HILLSDALE/US101 BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE PROJECT

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1 HILLSDALE/US101 BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE PROJECT PUBLIC WORKSHOP AUGUST 19, 2014 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS STEWARDS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

2 PROJECT TEAM Aaron Lam, Associate Engineer Tracy Scramaglia, Associate Engineer Ken Chin, Project Manager Gary Heap, Engineering Manager Karsten Adam, Mark Thomas and Company Jimmy Sims, Mark Thomas and Company Bryan Jones, Alta Planning and Design DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS STEWARDS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

3 TONIGHT S GOALS Project overview Bicycle and Pedestrian Network Connectivity Landings and Concerns Treatments DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS STEWARDS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

4 BACKGROUND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS STEWARDS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

5 ALIGNMENT STUDY COMPLETED IN 2007 Identified need to review conditions of bicycle and pedestrian safety when using Hillsdale Boulevard to safely cross US101 Identified US101 crossing options shared with neighborhood Determined preferred alignment to be confirmed through Caltrans process DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS STEWARDS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

6 PROJECT NEED: GETTING ACROSS US101 Foster City & San Francisco Bay 0.7 mile 1.0 mile Residents Bay Meadows Phase II Caltrain Hillsdale Shopping Center School Residential Neighborhoods

7 101/HILLSDALE INTERCHANGE Loop entrance ramps, heavy traffic, many conflict points

8 ROUTE 101 / HILLSDALE BLVD AREA MAP Hillsdale Blvd the east/west corridor Hillsdale Caltrain Station School Recreation Residential Commercial Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Foster City Freeway is barrier

9 Western Lookover Eastern Lookover

10 WESTERN CONNECTIONS Hillsdale Caltrain Station Bay Meadows TOD Kaiser Medical Center Hillsdale Corridor Hillsdale Shopping Center George Hall Elementary School San Mateo Village Neighborhood Casanova Park Laurie Meadows Park

11 EASTERN CONNECTIONS Westshore Neighborhood Foster City Marina Lagoon Trail Los Prados Neighborhood Bay Trail Los Prados Neighborhood Marina Shopping Plaza

12 LANDINGS Landing Approaches Intersections Safety Concerns

13 TREATMENT TOOLS LANDINGS INTERSECTIONS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - STEWARDS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

14 ENTRANCES & LANDING SAFETY TREATMENTS

15 ADDRESSING USER SAFETY NEAR INTERSECTIONS Through Design Dog leg curve Chicane Slope change Deflection devices that are low to the ground (4-6 or less) with rolled curb Varying pavement treatments

16 ADDRESSING USER SAFETY NEAR INTERSECTIONS Through Signs and Pavement Markings Warning signs and pavement legends Striping to highlight upcoming intersection Signs and markings should supplement a good design

17 OVERCROSSINGS 18.5 min.

18 TWO-STAGE TURN BOXES

19 BIKE BOX

20 CROSSWALKS

21 MARKED/UNSIGNALIZED CROSSWALKS

22 ACTIVE WARNING BEACONS

23 ROUTING USERS TO CROSSWALKS AT INTERSECTIONS

24 ADVANCE STOP AND YIELD LINES

25 PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLIST CROSSWALK (TOUCAN)

26 BICYCLE BOULEVARD WITH TOUCAN CROSSING

27 BOLLARD ALTERNATIVES

28 MINIMIZE CURB RETURN RADII

29 CURB EXTENSIONS/BULB OUTS

30 CHANNELIZED TURN LANES

31 BREAK OUT STATIONS (15 20 MINS) Station #1 - Connections Voting Vote for bridge connection variations based on how you would use the bridge Station #3 Landing and Intersection Toolbox Let us know what tools you prefer and how you would like to experience the bridge as a user Station #2 Safety Concerns Post Its Let us know how we can make your experience getting to the bridge more inviting DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - STEWARDS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

32 REPORT BACK Station #1 - Connections Voting Vote for bridge connection variations based on how you would use the bridge Station #3 Landing and Intersection Toolbox Let us know what tools you prefer and how you would like to experience the bridge as a user Station #2 Safety Concerns Post Its Let us know how we can make your experience getting to the bridge more inviting DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - STEWARDS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

33 NEXT STEPS -FUNDING Project phase funding: PSR-PDS phase Measure A grant through the SMCTA PA&ED phase Funding agreement with SMCTA fully executed Project is in SMC Bike/Ped Plan, SMCTA Expenditure Plan, City s General, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Master Plans DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS STEWARDS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

34 NEXT STEPS CALTRANS PROCESS Project Study Report Project Development Support (PSR-PDS) April 2013 Nov 2014 Project Approval and Environmental Documentation (PA&ED) Nov 2014 Oct 2015 Design Oct 2015 Nov 2016 Construction Jan 2017 Nov 2017 Begin preliminary design Propose all alignment alternatives to Caltrans Select viable options for further study Complete preliminary design Complete environmental clearance requirements Preferred alignment approved by Caltrans Complete PS&E design Obtain design exceptions from Caltrans Complete Construction

35 NEXT STEPS Public Works Commission and City Council Stay up to date by visiting: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS STEWARDS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

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38 PROJECT CONTACTS Aaron Lam Associate Engineer (650) Tracy Scramaglia Associate Engineer (650) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS STEWARDS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT