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<br /> 78 <br /> BRUCE LIEDSTRAND Page 10 <br /> COMMUNITY DESIGN DIRECTOR <br /> under Highway 100, and then connects to the Caltrain line provides a major <br /> opportunity for a passenger transit connection from the Ferry Terminal to <br /> Caltrain and Downtown. Initially a bus service on that ROW, and later a rail <br /> service between the Ferry Terminal and Caltrain would link Downtown to the <br /> regional ferry system and further enhance Downtown's desirability for both <br /> residential and office development. With that link, a visitor in San Francisco <br /> could take a ferry to Redwood City, transit to Downtown, and then return to San <br /> Francisco by Caltrain, or the reverse loop. A Ferry/Rail connection node at the <br /> end of Seaport Boulevard would also provide an opportunity for Transit <br /> Oriented Development (TOO) at that location, induding the possible addition of <br /> residential development to the existing Pacific Shores office complex. <br /> Redwood City should: <br /> 1. Support a ferryboat terminal at the end of Seaport Boulevard. <br /> 2. Preserve the existing rail line that connects the ferryboat terminal area to <br /> Caltrain and work to develop passenger service on that ROW. <br /> 3. Explore the possibility of Transit Oriented Development at the ferryboat <br /> terminal landing including adding residential development at Pacific <br /> Shores. <br /> Caltrain Regional Connectivity <br /> One of the most important features of a good transportation system is the <br /> interconnectivity of the various elements of the system. Like internet <br /> connectivity, increasing the connections of the elements of the system greatly <br /> increases the use and value of all elements of the system. Caltrain, for example, <br /> has value by providing a rail connection between downtown Redwood City and <br /> San Francisco. But that value is substantially increased by connections at both <br /> ends of the trip. In a good transportation system, one can connect easily from <br /> one's home or work to the full extent of the regional system. <br /> In the San Francisco Bay Area there is some regional connectivity, but it is not <br /> quick, easy or convenient to connect, for example, from Redwood City to <br /> Oakland or other East Bay cities. Even the bus line on El Camino Real does not <br /> provide a convenient connection to cities across the county line in Santa Clara <br /> County. <br /> -7- <br /> - ,- <br />