September 12, 2022
San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA)
RE: Letter of Support for the City of East Palo Alto TA Application To Whom It May Concern,
On behalf of the City of East Palo Alto, I am writing to express our support for the City’s San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA) Cycle 6 Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Grant Application for improvements on East Bayshore Road. The grant seeks funds to prepare project plans, specifications, and estimates for pedestrian and bicycle improvements on East Bayshore Road from Menalto Avenue to University Avenue.
East Bayshore Road is a City connector street, and improvements along the street would help provide a better connection for residents and community members in the Palo Alto Park Area to the planned University Avenue Pedestrian Overcrossing. Traffic Calming efforts to slow speed and provide safe and convenient pedestrian access, especially along this street is a key priority for the City. East Bayshore Road also has large volumes of vehicle traffic utilizing the roadway to access University Avenue and Willow Road.
The project supports our City’s Vision Zero goals of fatal and severe injury to zero. These improvements will get the City closer to our goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and reducing the number of non-fatal injury collisions by 50% by 2030. Two pedestrian fatalities occurred within the project area within the past 2-3 years.
We strongly support the TA Grant application for pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements on East Bayshore Road.
Sincerely,
Ruben Abrica
Mayor, City of East Palo Alto