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Active Transportation Committee
AGENDA
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
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1.CALL TO ORDER
Chair Garrett Otto will call the Regular Meeting of the Active Transportation
Committee to order.
2.PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
At this time, people may address the Committee about items not on the agenda.
Persons wishing to speak should come forward and state their name and
address. Comments are limited to three minutes per person. Items raised at this
time are generally referred to staff and, if action by the Committee is necessary,
may be scheduled for a future meeting.
3.CONSENT
Matters appearing on the Consent Calendar are expected to be non-
controversial and will be acted upon at one time. A member of the public may
request the Active Transportation Committee pull an item for discussion. The
public may comment on any and all items on the Consent Agenda within the
three-minute time limit.
3.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 18, 2025, AND
OCTOBER 23, 2025, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MINUTES
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Recommendation:
To approve the Active Transportation Committee Minutes of September
18, 2025, and October 23, 2025.
4.BUSINESS ITEMS
4.a 365 PRADO ROAD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 13
Staff recommendation:
Provide feedback on proposed bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and
circulation considerations for the 365 Prado Road development project,
with specific focus on the proposed design for Davis Road.
5.COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
5.a COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES
Receive a brief update from Active Transportation Committee members.
1. Safe Routes to School Subcommittee
2. Other Committee member updates
5.b STAFF UPDATES
Receive a brief update from Active Transportation Manager Adam
Fukushima on the following topics:
Higuera Complete Streets1.
Foothill Complete Streets2.
Prado Interchange Value Analysis and Prado Creek Bridge3.
2026 Paving Project4.
Traffic Signal Upgrades5.
Active Transportation Education Activities6.
5.c FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Active Transportation Manager Adam Fukushima will provide a forecast
of items coming before the Active Transportation Committee.
6.ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the Active Transportation Committee meeting is
scheduled for January 15, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at
City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
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Active Transportation Committee Minutes 2
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September 18, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
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Active Transportation
Committee Members
Present:
Member Dave Amos, Member Lea Brooks, Member Tyler Coari,
Member Francine Levin, Member Russell Mills, Vice Chair
Kimmie Nguyen, Chair Garrett Otto
Active Transportation
Members Absent:
City Staff Present: Adam Fukushima, Active Transportation Manager
Jennifer Rice, Deputy Director of Mobility Services
Lareina Gamboa, Recording Secretary
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1. CALL TO ORDER 7
A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Active Transportation Committee was 8
called to order on September 18, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room 9
at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, by Chair Otto. 10
2. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA 11
Public Comment: 12
None. 13
3. CONSENT 14
3.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES – July 17, 2025, ACTIVE 15
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MINUTES 16
Motion By Member Brooks 17
Second By Member Mills 18
To approve the Active Transportation Committee Minutes of July 17, 2025. 19
Ayes (7): Member Amos, Member Brooks, Member Coari, Member Levin,
Member Mills, Vice Chair Nguyen, and Chair Otto
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CARRIED (6 to 0) 20
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4. BUSINESS ITEMS 23
4.a CITYWIDE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PLAN 24
Public Comment: 25
Helene Finger 26
--End of Public Comment-- 27
Motion By Member Coari 28
Second By Member Amos 29
The committee moves that the Active Transportation Committee create an 30
ad hoc Safe Routes to School subcommittee, comprised of three 31
members, that will provide updates and/or recommendations to the Active 32
Transportation Committee regarding the Safe Routes to School planning, 33
funding, and outreach efforts to conclude at the end of November 2026. 34
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Ayes (7): Member Amos, Member Brooks, Member Coari, Member Levin,
Member Mills, Vice Chair Nguyen, and Chair Otto
CARRIED (7 to 0) 36
Chair Garrett Otto appointed members Dave Amos, Kimmie Nguyen, and 37
Russell Mills to serve on the subcommittee. 38
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5. COMMENT AND DISCUSSION 40
5.a COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES 41
Active Transportation Committee members provided a brief update. 42
5.b STAFF UPDATES 43
Active Transportation Manager Adam Fukushima provided updates on the 44
following topics: 45
1. Crossing Improvement at South/King Streets 46
2. Prado Interchange Value Analysis 47
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3. SLOCOG Presenting 2025 SLO Safe Streets Forum on 9/25/25 48
4. SLO Rideshare Leading “Walktober” throughout the month of 49
October 50
5.c FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 51
Active Transportation Manager Adam Fukushima provided the agenda 52
forecast. 53
6. ADJOURNMENT 54
The meeting was adjourned at 7:42 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the Active 55
Transportation Committee is scheduled for November 20, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in 56
the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. 57
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APPROVED BY ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: XX/XX/2025 61
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Active Transportation Committee Minutes - SPECIAL 3
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October 23, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
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Active Transportation
Committee Members
Present:
Member Dave Amos, Member Lea Brooks, Member Tyler Coari,
Member Francine Levin, Member Russell Mills, Vice Chair
Kimmie Nguyen, Chair Garrett Otto
Active Transportation
Members Absent:
Vice Chair Kimmie Nguyen
City Staff Present: Adam Fukushima, Active Transportation Manager
Matt Horn, Major City Projects Manager
Luke Schwartz, Transportation Manager
Jennifer Rice, Deputy Director of Mobility Services
Lareina Gamboa, Recording Secretary
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1. CALL TO ORDER 8
A SPECIAL Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Active Transportation Committee 9
was called to order on October 23, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing 10
Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, by Chair Otto. 11
2. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA 12
Public Comment: 13
None. 14
--End of Public Comment-- 15
3. BUSINES ITEMS 16
3.a PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE - VALUE ANALYSIS PHASE UPDATE 17
Public Comment: 18
Rick Ellison 19
Owen Taylor 20
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--End of Public Comment— 21
Motion By Member Mills 22
Second By Member Amos 23
The committee supports an elevated, two-way, multi-use path on the south 24
side of the Prado roadway, through the entire length of the project. 25
Ayes (6): Member Amos, Member Brooks, Member Coari, Member Levin,
Member Mills, and Chair Otto
CARRIED (6 to 0) 26
Motion By Member Mills 27
Seconded By Member Coari 28
The committee supports a one-way bike lane on each side of the roadway, 29
throughout the entire length of the project. 30
Ayes (6): Member Amos, Member Brooks, Member Coari, Member Levin, 31
Member Mills, and Chair Otto 32
CARRIED (6 to 0) 33
Motion By Member Mills 34
Seconded By Member Amos 35
The committee prefers the use of Class IV, grade-separated bike lanes. 36
Ayes (6): Member Amos, Member Brooks, Member Coari, Member Levin, 37
Member Mills, and Chair Otto 38
CARRIED (6 to 0) 39
Motion By Member Mills 40
Seconded By Member Coari 41
The committee supports the value analysis alternatives with the added 42
enhancements addressed in previous motions. 43
Ayes (6): Member Amos, Member Brooks, Member Coari, Member Levin, 44
Member Mills, and Chair Otto 45
CARRIED (6 to 0) 46
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4. ADJOURNMENT 47
The meeting was adjourned at 7:59 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the Active 48
Transportation Committee is scheduled for November 20, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in 49
the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. 50
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APPROVED BY ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: XX/XX/2025 54
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City of San Luis Obispo, Agenda, Planning Commission
Active Transportation Committee
AGENDA REPORT ITEM 4A
DATE: November 20, 2025
FROM: Adam Fukushima, Active Transportation Manager
PREPARED BY: Luke Schwartz, Transportation Manager
Adam Fukushima, Active Transportation Manager
SUBJECT: 365 Prado Road Development Project
Recommendation:
Provide feedback on proposed bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and circulation
considerations for the 365 Prado Road development project, with specific focus on the proposed
design for Davis Road.
Background
Project Description
Covelop, Inc. (“Project Applicant”) has proposed a new mixed-use development at 365 Prado
Road, currently referred to as “Clark Field Crossing” or herein as “the Project”. The Project
would include construction of:
222 residential units (mix of single- and multi-family, including 48 affordable units)
10,000 sq. ft. neighborhood-serving commercial
90,000 sq. ft. mini-storage facility
1.29-acre privately maintained public park
The Project site is located within the Margarita Area Specific Plan (MASP) area, at the southeast
corner of the Prado Road & Serra Meadows Road intersection. The Project would include
construction of a new street extension south of Prado Road (Davis Road), forming the south leg
of the Prado Road & Serra Meadows roundabout. Access to the Project would be provided via
two driveways on Davis Road, and a right-in/right-out driveway on Prado Road.
Figure 1 below shows the general Project location, while Attachment A includes the Project site
plan. Attachment B includes more detailed Project Circulation design concepts.
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Figure 1: Project Location
Proposed Circulation Improvements
Circulation improvements proposed with the Project include:
a) Davis Road Extension – Construction of a new two-lane local street south of Prado
Road, with on-street parking, landscaped parkway and a shared-use bicycle/pedestrian
path along the east side of the street1. This would include construction of the roundabout
splitter island and pedestrian crossing at the south leg of the Prado/Serra Meadows/Davis
roundabout.
b) Prado Road Frontage – Frontage improvements include new curb/gutter, landscaped
parkway, a shared-use bicycle/pedestrian path, and eastbound on-street buffered bicycle
lane2.
c) Temporary Sidewalk Connection – Installation of a new temporary asphalt pedestrian
sidewalk along the south side of Prado Road extending 500 feet west of Serra
Meadows/Davis Road, providing interim pedestrian connectivity between the Project and
existing sidewalk terminus.
d) Off-Site Shared-Use Bicycle/Pedestrian Path - A shared-use bicycle/pedestrian path is
proposed to extend from Davis Road southwest to Innovation Way, providing
connectivity between Prado Road and to Tank Farm Road. As proposed, the shared-use
path would also extend through the Project site to the east, linking with the proposed
1 The west side of Davis Road would be constructed with a temporary asphalt curb, with permanent frontage
improvements (i.e. curb/gutter, sidewalk, landscaping, etc.) to be constructed by future private development.
2 The Prado frontage will be constructed to provide width for a future second eastbound traffic lane and on-street
bike lane but will be striped with a single eastbound traffic lane and wide on-street buffered bike lane in the interim
until a second eastbound traffic lane warranted in the future.
365
Prado
Davis Rd
(New Street)
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neighborhood commercial uses and a future off-street path network envisioned as part of
future development of the MASP and Airport Area.
e) On-Site Circulation – On-site circulation plans include internal pedestrian pathways
connecting the residential uses to the on-site park and commercial uses, and construction
of a new two-lane public local street with on-street parking, traffic calming features, and
connectivity to future MASP development to the east.
A comprehensive Multimodal Transportation Impact Study (TIS) is being prepared for the
Project and is currently in progress. While final recommendations of the TIS have not yet been
finalized, the following recommendations are anticipated based on analysis completed to date:
Contribute fair share transportation fees towards construction of the planned Prado Creek
Bridge and Prado/US 101 Interchange Projects.
Provide a pedestrian connection west of the Project site to the existing sidewalk network
on Prado Road.
Install buffered on-street bicycle lanes along Prado Road between S. Higuera Street to
Serra Meadows/Davis Road (Note the Prado Creek Bridge Project will install protected
bike lanes along this segment, which may be completed prior to the 365 Prado
development).
Preserve right-of-way and construct the off-site shared-use path connection between
Davis Road and Innovation Way, if funding allows.
Construct the Prado Road Project frontage consistent with the Active Transportation
Plan, including construction of a shared-use path along the south side of Prado Road.
Construct bicycle facilities along Davis Road.
Project Phasing
As currently proposed, the Project would be constructed in three (3) primary phases, which are
highlighted within Attachment A:
Phase 1-2 – Construct Prado Road frontage, residential units on northern portion of site,
and portion of Davis Road from Prado Road to northernmost Project driveway.
Phase 3-5 – Construct remaining residential units on south side of site, on-site park,
remainder of Davis Road, remaining on-site streets, and extension of off-site shared-use
path to Innovation Way.*
Phase 6 – Construct commercial & storage uses in southern portion of the site.
*Final details regarding timing and funding strategy/responsibility for the off-site shared-use path
have not yet been finalized and require further coordination between City and Applicant.
Discussion
City staff and the Project Applicant are seeking input from the Active Transportation Committee
(ATC) on pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and circulation considerations associated with the
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Project, specifically for Davis Road, where the Applicant has proposed a design that differs from
the City’s adopted 2021 Active Transportation Plan (ATP) and MASP.
For reference, proposed bicycle facilities in the vicinity of the Project as identified in the ATP are
shown below.
Figure 2: 2021 Active Transportation Plan Bicycle Facilities in Project Vicinity
Davis Road Design
The City’s ATP proposes on-street bicycle lanes on Davis Road. The 2004 MASP also
recommends on-street bicycle lanes on Davis Road, with no on-street parking, as shown in Figure
3 below. The Project Applicant has proposed an alternate design for Davis Road, which includes
on-street parking and a sidewalk-level shared-use pedestrian bicycle path along the east side, and
no dedicated on-street bikeways. The currently proposed design is shown in Figure 4 below.
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Figure 3: Davis Road Cross Section (Previously Proposed)
Figure 4: Davis Road Cross Section (Current Proposal)
Staff are supportive of the alternative proposal for Davis Road for the following reasons:
The shared-use path provides a facility well suited for bicycling of all ages and ability
levels (Goal 1.2 of the Active Transportation Plan), while providing a reasonable on-
street option for more experienced riders, who are likely comfortable sharing the on-
street traffic lane with vehicles on a low-volume roadway.
The plan would provide an intuitive, continuous shared-use path connecting the Prado
Road corridor with Tank Farm Road.
With the previous ATP/MASP design concept, which excludes on-street parking, there
would be a greater likelihood of illegal parking/loading in the bicycle lane, particularly
with the current land use proposal for higher-density residential and neighborhood-
serving commercial uses along Davis Road. The proposed design provides on-street
parking and off-street bikeways to avoid this conflict.
East Side West Side Frontage
Improvements
by Future
Development
365 Prado
Frontage
12’-0” 3’-0”
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Because the shared-use path would cross a small number of driveways, which are new
and can be proactively designed to minimize conflicts with the pathway (i.e. raised
crossings, high-visibility warning signage, clear line-of-sight, etc.), there are minimal
safety concerns with introducing a two-way bicycle facility in this context.
Because this design proposal differs slightly from the City’s adopted plans, staff is seeking ATC
concurrence and input on this proposal. Further discussion is provided below regarding
plan/policy consistency of other pedestrian and bicycle facilities proposed with the Project.
Prado Road Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities
The ATP proposes protected bikeways on each side of Prado Road between S. Higuera Street
and Serra Meadows/Davis Road, and shared-use bicycle/pedestrian paths and on-street striped
bike lanes on each side of the street from Serra Meadows/Davis Road east to Broad Street. As
shown in the typical cross section below, the Project proposes to construct their Prado Road
frontage consistent with the ATP, mirroring the improvements already in place on the north side
of Prado Road.
Figure 5: Proposed Prado Road Cross Section
As noted previously, staff intends to recommend that the Project also install on-street striped
bike lanes on Prado between S. Higuera and Serra Meadows/Davis Road, if protected bike lanes
planned as part of the Prado Creek Bridge Project have not yet been installed.
Off-Street Shared-Use Path (Davis Road to Innovation Way)
The ATP proposes a shared-use path connecting the end of Davis Road to the existing wide
sidewalk path on Innovation Way to the southwest. The Project would propose to advance
construction of this path as part of the development, pending further confirmation of
environmental feasibility and funding for this improvement. The proposed alignment for this
path is shown inFigure 6 below, and in Attachment B. Staff is supportive of the proposal to
advance construction of this path in conjunction with the development project.
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Figure 6: Proposed Off-Street Shared-Use Path
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Potential Questions to Guide ATC Review & Input
1. Is the committee supportive of the proposed alternate design for Davis Road?
2. Does the committee have any concerns or input regarding the proposed, off-site shared-use
path connecting Davis Road with Innovation Way?
3. Does the committee have any other questions or input regarding the Project’s bicycle and
pedestrian infrastructure and circulation?
Next Steps
As part of the required entitlement review process, there will be several future opportunities for
public input on the Project. A Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is expected to be released
for public review in early 2026, and the final Project proposal will go before the Architectural
Review Committee (ARC), Planning Commission and ultimately the City Council for final
approval later in 2026. The ATC’s input will be considered to help guide final Project planning
and staff will provide an update to the committee when the Project is scheduled for final approval.
Attachments:
A – 365 Prado Road Project Site Plan
B – 365 Prado Road Circulation Design Concepts
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