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8.A. - Page 19 of 77 INTRODUCTION EI Camino is a critical arterial that connects communities from Daly City to San Jose. Once the peninsula's only highway, EI Camino retains the auto -oriented character that first emerged in the 1920's. Today, EI Camino functions more like a local arterial than a state highway, but struggles to tie into the community due to the vehicular focus of its land use and streetscape design. Many cities along the corridor, including Redwood City, desire improved access and safety for all modes along and across EI Camino. These cities are supported by the Grand Boulevard Initiative, a collaboration of nineteen cities, two counties, and a number of local and regional agencies united to improve the performance, safety and aesthetics of EI Camino.The Vision of the Initiative, adopted in October 2006, is that"EI Camino Real will achieve its full potential as a place for residents to work, live, shop and play, creating links between communities that promote walking and transit and an improved quality of life." In practice, this has prompted a shift to denser and more mixed-use zoning and land use plans along the corridor, a focus on placemaking and activation of ground - floor retail, and, as with this project, an emphasis on safe, multi -modal streetscape designs. Two segments of EI Camino one in Redwood City and one in Palo Alto, were selected for a streetscape safety study due to their high proportion of bicycle and pedestrian collisions as compared to the statewide average collisions for similar roadways. Between 2006 and 2015, 39 collisions involving bicycles or pedestrians took place on the Redwood City study segment. The aim of the study was to develop conceptual designs that address the collision trends in Redwood City. The solutions proposed for this segment can serve as guidance for other jurisdictions along the corridor that participate in the Grand Boulevard Initiative. In Redwood City, the safety study is called the Bike and Ped Safety Improvement Study and focuses on the segment between Maple Street and Charter Street.This study area touches the edge of Downtown Redwood City, but has generally not experienced the same level of economic growth and success in recent years. This study is an opportunity to support existing businesses and residents, improve the experience for all users, and encourage investment along the City's southern stretch of the EI Camino. The study builds off of the City's approved EI Camino Real Corridor Plan (2017) by advancing the Plan's vision for protected bike lanes on EI Camino, safer crossings for people crossing the corridor and removal of dangerous vehicle movements at intersections and driveways.The study segment also provides a distinct opportunity to enhance social equity; the streetscape improvements will encourage more foot traffic to multicultural stores. The study area includes the EI Camino (SR 82)/Woodside Road (SR 84) interchange, offering opportunities for safety improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists traveling across the interchange ramps and cross streets that merge with EI Camino. 168 4