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APPENDIX B | RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PLANS AND REGULATIONS B-5 REDWOOD CITY MOVES: CITYWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLAN (ONGOING) Redwood City’s strong economy, strategic location, and frequent Caltrain service have attracted a substantial amount of residential and commercial development over recent years. This, coupled with strong economic growth throughout the Bay Area, has resulted in increased traffic congestion and questions within the community about the impacts of development. The Citywide Transportation Plan will work with the community to develop a framework for a balanced multimodal transportation network addressing the City’s transportation challenges and needs, and building off Redwood City’s already robust and sustainable transporta- tion system. The Plan will draw on the community’s exist- ing transportation concerns and ideas for its transportation future and identify: • Ideas to serve the entire community, including children, elderly, people with disabilities, low-income residents, as well as workers and visitors • Facilities and programs to best support walking, bicycling, and transit • Prioritizing improvements to get the most “bang for our buck” • Potential partnerships with new transportation modes, like Lyft and Uber • Future transportation technologies, such as self-driving vehicles More information can be found at http://rwcmoves.com/. TRANSIT CENTER STUDY (ONGOING) This study looks at potential short-term and long-term improvements to the Downtown Transit Center that would improve functionality, usability, and attractiveness. Caltrain ridership is going up, and community members are using the transit center to travel to jobs, home, and other activities up and down the Peninsula. With the electrification of the Caltrain line and new development in Downtown, there will be even more users of the Downtown Transit Center. Planning for improvements to the Transit Center will include: • Conducting design studies for the Transit Center, includ- ing pedestrian, shuttle, taxi, and bicycle connections, train platform improvements, and inefficiencies in the surrounding parking lots. • Considering connections to the potential Broadway Streetcar Line. • Coordinating with Caltrain, SamTrans, and other affected transportation agencies, as well as the El Camino Real Corridor Plan. • Providing public outreach opportunities for the public to become informed and provide feedback on priorities and issues. More information can be found at http://www.redwoodc- ity.org/departments/community-development-department/ planning-housing/planning-services/transit-station-redesgin.