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8.B. - Page 38 of 70 <br />Redwood City Broadway Streetcar/Urban Circulator Study <br />Summary Report <br />Figure 1: Conceptual Streetcar Network from 2010 General Plan <br />ilvend <br />Pbtmaal Streeto�Hetwprt <br />east Map Futures <br />General Plan Land Lht <br />—"' OryO—Wary <br />p.avti+ed rnry Trnn.n.! <br />1ap,p�lal <br />Sphere W a�lp,axe <br />khovh <br />Rad.pad <br />Tram Sirup, <br />— Open Space - Parke <br />Nhlnway+ <br />Figure BF, 13. 5treewar Network <br />Smith <br />History <br />The idea of a streetcar or urban circulator (short -distance, <br />high -frequency bus service) to provide transit service in the <br />Broadway corridor first surfaced during development of the <br />City's General Plan in 2010. Key milestones since then <br />include: <br />■ 2010: General Plan discusses a streetcar network using <br />the Broadway, Middlefield and Seaport corridors <br />(see Figure 1) <br />■ 2013: Stanford in Redwood City Precise Plan <br />references a streetcar line in the median of Broadway <br />and the project could provide funding for a streetcar as <br />a community benefit <br />■ 2016: The City obtains a Caltrans grant to study the <br />feasibility of a streetcar/urban circulator in the <br />Broadway corridor <br />Goals <br />The primary goal of the Streetcar/Circulator Plan is to <br />connect major employment hubs and surrounding <br />neighborhoods to the Downtown and Transit Center, taking <br />advantage of exciting new developments in the Broadway <br />corridor by furthering City's ability to add jobs and housing <br />through improved accessibility and mobility of employees, <br />visitors and residents, resulting in: <br />Page 2 <br />581 <br />