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Centennial Way Trail Master Plan Update. (Deputy Director of Capital Projects Vitale and Parks & Recreation Director Greg Mediati)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Parks and Recreation Commission receive an update and provide feedback on revisions to the Centennial Way Trail Master Plan prior to adoption by the City Council.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Staff and project consultants will be presenting revisions to the Centennial Way Trail Master Plan. A brief update is also summarized below.
Centennial Way Trail is a Class I bicycle and pedestrian pathway spanning three miles from the South San Francisco BART Station to the San Bruno BART Station. The City constructed and maintains the trail. In late 2020, the City accepted maintenance and development rights of additional portions of the BART right-of-way, significantly expanding opportunities for capital improvements and programming along the trail.
In early 2021, the City engaged the landscape design and planning firm, Callander Associates, to work with the community and various stakeholders to develop a vision plan to guide improvements and programming along the trail. A trail master plan was developed through a community engagement process that included pop-up events at the park and trail, online and printed surveys, stakeholder meetings, and public open houses.
An update of the engagement efforts and plan alternatives for the trail master plan was presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission in November 2021. Feedback received from the Commission and the public informed preferred plans for opportunities areas, which were included in the draft master plans presented to Parks and Recreation Commission in March 2022.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) owns a large portion of the Centennial Way Trail between West Orange Avenue and Spruce Avenue. In May 2022, the SFPUC identified projects in the early stages of planning that could potentially impact...
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