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8.A. - Page 3 of 12 <br />phase of the visioning process focus on rail and transportation -related initiatives, as decisions on how and <br />where a new transit center would be located, designed, and integrated into Downtown will set the stage <br />for the broader land -use discussions and can change the interface between the railroad and adjacent <br />streets and neighborhoods. <br />In addition to these efforts, there are several other projects and policy initiatives that would inform a <br />future vision for downtown and Central Redwood City. Major initiatives (listed alphabetically) include: <br />City -Led Initiatives <br />Initiatives Led by Other Public Agencies <br />2030 Climate Action Plan Update - The City is <br />Caltrain Business Plan - Caltrain's adopted vision <br />currently in the visioning and community <br />for its 2040 Business Plan proposes Redwood City <br />outreach process to update the Climate Action <br />as a transfer hub for the Caltrain system with a <br />Plan, aligning with State GHG emissions goals of a <br />four -track (vs. the present two) station in order <br />40 percent reduction in emissions from 2005 <br />to address current demand and regional growth <br />levels by 2030. Recommended strategies are <br />over the next 20 years. This combined with the <br />likely to include improving energy efficiency in <br />ongoing electrification project, will greatly <br />the built environment and increasing mobility <br />increase the number of trains coming into <br />through active transportation (walking and <br />Redwood City. <br />biking) and transit rather than gas -powered <br />vehicles, as transportation -related emissions are <br />the predominant source of GHG emissions in <br />Redwood City. <br />Broadway Streetcar and Transit Center Study — <br />Climate Ready —San Mateo County's climate <br />These studies consider opportunities to improve <br />adaptation initiative to address climate -related <br />mobility options and connect downtown to <br />community impacts including rising temperatures <br />outlying areas of the City through a streetcar or <br />and extreme heat, increasing wildfires, and <br />similar system and consider short and long-term <br />intensifying rainfall and storms. Flooding from <br />improvements to the transit center. <br />storms and sea level rise is expected to have <br />impacts reaching into Downtown and Central <br />Redwood City. <br />Citywide Transportation Plan rwcMoves - <br />Dumbarton Rail Corridor —A partnership <br />The Plan establishes a framework for a balanced <br />between the San Mateo County Transit District <br />multimodal transportation network addressing <br />and Cross Bay Transit Partners to improve <br />the City's transportation challenges and needs, <br />mobility options between the East Bay and San <br />and building off Redwood City's already robust <br />Mateo County, focusing on a reconstructed <br />and sustainable transportation system. <br />Dumbarton rail bridge and reactivated passenger <br />rail tracks to Redwood City. Future rail service on <br />the Dumbarton rail corridor would begin and end <br />in Redwood City and may include additional <br />tracks into the transit center. <br />Downtown Parks to Bay Connectivity Plan —The <br />City is launching a coordinated community-based <br />planning and design process for a Downtown <br />3of11 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />116 <br />