SAN MATEO
CITYWIDE COMPLETE
STREETS PLAN
Council Meeting
June 3, 2024
1 1. Overview
2. Community Engagement Update
3. Priority Corridors
4. Street Typologies and Modal Prioritization
5. Questions for Council
OUTLINE
Questions for Council
3 Does Council have feedback on how the street
typologies were developed?
Does Council have feedback on how modal
priorities were assigned to each street typology?
Does Council have feedback on the resulting
modal priorities map?
What are Complete Streets?
To improve safety for
all transportation
modes and reach
zero roadway
fatalities or severe
injuries, roadways
require changes.
Complete Streets
will make streets
safe, comfortable,
and accessible for all
users.
Coordination with Existing Plans
The Complete Streets Plan brings them together comprehensively.
Sustainable
Streets Plan
(2015)
Truck Route
Study (2008)
General Plan
(2010, 2023)
Reimagine
SamTrans
(2022)
Bicycle Master
Plan (2020)
Pedestrian
Master Plan
(2012)
TOD
Pedestrian
Access Plan
(2022)
Green Infra-
structure Plan
(2019)
Rail Corridor
TOD Plan
(2005)
General Plan
2040 (2023)
PDA/PCA
Strategies
North Central
CBTP (2010)
C/CAG Countywide Bike/Ped
Plan (2021)
Caltrans D4
Bike Plan
(2017)
C/CAG of San Mateo
County Youth-Based HIN
Report (2022)
ADA Plan
Climate Action
Plan (2020)
5 Coordination
with Existing
Plans
6 General Plan
2040
Vision Zero
Equity
Complete
Streets Plan
Comprehensive
multimodal
priorities
Local Roadway
Safety Plan
Specific safety
improvements
and toolbox
7 Existing Conditions Inventory
Needs and Demand Analysis
Community Engagement
Policies
Priority Corridors
Implementation + Funding
Design Standards Manual
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Draft Complete
Streets Plan=
Street Typologies + Modal
Priorities
Actions
What’s new since
October?
Partnerships
Engagement Approach
Pictures above were captured during the June 2023 Bike Tour and San Mateo Foster City School District Focus Group Stakeholder
Interviews
Spanish
Translation
Multiple
Formats
9 Phase 2: Modal Networks and High
Need Corridors Feedback
September 14, 2023
September Nights on B
Street
Shoreview-Parkside
Meeting
November 28, 2023
Baywood Elementary PTA
Meeting
October 26, 2023
Hillsdale High School
Student Focus Group
November 14, 2023
Sunnybrae Elementary
Parent Focus Group
October 27, 2023
Phase 3: Priority Corridors Feedback
District 1 & 5
Community Workshop
March 7, 2024
San Mateo City Hall
District 2 Community
Workshop
February 26, 2024
North Shoreview
Montessori School
District 3 & 5
Community Workshop
March 12, 2024
Fiesta Gardens
Elementary School
Outreach shared through: Citywide eNews, City social media channels, emails to neighborhood associations, notification to Commissions and Councils. 11 Phase 3 survey was open from
February 28 to April 7th, 2024.
12 Safety
Connectivity
Congestion
Accessibility
Priority Corridors
Confirmation and
Tradeoff
Acknowledgment
Engagement
Themes
Picture to the top right was gathered from June 2023 SMFCSD Focus Group and picture to the bottom right was gathered from the June 2023 Bike Tour 13 Recommendations
Network
The City is developing
transportation plans for
North Central and
Downtown as they have
many high priority streets.
The top 10 priority corridors
received additional project
development and
community review.
Top Community Concerns x
Highest Scoring Corridors
Priority Corridors Further Developed
STREET TYPOLOGIES AND MODAL
PRIORITIZATION
Street typologies are created
based on land use and available
roadway width
Design Standard Manual
will reference street
typologies for
implementation
Street typologies
determine modal priorities
• Modal prioritization lends to
future projects and justification
for design decisions
17 CONSOLIDATING GP 2040 LAND USES
For the purposes of street types, the 2040 General Plan land uses are grouped across areas with consistent character.
Neighborhood
Parks/Open Space
Public Facilities – Schools,
Churches, City Hall, Libraries
Quasi-Public – Schools
Residential High
Residential Low I
Residential Low II
Residential Medium I
Residential Medium II
Residential Very Low
Commercial
Commercial Regional
Office High
Office Medium
Service Commercial/Light
Industrial
Mixed-Use
Mixed-Use High
Mixed-Use Low
Mixed-Use Medium I
Mixed-Use Medium I
Neighborhood Commercial
18 ROADWAY WIDTHS
Source: City of San Mateo Draft 2040
General Plan, 2024.
Street Type Definition
Roadway Width
(Typ.)
Compact
Compact streets are very narrow, providing local access to homes and businesses. 35-55’
Intermediate
Intermediate streets provide circulation across land use contexts, with multi-modal needs strategically
prioritized based on modal networks. 45-65’
Broad
Broad streets typically carry more multi-modal
circulation and have high need for safety management.
These have high opportunity for complete streets
transformation. 60-100’+
Compact, intermediate, and broad categories are determined for various right of way widths. These categories feed into the street type assignments.
Roadway Width
Land Use Compact Intermediate Broad
Neighborhood
Mixed Use
Commercial
Bicycle or
Pedestrian
Transit
Car
Truck
Priority
Street Typologies Table
The assigned street types guide the general modal priorities of each street and begin to clarify what supporting treatments should be prioritized across the City of San Mateo.
Safety
While safety is always a priority, compact neighborhood streets will always prioritize the safety of the people who live, walk, bike, drive, take transit, and play there.
Note: This table is not a direct translator of modal priorities. The mapped modal priorities are guided by street typology, but also consider the existing high frequency transit network, bicycle network, pedestrian network, and limited east-west connectivity across US-101.
Modal Priorities
The modal priorities are determined based on land use and available right- of-way and, in conjunction with the Design Manual, clarify what supporting treatments should be prioritized across the city.
20 Modal
Priorities
Designated modal
priorities mapped
for each San Mateo
Street are informed
by:
• Street typology
• High frequency
transit service
• Bicycle network
• Pedestrian
network
• Limited east-west
connectivity,
particularly
across US-101
22 Daylighting/Red Curb
(per AB 413)
Crosswalk Safety
Enhancements Traffic Calming
Residential streets will prioritize safety for people regardless of how they travel and will continue to accommodate and
supporting driving.
How is this accomplished?
What does this mean in practice?
Neighborhood Streets
What does this mean in practice?
Bicycle and Pedestrian Priority
23 Crosswalk Safety
Enhancements Bicycle Facilities Bus Stop
Enhancements
Alameda de las Pulgas will prioritize bicycle and pedestrian travel over bus and auto travel while still accommodating and
supporting those modes.
How is this accomplished?
24 Signal Optimization Multimodal
intersection safety
Separated bicycle
facilities
Roadways like the east portion of Hillsdale Boulevard will prioritize automobile and bicycle connectivity east-west across US 101 while still supporting transit connectivity.
How is this accomplished?
What does this mean in practice?
Auto and Bicycle Priority
Feedback from Commission
25 Bicycle and auto connectivity on east-west
corridors is important for circulation but
difficult with limited roadway widths.
Be mindful of potential parking removal in
projects and identify that early in the
design process.
Maintaining north and south access into
the Downtown is important.
Commissioners supported safety for all
modes on neighborhood streets.
Consider a second-tier priority for bicycles
on El Camino Real if feasible.
Next Steps
2024
Q1 Q2 Q3
General Plan 2040 Adoption
with Vision Zero Policy
Anticipated Council
Adoption
LRSP Adoption
Ongoing
Implementation
• Secure grant funding
• Ongoing
coordination
• Shifts to updated
best practices
26 - Introduction
Q4
Questions for Council
27 Does Council have feedback on how the street
typologies were developed?
Does Council have feedback on how modal
priorities were assigned to each street typology?
Does Council have feedback on the resulting
modal priorities map?
Questions?
Sue-Ellen Atkinson
Principal Transportation Planner
[email protected]
28 Design Standards Manual and Toolbox
Interpretation of
Policy for Design
Clear, Consistent, and
Enforceable Standards
Process for Navigating
Decisions
What is a Design Manual and Toolbox and why do we need
one?
Examples Design Standards
Dimensional information and
example cross-sections by
street typology
Defines when and how to
install bicycle intersection
treatments
Defines when and how to
mark crosswalks
Neighborhood Compact Street with Bike Boulevard
Complete Streets Plan Policies
Prioritize Safety for
All Modes
Rebalance
Priorities
Fund and
Implement
Projects
Plan
Policy
Principles
Engage
Our
Communities
Key Preestablished Policies
(Federal, State, Regional, Local)
Example Policies and Actions
PRIORITIZE SAFETY REBALANCE PRIORITIES
Achieve zero
fatal and severe
collisions
Update local
speed limits
Use street
typologies to set
modal priorities
Implement
strategies and
street types in
Design Manual
FUND AND IMPLEMENT ENGAGE COMMUNITIES
Include a
Repaving
Checklist in the
paving program
Realign
program
funding
Design
accessible
engagement
strategies
Implement
project-level
engagement
plans
33 Example Policy: Modal Priorities
The modal priorities are determined based on land use and available right- of-way and, in conjunction with the Design Manual, clarify what supporting treatments should be prioritized across the city.
Prioritization and
Justification
Standards prioritize future
projects and justify design
decisions
Design
Manual
Clarifies Design
Standards
Modal Priorities
Map
Determined by Land
Use and Right-of-Way
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