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San Mateo staff present sweeping bike‑and‑pedestrian plan, say $16.45M SMCTA award makes 19th Avenue project close to fully funded
Summary
City staff briefed the Sustainability and Infrastructure Commission on 11 active bike and pedestrian capital projects, described timelines for Delaware Safe Routes and the 19th Avenue/Fashion Island multimodal project, and said roughly $19.5 million is already secured for 19th Avenue with an additional $3 million recommendation pending.
City staff gave a quarterly update on bicycle and pedestrian projects on March 11, outlining near‑term construction, planning efforts and grant funding for major corridors in San Mateo.
Ella Phillips, introduced by staff as the city’s new assistant transportation planner, told the Sustainability and Infrastructure Commission that the presentation covered active capital projects, planning tied to the General Plan 2040, and recently secured transportation grants. "Our purpose here is to provide an overview of active bicycle and pedestrian capital projects, highlight planning efforts supporting the General Plan 2040, [and] share recently secured transportation grants," Phillips said.
The presentation reviewed facility types—Class 1 shared‑use paths, Class 2 on‑street lanes, bicycle boulevards and Class 4 separated bike lanes—and mapped a series of capital projects across the city. Staff highlighted the Delaware Street Safe Routes to School corridor (Delaware from 19th…
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