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AGENDA
BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (BPAC)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2025, AT 6:00 P.M.
San Rafael City Hall, Third Floor Conference Room
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
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CALL TO ORDER
MINUTES
1.Approve regular meeting minutes of October 1, 2024.
Recommended Action – Approve as submitted
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
2.Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Countywide Issues Prioritization – San Rafael
(Presentation by David Parisi, Principal Consultant with Parametrix)
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
If necessary to ensure completion of the following items, the Chairperson may establish time limits
for the presentations by individual speakers.
3.Other Agenda Items
a.Public Comment Time Limitations
Discussion to align the BPAC public comment time limit with San Rafael City Council and
other San Rafael Boards, Commissions and Committees.
Recommended Action – Accept new public comment time limit for future BPAC meetings.
b.Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (CBPP) Update
The City is developing an updated Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan and have
completed Phase I of Public Engagement. Following the first phase of engagement, the
City created and is sharing the draft bicycle and pedestrian network maps and proposed
projects. The maps are available online on the project website and are open for public
input as a part of Phase II of Public Engagement. More information can be found on the
project website: https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/citywide-bicycle-and-pedestrian-plan/
Recommended Action – Provide feedback and accept report.
The meeting will be held in person. The meeting is being streamed live via Zoom.
How to participate in the meeting:
•You are welcome to come to the meeting and provide public comments in person. Each speaker
will have 3 minutes to provide public comments.
•Submit your comment by email to TrafficEng@cityofsanrafael.org by 4:00 p.m. the day of the
meeting.
•If you experience technical difficulties during the meeting, contact TrafficEng@cityofsanrafael.org.
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c. Embarcadero One-Way Conversion Pilot Project
Starting mid-January 2026, the City will be piloting a one-way conversion of Embarcadero
Way from Marina Court Dr to Mission Avenue. This pilot project is a response to
community feedback and history of collisions in the past few years, which have resulted in
vehicles leaving the roadway. Based on pre-project traffic data collection, the City is
proposing to allow one-way vehicular traffic to continue in the northeast direction on
Embarcadero Way. Temporary traffic barriers and signage will be installed for the duration
of the pilot project to direct roadway users through the one-way street. The pilot duration is
planned to be three to four months. Feedback will be open and collected via survey
approximately halfway through the planned duration of the pilot project. More information
can be found on the project website: https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/embarcadero/
Recommended Action – Provide feedback and accept report.
d. Assembly Bill 43 Strategy for Speed Limit Reductions - Phase 2
In early 2025, the City adopted reduced speed limits on certain roadway segments based
on new engineering and traffic surveys conducted in 2023 and 2024 along with the Phase
1 application of Assembly Bill 43 (AB 43) in downtown San Rafael. As part of Phase 2, the
City is evaluating other areas in San Rafael where AB 43 can be applied to reduce
speeds. The presentation will include the recommended locations for Phase 2. More
information can be found on the project website: https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/traffic-
6/assembly-bill-ab-43-strategy-faq/
Recommended Action – Provide feedback and accept report.
e. Selection of One (1) Representative to Serve as Chair and One (1) Representative to
Serve as Vice Chair for 2026
Identification of the next BPAC Chair and Vice Chair for Calendar Year 2026. The
appointed Chair and Vice Chair will start a one-year term of their respective roles at the
first BPAC Meeting of the new calendar year.
Recommended Action – Accept the next BPAC Chair and Vice Chair.
f. Proposed Schedule of 2026 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meetings
The proposed BPAC meeting dates for Calendar Year 2026 are modified to occur on the
2nd Wednesday of even months:
• Wednesday, February 11, 2026
• Wednesday, April 8, 2026
• Wednesday, June 10, 2026
• Wednesday, August 12, 2026
• Wednesday, October 14, 2026
• Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Recommended Action – Accept the new BPAC Meeting schedule for 2026.
STAFF LIAISON REPORT
4. Staff Liaison Report: Project Updates
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
5. Other brief reports on any meetings, conferences, and/or seminars attended by the Committee
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members.
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
The public is welcome to address the Committee at this time on matters not on the agenda that are
within its jurisdiction. Comments may be no longer than three minutes and should be respectful to
the community.
ADJOURNMENT
• Next scheduled meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 6:00 P.M.
Any records relating to an agenda item, received by a majority or more of the board or commission less than 72 hours before the meeting, shall
be available for inspection online and in the City Hall Third Floor Conference Room placed with other agenda-related materials on the table
when you first walk into the room prior to the meeting. Sign Language interpreters may be requested by calling (415) 485-3066 (voice), emailing
city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org or using the California Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing “711”, at least 72 hours in advance of the
meeting. Copies of documents are available in accessible formats upon request. To request Spanish language interpretation, please submit an
online form at https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/request-for-interpretation/.
Public Works Liaison: Sayed Fakhry, City Traffic Engineer, 111 Morphew Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
Public Works Co-liaison: Joanna Kwok, Assistant Director/City Engineer, 111 Morphew Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
Email: TrafficEng@cityofsanrafael.org (email if you have any questions related to the agenda, projects, or issues getting into the meeting)
Minutes subject to approval at the
next BPAC meeting
Bicycle And Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.
San Rafael City Hall, Third Floor Conference Room
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
Hybrid Meeting via Zoom Minutes
Present: Chair Mark Kyle
Vice Chair Sean Callagy
Member Philip Mooney
Member Christian Kuhn, Alternate (arrived at 6:04pm)
Absent: Member Barry Bergman
Member Anabel Vicente
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Mark Kyle called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. Alternate Member Christian Kuhn
arrived at 6:04pm. Member Anabel Vicente and Member Barry Bergman were absent.
MINUTES
1. Approve regular meeting minutes of June 4, 2025.
AYES: Members: Member Kuhn, Member Mooney, Vice Chair Callagy, Chair Kyle
NOYES: Members: None
ABSENT: Members: Member Bergman, Member Vicente
Chair Kyle motions to approve regular meeting minutes of June 4, 2025. Motion passes 4-0.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
2. Sun Valley Elementary School Pedestrian Safety Improvement Projects
Tim Ryan, Senior Director of Strategic Facility Planning for San Rafael City Schools presented on the
proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements for Sun Valley Elementary School entrance. There
were multiple community and public meetings prior to the presentation at the BPAC. Feedback from
those meetings were incorporated into the designs presented. The improvements will be from bond
funds and the funds can only be used for the Sun Valley Elementary School property. Some of the
bicycle and pedestrian improvements included additional oversize and standard bike parking, 6 foot
walking lane through the parking lot, and a bike arrival court with a bulb-out. A study was in
progress to determine if a stop sign on 5th at the Happy Lane intersection was warranted. The City
has been working with the School District to determine what improvements can be done.
Questions from the Committee include: Why are the garbage bins placed where they are in the
design and when will the presentation and designs be public.
Chair Kyle invited public comments.
Speakers: None
Tim Ryan and City staff responded to questions raised.
3. Redwood Bikeshare Dropzone Proposal
Marc Azevedo, Operations Manager for Sonoma/Marin Redwood Bikeshare presented on the
Redwood Bikeshare hub-to-hub system in San Rafael and the potential for increased number
of dropzones. Dropzones allow for additional locations within existing facilities where the
bikes can be dropped off after a ride has ended. The proposed locations for San Rafael
include Trellis and Montecillo, 3rd and Brooks, 3rd and Cijos, 3rd and Lincoln, 4th and Lootens,
and Freitas Park. The next steps for the Redwood Bikeshare will be to consider and add more
locations suggested by the BPAC and return to the BPAC for future updates.
Questions from the Committee include: How many hubs are in San Rafael, is there an increase in
ridership in other cities because of the dropzones or is it from something else, what is stopping
people from parking the bikes at the dropzones, what are the operational costs for the bikes, is there
a system where the bike can lock to itself, why are dropzones being limited to certain areas, can
there be a larger density of bike parking in the Canal community, are there plans for expansion of
hubs in underserved areas, is there an input form online for people to request certain areas as
dropzones, is there a map that shows all the zones in the Canal, are there standards for dropzones
with number of racks and visibility, and is there any data collection for what the alternative
transportation methods for the people who are using the bikes would have been.
Chair Kyle invited public comments.
Speakers: Names Withheld (3 members of the public)
Marc Azevedo responded to questions raised.
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
4. Other Agenda Items
a. Public Comments Time Limitations (Agenda Item Removed at the Request of Staff)
b. Assembly Bill 413 “Daylighting Law” Draft Implementation Plan
Recommended Action – provide feedback and accept report.
Sayed Fakhry, City Traffic Engineer, presented on Assembly Bill (AB) 413. AB 413 went
into effect in January 2025 and states that vehicles are prohibited from parking
within 20 feet of any marked crosswalk and 15 feet of any unmarked crosswalk on
the approach side, to allow for safer pedestrian crossings. The City has an
implementation plan timeline in which Phase 1 will be the downtown area, Phase 2
will focus on areas with high levels of vulnerable users (e.g., schools, senior housing,
community centers, etc.), Phase 3 will be the Canal Neighborhood, and Phase 4 will
be all other areas upon request.
Questions from the Committee include: Can the implementation of AB413 be more
reactive with requests from SeeClickFix being done alongside the phased approach,
can the community help paint the curbs with the City, is the City on track to finish
Phase 1 in 2025, and how will AB 413 be enforced, specifically in the Canal
community and in the off hours of parking enforcement.
Chair Kyle invited public comments.
Speakers: Names Withheld (1 member of the public)
City Staff responded to questions raised during public comment.
c. Three- and Five-Year Pavement Maintenance Program Plan
Recommended Action – provide feedback and accept report.
Grey Melgard, Senior Civil Engineer, presented on the City’s three- and five-year
Pavement Maintenance Program Plan. The Three- and Five-Year Pavement
Maintenance Program (PMP) Plan is a strategic plan that covers the phased approach
for pavement maintenance across the City. It allows coordination between utilities,
transit, and the community about planned roads to be paved and will assist the City
in enforcing a pavement moratorium. The multi-year PMP plan, including pavement
restoration maps and respective pavement treatment methods, will be on the project
website. Next steps for Fiscal Year 2025-26 involves crack sealing and digouts to
prepare for the major pavement maintenance project in Spring 2026. Additional
bicycle, pedestrian, and AB 413 enhancement striping will be co nsidered as part of
the project. There is an online input form on the project website to submit additional
roads for consideration and provide suggestions on bicycle and pedestrian striping.
Questions from the Committee include: Is there a way to know what bicycle and
pedestrian striping updates are going to go where, is there a way for the Committee
to provide input on what striping should go in, and what is the vehicle for providing
the input to the City for suggested updates.
Chair Kyle invited public comments.
Speakers: Names Withheld (2 members of the public)
City Staff responded to questions raised during public comment.
d. Spinnaker Point Traffic Calming Pilot Project Update
Recommended Action – provide feedback and accept report.
Sayed Fakhry, City Traffic Engineer, presented on the Spinnaker Point Traffic Calming
Pilot Project timeline update and findings from Phase 1 implementation. In response
to community concerns and reported driving behaviors, the City initiated Phase 1 of
the pilot project in October 2024 with temporary improvements at the intersections
of Spinnaker and Catalina and Spinnaker and Spinnaker and Newport. Community
feedback was mainly collected through the project website and SeeClickFix. Verbal or
other forms of written comments were incorporated into the feedback log by staff.
Based on feedback and traffic data collected in Phase 1, Phase 2 of the pilot project
aims to refine the traffic calming improvements through the use of signage and
striping, reflectors, and rubber curbs. Where feasible, existing vertical delineators are
being replaced with rubber curbs. Phase 2 design started in August 2025 with
implementation expected to occur in late-2025.
Questions from the Committee include: Is there a way to measure or prevent outliers
in the 85th percentile speeding, is there something that can be done to make the
street feel less wide for vehicles, was this pilot determined a success, if this project
was determined a success, are there plans to roll it out in other requested locations,
how was the pilot funded, are there any bicycle and pedestrian incidents in the two
intersections chosen, and were the locations in the 2018 Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.
Chair Kyle invited public comments.
Speakers: Names Withheld (1 members of the public)
City Staff responded to questions raised during public comment.
STAFF LIAISON REPORT
5. Staff Liaison Report: Project Updates
Traffic Engineering Technician Kelly Abey and City Traffic Engineer Sayed Fakhry presented on
the Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Update, Embarcadero One-Way Pilot Project,
Assembly Bill 43 Speed Limit Reduction, and Los Gamos Drive Pedestrian and Bicycle
Enhancement Project.
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
6. Commissioner Report s: None
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
Name Withheld commented on a collision at Point San Pedro and Balboa on Sept. 5th that led to
the hospitalization of a pedestrian. Stated that some “Check Your Speed” and “Eyes Up” signage
along Point San Pedro on the light posts are too high up and suggested bringing them down to
eye level for drivers. Mentioned the ghost bike on Manuel T. Freitas and Lea Drive was gone and
wondered if the City knew what was going on. Also wondered if the City knew what happened to
the ghost bike on Andersen Drive near the railroad.
Member Mooney requested for illustrations, such as maps and presentation slides, to be shared
ahead of future meetings when feasible.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Kyle adjourned the meeting at 8:09P.M .
Approved this 3rd Day of December 2025
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Sayed Fakhry, Staff Liaison