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8.B. - Page 13 of 70 <br />Redwood City Transit Center Redesign Study <br />Summary Report <br />Background <br />The Transit Center in Downtown Redwood City is a vital hub <br />for regional and local transit services. It is a major stop for <br />the Caltrain system and an important transfer location for <br />SamTrans local and regional bus services. It is also host to a <br />number of public and private shuttle bus services. <br />Additionally, it provides park-and-ride parking for Caltrain <br />and is used as a drop-off/pickup point by private autos, taxis, <br />and Transportation Network Company (TNC) vehicles such <br />as Uber and Lyft. <br />It is a short walk from the Transit Center to most of the <br />Downtown Area. <br />Project History <br />The 2013 Downtown Precise Plan recognized the importance <br />of the Transit Center and presented a vision that "encourages <br />the creation of a model of transit integration, featuring a <br />convenient transit station on display in the center (rather <br />than at the edge) of Downtown, seamlessly connected to <br />Broadway, Courthouse Square, El Camino Real and adjacent <br />neighborhoods." In recent years, significant new <br />development has occurred adjacent to the Transit Center, <br />moving the center of gravity of land use development closer, <br />so that the Transit Center is no longer on the fringe of <br />Downtown. However, connectivity to the Transit Center from <br />nearby land uses still remains an issue. <br />Smith <br />In 2016, the City obtained a Caltrans grant to investigate <br />ways of making the city's Downtown Transit Center more <br />efficient and better connected to its surroundings. This grant <br />was used to fund this feasibility and redesign study. <br />Existing Redwood City Transit Center <br />There are a number of ongoing projects including the <br />Caltrain Electrification/Modernization Program, the <br />Dumbarton Rail Corridor project, the Downtown <br />Streetcar/Circulator Feasibility Study, the grade separations <br />feasibility study, the El Camino Real Corridor Plan, Sequoia <br />Station development, and the Caltrain Business Plan that can <br />influence the redesign of the Transit Center. This high level of <br />project activity related to the transportation services and <br />Page 1 <br />556 <br />