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SamTrans presents countywide El Camino Real action plan; estimates long timeline and large funding need
Summary
SamTrans senior planner Nicholas Yi presented a draft Grand Boulevard Initiative action plan to the Burlingame Transportation Commission, saying the countywide plan aims to reduce fatalities, improve transit and provide a continuous bikeway; he estimated the 22-mile corridor could take eight to 10 years and cost up to $1,000,000,000.
SamTrans senior planner Nicholas Yi told the Burlingame Transportation Commission that the countywide Grand Boulevard Initiative (GBI) aims to knit local El Camino Real studies into a single corridor vision and speed Caltrans project development.
“El Camino Real is a safe and vibrant street where people of all ages and abilities travel comfortably,” Yi said, reading the draft vision the task force developed. He described GBI as a multi‑agency forum led by SamTrans and the San Mateo County Transportation Authority that brings together 15 jurisdictions, Caltrans, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and local advocates to align design, funding and phasing.
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