Progress
Report
Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan Update
May 06, 2026
Engagement
Activities
-Seven BPAC meetings held since 09/2025
-One walk audit (one more scheduled
with Safe Routes to School)
-Four stakeholder meetings (local
schools, chamber of commerce,
marin county bike coalition, climate
action committee)
-One of two workshops
-One of two surveys
- Six tabling events at farmer’s
market or Good Earth
Maptionnaire
Survey
-Did not require respondents to
answer all questions - so response
rates vary question by question
-Goal was to get a sense of
community’s opinion and represent
Fairfax rather than achieve statistical
significance
- Open October 2025 to February
2026
Source: American Community Survey 2024 5-year Estimates; 2026 Fairfax Discovery Survey
1. To rate infrastructure
1. Their vision of Fairfax in the future
1. To select concerns on a map and discuss
1. To draw frequent routes on a map and discuss
1. Where they want to travel but find difficult
What did we ask?
Infrastructure
How do you imagine Fairfax in 2035?
Infrastructure Integrity: Road and sidewalk maintenance (potholes/root lift) is a priority.
Physical Separation: Strong consensus that protected lanes are required on main arteries.
Behavior & Enforcement: Equal enforcement of traffic laws for both drivers and cyclists.
Reimagining Downtown: Pedestrian-first environment along Bolinas Rd exists with universal design features.
Top Locations of Concern: Walking
● Bolinas Road and Broadway (16 selections)
● Broadway and Elsie Lane (12 selections)
● Bolinas Road and Park Road (9 selections)
● SFD and Willow Avenue (7 selections)
● Center Boulevard and Azalea Avenue (5 selections)
Top Locations of Concern: Biking
● Bolinas Road and Broadway (22 selections)
● SFD and Pastori Avenue (14 selections)
● Center Boulevard and Pacheco Avenue (11 selections)
● Upper Bolinas Road - School Route (9 selections)
● SFD and Glen Drive (6 selections)
Top Locations of Concern: Other
● Bolinas Road and Park Road (5 selections)
● Center Boulevard and Pacheco Avenue (4 selections)
● Bolinas Road near Tamalpais Road (3 selections)
● Broadway near Fairfax Library (2 selections)
● SFD near Claus Drive (2 selections)
Categories of Locations of Concern
Slowing
cars down
-Add infrastructure to encourage
slower driving before attempting to
lower posted speed limits
-Descriptive, not prescriptive. Study
could find that the speed at or below
which 85% of traffic moves is faster
than the existing speed limit
-Apply California Code section that
authorizes Fairfax to declare 15 mph
within 500 feet of school
Routes drawn by respondents
● Sir Francis Drake Boulevard (SFD) & Downtown (High
Frequency)
● Broadway (Medium-High Frequency)
● Center Boulevard (Medium Frequency)
Routes drawn by respondents
● Bolinas Road to Elsie Lane
● The "Back Streets" to White Hill
● Bank Street and Mono Avenue
● Azalea and Pacheco Avenues
● Claus Drive
Want to
walk to…
but find
difficult
Want to
bike/roll
to… but
find
difficult
Next Steps
● BPAC reviews draft recommendations: May-June
● Town publishes survey #2: June
● Joint Planning Commission/BPAC meeting: June or July
● BPAC recommends plan to Council: July or August
● Council reviews 2026 Bike Ped Master Plan: September