El Camino Real BRT Phasing Plan
Future Conditions Report - DRAFT
Prepared for: SamTrans
September 2014
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El Camino Real BRT – Future Conditions Report September 2014
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
Households Jobs Scenario 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
Jobs Per Household Scenario 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 Caltrain2 BART3 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 Caltrain2 BART3 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
Burnswick St. Apartments – Housing Daly City 133 dwelling units Development
Serramonte Vista Condos – Housing Daly City 200 dwelling units Development
Colma Trestle Glen – Housing Development 119 dwelling units
1600 El Camino Real – Mixed-use South San Francisco 24ksf of retail/commercial, 361 dwelling units Development
South San Francisco Archstone – Mixed-use Development 50ksf of retail/commercial, 361 dwelling units
Centennial Village – Mixed-use South San Francisco 222ksf of retail/commercial, 285 dwelling units Development
MidPen Housing – Commercial South San Francisco 5.7ksf of retail/commercial, 109 dwelling units Development
Park Station Lofts – Housing South San Francisco 99 dwelling units Development
Grand Luxe Peninsula – Housing San Bruno 187 dwelling units Development
San Bruno The Crossing – Mixed-use Development 20-40ksf retail/commercial, 1,063 dwelling units
1337 El Camino Real – Mixed-use Millbrae 109 dwelling units Development
87 S. Broadway – Mixed-use Millbrae 6.5ksf retail/commercial, 105 dwelling units Development
979 Broadway – Commercial Millbrae 57.2ksf office space Development
Millbrae Belamor – Mixed-use Development 142 dwelling units
Millbrae BART Station Sites 5 and 6 – mixed-use development with office, retail, and Millbrae Mixed-use Development multi-family uses
Millbrae Paradise – Mixed-use Millbrae 22ksf retail/commercial, 142 dwelling units Development
Millbrae Park Broadway – Mixed-use Development 8.9ksf retail/commercial, 110 dwelling units
Millbrae Windwater Mills - Housing Development 72 dwelling units
1818 Trousdale Dr – Housing Burlingame 79 dwelling units Development
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TABLE 4-2 MAJOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THE CORRIDOR
Location Plan Summary
Bay Meadows II – Mixed-use San Mateo 750ksf retail/commercial, 1250 dwelling units Development
San Mateo Elkhorn Court – Mixed-use Development 129ksf office, 197 dwelling units
North San Mateo Dr – Mixed-use San Mateo 11.6ksf retail/commercial, 154 dwelling units Development
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 Transit Village (Caltrain) – 14ksf retail/commercial, 16ksf office, 280 dwelling San Carlos Mixed-use Development units
Wheeler Redevelopment – Mixed-use San Carlos Development
Redwood Towers – Commercial Redwood City 300ksf office Development
Kaiser Master Plan – Commercial Redwood City 885ksf office Development
The Lane on the Boulevard – Housing Redwood City 141 dwelling units Development
1300 El Camino Real – Commercial Menlo Park 54.4ksf retail/commercial, 58.7ksf office Development
1706 El Camino Real – Commercial Menlo Park 10.1ksf office Development
500 El Camino Real – Mixed-use Menlo Park 10ksf retail, 199.5ksf office, 170 dwelling units Development
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 North of John Daly to Alp and Park View Avenue, pedestrian plaza and Project identified in source, no Streetscape transit hub at northwest corner of Mission and John Daly specific completion date / Improvements costs were included.
Daly City Sidewalk Improvements South end of Mission Street, west side San Pedro South to city limit, south Project identified in source, no and Street Trees end San Pedro Road to Colma city limit, no sidewalks specific completion date / costs were included.
Daly City Landscaping and N/A Project identified in source, no Streetscape on Mission 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 Widen unimproved areas, including approximately 920 feet of frontage Unknown and Utility along the south side of Collins Avenue, in accordance with the adopted Undergrounding 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.
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TABLE 4-3 PLANNED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
City Project Description Schedule
Colma Serramonte Boulevard The scope of this project includes replacement of the existing streetlights Unknown Beautification 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.
Colma City Gateway Structures This project is intended to provide new appealing entry signage by Largely completed with the installing gateway monuments at Colma’s jurisdictional borders in median exception of structure at islands and other noticeable locations. These attractions will enhance Hillside Boulevard. Colma’s appearance and provide a welcoming notice to visitors and patrons. Council has approved the conceptual design of the gateway structures.
Colma Old Mission Road Colma’s Planning Department is evaluating the potential of this area for Unknown Beautification 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.
Colma El Camino Signal at Installation of a traffic signal at the El Camino Real/Collins Avenue After 2012-13 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.
South San Oak Avenue Extension This project will study the extension of Oak Avenue from Mission Road to El On Hold Francisco Camino Real.
South San Oak Avenue This project will design and construct improvements to Oak Avenue, On Hold Francisco Improvements including extension of the roadway to El Camino Real.
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TABLE 4-3 PLANNED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
City Project Description Schedule
South San El Camino Real Master This project will design and construct improvements identified in the El FY 2013-14 Francisco Plan Improvements Camino Master Plan.
San Bruno City Gateways This project involves the design and installation of gateway signage both Project identified in Draft San Improvement Project upon entering and leaving the Transit Corridors Area and wayfinding Bruno Transit Corridors Plan, signage to reinforce a distinct identity for Downtown. no specific completion year identified.
San Bruno Downtown and Transit This project involves the design and construction of a central community Project identified in Draft San Corridor Streetscape gathering space in Downtown San Bruno by reconfiguring the intersection Bruno Transit Corridors Plan, Improvements of San Mateo Avenue and El Camino Real at the south end of downtown. no specific completion year identified.
San Bruno Downtown Parking n/a Project identified in Draft San Improvements Bruno Transit Corridors Plan, no specific completion year identified.
San Bruno Accessible Pedestrian The State of California has revised the standard designation for accessible Project identified in Draft San Ramps at Various curb ramps to comply with the current ADA, including new standards to Bruno Transit Corridors Plan, Locations provide for handicap accessible ramps with yellow truncated dome tactile no specific completion year pads. This project will identify areas requiring improvements, creating a identified. priority listing and constructing the ramps.
San Bruno Street Medians and This project will upgrade medians on San Bruno Avenue and Sneath Lane, 2013 Grand Boulevard and rehabilitate the 16 medians on El Camino Real. Work involves new Improvements Project landscaping, irrigation, pavers, gateway signs, and pedestrian crossing enhancements that improve the appearance of the City’s main thoroughfares.
San Bruno Streetlight Replacement This project will replace deteriorated or outmoded streetlights and will Project identified in 2011- Project replace existing high voltage and series circuits with new low voltage 2016 CIP, no specific parallel circuits. Currently the City operates approximately 2,000 streetlights. completion year identified.
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TABLE 4-3 PLANNED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
City Project Description Schedule
San Bruno Transit Corridor This project aims to improve sidewalk conditions for pedestrians along El 2013 Pedestrian Connection Camino Real, San Bruno Avenue and Huntington Avenue. Work includes the Improvement Project 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.
San Bruno Preventative Maintenance Surface treatments, such as crack seals, slurry seals, and surface overlays 2021 used as preventative maintenance for pavements in “Good” condition or Project identified in 2012 above. This is the amount of expenditures required to raise the pavement Pavement Management condition to a network PCI goal of 85 and eliminate the current Program maintenance backlog.
San Bruno Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation treatments for pavement conditions deteriorated to fair to 2021 Reconstruction poor levels, including asphalt concrete overlays, base repairs and milling. Project identified in 2012 This is the amount of expenditures required to raise the pavement Pavement Management condition to a network PCI goal of 85 and eliminate the current Program maintenance backlog.
Millbrae Millwood El Camino Real This is a Caltrans project for a new signal in the advanced planning stage. 2014? Signal Project
Millbrae SMART Corridor Project The City of Millbrae is planning to participate in the SMART Corridors 2013 project. The City of San Mateo is currently implementing a pilot project in September of 2012.
Millbrae Biennial Median This project includes biennial repairs and improvements to City landscaped Renovations and medians and roadway landscaping. Roadway Landscape Improvements
Millbrae TDA Projects This project includes various bike and pedestrian-related projects.
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TABLE 4-3 PLANNED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
City Project Description Schedule
Millbrae Installation of ADA Curb This project includes the installation of approximately 20 ADA-compliant Ramps, Phase VII curb ramps throughout the City.
Millbrae Biennial PMP This project includes the field inspection of all arterial and collector streets Recertification 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 Burlingame requires property owners to pay 50% of total sidewalk repair Ongoing Program costs. This is primarily to address aging pavement and cracks due to tree root intrusion.
Hillsborough Streets Resurfacing This project includes scrub seal, microsurface and digouts for Hillsborough 2012-13 Project streets.
Hillsborough Intersection Widening This project includes the widening of El Camino Real at Floribunda Avenue 2016-18 and Left-turn and the installation of left turn pockets to alleviate the accident Channelization Project at concentration rate for this intersection. El Camino Real and Floribunda Avenue
San Mateo GBI: El Camino Real The proposed project extends along El Camino Real approximately 0.25- No date provided Master Plan Phase I mile from 28th Avenue to 31st Avenue. This work includes the construction Improvements 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.
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TABLE 4-3 PLANNED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
City Project Description Schedule
Belmont Street Capital, Street The City’s Pavement Management Program is intended to improve the Ongoing Improvements – overall condition of the City’s street network by maximizing the cost Residential Streets effectiveness of available funds. Improvements include crack and surface seals, slurry seal, and thin overlays. This includes residential streets within the Corridor.
Belmont Street Capital, Street This project provides for the upgrade, repair and optimization of the City’s Ongoing Improvements – signalized intersections. A number of the City’s traffic signal infrastructure Signalized Intersections 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.
Belmont Street Capital, Street This project will provide for a comprehensive study and corresponding FY2014 Improvements – Ralston improvements on Ralston Avenue to optimize its use for pedestrian, bicycle Avenue and vehicle use.
San Carlos El Camino Real Lighting This is a GBI project for the installation of trees and streetlights. 2013 and Landscape
San Carlos Crosswalk Enhancements This project includes the installation of a pedestrian-activated overhead 2013 on El Camino Real at flashing amber beacon, the relocation of existing crosswalk and bus pads, Belmont Ave the construction of a center raised median and the installation of signage and striping.
San Carlos Downtown Parking n/a 2013 Management Plan
San Carlos Old County Road Bikeway The project will include a bikeway constructed on a parallel route to El 2014 Camino Real.
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TABLE 4-3 PLANNED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
City Project Description Schedule
San Carlos East Side Community/ This project includes streetscape, pedestrian and bicycle access 2014 Transit Connectivity 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.
Redwood City Traffic Signal This program plans and performs projects to upgrade traffic signal systems Project identified in source, no Replacement/Upgrade to provide updated, properly operating, safe, and efficient traffic signal specific completion date was Program systems. included.
Redwood City Woodside Road The purpose of this program is to widen Woodside Road to six lanes (from Project identified in source, no Widening existing four lanes) between El Camino Real and US 101 to increase vehicle specific completion date was roadway capacity along the Woodside Road Corridor. included.
Redwood City Woodside Road The Woodside Road Median Improvements at El Camino Real project is Project identified in source, no Landscaping proposed as the first in a series of projects to improve the aesthetics of the specific completion date was Improvement Woodside Road Corridor. included.
Redwood City Street Light Installation This program plans and performs projects to upgrade roadway lighting. Project identified in source, no Progra This program is intended to upgrade existing street lights to increase the specific completion date was lighting level and color of existing roadway lighting, or to add new street included. lights as requested by the public.
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TABLE 4-3 PLANNED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
City Project Description Schedule
Redwood City El Camino Real Grand The El Camino Real “Grand Boulevard” streetscape project is intended to Project identified in source, no Boulevard (ARRA fund) improve pedestrian safety, enhance the pedestrian experience at the specific completion date was intersection of El Camino Real and Broadway, and achieve better pedestrian included. access to the city’s central business district and downtown transportation center.
Redwood City Roadway Pavement As part of the City’s annual roadway maintenance program, various streets Project identified in source, no management Program will be resurfaced with what is known as a “slurry seal.” specific completion date was included.
Redwood City Storm Drain Grate Certain storm drain grates throughout the City have caused problems for Project identified in source, no Replacement for Bicycle cyclists because their bicycle tires can get stuck in the grates. The objective specific completion date was Safety of this project is to replace the grates to a more bicycle‐friendly type. included.
Redwood City Bicycle / Pedestrian This fund is used to design and construct various bicycle and pedestrian Project identified in source, no Enhancement Program enhancements. This account also supports Redwood City’s matching funds specific completion date was (share) of Complete Streets grant projects. included.
Redwood City Pedestrian Crosswalk This program plans, designs, and constructs projects to enhance pedestrian Project identified in source, no Warning Lights Program crosswalks with flashing warning light systems. The City has installed several specific completion date was crosswalk warning light systems throughout the City. included.
Redwood City Pedestrian Time- Display This program plans and performs projects to upgrade pedestrian signals (at Project identified in source, no Signal Program signalized intersections) with updated equipment that can display the specific completion date was amount of time remaining (countdown) to complete the roadway crossing included. before conflicting traffic is released (green light).
Redwood City Traffic Impact In accordance with Article XV of the City’s municipal code Chapter 18, a Project identified in source, no Administration / Study traffic mitigation fee program has been established to finance improvement specific completion date was Program projects and programs required to mitigate the traffic impacts of new included. development within the City.
Redwood City ADA Ramp Program This project includes the installation of ADA curb ramps on various corners Project identified in source, no throughout the City either as part of a sidewalk repair project or as a stand- specific completion date was alone project. included.
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Redwood City Bus Shelter Program This is a Traffic Impact Fee program to plan and implement miscellaneous Project identified in source, no transit improvements to encourage use of “alternative” modes of specific completion date was transportation by providing facilities and services for employees and included. residents who use transit.
Redwood City Bus Stop Turnout This account funds Redwood City’s portion of any expenses related to the Project identified in source, no Program upgrade of bus stops in and around the City. specific completion date was included.
Redwood City Shuttle Bus Services This account funds Redwood City’s portion of expenses for operation of the Project identified in source, no Program City’s community shuttle buses. specific completion date was included.
Redwood City Transit Enhancements This is a Traffic Impact Fee program to plan and implement transit Project identified in source, no Program improvement projects to help reduce traffic demand by providing facilities specific completion date was and services for employees and residents who use transit to commute. included.
Redwood City Traffic Impact Fees The Traffic Impact Fees Program was initiated in 2000. This is a Project identified in source, no Program Administration development fee that the developers have to pay into in order to mitigate specific completion date was cumulative traffic impacts caused by their project. included.
Redwood City Broadway / Walnut Street This project includes the Installation of a traffic signal at Broadway and Project identified in source, no Walnut Street. specific completion date was included.
Redwood City El Camino Real / Beech This project includes a median closure at El Camino Real / Beech Street – Project identified in source, no Street – Lincoln Avenue Lincoln Avenue. specific completion date was included.
Redwood City El Camino Real / Whipple This project includes the addition of a westbound (Whipple) free right turn Project identified in source, no Avenue and merge lane. specific completion date was included.
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TABLE 4-3 PLANNED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
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Redwood City Main Street / Woodside This project includes the installation of a traffic signal at Main Street / Project identified in source, no Road Ramps Woodside Road. specific completion date was included.
Redwood City Middlefield Road / This project includes the restriping of southbound Middlefield to one Project identified in source, no Jefferson Avenue through, one right, lane, and prohibition of southbound left turns. specific completion date was included.
Redwood City Middlefield Road / Main The project includes the restriping of the northbound and southbound Project identified in source, no Street (Middlefield) approaches to one left, one shared through / right lane, and specific completion date was changing the phasing from split to protected. included.
Redwood City Middlefield Road / The project includes signal pre-emption and crosswalk and pedestrian Project identified in source, no Woodside Road signals. specific completion date was included.
Redwood City Veterans Boulevard / The project includes: Project identified in source, no Whipple Avenue 1) Addition of second westbound (Whipple) left lane; specific completion date was 2) Addition of eastbound (Whipple) left lane and change from permitted to included. 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.
Redwood City Veterans Boulevard / This project includes the addition of an eastbound (Whipple) right turn Project identified in source, no Whipple Avenue lane. specific completion date was included.
Redwood City Middlefield Road / The project will provide protected phasing for northbound and southbound Project identified in source, no Douglas Avenue Middlefield Road. 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 The project includes median closures. Project identified in source, no Camino to west of Valota) specific completion date was included.
Redwood City Middlefield Road The project includes pedestrian streetscape improvements (based on $6 Project identified in source, no (Woodside to Main) million per mile for corner bulbs, street trees, midblock, bulbs, pedestrian specific completion date was scale lighting). included.
Redwood City Neighborhood Traffic The project will alleviate cut-through traffic and speeding. Project identified in source, no Management Programs specific completion date was included.
Redwood City Various Roadways and The project includes the addition of class I, II, III bicycle facilities. Project identified in source, no Intersections specific completion date was included.
Redwood City Various Roadways and This project will incorporate “complete streets” improvements. Project identified in source, no Intersections 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 Project identified in source, no Measures specific completion date was included.
Redwood City Downtown Precise Plan This project includes various bicycle, pedestrian, traffic calming, and Project identified in source, no Improvements automobile connectivity projects. specific completion date was included.
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Menlo Park El Camino Real Tree This project would involve planting new trees along El Camino Real in both 2013 Planting 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.
Menlo Park El Camino This project will convert the existing northbound right turn lane to a third 2015 Real/Ravenswood NB through lane and add a northbound right turn lane. Right Turn Lane
Palo Alto Bicycle & Pedestrian This project funds the design and construction of roadway geometrics and 2016 Transportation Plan - signage improvements within the City’s transportation infrastructure to help Implementation Project implement high priority projects within the Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation Plan.
Palo Alto Curb and Gutter Repairs This project will repair curbs and gutters that have been uplifted by tree 2017 roots. The annual street maintenance project does not address these locations unless the street is scheduled for reconstruction or a new asphalt overlay.
Palo Alto El Camino Median This project implements median tree and landscape improvements on El 2013 Landscape Improvements 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.
Palo Alto Sidewalk Repairs This project will alleviate existing backlog in the sidewalk repair program. FY 2017 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
Palo Alto Sign Reflectivity Upgrade This project entails inventorying, upgrading and maintaining all traffic signs 2017 owned by the City of Palo Alto in order to comply with new federal requirements for sign reflectivity standards.
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Palo Alto Street Lights This project replaces street light poles, pole foundations, luminaires, and 2017 Improvements wiring as needed to maintain or improve street lighting.
Palo Alto Street Maintenance This project provides for annual resurfacing, slurry seal, crack seal and 2017 reconstruction of various city streets as recommended in the City Auditor's report on street maintenance.
Palo Alto Streetlight Condition This project will assess the condition of the street light system. An 2013 Assessment 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.
Palo Alto Thermoplastic Marking This project will use thermoplastic lane markings on paved roadways to 2017 And Striping provide guidance and information to motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians.
Palo Alto Traffic Signal and its This project funds the design and construction of traffic signals, traffic 2016 Upgrades signal communications networks, video surveillance projects for transportation use, and maintenance of the City’s traffic signal central system.
Palo Alto Transportation and This project provides for the implementation of miscellaneous 2016 Parking Improvements neighborhood traffic management improvements including roadway geometric and signage enhancements and parking improvements.
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.
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