On Monday evening, Lauren Davini, Traffic Engineer, brought the San Rafael Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan 2018 Update to City Council, where they approved the Plan and the Negative Declaration unanimously. Updating a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan is no easy task; it was a year and a half of gathering and mapping existing conditions, … Continued
Two years ago the City of San Rafael – in partnership with St. Vincent de Paul, Homeward Bound, the County of Marin, Buckelew, the Marin Housing Authority, and the Ritter Center – launched the Homeless Outreach Team (HOT Team) to house long-term, chronically homeless individuals in our community. Fast forward to earlier this year, and the … Continued
Pre-construction inspections were completed on June 18th. Staff is now working on finalizing the data for inspections of the 366 private properties that applied for the Sidewalk Repair Program. Depending on the work required, some homeowners may see white spray paint on their sidewalks. Due to the Fourth of July holiday week, and double the … Continued
The San Rafael Age-Friendly Task Force is happy and grateful to announce that we have received a matching grant from the Marin Community Foundation (MCC) and the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The City of San Rafael made the grant possible by matching the funds that were available through MCF/HHS. The grant funds will be … Continued
During the month of June, Alten Construction completed the excavation of all footings and spread footings. Rebar installation for strip and spread footings were completed, inspected, and poured in place. Contractor also erected, formed and poured all basement columns. The installation of the shotcrete forms began by erecting all the forms along C-Street and 5th … Continued
Project Progress During the month of June, Alten Construction completed MEP and fire protection rough- in at the Fire Station building. Framing activity continued on the 1st and 2nd floors as well. At the Classroom building, insulation, drywall and exterior plater were completed. TPO roofing and flashing were substantially completed as well. Site CMU was completed … Continued
Project Progress During the month of June, Alten Construction completed the CMU installation for the Apparatus Bay. Steel elements (in conjunction with CMU activities) were completed for the Living Quarters. Embedded MEP elements were completed and the concrete slab was poured for the Apparatus Bay and Living Quarters. Shop fabrication for remaining steel commenced. Potholing … Continued
Downtown Streets Team has helped 100 people experiencing homelessness in Marin County regain employment. Since 2013, Downtown Streets Team has been a critical resource for helping the City accomplish its goals relating to homelessness, including ending chronic and veteran homelessness, decreasing the overall number of people experiencing homelessness, improving the quality of life for all … Continued
On Monday evening, the City Council will consider adopting an update to the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. This plan helps guide improvements and set priorities to make it safer and more comfortable to bike and walk throughout San Rafael. Since the last update in 2011, over 7 miles of bike routes, bike lanes … Continued
Also on Monday, the City Council will consider approving three agreements relating to the Grand Avenue Pathway Connector Project: a construction contract for a 12-foot-wide bicycle/pedestrian bridge east of the existing vehicular bridge along Grand Avenue over the San Rafael Canal waterway; an agreement for inspection services to review contractor work and manage coordination between … Continued
