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Vision Zero, grade separation and improved transit top candidates’ traffic plans
Summary
Candidates backed Burlingame’s Vision Zero plan and long‑term fixes such as Broadway grade separation and El Camino Real renovation, while urging neighborhood traffic studies and shuttle/transit improvements.
Traffic and safety were recurring themes at the candidate forum.
Multiple speakers pointed to Burlingame’s newly implemented Vision Zero plan as the right framework to reduce collisions and fatalities. “The city has just implemented a Vision 0 plan,” said Donna Colson, and candidates agreed that long‑range projects such as the Broadway grade separation and El Camino Real renovation will help reduce congestion and improve pedestrian safety.
Andrea Papajan noted the city received a grant for Vision Zero work and referenced a shuttle study and master bike/ped plan as complementary measures. Desiree Thayer and others urged a traffic study of California Drive after neighborhood complaints; Hadia Koury and Nirmala Bandrappali recommended studies and resident engagement to balance bicycle and motorist needs.
Tony Paul, who described decades of Caltrans experience, emphasized evidence‑based engineering: “There's nothing just to say, oh, let's do this. Let's do it's all back to the study.” Candidates repeatedly framed traffic fixes as needing funding, studies and coordination with regional transit improvements (Caltrain and shuttles).
