Politics & Government
Plan Aims To Fill Transit Gaps In Eastern South San Francisco
Residents are encouraged to fill out an online survey and attend a workshop.
Bay Area transit officials are asking local residents to make suggestions on how to improve transportation in eastern South San Francisco and San Bruno.
The two cities, along with the San Mateo County/City Association of Governments and San Mateo County Transit District, are gathering feedback for an expanded transit plan. Expanded bus service or a shuttle service are among other possible solutions.
“The goal of the plan is to identify existing transportation gaps in the community and help the community develop solutions to close these gaps,” said Christine Dunn, spokeswoman for SamTrans, in an email.
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The plan is part of the MTC’s Community-Based Transportation Planning Program, which targets low-income and minority communities in the Bay Area.
The South San Francisco/San Bruno plan is the fourth and final MTC study in San Mateo County, Dunn said.
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Residents are encouraged to take part in an online survey at www.ssfsbcbtp.com. The deadline is May 25.
A workshop will be held May 26 at the Magnolia Community Center, 601 Grand Ave., from 6:30pm to 9pm. Attendees will receive $30 plus dinner. They can RSVP in advance at the website to receive a check the night of the event, or have it mailed to them later.
The South San Francisco portion of the project area lies between El Camino Real and Chestnut Avenue; Miller Avenue, Maple Avenue, and Sister Cities Boulevard; Tanforan Avenue and North Access Road.
Stakeholder and technical advisory committees are leading the process. Representatives from South San Francisco’s Boys and Girls Club, Community Learning Center and Unified School District were invited to be on the stakeholder committee, Dunn said.
The city has two staff representatives on the technical advisory committee.
Dunn said that solutions suggested in the plan may not be implemented if found to be impractical.
“For example, the committee might recommend a stop sign at an intersection to increase pedestrian safety,” she said. “This idea would have to undergo a traffic analysis by the local public works department to make sure it really makes sense to put a sign there and that the stop sign would not cause unintended accidents somewhere else.”
The $80,000 plan is expected to be completed in January 2012.
