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Commission sets priorities for 2026 work plan, plans ad hoc group to identify five most unsafe streets
Summary
The commission began prioritizing nine high-level projects for 2026, agreed to form informal working pairs and an ad hoc subcommittee to define criteria for the top five unsafe streets, and discussed participating in May bike-month events. Staff will provide radar/volume data and return with items for future agendaization.
The commission discussed and began assigning priorities for its 2026 work plan, with commissioners volunteering to form informal working pairs and to lead topics including downtown accessibility, road shoulder improvements and Safe Routes to School initiatives.
A commissioner proposed forming an ad hoc subcommittee to identify the city's five most unsafe streets and to establish objective criteria (collision history, traffic volumes, pedestrian generators) for ranking; several commissioners supported a data-driven framework and offered to participate. Staff said a radar/volume consultant has been contracted and will provide preliminary counts and timing that will inform the prioritization exercise.
Commissioners also discussed outreach and engagement for bike month in May, with Mark Sandell and others encouraging commission participation at the electric fair and related events to engage residents on micro-mobility and safety. Staff offered to circulate planning links and to solicit volunteers from commissioners.
On administrative business, the commission approved minutes from its prior regular meeting (February 25) with one recorded abstention from a commissioner who said they were not present. Several resident requests were also discussed, including a West Portola parking and bicycle request; commissioners directed staff to incorporate such requests into a formal input process tied to the proposed ad hoc subcommittee so items can be evaluated consistently.
Next steps: staff will return with radar/volume survey results, draft criteria for unsafe-streets prioritization, and a proposed agenda item to formalize an ad hoc subcommittee; commissioners will consider participating in bike-month outreach.
No formal policy votes were taken beyond routine minutes approval.
