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Burlingame commission reviews Rollins Road streetscape designs, weighing bike protection and parking
Summary
City consultant presented a preferred Rollins Road design that includes a road diet, center turn lane, preserved parking and Class 4 buffered bike lanes; commissioners discussed trade-offs between plastic ballards and concrete medians and asked for drainage, lighting and delivery accommodations. Final designs are expected by year-end.
The Traffic Safety and Parking Commission heard an interim design update Tuesday on the North Rollins Road Streetscape project, with consultant Julia Harberson of CSWST2 presenting a preferred concept that would narrow travel lanes, add a two-way left-turn lane, preserve parking on both sides and upgrade bicycle facilities to Class 4 buffered bike lanes.
Harberson said outreach included stakeholder meetings, two community workshops and two online surveys with limited responses. "The existing roadway has the ability to convey 36,000 vehicles per day," she said, adding that current average daily demand is under 10,000 and that the proposed road diet would lower theoretical capacity to about 25,000 vehicles per day — figures she described as project estimates to show the corridor can accommodate a reduction.
Why it matters: The plan aims to improve pedestrian crossings…
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