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North Central San Mateo Community-Based Transportation Plan

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    • What is the Community-Based Transportation Plan?
    The purpose of the North Central San Mateo Community-based Transportation Plan is to examine transportation needs of the North Central San Mateo community and recommend steps to address these needs. The project is part of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Community-based Planning Program to look at transportation needs in low-income communities. Click HERE (PDF, 2.13 MB) for more information on this program.

    The plan will identify transportation strategies and projects to improve mobility for residents of North Central San Mateo. The project area is located in the northern part of the San Mateo, bordered to the north by Poplar Avenue, to the east by U.S. Highway 101, to the south by Fifth Avenue and to the west by the Caltrain tracks. Refer to the project map (larger version) HERE (JPG, 396KB).

    Solutions may include expanding fixed-route transit, introducing a community shuttle, bicycle options or auto-oriented alternatives. In some cases, new capital improvements, such as bus stops, benches, shelters or other enhanced amenities, may be proposed. Funding opportunities will be explored to support the solutions, and an outline for an action plan to implement them will be developed.

    Get Involved!
    We are conducting ongoing outreach for the plan and welcome input from local community residents and stakeholders. Please get involved by:

    1. Sharing your experience in an interview with our outreach coordinator, Alonso Barahona (barahonaa@samtrans.com).

    2. Requesting a presentation to your group or organization in English or Spanish. Contact Alonso Barahona (barahonaa@samtrans.com).

    Who is represented?
    The Community-based Transportation Plan is being conducted under the auspices of the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, in its role as the Congestion Management Agency for the county. C/CAG has selected SamTrans to facilitate the planning process and provide technical assistance in developing the plan. The planning process includes the collaboration of community residents and stakeholders, the City of San Mateo, the San Mateo County Human Services Agency, and MTC.

    A Stakeholder Committee has been formed to provide input on transportation needs and gaps, review findings, and identify potential strategies and solutions for addressing service gaps. They also provide input on community outreach to engage the direct participation of residents in the project area. The following groups are represented on the Stakeholder Committee:

    • AOD - YMCA Youth Services Bureau
    • Central Neighborhood Association
    • Family Service Agency of San Mateo County
    • Home Association of North Central San Mateo
    • Hope Preservation, Inc.
    • King Center
    • NAACP
    • Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center
    • Project Ninety
    • Samaritan House
    • San Mateo Adult School
    • San Mateo AOD Coalition
    • San Mateo Elementary Teachers' Association SCOPE (SMETA Community Outreach Program Education)
    • San Mateo Union High School District
    • San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District
    • St. Bartholomew’s Local Organizing Committee

    Existing Conditions
    Below is a summary of the Existing Conditions in the project area.

    Demographics

    Population:

    Project area population is 7,917 (2000 Census); 9% of the total city population.

    Race/Ethnicity:

    Hispanics/Latinos comprise the majority of the population by race at 60%, which is higher than the proportion of Hispanics/Latinos in the city at 21%.

    Language:

    Approximately one-quarter (26%) of the project area’s households are linguistically isolated (2000 Census). “Linguistically isolated” means all members of the household 14 years old and older have at least some difficulty with English. Of these 532 linguistically isolated households, 83% of them speak Spanish, while the remaining 17% speak an Asian or Pacific Island language.

    Poverty:

    The percentage of individuals living in poverty in the project area is more than double that of the City of San Mateo and of San Mateo County; 14% of the project area’s individuals are living below the poverty level.

    Income:

    The percentage of households with incomes less than $50,000 annually is considerably higher in the project area (51%) than in the city (37%).

    Household Size:

    In each rented housing unit in the project area, there is an average of 4.23 people, which is considerably higher than the average number of people in rented housing in the city (2.59) and in the county (2.34). For owned housing units, the average household size is 3.15 people, still higher than the city’s (2.83) and county’s (2.53)

    Transportation

    Auto Access:

    11% of the households in the project area do not have access to a car, compared to 7% in the city

    Work Location:

    Just over a quarter (27%) of workers 17 years and older living in the project area work outside of San Mateo County. This is less than that of the city (31%) and the county (42%).

    Transit:

    SamTrans operates four routes that serve the project area: Route 53, 250, 292, and KX. Two of the routes connect with Caltrain, one only operates on school days and one is an express. Just adjacent to the project area, the San Mateo Caltrain Station provides 90 trains on weekdays and hourly service on weekends. There are currently no community shuttles that serve the project area.

    Contact Us
    For more information or to offer comments, please contact the Project Manager, Emily Avery, at 650-508-6327 or averye@samtrans.com.

    04/23/10 - EA
    03/10/10 - EA

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