The new bicycle/pedestrian bridge over US 101 opened on November 19th.  The bridge will provide safer access between the El Camino Transit Corridor (Caltrain Station) and the Bay Trail/Belmont Sports Complex.  Approximately $8.5 million in grants were obtained for this project, including $4.6 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Fund.

The City is in the final stages of a street improvement project at Sixth and O’Neill Avenue, bringing long-overdue intersection and streetscape improvements to the Civic Center area west of the Village Districts and El Camino Real.  The project involves street reconstruction, new sidewalks, landscaping, blended bicycle lanes, and traffic calming enhancements to improve/enhance pedestrian/bicycle connectivity for the area.

The Village Zoning project was reviewed by the City Council in Spring 2011 with public hearings anticipated in February/March 2012.  The City recently contracted with a consultant team to update the City’s General Plan Land Use, Circulation, and Mobility Elements.  The consultant is currently working on the introductory section. The draft elements and associated environmental documentation will take approximately 18 months to complete.

Several developers have responded to the City’s Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a Master Developer the Firehouse Square property at 1300 El Camino Real—located within the Village Zoning area.  City staff is engaged in early discussions with an interested developer who presented residential and commercial development concepts at the November 9th City Council meeting.

Staff also is preparing to submit an application to designate an official FOCUS PDA in Belmont.

City of Belmont Community Development Department

City of Belmont - Major Projects