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TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION
Approved Minutes
Regular Meeting of Thursday, May 13, 2021
1. CALL TO ORDER 7:04 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
After the pledge of allegiance, at the request of Chair Wettan, a moment of silence was
observed for Police Detective Luca Benedetti of the San Luis Obispo Police Department as
he was recently killed in the line of duty. Chair Wettan stated he was one of Burlingame’s own;
a graduate of Burlingame High School. He said he left behind a wife and two small children.
3. ROLL CALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Leigh, Israelit, Martos, Rebelos, Wettan
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a) April 8, 2021 Meeting Minutes
The April meeting minutes will be approved at the June 10, 2021 TSPC meeting.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA
Madeline Frechette brought up the complaints associated with kids riding bikes and
swerving/popping wheelies on Burlingame Avenue. She stated the City Council directed
police resources to Burlingame Avenue earlier this year after receiving complaints from
various sources. Ms. Frechette said the Police Department issued 35 citations between March
and April, and of those 35 citations, two were for sidewalk violations and the remaining 33
were for minors not wearing a helmet. Ms. Frechette shared that after she pulled the citation
data, she learned that African Americans make up 14% of the issued citations but
demographic information shows African American’s only make up 1.2% of the Burlingame
population. Based on the aforementioned citation statistics, Ms. Frechette stated African
American’s are being policed 11 times greater than their share of the population in this small
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data sample. She felt policing children for “riding recklessly” was not justified as it is a waste
of money and resources, and that enforcement does not prevent anything. Ms. Frechette went
on to share enforcement statistics regarding racial injustice over the last year in her closing
comments.
6. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
a) Community B/PAC Update (Informational Item Only)
B/PAC Chair Leslie Beatty reported that Rusty Hopewell is going to be leaving the
Burlingame School District in June due to budget cuts and the position will no longer be
funded. She stated it is a huge loss for everyone who goes to the school or works on bike
and pedestrian safety. She said there might be a possibility to apply for a Safe Routes to
School grant to fund the position. Ms. Beatty was hopeful Mr. Hopewell would provide
them with a contact prior to his departure.
Commissioner Leigh inquired with Chair Wettan and Commissioner Israelit if they work
with Rusty Hopewell and whether or not they have his list of school projects and walk
audits. Chair Wettan stated he has looked at his information but it has been a couple of
years. Commissioner Israelit stated she met with Rusty Hopewell during her first year
about 3.5 years ago and again today. She said they are currently working on a big project
for BIS school safety and there is an upcoming walking audit. Commissioner Israelit
suggested the Commission consider offering their support to the School District with any
grant efforts by providing a letter of support. Chair Wettan concurred with Commissioner
Israelit and stated they should engage with Rusty Hopewell as much as possible before
he departs.
Commissioner Leigh shared that the walking audit at BIS will be on May 25 at 1:30 pm.
She also said apparently there is money at the county level to have a representative
dedicated to work with the high schools on school traffic and safety, including walking and
biking. Commissioner Leigh stated that Mr. Hopewell suggested writing a letter to
encourage the county to have a representative for the high schools.
b) Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan Priority List
Mr. Wong stated the purpose of the joint TSPC and B/PAC discussion is to receive input
regarding the near-term priorities identified in the Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan. In
order to facilitate the discussion, Transportation Program Manager Lisha Mai provided
slides to review bicycle and pedestrian recommendations to implement, including the top
B/PAC priorities, and current and upcoming projects.
Before getting into the details, Ms. Mai stated it is important to acknowledge that any
implementation plans discussed are not set in stone as this is an ongoing process. She
began the presentation by reviewing the existing bicycle network which provides some
connectivity across the City consisting of signed bike routes, and Class II and III facilities.
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Ms. Mai said with the robust community outreach process over a three-year period, the
adopted Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan was thoughtfully developed. She stated the
result was the recommendation of over 33 miles of new and upgraded bike facilities
estimated at over $31M. Ms. Mai explained the recommended 33 miles of improvements
was broken down into four categories: short-term, medium-term, long-term, and
opportunity projects. Short-term projects are considered to be top priority projects that are
assumed to be easily implemented, medium-term require additional study and further
evaluation, while long-term projects are more challenging and are not a priority at this
time. Opportunity projects are considered low priority projects that may become available
for implementation if grant funding or partnerships with other capital programs become
available. Ms. Mai stated short-term projects have an estimate of 20 miles of bicycle
improvements with a cost of approximately $19M, which accounts for more than half of
the total miles and cost of all the bicycle projects. She indicated tonight’s discussion will
focus on the short-term top priority projects.
Ms. Mai showed a visual of the proposed top priority networks and stated the projects in
the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan were ranked based on a point metric system,
which looks at criteria such as collision history, improving connectivity, filling gaps in the
existing network, connecting transit and school routes, and increased accessibility to
schools, parks, and trails. She indicated the short-term bicycle recommendations identified
include: California Drive from Oak Grove Avenue to Peninsula Avenue, Carmelita
Avenue/Paloma Avenue neighborhood bike route, Oak Grove Avenue (east)/Dwight Road
neighborhood bike route, Cadillac Way, and, Oak Grove Avenue (west)/Primrose Road
neighborhood bike route. Ms. Mai shared the remaining short-term top priority projects
account for $8M of the proposed improvements.
Ms. Mai stated the Master Plan serves as a long-term vision for prioritization and phasing
to ensure that projects are manageable and fundable. She said TSPC has the flexibility to
consider project phasing alternatives for implementation. However, Ms. Mai indicated staff
recommends to focus on main bike routes that connect riders from north-south and east-
west directions. She also shared that the recommendations take into consideration B/PAC
priorities and goals.
Of the main bike routes identified, Ms. Mai pointed out the current project on California
Drive between Broadway and Oak Grove Avenue will receive $800k in grant funding for
construction. She stated there is an upcoming project which includes a portion of the
Carmelita Avenue/Paloma Avenue/Capuchino Avenue neighborhood bike route. Ms. Mai
indicated that both B/PAC and TSPC would be presented with updates on both projects
and would have an opportunity to weigh in on design alternatives.
Ms. Mai showed a visual of the pedestrian infrastructure improvements recommended in
the Master Plan which includes 83 locations with an estimated planning cost of $7.2M.
She said the pedestrian recommendations include improvements such as pavement
markings, pedestrian beacons, sidewalk improvements, street design, and areas that
require further analysis and study. Ms. Mai explained of the 83 locations identified, 21
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were identified as top priorities, and 9 of the 21 top priorities were along El Camino Real.
She ensured that staff is working with Caltrans on the El Camino Real Renewal Project to
include pedestrian improvements and has provided Caltrans with the recommendations
from the Master Plan. Ms. Mai went on to identify the following current and upcoming top
priority pedestrian projects: Broadway Pedestrian Lighting, Hoover School Sidewalk, City-
wide Pedestrian Improvements, Carolan Avenue/Oak Grove Avenue Traffic Signal,
Burlingame Station Pedestrian Improvements, and improvements to California Drive and
Burlingame Avenue. As with the bicycle network recommendations, she stated the
pedestrian recommendations will also take into account B/PAC’s top priorities, including
the development of standards for areas with high traffic.
Commissioner Rebelos did not have any questions at the end of the presentation.
Commissioner Leigh requested a bike lane to be added on Trousdale Drive from California
Drive up to the street just past Quesada Way heading west (corner of BIS).
Commissioner Israelit stated she was surprised by the vast difference in budget for bicycle
improvements versus pedestrian improvements. She also did not feel a bike lane on
Trousdale Drive should be a high priority if indeed the BIS students use Marco Polo Way
and the residential area to get to school. Additionally, Commissioner Israelit said they
would be looking at the routes kids are using at the walking audit on May 25th.
Commissioner Israelit also stated she was unsure if it would make sense to do the Rollins
Road bike path since they would be redoing that part of Rollins Road as part of the new
neighborhood (similar to prosed improvements on Chapin Avenue).
Vice-Chair Martos clarified a few items on the bicycle recommendations slide regarding
the network and legend with Ms. Mai. He also asked Ms. Mai to describe bike boulevards
a bit more. Ms. Mai stated that bike boulevards are to encourage and give more emphasis
on bicyclists as opposed to vehicles, making it safer for bicyclists to use. Additionally, she
stated bike boulevards can have traffic calming measures to help so down vehicles and
provide more comfort for bike riders. She also went on to explain that traffic calming
features also provide benefits to pedestrians. Based on further questions from Vice-Chair
Martos, Ms. Mai communicated that the bike boulevards include more than just “paint on
the ground” and that the estimated costs for the bike improvements are based on full and
permanent improvements. Mr. Wong interjected to say the cost estimates are conservative
to provide a general number regarding the cost of the improvements. He said during final
design a tighter estimate will be provided and it is typically lower. Vice-Chair Martos said
he was not concerned by the cost, but what the estimates indicated to him is that details
of the traffic calming measures have been thought about and proposed in order to come
up with an estimate. He stated there are a lot of potential traffic calming measures (on the
bicycle recommendations map) the Commission has not been introduced to that could
change roadways and inquired if the Commission would be able to weigh in. Ms. Mai
confirmed that not only will the Commission have an opportunity to weigh in, the residents
of each of the neighborhoods will have a chance to provide input.
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Vice-Chair Martos said the crux of his questions regarding the high priority improvements
was to identify the end goal and actual objectives for the proposed improvements. As a
result, Ms. Mai went over the prioritization methodology in more detail.
Chair Wettan requested B/PAC members to provide their feedback.
B/PAC Chair Leslie Beatty stated once the Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan was finalized,
B/PAC wanted to ensure we hit the ground running in implementing it because of all the
work put in to create it. She said they looked at the prioritization as strategic in the Master
Plan but noted there are opportunistic priorities as well. In regards to the pedestrian
projects, Ms. Beatty stated is was clear they could do a lot of them for minimal cost. She
indicated that B/PAC is good for the most part with the proposed pedestrian projects but
stated B/PAC also wants to focus improvements around schools such as BIS and
McKinley.
For the bike boulevards, Ms. Beatty shared they felt Carmelita Avenue is the big fish of
the Carmelita/Paloma network and described Carmelita Avenue as a highway. In order to
make it safe, she said it will require significant work. Ms. Beatty stated they communicated
to staff the desire to remove sharrows from the toolkit for bike boulevards as bike
boulevards are meant to be roads that truly provide a safe way for bicyclists to travel
through neighborhoods. She said they felt Paloma Avenue’s focus should be on
intersections and crossings because the road itself is low stress.
In regards to Cadillac Way, Ms. Beatty said the issue is getting from Broadway to the
pedestrian bike overpass and Cadillac Way is the last leg of that. She said B/PAC is more
interested in tackling that as a corridor where you would get to Carolan Avenue through
the Broadway/California Drive intersection.
B/PAC member Madeline Frechette echoed B/PAC Chair Leslie Beatty’s comments and
elaborated on the need for bike infrastructure on Trousdale Drive. She stated people do
ride both directions on Trousdale Drive with no current protection and provided a Strava
heat map as reference. Ms. Frechette also added that electric bikes are becoming more
popular so hills are no longer a barrier. Lastly, although not in the Bike and Pedestrian
Plan, she stated she would like to see the door zone bike lane on California Drive
addressed.
Manito Velasco stated improvements to existing bike routes and bike lanes is what is
missing. He indicated the Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan is heavy on new infrastructure
but it has negligible proposals to improve bike infrastructure in areas such as California
Drive or to Carolan Avenue. Mr. Velasco said he is hopeful TSPC and B/PAC will put
emphasis on improving the current bike routes. Additionally, he said based on the price
tag, he thought the cost estimates were out of scale and that it shouldn’t take that much
money to improve a bicycle or pedestrian facility, citing the recent trial stop controls at
Sanchez and Paloma Avenue. Mr. Velasco stated it doesn’t entail that much investment
to quick build our way into better bike and pedestrian facilities. He also addressed
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Trousdale Drive and said the City missed an opportunity to make bicycle and pedestrian
improvements as the road was just resurfaced.
As mentioned by Vice-Chair Martos and Manito Velasco earlier, Commissioner Israelit did
not understand the level of investment on infrastructure on streets such as Carmelita
Avenue, Paloma Avenue, and Capuchino Avenue given the narrow roadway, parking on
both sides, and room for only one car to travel. Chair Wettan said he has not heard in the
discussion the important fact that Carmelita Avenue has alternative side of the street
parking rules which creates some space in the direction school traffic would be going in
the mornings and afternoons. He also explained it has some special attributes for an east-
west bike route.
Commissioner Rebelos stated Trousdale Drive is an important street and it’s the only
arterial road that goes to the top of the hill and it also connects to a lot of key locations
such as Skyline Boulevard, Highway 280, Sawyer Camp Trail, medical facilities, schools,
Burlingame Plaza, and connections to Bart and Caltrain. He mentioned anecdotally, he
has been saying bicyclists use Trousdale more than people realize and it needs some
serious reconfiguration. Based on a recent survey, he found out 67% of respondents were
in favor of modifying the road with one lane in each direction, a center turn lane, and bike
lanes on either side. Commissioner Rebelos said he thought Trousdale Drive is
underappreciated, could use a second look, and maybe bumped up the priority list. He
shared he walks and drives Trousdale Drive constantly and thinks the traffic has
increased. Additionally, Commissioner Rebelos stated he was shocked that the speed
limit at the bottom of Trousdale Drive is 35 MPH and supports lowing the speed limit.
In regards to the Carmelita Avenue bike route, Commissioner Rebelos suggested it would
be worth thinking about making Lincoln and Carmelita Avenue (on either side of
Broadway) one-way roads in opposite directions. He said it would make them safer as
there are lots of blind spots and the road is too narrow for two-way traffic. He also said it
may alleviate some of the traffic conditions at Broadway and California Drive as well.
Chair Wettan stated he is intrigued by the suggestion of making Trousdale Drive one lane
in each direction although he cautioned the traffic around school time is quite heavy and
with one lane could cause back-ups. He mentioned it might be a good time to revisit bike
lanes on Trousdale when they have a Rollins Road neighborhood connection as there
would be a significantly different group of residents that would need access to key
destinations on Trousdale Drive. Chair Wettan said Trousdale may become more
important over time but it may be something they could wait on while addressing other
immediate priorities such as California Drive and Carmelita Avenue. Additionally, Chair
Wettan stated an important piece of Carmelita Avenue is figuring out how to connect it to
Carolan Avenue as previously mentioned by Mr. Velasco. He asked staff if that connection
has been given any thought as part of this process. Ms. Mai explained with the current
phase of the California Drive project, staff is looking at bike facilities between Broadway
and Carmelita Avenue. Mr. Wong shared that as part of the Broadway Grade Separation
Project, they are looking at aligning Carmelita Avenue with the entrance to the station.
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Chair Wettan stated they don’t know when the Grade Separation Project will happen and
he urged staff to have some thoughtful connections even knowing it may get scrapped
with the grade separation due to the needs of the students.
Commissioner Leigh suggested the remaining short-term projects be prioritized with
Trousdale Drive being number 6, California Drive from Oak Grove (south) to Peninsula
Avenue as number 7, and access from Carmelita to Broadway/Carolan Avenue as number
8. Chair Wettan and Ms. Mai confirmed that California Drive from Oak Grove (south) to
Peninsula Avenue is part of the 8.5 miles of improvements on California Drive listed as
priority one of the bicycle projects.
Commissioner Israelit did not think Trousdale Drive (west of Quesada Way) should be
pulled out as a priority as she preferred to see additional ridership data. Vice-Chair Martos
did not have an opinion regarding the level of priority for Trousdale Drive. Chair Wettan
stated he did not want to decide tonight whether Trousdale Drive should be pulled out of
the remaining short-term projects to be listed as number 6 on the priority list. He suggested
that B/PAC assist with traffic counts and City staff have further time to study the area.
Mr. Beal, a member of the B/PAC, stated he was disheartened by how many times he has
brought up Trousdale Drive as a top priority in B/PAC meetings. He explained City staff
has pushed the “quick and fast agenda” and Trousdale needs to be solved immediately,
although it would not be a quick and fast project. Based on an accident that occurred on
Trousdale involving a friend, Mr. Beal felt that was enough to take a deeper look at
Trousdale and fast track its priority. Additionally, Mr. Beal stressed going up Trousdale is
his biggest fear due to the parking (door zone), vehicle speeds, and other factors. Besides
California Drive, Mr. Beal felt Trousdale Drive is one of the most important arterial roads
in Burlingame.
Chair Wettan encouraged B/PAC members to assist with data counts as he does not want
to use anecdotal information to make decisions and prioritize certain projects.
Ms. Mai pointed out the implementation plan is not set in stone and staff will revisit the
plan annually. She acknowledged that patterns/usage change and therefore plans should
change.
Commissioner Leigh suggested that staff go out and do some counts on Trousdale Drive
during arrival or dismissal time for schools. Pertaining to a bike lane on Trousdale, she
was of the thought that “if you build it, they will come.” Commissioner Leigh also suggested
the Commission discuss the speed limit concerns on Trousdale and consider reducing it
to 25 MPH.
Mr. Wong explained that the California Vehicle Code dictates the speed limit but City staff
will be conducting speed surveys in the near future, which will include Trousdale Drive.
Chair Wettan requested to move on to the pedestrian priority improvements. Ms. Mai
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brought up the pedestrian recommendations map and reminded the Commission that the
Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan identified 83 locations for pedestrian improvements. Ms.
Mai showed a list of proposed quick build striping projects as part of B/PAC’s discussion
earlier and Chair Wettan requested that Ms. Mai share the list separately with the
Commission.
Commissioner Leigh confirmed the list of 20 pedestrian projects shared by Ms. Mai would
be funded. She also made sure the location near the new parking garage (Howard
Avenue/Lorton Avenue) was on the list of pedestrian priorities. Ms. Mai stated the hope is
to fund those projects identified with existing City funds. Commissioner Leigh suggested
to make the intersection of Howard Avenue and Lorton Avenue similar to Howard Avenue
and Primrose Road. She said the parking garage will make the intersection a huge
pedestrian crossing and with the wide road width, she hopes they will increase the
diameter of the stop signs, not just add the high visibility crosswalk.
Madeline Frechette stressed the importance of being clear how data is being used to make
decisions and that making decisions based on current usage is archaic and goes against
best practices for urban design. Ms. Frechette stated it is a fact that people ride on
Trousdale Drive and you either value their life or you don’t—facts are not refutable. Ms.
Frechette and Chair Wettan went on to clarify their points regarding the usage of data and
data gathering.
Commissioner Rebelos stated Commissioner Leigh made an excellent point regarding the
area of Howard Avenue and Lorton Avenue with the new parking garage and he went on
to share a story regarding an alarming experience while recently crossing Howard Avenue.
Commissioner Rebelos stated the least they could do is put larger stop signs at that
intersection. Chair Wettan suggested this item be listed as a future agenda item.
Commissioner Israelit requested that Ms. Mai elaborate on what can be done in
conjunction with Caltrans to address the intersections along El Camino Real. Mr. Wong
explained City staff has worked with Caltrans to improve the corridor for pedestrians in the
past and continues to push that dialog with them with little success. Mr. Wong and
Commissioner Israelit were hopeful that Caltrans will improve safety and access for
pedestrians as part of the El Camino Real Renewal Project.
Chair Wettan confirmed with Mr. Wong that no official vote was required from the
Commission for this discussion item. Chair Wettan closed by indicating he was happy to
revisit some of the finer points brought up such as Trousdale Drive, the intersection of
Howard Avenue and Lorton Avenue, and the door zone bike lane on California Drive.
Commissioner Leigh requested that staff revisit the two items at the intersection of Howard
Avenue and Lorton Avenue—whether it qualifies for larger stop signs and painting the stop
lines at the crosswalk. Mr. Wong confirmed staff would look into it.
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7. INFORMATION ITEMS
a) Engineering Division Reports
Mr. Wong provided the following updates on various Engineering projects.
• California Drive Bicycle Facility – Staff has been working with the consultant to
further develop design concepts from the Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan. Concepts
to be presented at the June TSPC meeting. Based on the feedback from that
meeting, concepts to be revised and then presented to the community.
Commissioner Leigh stated she does not want to have the same issue with the next
segment of California Drive and urged staff to really watch the door zones. She also
asked if the design includes a road diet. Mr. Wong stated a road diet was considered.
• Broadway Grade Separation Project – Staff working with design team on value
engineering options related to the final design. These options will be presented at a
future City Council meeting where they will be discussed. Any approved value
engineering options will be incorporated into the design, and at that time staff can
provide a more detailed update.
• Burlingame Station Pedestrian Improvements – Staff has been working with the
consultant to further develop the design concepts from the Lyon-Hoag Neighborhood
Traffic Calming Project as well as a concept provided by the Community B/PAC. All
concepts will be presented at an upcoming TSPC meeting.
• Hoover School Pedestrian Improvements (Summit Drive) – Bids for the project
were opened on April 27, 2021 and the project will be awarded at the City Council
meeting on May 17, 2021. Construction is still anticipated for summer 2021.
• Broadway Pedestrian Street Lighting Improvements – Project was re-advertised
with a May 19, 2021 bid opening. Staff is preparing the award package to Council.
Construction is anticipated for later this year.
• Old Bayshore Highway Corridor Study – Survey is closed and over 70 responses
were received. Based on the survey results, design concepts are being drafted and
will be presented at an upcoming TSPC meeting.
• Highland Parking Garage Update – PG&E has preliminarily committed to perform
their work on the garage sometime in May to power the elevators, EV chargers, and
outside signage.
• City of San Mateo’s Peninsula Overcrossing – City Council received a
presentation from the City of San Mateo staff during a study session at their April 19
meeting. Public comment opportunities include the CEQA/NEPA scoping and the
public hearing to review and comment on the draft environmental document
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expected in spring 2022. EIR/EA scoping comments may be submitted to Tanvi
Gupta at Caltrans with the date for the public hearing TBD. The Final EIR/EA,
including the response to comments, is anticipated to be completed in fall 2022 with
Caltrans Project approval expected late 2022.
In closing, Mr. Wong indicated the EV chargers in Parking Lot Y now can charge
Tesla vehicles.
TSPC Priority List (revised May 2021):
TSPC Led Effort
1 Bike\Ped Plan Priorities 5/13/21: Item 6b
2 School Transportation and Safety Issues 1/14/21: Item 7a
3 Caltrans’ ECR Corridor 4/8/21: Item 7a
4 Neighborhood Traffic Calming/Controls 2/11/21: Item 7a
5 Old Bayshore Corridor Study (s/o Broadway) 5/13/21: Item 7a
6 Electric Vehicle Discussion with Planning 2/13/20: Item 6c
7 Downtown Parking and Access 5/13/21: Item 7a
8 Broadway Parking 2/11/21: Item 7a
9 Citywide Transportation Alternatives 12/12/19: Item 6b
Staff Update via Report
1 Caltrans’ ECR Corridor 4/8/21: Item 7a
2 Hoover School Update 4/8/21: Item 7a
3 Downtown Parking Strategies 2/11/21: Item 7a
4 City Hall Traffic Calming/Floribunda 4/11/19: Item 6b
5 California Roundabout 5/9/19: Item 7a
6 Oak Grove/Carolan Traffic Signal 3/11/21: Item 6b
7 Bike\Ped Plan Update: fwd to BPAC 1/14/21: Item 7a
8 Rec Center Parking 3/12/20: Item 7a
9 Old Bayshore Corridor Study 5/13/21: Item 7a
10 Grant Opportunities 11/12/20: Item 7a
11 Broadway Grade Separation 5/13/21: Item 7a
12 San Mateo's Peninsula Ave OC 5/13/21: Item 7a
13 School Speed Limit Updates 6/13/19, Item 7a
14 School Safety Improvements 3/12/20: Item 7a
15 Lyon-Hoag Neighborhood Traffic Calming 3/11//21: Item 7a
16 300 Burlingame Point Traffic Impacts 12/10/20: Item 7a
17 Broadway/California Update
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2021 Agenda Item Action Status
1 Highland Garage Parking Restrictions Approved by Council February
16, 2021
b) Police Department Reports
Sergeant Perna stated there were 14 collisions in the reporting period. He indicated there
was a very serious collision on Monday morning at 4 am on Lorton Avenue in front of the
new parking structure. He could not share too many details but did say it involved two
teenagers and there was one fatality (vehicle passenger).
Chair Wettan inquired about the collision at Floribunda and El Camino Real. Sergeant
Perna explained it was a simple rear-end collision.
Chair Wettan asked about the vehicle/pedestrian collision at Howard Avenue and
Primrose Road. Sergeant Perna stated pedestrians were walking eastbound in the north
crosswalk and the driver going westbound on Howard Avenue struck the pedestrians
while making a right on Primrose Road. He said there were no injuries.
Sergeant Perna explained it is the position of the Police Department and Chief of Police
not to make it a practice to cite motorists at every collision as it will discourage drivers to
stay at the scene. Additionally, he stated not every collision needs to have anything
punitive, especially without a thorough investigation.
Chair Wettan stated the site lines have been an issue as part of the overall El Camino
Real Renewal Project discussions and felt it would be helpful to understand if there have
been a lot of left-turn collisions turning on to El Camino Real. Sergeant Perna said in
anticipation he did do some research regarding primary collision factors on El Camino
Real. He said what he found was that in five years of data, the largest number of collisions
were for failure to yield when turning from El Camino Real (approx. 90) and entering El
Camino Real from side streets or private driveways (approx. 10).
c) Farmer’s Market (Postponed until June)
No update.
d) TSPC Chair/Commissioner’s Communications
Commissioner Rebelos stated he attended an informational webinar hosted by VIA and
Southwestern Transit Association about first and last mile on demand transit. He said it
works really well in areas that public transit does not serve due to lack of demand.
Commissioner Rebelos found the webinar interesting in the sense that he received insight
as to how other communities are being served with VIA. However, he indicated that it
was unfortunate that both program examples began during the pandemic so there was
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no usable data or sense of how successful the programs are. Commissioner Rebelos
shared that he has the presentation information and can share it with anyone that is
interested.
8. COMMISSION & SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
a) Downtown Parking (Martos & Wettan)
Chair Wettan said he has noticed that downtown parking is getting tighter, which is good
and bad. He said there has been some discussion of parklets extending past September
and is something the TSPC should discuss. Chair Wettan added there has been a second
town square meeting and noted the obvious impacts it would have on downtown parking
and the need to discuss at a future meeting.
b) Broadway Issues (Israelit & Leigh)
Commissioner Leigh indicated she met with Mr. Wong to discuss the Broadway Grade
Separation Project and that Mr. Wong would provide the subcommittee with the project
plans that have been shown to City Council and the Joint Powers Board. Mr. Wong added
that he sent Commissioner Israelit and Commissioner Leigh a link to all the previous
project presentations.
c) School Traffic (Israelit & Wettan)
No update.
d) Citywide Transportation Alternatives (Rebelos & Wettan)
Chair Wettan stated he and Commissioner Rebelos had a good introductory meeting.
e) Community Bicycle & Pedestrian Advocacy (Leigh & Rebelos)
Chair Wettan clarified this item is for TSPC participation at B/PAC meetings and could be
part of the general update for item 6a. Commissioner Leigh clarified the name of the
subcommittee is Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Subcommittee
9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Commissioner Leigh suggested the lighting of crosswalks for pedestrians on California Drive
north of Broadway (location of pedestrian/vehicle collision last winter). Chair Wettan
requested that Dufferin be included on any list generated by staff. Mr. Wong stated he could
add this to the Engineer’s Report to provide ongoing updates.
Commissioner Israelit suggested the BIS walk audit for July.
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Stop sign improvements at Howard Avenue and Lorton Avenue were requested by three
Commissioners.
Chair Wettan brought up the design of California Drive between Rhinette Avenue and Juanita
Avenue to which Commissioner Israelit requested be discussed in July. Chair Wettan also
said he wants to discuss parklets.
Mr. Wong stated Old Bayshore Highway, California Drive Bike Facility, Burlingame Station
improvements, and the trial stop controls at Sanchez Avenue and Paloma Avenue would be
upcoming agenda items. Additionally, he indicated Sigalle Michael would have an update on
EV charging stations at some point.
10. ADJOURNMENT 10:11 p.m.