NOTE: Due to lengthy Committee discussion and allotted meeting time, slides 12-35 were not presented at the meeting, but are provided here for reference. TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN Review Citywide Recommendations, Updated List and Scoring Methodology December 6, 2018
AGENDA Review of Project Goals and Purpose (15 min) Citywide Projects (30 min) Review of feedback and changes to the projects (~1 hr) Scoring Methodology (45 min) Next Steps (10 min) 2
REVIEW PROJECT GOALS AND PURPOSE 3
BACKGROUND ConnectMenlo Circulation Element Transportation Master Plan 4
PURPOSE Transportation Master Plan General Plan Circulation 2.C Community engagement on key issues Identify projects Cost estimates Prioritize improvements Adopt Impact Fee program General Plan Circulation 6.C Establish connection between new development and new infrastructure Update fee program Set fee rates by land use Development pays new fees Fees due at building permit stage Improvements constructed as funds accumulate 5
FM1 CURRENT FEE PROGRAM EXAMPLE Cost of improvements Identify Improvements Determine total cost of needed infrastructure $40M Allocate to new development Determine future growth Divide into portion that benefits New 25% development Existing users Determine fee by use E.g., by housing unit or square foot of office space Can lower or waive fees to incentivize certain uses 75% $3250 per home $4.80 / sf office 6
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE El Camino Real/Middle Ave 2009 TIF Recommendation as shown Consistent with? Middle Plaza (500 ECR) El Camino Real Corridor Study ECR/Downtown Specific Plan ConnectMenlo Circulation Element Middle Pedestrian/Bike Crossing Narrow lanes Repurpose median Narrow sidewalks 7
TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN GOALS Safety Vision Zero Eliminate traffic fatalities and reduce the number of non-fatal collisions by 50% by 2040. (Policy CIRC-1.1) Sustainability Enable the City to meet the goals of the current and future Climate Action Plan, including a 27 percent greenhouse gas emission reduction Mobility Choice Design transportation projects to accommodate all modes and people of all abilities. Encourage the use of lower emission modes such as walking, biking and transit. (Policy CIRC-2.1 and 4.1) 8
PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA Cost $: Less than $100,000 $$: $100,000 - $1,000,000 $$$: $1,000,000 - $3,000,000 PP: Partner Projects F: Funded Ease of implementation May be accomplished during routine pavement maintenance or City-guided program May be eligible for grant funding Significant community support Sensitive populations El Camino Real Proximity to daycares, senior centers, and communities of concern Transportation sustainability Meets City s goals and policies for mobility choices and health & wellness Safety Could improve safety conditions School nearby K-12 school located with ½ mile radius Congestion relief Short-Term Long-Term Circulation Patterns GHG reduction / person throughput Moves people out of SOV and into transit, carpools, shuttles, etc. Meets City s GHG goal Green infrastructure Reduces impervious surface or increases pervious surface; stormwater 9 treatment
HOW DID WE GET HERE? Date Task November December 2016 January-June 2017 August 2017 July October 2017 July December 2017 January March 2018 City Council adopts ConnectMenlo Identifies TMP as highest priority Circulation Element program City selects W-Trans, Project Initiated City Council establishes Outreach and Oversight Committee 1stround community engagement. 1,000 participants. Prep existing transportation information summary W-Trans develops draft recommendations and strategies March 14, 2018 CityCouncil info item to prepare for OOC #2 March 20, 2018 Outreach and Oversight Committee #2: Draft strategies and recommendations for high priority corridors 10
HOW DID WE GET HERE? Date March 27, 2018 April 17 & 24, 2018 May 9, 2018 May 22, 2018 May 30, 2018 August-September 2018 Task City Council info item: Identify need for more meetings Review recommendations from OOC City Council policy discussion and direction Complete Streets Commission Council approval of revised scope of work OOC #3: Review Council-adopted scope, goals, prioritization criteria and role of OOC OOC #4, #5, #6: Review recommendations for north, central, and south areas of City Complete Streets Commission #2: Review bicycle and pedestrian network recommendations 11
Data Analysis Needs Assessments Public Engagement Prioritization Criteria Walk Audits Community Input OOC Plans Prioritization Criteria Memo Connect Menlo Goals Strategies and Recommendations Working Paper Transportation Background Memo Initiatives EIRs Project List and OOC Meetings 12
PROJECT LIST REFINEMENT North South Central OOC Additional Analysis Public Input Staff Updated Project List OOC Meetings Feedback Loop 13
CITYWIDE PROJECTS 1 4
MENLO PARK ATTRACTS WORKERS FROM OUTSIDE OF MENLO PARK 15 Source: onthemap.ces.census.gov
WHERE DO THOSE 35,000 WORKERS LIVE? 16 Source: onthemap.ces.census.gov
CITYWIDE PROJECTS Most projects are related to establishing new programs Eight projects are related to Intelligent Transportation Systems Added Evaluation of Relinquishment of Willow Road from Caltrans to the City (Project #176) Added program to evaluate street lights (Project #177) 17
REVIEW FEEDBACK AND PROJECT CHANGES 1 8
FEEDBACK SUMMARY Staff received approximately 250 comments from Committee members, Complete Street Commissioners, and members of the public Approximately 95 of the comments refer to projects to be Added/Modified/Clarified Remaining comments were either duplicates, agreement with project recommendations or includes policies/projects beyond the scope of the TMP 19
PROJECT ADDITIONS Pedestrian and Bicycle crossing over 101 north of Marsh Road (Project #178) Pedestrian and Bicycle Rail crossing over Dumbarton rail to Onetta Harris Community Center (Project #185) Marsh Road sidewalks Requires removal of parking, landscaping and coordination with Redwood City residents (Project #184) EncinalAvenue sidewalks Requires removal of parking and landscaping (Project #179) Bicycle Lanes on Chrysler requires parking removal (Project #186) Bicycle Lanes on University between Oak Grove and Santa Cruz Ave requires parking removal (Project #189) Bicycle Lanes on Oak Grove between Crane and University requires parking removal (Project #107) 20
PROJECT MODIFICATIONS Coleman between Ringwood Avenue and Willow Road (#61) Request: Class II bike lanes within City limits Tradeoff: removal of on-street parking, Coordination with San Mateo County Laurel Street from Burgess to Willow Road (#75) Request: Class II instead of Class III Tradeoff: removal of on-street parking EncinalAvenue from Garwood Way to El Camino Real (#82) Request: Class II instead of Class III Tradeoff: removal of on street parking on both sides of the street 21
PROJECTS BEING REMOVED Willow Road Exclusive Bus Lanes between Bayfront Expressway and US 101 (Project #35) Menalto Bike/Ped overcrossing and Menalto Bicycle Route from US 101 to O Brien (Projects #33 and #34) Menalto Bicycle Route from Durham to Woodland (Project #60) Compact roundabouts at College & University and Cambridge and University (Projects #121 and #122) 22
INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS Operational improvements proposed at 21 intersections include striping updates, added capacity, signal timing updates, and new signal installations Average delay and level of service (LOS) expected to improve during AM at 16 intersections and PM at 13 intersections LOS remains acceptable at other intersections except Bayfront/Chilco where the benefit for local residents outweighs the average increase in delay 23
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS Intersection Delay & Level of Service No Improvement With Improvement AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour Project Location Delay LOS Delay LOS Delay LOS Delay LOS 2 Bayfront Expy & Marsh Rd 50.4 D 29.0 C 29.0 C 22.9 C 3 Bayfront Expy & Chrysler Dr 8.9 A 18.0 B 15.5 B 22.6 C 4 Bayfront Expy & Chilco St 29.8 C 47.5 D 36.7 D 99.8 F 6 Bayfront Expy & Facebook Bldg 21 44.7 D 138.2 F 40.5 D 105.7 F 8 Bayfront Expy & Willow Rd 155.7 F 123.9 F 118.8 F 62.3 E 17 Chrysler Dr & Jefferson Dr 13.8 B 14.9 B 8.3 A 21.0 C 18 Chrysler Dr & Independence Dr 10.9 B 13.3 B 23.1 C 17.3 B 21 Chilco St & Constitution Dr 160.9 F 206.8 F 87.3 F 47.9 D 31 University Ave & Adams Dr 2552.0 F 3546.1 F 18.1 B 31.4 C 38 Willow Rd & Hamilton Ave 10.9 B 103.3 F 19.2 B 78.1 E 39 Willow Rd & Ivy Dr 13.7 B 24.9 C 8.7 A 13.3 B 41 Willow Rd & Newbridge St 59.5 E 58.8 D 52.3 D 43.0 D 43 Willow Rd & Bay Rd 11.9 B 13.8 B 11.7 B 13.8 B 45 Willow Rd & Coleman Ave 20.4 C 8.5 A 14.2 B 8.5 B 47 Willow Rd & Middlefield Rd 59.0 E 68.9 E 37.7 D 29.6 C 53 Bay Rd & Ringwood Ave-Sonoma Ave - - 95.7 F - - 18.3 C 63 Middlefield Rd & Ravenswood Ave 40.4 D 52.1 D 11.1 B 52.1 D 64 Middlefield Rd & Ringwood Ave-D St 22.5 C 42.2 D 16.5 B 42.2 D 72 Laurel St & Glenwood Ave 70.1 F 17.2 c 17.3 B 15.5 B 112 Santa Cruz Ave & University Dr (North) 194.5 F 165.0 F 28.1 C 41.3 D 133 Santa Cruz Ave & Orange Ave-Avy Ave 160.7 F 215.3 F 35.6 D 35.4 D 24
WILLOW AND MIDDLEFIELD 25
NOTE: The Committee voted unanimously at the meeting to remove this project from the list. WILLOW ROAD REVERSIBLE BUS LANE 26
MIDDLEFIELD AND RAVENSWOOD 27
SCORING METHODOLOGY 2 8
PROJECTS SCORED BASED ON PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA AND GOALS Prioritization Criteria Updated Project List Mode Choice Multiplier Rank Review Ranked Project List Connect Menlo Goals Revise 29
PROJECTS PRIORITIZED BASED ON TOTAL SCORE AND TIMEFRAME Low Priority Medium Priority High Priority Short- Term Medium- Term Short- Term Medium- Term Short- Term Medium- Term Long- Term Long- Term Long- Term 30
DISCUSSION Public Comment Committee Feedback Questions and Clarification 31
NEXT STEPS 3 2
SCHEDULE Task Schedule Community workshop and online open house Winter 2019 Release draft Master Plan Spring 2019 OOC #8 & Complete Streets Commission review draft Transportation Master Plan Spring 2019 City Council review and adoption Summer 2019 Develop Fee Program update Fall 2019 33
DISCUSSION Public Comment Committee Feedback Schedule Upcoming Meetings 34
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