San Mateo County Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan August 26, 2010 Presented to the San Mateo County BPAC by Lauren Ledbetter, Alta Planning + Design in association with: Fehr & Peers Eisen Letunic Presentation Overview Plan Status Lauren Policy Review Niko Pedestrian Existing Conditions & Draft Pedestrian Priority Areas Matt Bicycle Existing Conditions & Method for Updating Proposed Network Lauren Q&A 1
Plan Progress Reviewed plans and policies Mapped & analyzed collision data Mapped & summarized Census data Updated status for countywide bikeway network (2000) Met with advocacy groups Gathering data from local jurisdictions Developing pedestrian INDEX model Upcoming Milestones First Working Paper Site Tour with BPAC Website October BPAC Meeting Draft Plan 2
The state of bicycle and pedestrian planning in San Mateo County Reviewed planning efforts Local cities, county Countywide (C/CAG, SMCTA) Regional (MTC, BAAQMD) State (Caltrans) The state of bicycle and pedestrian planning in San Mateo County Local bike ped planning: Most often addressed in the Circulation Element of General Plans Also addressed in area plans Several cities have bicycle master plans No pedestrian master plans City of San Mateo preparing for one 3
The state of bicycle and pedestrian planning in San Mateo County Burlingame Bicycle Transportation Plan Construction/impact fees for new development in Bayfront and North Burlingame areas to pay for installation of planned bicycle improvements The state of bicycle and pedestrian planning in San Mateo County City of San Mateo Climate Action Plan ID incentives for staff who live within 5 miles of work to ride or walk to work, or for short trips during the workday Reduce car trips to school through walking pools 4
The state of bicycle and pedestrian planning in San Mateo County Menlo Park s Comprehensive Bicycle Development Plan Encourage employers to provide shower/locker facilities require it for large new developments Menlo Park s Sidewalk Master Plan Establish slow-traffic home zones on streets where it is difficult to construct walkways City Population Densities 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Population Density Per Square Mile Other local major cities: Oakland: 7,100 persons / sq mi San Francisco: 16,600 persons / sq mi 5
Population hot spots cover a broad area, concentrating along the El Camino Real Corridor Employment hot spots throughout the county Higher concentrations along: El Camino Real Corridor East of US-101 6
Population Growth 2010 2020 2030 San Mateo County 741,000 801,000 842,000 Bay Area 7,341,700 8,018,000 8,719,300 Data Source: ABAG 2008 San Mateo County projected to grow by 14% in 20 years, Bay Area projected at 19% Population and Employment Growth Population: Total County population will increase by 14% to 845,000 by 2030 72% increase in people 65+ by 2030 (to 157,000 total) The largest increase is in adults 85+, a 150% increase in 2030 (to 30,000 total) Employment: Total County employment will increase by 55% to over 500,000 by 2030 Source: San Mateo County Aging Model 7
Walking Statistics County commute mode split (2008): 2.7% walking 1.4% bicycling 7.5% transit 82.7% driving % of trips to work Typical weekday trips: 8.3% of total trips are walking trips 3.0% 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.0% San Mateo County Walk to Work 2.56% 2.69% 2.15% 1990 2000 2008 Source: 1990/2000 Census, 2008 ACS Source: 2000 Bay Area Travel Survey Walk to work map- Alta 8
Commute Statistics 140% 120% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Walking to Caltrain Stations 39% 100% 48% 30% 48% 43% 44% 33% 31% 31% 27% 31% 27% 67% 40% 58% 0% 24% 52% 48% 48% 26% 29% 36% 33% 34% 38% 34% 15% 26% % Walk to Station % Walk from Station Commute Statistics Walking to BART Stations 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 18% 16% 16% 13% 7% 35% 14% Daly City Colma South San San Bruno Millbrae SF Airport* County Francisco Station Avg % Walk to Station 31% Total System Avg *Note: San Francisco Airport station based on non-home origin trips; all other stations listed are home origin trips. 9
Pedestrian nodes MTC Priority Development Areas Pedestrian nodes MTC Priority Development Areas El Camino Corridor: Grand Boulevard Initiative 10
Pedestrian nodes MTC Priority Development Areas El Camino Corridor Major downtown plans Communities of Concern Challenges El Camino Real El Camino Real continues to be a corridor with many pedestrian collisions 11
Challenges 12 pedestrian fatalities on El Camino Real (24 % of total in last 6 years) Northern part of County contains most fatalities Potential Opportunities Countywide Safe Routes to School Program Safe Routes for Seniors program 12
Pedestrian Project Types - Methodology Ped INDEX GIS Process Based on relationship between built environment and walking Walking Demand: Evaluate demand for walking based on GIS factors o o o o Land Use Factors Proximity Factors Demographics Factors Connectivity Factors Pedestrian Project Types - Methodology Pedestrian Deficiencies Disconnected Streets / Missing Connections High Frequency of Collisions Physical Barriers Major Streets with Few Crossing Opportunities Photo: Dan Burden 13
Prioritization Potential project types: Pedestrian safety improvements Pedestrian district enhancements Programs Safe Routes to School Insert mode share map County average 0.8% in 2000 1.4% in 2008 Menlo Park 2.3% in 2000 6.8% in 2008 Lowest collisions per bike commuter 14
County averages 236 collisions annually 13 fatalities 1,083 injuries Concentrated on El Camino Real corridor Bike and ped collisions o s follow same pattern Except for a few bike hot spots Half Moon Bay Montara 15
2000 Bikeway Network Public meetings Survey 300 responses Connectivity & connection 164 miles/ 47% completed 185 miles still to be completed Proposed Method for Refining Bikeway Network Meet with cities to discuss proposed alignments from 2000 plan Modification due to: Implemented/proposed alternative alignment Multiple parallel alignments one alignment Politically/physically infeasible Destination is not served by 2000 network Alternative alignment meets more criteria 16
Criteria to Evaluate and Refine Countywide Network Derived from goals and policies North-south connectivity East-west connectivity Cross-jurisdictional connections Access to destinations of county significance Safety Feasibility Future opportunities Integration into regional network Questions? Questions? 17