Pages from Safe Routes to School Phase 1 reportSection 1
Fisher Middle School Engineering Analysis
Los Gatos – Safe Routes to School Phase 1 Study 35.
Los Gatos Boulevard & Shannon Road Intersection Improvements
Cost Estimate: $750,000 Benefiting Mode:
The majority of students traveling by foot or bike to Fisher School travel down Shannon Road to
Roberts Road. The Concept Plan Line drawing above illustrates significant recommended
intersection improvements at Los Gatos Boulevard & Shannon Road. The primary improvement
includes reduction of the northbound travel lanes on Los Gatos Boulevard between Shannon
Road and Magneson Loop from three lanes to two. There are only two travel lanes south of
Shannon Road and the third travel lane eventually becomes a right turn lane north of Magneson
Loop, offering little operations benefits to Los Gatos Boulevard traffic. If the curb lane were
eliminated to allow for widening of the sidewalk in this block, it would provide a better
pedestrian experience for Fisher School students. The sidewalk widening can include the
removal of the pork chop island at Shannon Road, which is too small to accommodate the
number of students that cross at the intersection. This would also allow the implementation of a
buffered bike lane segment. The crosswalk across Los Gatos Boulevard can be repositioned
closer to Roberts Road to further encourage the use of Roberts Road as a walking and bicycling
route to Fisher School.
On Shannon Road, a new green bike box is proposed in the Concept Plan Line drawing that
would allow bicyclists turning left from Shannon Road onto Los Gatos Boulevard to queue ahead
of adjacent left turn vehicle traffic.