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Report regarding a resolution accepting a grant award in the amount of $450,000 from the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA), authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement with the TA and approve Budget Amendment #23.061 to add $655,000 for the Junipero Serra Boulevard and Westborough Boulevard Pedestrian and Bicycle Connectivity and Safety Project Feasibility Study (st2301). (Lawrence Henriquez, Senior Civil Engineer)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution accepting a grant award in the amount of $450,000 from the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA) and authorize the City Manager to execute a funding agreement with the TA; and approve Budget Amendment #23.061 to add $655,000 for the Junipero Serra Boulevard and Westborough Boulevard Pedestrian and Bicycle Connectivity and Safety Project Feasibility Study.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Junipero Serra Boulevard and Westborough Boulevard corridors lack pedestrian and bicycling facilities, which creates hardships for residents wishing to use alternate modes of transportation to reach destinations such as BART, Kaiser, shopping centers, schools, libraries, and recreation facilities. Therefore, bicycling and walking accessibility improvements such as high-visibility crosswalks, ADA-compliant curb ramps, protected bicycling facilities, pedestrian refuge islands, enhanced intersection layouts, and leading pedestrian signal light intervals will be considered through a feasibility study.
Bicycling and walking are affordable means of transportation for low-income and disadvantaged residents. Providing access to active transportation allows added freedom and independence for seniors, youth, and parents as well as for some people who cannot drive and those who have chosen not to drive. Creating safe conditions for walking and bicycling increases a community's livability and age-friendly amenities in ways that are diff...
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