Annual
Transportation
Review
(City Council Priority #5)
June 2, 2025
Jay Yu, P.E.
Engineering Manager
Public Works Department
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I. Transportation Network
II. Active Transportation Program
III. Vehicle Congestion Management Program
IV. Parking Management Program
V. Safety Program
VI. Challenges
Agenda
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I. Transportation Network
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What is included in the transportation
network?
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General
Plan
Goals
Objectives
Policies
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2040 General Plan Circulation Element
C1.1 – Sustainable Transportation
C1.2 – Complete Streets
C1.4 – Prioritize Pedestrian and Bicycle
Mobility Needs
C3.1 – Pedestrian Network
C4.1 – Bicycle Network
C4.3 – First and last Mile Connections
C5.1 – Transit Ridership and Frequency
C5.2 – Caltrain and SamTrans Support
C5.3 – California High Speed Rail
C5.5 – Transit Improvements
C2.1 – TDM Requirements
C6.1 – Roadway Operations
C6.2 – Circulation Improvements
C6.3 – Local Transportation Analysis
C6.4 – Operations Analysis for Development Projects
C6.5 – Neighborhood Traffic
C6.8 – Emergency Signal Preemption
C7.1 – Parking Management
C7.2 – Shared Parking
C7.3 – Public parking
C7.4 – Bicycle Parking
C7.5 – Curbside Management
C7.6 – Loading for New Development
C1.3 – Vision Zero
C1.5 – El Camino Real Pedestrian Safety
C5.4 – Safet At-Grade Rail Crossings
Active Transportation
Safety
Vehicle Congestion Management
Parking Management
15 Key Issues
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Top key issues are
transportation related
#2 Safe and Accessible Transit
#3 Traffic Congestion
6 Years of
Outreach
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~85%
More Balanced NetworkVehicle Centric*
~6%
~4%
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~5%
*According to 2023 American Community Survey. Excludes working from home commuters. 80 Bridges
7000+
Streetlights
8 Public Parking
Garages and Lots
Downtown
200+
Roadway
Centerline Miles
23+
Existing Centerline
Bike Miles
90 Traffic Signals
380+
Miles of Sidewalk
3 CalTrain Stations
198
SamTrans Bus
Stops
9 Bike Racks
Installed in 2024
70 EV Stations Installed in
City-Owned Facilities
2524
Residential Parking
Permits Issued
Submitted
7286
Downtown Parking
Permits Issued in a Year
1423
On-Street Parking
Spaces Downtown
2140
Off-Street, City-Owned
Parking Spaces Downtown
8 Private Parking
Facilities Shared-Use
1 Commuter Shuttle Route
(Hillsdale Commuter Shuttle)
City of San Mateo
13 Parking Control
Officers
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II. Active Transportation Program
To enhance active transportation by supporting walking, biking, and transit through safe and connected infrastructure.
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Active Transportation
2040 GP
Policies
• C1.1 - Sustainable Transportation
• C1.2 – Complete Streets
• C1.4 – Prioritize Pedestrian and Bicycle Mobility Needs • C3.1 – Pedestrian Network
• C4.1 – Bicycle Network
• C4.3 – First and last Mile Connections
• C5.1 – Transit Ridership and Frequency
• C5.2 – Caltrain and SamTrans Support
• C5.3 – California High Speed Rail
• C5.5 – Transit Improvements
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Planning Infrastructure
2040 General Plan
Bicycle Master Plan
Pedestrian Master Plan
Complete Streets Plan
Transit Oriented Development
Pedestrian Access Plan
Bike San Mateo Program
Pedestrian Improvements
(Implemented by our Pavement
Management Program)
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ACTIVE PROJECTS
Project
Humboldt Bike Lanes Alternative
South B Street
South Boulevard Class IV Bike Lane
Campus Drive Class II
Peninsula Corridor Complete Streets
Complete Streets Plan
South Grant Street Bicycle Boulevard
Delaware Safe Routes to School Corridor Bike Improvement 19th Avenue Fashion Island Multimodal Improvement
28th Avenue Gap Closure
Downtown Caltrain North Access
3rd and Norfolk Intersection Safety Improvement Project Phase
Planning
Planning
Planning
Planning
Planning
Planning
Planning
Design
Design
Design
Design
Construction
CC #40PMPBMPTODPAP CC #39
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Grant Funding
Adopted Plan
City Council Priority
Bike San Mateo
170+
bicycle projects
identified in the
2020 BMP
$40M+
of projects
identified
60+
centerline miles
of bike
infrastructure
that need to be
improved
City Council Priority – Complete all High and Medium-High Priority projects in the 2020 Bicycle Master Plan
CC #40BMP
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CC #40BMP
58 High
38 Med-Low
43 Low
53%
Bike Lane on
Roadway
(Class II, IV, BBL)
35 Med-High
49% 21% 12%
47%Bike Blvd or
Shared Use-
Path
51% 79% 88%
Projects
that don’t
reduce vehicle
lanes or
remove
parking
~48% ~63% ~79% ~88%
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100+ Hours
spent on obtaining funding
and contracting
Design
(including outreach)
Project Level
Planning Construction
6 Months
12 Months 4
Months
Grants/Funding
4 Months
140+ Hours
spent on project
planning
700+
Hours
spent on project
design including
outreach
500+
Hours
spent on
constructing the
project
On average it takes
over 1440+
Hours to deliver
one project
Average Project Delivery Timeline
Beginning
Completion
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Progress COMPLETED
16.6%~38.4 Miles of High and Medium-High
30 20
10 0 6.40 Miles Completed
4.9 Miles In-Progress
24%
All High and
Medium High
Projects
5.4%
5.4%
Med-High
Priority Projects
Are high
priority
Projects
Target
Completed
In-Progress
Are Med-
High
Priority
Projects
17.8%
High Priority
Projects
CC #40BMP
~3.50%
Completed
Med-Low and Low
~5%
In-Progress
Med-low and
Low network
In-Progress
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Pedestrian Programs
300+
Non-lighting
projects
$15M+
non-lighting
projects
$200M+
lighting projects
60+
lighting projects
CC #40PMP
~31%
Completed
~24%
Completed
13,000+
Number of sidewalk (SF)
repaired in 2024
81 Number of constructed
curb ramps 2024
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Humboldt Bike Lanes Alternative
Humboldt Bike Lanes
Alternative Project
Community
Meeting #1
Early 2026
City Council
June 18
Community
Meeting #2
Community
meeting #3
Sustainability
and
Infrastructure
Commission
Late Summer
2025 Fall 2025 Winter 2025
Community
Engagement
I. DIRECTION
ALT 3 - Explore a bike
boulevard at Fremont
street and Idaho
Street. ALT 5 - Pursue
lighting upgrades.
December
2024
February
2025
II.
Engagement
and Funding
Plan
Schedule
II.
Engagement
and Funding
III.
City Council
Update +
Funding
Appropriation
IV.
Implementation
(If provided
direction)
Here Now
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Complete Streets Plan
Complete
Streets Plan
Transform the existing vehicle-centric transportation
network to one designed for safety and access for all
travel modes.
1 2 Consolidation of Transportation Plans
North
Central
Complete
Streets
Estimated to restart FY25-26
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III. Vehicle Congestion Management
(VCM) Program
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Vehicle Congestion
2040 GP
Policies
• C2.1 – TDM Requirements
• C6.1 – Roadway Operations
• C6.2 – Circulation Improvements
• C6.3 – Local Transportation Analysis
• C6.4 – Operations Analysis for Development Projects
• C6.5 – Neighborhood Traffic
• C6.8 – Emergency Signal Preemption
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Planning Infrastructure Maintenance
and Operations
TDM Ordinance
Private Development
Complete Streets Plan
3rd and Norfolk Intersection
Safety Improvement Project
Hillsdale/Alameda Traffic Signal
Intersection Safety Project
19th Avenue/Fashion Island
Traffic Signal Coordination
Norfolk Fashion/Island
Intersection Optimization
Citywide Traffic Controller
Upgrades
Citywide Video Detection
System Upgrades
Citywide Traffic Signal
Retiming
Traffic Management Center
CC #39
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Develop Responsibly
Housing Element
Adoption
May 2024
Increase in
development for the
foreseeable future
General Plan 2040
Adoption
March 2024
+
=
Streamlined Process
Traffic Impact Analysis
(TIA)
Increased Professional
Traffic Consultant Support
Clear Local TIA Modeling
Guidelines
New Traffic Measures
7,000+
New Homes
In 8-Years
~4,900+
Housing Units
(In Pipeline Post Measure T)
Construction
Management Plan
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Citywide TDM Ordinance
The primary goal of a citywide Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program is to reduce the number of vehicle trips and encourage alternative transportation modes like transit, biking, walking, and carpooling. This helps alleviate traffic congestion, improve air quality, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
TDM
Ordinance
Development
Community
Engagement
(2)
City Council
Study Session
(3)
City Council
Adoption
(2)
On-Boarding
and Resource
allocation
FY25-26 Fall 2025 Winter 2025 Early 2026
Schedule
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Operational Efforts
Communication
Upgrade
Video Detection
System Signal Retiming Traffic Management
Center
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Major Corridors Travel Time
2024*
Hillsdale Blvd
ECR to Norfolk Street
3rd/4th Avenue
B Street to Norfolk Street
Alameda De Las Pulgas
Barneson to Hillsdale Blvd
2019*
~2 min
~2 min
~3 min
~4 min
*1 Year Average, Monday – Friday, PM Peak = 4:00PM – 6:00PM, AM Peak = 7:00AM – 9:00AM 19th Ave/Fashion Island
Delaware to Norfolk
~2 min
~2 min
~3 min
~4 min
Avg.
Travel Time
Avg.
Vehicle Volume
~8,100
~6,200
~4,000
~5,000
~10,200
~8,000
~5,800
~7,400
PM Peak
PM Peak
PM Peak
AM Peak
PM Peak
PM Peak
PM Peak
AM Peak
Avg.
Travel Time
Avg.
Vehicle Volume
-20%
-23%
-32%
-33%
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IV. Parking Management Program
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Parking Management
2040 GP
Policies
• C7.1 – Parking Management
• C7.2 – Shared Parking
• C7.3 – Public parking
• C7.4 – Bicycle Parking
• C7.5 – Curbside Management
• C7.6 – Loading for New Development
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City-Owned
Downtown
Parking Facilities
8 Residential
Parking Permits
Issued 2024
2500+
Private Shared
Downtown
Parking Facilities
8 Downtown
Parking Permits
Issued in 2024
7200+
On-Street and
Off-Street
Parking Spaces in
the DT
3500+
Parking
Enforcement
Officers
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Exploring new
DT permitting
platform to
streamline
permitting and
customer
service
Help
streamline the
parking
renewal
process. Less
paper same
great program
Explore and
making
parking
payments
more
accessible for
all users
Reduce vehicle
idling for
vehicles
searching for
parking in the
DT
Future Initiatives
New Platform and
3rd Party Support
Digital Residential
Parking Permits
Accessible Parking
Payment Options
Improved
Wayfinding Signage
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2024 Downtown Parking Utilization
Weekday
Lunch
(11AM – 2PM)
Weekend
Dinner
(6PM – 8PM)
70% 2nd and ECR
69% Central
62% Main Street
90% Main Street
71% Central
56% 4
th and Railroad
76% Tennis Court
66% Central
56% Main Street
90% Central
90% Main Street
72% 4th and Railroad
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Garages
1. Tennis Court
2. 2nd and ECR
3. Transit Center
4. Main Street
5. Central
6. Kiku
Parking Lots
1. Fifth and B
Street
2. Fourth and B
Street
#1
#2
#3
#1
#2
#3
#1
#2
#3
#1
#2
#3
IV. Safety Program
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Safety
2040 GP
Policies
• C1.3 – Vision Zero
• C1.5 – El Camino Real Pedestrian Safety
• C5.4 – Safet At-Grade Rail Crossings
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Bike San Mateo
Safe Routes to School
Program
Local Roadway Safety
Program
High Voltage
Streetlight Conversion
Program
Safety Programs
Citywide Speed Limit
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Quick-Build Mobility
ACTIVE SAFETY PROJECTS
Project
All Bike San Mateo Program Projects
Local Roadway Safety Priority Package 1
Citywide Speed Survey Renewal
Safe Routes to School Program
Hillsdale/Alameda Intersection Safety Improvement
Hillsdale High School/31st Avenue Safe Routes to School High Voltage Conversion Phase 4
High Voltage Conversion Phase 5
Poplar/Humboldt Intersection Safety Improvement
B Street Pedestrian Scramble (1st – 3rd Avenue)
Downtown Parking Garage Pedestrian Safety Project
Phase
Various
Planning
Planning
Planning
Design
Design
Design
Construction
Construction
Completed
Completed
CC #40PMPBMP CC #25LRSP
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Grant Funding
Adopted Plan
City Council Priority
In-Progress and
Funded
Local Roadway Safety Program
70%
Priority # Project Description Status
1 ECR / 22nd Ave Funding Execution
2 ECR / 27th Ave Funding Execution
3 Humboldt / Poplar Design
4 Humboldt / Various Funding Execution
5 Fashion Island Blvd / Norfolk St Design
6 Hillsdale / Franklin & Norfolk St Funding Execution
7 Peninsula / Delaware Planning
8 Eldorado St / 3rd Ave & Peninsula / Stanley Unfunded
9 Hillsdale Blvd - Saratoga Dr. to Norfolk Street Unfunded 10 ECR Corridor - 28th Avenue to 36th Avenue Unfunded
May 2024
Plan Adoption
Top-10 Priority Projects
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Slow for Students
Project
Citywide Speed Limit Program
CC #6
39 Corridors
Reduced
Speeds• Public and Private Schools
• Within 500 -1000 Feet of a School = 25mph
• Within 500 Feet of a School = 15mph
23 Schools
Citywide Speed Survey Renewal
Data
Preparation
Summer
2026
Estimated
Completion
Now
1 2
Consultant
Selection
Speed
Survey
Certification
Process
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Safe Routes to School Program
SRTS Strategic Plan1
Existing
Condition
Summer
2025
Estimated
Completion
Spring
2024
Community and
Stakeholder
Engagement
Strategic Vision
and Goals
Development
Multi-Year
Workplan
Development
Summer
2024
Fall
2024
Winter
2024
15+
Community
Engagement
Events
10 Informant
Interviews
Community Driven
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2024 Safety Metrics
<1% Fatal (2)
4% Severe (9)
95%+ Minor (213)
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224 Total Collisions
154 / 69%
29%
Broadside
(T-Bone)
19%
Rear End
27% Other
14%
Side Swipes
5% Head On
6% Object
65+15-64
7% 80% 14%
Severity Types
Vehicle Collision Types
Citywide Numbers
Age Split
<14
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*Collision data is from Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) 2022 Office of Traffic
Safety (OTS)
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Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
• California State Transportation Agency
(CalSTA)
• Goal to prevent serious injuries and
deaths caused by motor vehicles crashes.
• Compares collision data to similar sized
Cities
• San Mateo is in category B which means a
city with a population between 100,001 –
250,000 (around 59 – 61 Cities in the
State of California).
• 2022 is the latest data available
• Data is from Statewide Traffic Records
System (SWTRS)
City of San Mateo
Ranked
Lowest
out of 61 Cities
in the total number of
Fatal and Injury
collisions at 98.
5-year Trend
(Total Fatal and Injury Collisions)
0 50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Fatal and Injury
37/59
46/59
49/61
59/60
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IV. Challenges
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~85%
Funding
~70%
Transportation
projects are grant
funded
100%
75%
50%
25%
0 Federal State County
~9%
~5%
Unpredictability
Lack
Consistency
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Types of Local Funds
• Traffic Impact Fee
• Measure A
• Measure S
• General Fund
San Mateo
is mostly built out.
Future developments
will be in-fill
developments
Limited Right-of-Way
#1
Most populated
City in San Mateo
County*
#4
Most dense City
in the County
with
8,300+ Residents
per square-mile*
46%
of all High and Medium
High Priority Bicycle
projects require either a
lane reduction or parking
removal.
*2023 American Community Survey per Census.gov
~200 mile
(centerline)
~23 miles
(bike lanes centerline)
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Planning and Engineering
Staffing
Maintenance and
Operations
Filled
Vacant
Engineering
Manager (1)
Traffic
Engineering (5)
(1) Senior Engineer
(3) Associate Engineer
(1) Engineering
Technician
Transportation
Planning (2.5)
(1) Senior
Transportation Planner
(1) Associate
Transportation Planner
(.5) SRTS Coordination
Private
Development/
ROW Services (7)
(1) Senior Engineer
(3) Associate Engineer
(2) Engineering Technician
(1) Engineering Technician
Maintenance
Manager (1)
Traffic O&M (6)
(1) Maintenance Supervisor
(2) Traffic Safety Worker
(2) Traffic and Lighting Technician
(1) Maintenance Worker
Engineering
Manager (1)
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35 FTE
Thank You
Jay Yu P .E.
Engineering Manager
[email protected]
www.cityofsanmateo.org/publicworks
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