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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-12-14 e-packet@600Wednesday, December 14, 2016 6:00 PM City of South San Francisco P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue) South San Francisco, CA Municipal Services Building, Council Chambers 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, CA Special City Council Special Meeting Agenda December 14, 2016Special City Council Special Meeting Agenda NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 54956 of the Government Code of the State of California, the City Council of the City of South San Francisco will hold a Special Meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at 6:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, Municipal Services Building, 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, California. Purpose of the meeting: Call to Order. Roll Call. Agenda Review. Public Comments - comments are limited to items on the Special Meeting Agenda. CONSENT CALENDAR Report regarding a resolution authorizing a change in construction contingency budget to pay for approved contract change orders in an amount not to exceed $49,165 and accepting the Evergreen Drive and Mission Road Traffic Signal and Pedestrian Improvements Project with a total construction cost of $428,378 as complete in accordance with the plans and specifications. (Lawrence Henriquez, Associate Civil Engineer) 1. Resolution authorizing a change in construction contingency budget to pay for approved contract change orders in an amount of $49,165 and accepting the Evergreen Drive and Mission Road Traffic Signal and Pedestrian Improvements Project with a total construction cost of $428,378 as complete in accordance with the plans and specification. 1a. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS Report regarding the Downtown Truck Restriction Study. (Lawrence Henriquez, Associate Civil Engineer) 2. Adjournment. Page 2 City of South San Francisco Printed on 12/19/2016 City of South San Francisco Legislation Text P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue) South San Francisco, CA File #:16-840 Agenda Date:12/14/2016 Version:1 Item #:1. Report regarding a resolution authorizing a change in construction contingency budget to pay for approved contract change orders in an amount not to exceed $49,165 and accepting the Evergreen Drive and Mission Road Traffic Signal and Pedestrian Improvements Project with a total construction cost of $428,378 as complete in accordance with the plans and specifications.(Lawrence Henriquez, Associate Civil Engineer) RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing a change in construction contingency budget to pay for approved contract change orders in an amount not to exceed $49,165 and accepting the Evergreen Drive and Mission Road Traffic Signal and Pedestrian Improvements Project (Project No.tr1007)with a total construction cost $428,378 as complete in accordance with the plans and specifications. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION On October 24,2012 the City of South San Francisco was awarded a Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)grant for $310,000.On September 23,2013,the City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Program Supplemental Agreement No.022-N with the State of California to begin the preliminary engineering of the Mission Road and Evergreen Avenue Traffic Signal and Intersection Improvement Project (“Project). The Project included installation of a new traffic signal light system,new ADA compliant concrete curb ramps, replacement of concrete curb and gutter,and new pavement markings.The project was awarded to Columbia Electric, Inc. on August 26, 2015 and construction was completed in August 2016. The change orders total is $49,165 which was funded with increased contingency but within the overall project budget.The change in contingency is largely due to an increase in quantities regarding removal and restoration of concrete,additional asphalt concrete,storm drain realignment,and additional traffic signal light appurtenances such as push-button upgrade,traffic controller unit,and software.In order to increase the contingency,unused money in the administrative budget in the amount of $12,568 could be transfer to the contingency line item to cover the overage of $11,852.The actual total construction budget does not exceed the projected construction. The total construction cost incurred for the project is summarized as follows: Projected Actual Columbia Electric, Inc. Contract $373,125 $373,125 Contingency (10%)$ 37,313 $ 49,165 Administrative (5%)$ 18,656 $ 6,088 Total Construction Budget $429,094 $428,378 FUNDING Funding for this project was included in the City of South San Francisco’s 2014-2015 Capital Improvement Program (CIP/tr1007),which is partially federally-funded.Sufficient funds were available in the project budgetCity of South San Francisco Printed on 12/8/2016Page 1 of 2 powered by Legistar™ File #:16-840 Agenda Date:12/14/2016 Version:1 Item #:1. Program (CIP/tr1007),which is partially federally-funded.Sufficient funds were available in the project budget to cover all costs. CONCLUSION Staff recommends authorizing a change to the construction contingency budget to pay for the approved contract change orders in an amount not to exceed $11,852.Staff has inspected the project and was completed per the plans and specifications.Staff recommends acceptance of the project as complete.Upon acceptance,a notice of completion will be filed with the County of San Mateo Recorder’s Office.At the end of the 30 day lien period, the retention funds will be released to the contractor after it provides the City with a one-year guaranty bond. Attachment: Photo of Evergreen Drive and Mission Road City of South San Francisco Printed on 12/8/2016Page 2 of 2 powered by Legistar™ ATTACHMENT 1 INTERSECTION OF EVERGREEN DRIVE & MISSION ROAD LOOKING EAST City of South San Francisco Legislation Text P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue) South San Francisco, CA File #:16-841 Agenda Date:12/14/2016 Version:1 Item #:1a. Resolution authorizing a change in construction contingency budget to pay for approved contract change orders in an amount of $49,165 and accepting the Evergreen Drive and Mission Road Traffic Signal and Pedestrian Improvements Project with a total construction cost of $428,378 as complete in accordance with the plans and specification. WHEREAS,Council awarded a construction contract to Columbia Electric,Inc.of South San Francisco,CA for the Evergreen Drive and Mission Road Traffic Signal and Pedestrian Improvement Project on August 26, 2015 in an amount not to exceed $373,125; and WHEREAS,at the time of award,Council approved budget for inspection,administration,materials testing, and a construction contingency line item of $37,313 to pay for extra work performed by the Contractor; and WHEREAS, staff-approved extra work performed by the Contractor totaling $49,165; and WHEREAS,there was sufficient unspent budget in the line items for inspection and administration to pay for the additional $11,852 needed for all extra work performed; and WHEREAS,a construction contingency budget needs to be modified from $37,313 to $49,165 to compensate the construction contractor for staff-approved extra work, and to close out the project. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco does hereby authorize a construction contingency budget of $49,165 to allow for payment of remaining money owed to Columbia Electric,Inc.of San Leandro,CA for closeout of the Evergreen Drive and Mission Road Traffic Signal and Pedestrian Improvement Project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco does hereby accept the Evergreen Drive and Mission Road Traffic Signal and Pedestrian Improvement Project in accordance with the plans and specifications of a total construction cost of $428,378. ***** City of South San Francisco Printed on 12/19/2016Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City of South San Francisco Legislation Text P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue) South San Francisco, CA File #:16-781 Agenda Date:12/14/2016 Version:1 Item #:2. Report regarding the Downtown Truck Restriction Study.(Lawrence Henriquez, Associate Civil Engineer) RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council review the information in this staff report and provide feedback to staff. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION The City Council approved a Downtown Truck Restriction Project as part of the Capital Improvement Program (tr1202).In January 2015,the City entered into a consulting services agreement with TJKM to conduct a Downtown Truck Restriction study.The study’s goal is to develop recommendations pertaining to which downtown corridors should be restricted to non-essential trucks. Heavy truck traffic is common along Airport Boulevard as trucks enter northbound US 101 and exit southbound US 101 on Miller Avenue.Within the Downtown area,trucks normally use Airport Boulevard, Baden Avenue,Linden Avenue,and the Grand Avenue overpass (east of 101).The heavy truck traffic within the Downtown causes queuing and requires additional turning space at the intersection of Airport Boulevard and Grand Avenue and heavy truck activity is generally not compatible with pedestrian priority areas.While it is legal for trucks to drive almost anywhere to deliver and pick up freight regardless of truck route designations (weight restrictions being an exception),the California Vehicle Code enables the City to restrict truck operations generally to truck routes. A community outreach meeting was conducted on October 22,2015 about the proposed truck restriction.One business attended the meeting and did not raise any significant concerns about truck restriction. The study was recently completed (see Attachment 1,Final Draft Downtown Truck Restriction Plan)and determined the City could restrict non-essential trucks,over three tons,from traveling along Airport Boulevard between:Sister Cities Boulevard/Oyster Point Boulevard and San Mateo Avenue/Produce Avenue;along Linden Avenue between Railroad Avenue and Baden Avenue;and along Baden Avenue between Linden Avenue and Airport Boulevard (see Attachment 2,Proposed Truck Restriction Route).The non-essential trucks will be rerouted to travel through the area using either US 101 or Gateway Boulevard. Attachment 3 is the powerpoint presentation that will be provided to City Council. If the City Council finds this plan acceptable,the next steps would be to implement the downtown truck restriction plan which would include notifying impacted businesses,placing signage on affected streets and applying for an encroachment permit from Caltrans to add truck restriction signage on US Highway 101.Once the truck restriction plan is approved,the City will begin installing truck restriction signage along the identified routes.The Police Department will be issuing warning citations during a grace period.Repeat offenders of the truck restriction will be identified through the Police Department’s database system and action will be taken accordingly for enforcement. City of South San Francisco Printed on 12/8/2016Page 1 of 2 powered by Legistar™ File #:16-781 Agenda Date:12/14/2016 Version:1 Item #:2. CONCLUSION If approved,the City’s Municipal Code Ordinance 11.32.010 -Designated Truck Routes will require an amendment to remove the new truck restriction routes as identified in this staff report. As the City begins to revitalize the Downtown region with increased housing development projects it will be important to enhance pedestrian and bicycling safety.Restricting non-essential trucks will reduce noise, increase safety and reduce air pollution.Staff would like to receive feedback from City Council regarding truck restrictions within the Downtown area. Attachments: 1.Final Draft Downtown Truck Restriction Plan 2.Proposed Truck Restriction Route 3.PowerPoint Presentation City of South San Francisco Printed on 12/8/2016Page 2 of 2 powered by Legistar™ Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco, CA Vision That Moves Your Community December 6016 TRUCK ROUTE NO THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                         Page | i  Table of Contents Appendices ............................................................................................................................... ii  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 1  Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1  EXISTING CONDITIONS .......................................................................................................... 3  Roadway Network ......................................................................................................................... 3  Land Use Considerations ............................................................................................................. 6  Existing Truck Routes .................................................................................................................... 8  Travel Time Runs ......................................................................................................................... 12  Accident Rates ............................................................................................................................. 13  Adequate Street Geometry ........................................................................................................ 15  Pavement Condition Index (PCI) ............................................................................................... 17  Intersection Level of Service (LOS) ........................................................................................... 21  Through Truck Movements ....................................................................................................... 34  RECOMMENDED TRUCK ROUTES ........................................................................................ 38  California Vehicle Code .............................................................................................................. 38  Recommended Truck Routes .................................................................................................... 38  Criteria for Determining Designated Truck Route .................................................................. 39  Recommended Future Actions .................................................................................................. 48  Tables Table 1: Land Uses .............................................................................................................................. 6  Table 2: Floating Car Travel Time Runs .......................................................................................... 12  Table 3: Accident Rates .................................................................................................................... 13  Table 4: PCI Scores ............................................................................................................................ 18  Table 5: Truck Percentages .............................................................................................................. 19  Table 6: Peak Hour intersection LOS for Truck Restriction – Existing Conditions .................... 23  Table 7: Peak Hour Intersection LOS for Truck Restriction – Cumulative Conditions .............. 29  Table 8: Weightage and Point Scores for Determining the Truck Routes ................................. 40  Table 9: Determination of Truck Routes ........................................................................................ 41    Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                         Page | ii  Figures Figure 1: Vicinity Map ......................................................................................................................... 5  Figure 2: Land Use Map ..................................................................................................................... 7  Figure 3: Predominant Land Uses along Key Corridors ................................................................. 9  Figure 4: Land Use - Schools and Parks ......................................................................................... 11  Figure 5: Collision Rate on Study Segments ................................................................................. 14  Figure 6: Truck Turning Radii ........................................................................................................... 16  Figure 7: Average Daily Traffic Counts and Truck Volumes ........................................................ 20  Figure 8a: Existing Conditions without Truck Restriction Turning Movement Volumes ......... 24  Figure 8b: Existing Conditions without Truck Restriction Turning Movement Volumes ......... 25  Figure 9a: Existing Conditions with Truck Restriction Turning Movement Volumes ............... 26  Figure 9b: Existing Conditions with Truck Restriction Turning Movement Volumes ............... 27  Figure 10a: Cumulative Conditions ‘without Truck Restriction’ Turning Movement Volumes  ..................................................................................................................................................... 30  Figure 10a: Cumulative Conditions ‘without Truck Restriction’ Turning Movement Volumes  ..................................................................................................................................................... 31  Figure 11a: Cumulative Conditions with Truck Restriction Turning Movement Volumes ....... 32  Figure 11b: Cumulative Conditions with Truck Restriction Turning Movement Volumes ...... 33  Figure 12: Locations of Origin-Destination Gateways and Truck Classification Counts .......... 36  Figure 13: Origin-Destination Truck Survey .................................................................................. 37  Figure 14: Existing Truck Routes ..................................................................................................... 46  Figure 15: Proposed Truck Routes .................................................................................................. 47  Appendices Appendix A – Downtown Station Area Specific Plan - Guiding Principles 33 and 39 Appendix B – 48 hours Truck Classification Counts Appendix C – Level of Service Worksheets Appendix D – Truck License Plate Origin-Destination Survey Appendix E – CEQA Analysis by MIG | TRA Environmental Sciences, Inc.   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      1    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction All types and sizes of businesses rely on trucks for the delivery of goods and services to their own sites as well as their customers’ destinations. Trucking and freight forwarding businesses play a vital role in boosting commerce and maintaining the health of the economy. These trucks also pay much higher fuel fees and taxes that support the construction and maintenance of freeways, state highways and streets. While trucks are integral part of the day-to-day life, they do bring side effects in terms of increased noise, reduce safety and increased air pollution that has been a reason for concerns for City residents. Most cities with significant truck traffic do balance these issues by limiting trucks on certain streets and banning them on others. Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) regulates maximum truck size and weight to insure effective truck movement on state highways and City streets without creating safety hazards or causing undue damage to pavement conditions. The California Vehicle Code (CVC) includes sections outlining how truck size and weight limits may be enforced, and provides local jurisdictions the authority to establish truck routes and truck prohibitions within the City limits. The CVC allows local jurisdictions to issue permits to vehicles in excess of the established size or weight limits to use city streets, provided they are not operated on State highways. The CVC enables cities to establish restrictions on the movement of trucks within their jurisdiction. While it is legal for trucks to drive almost anywhere to deliver and pick up freight regardless of truck route designations (weight restrictions being an exception), it is possible to restrict truck operations generally to truck routes, and it is also legal to prevent trucks from using City streets as highways. In other words, it is legal to prohibit through truck movements on non-state highways. Trucks place extraordinary demands and impacts on City streets. First, their weight requires stronger pavement structures and bridges than regular vehicles. Even though trucks pay a relatively high annual license fee so that their added impacts can be mitigated with additional maintenance, these fees are split between the state and the jurisdiction where they are registered. Second, truck noise and additional emissions contribute significantly to the sense of intrusion and a lowering of the quality of life in residential and retail areas. Third, high truck volumes significantly degrade levels of service at signalized intersections because each truck is equivalent to two or three cars. Fourth, trucks can lead to increased accidents, with rates seven times higher on City streets than on freeways. A typical City street is not designed to accommodate trucks in terms of lane widths, shoulder widths, and intersection turning radii. For these reasons, the City of South San Francisco (referred as the “City” hereafter) intends to control truck movements only to those corridors necessary to serve freight related needs of the City as opposed to serving as bypass routes for the congested regional corridors, state highways and freeways. Even so, provision for trucks on designated truck routes requires a careful effort to review all potential routes for adequacy and, to the extent possible, to avoid the problems created by trucks described above. This study was commissioned by the City for the purpose to evaluate truck traffic conditions within the Downtown area and develop recommendations. Trucks typically use Airport Boulevard, Linden Avenue, and Grand Avenue overpass (east of US 101). In February 2015, the City adopted a Downtown Station Area Plan that outlines the City’s vision on many fronts, including multimodal transportation, parking and safety. The plan recognizes that the area east of US 101 has been primarily industrial in nature, with wide streets and limited sidewalks making it unattractive for   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      2    walking. It identifies streets such as Airport Boulevard, Linden Avenue and Grand Avenue where heavy truck traffic causes traffic circulation and pedestrian safety issues. The Downtown Station Area Specific Plan includes Guiding Principles 33 and 39 that refer to limiting truck traffic in the downtown and nearby neighborhoods and thereby reducing negative impacts on the residents and businesses. Downtown Station Area Specific Plan Street Network Guiding Principle 33 and Street and Circulation Improvements Guiding Principle 39 are shown in Appendix A. The goal of this study was to evaluate truck traffic and street conditions, and potentially restrict non-essential trucks over three tons from traveling along the following corridors:  Airport Boulevard between San Mateo Avenue/Produce Avenue and Oyster Point Boulevard/Sister Cities Boulevard.  Linden Avenue between Railroad Avenue and Airport Boulevard.  Grand Avenue between Airport Boulevard and Spruce Avenue. Additionally, the purpose of this study was to identify network for truck routes that can serve all commercial and retail businesses within the Downtown area and East of US 101 while minimizing truck traffic diversion into residential neighborhoods. The intent of these truck routes is to restrict the trucks on the corridors named above and divert them to the routes, which are currently being used as truck routes, so that there is no increase in amount of truck route to divert to. During the field observations, it was observed that there is already a “No Trucks Over 3 Tons” restriction posted on Linden Avenue between Airport Boulevard and Baden Avenue, and on Grand Avenue between Airport Boulevard and Spruce Avenue. Figure 14 summarizes the existing truck routes for downtown South San Francisco. Many of the general trends and characteristics have been observed on South San Francisco streets during initial observations for this study. It was also noticed that many trucks travel through the City without stopping, because the current truck routes in the City offer more direct routes than the county roads and surrounding freeways. An origin-destination study for truck traffic was also completed, following trucks either entering the City to their destination within the City or exiting the City towards San Bruno, Daly City or other neighboring cities. Finally, significant amounts of truck traffic on streets bordered on both sides by residential uses was observed. The truck routes in the City are probably long standing and a carryover from the county prior to annexation. Subsequently, the City has permitted residential land uses along many of these old routes, consistent with their general plan. This has led to complaints about heavy truck traffic in residential neighborhoods. Trucks and residential uses are incompatible, and it is appropriate to separate them to the best extent possible. In compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), MIG|TRA Environmental Sciences, Inc. completed an environmental assessment of the proposed changes. MIG concluded that the project will not have any significant impact on the environment and qualifies for exemption from   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      3    further CEQA analysis under Section 15301 of CEQA. Their final report on this assessment is provided in Appendix E. EXISTING CONDITIONS The purpose of this section is to define the current state of truck movements within the City. This was accomplished by identifying existing truck movements and routes on local roadways, assessing the current condition of truck-specific roadway infrastructure, and analyzing the findings within the City’s current physical environment. The project team engaged in a data gathering effort to establish patterns and trends of truck movements within the City. A variety of data sources were reviewed when developing the Citywide profile, including field research, various state and local traffic counting programs, accident data, geographic information systems (GIS), and information from local officials. Roadway Network Regional Access U.S. Highway 101 (US 101) is a major north-south highway through the State of California, extending from San Francisco to Los Angeles. US 101 serves as a major commuter route between San Francisco and Peninsula/South Bay. Regional access to the study area East of US 101 freeway is provided primarily by US 101. US 101 has both northbound and southbound auxiliary lanes from Grand Avenue to approximately 2,000 feet north of Oyster Point Boulevard in the study area. In the vicinity of the East of 101 study area, US 101 carries approximately 209,000 vehicles per day (vpd) according to Caltrans’ 2013 Traffic Volumes on California State Highways. Local Access Airport Boulevard is a major four-lane, north-south arterial in the City. Airport Boulevard extends southerly from Bayshore Boulevard in Brisbane to connect with South Airport Boulevard at San Mateo Avenue/Produce Avenue. It is primarily fronted by commercial land uses. The posted speed limit along Airport Boulevard is 40 miles per hour (mph). Airport Boulevard carries approximately 21,810 vpd. Trucks use Airport Boulevard to access US 101, neighboring roadways and business centers. South Airport Boulevard is a major four-lane, north-south arterial in the City. South Airport Boulevard extends southerly from Airport Boulevard at San Mateo Avenue/Produce Avenue to connect with San Bruno Avenue East/North McDonnell Road. It is fronted by various commercial land uses including hotels, conference facilities, fast food restaurants, etc. The posted speed limit along South Airport Boulevard is 30 mph. South Airport Boulevard carries approximately 21,810 vpd. Trucks are allowed on South Airport Boulevard. Trucks use South Airport Boulevard to access US 101, neighboring roadways and business centers. Oyster Point Boulevard is a two-to-six lane east-west arterial in the City. Oyster Point Boulevard extends easterly from Sister Cities Boulevard at Airport Boulevard and ends approximately 1,500 feet northeast of Marina Boulevard. It is fronted by office and biotech industrial land uses. Oyster Point Boulevard consists of six lanes between Airport Boulevard and Gateway Boulevard. The US 101 southbound exit ramp for Oyster Point Boulevard ends at the Gateway Boulevard intersection. East of Gateway Boulevard, Oyster Point Boulevard reduces to four lanes, and east of Marina Boulevard to two lanes. The posted speed limit along Oyster Point Boulevard is 35 mph between Airport Boulevard and Eccles Avenue. East of Eccles Avenue, the posted speed limit is 30 mph. Oyster Point Boulevard   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      4    carries approximately 20,000 vpd. Trucks use Oyster Point Boulevard to access US 101, neighboring roadways and businesses. Gateway Boulevard is a four-lane north-south arterial. This roadway serves as a primary link between Oyster Point Boulevard and East Grand Avenue. South of Mitchell Avenue, Gateway Boulevard merges with South Airport Boulevard. Gateway Boulevard is classified as a major arterial. Trucks use Gateway Boulevard to access US 101, neighboring roadways and business centers. Grand Avenue is a major east-west arterial in the City. West of Airport Boulevard, Grand Avenue is a two-lane roadway that runs through downtown South San Francisco. East of Airport Boulevard, Grand Avenue is located on a six-lane bridge, and then continues eastwards as East Grand Avenue. The posted speed limit varies along Grand Avenue. It is 25 mph west of Airport Boulevard, and 35 mph east of Airport Boulevard Trucks over three tons are prohibited on Grand Avenue west of Airport Boulevard and trucks use Grand Avenue east of Airport Boulevard to access US 101, neighboring roadways and business centers. San Mateo Avenue is a two-lane north-south roadway in the City. San Mateo Avenue travels from Airport Boulevard near US 101 in the north to State Route 82 (El Camino Real) in the City of San Bruno to the south. Trucks use San Mateo Avenue to access US 101, neighboring roadways and business centers. In the City, key routes where trucks may be by passing highway congestion or using City streets as shortcuts are identified based on local knowledge and recent traffic studies conducted in the area; the vicinity map in Figure 1 illustrates these routes.  Victory Avenue, between S Linden Avenue and S Spruce Avenue  S Spruce Avenue, between Victory Avenue and S Canal Street  S Canal Street, between Spruce Avenue and S Linden Avenue  Linden Avenue, between Victory Avenue and Airport Boulevard  Grand Avenue, between Spruce Avenue and Airport Boulevard  Airport Boulevard, between Produce Avenue and Sister-Cities Boulevard  Gateway Boulevard, between South Airport Boulevard and Oyster Point Boulevard  San Mateo Avenue, between Gateway Boulevard and S Linden Avenue The movement of trucks within the City can be classified into four categories: 1. Internal-to-Internal trips 2. Internal-to-External trips 3. External-to-Internal trips 4. External-to-External trips N O R T H F I E L D R D. B LV D. BLV D . LAWRENCE UTAH AVE. S . A I R P O R T HA R B O R W Y . AIR P OR T LI N D E N A V E . MA P L E A VE . DUBUQUEAVE. BADEN A V E . GRAND AVE. MILLER A V E . LI T T L E F I E L D A V E. G U L L R D. EC C L E S A V E .OY STER POI NT B LV D. B A Y S H O R E HILLSID E B L V D . 101 V E T ERANS B L V D . BLVD. M A R INABL V D . G A T E W A Y PO L E T T I W Y . MITC H E LL AVE. F O R B E S BLV D . SISTER-CITIES BLVD. FED E X C E N T E N N I A L TO W E R S SA N M A T E O A V E . E .G R A N D A V E. ALLER TON A VE . G R A NDVIEW D R . SC H O O L S T . BR IT T A N IA W.H A R R I S A V E .E. HARRIS A V E . AVE. E.GRAND AVE. L ITTLE F IELD A V E. NO RTH ACCE SSR D .N O R T H ACCESS RD. S CANAL ST. LEGEND Study Segments VICTO R Y A VE. P R O D U C E AV E . N SP R U C E A V E . WONDERCOLOR LN. Figure 1: Vicinity Map 072-044 INTERSTATE 380 CITY HALL City Hall Fedex Ship Center Amgen UPS Customer Center Genentech RAIL ROA D A VE. Notes: Possible truck short cut routes based on observations.   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      6    Each category characterizes the purpose and manner in which trucks navigate through the City. For example, internal-to-internal trips are those whose origins and destinations are both located within the City. Internal-to-external trips are those whose origins begin within the City and travel to a destination outside City limits. Conversely, external-to-internal trips are those whose origins begin outside the City and travel to a destination within City limits. Collectively, the above-mentioned movements will use a combination of Federal, state, and local roadways. External-to-external trips are those whose origins and destinations lie outside of South San Francisco, and should use Federal or state highway systems within the City but not use the local network. During the field visit, it has been noticed that there are many truck traffic generators along Airport Boulevard, Gateway Boulevard, Grand Avenue, San Mateo Avenue, Spruce Avenue, Canal Street, Linden Avenue and Victory Avenue, as they serve business and commercial uses. Land Use Considerations Figure 2 shows generalized land uses in the City related to existing truck routes. Generally, residential uses of any kind are not compatible with truck routes, and the CVC Section 35701 explicitly allows restrictions on trucks along residential streets as determined by a City or County. As shown in Figure 2, the following streets have half or more of their length through Downtown High Density Residential, Business and Professional Office, Public, Business Technology Park, Commercial Mixed-Use, Community Commercial, Mixed Industrial, Business Commercial and Freeway Commercial land uses in South San Francisco. Table 1 shows the Land Uses surrounding the study segments. Table 1: Land Uses # Segment Land Uses 1 Victory Ave., between S Linden Ave. and S Spruce Ave. Mixed Industrial 2 S Spruce Ave., between Victory Ave. and S Canal St. Mixed Industrial, Business Commercial, Community Commercial, and Commercial Mixed Use 3 S Canal St., between Spruce Ave. and S Linden Ave. Mixed Industrial, Commercial Mixed Use 4 Linden Ave., between Victory Ave. and Airport Blvd. Community Commercial, Business Commercial, Mixed Industrial, Residential 5 Grand Ave., between Spruce Ave. and Airport Blvd. Residential, Downtown Commercial and Public 6 Airport Blvd. between S Canal St. and Sister- Cities Boulevard. Freeway Commercial, Business Commercial, Mixed Industrial, Residential 7 Gateway Blvd., between South Airport Blvd. and Oyster Point Blvd. Freeway Commercial, Business Commercial 8 San Mateo Ave., between Gateway Blvd. and S Linden Ave. Mixed Industrial, Business Commercial, Freeway Commercial Source: South San Francisco General Plan VIC TORY G A T E W A Y A I R P O R T B L V D E G RAN D AVE GRAND AVE BADEN AVE MILL E R AVE F ORB E S BLV D H I L L S I D E B L V D N ACCESS RD S A I R P O R T B L V D N CA NA L ST MAPLE AVE LINDEN AVE S S P R U C E A V E S MAPLE AVE S LINDEN AVE U T A H A V E S P R U C E A V E E C C L E S A V E SISTER CITIES BLV D MARINA BLV D HARBOR WY LITTLEFIELD AVE SAN MATEO AVE P O L E T T I W Y G R A N D VIE W D R G U L L D R BAYSHORE BLVD PRODUCE AV E ALLERTON AVE V E T E R A N S B L V D Fi g u r e 2 : La n d U s e M a p Le g e n d Zo n e N a m e Bu s i n e s s C o m m e r c i a l Bu s i n e s s T e c h n o l o g y P a r k Bu s i n e s s a n d Pr o f e ss i o n a l Of f i c e Co m m e r c i a l M i x e d - U s e Co m m u n i t y C o m m e r c i a l Fr e e w a y C o m m e r c i a l Mi x e d I n d u s t r i a l N OY S T E R P T . BL V D .   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      8    The new truck routes in the City should, to the extent possible, avoid Downtown High Density Residential and Downtown Commercial land uses along the roads listed above, because of the incompatibility of truck traffic and residential uses. Trucks in the City serve various commercial uses. Truck generators are defined as any facility that generates significant levels of truck traffic on a regular basis. To identify major truck generators within the City, the project team analyzed the land use information. The purpose of identifying specific truck generators was to establish their physical location and identify how trucks access each location along City roadways. By understanding these movements, the project team will obtain a better understanding of truck movements within the City, which ultimately translate into developing comprehensive truck routes. Note that some of the designations overlap with the residential districts above due to the fact that a different land use exists on the other side of the street. Because of these overlaps, it is not possible to design truck routes that entirely avoid residential districts. Figure 3 classifies the roads into three different types of corridors: residential, business/downtown commercial, and mixed industrial etc. Many land uses surrounding the City’s local roadways are especially sensitive to high volumes of truck traffic. Residents typically do not enjoy the noise trucks produce in their neighborhoods, especially at night. Schools and Parks are sensitive areas because of the concern over noise pollution and the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians. Many children walk to and play near schools within South San Francisco, therefore school locations should be considered when developing a truck routing network. Downtown High Residential, Commercial and Public land uses are sensitive areas because of concern over high pedestrian and bicycle activity. Collectively, these issues are known as sensitive receptors and are utilized when analyzing the effects of potential routing alternatives. Figure 4 shows the locations of schools in the City. Existing Truck Routes The City values the economic benefit associated with truck traffic. The City also recognizes the potential negatives of truck traffic on the character of the quiet residential neighborhoods as well as vehicular and pedestrian safety. To keep these aspects in equilibrium, the City has restricted trucks on most streets while designating truck routes along key corridors. In general, the City has banned trucks weighing over three tons from traveling on all streets except on designated truck routes or making local deliveries. Section 11.20.060 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code reads: “It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons to drive on any street which is not on a truck route or routes, except that nothing in this section shall prohibit the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons coming from a “Truck Traffic Route” having ingress and egress by direct route to and from restricted streets when necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on such restricted streets…….” VICT ORY G A T E W A Y B L V D A I R P O R T B L V D E G RAND AVE MILL ER AVE BA DE N AVE GRAND AVE H ILL S ID E B L V D CA N A L S T MAPLE AVE LINDEN AVE S S P R U C E AV E S MAPLE AVE N ACC E SS RD S A I R P O R T B L V D S LINDEN AVE U T A H A V E SPRUCE AVE E C C L E S A V E SISTER CITIES BLV D OYST ER POINT BLVD HARBOR WY LITTLEFIELD AVE SAN MATEO AVE P O L E T T I W Y G UL L DR P R O D U C E AV E ALLERTO N AVE HARBOR WY Fi g u r e 3 : Pr e d o m i n a n t L a n d U s e s a l o n g K e y C o r r i d o r s Le g e n d Re s i d e n t i a l Mi x e d I n d u s t r i a l Bu s i n e s s C o m m e r c i a l Do w n t o w n C o m m e r c i a l N   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      10    The east portion of South San Francisco, primarily east of US 101, predominantly supports office, commercial and industrial land uses. Numerous biotech firms, including Genentech and Amgen, as well as truck-dependent establishments such as Fedex and UPS are located in this geographical area. To assure that needs of such land uses are fully met, the City allows trucks weighing over three tons to travel on all public streets east of US 101 and numerous other streets, when proper signs are posted. Section 11.32.010 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code states: “…when signs are erected giving notice thereof, the following streets or portions of streets are declared truck routes for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons” (a) All public streets, roadways located to the east of U.S. Highway 101 as well as the following streets, etc.; (b) Baden Avenue, from Airport Boulevard to Linden Avenue; (c) Linden Avenue, from Baden Avenue south to the southerly limits of the City; (d) South Canal Road, from South Linden Avenue to Spruce Avenue; (e) North Canal street, from South Linden Avenue to Spruce Avenue; (f) Railroad Avenue, from Linden Avenue to Spruce Avenue; (g) Spruce Avenue, from Railroad Avenue to El Camino Real; (h) Chestnut Avenue, from El Camino Real to Hillside Blvd.; (i) Mission Road, from Chestnut Avenue to the western City limits; (j) El Camino Real, from the southern City limits to the northern City limits; (k) Hickey Boulevard, from El Camino Real to Junipero Serra Boulevard; (l) Hillside Boulevard, from the western limits of the City to Sister Cities Boulevard; (m) Sister Cities Boulevard to Airport Boulevard; (n) Junipero Serra Boulevard, from the southern City limits to the northern City limits; (o) Victory Avenue, from South Linden Avenue to Spruce Avenue; (p) South Maple Avenue, from South Canal Road to Tanforan Avenue; (q) Tanforan Avenue, from South Maple Avenue to Dollar Avenue; (r) Dollar Avenue, from Tanforan Avenue to South Linden Avenue; (s) San Mateo Avenue, from Shaw Road to Airport Boulevard; (t) Shaw Road, from San Mateo Avenue to the southern City limits; (u) Ryan Way, from Victory; (v) Browning Way, from South Maple; (w) Starlite Street, Spruce Avenue South Canal Street; (x) Lowrie Avenue, from San Mateo Avenue (north) to San Mateo Avenue (south); and (y) Terminal Court, from Produce Avenue. Except for a few street segments, this balanced approach of identifying truck restrictions and truck route designations have worked well within the City. G ATE W AY GRAND AVE E G RAND AVE A I R P O R T B L V D BA D EN AVE MILL ER AVE FO R B E S B LV D H IL L SI D E BL V D CA N A L S T MAPLE AVE LINDEN AVE S S P R U C E AVE S MAPLE AVE N ACC E SS RD S LINDEN AVE U T A H A V E S A I R P O R T B L V D SPRUC E A V E E C C L E S A V E SISTER CITIES BLV D OYST ER POI N T BLVD LITTLEFIELD AVE SAN MATEO AVE P O L E T T I W Y G R A N D VIE W D R GULL DR MITCHELL AVE P R O D U C E AV E ALLERTON AVE DUBU Q UE AVE HARBOR WY Fi g u r e 4 : La n d U s e - Sc h oo l s a n d P a r k s Le g e n d Sc h o o l s Mi l l s M o n t e s s o r i S c h o o l Pa r k w a y H e i g h t s M i d d l e S c h o o l Si g n H i l l P a r k So u t h S a n F r a n c i s c o H i g h S c h o o l Or a n g e M e m o r i a l P a r k Sp r u c e El e m e n t a r y Sc h o o l Ma r t i n El e m e n t a r y Sc h o o l Oy s t e r P o i n t Pa r k Pa r k s N   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      12    Travel Time Runs Floating car runs were performed along the following roadway segments in the p.m. peak hour.  Airport Boulevard, from San Mateo Avenue to Linden Avenue  Gateway Boulevard, from Mitchell Avenue to Oyster Point Boulevard  Grand Avenue, from Spruce Avenue to Airport Boulevard  Linden Avenue, from S Canal Street to Hillside Boulevard  S Canal Street, from Linden Avenue to S Spruce Avenue  S Linden Avenue, from S Canal Street to Victory Avenue  S Spruce Avenue, from Victory Avenue to S Canal Street  Victory Avenue, from S. Linden Avenue to S Spruce Avenue A floating car run covers a one-way trip of the entire length of a study corridor. These runs capture the travel time, speed, stopping time, number of stops, and other delays on an individual directional roadway segment. Table 2: Floating Car Travel Time Runs Notes: MPH – Miles per hour The floating car survey data was analyzed to obtain overall averages of travel time, delay, speed, and free flow speed for the entire length of each corridor. Results of the floating car analysis in p.m. peak periods for all the study segments are shown in Table 2. # Roadway Segment Direction Length (Miles) Average Signal Delay [min:sec] Average Travel Time [min:sec] Average # of Stops Average Speed [mph] 1 Airport Blvd. from San Mateo Ave. to Linden Ave. NB 0.85 1:54 3:44 3.00 15 SB 1:52 3:40 2.50 15 2 Gateway Blvd. from Mitchell Ave. to Oyster Point Blvd. NB 1.1 1:21 3:40 2.75 18 SB 0:54 3:14 3.25 20 3 Grand Ave. from Spruce Ave. to Airport Blvd. EB 0.50 0:52 2:25 2.75 11 WB 0:54 2:18 2.25 12 4 Linden Ave. from S Canal St. to Hillside Blvd. NB 0.90 2:32 5:03 8.00 11 SB 2:37 5:13 7.75 11 5 S Canal St. from Linden Ave. to S Spruce Ave. EB 0.35 0:04 1:00 1.00 27 WB 0:48 1:39 1.00 13 6 S Linden Ave. from S Canal St. to Victory Ave. NB 0.25 0:01 0:33 0.25 25 SB 0:02 0:37 0.75 22 7 S Spruce Ave. from Victory Ave. to S Canal St. NB 0.25 0:22 0:55 0.50 19 SB 0:19 0:51 1.00 17 8 Victory Ave. from S. Linden Ave. to S Spruce Ave. EB 0.35 0:15 1:07 2.00 18 WB 0:06 1:00 1.50 20   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      13    Accident Rates Along with traffic count data, it is important to understand any safety issues associated with a particular roadway when developing a truck management program. Understanding the current accident rates and accident specifics, such as movement and time of occurrence, may establish cause for precluding through truck traffic on certain roadways. The City provided accident data along major corridors. Three-year accident data from January 2012 through December 2014 were tabulated and analyzed for this study. Figure 5 shows locations of truck routes where accident rates are greater than statewide accident rate per million vehicle miles of traffic. The following roadway segments have accident rates greater than the statewide average rate (1.78 per million vehicles for 2-lane and 3-lane urban arterials).  Linden Avenue, between Hillside Boulevard and Victory Avenue  Grand Avenue, between Spruce Avenue and Airport Boulevard Table 3 summarizes the accident rates for study roadway segments. The higher accident rates with trucks indicate a need to reduce truck volumes as much as possible in high pedestrian and residential areas, especially near schools. Pedestrian and bicycle accidents represent a significant portion of all injury and fatal accidents in South San Francisco and nationwide. With higher accident rate tendency, truck traffic should be moved away from these sensitive land uses to the greatest extent possible. Table 3: Accident Rates ** (x) # of collisions involving a truck; Bold indicates collision rate greater than State’s Average collision rate. RSE = 1000000*A/(365*T*ADT*L), RSE= Observed collision rate; # of acc./mil. Vehicle miles, A = Number of collisions over study period, T = Total number of years over which intersection accidents were collected; Jan 12 - Dec 14 = 3 years, ADT = Average Daily Traffic, L = Length of study corridor (in miles) # Study Segments ADT Number of Collisions Length (mi) Collision Rate (RSE) State Average Collision Rate Accident Rate > State Average 1 Linden Ave. between Hillside Blvd. and Victory Ave. 11,135 29(4) 1.10 2.16 1.78 YES 2 S Canal St. between Linden Ave. and S Spruce Ave. 2,064 0(0) 0.34 0.00 1.78 NO 3 S Spruce Ave. between S Canal St. and Victory Ave. 13,129 1(0) 0.22 0.32 2.47 NO 4 Airport Blvd. between Linden Ave. and Produce Ave. 21,419 26(5) 0.86 1.29 1.83 NO 5 Gateway Blvd. between S Airport Blvd. and Oyster Point Blvd. 9,002 2(0) 1.07 0.19 1.83 NO 6 Grand Ave. between Spruce Ave. and Airport Blvd. 7,214 37(6) 0.47 9.97 1.78 YES VIC T O R Y A V E G A T E W A Y B L V D A I R P O R T B L V D LINDE N AVE GR A N D AV E SPRU C E AVE F O R B E S B L V D MIL L E R A V E BA D E N A V E U T A H A V E HILL S I D E BL V D E C C L E S SIS T E R C I T I E S B L V D OY S T E R P O I N T B L V D LITTLEFIEL AVE GULL DR P O L E T T I W Y SAN MAT E O AVE GR A N D V I E W DR MI T C H E L L A V E PRODUCE AVE VETERANS AL L E R T O N AV E D U B U Q U E A V E SPRU C E AVE HARBOR WY CA N A L S T MAPLE AVE Fi g u r e 5 : Co l l i s i o n Rat e on S t u d y S e g m e n t s Le g e n d Co l l i s i o n rat e < S t at e w i d e S t a n da r d Co l l i s i o n rat e > S t at e w i d e S t a n da r d GR A N D A V E N   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      15    Adequate Street Geometry Due to their large size (over 3-ton trucks), trucks require larger turning radii than passenger vehicles. Therefore, truck routes should be designated along streets that have adequate intersection geometry to accommodate wider turns. Larger intersection turning radii are good for trucks, but negatively impact pedestrian safety due to increased crossing distance. The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) recommends compromised 35-foot corner returns to meet the needs for trucks turning from one road to another and minimize crossing distances for pedestrians. These intersections of arterial routes in South San Francisco have insufficient corner returns to accommodate trucks without encroaching on opposing traffic directions either before or after a right/left turn. Based on field observations, trucks had turning difficulties at the following intersections:  Airport Boulevard/San Mateo Avenue/Produce Avenue  South Airport Boulevard/Gateway Boulevard  Airport Boulevard/Grand Avenue  Airport Boulevard/Miller Avenue  Airport Boulevard/Dubuque Avenue  East Grand Avenue/Gateway Boulevard  Gateway Boulevard/Oyster Point Boulevard  Oyster Point Boulevard/Dubuque Avenue  Oyster Point Boulevard/Airport Boulevard Figure 6 shows locations on existing truck routes in the City that have substandard corner returns for safe turning movements for trucks. VICT ORY G A T E W A Y B L V D GRAND AVE E G RAN D AVE BA D EN AVE MILL ER AVE F O R B E S B LV D H IL L SI D E BL V D CA N A L S T MAPLE AVE LINDEN AVE S S P R U C E A V E S MAPLE AVE N ACC E SS RD S LINDEN AVE U T A H A V E S A I R P O R T B L V D SPRUCE AVE E C C L E S A V E SISTER CITIES BLV D OY STER POINT BLVD LITTLEFIELD AVE SAN MATEO AVE P O L E T T I W Y G R A N D VIE W D R GULL DR MITCHELL AVE P R O D U C E AV E ALLERTO N AVE D U B U Q U E AV E HARBOR WY SAN MATEO AVE Fi g u r e 6 : T r u c k T u r n i n g R a d i i Le g e n d Su b s t a n d a r d Tu r n i n g Ra di i f o r T r u c k s N   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      17    Pavement Condition Index (PCI) The Pavement Condition Index (PCI) is a numerical index between 0 and 100, which is used to indicate the general condition of pavement. The US Army Corps of Engineers developed the PCI methodology to rate the condition of any given roadway, and this methodology has been widely used throughout the nation. It is a statistical measure and requires manual survey of the pavement. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has standardized PCI surveying process and calculation methods for both roads and airport pavements. Pavement Condition Index is a classified into six categories.  PCI score between (80 – 100) Very Good-Excellent  PCI score between (70 – 79) Good  PCI score between (60 – 69) Fair  PCI score between (50 – 59) At Risk  PCI score between (25 – 49) Poor  PCI score between (0 – 24) Failed In July 2012, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission released a report on the current pavement conditions of various street in the San Francisco Bay area region. The region’s best pavement conditions were found in the City of Brentwood in Contra Costa County, where local streets averaged a PCI score of 87. The region’s worst pavement conditions were found in Napa County, where local streets averaged a PCI score of 42. Overall, the nine county San Francisco Bay Area achieved a PCI score of 66. In comparison, the City achieved a PCI score of 71, which indicates that the City’s streets are in Good condition with pavements that have no distress and require mostly preventative maintenance. Pavement Condition Index is one of the factors to determine if truck routes should be avoided or allowed through the roadway segments. Table 4 shows the PCI Scores for various roadway segments around the study area.   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      18    Table 4: PCI Scores Roadways PCI Score South Canal Street 92 Spruce Avenue 80 Linden Avenue 85 Victory Avenue 90 San Mateo Avenue 76 Gateway Blvd 83 Produce Avenue 85 Airport Blvd 85 Grand Avenue 85 Vehicle Classification Traffic Counts and Truck Volumes To verify known truck routes and determine other routes used heavily by trucks, 48-hour vehicle classification counts were conducted on weekdays in February 2015 for the following roadway segments to determine the Average Daily Traffic (ADT) and the truck traffic percentage.  Victory Avenue, between S Linden Avenue and S Spruce Avenue  S Spruce Avenue, between Victory Avenue and S Canal Street  S Canal Street, between Starlite Street and S Maple Avenue  Linden Avenue, between Railroad Avenue and 1st Lane  Grand Avenue, between Maple Avenue and Linden Avenue  Linden Avenue, between 8th Lane and Aspen Avenue  Linden Avenue, between Hillside Boulevard and Airport Boulevard  Airport Boulevard, north of Pine Avenue  Airport Boulevard, between Caltrain tracks and San Mateo Avenue  San Mateo Avenue, north of Lowrie Avenue  Gateway Boulevard, south of E Grand Avenue  Gateway Boulevard, south of Oyster Point Boulevard The data was analyzed and is shown in Figure 7. The ADT and truck counts for each direction for key corridors is shown in Table 5. Vehicle Classification traffic counts and truck volumes are included in Appendix B.   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      19    Table 5: Truck Percentages # Roadway Segment Direction Average Daily Traffic Auto Trucks Percentage of trucks 1 Victory Ave., between S Linden Ave. and S Spruce Ave. EB 1194 1000 194 16.25 WB 806 639 167 20.72 2 S Spruce Ave., between Victory Ave. and S Canal St. NB 6555 6188 367 5.60 SB 6574 5806 768 11.68 3 S Canal St., between Starlite St. and S Maple Ave. EB 1233 1046 187 15.17 WB 831 644 187 22.50 4 Linden Ave., between Railroad Ave. and 1st Lane NB 6345 5682 663 10.45 SB 4790 4037 753 15.72 5 Grand Ave., between Maple Ave. and Linden Ave. EB 3953 3618 335 8.47 WB 3813 3543 270 7.08 6 Linden Ave., between 8th Lane and Aspen Ave. NB 2649 2497 152 5.74 SB 2735 2548 187 6.84 7 Linden Ave., between Hillside Blvd. and Airport Blvd. EB 2431 2336 95 3.91 WB 2014 1826 188 9.33 8 Airport Blvd., north of Pine Ave. NB 3146 2863 283 9.00 SB 4744 4471 273 5.75 9 Airport Blvd., between Caltrain tracks and San Mateo Ave. NB 9771 9250 521 5.33 SB 12039 11467 572 4.75 10 San Mateo Ave., north of Lowrie Ave. NB 5308 4330 978 18.43 SB 5160 4014 1146 22.21 11 Gateway Blvd., south of Grand Ave. NB 2958 2677 281 9.50 SB 6247 5620 627 10.04 12 Gateway Blvd., south of Oyster Point Blvd. NB 5436 4960 476 8.76 SB 3828 3295 533 13.92 VIC T O R Y AV E G A T E W A Y B L V DA I R P O R T B L V D LINDE N AVE SPRU C E AVE GR A N D AV E BA D E N A V E MIL L E R A V E HILL S I D E BL V D CA N A L S T MAPL E AVE U T A H A V E AC CE SS R D E C C L E S A V E SIS T E R C I T I E S B L V D OY S T E R P O I N T B L V D LITTLEFIELD AVE SAN MA T E O AVE GULL DR P O L E T T I W Y. GR A N D V I E W DR MI T C H E L L A V E PRODUCE AVE AL L E R T O N A V E D U B U Q U E A V E MAPL E AVE Fi g u r e 7 : A v e r a g e D a i l y T r a ff i c C o u n t s a n d T r u c k V o l u m e s 5,384 21,810 9,264 2,064 13,129 7,7 6 6 Le g e n d 100 9 (10 % ) 60 5 ( 8 % ) 1,093 (5%) 1,135 (9%) 374 (18%) 339 (6% ) AD T V o l u m e s AD T T r u c k V o l u m e s Tr u c k P e r c e n t a g e s X, X X X X, X X X (X% ) GR A N D A V E 9,205 908 ( 10% ) 10,468 2,124 (20%) 7,89 0 556 (7%) 11,135 1,416 (13%) 4,4 4 5 28 3 (6%) N 36 1 ( 1 8 % ) 2, 0 00   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      21    Intersection Level of Service (LOS) There are a number of intersections throughout the study area that experience peak hour congestion on a daily basis, and even more intersections are expected to experience congestion in the future. When trucks travel through these intersections, the delay at the intersections increases further and the LOS deteriorates as well. The City provided the a.m. peak hour and p.m. peak hour Synchro files along with the volumes, lane Geometries and signal timings for the year (2013) and cumulative year (2035). This study evaluates the Existing Conditions (2013) and Cumulative Conditions (2035) roadway network and potential impacts that the removal of trucks would have on Airport Boulevard, and southbound US-101 ramps in the study area. The proposed restriction would prohibit commercial trucks from using the southbound Airport Boulevard / Miller Avenue off-ramp to access the segment of Airport Boulevard between Sister Cities Boulevard and San Mateo Boulevard. Southbound trucks exiting US 101 would instead use the Sister Cities/Oyster Point Boulevard and San Mateo Avenue exits to reach their local destinations. The truck restriction is necessitated by the need to minimize traffic congestion along Airport Boulevard, which is heaviest at the segment between Miller Avenue and Baden Avenue. The intersection spacing within this segment of Airport Boulevard is short (i.e. less than 400 feet). With an average length of 55 feet for trailer trucks, there is not much room for cars to queue between the intersections, which sometimes leads to queue spill over and congestion along Airport Boulevard during peak hours. Additionally, the geometric constraints at the Airport Boulevard/Grand Avenue intersection makes it difficult for trucks to make convenient turns, which results in lowering the capacity of the intersection and increases traffic delays to all motorists. As determined from the subsequent analysis, restricting trucks along Airport Boulevard is expected to minimally impact truck circulation within the study area and also has a potential to alleviate traffic congestion along Airport Boulevard. The analysis evaluates the traffic conditions at study intersections within the study area, ‘with’ and ‘without’ truck traffic along Airport Boulevard. Restricting trucks over 3 tons on Airport Boulevard between Sister Cities Boulevard and San Mateo Avenue will cause trucks to re-route in the East of 101 study area. The number of diverting trucks and trucks percentages were estimated from the existing classification counts conducted during January 2015 and assigned along San Mateo Avenue and Gateway Boulevard. The truck percentage for the intersections on Airport Boulevard and Linden Avenue was lowered as we are restricting the trucks on these roadways keeping the volumes in order to study conservative scenario. A comparative analysis was conducted for the following four scenarios. Each scenario was analyzed under both a.m. and p.m. peak hour conditions: 1. Existing Conditions without Truck Restriction along Airport Boulevard. 2. Existing Conditions with Truck Restriction along Airport Boulevard. 3. Long Term Cumulative Conditions without Truck Restriction along Airport Boulevard. 4. Long Term Cumulative Conditions with Truck Restriction along Airport Boulevard. Figures 8a and 8b shows Existing Conditions turning movement volumes ‘without truck restriction’ along Airport Boulevard. Similarly, Figures 9a and 9b shows Existing Conditions turning movement volumes ‘with truck restriction’ along Airport Boulevard. Table 6 also compares the intersection LOS for scenarios ‘with’ and ‘without’ truck restriction along Airport Boulevard under Existing Conditions. The LOS worksheets are provided in Appendix C. Baden Avenue and Linden Avenue intersection is expected to operate at Levels of service of F with delay of 85.9 seconds in p.m. peak hour and with truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard the   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      22    expected levels of service is E with delay of 70.8 seconds in p.m. peak hour. Intersection delay decreases by 6.6 seconds in a.m. peak hour and 15.1 seconds in p.m. peak hour. For the intersection of East Grand Avenue and Gateway Boulevard with truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard, the intersections delay increases by 5.1 seconds in a.m. peak hour and 3.4 seconds in p.m. peak hour. For the intersection of San Mateo Avenue and Airport Boulevard with truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard, the intersections delay increases by 4.5 seconds in a.m. peak hour and 2.6 seconds in p.m. peak hour.   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      23    Table 6: Peak Hour intersection LOS for Truck Restriction – Existing Conditions # Intersection Name Intersection Control Peak Hour Existing Year without Truck Restrictions (2013) Existing year with Truck Restrictions (2013) Change In Delay Delay LOS Delay LOS 1 Miller Ave. and Linden Ave. Signal AM 21.3 C 21.3 C 0 PM 35.1 D 35.1 D 0 2 Miller Ave. and Airport Blvd. Signal AM 28.2 C 28.2 C 0 PM 19.3 B 19.3 B 0 3 Miller Ave. and Spruce Ave. Signal AM 18.3 B 18.3 B 0 PM 20.0 C 20.0 C 0 4 Grand Ave. and Dubuque Ave. Signal AM 5.9 A 5.7 A -0.2 PM 4.2 A 4.2 A 0 5 Grand Ave. and E Grand Ave. Signal AM 19.5 B 20.1 C 0.6 PM 16.9 B 16.7 B -0.2 6 E Grand Ave. and Gateway Blvd. Signal AM 33.6 C 38.7 D 5.1 PM 36.2 D 39.6 D 3.4 7 Grand Ave. and Spruce Ave. Signal AM 16.5 B 16.5 B 0 PM 19.2 B 19.2 B 0 8 Grand Ave. and Maple Ave. Signal AM 9.3 A 9.3 A 0 PM 9.7 A 9.7 A 0 9 Grand Ave. and Linden Ave. Signal AM 11.5 B 11.5 B 0 PM 12.7 B 12.7 B 0 10 Grand Ave. and Airport Blvd. Signal AM 40.8 D 40.1 D -0.7 PM 44.7 D 41.5 D -3.2 11 E Grand Ave. and US 101 NB Off-ramp. Side-Street Stop AM 18.3 C 18.3 C 0 PM 10.7 B 10.7 B 0 12 Baden Ave. and Linden Ave. Signal AM 39.5 D 32.9 C -6.6 PM 85.9 F 70.8 E -15.1 13 Baden Ave. and Airport Blvd. Signal AM 26.9 C 27.8 C 0.9 PM 29.7 C 27.2 C -2.5 14 San Mateo Ave. and Airport Blvd. Signal AM 38.3 D 42.8 D 4.5 PM 51.6 D 54.2 D 2.6 15 S Airport Blvd. and Gateway Blvd. Signal AM 37.4 D 33.3 C -4.1 PM 43.0 D 50.1 D 7.1 16 S Airport Blvd. and US 101 NB Off-ramp Signal AM 30.4 C 30.7 C 0.3 PM 33.3 C 33.6 C 0.3 Notes: Bold indicates unacceptable Level of Service (LOS E or LOS F). Delay is in vehicles per seconds. Figure 8a: Existing Conditions ‘without Truck Restriction’ Turning Movement Volumes TJKM 41(50) 87(49) 68(93) 23 ( 2 6 ) 11 8 ( 1 7 6 ) 16 ( 1 6 ) Intersection #1 Miller Ave./ Linden Ave. 33 ( 4 0 ) 17 3 ( 2 2 3 ) 8( 9 ) 12(34) 156(314) 92(121) Intersection #2 Miller Ave. / Airport Blvd. Miller Ave. L i n d e n A v e . 112(106) 36 ( 1 4 6 ) 11 8 ( 2 6 5 ) 54 ( 5 0 ) 40 8 ( 3 3 2 ) 1(1) 132(342) 417(292) Miller Ave. A i r p o r t B l v d . Intersection #3 Miller Ave. / Spruce Ave. 16(25) 126(95) 55(30) 25 ( 1 6 ) 66 ( 1 6 4 ) 59 ( 5 7 ) 19 ( 2 4 ) 73 ( 8 5 ) 9( 5 ) 14(29) 66(255) 51(112) Miller Ave. S p r u c e A v e . 66(14) 20(80) 38 ( 3 5 ) 65 2 ( 3 4 7 ) Intersection #4 Grand Ave./ Dubuque Ave. 36 ( 4 8 ) 51 3 ( 1 6 2 7 ) Intersection #5 Grand Ave. / E Grand Ave. Grand Ave. Du b u q u e A v e . 696(307) 23(54) 23 2 ( 3 4 7 ) 79 1 ( 2 5 3 ) 317(1329) 16(51) Grand Ave. E G r a n d A v e . Intersection #6 E Grand Ave. / Gateway Blvd. 146(104) 1096(297) 71(127) 56 ( 9 5 ) 29 4 ( 1 0 8 ) 34 7 ( 6 3 ) 45 ( 2 1 2 ) 11 0 ( 3 4 4 ) 27 2 ( 7 3 ) 81(217) 233(842) 117(341)E Grand Ave. G a t e w a y B l v d . 68(40) 211(185) 42(64) 16 ( 5 4 ) 12 3 ( 1 7 4 ) 58 ( 1 1 2 ) Intersection #7 Grand Ave./ Spruce Ave. 26 ( 3 9 ) 99 ( 1 8 6 ) 21 ( 1 8 ) 34(35) 150(245) 64(96) Intersection #8 Grand Ave. / Maple Ave. Grand Ave. S p r u c e A v e . 20(41) 289(208) 44(63) 38 ( 2 3 ) 54 ( 8 3) 11 ( 5 0 ) 34 ( 3 8 ) 35 ( 8 6 ) 11 ( 4 2 ) 29(52) 133(316) 21(37)Grand Ave. Ma p l e A v e . Intersection #9 Grand Ave. / Linden Ave. 29(58) 298(176) 41(72) 15 ( 3 5 ) 52 ( 1 4 1 ) 28 ( 3 3 ) 38 ( 8 5 ) 16 4 ( 1 8 3 ) 61 ( 6 6 ) 20(49) 139(305) 29(51)Grand Ave. L i n d e n A v e . LEGEND Signalized IntersecƟon Yield Sign AM Peak Hour Volumes PM Peak Hour Volumes XX (XX) Figure 8b: Existing Conditions ‘without Truck Restriction’ Turning Movement Volumes TJKM 224 (172) 139(58) 92 (92) 35 ( 54 ) 38 2 ( 45 9 ) 20 9 ( 80 ) Intersection #10 Grand Ave./ Airport Blvd. 11 5 ( 11 7 ) 41 4 (39 7 ) 38 2 ( 10 3 ) 90 (233) 90 (257) 178 (710) Intersection #11 E Grand Ave. / US 101 NB Off-Ramp Grand Ave. A i r p o r t B l v d . 57 6 ( 7 8 ) 11 0 0 ( 5 6 3 ) 14(11) US 1 0 1 NB O f f - R a m p Intersection #12 Baden Ave. / Linden Ave. 17(53) 262(124) 70(36) 4( 2 0 ) 12 5 ( 1 8 4 ) 29 7 ( 2 7 6 ) 25 ( 7 6 ) 20 9 ( 2 1 0 ) 28 ( 4 4 ) 11(48) 75(179) 216(342) L i n d e n A v e . 351(302) 243(197) 99 ( 2 4 0 ) 17 9 ( 2 7 8 ) Intersection #13 Baden Ave./ Airport Blvd. 19 6 ( 2 7 5 ) 54 9 ( 8 6 5 ) 22 ( 2 ) Intersection #14 San Mateo Ave. / Airport Blvd. Baden Ave. A i r p o r t B l v d . 52(145) 178(160) 110(239) 18 6 ( 9 3 ) 43 ( 3 5 ) 34 6 ( 2 2 8 ) 52 ( 9 1 ) 68 0 ( 1 2 0 0 ) 14 7 ( 1 8 2 ) San Mateo Ave. Ai r p o r t B l v d . Intersection #15 S Airport Ave. / Gateway Blvd. 81(41) 186(121) 404(409) 43 8 ( 5 9 0 ) 330( 1 4 8 ) 34 4 ( 7 3 ) 13 9 ( 4 2 4 ) 13 4 ( 2 3 9 ) 6( 8 ) 7(4) 98(418) 25(123)S Airport Ave. G a t e w a y B l v d . 842(591) 10(13) 364(159) 16 4 ( 2 8 2 ) 26 1 ( 4 3 5 ) 12 ( 2 6 ) Intersection #16 Airport Blvd./ US 101 NB Off-Ramp 76 ( 1 3 0 ) 33 9 ( 5 9 5 ) 12 ( 3 6 ) 13(11) 6(8) 0(0) 17(17) Airport Blvd. U S 1 0 1 N B O f f - R a m p E Grand Ave. Baden Ave. LEGEND Signalized IntersecƟon Yield Sign AM Peak Hour Volumes PM Peak Hour Volumes XX (XX) 183(465) 220(213) 272(755) Figure 9a: Existing Conditions ‘with Truck Restriction’ Turning Movement Volumes TJKM 41(50) 87(49) 68(93) 23 ( 2 6 ) 11 8 ( 1 7 6 ) 16 ( 1 6 ) Intersection #1 Miller Ave./ Linden Ave. 33 ( 4 0 ) 17 3 ( 2 2 3 ) 8( 9 ) 12(34) 156(314) 92(121) Intersection #2 Miller Ave. / Airport Blvd. Miller Ave. L i n d e n A v e . 112(106) 36 ( 1 4 6 ) 11 8 ( 2 6 5 ) 54 ( 5 0 ) 40 8 ( 3 3 2 ) 1(1) 132(342) 417(292) Miller Ave. A i r p o r t B l v d . Intersection #3 Miller Ave. / Spruce Ave. 16(25) 126(95) 55(30) 25 ( 1 6 ) 66 ( 1 6 4 ) 59 ( 5 7 ) 19 ( 2 4 ) 73 ( 8 5 ) 9( 5 ) 14(29) 66(255) 51(112) Miller Ave. S p r u c e A v e . 66(14) 20(80) 38 ( 3 5 ) 677 (3 67) Intersection #4 Grand Ave./ Dubuque Ave. 36 ( 4 8 ) 538 (1 6 51 ) Intersection #5 Grand Ave. / E Grand Ave. Grand Ave. Du b u q u e A v e . 696(307) 23(54) 23 2 ( 3 4 7 ) 79 1 ( 2 5 3 ) 317(1329) 16(51) Grand Ave. E G r a n d A v e . Intersection #6 E Grand Ave. / Gateway Blvd. 146(104) 1096(297) 71(127) 56 ( 9 5 ) 35 9 (1 46 ) 34 7 ( 6 3 ) 45 ( 2 1 2 ) 179 (3 87 ) 27 2 ( 7 3 ) 81(217) 233(842) 117(341)E Grand Ave. G a t e w a y B l v d . 68(40) 211(185) 42(64) 16 ( 5 4 ) 12 3 ( 1 7 4 ) 58 ( 1 1 2 ) Intersection #7 Grand Ave./ Spruce Ave. 26 ( 3 9 ) 99 ( 1 8 6 ) 21 ( 1 8 ) 34(35) 150(245) 64(96) Intersection #8 Grand Ave. / Maple Ave. Grand Ave. S p r u c e A v e . 20(41) 289(208) 44(63) 38 ( 2 3 ) 54 ( 8 3) 11 ( 5 0 ) 34 ( 3 8 ) 35 ( 8 6 ) 11 ( 4 2 ) 29(52) 133(316) 21(37)Grand Ave. Ma p l e A v e . Intersection #9 Grand Ave. / Linden Ave. 29(58) 298(176) 41(72) 15 ( 3 5 ) 52 ( 1 4 1 ) 28 ( 3 3 ) 38 ( 8 5 ) 16 4 ( 1 8 3 ) 61 ( 6 6 ) 20(49) 139(305) 29(51)Grand Ave. L i n d e n A v e . LEGEND Signalized IntersecƟon Yield Sign AM Peak Hour Volumes PM Peak Hour Volumes XX (XX) Figure 9b: Existing Conditions ‘with Truck Restriction’ Turning Movement Volumes TJKM 224 (172) 139(58) 92 (92) 35 ( 54 ) 38 2 ( 45 9 ) 20 9 ( 80 ) Intersection #10 Grand Ave./ Airport Blvd. 11 5 ( 11 7 ) 41 4 (39 7 ) 38 2 ( 10 3 ) 90 (233) 90 (257) 178 (710) Intersection #11 E Grand Ave. / US 101 NB Off-Ramp Grand Ave. A i r p o r t B l v d . 57 6 ( 7 8 ) 11 0 0 ( 5 6 3 ) 14(11) US 1 0 1 NB O f f - R a m p Intersection #12 Baden Ave. / Linden Ave. 17(53) 262(124) 70(36) 4( 2 0 ) 12 5 ( 1 8 4 ) 29 7 ( 2 7 6 ) 25 ( 7 6 ) 20 9 ( 2 1 0 ) 28 ( 4 4 ) 11(48) 75(179) 216(342) L i n d e n A v e . 351(302) 243(197) 99 ( 2 4 0 ) 17 9 ( 2 7 8 ) Intersection #13 Baden Ave./ Airport Blvd. 19 6 ( 2 7 5 ) 54 9 ( 8 6 5 ) 22 ( 2 ) Intersection #14 San Mateo Ave. / Airport Blvd. Baden Ave. A i r p o r t B l v d . 52(145) 243(198) 110(239) 18 6 ( 9 3 ) 43 ( 3 5 ) 34 6 ( 2 2 8 ) 52 ( 9 1 ) 68 0 ( 1 2 0 0 ) 14 7 ( 1 8 2 ) San Mateo Ave. Ai r p o r t B l v d . Intersection #15 S Airport Ave. / Gateway Blvd. 146(79) 186(121) 404(409) 43 8 ( 5 9 0 ) 330( 1 4 8 ) 34 4 ( 7 3 ) 20 8 (4 67 ) 13 4 ( 2 3 9 ) 6( 8 ) 7(4) 98(418) 25(123)S Airport Ave. G a t e w a y B l v d . 842(591) 10(13) 364(159) 16 4 ( 2 8 2 ) 26 1 ( 4 3 5 ) 12 ( 2 6 ) Intersection #16 Airport Blvd./ US 101 NB Off-Ramp 76 ( 1 3 0 ) 33 9 ( 5 9 5 ) 12 ( 3 6 ) 13(11) 6(8) 0(0) 17(17) Airport Blvd. U S 1 0 1 N B O f f - R a m p E Grand Ave. Baden Ave. LEGEND Signalized IntersecƟon Yield Sign AM Peak Hour Volumes PM Peak Hour Volumes XX (XX) 183(465) 289(256) 272(755)   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      28    Figures 10a and 10b shows Cumulative Conditions turning movement volumes ‘without truck restriction’ along Airport Boulevard. Similarly, Figures 11a and 11b shows Cumulative Conditions turning movement volumes ‘with truck restriction’ along Airport Boulevard. Table 7 compares the intersection LOS for scenarios ‘with’ and ‘without’ truck restriction along Airport Boulevard under Cumulative Conditions. The LOS worksheets are provided in Appendix C. Miller Avenue and Linden Avenue intersection is expected to operate at Levels of service of F with delay of 183.6 seconds in p.m. peak hour under both the scenarios without and with truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard in Cumulative Conditions. East Grand Avenue and Gateway Boulevard intersection is expected to operate at Levels of service of F in both a.m. and p.m. peak hours under both the scenarios without and with truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard in Cumulative Conditions. The intersections delay increases by 1.9 seconds in a.m. peak hour and 8.6 seconds in p.m. peak hour with and without truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard. Grand Avenue and Airport Boulevard intersection is expected to operate at Levels of service of F in both a.m. and p.m. peak hours under both the scenarios without and with truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard in Cumulative Conditions. The intersections delay decreases by 15.7 seconds in a.m. peak hour and 11.4 seconds in p.m. peak hour with and without truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard. Baden Avenue and Linden Avenue intersection is expected to operate at Levels of service of F in both a.m. and p.m. peak hours under both the scenarios without and with truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard in Cumulative Conditions. The intersections delay decreases by 30.9 seconds in a.m. peak hour and 33.6 seconds in p.m. peak hour with and without truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard. San Mateo Avenue and Airport Boulevard intersection is expected to operate at Levels of service of F in p.m. peak hour under both the scenarios without and with truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard in Cumulative Conditions. The intersections delay decreases by 2.8 seconds in a.m. peak hour and 9.4 seconds in p.m. peak hour with and without truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard. South Airport Boulevard and Gateway Boulevard intersection is expected to operate at Levels of service of F in a.m. peak hour under both the scenarios without and with truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard in Cumulative Conditions. The intersections delay increases by 2.8 seconds in a.m. peak hour and 9.4 seconds in p.m. peak hour with and without truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard. South Airport Boulevard and US 101 NB Off-ramp intersection is expected to operate at Levels of service of F in both a.m. and p.m. peak hours under both the scenarios without and with truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard in Cumulative Conditions.   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      29    Table 7: Peak Hour Intersection LOS for Truck Restriction – Cumulative Conditions # Intersection Name Intersection Control Peak Hour Cumulative Year without Truck Restrictions (2035) Cumulative year with Truck Restrictions (2035) Change In Delay Delay LOS Delay LOS 1 Miller Ave. and Linden Ave. Signal AM 47.6 D 47.6 D 0 PM 183.6 F 183.6 F 0 2 Miller Ave. and Airport Blvd. Signal AM 27.7 C 27.7 C 0 PM 22.1 C 22.1 C 0 3 Miller Ave. and Spruce Ave. Signal AM 18.2 B 18.2 B 0 PM 24.6 C 24.6 C 0 4 Grand Ave. and Dubuque Ave. Signal AM 8.1 A 8.1 A 0 PM 11.4 B 11.5 B 0.1 5 Grand Ave. and E Grand Ave. Signal AM 24.3 C 24.4 C 0.1 PM 17.5 B 17.8 B 0.3 6 E Grand Ave. and Gateway Blvd. Signal AM 202.7 F 200.8 F 1.9 PM 100.7 F 109.3 F 8.6 7 Grand Ave. and Spruce Ave. Signal AM 18.0 B 18.0 B 0 PM 28.0 C 28.0 C 0 8 Grand Ave. and Maple Ave. Signal AM 10.4 B 10.4 B 0 PM 11.9 B 11.9 B 0 9 Grand Ave. and Linden Ave. Signal AM 14.0 B 14.0 B 0 PM 21.6 C 21.6 C 0 10 Grand Ave. and Airport Blvd. Signal AM 103.8 F 88.1 F -15.7 PM 93.9 F 82.6 F -11.4 11 E Grand Ave. and US 101 NB Off-ramp. Side-Street Stop AM 11.7 B 11.7 B 0 PM 8.5 A 8.5 A 0 12 Baden Ave. and Linden Ave. Signal AM 132.3 F 101.4 F -30.9 PM 151.9 F 118.3 F -33.6 13 Baden Ave. and Airport Blvd. Signal AM 31.4 C 29.9 C -1.5 PM 26.0 C 26.7 C 0.7 14 San Mateo Ave. and Airport Blvd. Signal AM 38.3 D 41.1 D 2.8 PM 148.6 F 158.0 F 9.4 15 S Airport Blvd. and Gateway Blvd. Signal AM 73.1 E 79.8 E 6.7 PM 40.0 D 47.7 D 7.7 16 S Airport Blvd. and US 101 NB Off-ramp Signal AM 100.0 F 100.1 F 0.1 PM 168.8 F 168.6 F -0.2 Notes: Bold indicates unacceptable Level of Service (LOS E or LOS F). Delay is in vehicles per seconds. Figure 10a: Cumulative Conditions ‘without Truck Restriction’ Turning Movement Volumes TJKM 63(80) 134(79) 105(149) 36 ( 4 2 ) 18 2 ( 2 8 2 ) 25 ( 2 6 ) Intersection #1 Miller Ave./ Linden Ave. 51 ( 6 4 ) 26 7 ( 3 5 8 ) 12 ( 1 4 ) 19(55) 241(504) 142(194) Intersection #2 Miller Ave. / Airport Blvd. Miller Ave. L i n d e n A v e . 125(93) 35 ( 1 1 2 ) 13 6 ( 3 1 6 ) 58 ( 6 1 ) 52 9 ( 4 0 8 ) 65(108) 166(387) 779(253) Miller Ave. A i r p o r t B l v d . Intersection #3 Miller Ave. / Spruce Ave. 25(40) 195(152) 85(48) 39 ( 2 6 ) 10 2 ( 2 6 3 ) 91 ( 9 1 ) 29 ( 3 8 ) 11 3 ( 1 3 6 ) 14 ( 8 ) 22(47) 102(409) 79(180) Miller Ave. S p r u c e A v e . 98(55) 105(333) 85 ( 1 1 8 ) 13 2 9 ( 4 4 9 ) Intersection #4 Grand Ave./ Dubuque Ave. 48 ( 1 5 5 ) 60 5 ( 1 9 8 5 ) Intersection #5 Grand Ave. / E Grand Ave. Du b u q u e A v e . 1386(459) 41(45) 22 6 ( 3 0 0 ) 10 1 2 ( 4 9 0 ) 427(1840) 27(48) Grand Ave. E G r a n d A v e . Intersection #6 E Grand Ave. / Gateway Blvd. 228(194) 2082(597) 88(158) 79 ( 1 5 9 ) 14 5 ( 2 1 6 ) 92 7 ( 1 1 9 ) 35 ( 2 0 3 ) 19 8 ( 8 8 4 ) 25 7 ( 9 6 ) 43(97) 340(1526) 246(715) E Grand Ave. G a t e w a y B l v d . 105(64) 326(297) 65(103) 25 ( 8 7 ) 19 0 ( 2 7 9 ) 90 ( 1 8 0 ) Intersection #7 Grand Ave./ Spruce Ave. 40 ( 6 3 ) 15 3 ( 2 9 8 ) 32 ( 2 9 ) 53(56) 232(393) 99(154) Intersection #8 Grand Ave. / Maple Ave. Grand Ave. S p r u c e A v e . 31(66) 446(334) 68(101) 59 ( 3 7 ) 83 ( 1 3 3 ) 17 ( 8 0 ) 53 ( 6 1 ) 54 ( 1 3 8 ) 17 ( 6 7 ) 45(83) 205(507) 32(59) Grand Ave. Ma p l e A v e . Intersection #9 Grand Ave. / Linden Ave. 45(93) 460(282) 63(115) 23 ( 5 6 ) 80 ( 2 2 6 ) 43 ( 5 3 ) 59 ( 1 3 6 ) 25 3 ( 2 9 4 ) 94 ( 1 0 6 ) 31(79) 215(489) 45(82) Grand Ave. L i n d e n A v e . LEGEND Signalized IntersecƟon Yield Sign AM Peak Hour Volumes PM Peak Hour Volumes XX (XX) TJKM 249 (192) 422 (154) 86 (76) 35 ( 45 ) 45 3 ( 52 7 ) 21 5 (17 0 ) Intersection #10 Grand Ave./ Airport Blvd. 129 ( 146 ) 52 7 ( 36 5 ) 77 7 ( 2 43 ) 73 (233) 157(570) 240 (826) Intersection #11 E Grand Ave. / US 101 NB Off-Ramp Grand Ave. A i r p o r t B l v d . 85 6 ( 6 8 ) 13 1 8 ( 5 9 7 ) 23(9)E Grand Ave. US 1 0 1 NB O f f - R a m p Intersection #12 Baden Ave. / Linden Ave. 22(56) 514(307) 116(63) 76 ( 1 0 5 ) 13 2 ( 1 5 4 ) 27 1 ( 2 3 8 ) 39 ( 6 7 ) 20 5 ( 1 9 3 ) 17 6 ( 1 3 0 ) 22(47) 198(466) 213(289) Baden Ave. L i n d e n A v e . 406(307) 385(335) 11 5 ( 2 7 3 ) 27 6 ( 4 3 3 ) Intersection #13 Baden Ave./ Airport Blvd. 25 7 ( 3 0 9 ) 57 5 ( 9 5 6 ) 21 ( 2 ) Intersection #14 San Mateo Ave. / Airport Blvd. Baden Ave. A i r p o r t B l v d . 135(179) 219(181) 129(245) 21 3 ( 1 8 5 ) 16 0 ( 2 0 6 ) 51 3 ( 3 6 4 ) 74 ( 9 5 ) 72 3 ( 1 1 8 5 ) 16 3 ( 1 8 9 ) San Mateo Ave. Ai r p o r t B l v d . Intersection #15 S Airport Ave. / Gateway Blvd. 123(92) 247(101) 525(541) 44 8 ( 5 0 2 ) 94 2 ( 2 7 7 ) 78 7 ( 1 3 5) 28 9(1 0 8 8 ) 17 8 ( 4 3 3 ) 6( 7 ) 7(3) 106(750) 24(103)S Airport Ave. G a t e w a y B l v d . 1619(509) 87(70) 445(225) 21 9 ( 4 6 8 ) 28 0 ( 3 2 7 ) 15 ( 1 5 ) Intersection #16 Airport Blvd./ US 101 NB Off-Ramp 10 4 ( 3 2 4 ) 54 4 ( 7 2 2 ) 94 ( 1 1 7 ) 28(45) 65(105) 0(0) 19(76) Airport Blvd. U S 1 0 1 N B O f f - R a m p E Grand Ave. Baden Ave. Figure 10b: Cumulative Conditions ‘without Truck Restriction’ Turning Movement Volumes 182(396) 219(270) 442 (1674) TJKM 249 (192) 422 (154) 86 (76) 35 ( 45 ) 45 3 ( 52 7 ) 21 5 (17 0 ) Intersection #10 Grand Ave./ Airport Blvd. 129 ( 146 ) 52 7 ( 36 5 ) 77 7 ( 2 43 ) 73 (233) 157(570) 240 (826) Intersection #11 E Grand Ave. / US 101 NB Off-Ramp Grand Ave. A i r p o r t B l v d . 85 6 ( 6 8 ) 13 1 8 ( 5 9 7 ) 23(9)E Grand Ave. US 1 0 1 NB O f f - R a m p Intersection #12 Baden Ave. / Linden Ave. 22(56) 514(307) 116(63) 76 ( 1 0 5 ) 13 2 ( 1 5 4 ) 27 1 ( 2 3 8 ) 39 ( 6 7 ) 20 5 ( 1 9 3 ) 17 6 ( 1 3 0 ) 22(47) 198(466) 213(289) Baden Ave. L i n d e n A v e . 406(307) 385(335) 11 5 ( 2 7 3 ) 27 6 ( 4 3 3 ) Intersection #13 Baden Ave./ Airport Blvd. 25 7 ( 3 0 9 ) 57 5 ( 9 5 6 ) 21 ( 2 ) Intersection #14 San Mateo Ave. / Airport Blvd. Baden Ave. A i r p o r t B l v d . 135(179) 284(219) 129(245) 21 3 ( 1 8 5 ) 16 0 ( 2 0 6 ) 51 3 ( 3 6 4 ) 74 ( 9 5 ) 72 3 ( 1 1 8 5 ) 16 3 ( 1 8 9 ) San Mateo Ave. Ai r p o r t B l v d . Intersection #15 S Airport Ave. / Gateway Blvd. 188(130) 247(101) 525(541) 44 8 ( 5 0 2 ) 94 2 ( 2 7 7 ) 78 7 ( 1 3 5) 35 8 (1 13 1 ) 17 8 ( 4 3 3 ) 6( 7 ) 7(3) 106(750) 24(103)S Airport Ave. G a t e w a y B l v d . 1619(509) 87(70) 445(225) 21 9 ( 4 6 8 ) 28 0 ( 3 2 7 ) 15 ( 1 5 ) Intersection #16 Airport Blvd./ US 101 NB Off-Ramp 10 4 ( 3 2 4 ) 54 4 ( 7 2 2 ) 94 ( 1 1 7 ) 28(45) 65(105) 0(0) 19(76) Airport Blvd. U S 1 0 1 N B O f f - R a m p E Grand Ave. Baden Ave. Figure 11b: Cumulative Conditions ‘with Truck Restriction’ Turning Movement Volumes 182(396) 288(313) 442 (1674)   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      34    Through Truck Movements Most trucks do have a legitimate reason to travel on City streets and deliver goods and services to destinations within the City. It is the trucks that are traversing through the City streets to reach their destinations outside the City that are of concern. To determine the amount of through truck traffic that is detrimental for the City streets and neighborhoods, an Origin-Destination (O-D) study is necessary. Such studies are labor intensive, requiring tracking of trucks on City streets, from entry points to exit points. An O-D study was performed on Thursday, January 29, 2015; details are included in Appendix D. In all, nine gateway locations were established at the City limits to determine cut-through traffic. In this survey, trucks passing through a corner of the City were not counted as through trucks. Through trucks were only those trucks traveling entirely across the City from east to west, west to east, north to south and south to north. A total of 311 trucks were followed in both a.m. and p.m. peak hours from their entrance into the study area to their exit from the City. The following summarizes the results by each peak period also shown on figure 12: AM Peak Period (7:00-9:00 a.m.):  15 percent of truck trips travel north- south along Airport Boulevard/Bay shore Boulevard  36 percent of truck trips travel north- south along Airport Boulevard  50 percent of truck trips travel east- west along S Airport Boulevard/Gateway Boulevard PM Peak Period (4:00-6:00 p.m.):  9 percent of truck trips travel north- south along Airport Boulevard/Bay shore Boulevard  26 percent of truck trips travel north- south along Airport Boulevard  66 percent of truck trips travel east- west along S Airport Boulevard/Gateway Boulevard Figure 12 shows Locations of Origin Destination Gateways and Truck Classification Counts along the study roadway segments. In a.m. peak hour 146 trucks were followed between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. It was noticed that 20 trucks were passing through Linden Avenue (Gate 3) and Airport Boulevard (Gate 4) in both directions, which is almost 15 percent of total trucks. 48 trucks passing through Airport Boulevard (Gates 4 and 5) going towards the downtown and Bayshore Boulevard in both directions that is 36   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      35    percent of total trucks. 71 trucks passing through Produce Avenue (Gate 6) and South Airport Boulevard (Gates 7 and 8) in both directions, which is 50 percent of total trucks and remaining few trucks through other gates. In p.m. peak hour 165 trucks were followed between 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. It was noticed that 14 trucks were passing through Linden Avenue (Gate 3) and Airport Boulevard (Gate 4) in both directions, which is almost 9 percent of total trucks. 38 trucks passing through Airport Boulevard (Gates 4 and 5) going towards the downtown and Bayshore Boulevard in both directions that is 26 percent of total trucks. 108 trucks passing through Produce Avenue (Gate 6) and South Airport Boulevard (Gates 7 and 8) in both directions, which is 66 percent of total trucks and remaining few trucks through other gates. Figure 13 shows Origin-Destination truck percentages along the study roadway segments. Figure 12: Locations of Origin Destination Gateways and Truck Classification Counts N O R T H F I E L D RD. BLV D . BLV D . LAWRENCE C O L O R LN.UT AH AV E . S . A I R P O R T HA R B O R W Y . AIR P O R T LI N D E N MA P L E A V E . DUBUQUE AVE. BADEN A V E. GRAND AVE. MILLER AVE. LI T T L E F I EL D A V E . G U L L R D. EC C L E S A V E .OY STER POINT B LV D. B A Y S H O R E HILLSID E B L V D . 101 V E T ERANS B L V D . BLVD. M A R INA BL V D . G A T E W A Y PO L E T T I W Y . MITC HE L L AVE. F O R B E S BLVD . SISTER-CITIES BLVD. AVE.FED E X CE N T E N N I A L TO W E R S SA N M A TE O A VE . W O NDER- E . G R A N D A V E. ALLER TO N A V E . G R A NDVIEW D R . SCH O O L S T . BR I T T A N I A W. HA R R I S A V E .E. HARRIS A V E . AVE. E. GRAND AVE. L ITTLE F I ELD A V E. NORTH ACCESSR D . 380 N O R T H ACCESS RD. SP R U C E A VE . S CANAL ST. LEGEND 48-Hr. Truck Route Classification Counts (12 Locations) Truck License O-D Survey (9 Locations) Gateway Number VICTO R Y AVE. TC TC TC TC TC TC TC TC TC TC TC TC TC OD OD OD OD OD OD OD OD OD OD P R O D U C E AV E . N G4 G3 G9 G5 G2 G6 G8G7 G1 GX N O R T H F I E L D R D. B LV D. BLV D . LAWRENCE UTAH AVE. S . A I R P O R T HA R B O R W Y . AIR P OR T LI N D E N A V E . MA P L E A VE . DUBUQUEAVE. BADEN A V E . GRAND AVE. MILLER A V E . LI T T L E F I E L D A V E. G U L L R D. EC C L E S A V E .OY STER POI NT B LV D. B A Y S H O R E HILLSID E B L V D . 101 V E T ERANS B L V D . BLVD. M A R INABL V D . G A T E W A Y PO L E T T I W Y . MITC H E LL AVE. F O R B E S BLV D . SISTER-CITIES BLVD. FED E X C E N T E N N I A L TO W E R S SA N M A T E O A V E . E .G R A N D A V E. ALLER TON A VE . G R A NDVIEW D R . SCH O O L S T . BR IT T A N IA W.H A R R I S A V E .E. HARRIS A V E . AVE. E.GRAND AVE. L ITTLE F IELD A V E. NO RTH ACCE SSR D .N O R T H ACCESS RD. S CANAL ST. LEGEND VICTO R Y A VE. P R O D U C E AV E . N SP R U C E A V E . WONDERCOLOR LN. Figure 13: Origin-Destination Truck Survey 072-044 Study Segment AM Truck Percentages PM Truck Percentages XX (XX) 1 5 % (9 %) 36% (26%) 50% (6 6 %) G4 G3 G2 G5 G9 G8G7 G1 G6 INTERSTATE 380 CITY HALL City Hall Fedex Ship Center Amgen UPS Customer Center Genentech GX Gateway Number RAIL ROA D AVE.   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      38    RECOMMENDED TRUCK ROUTES California Vehicle Code The California Vehicle Code (CVC) provides necessary statutory basis for any city to restrict through trucks within its boundaries. After conducting appropriate truck traffic analysis and receiving its governing body’s approval through an ordinance, a city can enforce truck traffic restrictions if the CVC conditions are met. CVC Section 35701 states: (a) Any City, or county for a residence district, may, by ordinance, prohibit the use of a street by any commercial vehicle or by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit, except with respect to…. The remainder of the section refers to the exceptions for garbage trucks, etc., and also restricts cities and counties from banning commercial vehicles on interstate highways. A residence district is defined in California Vehicle Code section 515 as: A "residence district" is that portion of a highway and the property contiguous thereto, other than a business district, (a) upon one side of which highway, within a distance of a quarter of a mile, the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by 13 or more separate dwelling houses or business structures, or (b) upon both sides of which highway, collectively, within a distance of a quarter of a mile, the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by 16 or more separate dwelling houses or business structures. A residence district may be longer than one-quarter of a mile if the above ratio of separate dwelling houses or business structures to the length of the highway exists. A city ordinance established on the basis on CVC 35701 is not effective and enforceable until appropriate signs are installed indicating the applicable restrictions. Recommended Truck Routes When addressing concerns of excessive truck traffic on city streets, most cities choose one or both of the following options:  Restrict trucks over certain weight limits, such as over three tons, five tons and seven tons, from specific streets and install appropriate signs along those corridors.  Designate truck routes, encouraging truckers to choose those corridors over other streets that are not designated as truck routes. The City has numerous streets designated as truck routes for trucks weighing over three tons. To better manage truck traffic of city streets and to preserve the quality of life on residential streets, this evaluation included numerous aspects such as the current truck volumes, accident data, geometric constraints and predominant land uses. In addition, a detailed point-based methodology with seven criteria for determining the designated truck routes was used. The criteria are listed below:   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      39    Criteria for Determining Designated Truck Route Criteria 1 - A completely retail corridor is awarded 5 points and a completely residential corridor is awarded -5 points. For a corridor with a mix of retail and residential use is awarded points between - 5 and +5 based on proportion of residential and retail along the corridor. Criteria 2 - A corridor designated as STAA (Surface Transportation Assistance Act) route is awarded 5 points and a corridor not designated and far away from STAA route is awarded -5 points. For a corridor near STAA routes, points between -5 and +5 is awarded based on ease of accessibility and connectivity. (The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 allows large trucks to operate on the Interstate system and certain primary routes collectively called the National Network. These trucks, referred to as STAA trucks, are longer than California legal trucks. As a result, STAA trucks need a larger turning radius than most local roads can accommodate.) Criteria 3 – Points assigned, within a range of -2 to +2, based on number of accidents. A Corridor with high traffic accidents is assigned -2 points and with no accident is awarded +2 points. Criteria 4 - A corridor passing through schools and parks is assigned -2 points and corridor not passing through any schools or parks is awarded +2 points. Corridors in the proximity of schools and parks are assigned points between -2 and +2 based on the access point and relative distance to schools/parks. Criteria 5 – Points are assigned based on the level of congestion on the street. A corridor passing through intersections with LOS E or worse is awarded -1 point and a corridor passing through intersections with LOS D or better is awarded +1 point. Criteria 6 - A corridor passing through intersections with substandard corner radii is awarded -1 point and a corridor passing through intersection with no turning radii problem at intersections is awarded +1 point. Criteria 7 - A street with most recent Pavement Condition Index below 80 is awarded -1 point and one with a PCI at 80 or above is awarded +1 point. All criteria’s were assigned a range value. However, weightage was assigned to each criterion based on the importance and relevance. Corridor type, proximity to STAA routes, proximity to schools and parks and accident rates were given higher weightage. For example, trucks passing through residential/retail were assigned a value between -5 and +5. Since trucks are to be prohibited on a residential street, the roadway segment was penalized by assigning a value of -5 if it was passing through residential area. Alternatively, if the segment was through retail area, it was assigned a value of +5 and if the segment passed through a mixed corridor the value assigned was between -5 and +5 accordingly. Table 8 below shows the weightage, range value and score points for each criteria.   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      40    Table 8: Weightage and Point Scores for Determining the Truck Routes All major segments were analyzed for each of the criteria. Table 9 summarizes the findings of Segments scores. Based upon the scores, the truck routes were selected. # Criteria Weightage Range Value Range of Score Points 1 Passing through type of corridor 5 Residential: -1 Point Retail: +1 Point Between -5 and +5 2 Connecting/proximity to STAA routes 5 Very Close: -1 Point Far away: +1 Point Between -5 and +5 3 Passing through corridors with high traffic accidents 2 AR>Statewide: -1 Point No Accidents: +1 point Between -2 and +2 4 Passing through schools and parks 2 Yes: -1 Point No: +1 Point Between -2 and +2 5 Passing through intersections 1 LOS D or better: +1 Point LOS E or worse: -1 Point Between -1 and +1 6 Passing through intersections with small corner radius 1 Yes:-1 Point No:+1 Point Between -1 and +1 7 Passing through roads with Pavement Condition Index < 80 1 Yes:-1 Point No: +1 Point Between -1 and +1   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      41    Table 9: Determination of Truck Routes # Street Segments C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 C-7 Total 1 Airport Blvd. Sister Cities Blvd. to Butler Ave. -3 3 -1 1 1 1 1 3 2 Butler Ave. to Linden Ave. -3 3 -1 1 1 -1 1 1 3 Linden Ave. to Miller Ave. -3 3 -1 1 1 -1 1 1 4 Miller Ave. to Grand Ave. -3 3 -1 1 1 -1 1 1 5 Grand Ave. to Baden Ave. -3 3 -1 1 1 -1 1 1 6 Baden Ave. to San Mateo Ave. -3 3 -1 1 1 -1 1 1 1 Linden Ave. Airport Blvd. to Miller Ave. -3 -3 -2 1 1 -1 1 -6 2 Miller Ave. to Grand Ave. -3 -3 -2 1 1 -1 1 -6 3 Grand Ave. to Baden Ave. -3 -3 -2 1 -1 -1 1 -8 4 Baden Ave. to Railroad Ave. -3 -3 -2 1 1 -1 1 -6 5 Railroad Ave. to Canal St. -3 -3 -2 1 1 -1 1 -6 1 Grand Ave. Spruce Ave. to Maple Ave. -2 -3 -2 -1 1 -1 1 -7 2 Maple Ave. to Linden Ave. -2 -3 -2 -1 1 -1 1 -7 3 Linden Ave. to Airport Blvd. -2 -3 -2 -1 1 -1 1 -7 4 Airport Blvd. to Dubuque Ave. -2 -3 -2 -1 1 -1 1 -7 5 Dubuque Ave. to E Grand Ave. 5 3 -2 -1 1 1 1 8 6 E Grand Ave. to Gateway Blvd. 5 3 -2 -1 1 -1 1 6 1 Canal St. Linden Ave. to Spruce Ave. 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 17 2 Victory Ave. Spruce Ave. to Linden Ave. 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 17 1 Spruce Ave. Victory Ave. to Canal St. 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 17 1 S Airport Blvd. Produce Ave. to Gateway Blvd. 5 5 2 2 1 -1 1 15 1 Gateway Blvd. S Airport Blvd. to E Grand Ave. 5 5 2 2 1 -1 1 15 2 E Grand Ave. to Corporate Dr. 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 17 3 Corporate Dr. to Corporate Dr. East 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 17 4 Corporate Dr. East a to Industrial Way 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 17 5 Industrial Way to Driveway 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 17 6 Driveway to Oyster Point Blvd. 5 5 2 2 1 -1 1 15 1 Oyster Point Blvd. Gateway Blvd. to Dubuque Ave. 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 17 2 Dubuque Ave. to Airport Blvd. 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 17   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      42    As shown on Table 9, Gateway Boulevard, Canal Street, Victory Avenue, Spruce Avenue and Oyster Point Boulevard are ranked much higher as preferred truck routes compared to Airport Boulevard, Linden Avenue and Grand Avenue within Downtown area and West of US 101 area. Based on the existing conditions, Airport Boulevard, Grand Avenue and Linden Avenue primarily serve land uses like high-density residential, commercial and public places such as Churches, City Hall, Library, etc. Airport Boulevard, Grand Avenue and Linden Avenue support residential as well as commercial land use with high pedestrian and bicycle activities. Truck traffic is generally not compatible with pedestrian and bicycle activity as trucks typically require wider streets and more turning space, which makes pedestrian crossing longer and unsafe. The traffic congestion is also more on these corridors in both a.m. and p.m. peak hours. Collision rates on Grand Avenue is 9.97 per million vehicle miles and on Linden Avenue is 2.16, both greater than the statewide average rate of 1.78, which makes these corridors unsuitable for trucks. Additionally, the intersections along Airport Boulevard, Grand Avenue and Linden Avenue are not wide enough and have tight corner radii, which are incompatible for truck use and to make safe turns. The study recommends that regulation of trucks within the City be based upon the concept of local truck routes. Local truck routes direct trucks making pickups and deliveries within the City to specific routes. Therefore, trucks serving local commercial, industrial and other uses within the City limits should be allowed on the designated truck routes. Through trucks that enter the City at one boundary and leave through another boundary without stopping and traversing the City without serving local use within the City should be restricted. Additionally land use considerations, intersection geometry, accident rates and OD survey results should be considered in determining designated truck routes for the City. Recommendation 1 – Restrictions on Through Trucks Weighing Over Three Tons Based on the detailed analysis and relevant factors discussed above, it is recommended that all non- essential trucks weighing over three tons be restricted on the following routes: 1. Airport Boulevard between San Mateo Avenue/Produce Avenue and Oyster Point Boulevard/Sister Cities Boulevard 2. Linden Avenue between Railroad Avenue and Baden Avenue - During the field observations, it was observed that on Linden Avenue, there is already a truck restriction (NO TRUCKS OVER 3 TONS) between Airport Boulevard and Baden Avenue. It is appropriate to restrict trucks on these additional blocks of Linden Avenue. 3. Baden Avenue between Linden Avenue and Airport Boulevard – Currently, trucks are restricted on Baden Avenue between Linden Avenue and Spruce Avenue. It is appropriate to extend the restriction to one additional block between Linden and Airport. Figure 14 summarizes the existing truck routes for downtown South San Francisco. Figure 15 summarizes the proposed truck routes for downtown South San Francisco. Based on the field observations, most southbound trucks exiting US 101 via the Miller Avenue off- ramp make southbound left turns at the Airport Boulevard/Grand Avenue intersection, and use East Grand Avenue as a primary route to access the industrial areas located east of the US 101 freeway. Others use San Mateo Avenue to access industrial areas located west of the US 101 freeway. The proposed restrictions would prohibit non-essential trucks weighing over three tons from using the southbound Airport Boulevard/Miller Avenue off-ramp to access Airport Boulevard between   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      43    Miller Avenue and San Mateo Boulevard. Southbound trucks exiting US 101 would instead use the Sister Cities/Oyster Point Boulevard or San Mateo Avenue exits to reach their local destinations. Along Airport Boulevard, the truck restrictions are warranted to minimize traffic congestion, which is significantly worse between Miller Avenue and Baden Avenue. The intersection spacing within this segment of Airport Boulevard is short (i.e. less than 400 feet). With an average length of 55 feet for trailer trucks, there is not much room for cars to queue between the intersections, which sometimes leads to queue spill over and congestion along Airport Boulevard during peak hours. Additionally, the geometric constraints at the Airport Boulevard/Grand Avenue intersection make it difficult for trucks to turns, which results in lowering the capacity of the intersection and increases traffic delays to all motorists. The proposed truck route is longer and less direct than existing conditions but based on Tables 6 and 7 results, restricting truck traffic along the proposed segments of Airport Boulevard, Linden Avenue and Baden Avenue would insignificantly impact the study intersections. The LOS for the several study intersections is expected to remain unchanged and delay reduces at the following intersections: Grand Avenue & Airport Boulevard (Int # 10) and Baden Avenue & Linden Avenue (Int # 12). It is also noticed that at some of the intersections along Gateway Boulevard and San Mateo Avenue, there is slight increase in delay in both Existing and Cumulative Conditions. This means that there will be no significant increase in stopping and idling by trucks with the new restrictions. In February 2015, the City adopted a Downtown Station Area Plan that outlines the City’s vision on many fronts, including multimodal transportation, parking and safety. The plan recognizes that the area east of US 101 has been primarily industrial in nature, with wide streets and limited sidewalks making it unattractive for walking. It identifies streets such as Airport Boulevard, Linden Avenue and Grand Avenue where heavy truck traffic causes traffic circulation and pedestrian safety issues. The truck traffic coming off of I-101 and traveling on some of the downtown street impact negatively to the downtown businesses and residential neighborhoods in the immediate vicinity. Downtown Station Area Specific plan proposes recommendations and guidelines that will improve the livability of the plan area, provide development opportunities and increase transit ridership. The plan proposes certain improvements on Grand Avenue, Airport Boulevard and Linden Avenue. Grand Avenue  Convert angled parking to parallel parking, ensuring continued provision of bus stops, street crossings and appropriate curb radii as needed.  Widen Grand Avenue sidewalks to at least 15 feet.  Prepare and implement new streetscape designs for Grand Avenue that will include new sidewalk paving, corner widenings (bulbouts), crosswalk treatments, new street furnishings (seating, trash receptacles), and plantings.  Reconfigure Grand Avenue roadway with two travel lanes, bicycle lanes, and parallel parking. Airport Boulevard  Reconfigure Airport Boulevard at and south of Grand Avenue to ensure safe access across this busy intersection. Improvements will include a reduction in travel lanes, a widened median supporting a pedestrian refuge, and removal of the free right turn from Airport Boulevard to East Grand Avenue coupled with an extended corner and sidewalk for pedestrian safety.   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      44     Coordinate timing and extent of improvements at the Airport Boulevard and Grand Avenue intersection with improvements to Grand Avenue and the Caltrain Station reconfiguration and pedestrian/bicycle undercrossing. Linden Avenue  Provide pedestrian improvements on Linden Avenue including corner bulbouts and crosswalk improvements where appropriate. Implement the Linden Plaza through special paving and removable bollards; improve streetscape as well. Other recommendations includes streetscape improvements on Miller and Baden Avenues with adequate sidewalks and appropriate streetscape improvements. The Plan includes Guiding Principles 33 and 39 that refer to limiting truck traffic in the downtown and nearby neighborhoods and thereby reducing negative impacts on the residents and businesses. Downtown Station Area Specific Plan Guiding Principles 33 and 39 are shown in Appendix A. As determined from the subsequent analysis, restricting trucks along Airport Boulevard is expected to minimally impact truck circulation within the East of 101 Area and also has a potential to alleviate traffic congestion along Airport Boulevard. Recommendation 2 – Designation of Alternative Truck Routes The South San Francisco Municipal Code allows all streets east of US 101 to be utilized as truck routes if they are properly signed. Some corridors are already designated for truck routes on the west side of US 101. Based on the engineering analysis, field observations, land uses and many other relevant factors, it is recommended that the following corridors be designated as truck routes for safe and easy access to various truck destinations on both sides of the US 101 freeway:  Gateway Boulevard from Mitchell Avenue to Oyster Point Boulevard  Canal Street from Linden Avenue to S Spruce Avenue  Spruce Avenue from Victory Avenue to S Canal Street  Victory Avenue from S. Linden Avenue to S Spruce Avenue  Linden Avenue from Rail Road to Victory Avenue Gateway Boulevard, Canal Street, Victory Avenue, Spruce Avenue and Oyster Point Boulevard can be used by trucks to access the Downtown area and East of US 101 Area from and to US 101, as these corridors primarily serve land uses that include Business and Technology Park, Offices and Commercial. Collision rates on Gateway Boulevard is 0.19, on Canal Street is zero and on Spruce Avenue is 0.32. Traffic along these corridors is not heavy in a.m. and p.m. peak hours. The intersections along these corridors are also wide enough to accommodate trucks, with some exception. As these recommendations were being developed, any potential impacts of restricting truck traffic on certain corridors were also analyzed. Some of these potential impacts of truck restrictions along Airport Boulevard, Baden Avenue and Linden Avenue are as follows:  Restricting truck traffic along Airport Boulevard between Sister Cities Boulevard and San Mateo Avenue is expected to divert the existing truck traffic in this segment to Gateway Boulevard and Grand Avenue.   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      45     Traffic currently exiting at US 101 SB off-ramp at Miller Avenue to access areas east of US 101 will exit at US 101 SB at Produce Avenue and use South Airport Boulevard to access areas east/west of US 101.  Trucks currently exiting US 101 SB off-ramp at Airport Boulevard are likely to divert to exit at Oyster Point Boulevard and use Gateway Boulevard, San Mateo Avenue, South Linden Avenue to access areas east/west of US 101.  Trucks from downtown South San Francisco are likely to divert to Spruce Avenue, Canal Street, Victory Avenue, South Linden Avenue, San Mateo Avenue, Produce Avenue and South Airport Blvd to access US 101. The Proposed truck routes within the City are shown in Figure 15. Prior to implementing these recommendations, the City must formally adopt this study and file a Notice of CEQA Exemption with the State Clearinghouse. In addition, prior to installing any truck restriction signs within the state right-of-way, the City must submit an application with Caltrans and secure appropriate encroachment permits. Once the City approves these routes, the City should consider proactive and adequate outreach to the freight and trucking industry so that the truckers are aware of the preferred truck routes as well as newly established truck restrictions. Additionally, the South San Francisco Police Department should consider appropriate enforcement of the truck restrictions in order to make them effective. Environmental Impacts Prior to implementing any recommendations identified in this study, the City must formally adopt this Truck Restriction Plan to comply with the California Air Quality Act (CEQA) requirements. Per CEQA, the proposed changes are deemed as a project and all projects must undergo environmental review to assess any environmental impacts. MIG | TRA Environmental Sciences, a national recognized expert, completed environmental assessment for this project. MIG reviewed this report and concluded that the Truck Restriction Plan would not result in significant adverse effects and can be considered Categorically Exempt under CEQA Guidelines (Section 15301: Existing Facilities). In addition, none of the exceptions to the exemptions specified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies to the proposed project. MIG recommends that a Notice of Exemption shall be filed with the State Clearinghouse. Appendix E provides a complete report prepared by MIG | TRA. LEGEND Designated Truck Route N AIR P O R T B L V D BLVD . UTAH A V E S . A I R P O R T AI R P O R T B L V D LIN D E N A V E MA P L E A V E DUBUQUEAVE BADEN A V E GRAND A V E MILLER A V E . OY STER POINT BLVD B A Y S H O R E HILLSID E B L V D 101 G A T E W A Y POL E T T I W A Y MITCHELL AVE C E N T E N N I A L T O W E R S SA N M A T E O A V E E.G RA N D A V E SCH O O L S T SP R U C E A VE N CANAL S T VICTO R Y A V E P R O D U C E AVE RAILRO A D A V E COMMERCIAL AVE LUX AVE A R M O U R A V E CY P R E S S AV E PINE AVE Figure 14: Existing Truck Routes Truck Restricted Route Vehicles Over 3 Tons Gross Prohibited / No Commercial Vehicles in Residential Areas: Over 10,000 lbs or Over 22 ft long or Over 8’ 5” high (Muni Code 11.40.210) WONDER- COLOR WAY GAT E W A Y B L V D SISTE R - C I T I E S B L V D MA P L E A V E MA P L E A V E S CANAL S T Note: According to Muni Code Section 11.32.010 All of East of US 101 is a Designated Truck Route. SPRU C E A VE LEGEND Designated Truck Route N AIR P O R T B L V D BLVD . UTAH A V E S . A I R P O R T HA R B O R W Y AI R P O R T B L V D LIN D E N A V E MA P L E A V E DUBUQUEAVE BADEN A V E GRAND A V E MILLER A V E . EC C L E S A V E OY STER POINT BLV D B A Y S H O R E HILLSID E B L V D 101 V E T ERANSB L V D G A T E W A Y POL E T T I W A Y MITCHELL AVE F O R B E S FED E X C E N T E N N I A L T O W E R S SA N M A T E O A V E E.G RA N D A V E SCH O O L S T W.H A R R I S AV E SP R U C E VE N CANA L S T VICTO R Y A V E P R O D U C E AVE RAILRO A D A V E COMMERCIAL AVE LUX AVE A R M O U R A V E CY P R E S S AV E PINE AVE Figure 15: Proposed Truck Routes Truck Restricted Route Vehicles Over 3 Tons Gross Prohibited / No Commercial Vehicles in Residential Areas: Over 10,000 lbs or Over 22 ft long or Over 8’ 5” high (MC 11.40.210) WONDER- COLOR WAY GAT E W A Y B L V D SISTE R - C I T I E S B L V D MA P L E A V E MA P L E A V E Proposed Truck Restricted Route SPRU C E A VE S CANA L S T   Truck Restriction Plan for the City of South San Francisco – FINAL Draft Report                                                      48    Recommended Future Actions As noted earlier, the recommended truck routes do have accident history, operational challenges and geometric limitations. To improve truck movement and overall safety on these corridors, additional measures in the future may be necessary. While the scope of this study did not extend to identifying specific problems and limitations and recommending improvements, overall recommendations include the following:  Once the truck routes and restrictions are finalized, the City should analyze newly adopted truck routes and look into details of accident history involving trucks. This analysis would reveal key factors that contributed to the accidents involving trucks and recommend potential solutions to correct the deficiencies.  Inadequate corner radii may contribute to some of the increased accident rates. TJKM recommends a more detailed engineering study of intersection geometrics coupled with the accident analysis above to develop a corrective program of truck route improvements.  The recommended analysis will result in a list of improvements necessary along the truck routes. These improvements should be prioritized for near-term and long-term implementation, and included in the City’s Capital Improvement Plan for future budgetary purposes.  The near-term and long-term implementation plan as identified above will help the City for various state and federal funding opportunities. 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E .   As s o c i a t e  Ci v i l  En g i n e e r En g i n e e r i n g  Di v i s i o n Ci t y  Co u n c i l  St u d y  Se s s i o n De c e m b e r  14 ,  20 1 6 • Ci t y a d o p t s D o w n t o w n S t a t i o n A r e a P l a n o n F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 5 • En v i s i o n s m u l t i m o d a l t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , p a r k i n g a n d s a f e t y • Tr u c k R e s t r i c t i o n S t u d y a n c h o r e d i n G u i d i n g P r i n c i p l e s 3 3 a n d 3 9 i n t h e Do w n t o w n S t a t i o n A r e a P l a n Do w n t o w n  St a t i o n  Ar e a  Pl a n Cu r r e n t  th r o u g h  Tr u c k   Mo v e m e n t s Tr u c k M o v e m e n t  Al o n g A M  Pe a k  Pe r i o d P M  Peak Period Li n d e n  Av e n u e  to  Ai r p o r t  Bo u l e v a r d 1 4  % ( 20  tr u c k s ) 9  % (14 trucks) Ai r p o r t  Bo u l e v a r d   36  % (4 8  tr u c k s ) 2 6  % (38 trucks) So u t h  Ai r p o r t B o u l e v a r d  to  Ga t e w a y   Bo u l e v a r d 50  % (7 1  tr u c k s ) 6 5  % (108 trucks) No t e s : AM  Pe a k  Pe r i o d  ‐ 7 a. m .  to  9 a. m . PM  Pe a k  Pe r i o d    ‐ 4 p. m .  to  6 p. m . Fu t u r e  th r o u g h  Tr u c k   Mo v e m e n t s  Af t e r   Tr u c k  Re s t r i c t i o n s Tr u c k M o v e m e n t  Al o n g A M  Pe a k  Pe r i o d P M  Peak Period Li n d e n  Av e n u e  to  Ai r p o r t  Bo u l e v a r d 9 0  % ( 2 tr u c k s ) 8 6  % (2 trucks) Ai r p o r t  Bo u l e v a r d   86  % (6  tr u c k s ) 9 0  % (4 trucks) So u t h  Ai r p o r t B o u l e v a r d  to  Ga t e w a y   Bo u l e v a r d 71  % (1 0 6  tr u c k s ) 7 8  % (131 trucks) No t e s : AM  Pe a k  Pe r i o d  ‐ 7 a. m .  to  9 a. m . PM  Pe a k  Pe r i o d    ‐ 4 p. m .  to  6 p. m .