1650 S. Delaware Street Final Transportation Demand Management Plan
Prepared for: City of San Mateo
July 11, 2018
Hexagon Transportation Consultants, Inc. Hexagon Office: 4 North Second Street, Suite 400 San Jose, CA 95113 Hexagon Job Number: 18OZ05 Phone: 408.971.6100 Client Name: Mr. Roscoe Mata 1650 S. Delaware Street – Final Transportation Demand Management Plan July 11, 2018
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ...... 1 2. Transportation Facilities and Services ...... 7 3. Possible TDM Strategies ...... 11 List of Tables Table 1 Project Trip Generation ...... 5 Table 2 TDM Trip Reduction Calculations ...... 6 List of Figures
Figure 1 Project Site Location...... 2 Figure 2 Project Site Plan ...... 3 Figure 3 Transit Services ...... 8 Figure 4 Existing Bicycle Facilities ...... 10
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1. Introduction
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) is a combination of services, incentives, facilities, and actions that reduce single-occupant vehicle (SOV) trips to help relieve traffic congestion, parking demand, and air pollution problems. The purpose of TDM is to promote more efficient utilization of existing transportation facilities, and to ensure that new developments are designed to maximize the potential for sustainable transportation usage. This Plan has been prepared for the proposed residential development at 1650 S. Delaware Street in San Mateo, California, in order to propose effective and appropriate TDM measures, based on the project’s size, location, and land use. The project location falls within the boundary of the San Mateo Rail Corridor TOD Zoning district and is therefore required to prepare and implement a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan. The purpose of this TDM Plan is to identify trip reduction strategies with the goal of reducing overall vehicular trip making activity in the area in compliance with the mandated trip cap. This document identifies the baseline vehicular trip generation of the proposed project and documents appropriate trip reduction strategies.
Project Description
The proposed residential development project is located at 1650 S. Delaware Street in San Mateo, California (see Figure 1). The project site is currently occupied by a AAA office building. The proposed project would remove the office building and build a 73-unit residential complex (28 one-bedroom, and 45 two-bedroom units) (see Figure 2). The project would provide parking within an at-grade parking garage with access via the existing driveway on South Delaware Street.
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S Grant St Kehoe Ave 7th Ave
9th Ave E 5th Ave
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Birch Ave Lodi Ave
S Delaware St S Norfolk St S Railroad Ave
Sunnybrae Blvd S B St 101 E 16th Ave Palm Ave
S El Camino Real
Hayward Park Caltrain Station
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Figure 2 Project Site Plan 1650 S. Delaware Street – Final Transportation Demand Management Plan July 11, 2018
Background & Applicable Policies
The Circulation Element of the City of San Mateo 2030 General Plan establishes a goal to support the provision of public transit services adequate to provide a viable alternative to automobile travel for all citizens and to provide a convenient means of transportation to the "transit dependent" population (Goal CIR-3). To achieve this goal, policies in the Rail Corridor TOD Plan are applied for projects within the Hayward Park Caltrain Station TOD area. Excerpts of the policies that affect the proposed transit- oriented development project are provided:
Policy 7.17: The goal of the TDM program is to achieve an overall reduction in new vehicle trips of at least 25 percent corridor-wide. It is recognized that this reduction will occur over time and that the reduction achieved by individual projects will vary based on the specific characteristics of the project, such as location and proposed uses. Policy 7.18: The City shall form a Transportation Management Association (TMA) within the corridor. Participation in the TMA shall be required for all new development within the TOD zone, shall be strongly encouraged for all new development within the broader corridor plan area, and shall be available to any existing uses outside of the corridor plan area. Policy 7.19: All development projects within the TOD zone shall be required to submit a trip reduction and parking management plan as part of the development application. Projects outside the TOD zone, but within the corridor plan area shall be strongly encouraged to submit this trip reduction and parking management information as part of the development application. The zoning code shall be modified to establish a threshold defining projects such as remodeling or additions to existing development within the corridor plan area that trigger the TDM requirement. Policy 7.20: Conditions of approval shall establish both a short term and long-term trip generation threshold for development within the corridor. Policy 7.23: Conditions of approval shall establish a plan for monitoring project trip generation. Policy 7.24: Projects that exceed their trip generation threshold shall be required to modify their trip reduction and parking management plan and incorporate TDM measures that are expected to increase trip reduction. Projects may be required to implement market-rate parking permit systems if other trip reduction strategies are ineffective. Policy 7.25: The TMA shall submit an annual report to the city council outlining compliance of occupied developments, on-going programs and program changes.
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Project Trip Generation
An evaluation of the project’s trip generation was conducted for the daily, weekday AM and weekday PM peak hours. The trip generation rates used for the analysis are published in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual, 10th Edition. Table 1 shows that, without accounting for any trip reduction measures, the project would generate a total of 397 daily trips, including 26 AM and 32 PM peak-hour trips.
Table 1 Project Trip Generation
Daily AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour Land Use Size Unit Rate Trips Rate In Out Total Rate In Out Total
Residential 1 73 d.u. 5.44 397 0.36 7 19 26 0.44 20 12 32
Notes: All rates are from: Institute of Transportation Engineers, Trip Generation, 10th Edition 1. Land Use Code 221: Multifamily Housing (Mid-Rise), General Urban/Suburban (average rates, expressed in trips per dwelling unit)
TDM Trip Reduction Calculation The URBEMIS model uses data supplied by the California Air Resource Board to calculate vehicle emissions. The model also includes methods to calculate trip reductions based on various trip reduction measures such as the TDM measures recommended for the project. According to the URBEMIS model, the project based on its location, proximity to transit and surrounding land uses would achieve a 33.58% reduction in vehicle trips from the gross project trip generation (see Table 1) in the short term. The transportation demand management measures (discussed in Chapter 3) that could be implemented by the project would result in the project being able to achieve a 38.58% trip reduction in the short term. With the buildout of the Hayward Park Caltrain Station TOD Zoning area enriching the land use mix surrounding the project site, and the electrification of Caltrain providing increased Caltrain service to the Hayward Park station, the project based on its location would achieve a 34.90% reduction in vehicle trips from the gross project trip generation (see Table 1) in the long term. The additional transportation demand management measures (discussed in Chapter 3) that could be implemented by the project would result in the project being able to achieve a 39.90% trip reduction in the long term. As shown on Table 2, the project could achieve a 38.58% short-term trip reduction and a 39.90% long- term trip reduction, which would exceed the Rail Corridor Plan area-wide trip reduction goal of 25%. As discussed above, Rail Corridor Plan Policy 7.20 specifies that the Conditions of Approval for projects within the Rail Corridor Plan area will establish both a short-term and long-term trip cap. The achievable short-term and long-term trip reductions shown on Table 2 are provided only for information. The Conditions of Approval for this project will establish trip reduction targets and trip caps of 25% short- term trip reduction and 40% long-term trip reduction.
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Table 2 TDM Trip Reduction Calculations
Number of trips % Mitigation Step : Generated of Step 0 0. Assuming Standard ITE Trip Generation1 397 100% 1. Residential Density2 397 100% 2. Mix of Uses (includes step 1)2 335 15.66% 3. Locally Serving Retail (includes step 1-2)2 321 19.18% 4. Transit Service (includes step 1-3)2 300 24.51% 5. Pedestrian/Bicycle Friendliness (includes step 1-4)2 264 33.58% 6. Build out after Plan Area and Electrification of Caltrain 258 34.90% Project (includes step 1-5)3 7. Travel Demand Management measures (includes step 1-6)4 251 36.90% 8. Unbundled Parking (includes step 1-7)5 239 39.90% 1. The trip generation was estimated based on trip rates published in the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual, 10th Edition mid-rise multifamily housing (land use code 221). 2. Trip reduction based on project location near downtown: complementary uses near residential project and pedestrian friendly environment. Source: URBEMIS model 3. Electrification of Caltrain has plans to increase the number of trains serving the Hayward Park Station by 26 trains per day during weekdays. Calculation: URBEMIS model 4. Trip reduction based on amenities included: bike racks, transportation kiosks, TDM contact on site, high-bandwidth internet connections. Source: CAPCOA. 5. Trip reduction based on unbundled parking strategy. Source: CAPCOA.
Report Organization
The remainder of this report is divided into two chapters. Chapter 2 describes the transportation facilities and services near the project site. Chapter 3 presents possible TDM measures for the proposed project and the program for implementing and monitoring the TDM reductions.
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2. Transportation Facilities and Services
Transportation facilities and services that support sustainable modes of transportation include commuter rail, buses and shuttle buses, bicycle facilities, pedestrian facilities, and metered parking. This chapter describes existing facilities and services near the project site that would support the TDM measures contained in this plan. Figure 3 shows the existing bus and rail services.
Caltrain Commuter Rail
Caltrain provides commuter rail service between San Francisco and San Jose, with limited service to Gilroy during commute hours. The project site is located about 1,200 feet northeast of the Hayward Park Caltrain station, which is approximately a five-minute walk. The Hillsdale Caltrain Station provides baby-bullet service and is located about 1.4 miles from the project site, which is approximately a 10-minute biking distance.
The Hayward Park Station is served by local-stop and limited-stop trains. During the morning peak period of 6:00 AM to 9:30 AM, the Hayward Park Station is served by three northbound and three southbound limited-stop trains, with 60 minutes headways. During the PM peak period between 3:30 PM and 7:30 PM, the station is served by four northbound trains, including three limited-stop and one local-stop trains with headways between 43 and 60 minutes. Four southbound trains, including one local stop, three limited-stop trains, with headways between 60 and 96 minutes serve the Hayward Park Station during PM peak hours. The baby-bullet train does not stop at the Hayward Park Station. Bus Routes
The San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) provides bus service within 18 cities in San Mateo County and into portions of San Francisco and Palo Alto. The project site is served by Routes 53 and 292. Within the project area there are bus stops at S. Delaware Street/Charles Lane, which is within 325 feet of the project site. Access between the bus stops and the project site is provided via sidewalks located along both sides of Delaware Street, as well as crosswalks at the S. Delaware Street/Charles Lane intersection.
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Kehoe Ave 53 S Grant St 7th Ave
9th Ave E 5th Ave 292
Norton St 10th Ave S Claremont St
Birch Ave Lodi Ave 101
S Delaware St S Norfolk St S Railroad Ave
Sunnybrae Blvd S B St
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S El Camino Real
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Local Route 53 operates on S. Delaware Street within the project area, providing school service between Humboldt Street/Peninsula Avenue, the Borel Square Shopping Center, and Borel Middle School. The line operates only on weekdays, with two buses in the westbound direction during the AM peak period and three buses during afternoon hours. The closest bus stop to the project site is at Delaware Street and Charles Lane, approximately 325 feet from the project site.
Express Route 292 operates on S. Delaware Street within the project area, providing service between San Francisco, Hillsdale Mall and the San Francisco Airport. The line is categorized as an express line, operating between 4:00 AM and 2:30 AM (next day) with 20- to 30-minute headways during the AM and PM peak periods. The closest bus stop to the project site is at Delaware Street and Charles Lane, approximately 325 feet from the project site. San Mateo-Norfolk Caltrain Shuttle The San Mateo-Norfolk Caltrain Shuttle is a shuttle service operating between the Hayward Park Caltrain Station, Hillsdale Caltrain Station, and various office buildings during commute hours, as well as serving the residential areas of Lakeshore and Fiesta Gardens Monday through Friday. This shuttle is free for all passengers and is open to the general public. This shuttle also provides service to the Atrium Business Park, Water Business Park, Crossroad office buildings and Bayshore Corporate Commons. The closest bus stop to the project site is at the Hayward Park Caltrain Station, approximately 1,200 feet from the project site.
Future Shuttle Program It also should be noted that the Station Park Green project is proposing to provide shuttle service between the project site and downtown San Mateo, which will be open to neighboring residents as well. Bicycle Facilities
The project site is well-served with bicycle facilities. The existing and proposed bicycle facilities within the study area are shown on Figure 4, and include the following: • Bike Lanes: Bike lanes provide a striped lane for one-way bike travel on a street or highway and are designed for the exclusive use of cyclists with certain exceptions. For instance, right turning vehicles must merge into the lane before turning. • Bike Routes: Streets that are well-suited for bicycling where cyclists share the road with motor vehicles. Bike Routes may also be defined by a wide curb lane and/or use of a shared use arrow stencil marking on the pavement, known as a “sharrow.” Pedestrian Facilities
Sidewalks are present on all roadway segments within the vicinity of the project site, and crosswalks are present at nearby signalized intersections with pedestrian signal heads on all approaches. Along the project frontage, the project will maintain the existing sidewalk width of 8 feet with a 4.5-foot buffer on both sides.
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9th Ave 101 Kehoe Ave
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3. Possible TDM Strategies
This chapter describes possible Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies that are applicable to the proposed residential development project. As described in Chapter 1, this proposed project is required by the San Mateo Rail Corridor TOD Plan to submit a TDM plan. In addition, the site is required to participate in the Transportation Management Association (TMA). The Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies described in this chapter for the proposed residential development at 1650 S. Delaware Street include programs and services that promote sustainable modes of transportation and reduce single-occupant vehicle (SOV) trips by future residents. TMA Membership & Services
The purpose of the TMA is to (1) oversee TDM program implementation within the area subject to the Rail Corridor Area Plan, (2) arrange for shared parking, (3) market TDM services and programs, (4) coordinate TDM measures with other agencies, (5) coordinate with the City on annual trip generation monitoring, (6) submit an annual report to the City, and (7) consult on trip reduction options with its members. The developer needs to designate a staff member (“transportation coordinator) on its asset management team to be its representative on the San Mateo Rail Corridor TMA. This staff member will be responsible for maintaining the TDM program at 1650 S. Delaware. The transportation coordinator will be responsible for liaising with city staff and ensuring that the TDM measures described in this plan are carried out.
TDM Project Design Features
The TDM measures to be implemented for the residential development at 1650 S. Delaware Street include design measures related to the physical attributes of the site and the proposed building. Such design measures encourage walking, biking, and use of transit. For the proposed project, these include:
• Site Design. To encourage walking and transit use, building entries would be oriented toward the adjacent roadways with pedestrian facilities to minimize the walking distance to nearby transit stops. The project would provide main building entrances along S. Delaware Street directly adjacent to the sidewalks.
• Proximity to Rail. The project site is directly served by SamTrans Routes 53, 292 and the San Mateo-Norfolk Caltrain shuttle. In addition, the project site is located within 1,200 feet of the Hayward Park Caltrain Station. The Hillsdale Caltrain Station provides baby-bullet service and is located about 1.4 miles from the project site, which is approximately a 10-minute biking distance. The proximity to bus and transit stops encourages the use of Caltrain and SamTrans/Shuttle buses for residents of the proposed project.
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• Bicycle Parking. Secured bicycle parking encourages residents to bike to their destinations. Short-term bicycle parking encourages guests to bike to the project site. Based on the Zoning Ordinance bicycle parking requirements, the project is required to provide six short term bicycle parking spaces and 85 long term bicycle parking spaces for residential use. The project proposes eight short-term bicycle parking spaces at the entrance of the parking garage, as well as 96 long-term bicycle parking spaces within the secured bicycle storage room in the parking garage for residents. TDM Administration and Promotion
Designated Transportation Coordinator Experience with other TDM programs indicates that having a Transportation Coordinator who focuses on transportation issues and is responsible for implementing and managing the TDM program is key to its success. The building owner or management will need to appoint an individual as the Transportation Coordinator or TDM contact person, and that person’s name and contact information will be provided to the City. The Transportation Coordinator’s responsibilities will include organizing and implementing the promotional programs, updating information on the online information board/kiosk, providing trip planning assistance and/or ride-matching assistance to residents who are considering an alternative mode for their commute, providing information about the subsidized programs (including transit, zip car, and bike share) and joining and maintaining TMA membership. The Transportation Coordinator should maintain a supply of up-to-date transit schedules and route maps for SamTrans and Caltrain and be knowledgeable enough to answer resident’s TDM program-related questions. Promotional Programs The Transportation Coordinator will need to undertake additional marketing activities to encourage residents to try alternative travel modes. Although some marketing, such as the online kiosk and distributing information welcome packets to new residents, will be conducted immediately, additional promotional activities might include email blasts of flyers, brochures or other materials on commute alternatives, ridesharing incentive programs, and transit benefits. SamTrans.com and 511.org contain information that may be useful marketing materials. Marketing Program for Alternative Travel Modes
Online Kiosk A key element of this TDM plan should be an attractive, up-to-date “online kiosk” with all of the site- specific information about the transportation resources available to residents. The project should establish and maintain an online resource center on the project’s website that would include information regarding non-auto transportation alternatives (i.e. transit schedules, bike maps, and information about car and ride sharing). Additionally, transportation news and commuter alerts should be posted on the online resource center and could include a list of nearby restaurant and entertainment locations to help encourage residents to walk to their destinations. The project should regularly update key transportation information included in the welcome packets.
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Transportation Information Packet In addition to the online kiosk, the project should provide “hard copy” transportation information packets to all new residents upon move-in. Because all information would be available online, the welcome packets need not be a comprehensive stack of paper about all services available, which residents tend to disregard regardless. Instead, the welcome packets should provide a quick easy-to-read summary of the most important features of the TDM program for residents to know about immediately. New residents would also be advised to gather information regarding non-auto transportation alternatives from the on-site information board and/or online transportation kiosk.
The welcome packets should also include a message to residents that their building manager and/or owner values alternative modes of transportation and takes their commitment to supporting alternative transportation options seriously. For example, it should include a flyer announcing the “online kiosk”, information about the LimeBike bike share program and station locations, and a ride-matching application. Free Transit Tickets
The Alliance's Official San Mateo County Try Transit Program provides free transit tickets to people who are interested in trying public transit to get to work. The “Try Transit” program provides either one $9 BART ticket, three round-trip Caltrain tickets, six one-way SamTrans tickets or three round-trip VTA tickets per household. Commuters requesting tickets must work, live or drive through San Mateo County.
Trip Planning Resources There are several free trip planning resources that residents may not be aware of, and information on these services should be promoted for residential and commercial tenants through the online transportation resource center. These include:
• 511 Transit Trip Planner. Online transit trip planning services are available to the greater San Francisco Bay Area through 511.org. Users enter their starting and ending points, and either the desired starting or ending trip time. The service can build an itinerary that best suits the user’s preferences for the fastest trip, fewest transfers, or less walking.
• 511 Mobile. Many popular features from 511.org can be accessed using smart phones or mobile devices. With 511 Mobile, commuters can: (1) receive real-time transit departure predictions, (2) plan a public transit trip, (3) check real-time traffic conditions on the live traffic map, (4) get current driving times for the most popular routes in the Bay Area, (5) locate parking facilities throughout the bay area and get real-time availability and pricing, and (6) and create a custom transit schedule.
• 511 Carpool Calculator. The 511 Carpool Calculator is a 511- sponsored online calculator that determines the cost of commuting by driving alone. Users input commute details such as the number of miles traveled to and from work, vehicle mileage, fuel cost, parking costs, and bridge tolls. The tool then calculates solo commuting costs and vehicle CO2 emissions as well as the potential savings by adding carpool partners.
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• 511 RideMatch. The 511 RideMatch1 service provides an interactive, on-demand system that helps commuters find carpools, vanpools or bicycle partners. This free car and vanpool ride- matching service helps commuters find others with similar routes and travel patterns with whom they may share a ride. Registered users are provided with a list of other commuters near their employment or residential ZIP code along with the closest cross street, email, phone number, and hours they are available to commute to and from work. Participants are then able to select and contact others with whom they wish to commute. The service also provides a list of existing car and vanpools in their residential area that may have vacancies. Ride-matching assistance is also available through a number of peer-to-peer matching programs, such as Waze Carpool, which utilize social networks to match commuters.
• Dadnab. Dadnab.com enables Bay Area commuters to get transit directions by text message. Users send a text message with their origin, destination, and optional departure or arrival time and Dadnab replies with a detailed itinerary listing which buses or trains to take, stop locations, and departure times.
• Scoop. Scoop is an app that tries to increase carpooling by connecting riders with drivers. Scoop is aimed at filling empty seats on existing commutes. The night before going to work, a user tells the app that they are looking to either drive or ride and what time they plan on leaving. They’re then automatically matched with someone on a similar route. The rider pays the driver a distance-based fee for the ride through the app. In the early afternoon the process repeats for evening commutes. In order to deal with the uncertainty of rides that are only scheduled one- way, Scoop includes a featured called Guaranteed Ride Home. If a rider cannot be matched with a driver for their return trip, Scoop will reimburse them up to $50 per month to take public transportation or a taxi home. Temporary carpool incentive program for San Mateo County is available to residents or commuters who work in san Mateo County. Drivers and riders using Scoop will automatically receive the $2 incentive per person during commute periods (5:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.), with a maximum of $4 per day. Carpool/Vanpool Incentives for New Users The 511 Regional Rideshare Program and the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance (511.org and commute.org) offer a number of incentive programs to encourage people to try carpooling and vanpooling. Most of these programs are designed to reward someone for forming or trying a carpool or vanpool and provide an award or subsidy after the first three or six months of use. Vanpool Formation Incentive. The 511 Regional Rideshare Program provides up to $500 in gas cars to new vanpools that meet certain eligibility requirements and complete three to six consecutive months of operation. The gas cards are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, until funds are exhausted.
1 For additional info visit www.rideshare.511.org
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Vanpool Seat Subsidy. The 511 Regional Rideshare Program also offers a vanpool seat subsidy in the form of gas cards. The seat subsidy will provide $100 per month, with a limit of three months per van during the program year, to help cover the fare of a lost participant. The gas cards will be offered to eligible vans on a first-come, first-served basis until the funds are exhausted. Vanpool Participant Rebates. Commuters who live in or commute through San Mateo County can also receive a rebate from the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance (the Alliance) to try vanpooling. The Alliance will pay half of the cost of a new vanpool participant’s seat, up to $100 per month. New vanpools that operate for at least six months can receive a one-time rebate of $500, paid to the vanpool driver (rotating drivers may share the bonus). Discounted Tolls: The 511 Regional Rideshare Program offers free toll passage on seven of the Bay Area’s bridges for vanpools with 11-15 people who register with 511. Additionally, the program also offers toll discounts to carpools with three or more people (two people in a two-seat vehicle) on eight of the Bay Area’s bridges during peak commute hours. The discounts vary per bridge, but typically are half of the standard toll price. For example, the San Mateo – Hayward Bridge has a standard toll of $5, but for a carpool of three people (two people in a two-seat vehicle) the toll is only $2.50 Monday through Friday between 5-10 AM and 3-7 PM.
Other Possible TDM Measures
Additional TDM measures would involve programs and services that promote sustainable modes of transportation. These measures include programs that could be implemented by the building developer. Therefore, in addition to the design features, Hexagon recommends the following programs and services that promote sustainable modes of transportation:
• Unbundling of Residential Parking. Residential parking could be unbundled from each living unit upon project completion. This would allow residents without cars to rent a unit without having to pay for a parking spot. Parking spaces would be added to leases at an additional cost only for tenants who desire parking. • Reimbursing Travel Expenses. This project could provide residents with free transit services if annual monitoring finds that the project’s trip cap is not met. There are several different options to reimburse travel expenses. Some of these options are described below:
o Caltrain Go Pass – Caltrain Go Passes are available to residential complexes. Residential users five years and older are eligible to participant. Residents could receive Go Passes as part of their lease agreement. Participating residential complexes pay an annual fee to provide the Go Pass to every resident, regardless of how many would use the transit pass. For 2018, the total cost of participating in the Go Pass Program would be the greater of $237.50 per eligible resident or $19,950. The cost is pro-rated if a residential complex joins for less than a full year.
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o SamTrans Way2Go Program – Similar to the Go Pass program, the SamTrans Way2Go program allows residential complexes to purchase annual ride passes for all eligible residents. To participate in the SamTrans Way2Go Program, Participants pay an annual fee for every eligible resident who would use the program. Currently, the total cost of participating in the Way2Go Pass program is the greater of $125 per eligible resident or $12,500. The cost is pro-rated if a participant joins for less than a full year.
• On-Site Ride Matching Assistance. The Transportation Coordinator should distribute a carpool/vanpool matching application to all the residents as part of the welcome packets. The application should match residents who live in the same building who may be able to carpool or vanpool together. Some residents who may be reluctant to reach out to find carpool partners via the 511 RideMatch service may be more likely to fill out a form that will be administered by their Transportation Coordinator. • Car Sharing. Commercial car-sharing programs provide affordable and convenient mobility to employees who do not drive to work and residents who do not own a car. Registering for a car sharing service such as Zipcar, would encourage fewer residents to drive and decrease the demand of parking. Currently, the nearest Zipcar docking station is located 1.1 mile north of the project site at the 4th Avenue/S. Railroad Avenue Parking Lot in Downtown San Mateo. The Station Park Green project located next the project site is planning to implement car sharing within their project location. As part of a carsharing TDM measure, if a resident does not take advantage of the transit subsidy offered, they could be allowed to apply for reimbursement of their annual Zipcar membership fee.
Bicycle Resources As part of the information available in the “online kiosk” discussed in more detail below, resources useful to cyclists should be included. For example, the local bikeways map should be posted for easy reference. A map showing the safe routes to the public elementary school, middle school, and high school that would serve the site’s families should also be posted.
The following resources are available to bicycle commuters through 511.org. These resources should be noted on the project’s online information center, in order to make tenants aware of them.
• Free Bike Buddy matching • Bicycle maps • Bicycle safety tips • Information about taking bikes on public transit • Location and use of bike parking at transit stations • Information on Bike to Work Day • Tips on selecting a bike, commute gear, and clothing • Links to bicycle organizations
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LimeBike LimeBike is a bicycle-sharing company operating in San Mateo. Lime bikes are completely dock free, which means that a rider can pick them up and park them at locations that are most convenient for them. LimeBike uses green-colored bicycles equipped with GPS units and 3G connectivity. The bicycles also feature a front basket, a solar panel, and a smart lock. A mobile app is used to locate nearby bicycles and scan a QR code to unlock bicycles, which play a short chime. LimeBike's service typically starts at $1 for a 30-minute ride on the traditional bikes, while its fleet of electric bicycles charge $1 to unlock, and $ 0.15 every minute. There is also LimePrime service, which costs $29.95 per month and includes $100 in ride credits. Lime bikes cannot be reserved, and operate on a first-come, first-served basis. Monitoring and Reporting
The purpose of this TDM Plan is to identify trip reduction strategies with the goal of reducing overall vehicular trip making activity in the area. For projects within San Mateo Rail Corridor Plan, the Plan has established a minimum 25% corridor-wide trip reduction target. Individual projects are also required to achieve project-specific short-term and long-term trip caps, as specified in their Conditions of Approval during the entitlement phase. Regular monitoring will be necessary to ensure that the implemented TDM measures are effective in meeting the trip reduction target. The program should be evaluated annually to assess the actual level of trip reduction achieved at the site and to identify any adjustments to the program necessary to ensure the TDM measures are successful. Annual Monitoring The City of San Mateo annually arranges for trip generation counts to be conducted during the PM peak period at each project site within the Rail Corridor Plan area. The counts are conducted on a typical mid-week day. The results of the driveway counts are analyzed by City staff and are compared against each project’s trip cap. The City documents each project’s compliance status in an annual TMA Monitoring Report. Projects found to be in non-compliance with the establish trip caps will be notified by City staff. Representatives of the non-compliant development shall coordinate with City staff and the TMA to implement additional TDM measures. Enhancements to the TDM program may include other TDM initiatives based on site-specific conditions and/or the availability of newly developed technologies or programs that either discourage single-occupant auto trips or promote alternative modes of transportation to the site. Annual Commute Surveys The Transportation Coordinator should administer an annual commute survey for the development to measure the number of residents commuting by alternative modes. The survey will provide qualitative data regarding resident perceptions of the alternative transportation programs and provide additional detail regarding the actual travel modes. The Transportation Coordinator should evaluate the survey results, determine the relative effectiveness of individual program components and determine opportunities to enhance the project TDM Plan.
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