Robert Weil Public Works Director/City Engineer 600 Elm Street San Carlos, CA 94070 Phone: (650) 802-4202 Fax: (650) 595-6702
Summary of Public Comment
Holly Street/Highway 101 Interchange
Public Meeting
October 28, 2009
Baseline Project: Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) Mitigations
Concern of the effects on the adjacent San Carlos Airport
Concern that improvements to interchange might not be necessary; requested clarification as to why improvements are needed
Signalized intersection allows for enhanced pedestrian/bike safety
What is lifespan of improvement? (20 year projection)
Concern that this baseline only looks at traffic improvements and does not account for bike/pedestrian safety
Traffic light helps with the unobstructed flow across Holly Street, but there are still pedestrian/bike safety issues associated with this improvement
What is the change in LOS?
Modification to the US 101 off-ramp may lead to back up on the freeway corridor
Alternative A: PAMF Mitigations + Close Southbound (SB) 101 Offramp to Holly Street
Concern of widening on Holly Street
Concern of added congestion on Brittan Avenue
Request that a study be done to evaluate how many automobiles use the route for which Alternative A would require
What is the impact on the Industrial Road/Holly Street intersection?
Emergency access concern on southbound US 101
Alternative B: PAMF Mitigations + Close SB 101 Onramp from Holly Street
Concern that traffic would be pushed elsewhere (BrittanAvenue/Harbor Boulevard)
Concern that clover leaf would not present a safe option for bike/pedestrian travel
Concern of cumulative In-N-Out Burger development, specifically related to traffic and increased pedestrian activity
Bike/pedestrian safety should be at forefront of improvements
Indicated a need for a pedestrian crossing at Industrial Road/Holly Street
Alternative C: PAMF Mitigations + East San Carlos Bike Boulevard
Concern of truck traffic on East San Carlos for bike safety
Signage and low traffic volumes would help with safety
Close East San Carlos to Industrial Road to decrease use as major thoroughfare
Concern that this alternative neglects to provide improvements to residents in northeast San Carlos
Concern that existing traffic will shift to East San Carlos
Concern that bicycle boulevards to not vastly improve bike safety
Concern that this alternative does not address the crossing of El Camino Real
Questioned how a bicycle boulevard would differ from existing bicycle routes
Only focuses on one to two roadways, limited in scope
Alternative D: Optimized Use of Existing Holly Street Curb to Curb Width + Full Partial Cloverleaf Interchange
Suggested square-off of the Holly Street/Northbound US 101 On-Ramp/Southbound US 101 Off-Ramp intersection
Suggested shifting the traffic signal for the US 101 Northbound On-Ramp to provide better safety for bike/pedestrian crossing
Combine improvements to Holly Street with interchange and bike/pedestrian improvements from Alternative C
Signal timing should be included
Lane alignment should be designed for traffic and bike/pedestrian safety issues
Concern of queue on left turn lane on eastbound Holly Street at intersection with Industrial Road
Concern for bike safety and intersection with new signal - helps pedestrian but not bikes
Traffic signal at Holly Street/Industrial Road intersection needs to be improved
Alternative E: Optimized Use of Holly Street Full Right of Way + Full Partial Cloverleaf Interchange; and
Alternative F: Permanent 4-lane Holly Street + Full Partial Cloverleaf Interchange
Concern of right-of-way acquisition on Holly Street
Concern of marking the parking, in that traffic might not use the lane
Concern that the 3-lane modification does not consider mid-day traffic
Need to consider day time business perspective rather than just peak hour
Alternative G: Holly Street/East San Carlos Avenue One-Way Couplet + Full Partial Cloverleaf Interchange
Concern that this alternative eliminates parking for businesses on East San Carlos
Suggested including parking at utility pole cut outs on East San Carlos
Concern that the one-way road could result in driver frustration
Concern that this would only move traffic problem to a new roadway, such as Old County Road
Enhances bike/pedestrian safety
Path between Caltrain Station and the future PAMF should be available, easy, direct and safe
Need to consider traffic increase on adjacent roadways; concern that the design will result in movement of flow elsewhere
Alternative H: Taylor Way / Terminal Way One-Way Couplet + Full Partial Cloverleaf Interchange
Emergency access concern
Concern of the air quality impacts associated with this alternative
Concern that this alternative would be un-welcoming to City
Concern of the negative impact on small businesses on Holly Street and East San Carlos
Alternative I: Holly Street/Industrial Road Roundabout + Median Island Bike Path + Existing Cloverleaf Interchange
Questions related to bicycle access in the roundabout
Concern of congestion with roundabout, in that traffic could back up in the roundabout
Addresses bike/pedestrian safe crossing over US 101
Provides attractive gateway into the City
Decreases pollution with roundabout
Many in favor of the roundabout alternative
Suggested dedicated, separate right turn lanes for the roundabout configuration
Suggested having a bike/pedestrian subway crossing under the roundabout
In favor of center bike lane
Suggested combining Alternative F with Alternative I
Feelings that the roundabout will help with the outflow traffic