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7.A. - Page 3 of 36 Station Redesign Caltrain electrification creates the potential for expanded train service that meets the current and future needs of the region. The Caltrain Business Plan developed, and the Caltrain Board adopted, a long-term service vision for additional train service by 2040, with local and express trains operating at 15 -minute frequencies with timed cross -platform transfers at Redwood City. This would be a large increase in service for Redwood City specifically and the region more broadly. This expanded service requires a four -track station in Redwood City. To improve service in line with the Business Plan, Caltrain will need to acquire property to build the station and to accommodate the current plan that has more tracks and platforms. The placement of the existing private buildings may conflict with the required width and length of the proposed, redesigned station. To avoid impacting recently constructed developments (Crossing 900/Box on the east side of the tracks and the Cardinal Apartments on the west) and to meet Caltrain's platform standards, the station platforms would be lengthened and shifted to the north between Brewster and Broadway. Note that these are preliminary plans and are still subject to change. Grade Separations In partnership with Caltrain, Redwood City is studying its six at -grade rail crossings for potential changes to address existing issues with the railroad (e.g. barriers between neighborhoods, delays, safety, noise) and to accommodate increases in train service and new track configurations. These crossings are located at Whipple, Brewster, Broadway, Maple, Main and Chestnut. Major crossings at Jefferson and Woodside are already grade separated. Due to ongoing development activity along the railroad corridor which could make future grade separations much more expensive and difficult, the opportunity to access more space for a station and tracks through the potential redevelopment of Sequoia Station, and the fact that these projects take a long time to finance and deliver, it is critical to begin the design work now. Design work on grade separations has begun internally with a staff and partner agency technical advisory team, which has narrowed down to four grade separation alternatives, and with the public weighing in on priorities and preliminary designs through recent community surveys and question and answer sessions. Study information is posted in an interactive, virtual open house, on a dedicated webpage, and through a series of explanatory videos. As with the station redesign, future grade separations are merely conceptual at this stage and are not yet definitive. Land Development Redevelopment of the Sequoia Station property is a critical component of the Transit District and of future transit upgrades. The current location of certain private buildings could block the currently planned four - track station design and redevelopment could offer an opportunity to proactively plan for the next stage of transit service by providing the additional land in an efficient manner to the City and Caltrain. Note that the current bus station property is owned by the Joint Powers Board (JPB) and is the only site that does not have an active development application. The possibility of providing land to the City and Caltrain, and the location of that land, is still at the planning stage and no decisions or determinations have been made. Additionally, 60 affordable housing units are proposed on the former A-1 Party Rental site as part of a separate 'Gatekeeper' project at 901 EI Camino Real. While there have been requests to consider removing the site from the District, staff continues to include it due to its proximity to the tracks and the Page 3 of 12 �10 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org 179