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El Camino Real BRT Phasing Plan

Future Conditions Report - DRAFT

Prepared for:

SamTrans

September 2014

SF13-0692

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Table of Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE ........................................................................................................ 1

1.1 Background of This Study ................................................................................................................................ 1

1.2 Introduction to the Corridor ........................................................................................................................... 1

1.3 Purpose of the Future Conditions Report ................................................................................................. 2

2.0 FUTURE (2035) DEMOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS ................................................................................ 2

2.1 Travel Demand Model Overview ................................................................................................................... 2

2.2 Land use assumptions and growth patterns ............................................................................................ 3

3.0 FUTURE (2035) TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS .......................................................................... 4

3.1.1 Transportation Network Assumptions ......................................................................................... 4

4.0 OTHER FUTURE CONDITIONS ............................................................................................................ 7

4.1 Projected Housing and Job Density ............................................................................................................ 7

4.2 Major Developments Planned ....................................................................................................................... 8

4.3 Major Infrastructure Projects ....................................................................................................................... 11

4.4 Corridor Street Design Concepts ............................................................................................................... 25

5.0 GBI CORRIDOR PLAN FUTURE TRANSIT RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................28

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List of Figures

Figure 1-1 El Camino Corridor – San Mateo County .............................................................................................................. 1

Figure 5-1 2035 Baseline Scenario Projected Residential and Employment Density ................................................ 8

Figure 5-2 Four-Lane Node Improvements (Design Exceptions 2) ............................................................................... 25

Figure 5-3 Six-Lane Link Improvements (Design Exceptions 2) ...................................................................................... 26

Figure 5-4 Six-Lane Node – BRT with Parallel Medians ..................................................................................................... 26

Figure 5-5 Six-Lane Node – BRT with Center Medians ...................................................................................................... 27

Figure 5-6 Six-Lane Node – BRT and Bike Lanes .................................................................................................................. 27

List of Tables

Table 2-1 Households and Jobs In/Out of the Corridor ....................................................................................................... 3

Table 2-2 Jobs Per Household Ratio In/Out of the Corridor .............................................................................................. 3

Table 3-1 Transit Boardings Comparison ................................................................................................................................... 5

Table 3-2 Transit Passenger-Miles Comparison ....................................................................................................................... 5

Table 3-3 Transit Trip Length Comparison (Miles) .................................................................................................................. 6

Table 3-4 Mode Share Comparison – Home-Based Work Trips Inside the Corridor ................................................ 6

Table 5-1 Typical Land Use Threshold to Support Enhanced Levels of Transit ........................................................... 7

Table 5-2 Major Developments Along the Corridor ............................................................................................................... 9

Table 5-3 Planned Roadway Improvement Projects ........................................................................................................... 11

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1.0 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THIS STUDY

The 2010 Grand Boulevard Initiative Multimodal Corridor Plan (GBI Corridor Plan) identified the need for

improvements in both transportation and land use along the El Camino Corridor.1 In San Mateo County,

the El Camino Corridor is expected to experience an increase of over 24,800 households and 90,800 jobs

between 2005 and 2035 according to 2007 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) projections.

Several past studies identified Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as feasible along the Corridor.

Under this backdrop, the El Camino Real BRT Phasing Plan seeks to set forth a strategy to address mobility

issues by attracting ridership and achieving cost-effective performance. The Phasing Plan seeks to identify

and develop the following:

Benefits and costs of a BRT system;

Essential system components;

Stakeholder support;

Ridership demand analysis;

Operating and capital cost estimates;

Network integration with existing and future SamTrans, VTA and Muni bus systems;

Funding strategy; and

Phasing and implementation plan.

1.2 INTRODUCTION TO THE CORRIDOR

The El Camino Real Corridor connects San Francisco to San Jose along the Peninsula. El Camino Real

(Royal Road in Spanish) is also the historical 600-mile route that connected the former Alta California’s 21

missions from San Diego to Sonoma. For this study the Corridor is defined as the portion of El Camino

Real that traverses San Mateo County and the small section in Santa Clara County from the San Mateo

County Border to the Palo Alto (University) Caltrain Station.

1 Grand Boulevard Multimodal Transportation Corridor Plan, The Grand Boulevard Initiative, October 2010.

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Figure 1-1 shows the extent of the study corridor.

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE FUTURE CONDITIONS REPORT

The BRT Future Conditions Report is one of the tasks included in the BRT Phasing Plan Study. This report

draws heavily on existing studies and plans, including those produced by the Grand Boulevard Initiative

(GBI). It is intended to provide the reader with information on future land use and transportation

conditions that helps in documenting the need to provide an enhanced bus transit system along the El

Camino Corridor in San Mateo County.2

This report utilizes 2035 forecast data documented in the GBI Corridor Plan that was obtained through the

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Countywide model. It should be noted that ABAG

recently adopted Plan Bay Area, an integrated long-range transportation and land-use/housing plan for

the San Francisco Bay Area that includes projections through 2040; however a detailed assessment of

future conditions using these updated forecasts was not available at time this report was published.

This report presents baseline future conditions of the Corridor, including:

Demographics and land use;

Transit ridership demand projections;

Planned developments and infrastructure projects that would affect travel demand along the

corridor;

Corridor street design concepts that exhibit “complete street” policies and standards; and

GBI Corridor Plan transit recommendations.

The increasing intensity of jobs and population, combined with a multi-jurisdictional desire to elevate El

Camino Real to “complete street” status correlates with the El Camino Real BRT Phasing Plan’s

investigation into enhanced bus service along the Corridor to improve mobility and access for all user

types and activities.

2 The 2010 Grand Boulevard’s Initiative Multimodal Corridor Plan contains a more detailed assessment of future corridor conditions

than described in this report. The Multimodal Corridor Plan can be accessed at: http://www.grandboulevard.net

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Figure 1-1 El Camino Corridor – San Mateo County

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2.0 FUTURE (2035) DEMOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS

Future conditions of the El Camino Corridor have been modeled and analyzed through the GBI. The travel

model used for the GBI was a version of the VTA Countywide model updated for the project. This section

describes corridor demographics.

2.1 TRAVEL DEMAND MODEL OVERVIEW

The VTA model covers 13 counties in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. The model was calibrated to

2000 Census data and validated to 2005 highway and transit observed conditions in 2008 during the

development of VTA’s countywide long-range transportation plan (Valley Transportation Plan 2035). The

model was also enhanced to model BRT alternatives explicitly in the mode choice equations using the

results of market research performed as a part of VTA’s BRT Strategic Plan. For year 2035 planning

horizon, ridership forecasts were developed by using 2007 socioeconomic data sets from ABAG and two

additional future land use datasets based on intensified land use assumptions and adding in 2035

highway and transit network assumptions. The 2035 transportation network included projects assumed to

be constructed and in operation in 2035, based on project descriptions provided in the latest version of

the MTC Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) as well as the relevant countywide long-range transportation

plans.

For the GBI, the VTA Countywide model was further refined to reflect conditions in the bi-county Corridor

(El Camino Real in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties). The GBI Corridor Plan modeling effort took place

primarily during the spring and summer of 2009. The model enhancements included the following:

Addition of traffic analysis zones (TAZs) in San Mateo County to allow more detailed estimation of

transit ridership and to more accurately reflect the impact of land use densification in the project

corridor (one-fourth mile of El Camino Real).

Development of more detailed highway and transit networks for the portion of the corridor

located in San Mateo County.

Estimation of air-passenger trips to and from the San Francisco International Airport.

Recalibration and validation of the model with the above enhancements to base year 2005

observed travel conditions in the project corridor.

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2.2 LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND GROWTH PATTERNS

Between the years 2005 and 2035 under ABAG 2007 assumptions, the Corridor is expected to experience

an increase of over 24,800 households, or a 48 percent of total countywide growth, and over 90,800 jobs,

or a 48 percent total countywide growth (see Table 2-1).3 The ratio of jobs to housing increases from

1.30 jobs per household to 1.68 jobs per household from year 2005 to 2035 under these assumptions.

(Table 2-2).

TABLE 2-1 HOUSEHOLDS AND JOBS IN/OUT OF THE CORRIDOR

Scenario

Households Jobs

In Out Total In Out Total

2005 84,273 175,799 260,072 122,318 215,024 337,342

2035 Baseline 109,074 202,955 312,029 213,071 309,599 522,670

Note: “In” refers to within the GBI Corridor as defined by the GBI Corridor Plan.

Source: ABAG Projections 2007. GBI Corridor Plan, 2010 (Table B3-1)

TABLE 2-2 JOBS PER HOUSEHOLD RATIO IN/OUT OF THE CORRIDOR

Scenario

Jobs Per Household

In Out Total

2005 1.45 1.22 1.30

2035 Baseline 1.95 1.53 1.68

Note: “In” refers to within the GBI Corridor as defined by the GBI Corridor Plan.

Source: ABAG Projections 2007. GBI Corridor Plan, 2010 (Table B3-2)

As a side note, detailed population and employment projections by City were also calculated as part of

the GBI Corridor Project. This detail can be found in the GBI Infrastructure Needs Assessment and

Financing Strategies Report (June 2013) appendices.

3 This scenario is referred to as “scenario S2” in the GBI Corridor Plan.

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3.0 FUTURE (2035) TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS

Analysis of the 2035 Baseline Scenario provided results for several useful evaluation measures, including:

transit boardings, transit passenger-miles, transit trip length, and commute mode share. These evaluation

measures were developed to help understand the market potential for enhanced transit (BRT) along the

Corridor. This section provides the results of the evaluation measures compared to the 2005 conditions.

3.1.1 TRANSPORTATION NETWORK ASSUMPTIONS

The 2035 Baseline Scenario’s roadway and transit networks are consistent with the county long range

transportation plans. The transit network assumptions include:

Caltrain electrification and 114 trains per day schedule;

South San Francisco – Oakland ferry;

Dumbarton rail extension;

BART extension to San Jose/Santa Clara (full build – 6 stations in Santa Clara County); and

BRT service along two other corridors in Santa Clara County (Santa Clara/Alum Rock and Stevens

Creek).

The network does not include California High-Speed Rail or the proposed Caltrain Downtown Extension in

San Francisco.

Table 3-1 summarizes the total weekday transit boardings, showing an increase in ridership from 61

percent to 95 percent on SamTrans routes from 2005 to 2035 Baseline Scenario. Overall, the Corridor is

estimated to have an 86 percent increase in transit ridership. The estimated increase in transit demand

along the Corridor suggests a market for enhanced transit service.

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TABLE 3-1 TRANSIT BOARDINGS COMPARISON

Scenario KX1 ECR Caltrain

2 BART

3 Total

2005 1,426 12,657 12,242 24,587 50,912

2035 Baseline 2,293 22,779 21,930 47,804 94,806

% Change 61% 80% 79% 94% 86%

Notes:

1. Including the segments in San Francisco

2. Including boarding on all segments between Palo Alto and San Bruno

3. Including boardings on all segments between Millbrae and Daly City.

Source: GBI Corridor Plan, 2010 (Table B4-1). ECR is combined Routes 390/391 which were discontinued in August 2013.

Transit passenger-miles is an indicator of the total amount of travel a transit route is used for, taking into

account the number of trips and the length of each trip. This is an important indicator of the effectiveness

of a transit route. As shown in Table 3-2, transit passenger-miles are expected to increase 8 percent to 80

percent on SamTrans routes and 63 percent overall on the Corridor from 2005 to 2035 Baseline Scenario.

TABLE 3-2 TRANSIT PASSENGER-MILES COMPARISON

Scenario KX1 ECR Caltrain

2 BART

3 Total

2005 21,551 67,307 257,741 207,608 554,207

2035 Baseline 28,676 96,190 353,891 425,239 903,996

% Change 33% 43% 37% 105% 63%

Notes:

1. Including the segments in San Francisco

2. Including boarding on all segments between Palo Alto and San Bruno

3. Including boardings on all segments between Millbrae and Daly City.

Source: GBI Corridor Plan, 2010 (Table B4-3). ECR is combined Routes 390/391 which were discontinued in August 2013.

Transit trip length is an indicator of how long riders are using a given transit route. Trip length is used to

gain insight into the type of market a transit route serves – local/short-distance market or a

regional/long-distance market. Table 3-3 compares the trip lengths between the different Corridor transit

routes, with the SamTrans and Caltrain routes showing a decrease in average trip lengths from 2005 to

2035 Baseline Scenario. More importantly, the table infers that the market which SamTrans serves (3- to

6-mile trips) is distinctly different from BART and Caltrain (8- to 21-mile trips), suggesting that SamTrans

BRT service would not necessarily compete with those services. It is also important to note that since

passenger trip lengths are decreasing, the increase in total transit passenger-miles indicates a strong

growth in transit ridership demand in the future.

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TABLE 3-3 TRANSIT TRIP LENGTH COMPARISON (MILES)

Scenario ECR Caltrain BART

2005 5.3 21.1 8.4

2035 Baseline 4.2 16.1 8.9

Source: GBI Corridor Plan, 2010 (Table B4-5). ECR is combined Routes 390/391 which were discontinued in August 2013.

Table 3-4 shows the mode share for work trips which both originate and end in the Corridor. The 2035

Baseline Scenario is projected to slightly increase transit and bike/walk percentages to 6.3 percent and

12.4 percent, respectively.

TABLE 3-4 MODE SHARE COMPARISON – HOME-BASED WORK TRIPS INSIDE THE CORRIDOR

Scenario Drive Alone Carpool Transit Bike/Walk Total

2005 72.8% 10.6% 4.9% 11.7% 100%

2035 Baseline 70.8% 10.5% 6.3% 12.4% 100%

Source: GBI Corridor Plan, 2010 (Table B5-1).

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4.0 OTHER FUTURE CONDITIONS

Looking beyond the travel demand modeling sphere, other enhancements and improvements that will

help define future conditions along the corridor and demonstrate compatibility with enhanced bus service

are covered in this chapter, including:

Projected housing and job density;

Major developments planned;

Major infrastructure projects planned; and

GBI “complete streets” corridor street design concepts.

4.1 PROJECTED HOUSING AND JOB DENSITY

For the GBI Corridor Plan, geographic information systems (GIS) analysis was performed using 2035

Baseline Scenario land use data (consistent with 2007 ABAG Projections) to calculate projected housing

and job density along the Corridor. This exercise was conducted to assess the ability of the future Corridor

to support enhanced levels of transit service. Table 4-1 shows the residential and job density thresholds

that are used to gauge the ability to support local bus and BRT service. The residential density threshold

to support BRT is 20 units per acre, while the job density threshold is 1.0 FAR (floor area ratio). It was

assumed that the 1.0 FAR was equivalent to approximately 174 employees per acre (a typical assumption

for office uses).

TABLE 4-1 TYPICAL LAND USE THRESHOLD TO SUPPORT ENHANCED LEVELS OF TRANSIT

Transit Service Type Residential Density Job Density / Quantity

Local Bus (Medium Frequency) 7 units / acre 7M – 20M square feet in nearby CBD

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 20 units / acre 1.0 FAR

Source: TCRP Report 95, Chapter 15 – Land Use and Site Design, 2003; VTA Community Design & Transportation Manual, 2003. GBI

Corridor Plan, 2010 (Table 7-1).

Figure 4-1 shows the projected 2035 residential and employment density along the Corridor. As shown in

the figure, residential density along the Corridor generally falls between 7 to 20 units per acre, with some

locations meeting the BRT threshold of 20 units per acre. Job density along the Corridor generally falls

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below 0.5 FAR. There are a few clusters of employment areas that meet the BRT threshold of 1.0 FAR. In

looking at these results, it is important to keep the following in mind:

Density thresholds should not be taken in isolation - if looking at residential and job density in

combination, the Corridor is likely to reach density supportive of enhanced transit in the future.

Bus service along the Corridor is among the most productive routes for SamTrans, and are likely

to become more productive in the future. This is likely due to the combination of attractive

origins and destinations along the Corridor and the demographics and market orientation of the

population near the Corridor. This suggests that enhanced transit service such as BRT has the

potential to be successful, based on current trends.

Figure 4-1 2035 Baseline Scenario Projected Residential and Employment Density

4.2 MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS PLANNED

There are many developments planned, or under construction, along the Corridor which may have an

impact on the travel demand on El Camino Real. The GBI Corridor Plan website

(http://www.grandboulevard.net/community/) is up-to-date on the latest developments along the

Corridor. Table 4-2 lists some of the larger developments planned along the Corridor.

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TABLE 4-2 MAJOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THE CORRIDOR

Location Plan Summary

Daly City Burnswick St. Apartments – Housing

Development 133 dwelling units

Daly City Serramonte Vista Condos – Housing

Development 200 dwelling units

Colma Trestle Glen – Housing Development 119 dwelling units

South San Francisco 1600 El Camino Real – Mixed-use

Development 24ksf of retail/commercial, 361 dwelling units

South San Francisco Archstone – Mixed-use Development 50ksf of retail/commercial, 361 dwelling units

South San Francisco Centennial Village – Mixed-use

Development 222ksf of retail/commercial, 285 dwelling units

South San Francisco MidPen Housing – Commercial

Development 5.7ksf of retail/commercial, 109 dwelling units

South San Francisco Park Station Lofts – Housing

Development 99 dwelling units

San Bruno Grand Luxe Peninsula – Housing

Development 187 dwelling units

San Bruno The Crossing – Mixed-use Development 20-40ksf retail/commercial, 1,063 dwelling units

Millbrae 1337 El Camino Real – Mixed-use

Development 109 dwelling units

Millbrae 87 S. Broadway – Mixed-use

Development 6.5ksf retail/commercial, 105 dwelling units

Millbrae 979 Broadway – Commercial

Development 57.2ksf office space

Millbrae Belamor – Mixed-use Development 142 dwelling units

Millbrae Millbrae BART Station Sites 5 and 6 –

Mixed-use Development

mixed-use development with office, retail, and

multi-family uses

Millbrae Millbrae Paradise – Mixed-use

Development 22ksf retail/commercial, 142 dwelling units

Millbrae Park Broadway – Mixed-use Development 8.9ksf retail/commercial, 110 dwelling units

Millbrae Windwater Mills - Housing Development 72 dwelling units

Burlingame 1818 Trousdale Dr – Housing

Development 79 dwelling units

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TABLE 4-2 MAJOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THE CORRIDOR

Location Plan Summary

San Mateo Bay Meadows II – Mixed-use

Development 750ksf retail/commercial, 1250 dwelling units

San Mateo Elkhorn Court – Mixed-use Development 129ksf office, 197 dwelling units

San Mateo North San Mateo Dr – Mixed-use

Development 11.6ksf retail/commercial, 154 dwelling units

San Carlos 1001 Laurel – Mixed-use Development 8.5ksf retail/commercial , 90 dwelling units

San Carlos Pacific Hacienda – Housing Development 89 dwelling units

San Carlos San Carlos Transit Village (Caltrain) –

Mixed-use Development

14ksf retail/commercial, 16ksf office, 280 dwelling

units

San Carlos Wheeler Redevelopment – Mixed-use

Development

Redwood City Redwood Towers – Commercial

Development 300ksf office

Redwood City Kaiser Master Plan – Commercial

Development 885ksf office

Redwood City The Lane on the Boulevard – Housing

Development 141 dwelling units

Menlo Park 1300 El Camino Real – Commercial

Development 54.4ksf retail/commercial, 58.7ksf office

Menlo Park 1706 El Camino Real – Commercial

Development 10.1ksf office

Menlo Park 500 El Camino Real – Mixed-use

Development 10ksf retail, 199.5ksf office, 170 dwelling units

Source: http://www.grandboulevard.net/community/ (Accessed September, 2013).

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4.3 MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

From the GBI Infrastructure Report, the planned roadway improvement projects are summarized in Table 4-3. The projects listed below

included only ones with scheduled completion dates of 2013 or later or ongoing projects. The information is only up-to-date from the

publication of the report, September 2012.

TABLE 4-3 PLANNED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

City Project Description Schedule

Daly City Top of the Hill

Streetscape

Improvements

North of John Daly to Alp and Park View Avenue, pedestrian plaza and

transit hub at northwest corner of Mission and John Daly

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date /

costs were included.

Daly City Sidewalk Improvements

and Street Trees

South end of Mission Street, west side San Pedro South to city limit, south

end San Pedro Road to Colma city limit, no sidewalks

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date /

costs were included.

Daly City Landscaping and

Streetscape on Mission

N/A Project identified in source, no

specific completion date /

costs were included.

Daly City Mission St Landscape N/A Project identified in source, no

specific completion date /

costs were included.

Colma Collins Avenue Widening

and Utility

Undergrounding

Widen unimproved areas, including approximately 920 feet of frontage

along the south side of Collins Avenue, in accordance with the adopted

plan line as shown in the General Plan. The project proposes to complete

construction of the plan line and will include sidewalks, streetlights and

undergrounding of overhead utility lines.

Unknown

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TABLE 4-3 PLANNED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

City Project Description Schedule

Colma Serramonte Boulevard

Beautification

The scope of this project includes replacement of the existing streetlights

with antique style poles and light fixtures, possible opportunities for

median landscaping, redesigned striping, and pavement rehabilitation for

Serramonte Boulevard. The replacement streetlights will be relocated out of

the sidewalk to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access

requirements. Note: All costs and scope to be considered with the

reconsideration of a new CIP.

Unknown

Colma City Gateway Structures This project is intended to provide new appealing entry signage by

installing gateway monuments at Colma’s jurisdictional borders in median

islands and other noticeable locations. These attractions will enhance

Colma’s appearance and provide a welcoming notice to visitors and

patrons. Council has approved the conceptual design of the gateway

structures.

Largely completed with the

exception of structure at

Hillside Boulevard.

Colma Old Mission Road

Beautification

Colma’s Planning Department is evaluating the potential of this area for

designated street parking, improved landscaping, street furniture, street

trees and decorative streetlights. Additional funding sources may need to

be identified if utility undergrounding is included in the scope of work.

Note: All costs and scope to be considered with the reconsideration of a

new CIP. It is likely this project will be removed from consideration

altogether in favor of modest or no improvements on Old Mission Road.

Unknown

Colma El Camino Signal at

Collins Avenue

Installation of a traffic signal at the El Camino Real/Collins Avenue

intersection will improve traffic safety. Note: this project was originally

included the El Camino Real/Mission intersection, but was not approved by

Caltrans, and that portion of the project has been shelved.

After 2012-13

South San

Francisco

Oak Avenue Extension This project will study the extension of Oak Avenue from Mission Road to El

Camino Real.

On Hold

South San

Francisco

Oak Avenue

Improvements

This project will design and construct improvements to Oak Avenue,

including extension of the roadway to El Camino Real.

On Hold

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TABLE 4-3 PLANNED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

City Project Description Schedule

South San

Francisco

El Camino Real Master

Plan Improvements

This project will design and construct improvements identified in the El

Camino Master Plan.

FY 2013-14

San Bruno City Gateways

Improvement Project

This project involves the design and installation of gateway signage both

upon entering and leaving the Transit Corridors Area and wayfinding

signage to reinforce a distinct identity for Downtown.

Project identified in Draft San

Bruno Transit Corridors Plan,

no specific completion year

identified.

San Bruno Downtown and Transit

Corridor Streetscape

Improvements

This project involves the design and construction of a central community

gathering space in Downtown San Bruno by reconfiguring the intersection

of San Mateo Avenue and El Camino Real at the south end of downtown.

Project identified in Draft San

Bruno Transit Corridors Plan,

no specific completion year

identified.

San Bruno Downtown Parking

Improvements

n/a Project identified in Draft San

Bruno Transit Corridors Plan,

no specific completion year

identified.

San Bruno Accessible Pedestrian

Ramps at Various

Locations

The State of California has revised the standard designation for accessible

curb ramps to comply with the current ADA, including new standards to

provide for handicap accessible ramps with yellow truncated dome tactile

pads. This project will identify areas requiring improvements, creating a

priority listing and constructing the ramps.

Project identified in Draft San

Bruno Transit Corridors Plan,

no specific completion year

identified.

San Bruno Street Medians and

Grand Boulevard

Improvements Project

This project will upgrade medians on San Bruno Avenue and Sneath Lane,

and rehabilitate the 16 medians on El Camino Real. Work involves new

landscaping, irrigation, pavers, gateway signs, and pedestrian crossing

enhancements that improve the appearance of the City’s main

thoroughfares.

2013

San Bruno Streetlight Replacement

Project

This project will replace deteriorated or outmoded streetlights and will

replace existing high voltage and series circuits with new low voltage

parallel circuits. Currently the City operates approximately 2,000 streetlights.

Project identified in 2011-

2016 CIP, no specific

completion year identified.

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San Bruno Transit Corridor

Pedestrian Connection

Improvement Project

This project aims to improve sidewalk conditions for pedestrians along El

Camino Real, San Bruno Avenue and Huntington Avenue. Work includes the

installation of street trees, as-needed irrigation systems, bus benches,

pedestrian way finding signage, and recycling/trash receptacles; the

construction of accessible curb ramps and pedestrian crossings; and

lighting and public art improvements near the I-380 overcrossing of El

Camino Real.

2013

San Bruno Preventative Maintenance Surface treatments, such as crack seals, slurry seals, and surface overlays

used as preventative maintenance for pavements in “Good” condition or

above. This is the amount of expenditures required to raise the pavement

condition to a network PCI goal of 85 and eliminate the current

maintenance backlog.

2021

Project identified in 2012

Pavement Management

Program

San Bruno Rehabilitation and

Reconstruction

Rehabilitation treatments for pavement conditions deteriorated to fair to

poor levels, including asphalt concrete overlays, base repairs and milling.

This is the amount of expenditures required to raise the pavement

condition to a network PCI goal of 85 and eliminate the current

maintenance backlog.

2021

Project identified in 2012

Pavement Management

Program

Millbrae Millwood El Camino Real

Signal Project

This is a Caltrans project for a new signal in the advanced planning stage. 2014?

Millbrae SMART Corridor Project The City of Millbrae is planning to participate in the SMART Corridors

project. The City of San Mateo is currently implementing a pilot project in

September of 2012.

2013

Millbrae Biennial Median

Renovations and

Roadway Landscape

Improvements

This project includes biennial repairs and improvements to City landscaped

medians and roadway landscaping.

Millbrae TDA Projects This project includes various bike and pedestrian-related projects.

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Millbrae Installation of ADA Curb

Ramps, Phase VII

This project includes the installation of approximately 20 ADA-compliant

curb ramps throughout the City.

Millbrae Biennial PMP

Recertification

This project includes the field inspection of all arterial and collector streets

as required by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

Burlingame 2011 Street Resurfacing Project identified in source, no

specific schedule was

included.

Burlingame 50/50 Sidewalk Repair

Program

Burlingame requires property owners to pay 50% of total sidewalk repair

costs. This is primarily to address aging pavement and cracks due to tree

root intrusion.

Ongoing

Hillsborough Streets Resurfacing

Project

This project includes scrub seal, microsurface and digouts for Hillsborough

streets.

2012-13

Hillsborough Intersection Widening

and Left-turn

Channelization Project at

El Camino Real and

Floribunda Avenue

This project includes the widening of El Camino Real at Floribunda Avenue

and the installation of left turn pockets to alleviate the accident

concentration rate for this intersection.

2016-18

San Mateo GBI: El Camino Real

Master Plan Phase I

Improvements

The proposed project extends along El Camino Real approximately 0.25-

mile from 28th Avenue to 31st Avenue. This work includes the construction

of upgraded handicapped ramps, construction and landscaping of median

islands, installation of sidewalk trees, and modification of the 31st

Avenue/El Camino Real intersection as a “theme intersection.”

Enhancements at this intersection include construction of pedestrian

medians and ramps, enhanced paving treatment in crosswalks, installation

of LED countdown timer pedestrian signals and audible signals, and the

repainting of existing State standard signal poles.

No date provided

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Belmont Street Capital, Street

Improvements –

Residential Streets

The City’s Pavement Management Program is intended to improve the

overall condition of the City’s street network by maximizing the cost

effectiveness of available funds. Improvements include crack and surface

seals, slurry seal, and thin overlays. This includes residential streets within

the Corridor.

Ongoing

Belmont Street Capital, Street

Improvements –

Signalized Intersections

This project provides for the upgrade, repair and optimization of the City’s

signalized intersections. A number of the City’s traffic signal infrastructure

has reached its useful life and is in need of repair. This project will look at

each traffic intersection as a whole to ensure compatibility of the entire

system. This includes intersections within the Corridor.

Ongoing

Belmont Street Capital, Street

Improvements – Ralston

Avenue

This project will provide for a comprehensive study and corresponding

improvements on Ralston Avenue to optimize its use for pedestrian, bicycle

and vehicle use.

FY2014

San Carlos El Camino Real Lighting

and Landscape

This is a GBI project for the installation of trees and streetlights. 2013

San Carlos Crosswalk Enhancements

on El Camino Real at

Belmont Ave

This project includes the installation of a pedestrian-activated overhead

flashing amber beacon, the relocation of existing crosswalk and bus pads,

the construction of a center raised median and the installation of signage

and striping.

2013

San Carlos Downtown Parking

Management Plan

n/a 2013

San Carlos Old County Road Bikeway The project will include a bikeway constructed on a parallel route to El

Camino Real.

2014

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San Carlos East Side Community/

Transit Connectivity

This project includes streetscape, pedestrian and bicycle access

improvements for Old County Road and East San Carlos Avenue including:

;

Pedestrian bulbouts;

Wheelchair ramps;

Widened sidewalks;

Decorative pavement at crosswalks;

New street trees;

Decorative, high-efficiency street lights;

Planting areas to treat stormwater;

Undergrounded utilities on a portion of Old County Road (separate

project);

; and

New traffic signal on of East San Carlos Avenue at Industrial Road and

improved signal at Old County Road.

2014

Redwood City Traffic Signal

Replacement/Upgrade

Program

This program plans and performs projects to upgrade traffic signal systems

to provide updated, properly operating, safe, and efficient traffic signal

systems.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Woodside Road

Widening

The purpose of this program is to widen Woodside Road to six lanes (from

existing four lanes) between El Camino Real and US 101 to increase vehicle

roadway capacity along the Woodside Road Corridor.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Woodside Road

Landscaping

Improvement

The Woodside Road Median Improvements at El Camino Real project is

proposed as the first in a series of projects to improve the aesthetics of the

Woodside Road Corridor.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Street Light Installation

Progra

This program plans and performs projects to upgrade roadway lighting.

This program is intended to upgrade existing street lights to increase the

lighting level and color of existing roadway lighting, or to add new street

lights as requested by the public.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

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Redwood City El Camino Real Grand

Boulevard (ARRA fund)

The El Camino Real “Grand Boulevard” streetscape project is intended to

improve pedestrian safety, enhance the pedestrian experience at the

intersection of El Camino Real and Broadway, and achieve better pedestrian

access to the city’s central business district and downtown transportation

center.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Roadway Pavement

management Program

As part of the City’s annual roadway maintenance program, various streets

will be resurfaced with what is known as a “slurry seal.”

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Storm Drain Grate

Replacement for Bicycle

Safety

Certain storm drain grates throughout the City have caused problems for

cyclists because their bicycle tires can get stuck in the grates. The objective

of this project is to replace the grates to a more bicycle‐friendly type.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Bicycle / Pedestrian

Enhancement Program

This fund is used to design and construct various bicycle and pedestrian

enhancements. This account also supports Redwood City’s matching funds

(share) of Complete Streets grant projects.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Pedestrian Crosswalk

Warning Lights Program

This program plans, designs, and constructs projects to enhance pedestrian

crosswalks with flashing warning light systems. The City has installed several

crosswalk warning light systems throughout the City.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Pedestrian Time- Display

Signal Program

This program plans and performs projects to upgrade pedestrian signals (at

signalized intersections) with updated equipment that can display the

amount of time remaining (countdown) to complete the roadway crossing

before conflicting traffic is released (green light).

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Traffic Impact

Administration / Study

Program

In accordance with Article XV of the City’s municipal code Chapter 18, a

traffic mitigation fee program has been established to finance improvement

projects and programs required to mitigate the traffic impacts of new

development within the City.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City ADA Ramp Program This project includes the installation of ADA curb ramps on various corners

throughout the City either as part of a sidewalk repair project or as a stand-

alone project.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

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Redwood City Bus Shelter Program This is a Traffic Impact Fee program to plan and implement miscellaneous

transit improvements to encourage use of “alternative” modes of

transportation by providing facilities and services for employees and

residents who use transit.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Bus Stop Turnout

Program

This account funds Redwood City’s portion of any expenses related to the

upgrade of bus stops in and around the City.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Shuttle Bus Services

Program

This account funds Redwood City’s portion of expenses for operation of the

City’s community shuttle buses.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Transit Enhancements

Program

This is a Traffic Impact Fee program to plan and implement transit

improvement projects to help reduce traffic demand by providing facilities

and services for employees and residents who use transit to commute.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Traffic Impact Fees

Program Administration

The Traffic Impact Fees Program was initiated in 2000. This is a

development fee that the developers have to pay into in order to mitigate

cumulative traffic impacts caused by their project.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Broadway / Walnut Street This project includes the Installation of a traffic signal at Broadway and

Walnut Street.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City El Camino Real / Beech

Street – Lincoln Avenue

This project includes a median closure at El Camino Real / Beech Street –

Lincoln Avenue.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City El Camino Real / Whipple

Avenue

This project includes the addition of a westbound (Whipple) free right turn

and merge lane.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

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Redwood City Main Street / Woodside

Road Ramps

This project includes the installation of a traffic signal at Main Street /

Woodside Road.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Middlefield Road /

Jefferson Avenue

This project includes the restriping of southbound Middlefield to one

through, one right, lane, and prohibition of southbound left turns.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Middlefield Road / Main

Street

The project includes the restriping of the northbound and southbound

(Middlefield) approaches to one left, one shared through / right lane, and

changing the phasing from split to protected.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Middlefield Road /

Woodside Road

The project includes signal pre-emption and crosswalk and pedestrian

signals.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Veterans Boulevard /

Whipple Avenue

The project includes:

1) Addition of second westbound (Whipple) left lane;

2) Addition of eastbound (Whipple) left lane and change from permitted to

protected;

3) Restriping of eastbound (Whipple) shared through / left as a dedicated

through lane;

4) Addition of eastbound (Whipple) right turn overlap; and

5) Restriping of through lane on soutbound Veterans Boulevard to a shared

right / through lane.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Veterans Boulevard /

Whipple Avenue

This project includes the addition of an eastbound (Whipple) right turn

lane.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Middlefield Road /

Douglas Avenue

The project will provide protected phasing for northbound and southbound

Middlefield Road.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

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Redwood City Various Intersections (4) The project will install lighted pedestrian crossings. Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Woodside Road (El

Camino to west of Valota)

The project includes median closures. Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Middlefield Road

(Woodside to Main)

The project includes pedestrian streetscape improvements (based on $6

million per mile for corner bulbs, street trees, midblock, bulbs, pedestrian

scale lighting).

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Neighborhood Traffic

Management Programs

The project will alleviate cut-through traffic and speeding. Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Various Roadways and

Intersections

The project includes the addition of class I, II, III bicycle facilities. Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Various Roadways and

Intersections

This project will incorporate “complete streets” improvements. Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Streetcar System This project includes feasibility and preliminary studies only. Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Various Transit and TDM

Measures

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

Redwood City Downtown Precise Plan

Improvements

This project includes various bicycle, pedestrian, traffic calming, and

automobile connectivity projects.

Project identified in source, no

specific completion date was

included.

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City Project Description Schedule

Menlo Park El Camino Real Tree

Planting

This project would involve planting new trees along El Camino Real in both

median and sidewalk areas in coordination with the El Camino

Real/Downtown Specific Plan implantation. Funding levels assume

matching funds are available through grants or other sources.

2013

Menlo Park El Camino

Real/Ravenswood NB

Right Turn Lane

This project will convert the existing northbound right turn lane to a third

through lane and add a northbound right turn lane.

2015

Palo Alto Bicycle & Pedestrian

Transportation Plan -

Implementation Project

This project funds the design and construction of roadway geometrics and

signage improvements within the City’s transportation infrastructure to help

implement high priority projects within the Bicycle & Pedestrian

Transportation Plan.

2016

Palo Alto Curb and Gutter Repairs This project will repair curbs and gutters that have been uplifted by tree

roots. The annual street maintenance project does not address these

locations unless the street is scheduled for reconstruction or a new asphalt

overlay.

2017

Palo Alto El Camino Median

Landscape Improvements

This project implements median tree and landscape improvements on El

Camino Real from Cambridge Avenue to Grant Avenue. This project will

coordinate with the California Avenue Streetscape Project. The City

maintains approximately 388 medians, islands, gateways and traffic

diverters.

2013

Palo Alto Sidewalk Repairs This project will alleviate existing backlog in the sidewalk repair program. FY

2013 sidewalk replacement will continue in District 13, bounded by

Middlefield Road, southern City limits, Transport Street./West Bayshore

Road and Barron Creek. Work will also continue in District 14, bounded by

Middlefield Road, southern

2017

Palo Alto Sign Reflectivity Upgrade This project entails inventorying, upgrading and maintaining all traffic signs

owned by the City of Palo Alto in order to comply with new federal

requirements for sign reflectivity standards.

2017

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Palo Alto Street Lights

Improvements

This project replaces street light poles, pole foundations, luminaires, and

wiring as needed to maintain or improve street lighting.

2017

Palo Alto Street Maintenance This project provides for annual resurfacing, slurry seal, crack seal and

reconstruction of various city streets as recommended in the City Auditor's

report on street maintenance.

2017

Palo Alto Streetlight Condition

Assessment

This project will assess the condition of the street light system. An

assessment has never been done previously. The assessment will include an

inventory of the entire lighting system, the age and condition of the

conduit, wiring, street light poles, foundation, luminaires and adequate

lighting coverage.

2013

Palo Alto Thermoplastic Marking

And Striping

This project will use thermoplastic lane markings on paved roadways to

provide guidance and information to motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians.

2017

Palo Alto Traffic Signal and its

Upgrades

This project funds the design and construction of traffic signals, traffic

signal communications networks, video surveillance projects for

transportation use, and maintenance of the City’s traffic signal central

system.

2016

Palo Alto Transportation and

Parking Improvements

This project provides for the implementation of miscellaneous

neighborhood traffic management improvements including roadway

geometric and signage enhancements and parking improvements.

2016

Notes:

1. Stakeholder Interview with Grand Boulevard Initiative and Arup, date 1/19/2012

2. Town of Colma CIP 08/09 - 12/13

3. Comments from Town of Colma, August 2012

4. South San Francisco 5 year Capital Improvement Program FY 2012-13. Note these projects were previously funded by Redevelopment Agency funds, which are no longer

available.

5. Comments from City of South San Francisco, August 2012

6. City of San Bruno 2011-2012 Capital Improvement Program Budget Project Descriptions

7. Comments from City of San Bruno, August 2012 and March 2013

8. Email from City of Millbrae dated 5/14/2012

9. Stakeholder interview with Arup and Grand Boulevard Initiative, 1/23/2012

10. City of Burlingame Public Works Department website, accessed May 15, 2012

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11. Hillsborough Capital Improvement Projects Budget Summary 2012-2017

12. City of Hillsborough December 2012

13. Email from City of San Mateo, dated 6/7/2012

14. City of Belmont 2012-2013 Capital Improvement Plan

15. Capital Improvement Program for El Camino Real List provided by City of San Carlos

16. Capital Improvement Program Report 2011

17. Traffic Impact Fee Program for the Grand Boulevard Initiative Capital Improvement Program

18. City of Menlo Park Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (FY 2012-16)

Source: Fehr & Peers.

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4.4 CORRIDOR STREET DESIGN CONCEPTS

The GBI Corridor Plan developed street prototypes for the Corridor that show a range of options for

roadway improvements. It is emphasized in the report that the prototypes focus on the features of a

general corridor-wide vision with common pedestrian-, transit-, and bicycle-oriented design elements,

and are intended to be consistent with Caltrans, SamTrans, VTA, and C/CAG standards and complete

street policies. In this section, only a few of the presented prototypes are highlighted, including:

Figure 4-2 Four-Lane Node Improvements (Design Exceptions 2): lane width reductions,

pedestrian refuge, corner bulb-out, and bus bulb-out;

Figure 4-3 Six-Lane Link Improvements (Design Exceptions 2): lane width reductions, bike lane,

pedestrian refuge, sidewalk widening;

Figure 4-4 Six-Lane Node – BRT with Parallel Medians: lanes reduced from six to four, lane width

reductions, platform/refuge, sidewalk widening, BRT station area;

Figure 4-5 Six-Lane Node – BRT with Center Medians: lanes reduced from six to four, lane width

reductions, platform/refuge, sidewalk widening, BRT station area; and

Figure 4-6 Six-Lane Node – BRT and Bike Lanes: lanes reduced from six to four, lane width

reductions, platform/refuge, sidewalk widening, BRT station area, painted bike lane.

Figure 4-2 Four-Lane Node Improvements (Design Exceptions 2)

Source: GBI Corridor Plan, 2010.

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Figure 4-3 Six-Lane Link Improvements (Design Exceptions 2)

Source: GBI Corridor Plan, 2010.

Figure 4-4 Six-Lane Node – BRT with Parallel Medians

Source: GBI Corridor Plan, 2010.

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Figure 4-5 Six-Lane Node – BRT with Center Medians

Source: GBI Corridor Plan, 2010.

Figure 4-6 Six-Lane Node – BRT and Bike Lanes

Source: GBI Corridor Plan, 2010.

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5.0 GBI CORRIDOR PLAN FUTURE TRANSIT

RECOMMENDATIONS

Efforts from the GBI Corridor Plan included soliciting input on future transit needs from the GBI Working

Committee and the GBI Task Force. The Committee and Task Force represented public agency staff,

private developers, advocacy groups (such as environmental and housing advocates), and some members

of the general public. The following is a summary of the key input received on transit needs in the

Corridor:

Transit service on the Corridor should aim to attract choice riders. The design of services along

the Corridor should take into account the different market segments and orientation of the

potential riders.

Service should be fundamentally different from what exists now – it should be high quality, faster,

and more efficient than existing local bus service.

Transit service on the Corridor should be seamless across County lines. There should be no

transfer required, and ideally the same fare medium would be accepted in either County.

The agencies involved in planning the service should provide incentives for people to ride,

whether through financial incentives (e.g., fares or passes) or through a competitive travel time.

Planning for enhanced transit along the Corridor should consider first-mile and last-mile

connections, station access options, and possible feeder service, and park-and-ride facilities.

Enhanced transit along the Corridor should be accompanied by streetscape, pedestrian, and

bicycle improvements along the roadway.