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Report regarding a resolution authorizing the acceptance of $15,000 in grant funding from Smart Growth America to support the City's participation in the Complete Streets Leadership Academy with Caltrans. (Christopher Espiritu, Senior Transportation Planner)
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the acceptance of $15,000 in grant funding from Smart Growth America (SGA) to support the City's participation in the Complete Streets Leadership Academy with Caltrans.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In July 2022, Caltrans District 4 Staff approached the City of South San Francisco for support on their application to Smart Growth America's Complete Streets Leadership Academies Program. The Program is a technical assistance and peer learning program with virtual and in-person workshops funded by a Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity.
The Program is designed to help state DOTs and local communities work together to put Complete Streets into practice, engage in peer learning, and improve cross-jurisdictional coordination. Caltrans was selected to participate in the Program to work with the City of South San Francisco, and the cities of Berkeley and San Leandro. Together, Caltrans and the three local jurisdictions will learn about Complete Streets best practices and discuss policy and procedural barriers to Complete Streets at the state and local levels. Throughout the workshops, participants will collaborate to plan and install a "quick-build" temporary Complete Street demonstration project on state-owned roadways at each jurisdiction (SSF: SR 82 - El Camino Real).
The City and its partners: Caltrans, SamTrans, San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA), San Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE), Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC), and others, aim to obtain a better understanding of...
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