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Council approves Third Avenue–South Norfolk safety redesign, including new bike crossing and signal changes
Summary
After a multi-step design and outreach process, the City Council voted 5-0 to move forward with construction of safety and bicycle connectivity improvements at Third Avenue and South Norfolk Street, funded with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) money and monitored after installation.
The San Mateo City Council approved construction of the Third Avenue and South Norfolk Street intersection safety improvement project after a detailed staff presentation and public comment on Jan. 13.
Staff recommended a redesign and signal operations change intended to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, strengthen bicycle connectivity from the Third Avenue bike-and-ped bridge to the San Mateo Creek Trail and reduce vehicle delay for neighborhood access. “We want to make improvements that proactively address some of these types of collisions rather than waiting for the data to support the need for the improvements,” said Bethany Lopez, senior engineer, during the presentation.
The council and staff said the project responds to collision hot spots identified in the city’s local road safety plan and would use CDBG funding targeted to the North Central/North Shoreview area. The design takes one southbound travel lane to create a sidewalk-level protected bicycle path and adds a new signalized bike crossing…
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