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7.A. - Page 2 of 12 3. Serve as a conduit for community input and to consider these requests and provide recommendations to staff. ANALYSIS Redwood City's Strategic Plan has seven initiatives to help the City accomplish its mission of "Building a Great Community Together." One such initiative is Transportation which has the goal to "develop and support effective transportation infrastructure: systems and programs that enable safe and efficient travel to, from and within the community." In addition to being one of the seven strategic initiatives, the City Council also identified transportation as one of its top three priorities for 2019. In the annual State of the City address, the City Council discussed key local and regional initiatives to ease congestion and increase safety. To further the City's progress on local and regional transportation projects that increase mobility options and safety, the TAC identified the following priorities for their work plan: 1. Committee charter— recommend creation of a Transportation Advisory Committee to replace the Complete Streets Advisory Committee' 2. Outreach and educational efforts to support Redwood City School District school consolidation — help Redwood City 2020 to identify new bike routes to schools; lead group rides with parents and students; and help with outreach to PTAs 3. Liaison assignments to regional committees and working groups — identify committee liaisons for regional projects and working groups such as Dumbarton Transportation project, Caltrain Business Plan, Ferry Feasibility Study, C/CAG Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Safe Routes to School Task force, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, San Mateo County Transportation Authority, etc. 4. Peninsula Bikeway — help with community outreach for the upcoming Peninsula Bikeway Alignment Alternatives Study 5. Explore feasibility of an east -west bike boulevard — work with staff and help with community outreach to explore and plan for an east -west bike boulevard from Downtown to Alameda de las Pulgas, crossing EI Camino Real and connecting to Red Morton Park and neighborhood schools 6. Monitoring and reporting toward Vision Zero goal —take action on the RWCMoves goal to develop a monitoring system toward Vision Zero 7. New and emerging transportation options such as pilot bike share program — explore new transportation options for Redwood City such as pilot bike share program; help staff to develop a permit process for bike share companies Further details on these items, such as benefits to the community, resources needed, and estimated completion times are located in the Proposed Work Plan (Attachment A). ' This priority was achieved with the Committee's recommendation to the City Council at the April 22, 2019 City Council meeting. City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org 315