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1. Proactively addressing the rapid growth of e-bikes/e-motos a. Include efforts to proactively
address the rapid growth of e-
bikes and e-motos in future
facility design, programmatic,
and educational efforts.
The Final Plan incorporates several policies and programs related to e-bicycles and e-motoes, including:
1. CC-1.4: Bike Education Program
2. IE-1.4: Effective Regulation and Education on E-
bikes
3. IC-1.5: Electric Bicycle Engagement Strategy
4. IC-1.6: Electric Bicycle Management
2. Ensure seamless alignment with other key City efforts a. Ensure the 2026 BPTP
recommendations align with
other recent and ongoing key
City efforts. This includes
enhanced alignment with the
San Antonio Road Area Plan,
the North Ventura
Coordinated Area Plan
(NVCAP), the Cubberley
Master Plan, and the South
Palo Alto Bike/Ped
Connectivity Project.
The Final Plan ensures alignment with other relevant or current City efforts, by:
1. Creating a Bicycle Friendly Zone around the
neighborhood block of Cubberley Community Center
and Mitchell Park & Community Center
2. Prioritizing active transportation projects along San Antonio Road (SB_20 series) and a portion of Alma
Street (SB_19) near the San Antonio Caltrain Station
3. Prioritizing NVCAP recommendations for Ash St., Olive Ave., and Portage Ave. via project BLVD_24
4. Reflecting Council’s recent decision to advance El
Dorado Avenue for the “Midtown Bicycle and
Pedestrian Undercrossing.” (CROSSING_10)
3. Review Comprehensive Plan Policies that may limit future safety improvements a. Include a directive to evaluate
2030 Comprehensive Plan
policies that could impede the
implementation of critical
safety projects, particularly on
bicycle boulevards.
The Final Plan includes the following Comprehensive Plan- related policies:
1. SI-1.9: Revisit Street Closure Policy (Comprehensive Plan Policy T-4.1)—Staff will remove SI-1.9 from the
Adopted Final Plan since it is no longer needed per City staff review.1
2. SI-1.10: Review Comprehensive Plan Policies
3. CE-1.3: Vertical Curb Standard
4. Project-Specific Modifications
a. Middlefield Road: Instead of
corridor wide improvements,
prioritize improvements along
segments of Middlefield
Avenue that provide access to
key destinations, such as
commercial centers and
schools. Also, focus on
segments that connect the
The Final Plan prioritizes key segments only rather than corridor-wide improvements. Projects SB_11a and SB_11c
on the near-term list prioritize a separated bikeway from Menlo Park to Everett Avenue for intercity connection and from California Avenue to Loma Verde Drive to make
improvements around a school and shopping center.
1 In May 2026, City staff reexamined 2030 Comprehensive Plan Policy T-4.1 and found that a policy amendment is not necessary to implement modal filters since modal filters do not close streets as defined by the California Vehicle Code; and safely manage and reroute traffic under the clear authority of 2030 Comprehensive Plan Policies T-4.2 and T-4.3.
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City’s activity centers to
neighboring jurisdictions.
b. Prioritize the Bol Park Path-
Chimalus Drive Easement
(SUP_14) to support the
Midtown Bicycle and
Pedestrian Undercrossing
Project (CROSSING_10).
The Bol Park Path-Chimalus Drive Easement Shared Use
Path project (SUP_14) is on the Final Plan’s Near-term
Project List.
c. Enhance the connection for
students and other cyclists
heading to and at the
Churchill/Alma railroad
crossing.
The Final Plan includes a new project on the list, SB_24:
Churchill Avenue Separated Bikeway from Alma Street to
Bryant Street, including incorporating a bike box and No Turn on Red When Children are Present restrictions at
Churchill/Alma; and a traffic circle at Churchill/Bryant. d. Prioritize additional safe routes
to schools.
The Final Plan prioritizes additional projects along safe routes to school corridors: BLVD_20 (Maybell-Georgia-
Donald Bike Boulevard), BBL_2 (Newell from Embarcadero
Road to Channing Avenue), and BLVD_16 (Colorado Ave
Bike Boulevard).
e. Support for the Cowper Street
Bike Boulevard project
(BLVD_15), with a request to
extend project boundaries past
Embarcadero Road if the Plan
also incorporates an
intersection signalization
project at
Cowper/Embarcadero.
The Final Plan extends the project boundaries for the
Cowper Street Bike Boulevard (BLVD_15) to be from
Addison Avenue to E. Meadow Drive, including a new Bike Blvd. intersection improvement project
(BLVD_CROSSING_12) that considers signalization at
Cowper/Embarcadero. Both projects are on the Final Plan’s Near-term Project List.
5. Programmatic-Specific Modifications
a. Include exploring a private bike
parking subsidy program and
providing more driver
education in the Programs &
Policies section.
The Final Plan includes CC-1.14: Community Partnerships Program that includes exploring a private bike parking
subsidy program, and CC-1.4: Bike Education Program that calls out driver education to encourage safer driving
behavior.
b. More pedestrian-focused
recommendations.
The Final Plan has several policies and programs related to pedestrian improvements, including:
1. SI-1.13: Prioritize Maintenance of Bicycle and
Pedestrian Facilities
2. SI-1.16: Incorporate Pedestrian Improvements Into
Repaving Program
3. CA-1.2: Bicycle and Pedestrian Capital
Improvement Program
4. CA-1.14: Sidewalk Gap Closure Program
5. CE-1.2: Implement Pedestrian District Guidelines
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