San Mateo commission backs keeping Humboldt bike lanes, asks staff to add safety, lighting and parking relief

The San Mateo Sustainability and Infrastructure Commission on Dec. 10 recommended that City Council retain the class 2 bike lanes on Humboldt Street and direct staff to pursue additional safety and lighting upgrades while exploring targeted parking-relief measures.

Jey Yoo, engineering manager for Public Works, told the commission that staff "is seeking direction and recommendation from the commission on alternatives in this presentation to bring to city council on 02/02/2026." He presented Phase 2 findings from three community workshops, in-person and online surveys and mailed responses, and laid out four options: keep Humboldt as-is (alternative 1, $0), keep Humboldt and add calming/lighting plus explore a residential parking permit program (alternative 2, about $225,000), move the bike facility to Idaho (alternative 3, roughly $1.5 million including restoration), or move it to Fremont (alternative 4, roughly $1.46 million including restoration).

The presentation summarized extensive outreach —…