Sustainable Streets Master Plan

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA

defining principles

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sustainable street toolkit

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prioritization process

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Example maps showing technical suitability and community benefit factors for agency staff and stakeholders to consider in locating future projects

technical suitability and co-benefits criteria matrix used to inform project prioritization

Project opportunities in the Master Plan are grouped into four different project typologies, characterized by differences in project drivers, geographic extent or size, and complexity and cost

before + after conceptual rendering (edison way)

before + after conceptual rendering (fordham st)

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The Sustainable Streets Masterplan merges active transportation complete streets planning with stormwater-focused green street analysis to create a recommended network of sustainable street improvements across San Mateo County. Lotus—along with project partners Alta Planning and Paradigm Environmental—worked with the City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG) to identify and prioritize sustainable street projects throughout the County. Tasks include developing sustainable street typologies that map to funding mechanisms to facilitate implementation. The typologies help link green infrastructure (GI) improvements to planned active transportation projects, such as pedestrian safety/vision zero improvements, bike lane/connectivity improvements, and main street/commercial corridor reinvestments. Lotus worked with municipalities throughout the County and a multi-disciplinary Stakeholder Advisory Committee to create an implementation plan that maximizes co-benefits by leveraging overlaps between stormwater, transportation, social equity, and climate change priorities. The project was awarded a California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) 2021 Outstanding Sustainable Stormwater Project.

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