Mark Nagales
South San Francisco is advancing a plan that aims improve transit and mobility in several lower income communities.
The plan is part of a joint effort with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, South San Francisco and San Bruno to make improvements in a handful of historically disadvantaged communities. The plan includes four South City neighborhoods — west of downtown, Paradise Valley, Old Town and Lindenville.
The plan has about 36 project recommendations ranging from pedestrian safety improvements near schools, better bicycle infrastructure and enhanced bus stops. Some of the projects could also include increasing bus route frequency, such as expanding service on Route 130, which serves Old Town, increasing frequency on Route 141 to every 15 minutes or adding a new route to provide additional service to BART stations, according to a staff report.
“This effort is really built on a very extensive public and community outreach process. We’re focused on identifying improvements that are equity based and really responsive to all the mobility needs of the community,” Acting C/CAG Executive Director Kaki Cheung said during a recent South City council meeting. “We have just released a call for projects making available close to $30 million for transportation funding, so we encourage the city to apply.”
About $1.3 million is reserved to advance projects from the planning into design phases, she added. The effort is funded by MTC.
Vice Mayor Mark Nagales flagged Centennial Way Trail as a priority, which would include bike lane improvements, noting connectivity gaps near the Caltrain station.
“As someone who has biked on Centennial Trail, I have always turned around when I got to the end just before San Bruno because there’s no extension,” he said. “I think it would be really important because it connects right into the Caltrain station.”
He also emphasized shuttle expansion efforts outside of traditional working hours, provided ridership data justifies the additional cost.
“In order for that to happen you have to have the ridership. You have to have the demand, because one of the things we look at is, ‘How expensive is it for us to fund the shuttle?’” he said.
The plan will go before the C/CAG board in June for final adoption.
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(2) comments
As long as these so-called improvements don’t result in lane diets, go for it. I just hope taxpayers are okay with these make-work union transportation projects that transfer more of their taxpayers to ever-increasing union salaries, pensions, and benefits. To the tune of $1.3 million thus far and potentially $30 million more to reward union workers. BTW, I’m betting the plan will be adopted.
My guess is that the project won't be happening.
It's very typical in these "plans" to talk about public transit and bike lanes so the city can access the SMCTA funds. Then that money will be used to pay for ... yes, the every-increasing the car-centric development supported by these unions.
Simple bike lanes can be painted by the regular public works staff. But for car centric projects they will pay consultants and third-party companies. And that is where that money is going.
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