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Home My WebLink About03-06-24 Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting AgendaWednesday, March 6, 2024 6:00 PM City of South San Francisco P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue) South San Francisco, CA ANNEX Conference Room 315 Maple Avenue, South San Francisco, CA Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Arian Guzman, Chair Darryl Yip, Vice-Chair Natalie Gore, Committee Member Philip Hollenback, Committee Member Frank McAuley, Committee Member Dylan Hingey, Committee Member VACANT, Committee Member Regular Meeting Agenda 1 March 6, 2024Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Agenda WELCOME If this is the first time you have been to a Commission meeting, perhaps you'd like to know a little about our procedure. Under Oral Communications, at the beginning of the meeting, persons wishing to speak on any subject not on the Agenda will have 3 minutes to discuss their item. The Clerk will read the name and type of application to be heard in the order in which it appears on the Agenda. A staff person will then explain the proposal. The first person allowed to speak will be the applicant, followed by persons in favor of the application. Then persons who oppose the project or who wish to ask questions will have their turn. If you wish to speak, please fill out a card (which is available near the entrance door) and give it, as soon as possible, to the Clerk at the front of the room. When it is your turn, she will announce your name for the record. When the Commission is not in session, we'll be pleased to answer your questions if you will go to the Planning Division, 315 Maple Ave or telephone (650) 877-8535 or by e-mail at [email protected] STAFF Christopher Espiritu, Secretary to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Kelsey Evans, Clerk to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Please turn off Cellular Phones, Pagers and other electronic equipment. American with Disabilities Act Individuals with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or services to attend and participate in this meeting should contact the ADA Coordinator at (650) 829-3800, five working days in advance of the meeting. Page 2 City of South San Francisco Printed on 2/29/2024 2 March 6, 2024Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Agenda CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL AGENDA REVIEW PUBLIC COMMENT CONSENT CALENDAR Approval of the Regular Meeting Minutes for February 7, 20241. 02-07-24 Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee FINAL MinutesAttachments: ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS SamTrans - Regional Transit Connections Plan2. SMCTA RTC Roadshow Presentation - SSF BPAC 3.6.24Attachments: 3. Every Kid Deserves a Bike Program - 2024 4. Annual Reorganization ITEMS FROM BPAC MEMBERS ITEMS FROM STAFF ADJOURNMENT Page 3 City of South San Francisco Printed on 2/29/2024 3 City of South San Francisco Legislation Text P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue) South San Francisco, CA File #:24-215 Agenda Date:3/6/2024 Version:1 Item #:1. Approval of the Regular Meeting Minutes for February 7, 2024 City of South San Francisco Printed on 2/29/2024Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™4 Page 1 of 3 CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BICYCLE / PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, February 7, 2024 South San Francisco 6:00 pm Arian Guzman Chair Darryl Yip Vice-Chair VACANT Committee Member Natalie Gore Committee Member Philip Hollenback Committee Member Frank McAuley Committee Member Dylan Hingey Committee Member Christopher Espiritu Secretary to BPAC Kelsey Evans Clerk COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Present: Arian Guzman, Chair Darryl Yip, Vice-Chair Natalie Gore Dylan Hingey Frank McAuley Absent: Philip Hollenback STAFF PRESENT: Planning: Christopher Espiritu, Secretary to BPAC Kelsey Evans, Clerk Police: Sergeant Jim Portolan, Traffic Commander PROCEEDINGS: Call to Order: Chair Guzman at 6:00pm Chair Comments: None Agenda Review: None Public Participation: None Public Comments: Anthony Montes – Made a public comment on the widening on 101. CONSENT CALENDAR -Voting Key: (yes, no, abstain) 1. Approval of the Regular Meeting Minutes for November 1, 2023 Approved by BPAC 4-0-1: Committee Member McAuley motioned, Committee Member Gore Seconded. Meeting Video: South San Francisco Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting, February 7, 2024 - YouTube 5 Page 2 of 3 ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 2. Police Quarter Report - Statistics of Accidents in SSF (Traffic Commander, Sergeant Jim Portolan) • Chair Guzman – Requested the Police Quarter Report to include all parties in fault. • Committee Member McAuley – Commented on accident 12/4/23 Grand & Maple Ave and accident 12/29/23 Grand & Chestnut Ave. • Committee Member Gore – Commented on the pattern of these reports, new laws in place, and advocated for an educational program; hopes to reduce accidents. o Sergent Portolan – PD created flyers to better inform/educate public on newly passed State law; Assembly Bill 413. • Chair Guzman – Commented on daylighting. • Vice-Chair Yip – Commented on the new state law – low authorities are able to decide/asked how SSF will get the word out. o Sergent Portolan – Flyers, social media, email announcements, newsletters. • Vice-Chair Yip – Thanked Sergent Portolan for including the citation statistics – would like more data on location of the stats. o Sergent Portolan – Mentioned the Care Program. • Vice-Chair Yip – Asked if PD receives data from Engage SSF. o Sergent Portolan – Responded, not directly. • Chair Guzman – Would like to see how Engage SSF is funneled. • Committee Member Gore – Asked about the Police Bicyclist on Grand Ave. • Committee Member Hingey – Asked if the City has any plans to solve the congestion off of Grand Ave. o Secretary Espiritu – Commented on a project started in 2019 to change the parking from diagonal to parallel downtown. o Committee Member McAuley – Commented 50% of the parking would be lost. o Committee Member Gore – Asked about if there were plans for more parking structures off Miller Ave. • Vice-Chair Yip – Asked what the policy is for enforcing parking on sidewalks. o Sergent Portolan – Explained PD’s process. • Sergent Portolan – Mentioned plans for future quarterly training event. Public Comment: Anthony Montes – Commented on accident 10/10/23 El Camino Real & Hickey Blvd. Meeting Video: South San Francisco Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting, February 7, 2024 - YouTube ACTION: Informational: None taken, none required 3. BPAC Letter of Support – Various Grants • Secretary Espiritu – Commented on the Grants, past and future. • Chair Guzman – Asked if there were any new Grants received. Meeting Video: South San Francisco Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting, February 7, 2024 - YouTube ACTION: Informational: None taken, none required 6 Page 3 of 3 4. BPAC Annual Reorganization Will reorganize next meeting, March 2024. Meeting Video: South San Francisco Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting, February 7, 2024 - YouTube COMMITTEE COMMENTS • Committee Member Gore – Would like a report highlighting what SSF has accomplished. o Secretary Espiritu – Working with Engineering to put this together. • Committee Member McAuley – Commented on the El Camino Real Bike Lane Project. • Vice-Chair Yip – Commented on the widening of freeway 101, would like staff to present the City Council approved project Shoreline & Activity Project, and would like BPAC to be more involved with TSC & PPC meetings. Meeting Video: South San Francisco Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting, February 7, 2024 - YouTube STAFF COMMENTS • Secretary Espiritu – Reminded BPAC members on policies regarding meeting attendance, commenting on public meetings as a member of BPAC, and SamTrans will be on the Agenda for March. • April’s meeting will be Cancelled. Meeting Video: South San Francisco Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting, February 7, 2024 - YouTube ACTION: Informational: None taken, none required MEETING ADJOURNED: 7:14PM: Committee Member McAuley motioned, Committee Member Gore Seconded. _____________________________ _____________________________ Christopher Espiritu Arian Guzman BPAC Secretary BPAC Chairperson 7 City of South San Francisco Legislation Text P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue) South San Francisco, CA File #:24-243 Agenda Date:3/6/2024 Version:1 Item #:2. SamTrans - Regional Transit Connections Plan City of South San Francisco Printed on 2/29/2024Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™8 Regional Transit Connections Plan SSF Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee March 6, 2024 9 1.Introductions 2.RTC Program Overview 3.Existing Conditions Summary 4.Community & Stakeholder Engagement 5.Discussion/Feedback 6.Questions and Wrap Up AGENDA 2 10 3 San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA) Overview •Created in 1988 through the passage of Measure A •Oversees administration of voter-approved Measures A & W funding for: •Advocate and/or apply for Federal, State, and Regional funding •Sponsor and deliver highway projects of countywide significance •Ex. US 101 Express Lanes Project San Mateo County (operational 2023) •Provide technical assistance to/manage projects for local jurisdictions 11 4 Funding Programs Measure A generates approximately $100 million annually. Measure W generates approximately $50 million annually for the TA. Half of Measure W funds are administered directly by SamTrans and account for an additional $50 million annually. 12 SMCTA PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS 5 •101 Corridor Connect Program: Advance multimodal options within the county •101/92 Mobility Hub & Smart Corridor Plan: Envision a separate bikeway and new transit hub at the interchange •Countywide Automated Vehicles (CAV) Strategic Plan: Identify strategies for AV's within the county •Active 101 Crossings: Identify pedestrian/bike crossings along Highway 101 •Atherton El Camino Real Complete Streets Corridor Plan: Generate complete street alternatives for El Camino Real 13 Regional Transit Connections Plan Overview 6 14 Measure W & RTC •Measure W Created a new TA Program Category –Regional Transit Connections (RTC) •10% of total Measure W revenue goes toward the RTC Category •TA Strategic Plan (2020-2024) called for RTC Plan & Capital Improvement Program to guide funding decision 7 15 PLAN GOALS 8 16 RTC PROGRAM OVERVIEW 9 •Over 700k trips originating in San Mateo County end in either Alameda, San Francisco or Santa Clara Counties •Invest in infrastructure and services designed to improve transit connectivity between counties •Encourage drivers to choose transit and help improve travel to and from San Mateo County, while also helping the county reach its climate goals •Measure W provides funding for regional transit improvements within the county and between surrounding counties 17 RTC PROGRAM OVERVIEW 10 •Program will fund regional transit improvements such as rail, ferry or express bus projects •Operations and capital projects eligible Examples of Eligible Projects 18 RTC PLAN SCHEDULE OVERVIEW 11 RTC Plan Components Existing Conditions Analysis & Project Inventory Community & Stakeholder Engagement Capital Improvement Program Program Framework and Plan Development Draft Completed Feb – Apr 2024 Apr – May 2024 May – Sep 2024 19 Existing Conditions Summary 12 20 EXISTING CONDITIONS SUMMARY 13 •Project study area includes Alameda County, San Francisco County, San Mateo County, and Santa Clara County •Existing intercounty transit service provided by: •Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) •Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) •Caltrain •San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) •San Francisco Bay Ferry •San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) 21 EXISTING CONDITIONS SUMMARY 14 Key Findings for All Trips Originating in San Mateo •3.06 million trips begin in San Mateo County each day •76.8% (2.35 million) end in San Mateo •12.3% (377k) end in San Francisco •7.5% (229k) end in Santa Clara •3.4% (104k) end in Alameda 22 EXISTING CONDITIONS SUMMARY 15 •Since COVID-19, entire study area has seen decrease in public transit usage and corresponding increase in residents working from home •San Mateo County saw second largest decrease in public transit use and increase in residents working from home 23 EXISTING CONDITIONS SUMMARY 16 Alameda County to San Mateo County Travel Patterns Alameda County Destinations of San Mateo County Trip Origins San Mateo County Destinations of Alameda County Trip Origins 24 EXISTING CONDITIONS SUMMARY 17 San Francisco County to San Mateo County Travel Patterns San Francisco County Destinations of San Mateo County Trip Origins San Mateo County Destinations of San Francisco County Trip Origins 25 EXISTING CONDITIONS SUMMARY 18 Santa Clara County to San Mateo County Travel Patterns Santa Clara County Destinations of San Mateo County Trip Origins San Mateo County Destinations of Santa Clara County Trip Origins 26 EXISTING CONDITIONS SUMMARY 19 Other Travel Modes Supporting the Regional Transit Network Micromobility (Bike and/or Scooter Share): •Bay Wheels stations •Bicycle lockers operated by BikeLink •Spin joint bikeshare program with the Cities of Burlingame and Millbrae Private Employer Shuttles: •Apple, Genentech, Meta, Google, Stanford, and others Express Lane Network •Along Interstate (I-) 580, I-680, I-880, State Route (SR) 237, US 101, and SR 85 27 MTC TRANSIT 2050+ 20 Regional Needs & Gap Assessment •Identified potential service gaps for post- COVID transit riders •Highlighted both north/south services on the Peninsula and east/west services on major bridges between Alameda & San Mateo County 28 COMMUNITY & STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 21 Engagement Activities •April 3: Virtual Community Meeting •Pop-up Events (up to 10) •Small Group Meetings:Labor groups, community organizations, employers •Online Survey (closes end of April) •Virtual engagement: social media, project webpage 29 PUBLIC FEEDBACK 22 30 DISCUSSION/FEEDBACK 23 •What Did We Miss? •Existing Conditions/Travel Trends Not Included? •Which county would you like to be prioritized for improving travel connections with San Mateo County? •How can regional transit connections be improved in San Mateo County? •More direct routes and fewer transfers •Shorter wait times •Transit speed and reliability improvements •Better links between transit, bikeshare, and other mobility options •More rider education initiatives •Other? 31 THANK YOU! 24 Project Contacts Patrick Gilster Director, Planning and Fund Management [email protected] Amy Linehan Government and Community Affairs Officer [email protected] 32