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GBI Updates

Belmont City Council
September 9, 2025

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GBI Updates
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September 9, 2025
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SEP TEMBER 9, 20 25
Fa ll 20 25 P ro g re ss Up d a t e
Be lm o n t Cit y Co u n cil
Ba ck g ro u n d a n d Ove rvie w
W h a t is t h e Gra n d Bo u le va rd In it ia t ive ? Co rrid o r-w id e e ffo rt t o
m o d e rn ize
t ra n sp o rt a t io n
in fra st ru c t u re o n El
Ca m in o Re a l in Sa n
Mateo Cou n ty.

Co n ve n e a Ta sk Fo rce o f
st a ff fro m cit ie s,
co u n t yw id e a g e n cie s,
Ca lt ra n s, a d vo ca t e s, a n d
b u sin e ss g ro u p s t o
e st a b lish a c o h e sive
visio n fo r t h e c o rrid o r.

Bu ild s momentum
toward
im p le m e n t a t io n b y
a d va n cin g a
co o rd in a t e d p ro je ct
t h ro u g h t h e Ca lt ra n s
a p p ro va l p ro ce ss.
3 GBI is c o o rd in a t in g a c ro s s n in e d iffe re n t p ro je c t s a n d st u d ie s u n d e rw a y
4 El Ca m in o Re a l GBI Ac t io n P la n & P ro je c t In it ia t io n Do c u m e n t Ca lt ra n s SR-8 2 No rt h Co m p re h e n s ive Mu lt im o d a l Co rrid o r P la n (in clu d in g Sa n Fra n cisco a n d Sa n Ma t e o Co u n t ie s) GBI Ac t io n P la n
GBI Ac t io n P la n
GBI Ac t io n P la n
GBI Ou t c o m e s
Ca lt ra n s P ro je c t
In it ia t io n Do c u m e n t
6 Th e Act ion P la n is t h e p re cu rsor t o
b e g in n in g a cou n t yw id e Ca lt ra n s
p roje ct d e ve lop m e n t p roce ss:
• Eva lu a t e c o rrid o r-w id e n e e d s
• Est a b lish a c o h e sive visio n
• Bu ild m o m e n t u m toward
im p le m e n t a t ion
GBI Ac t io n P la n En g a g e m e n t
7 2024 2025
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Ta s k Fo rc e &
W o rk in g Gro u p
GBI St e e rin g
Co m m it t e e
Cit y Co u n c ils
Sa m Tra n s & TA
Board
Dra ft Co rrid o r-W id e Visio n
El Ca m in o Re a l is a sa fe a n d
vib ra n t st re e t w h e re p e op le of
a ll a g e s a n d a b ilit ie s t ra ve l
co m fo rt a b ly
8 P ro b le m St a t e m e n t s a n d Go a ls
Tra n sfo rm El Ca m in o Re a l in t o a
c o m p le t e st re e t th a t w orks for
a ll u se rs.

Create a n ew fram e w ork for
change a lig n in g visio n , p ro ce ss,
a n d fu n d in g .

El Ca m in o Re a l h a s a n u n u su a lly
h ig h ra t e o f fa t a l o r se rio u s
in ju ry c ra sh e s, p a rt icu la rly fo r
p e o p le w a lkin g a n d b ikin g .

El Ca m in o Re a l’s h ig h w a y-lik e
d e sig n d isco u ra g e s w a lkin g ,
b ikin g , a n d t ra n sit u se .

It ’s t o o c h a lle n g in g t o d e ve lo p ,
im p le m e n t , a n d fu n d
t ra n sp ort a t io n p ro je ct s o n El
Ca m in o Re a l.

SAFETY
Ad o p t a safe ty-first m in d se t t o
e lim in a t e fa t a l a n d se rio u s in ju ry
cra sh e s.

SAFETY

MOBILITY

PROCESS

MOBILITY

PROCESS
→
→
→

P ROBLEM STATEMENTS GOALS
Streetscap e Ch an g es Un d er Stud y
Safe ty
• Tra ffic ca lm in g
• Tra ffic sig n a l g a p
clo su re s
• Me d ia n s
• Lig h t in g
Ac t ive
Tra n s p o rt a t io n
• W id e r sid e w a lks
• Cro ssw a lk
im p ro ve m e n t s
• Separated
b ike w a ys
• Street trees
Tra n s it
• Bus stop
enhancem ents
• Bu s la n e s
• Tra n sit sig n a l
p rio rit y
• Acce ss
im p ro ve m e n t s
10 GBI Alig n s w it h t h e Ce n t ra l ECR St u d y
u n d e rw a y in Be lm o n t
Ne xt St e p s & Dis c u s s io n
GBI Tim e lin e a n d Co s t
13 2025 2026
~$750M
Rou g h ord e r of m a g n it u d e cost for
u p t o 22 m ile s of st re e t sca p e re d e sig n ($20 25) 2027 2028 -2029 2030+
Discu ssio n
GBI Ac t io n P la n Fra m e w o rk
P ro b le m St a t e m e n t s a n d Go a ls : W h a t g o a ls d o yo u h a ve fo r t h e co rrid o r?
P ro c e s s : How can we b est work tog eth er to ad van ce th e GBI Visio n ?
14 Th a n k yo u !
15 Fo r m o re in fo rm a t io n p le a s e vis it
w w w .sa m t ra n s.co m /p roje ct s/g b i
Ca ssie Ha lls & Nich o la s Ye e
g ra n d b o u le va rd @sa m t ra n s.co m

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