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Report regarding a resolution adopting the Centennial Way Trail Master Plan - Revised January 2025 (Philip Vitale, Deputy Director of Capital Projects)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the Centennial Way Trail Master Plan - Revised January 2025 (Project No. pk2103).
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Centennial Way Trail is a Class I bicycle and pedestrian pathway that spans approximately three miles, connecting the South San Francisco and San Bruno BART stations. The City constructed the trail and is responsible for its ongoing maintenance. In late 2020, the City assumed maintenance responsibilities for additional sections of the BART right-of-way, significantly expanding opportunities for trail enhancements and programming. In early 2021, the City retained Callander Associates, a landscape architecture and planning firm, to collaborate with the community and stakeholders on the development of a vision plan to guide long-term improvements and programming for the trail.
During preparation of the Master Plan, the City engaged with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), which owns several parcels along the trail corridor. The SFPUC was exploring potential future uses for their parcels, which could have implications for trail development. As a result, the SFPUC requested that the segment between West Orange Avenue and Spruce Avenue-referred to as Opportunity Area 2-be omitted from the Master Plan to allow time for internal review. In February 2022, the City Council adopted the Centennial Way Trail Master Plan, excluding Opportunity Area 2 in accordance with SFPUC's request.
In 2024, following notification that SFPUC had completed its internal evaluation of parcel use, the City re-engaged Callander Associates using remaining funds from the original LEAP Grant. The team developed conceptual designs for Opportunity Area 2 in coordination with SFPUC staff. Initial concepts wer...
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