SEP TEMBER 8 , 20 26
Gra n d Bo u le va rd In it ia t ive &
Ce n t ra l El Ca m in o Re a l P la n
Cit y o f Be lm o n t Cit y Co u n c il – Se p t e m b e r 8 , 20 26 Sa m Tra n s
Ca ssie Ha lls, P ro je ct Ma n a g e r, Sa m Tra n s
Erin Fe rg u so n , Fe h r & P e e rs
Mich a e la P e t rik, Go ve rn m e n t a n d Co m m u n it y Affa irs, Sa m Tra n s Cit y o f Be lm o n t
Jo sh Su n , Se n io r Civil En g in e e r
Ca rlo s d e Me lo , Co m m u n it y De ve lo p m e n t Dire ct o r Re q u e st o f Cit y Co u n cil
Re ce ive a n in fo rm a t io n a l p re se n t a t io n o n t h e Ce n t ra l El Ca m in o Re a l Mu lt im o d a l P la n
Ad o p t a re so lu t io n t o co n t in u e t o su p p o rt Sa m Tra n s' e ffo rt s in co o rd in a t in g w it h Ca lt ra n s t o im p le m e n t co m p le t e st re e t im p ro ve m e n t s o n El Ca m in o Re a l Ag e n d a
1. Ce n t ra l El Ca m in o P la n
2. Co m m u n it y En g a g e m e n t
3. Be lm o n t ’s Co n ce p t u a l
Alt e rn a t ive Cro ss Se ct io n s
4. Ne xt Ste p s
3 Ce n t ra l El Ca m in o Re a l
Mu lt im o d a l P la n
Th e Ce n t ra l El Ca m in o Re a l Mu lt im o d a l P la n :
En visio n in g a Vib ra n t Co rrid o r
P roje ct Ove rvie w a n d P u rp ose
Th e Ce n t ra l El Ca m in o Re a l P la n is w o rkin g t o cre a t e a sh a re d visio n fo r El Ca m in o Re a l across the cit ie s o f Be lm o n t , Sa n Ca rlo s , Sa n Ma t e o , a n d a sm a ll p o rt io n o f Re d w o o d Cit y
Th e g o a l o f t h is p ro je ct is t o im p ro ve El Ca m in o Re a l t o b e t t e r se rve p e o p le w a lk in g , b ik in g , a n d t a k in g t ra n sit
Th e P la n w ill b e a d va n ce d a s p a rt o f a
co u n t yw id e Ca lt ra n s p ro je c t d e ve lo p m e n t p ro c e ss fa c ilit a t e d b y t h e Gra n d Bo u le va rd In it ia t ive (GBI) 5 W e Are He re
Ce n t ra l El Ca m in o Re a l P la n Tim e lin e
6 P roje ct Ove rvie w a n d P u rp ose
Ne e d s Asse ssm e n t Alt e rn a t ive s De ve lo p m e n t Co m m u n it y In p u t o n Co n c e p t u a l Alt e rn a t ive s
Na rro w in g
down a lt e rn a t ive s t o b e
advanced
2025 2026
Co m m u n it y En g a g e m e n t
P h a s e 1 (Ma y – Au g ) P h a se 2 (Ja n – Mar) P h a se 3 (Au g – Sep) On lin e Su rve y
Virtu a l Liste n in g Se ssio n s
Pop -Ups
Virtu a l W o rksh o p
CBO Outreach
City Co u n cil
On lin e Ma p p in g To o l
Virtu a l Liste n in g Se ssio n s
Pop -Ups
W a lk Au d its
Co m m u n ity Ba se d
Org a n iza tio n (CBO) Ou tre a ch
City Co u n cil
City Co u n cil
Sta ke h o ld e r En g a g e m e n t
Co n t in u o u s Co lla b o ra t io n w it h Cit y St a ff a n d Ca lt ra n s P re fe rre d
co rrid o r-w id e
a lt e rn a t ive
se le ct e d in
GBI/Ca lt ra n s
process
2027
Th e Ce n t ra l El Ca m in o P la n is a p a rt o f t h e la rg e r "Gra n d Bo u le va rd In it ia t ive " o r GBI Eve ry cit y in Sa n Ma t e o Co u n t y h a s b e e n w o rkin g o n co m p le t e st re e t s st u d ie s fo r El Ca m in o .
In p a ra lle l, GBI se rve s a s a fo ru m fo r co lla b ora t io n a n d co n t in u it y a cro ss t h e se lo ca l st u d ie s.
7 Eve ry cit y in Sa n Ma t e o Co u n t y
h a s b e e n w o rkin g o n co m p le t e
st re e t s st u d ie s fo r El Ca m in o
Re a l.
In p a ra lle l, GBI se rve s as a
fo ru m fo r co lla b ora t io n a n d
co n t in u it y a cro ss t h e se lo ca l
st u d ie s.
Co m m u n it y Ba se d Org a n iza t io n
Me e t in g a t Ca t h o lic Ch a rit ie s
Exa m p le o f a co m p le t e d co rrid o r
st u d y fro m Re d w o o d Cit y
GBI Fu n d in g Ap p ro a c h
Up t o $ 1B
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) Up to $500M Up t o 50 % of t ot a l p roje ct cost s from SMCTA Me a su re A & W P rog ra m
SMCTA con sid e rs
loca l re q u e st s t o
sp on sor p roje ct s
Up to $500M Fu n d in g Ne e d
Fe d e ra l
Op p o rt u n it ie s
8 State
Op p o rt u n it ie s
Re g io n a l
Op p o rt u n it ie s
Ove ra ll GBI P ro g ra m
Fu n d in g Bre a k d o w n
Next Steps
Re d e sig n in g El Ca m in o Re a l w ill b e o n e o f Sa n Ma t e o Co u n t y’s la rg e st t ra n sp o rt a t io n p ro je ct s.
Co m m u n it y En g a g e m e n t
W h at En g ag e m e n t
Lo o k e d Lik e
Sa m Tra n s le d e n g a g e m e n t in t h re e p h a se s for t h e e n t ire p roje ct a re a in p a rt n e rsh ip w it h t h e Ce n t ra l cit ie s Act ivit ie s in clu d e d :
• Pop -ups
• Virt u a l list e n in g se ssion s
• Com m u n it y Ba se d Org a n iza t ion (CBO) m e e t in g s • On lin e com m u n it y su rve y
• W a lk a u d it s
• St a ke h old e r p re se n t a t ion s (in clu d in g Rot a ry) • Virt u a l com m u n it y w orksh op
10 Com m u n it y En g a g e m e n t
P e n in su la Fa m ily Se rvice CBO Me e t in g
W a lk Au d it P a rt icip a n t s in Sa n Ma t e o
P h a s e 1 In t e ra c t ive W e b
Map (8 30 re sp on se s)
P h a se 2 On lin e
Survey (70 1 re sp on se s)
11 Com m u n it y En g a g e m e n t
On lin e En g a g e m e n t Me t h o d s
Ke y t a ke a w a ys fo r
w h o le st u d y a re a
Ke y t a ke a w a ys fo r
Be lm o n t
• Con g e st ion a lon g El Ca m in o Re a l a t crossst re e t s le a d in g t o US-10 1 • Ne e d for se p a ra t e d b ike fa cilit ie s
• Con se n su s on n e e d for sa fe r p e d e st ria n crossin g s w it h in cre a se d visib ilit y
• Ne e d for b u s st op a m e n it ie s, h ig h e r b u s fre q u e n cie s a n d b e t t e r in fra st ru ct u re • De sire for m ore t re e s t o p rovid e sh a d e
Com m u n it y En g a g e m e n t
W h a t W e He a rd fro m t h e P u b lic
“Bike la n e s o n El
Ca m in o Re a l w o u ld
b e a b ig h e lp h e re .”
“Give b a ck t h e st re e t
t o t h e p e d e st ria n s
a n d p e o p le o n b ike s."
• P re fe re n ce for b icycle a lt e rn a t ive
a n d in t e re st in im p rove d b ike
con n e ct ivit y b e t w e e n cit ie s
• Ne e d for im p rove d p e d e st ria n
e n viron m e n t a n d sa fe t y
• In t e re st in b u s a n d b ike op t ion
• Mixe d op in ion s on p a rkin g
im p ort a n ce
12 “P le a se ke e p p a rkin g o n b o t h sid e s
o f El Ca m in o ”
“Elim in a t e t h e
p a rkin g a n d g ive a
bus-o n ly la n e ."
Co n ce p t u a l Alt e rn a t ive s
Bu ild in g Up o n
Be lm o n t ’s Effo rt s
Th e Ce n t ra l El Ca m in o P la n p ro vid e s
a n o p p o rt u n ity t o in co rp o ra te in p u t
fro m Be lm o n t ’s e ffo rt s re la t e d t o El
Ca m in o Re a l o ve r t h e ye a rs:
• Be lm o n t Villa g e Sp e cific P la n
(20 17)
• Co m p re h e n sive Bike P e d P la n
(20 16)
• Sa m Tra n s Bu s Sp e e d a n d
Re lia b ilit y St u d y (20 22)
14 P olicy Con t e xt
Alig n m e n t w it h
Ch a n g in g La n d Us e s
Most com m e rcia l zon in g in Be lm on t is
ce n t e re d on El Ca m in o Re a l or e a st of US
10 1
P ot e n t ia l fu t u re m ixe d -com m e rcia l u se s, job s a n d h ou sin g a n t icip a t e d w it h in
a d ja ce n t Ha rb or In d u st ria l Are a (HIA)
Ad d it ion a l h ig h e r-d e n sit y re sid e n t ia l la n d u se s a n t icip a t e d a lon g El Ca m in o
Real
15 P o licy Co n t e xt
In t h e n e xt 10 ye a rs, Be lm on t w ill p ot e n t ia lly se e 3K n e w re sid e n t s
2.6 k jo b s c re a t e d
w it h in ½ m ile o f El Ca m in o Re a l
Be lm o n t Cro s s Se c t io n s : 4 2nd Ave n u e to F Stre e t Alt e rn a t ive s
16 P la c e m a k in g Op p o rt u n it ie s:
El Ca m in o Re a l/Ra lst o n Ave
17 Th e se p la ce m a kin g co n ce p t s a re fo r fu t u re d iscu ssio n on ly. Sp e cific d e sig n , cost s, a s w e ll a s role s/re sp on sib ilit ie s fo r m a in t e n a n ce h a ve n o t ye t b e e n d e t e rm in e d .
Ne xt St e p s : Be lm o n t
P ro je ct Mile st o n e s
19 P roje ct P h a se P ro p o s e d Tim e lin e To p ic o f Dis c u s s io n P h a se 1 En g a g e m e n tCe n t ra l El Ca m in o P la nMay – Au g 20 25 Exist in g Co n d it io n s Phase 2 Eng ag em ent –
Ce n t ra l El Ca m in o P la n
Jan – Feb 2026 Co n ce p t a lt e rn a t ive s
Ph ase 3 En g ag e m e n t –
Ce n t ra l El Ca m in o P la n
Au g - Sept 2026 Na rro w in g
down a lt e rn a t ive s
(m in o r m o d s fo r
Be lm o n t w it h fo c u s o n
b ik e /p e d im p ro ve m e n t s)
P ro je c t In it ia t io n
Do c u m e n t (P ID)
2026 -2027 Min o r re fin in g o f
a lt e rn a t ive s
P ro je ct Ap p ro va ls a n d
En viro n m e n t a l Do cu m e n t
(P A&ED)
2027-2028 Se le ct in g a p re fe rre d
a lt e rn a t ive
P ro je ct Sp e cifica t io n s a n d
Est im a t e s (P S&E)
2028 -2029 Fe e d b a ck o n sp e cific
19 d e sig n d e t a ils
Up co m in g Mile st o n e s
20 P roje ct P h a se P ro p o s e d Tim e lin e To p ic o f Dis c u s s io n P h a se 1 En g a g e m e n tCe n t ra l El Ca m in o P la nMay – Au g 20 25 Exist in g Co n d it io n s Phase 2 Eng ag em ent –
Ce n t ra l El Ca m in o P la n
Jan – Feb 2026 Co n ce p t a lt e rn a t ive s
Phase 3 Eng ag em ent –
Ce n t ra l El Ca m in o P la n
Au g - Sept 2026 Na rro w in g
down a lt e rn a t ive s
P ro je ct In it ia t io n
Do cu m e n t (P ID)
2026-2027 Re fin in g a lt e rn a t ive s
P ro je c t Ap p ro va ls a n d
En viro n m e n t a l
Do c u m e n t (P A&ED)
2027-2028 Se le c t in g a p re fe rre d
a lt e rn a t ive fo r t h e
c o rrid o r
P ro je ct Sp e cifica t io n s a n d
Est im a t e s (P S&E)
2028 -2029 Fe e d b a ck o n sp e cific
d e sig n d e t a ils 20
Re q u e st o f Cit y Co u n cil
Re ce ive a n in fo rm a t io n a l p re se n t a t io n o n t h e Ce n t ra l El Ca m in o Re a l Mu lt im o d a l P la n
Ad o p t a re so lu t io n t o co n t in u e t o su p p o rt Sa m Tra n s' e ffo rt s in co o rd in a t in g w it h Ca lt ra n s t o im p le m e n t co m p le t e st re e t im p ro ve m e n t s o n El Ca m in o Re a l 21 Th a n k Yo u !
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