HomeMy WebLinkAboutBicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee 2020-10-06 Minutes
City of San Rafael
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
Wednesday October 6, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
Virtual Meeting via Zoom
Minutes
Present: Chair Powers
Member Allison
Member Bergman
Member Hagerty
Member Mooney
Youth Member Nielsen
Member Coyne, Alternate
Absent: Member Solomon
1. Call to Order
Chair Powers called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
2. Approval of meeting minutes
Minutes for regular August 4, 2021 meeting approved.
3. Public Comments for Items not on Agenda
Lori Schifrin noted the chat function wasn’t working. Staff noted that chat function has been
removed for City Council meetings and the setting may have been updated in Zoom.
4. Ad-hoc Committee Updates (note this item got moved up the agenda)
Member Mooney provided an update on the North-South Greenway projects.
a. The Golden Gate Bridge Highway Transportation District hosted a virtual open house for
their bicycle safety study on the bridge earlier today. Some additional signage and a
focus on bicycle speed limits. Rep. Jared Huffman included the Vista Point Trail
Rehabilitation Project as one of his earmarks in the federal transportation bill.
b. Sausalito: The city is working on a project to improve the ferry landing, including bike
circulation. The Gate 6 intersection update was just finished, after years in the making.
c. Mill Valley: The Mill Valley-Sausalito Pathway is getting repaved in its most deteriorated
section (between Gate 6 and Almonte Road). It means that the pathway will be closed
for two days, completely cutting off Sausalito/Marin City from non-car access. TAM just
allocated money to Mill Valley to improve the Lomita Drive pathway connection to the
Horse Hill Path.
d. Corte Madera: The North/South Greenway Gap Closure Project over Corte Madera
creek is continuing and hoping to open now sometime in spring of 2022.
e. San Rafael: The preferred alternative for the Transit Center would construct two blocks
of the greenway through Downtown San Rafael. Current plans call for a pick-up/drop-off
area on the east side of West Tamalpais just north of Fourth St, which would have to co-
exist with through-bikers headed to the Lincoln Path. The San Rafael Connection project
is still being designed. The McInnis to Smith Ranch Road SMART segment is funded
and is awaiting permitting.
f. Novato: The segment of pathway going behind the Costco on Rowland Boulevard has
been held up by a lawsuit.
Chair Powers invited public comment.
Speakers: Jean Severinghaus
5. Vision Zero
Leah Shahum, Vision Zero Executive Director, presented the on Vision Zero, the goal of
working towards zero deaths or severe injuries related to traffic collisions. It is a public
health approach toward mobility. Goals should be to control speeding and design complete
streets. It is important to have elected officials support Vision Zero too. Questions from
committee members included: what would be involved in adopting Vision Zero? What is the
financial commitment? What resources are available? Is there a guidance manual?
Chair Powers invited public comment.
Speakers: Wendi Kallins
Committee members provided final questions and comments: What is the benefit of Vision
Zero? Adopting Vision Zero is a goal in the San Rafael Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.
Keep in mind the issue of exposure. Policy reflects values. Integrating design with
enforcement to set targets.
6. Bicycle Wayfinding
Warren Wells, Planning and Policy Director with Marin County Bicycle Coalition (MCBC)
presented current conditions of wayfinding between the Richmond-San Rafael bridge and
destinations within San Rafael. Comments from committee members included: suggesting
routing to points further west than the B Street Community Center, wayfinding is a goal in
the BPMP, requests for wayfinding on Lincoln, consider adding information about restroom
and water stops, think to future connections.
Chair Powers invited public comment.
Speakers: Jean Severinghaus
7. San Rafael Connection
Patrick Seidler with WTB-TAM (Transportation Alternatives for Marin), presented on WTB’s
preferred alternative for the San Rafael Connection, from Puerto Suello path to North San
Pedro Road. WTB’s preferred alternative includes switch backs, the smallest amount of cut
and fill and path slopes no greater than 5 %. Questions from the committee include: how will
the path connect to the existing path north, the preferred alignment seems to be the only
alignment that meets both goals (all ages and abilities and safety). There is general support
of the “Western Alignment” from the committee. No action was taken because the committee
is requesting a presentation from Zoon engineering.
8. Adjournment
Chair Powers adjourned the meeting at 8:38 pm.
Approved this 1st day of December 2021
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Lauren Davini, Staff Liaison
