San Mateo Countywide Transportation Plan 2040 SMCTP 2040
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February 9, 2017 San Mateo Countywide Transportation Plan 2040 SMCTP 2040 Prepared by the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County Adopted February 9, 2017 City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County Acknowledgements A special thanks to the following individuals for their vital participation throughout the planning and implementing process for the San Mateo Countywide Transportation Plan 2040. C/CAG Board of Directors Elizabeth Lewis, Atherton Doug Kim, Belmont Cliff Lentz, Brisbane Ricardo Ortiz, Burlingame Diana Colvin, Colma Judith Christensen, Daly City Lisa Gauthier, East Palo Alto Herb Perez, Foster City Debbie Ruddock, Half Moon Bay Larry May, Hillsborough Catherine Carlton, Menlo Park Gina Papan, Millbrae Mike O’Neill, Pacifica Maryann Moise Derwin, Portola Valley - Vice Chair Alicia Aguirre, Redwood City - Chair Irene O’Connell, San Bruno Mark Olbert, San Carlos Diane Papan, City of San Mateo David Canepa, San Mateo County Karyl Matsumoto, South San Francisco and San Mateo County Transportation Authority Deborah Gordon, Woodside C/CAG Congestion Management and Environmental Quality / Policy Advisory Committee Alicia Aguirre, Metropolitan Transportation Commission Emily Beach, Burlingame Charles Stone, Belmont Elizabeth Lewis, Atherton Irene O’Connell, San Bruno Linda Koelling, Business Community John Keener, Pacifica Lennie Roberts, Environmental Community Mike O’Neill, Pacifica -Vice Chair Adina Levin, Agencies with Transportation Interests Richard Garbarino, South San Francisco -Chair Rick Bonilla, City of San Mateo Josh Powell, Public Member Wayne Lee, Millbrae Doug Kim, San Mateo County Transit District (Samtrans) Elizabeth Scanlon, Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) Countywide Transportation Plan 2040 i 2017 City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County Project Team Joe Hurley, San Mateo County Transportation Authority Joel Slavit, San Mateo County Transportation Authority Doug Kim, San Mateo County Transit District (Samtrans) Elizabeth Scanlon, Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) Sandy Wong, C/CAG John Hoang, C/CAG Bill Louden, DKS Associates Robert Vance, DKS Associates Other Supporting Staff: Jean Higaki, C/CAG Eliza Yu, C/CAG Countywide Transportation Plan 2040 ii 2017 City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................. 1 Vision and Goals ........................................................................................................................................ 1 Challenges and Opportunities ................................................................................................................... 3 Approach ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Major Initiatives ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Implementation Process ........................................................................................................................... 9 1. INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 10 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Purpose of the San Mateo Countywide Transportation Plan 2040 ........................................................ 10 Relationship of SMCTP 2040 to Other Transportation Plans .................................................................. 11 Short Range Transit Plans (SamTrans, Caltrain, and BART) ................................................................................. 11 Strategic Plans (SamTrans, Caltrain, BART and the TA) ....................................................................................... 12 Congestion Management Program ...................................................................................................................... 12 Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy ............................................................... 12 Cities and County Capital Improvement Programs .............................................................................................. 12 Sales Tax Expenditure Plan (Measure A) ............................................................................................................. 13 Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan ....................................................................................................... 13 San Mateo County Congestion Relief Plan (Deficiency Plan)............................................................................... 13 Community-Based Transportation Plans (East Palo Alto, Bayshore, North Central San Mateo) ......................... 13 Core Capacity Transit Study ................................................................................................................................. 13 Organization of CTP 2040 ........................................................................................................................ 14 2. SETTING ............................................................................................................................................... 15 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Physical Setting ........................................................................................................................................ 15 Socio-Economic Setting ........................................................................................................................... 15 Travel Characteristics .............................................................................................................................. 17 Transit Ridership ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Forecasts of Growth and Travel .............................................................................................................. 20 Population and Employment Growth .................................................................................................................. 20 Growth in Travel .................................................................................................................................................. 23 3. VISION & GOALS .................................................................................................................................. 25 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 25 An Overarching Vision ............................................................................................................................. 25 Visions & Goals for Each SMCTP 2040 Element ...................................................................................... 25 Land Use and Transportation .............................................................................................................................. 25 Roadway System .................................................................................................................................................. 25 Bicycles ................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Pedestrians .......................................................................................................................................................... 26 Public Transportation .......................................................................................................................................... 26 Transportation System Management .................................................................................................................. 26 Transportation Demand Management ................................................................................................................ 26 Parking ................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Modal Connectivity .............................................................................................................................................. 27 Goods Movement ................................................................................................................................................ 27 Countywide Transportation Plan 2040 iii 2017 City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County 4. LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION ...................................................................................................... 28 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 28 Issues ......................................................................................................................................................