Transforming a State Highway into a Grand Boulevard

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Transforming a State Highway into a Grand
Boulevard
El Camino Real

• Walk/Bike California 2007 Conference

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The Evolution of El Camino Real

• Started as a simple trail and has expanded to
  meet each generations challenges
• It now carries more traffic, runs through more
  communities, and hosts more businesses and
  residents than any other single street on the
  Peninsula
• It is our most important single street, and it
  never has had the benefit of a planning process
  with all stakeholders participating

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Grand Boulevard Initiative Area

• State Route 82
• 43 Miles long (25 in San Mateo County, 18 in
  Santa Clara County)
• Daly City (Mission Street) to Diridon Station in
  San Jose (The Alameda)
• Study area ¼ mile on each side
• There is significant rail infrastructure in the
  corridor BART and Caltrain and good levels of
  bus service.

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Existing Conditions Report Roadway Features

• 2 to 3 through lanes in each direction
• Width from 43.6 to 139 in San Mateo County
• Half of key intersections are at Level of Service
  D
• 40 intersections exceed the state average
  accident rate

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Land Use

• Total housing comprises 40 of land use within
  the corridor
• Population density is low

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Transit Infrastructure Service

• Caltrain
• 10 Caltrain stations located within study area
  (1/4 mile)
• These stations account for 46 of Caltrain
  weekday ridership
• 21 shuttles connect to the stations located in
  proximity to the corridor
• BART
• All 5 San Mateo County stations are within study
  area
• 43,000 weekday boardings
• SamTrans
• Routes 390 and 391 carry 25 of SamTrans trips
• Average headway is 15 minutes during the day and
  30 minutes after 6pm
• 5 other routes serve the corridor and 26 routes
  connect to the 390 and 391 service
• VTA
• Route 22 and Route 522 run along the corridor
• Route 522 offers rapid, limited stop service at
  15 and 20 minute headways on weekdays from 5am to
  9pm and added 17 new riders
• 32 additional routes cross El Camino Real

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Mode Split

• 83 of corridor residents drive to work compared
  to
• 85 in San Mateo County and
• 90 in Santa Clara County

Mode choice on the corridor is dominated by
automobile travel.
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Car
Public Transportation
Bicycle
Walk
Other
Worked at Home
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Bicycle/Pedestrian Amenities

• No designated bike lanes along El Camino Real
• Discontinuous bike routes parallel to El Camino
• El Camino is the only direct North-South route on
  the peninsula
• Pedestrian infrastructure is minimal and deters
  activity

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Amenities/Identity

• Pedestrian amenities and beautification are
  scarce and inconsistent
• Architecture ranges from appealing design to
  urban blight
• No cohesive design to tie communities together
• El Camino lacks a regional identity

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Grand Boulevard Partners

• Two counties 19 cities
• C/CAG, VTA
• Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network, San Mateo
  County Economic Development Assoc.
• Caltrans, SamTrans, Caltrain
• ABAG, MTC, BAAQMD
• Business, Labor, Environmentalists
• State, Federal Elected Representatives

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The Process

• A Task Force (47 members) for policy oversight
• A Working Committee for the hands-on work with
  city and agency staff

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Grand Boulevard Vision

• El Camino Real will achieve its full potential
• as a place for residents to work, live, shop
• and play, creating links between
• communities that promote walking, biking,
• and transit and an improved quality of life.

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Challenge Statement and Guiding Principles

• Please visit the website at www.elcaminoreborn.com
  

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Transformation of a corridor
Stanford Avenue and El Camino Real
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into a more pedestrian friendly environment
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Daly City Top of the Hill Today
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Daly City Top of the Hill Tomorrow
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GRAND BOULEVARD INITIATVE

• Ongoing Process
• Monthly meetings of a Working Committee comprised
  of city and agency staff and three subcommittees
  - Land Use, Finance and Multimodal Design
  Standards
• Creating and updating a list of anticipated and
  ongoing projects in the corridor
• Creating a Grand Boulevard Recognition Program

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Grand Boulevard Multimodal Transportation
Corridor Plan

• Caltrans Statewide Planning Grant
• Partnership between two transit agencies
  (SamTrans and Santa Clara Valley Transportation
  Authority (VTA)
• and two Congestion Management Agencies (VTA and
  the San Mateo City/County Association of Govts)
• GOAL A better link between transportation and
  land use
• Type and level of transit service
• Strategy for multi-modal access
• Strategies to facilitate coordination concerning
  design
• and operations of El Camino Real/Mission Street

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• Thank YouCorinne Goodrich
• Manager of Strategic Development
• San Mateo County Transit District
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