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SamTrans presents Grand Boulevard action plan to San Carlos council, estimates corridor cost at about $750 million
Summary
SamTrans senior planner Nicholas G. told San Carlos council the Grand Boulevard Initiative vision for El Camino Real centers on safety, multimodal mobility and placemaking; the countywide effort involves multiple agencies and may take years to build, with an estimated corridor cost in the hundreds of millions.
SamTrans and regional partners outlined a long‑range vision to remake El Camino Real when a SamTrans senior planner briefed the San Carlos City Council on Oct. 27.
"GBI is a partnership between SamTrans and partner jurisdictions along El Camino Real," Nicholas G., the project deputy manager, said. He described the Grand Boulevard Initiative (GBI) action plan as a coordinated, multi‑agency effort to advance streetscape improvements, station and transit upgrades, and safety treatments along the corridor.
The presentation emphasized three priorities: safety (reduce fatal and serious injury crashes, particularly for pedestrians…
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