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	Robert Weil Public Works Director/City Engineer 600 Elm Street San Carlos, CA 94070 Phone: (650) 802-4202 Fax: (650) 595-6702

Web Survey - Holly Street/US 101 Access Alternatives

The City of San Carlos had advertised for a web survey to ask for the public's input on the alternatives to improve access to and from US 101 via Holly Street. The current plan, which would cost $4.5 million, calls for a partial widening of Holly Street and some improvements to the interchange of Holly Street and US 101. Funding for the improvements would come from the City’s Redevelopment Agency and from fees imposed on future development. We have developed sketches of other alternatives that may have less impact on the neighborhood, better meet the needs of pedestrians and bicycles, and/or cost less money.

The Transportation and Circulation Commission will be considering the alternatives at their next two meetings, which will be held on November 17, 2009 and December 15, 2009. The Commission meetings start at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 600 Elm Street. The City Council is scheduled to consider the alternatives in January 2010.

Listed below are the alternatives presented at the October 28, 2009 Workshop meeting as part of the Community Outreach Plan: (please click on the active links below to be able to view the designs)

Baseline Project: Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) Mitigations. (685KB)
This alternative was developed through the Environmental Impact Report for the PAMF project. The City’s General Plan and Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee program is based on this plan. It includes a partial widening of Holly Street and half of a “Partial Cloverleaf” conversion of the US 101/Holly Street Interchange.
Alternative A: PAMF Mitigations + Close Southbound (SB) 101 Offramp to Holly St. (700KB)
This alternative was suggested by members of the community to reduce traffic on Holly St. It includes the PAMF Mitigations, but it would close the SB 101 offramp to Holly St.
Alternative B: PAMF Mitigations + Close SB 101 Onramp from Holly St. (700KB)
This alternative was also suggested by members of the community to reduce traffic on Holly St. It also includes the PAMF Mitigations, but it would close the SB 101 onramp from Holly St.
Alternative C: PAMF Mitigations + East San Carlos Bike Boulevard. (760KB)
This alternative could be combined with any of the other alternatives. It would add a Bike Boulevard on East San Carlos Avenue to the PAMF Mitigations.
Alternative D: Optimized Use of Existing Holly Street Curb to Curb Width + Full Partial Cloverleaf Interchange. (783KB)
This alternative is the first to illustrate the full conversion to a Partial Cloverleaf, which is common to Alternatives D through H. It features an approach to traffic flow on Holly Street which would involve any widening.
Alternative E: Optimized Use of Holly Street Full Right of Way + Full Partial Cloverleaf Interchange. (778KB)
This alternative would provide three permanent lanes of traffic and permanent parking on Holly Street. It would not involve buying additional property from Holly Street homeowners, but it would move the road closer three feet closer to existing homes within the current right-of-way.
Alternative F: Permanent 4-lane Holly Street + Full Partial Cloverleaf Interchange. (771KB)
This alternative would provide four permanent lanes of traffic and permanent parking on Holly Street. It would require the City to purchase seven additional feet of right-of-way on each side of the street and would move the road ten feet closer to existing homes.
Alternative G: Holly Street/East San Carlos Avenue One-Way Couplet + Full Partial Cloverleaf Interchange. (825KB)
This alternative would provide one way traffic flow on Holly Street, coupled with one-way traffic flow on East San Carlos Avenue.
Alternative H: Taylor Way/Terminal Way One-Way Couplet + Full Partial Cloverleaf Interchange. (903KB)
This alternative would provide one-way traffic flow on Taylor Way, coupled with one-way traffic flow on Terminal Way. Residential streets would need to be closed off at Industrial Way to prevent cut-through traffic.
Alternative I: Holly Street/Industrial Road Roundabout + Median Island Bike Path + Existing Cloverleaf Interchange. (760KB)
This alternative would provide a roundabout at the Holly Street/Industrial Road intersection and a multipurpose path in the median of the Holly Street overcrossing to carry bicyclists and pedestrians to Redwood Shores Parkway. The existing cloverleaf interchange would need to be retained for this alternative to work.

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