San Bruno / South San Francisco Community-Based Transportation Plan January 2012 APPENDICES Table of Contents Appendix A: Existing Conditions Report Appendix B: Community Outreach Appendix C: Potential Funding Sources Appendix D: Stakeholder Committee South San Francisco/San Bruno Community-Based Transportation Plan DRAFT Existing Conditions Report PREPARED BY San Mateo County Transit District 1250 San Carlos Avenue San Carlos, CA 94070 January 2011 Report prepared by: San Mateo County Transit District for C/CAG Corinne Goodrich – Strategic Development Manager Emily Betts – Project Manager Kimberly O’Neill – Intern, Strategic Development Maps prepared by: Wilbur Smith Associates For questions and comments please contact: Emily Betts (650) 508-6327 [email protected] 2 Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Profile of the Project Area ......................................................................... 7 1.1 Population Growth ........................................................................................... 11 1.2 Age ................................................................................................................. 11 1.3 Race ............................................................................................................... 12 1.4 Linguistic Isolation ............................................................................................ 13 1.5 Incidence of Below Poverty Households .............................................................. 14 1.6 Income Levels .................................................................................................. 14 1.7 Housing Unit Tenure ......................................................................................... 15 1.8 Average Household Size ................................................................................... 16 1.9 Public Assistance .............................................................................................. 16 Chapter 2 - Transportation ........................................................................................... 19 2.1 Regional and Local Road Access ....................................................................... 19 2.2 Level of Service for Traffic ................................................................................. 21 2.3 Transit Service Overview ................................................................................... 23 2.4 SamTrans Service and Ridership ........................................................................ 26 2.5 Redi-Wheels Paratransit Service and Use ............................................................ 33 2.6 Caltrain Service and Ridership ........................................................................... 36 2.7 BART Service and Ridership ............................................................................... 44 2.8 Shuttle Service .................................................................................................. 50 2.9 Vehicle Availability ............................................................................................ 53 2.10 Mode of Commute ......................................................................................... 54 2.11 Time and Duration of Commute ...................................................................... 55 2.12 Place of Work ................................................................................................ 56 2.13 Bicycle Amenities ............................................................................................ 57 Chapter 3 - City and County Development Projects and Plans .............................. 59 3.1 City of South San Francisco Development Projects ............................................... 59 3.2 City of South San Francisco Plans ...................................................................... 61 3.3 City of San Bruno Development Projects ............................................................. 63 3.4 City of San Bruno Plans .................................................................................... 64 3.5 San Mateo County TOD Opportunity Study ........................................................ 69 3.6 Capital Improvement Program Projects ............................................................... 73 Transportation Plans ...................................................................................................... 78 3.7 San Mateo County Welfare-to-Work Plan (2001) ................................................ 78 3.8 SamTrans Strategic Plan (2009-2013) ................................................................ 79 3.9 SamTrans Short Range Transit Plan (2009-2018) ................................................ 79 3.10 San Mateo County Senior Mobility Action Plan (2006) ....................................... 80 3.11 San Mateo County Human Services Agency Transportation Programs ................. 81 Chapter 4 - Transportation Gaps ................................................................................. 83 References ..................................................................................................................... 85 3 List of Maps Map 1: Project Area in Greater Bay Area ..........................................................................8 Map 2: Boundaries of the Project Area ..............................................................................9 Map 3: Aerial View of the Project Area ............................................................................ 10 Map 4: HSA Cases within South San Francisco and San Bruno .......................................... 17 Map 5: Project Area Street Classifications ........................................................................ 21 Map 6: Transit Services Overview and Key Destinations .................................................... 25 Map 7: SamTrans Fixed Routes and Stops Serving the Project Area .................................... 27 Map 8: SamTrans Boardings by Stop within the Project Area ............................................. 29 Map 9: Redi-Wheels Origins in the Project Area............................................................... 34 Map 10: Redi-Wheels Destinations Originating from Residences in the Project Area ............ 35 Map 11: Home Locations of San Bruno BART Riders by Mode ........................................... 48 Map 12: Home Locations of South San Francisco BART Riders by Mode ............................ 50 Map 13: Shuttles Serving the Project Area ....................................................................... 52 Map 14: Existing and Proposed Bikeways Serving the Project Area ..................................... 58 Map 15: Planned Capital Improvement Projects ............................................................... 60 Map 16: Proposed San Bruno Transit Circulator Shuttle .................................................... 68 Map 17: Land Uses of the South San Francisco Caltrain Station Area ................................ 70 Map 18: Land Uses of the San Bruno Caltrain Station Area ............................................... 71 Map 19: Land Uses of the San Bruno BART Station Area ................................................... 72 Map 20: Capital Improvement Projects ........................................................................... 77 Map 21: HSA Locations and Access by Transit from the Project Area .................................. 82 List of Figures Figure 1: Population Pyramid for the Project Area and the County ..................................... 12 Figure 2: Racial Breakdown of the Project Area and Cities ................................................ 13 Figure 3: Linguistic Isolation and Languages Spoken in ..................................................... 14 Figure 4: Income Levels in the Project Area, Cities, and County ......................................... 15 Figure 5: Housing Unit Tenure in the Project Area and Cities............................................. 15 Figure 6: Average Household Size in the Project Area, Cities, and County .......................... 16 Figure 7: Annual Ridership at the South San Francisco Caltrain Station (1995-2010) .......... 37 Figure 8: Caltrain Destinations from the South San Francisco Station - AM Peak ................. 38 Figure 9: Caltrain Destinations from the South San Francisco Station - PM Peak ................. 38 Figure 10: Mode of Access to the South San Francisco Caltrain Station .............................. 40 Figure 11: Annual Ridership at the San Bruno Caltrain Station (1995-2010) ...................... 41 Figure 12: Caltrain Destinations from the San Bruno Station - AM Peak ............................. 42 Figure 13: Caltrain Destinations from the San Bruno Station - PM Peak .............................. 42 Figure 14: Mode of Access to the San Bruno Caltrain Station ............................................ 43 Figure 15: Comparison of AM and PM Peak Boardings .................................................... 44 Figure 16: BART System Map ......................................................................................... 45 Figure 17: BART Destinations from the San Bruno Station - Average Weekday .................... 46 Figure 18: Travel Mode from Home Origins to the San Bruno BART Station ....................... 47 Figure 19: Travel Mode from Home Origins to the South San Francisco BART Station ......... 49 Figure 20: Ridership of Shuttles Serving the Project Area (June 2010) ................................