve congestion even with the rosiest of projections by BART. Not to mention throwing more money at private developers for unnecessary, unneeded and unwanted TOD housing. Mayor Cassidy, this should be an obvious solution, and easier to market--a tax that's 70% lower than Measure B1 and would solely go to local road repair.