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Council approves Jefferson Avenue safety overhaul, backs ‘Alternative B’ road diet and bike lanes
Summary
The Redwood City Council unanimously adopted staff-recommended Alternative B for the Jefferson Avenue Traffic Safety Improvement Project, endorsing a road diet, center-turn lanes and bike facilities on key segments. The council approved the construction-ready design after robust neighborhood outreach and public comment; the project is largely grant-funded.
The Redwood City Council on Jan. 26 voted unanimously to adopt the staff-recommended Jefferson Avenue Traffic Safety Improvement Project—Alternative B—a corridor redesign that will add a center turning lane, bike lanes on most segments, curb extensions and new crossing treatments aimed at reducing collisions.
The vote followed a months-long outreach process in which staff held multiple community meetings, mailed notices to roughly 2,400 addresses near the corridor and solicited online feedback. Principal transportation planner Malaha Orang said the corridor has been identified as part of the countywide high-injury network and that “since 2017 there have been 101 collisions on Jefferson Avenue between Farm Hill and El Camino, 15 of which involved pedestrians and four involved bicyclists,” arguing that Alternative B “aligns with our Vision Zero commitment to reduce collisions.”
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