Commission recommends 2024 Rail Corridor TMA annual report be sent to City Council after review of trip counts and one noncompliant site

The San Mateo Sustainability and Infrastructure Commission on Sept. 10 recommended that the City Council receive the 2024 Rail Corridor Transportation Management Association annual report after a presentation and questions from commissioners.

The TMAadministrator, John Ford, and traffic consultant Paul Krupka summarized driveway counts and cordon counts conducted on Oct. 17, 2024, and said the peak hour for most sites was between 5 and 6 p.m. Ford said the driveway and cordon counts were used to measure trip generation and to compare each project against short-term trip-reduction goals written into development agreements with the city.

The report showed most projects remained below their short-term thresholds. Bay Meadows Phase 2 monitoring showed an increase in trips compared with 2023 but remained under its threshold; the TMAteam said the Bay Meadows…