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Report regarding the El Camino Real Mobility Plan and the countywide Grand Boulevard Initiative (Megan Wooley-Ousdahl, Deputy City Manager)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Receive a presentation from City and SamTrans staff on the El Camino Real Mobility Plan and Grand Boulevard Initiative and provide guidance on initial considerations and priorities.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City Manager's Office, Engineering Division, and Economic & Community Development Department have recently embarked on an effort to create an El Camino Real Mobility Plan. The purpose of this effort is to conduct community engagement and develop transportation-focused concept designs for El Camino Real.
The City is launching this initiative now so that we can provide community-informed feedback on a number of regional planning efforts, including the recently relaunched Grand Boulevard Initiative and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) repaving and restriping projects. City staff are working to ensure that the vision and needs of the South San Francisco community are incorporated into these regional efforts.
BACKGROUND
Plan Overview
The El Camino Real (ECR) Mobility Plan will focus on El Camino Real from the Colma town limits to the San Bruno city limits (see Figure 1). This Plan will incorporate and tie into a proposed two-way Class I shared-use path on the western side of El Camino Real from the Town of Colma to the Hickey Boulevard intersection.
Figure 1. El Camino Real Mobility Plan boundary
Source: Map created using Google My Maps (created on August 5, 2025)
This plan is grounded in the vision for El Camino Real provided in the 2040 General Plan which states:
El Camino Real is a dynamic and re-envisioned boulevard that is a safe and healthy place for transit riders, pedestrians, and cyclists, with a diverse mix of commercial and residential, and open space uses (Chapter 6: S...
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