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Status Update
City Council Meeting: January 21, 2025
Presentation Outline
1.About Canal Community
Based Transportation Plan
(CCBTP)
2.Transportation Solutions &
Progress
3.Recommended Action
1. About Canal Community Based Transportation Plan
(CCBTP)
Identified and created an action plan to address mobility needs for lower-
income communities.
Involved a collaborative effort from residents, community organizations, and
transportation agencies.
Documented the efforts and results of the community-based planning
process for the City of San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood.
Recommended eleven (11) solutions to address transportation issues
identified in the area
CCBTP Transportation Solutions
1. Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge / Canal Crossing to 3rd Street
2. Access to Bikes/Scooters, Secure Bike Parking, and Bicycle Education
3. Traffic Calming and Crossing Improvements
4. Bicycle & Pedestrian Crossing Improvements at Gateways
5. Streets Team and Transit Ambassador Program
6. Sidewalk and Streetscape Improvements
7. Lighting of Commonly Traveled Pedestrian Routes
8. Transit Bus Stop Improvements
9. Transit Bus Stop Maintenance 10. Expanded Transit Service 11. Transportation to Schools
Goal: Build a bridge connection from Canal/Harbor to Third Street. The 5-year goal is to secure funding for and complete the feasibility study for the project and to secure funding for design and engineering
Progress: The City received an Active Transportation Program Cycle 6 (ATP 6) grant for $1,575,000 to fund the feasibility study, preliminary design, and environmental of the canal swing bridge crossing project.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge / Canal Crossing
to 3 rd StreetTransportation
Solution 1
Review & Progress
Work Plan project #27:
-Funding agreement with Caltrans
-RFP Q4 FY24-25 (Spring/Summer 2025)
Goal: Provide a bikeshare and/or Scootershare program in the Canal
neighborhood for adults and youth, secure parking, and bicycle
education classes for adults and youth
Progress: TAM launched the Redwood Bike Share Pilot Program in the
fall 2024 including two locations in the Canal Neighborhood near
Pickleweed Park and Bellam Blvd
Access to Bikes/ Scooters, Secure Bike Parking,
and Bicycle Education
Bikeshare Website
Transportation
Solution 2
Review & Progress
Goal: Provide improved comfort levels of pedestrians and bicyclists by incorporating traffic calming measures and crossing treatments to reduce vehicle speeds throughout the Canal Neighborhood with particular focus on Canal St, Larkspur St, and Belvedere St
Progress:
Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Crossing
Improvements
Pavement Management Program Spinnaker Point Traffic Calming
Pilot Project
Report clarification page 4 : "… as well as incorporating wider corner bulbouts with tighter radii, ..."
Transportation
Solution 3
Review & Progress
Goal: Bicycle and pedestrian crossing improvements at the two gateways to the canal neighborhood – Bellam Boulevard and Grand Avenue to connect the Canal neighborhood to the rest of the region by improving access to the SMART Multi-use Pathway and downtown transit center.
Progress:
Bicycle & Pedestrian Crossing Improvements
at Gateways
Grand Ave Cycle
Track: 2nd to 4th
TAM US 101/I-
580 Multi Modal
and Local Access
Improvement
Project
Transportation
Solution 4
Review & Progress
North connection:
-4th Street pending grants
South connection:
-TAM received $2M from RCN for Bellam planning/design
-RM3 grant (pending)
Goal: Create a combined Canal Streets Team and Transit Ambassador Program to address neighborhood cleanliness and provide transit information
Progress: TAM provided an eight-week transportation based course to engage and educate a group of Spanish-speaking leaders from the Canal neighborhood and the Woodland Avenue area on transportation planning, community engagement, and planning projects underway in and around the neighborhoods in late 2023. There are plans to continue meeting with the group to keep the community informed and involved in transportation improvements in the area.
Streets Team and Transit Ambassador
ProgramTransportation
Solution 5
Review & Progress
Goal: Provide an improved pedestrian experience by widening sidewalks and providing additional pedestrian amenities, like trash cans and shade trees, throughout the neighborhood
Progress:
Sidewalk and Streetscape Improvements
Canal Neighborhood
Active Transportation
Enhancement Project
Existing Proposed
Transportation
Solution 6
Review & Progress
Work Plan project #21:
-Consultant selection to CC for March 2025
-Design begins Q4 FY24-25
-Canal St PG&E Undergrounding district
Goal: Construct new and improving lighting in several locations within the Canal Neighborhood
Progress: In the summer of 2022, the city’s contractor replaced light bulbs to brighter light bulbs along Canal, Hoag, Novato, Fairfax, and Sonoma Streets. The city also coordinated with PG&E and had them install new light fixtures from February to July 2023 at the 34 locations shown below.
Lighting of Commonly Traveled Pedestrian
Routes
Canal Community Lighting Project
Transportation
Solution 7
Review & Progress
Goal: Upgrade bus shelters in the area, address trash and illegal dumping at transit stops, address the rodent issues, and lighting and arrival board issues.
Progress: Marin Transit plans to upgrade six bus stops within the City of San Rafael, including the construction of a new stop at the intersection of Medway Rd and Francisco Blvd E in Spring 2025.
City Council approved a new illegal dumping program with adjustments to Marin Sanitary Service Fees
Transit Bus Stop
Improvements & Maintenance
Marin Transit Bus Stop
Improvement Project
City Illegal Dumping
Resources
Transportation
Solution 8 & 9
Review & Progress
Goal: Provide frequent service, expand early morning/late evening service, provide accurate schedules. Provide additional bus services for students to San Rafael High School, Terra Linda High School, and Davidson Middle School, and transportation for parents to San Pedro Elementary School and Davidson Middle School.
Progress: Marin Transit reported that peak hour service on Route 23 was added over the summer of 2023 and the route was extended so all trips now serve Fairfax Manor. Marin Transit and TAM are still looking to secure funding for additional school services.
Expanded Transit Service & Transportation to
SchoolsTransportation
Solution 10 & 11
Review & Progress
Accept the informational report with modifications to the staff report as presented by staff.
Modifications: Solution 3 page 4 of the staff report:
3. Recommended Action
