ANNUAL TRANSPORTATION & MOBILITY UPDATE
FOR PARKING, TRAFFIC & PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
February 13, 2024
2 THREE “E’s”
Education
Enforcement
Engineering
Belmont Strategic Focus Area
Infrastructure & Mobility
Enhance Multi-modal Transportation
Parking and Traffic Safety Committee
Economic Development & Housing
Fiscal and Organization Sustainability
Public Safety
Quality of Life
3 ENGINEERING
4 Parking and Traffic
Safety Committee
City Staff Maintenance Capital Improvement
Projects
PARKING & TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (PTSC)
5 Belmont Police Department
San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department
Belmont Public Works Department
PARKING & TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Striping and Markings
Crosswalks
Stop Bars
Lane Lines
etc.
Signage
Installation
Replacement
Maintenance
Tree Trimming
Painting Curbs
6 PARKING & TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Receives requests from internal staff or the public
Requests are reviewed and taken to public meetings if
necessary
City Council approval is requested when necessary for certain improvements
7 2023 PTSC IMPROVEMENTS
LOCATION IMPROVEMENT
Maywood Drive at
Ralston Ave
Painted approximately 20 feet of “no parking zone” red curb along southbound Maywood Drive
Hallmark Drive, various
intersections
Painted curb returns red at Hallmark Drive intersections at Soho Circle, Paddington Court, Wakefield Drive, Somerset Drive (south side only), Leigh Way and the intersection of Somerset drive and Leigh Way
Monserat Ave at Cipriani
Blvd
Painted approximately 30 feet of “no parking zone” red curb along eastbound Monserat Avenue
Manzanita Avenue Installed 4-hour parking signs (6 AM to 10 AM MONDAYS) and painted green curb Academy Avenue &
Court
Painted “no parking zone” red curb along the hairpin turns of Academy Court and Academy Drive
8 MAINTENANCE
• Refreshed:
• 4,354 feet of red curb
• 7 crosswalks located in School Zones
• 1,400 feet of lane/parking stall
striping
• 20 pavement marking legends
(arrows, STOP, KEEP CLEAR)
• Replaced:
• 13 regulatory signs
• 8 warning signs
• 6 guide signs/street signs
9 • Repaired: 352 potholes
• Crack Sealed: 47,156 linear feet
of pavement
• Installed:
• 235.12 tons of asphalt
• 11.75 yards of concrete
• Flashing LED signage
• Solar panel power source for
RRFB
MAINTENANCE
10 Finishing curb & gutter Sign installation Thermoplastic striping
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Completion of the Ralston Corridor Phase 3 CIPR Project • Implementation of the Ralston Avenue Adaptive Signal Control Project
• Policy Updates:
• Drafting of the Traffic Calming Policy
• Residential On-Street Parking Space for the Disabled Policy • ADA Transition Plan (ongoing)
11 CURRENT PROJECTS
• Fire House Square
• Artisan Crossing
• 815 Old County Road
• Single Family Homes
• New builds
• Additions
• Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
12 • Ralston Ave Cabinet Relocations
• 2023 Pavement Project (summer
2024)
• 2024 Slurry Project (summer 2024)
• Alameda de Las Pulgas Corridor
Improvement Project (design)
• Belmont Village Bike and Pedestrian
Project (TDA $330k grant app
pending)
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
EDUCATION
13 Outreach and Events Police Department Media
SAN MATEO CONSOLDIATED FIRE DEPARTMENT
• Challenges:
• Access to properties and response
• Ensuring efficient operations
• Recent red curb to improve fire access and response
• Academy Ave
• Irene Court
• Outreach:
• Youth Fire Setter Intervention
• Wildland-Urban Interface Campaigns
• Public Safety Training
• Defensible space
14 ENFORCEMENT
15 Traffic Hotspots Directed Traffic
Enforcement
Parking Hotline
BELMONT POLICE STATISTICS FROM 2023
• Performed:
• 4,033 Traffic Stops
• 754 Directed Traffic Enforcements
• Issued:
• 1,903 Moving Citations
• 233 Written Warnings
• 1,707 Unclassified Citations*
• 303 Criminal Citations
• Regular community education
*Administrative, code enforcement, misdemeanor and warning citations 16 17
Questions
Our City City Government
Commissions, Committees &
Boards Parking and Traffic
Safety Committee
Elizabeth Wada
Associate Civil Engineer
[email protected]