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Los Altos commissioners set consultant timeline and public outreach plan for San Antonio Road redesign
Summary
City staff said the RFP for the San Antonio Road redesign closes imminently; staff will shortlist firms, interview finalists, and aim to award a contract to the council this fall, with initial design proposals to the commission by March. Commissioners emphasized early public engagement and bicycle parking improvements downtown.
City staff told the Complete Streets Commission that the request-for-proposals for the San Antonio Road redesign closes tomorrow and that a shortlist of three consultants will be interviewed within two weeks to select a firm for the project.
Art, a city staff member overseeing the procurement, said the team will negotiate scope and fees with the selected consultant and "hope to be in front of council no later than October" with a goal of awarding the contract by September or October. He said the first design iteration should be before the commission by March of next year and that the project will include traffic analysis and a topo survey along the two-mile corridor.
Commissioners emphasized that public outreach must begin early in the process. "If we can hear what citizens want before designs are proposed, the results are better," one commissioner said, urging staff to hold multiple community meetings and to share clear constraints imposed by the grant funding that shapes the project scope.
A resident commenter, Chloe, told commissioners she avoids San Antonio Road because it feels unsafe for cyclists and that she often sees children riding on sidewalks. "San Antonio's convenience is evident, but so is its lack of safety," she said during public comment.
Staff described a multi-stage outreach plan: the consultant will present four alternative layouts; the commission will comment and those layouts will then be presented at several public meetings (north, south and a third community location). Art said the outreach sequence will start with the commission review in March and include follow-up sessions spaced roughly three months apart through the design cycle.
Commissioners also discussed near-term downtown improvements tied to the Complete Streets Master Plan, including restoring an online map of bike racks and adding secure racks around the downtown perimeter so bicyclists can park near destinations. Stephen, a commissioner, suggested distributing an updated rack map to schools and exploring underused park sites for new racks.
The commission did not take a formal vote on the San Antonio project tonight; staff noted the RFP timeline and scheduled next steps for commission review and public outreach.
