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Report regarding advancement of preferred alternatives for El Camino Real to the Caltrans Project Development Process (Megan Wooley-Ousdahl, Deputy City Manager; Matthew Ruble, Principal Engineer; John Wilson, Senior Engineer)
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RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution advancing Alternative 2: Pedestrian & Bus Focus as the Preferred Alternative and Alternative 1: Pedestrian Focus as the Secondary Alternative to the Caltrans Project Development Process for El Camino Real.
Staff also recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution supporting SamTrans in working with Caltrans and the City of South San Francisco through Caltrans' Project Development Process to plan, design, and implement Complete Street improvements on El Camino Real in South San Francisco.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In early 2026, the El Camino Real Mobility Plan project team developed three design alternatives for the future of El Camino Real. Based on community input, staff recommends that the City Council advance the following alternatives to the Caltrans project development process:
* Alternative 2: Pedestrian & Bus Focus as the Preferred Alternative, and
* Alternative 1: Pedestrian Focus as the Secondary Alternative.
For images of the alternatives, see the "Staff Recommendations" section below.
BACKGROUND
In 2024, SamTrans relaunched the Grand Boulevard Initiative with a focus on multimodal transportation improvements on El Camino Real in San Mateo County.
To provide community-informed feedback to the Grand Boulevard Initiative process, the City of South San Francisco started developing the El Camino Real (ECR) Mobility Plan in the summer of 2025.
Caltrans Project Development Process
Since El Camino Real is owned by the State, any proposed changes to the street must be reviewed and approved through the Caltrans project development process.
Through the Grand Boulevard Initiative, SamTrans will incorporate the input and ...
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