Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in San Carlos public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
3 issues in roads with medium priority
Regional transportation grant applications
The city is chasing state and regional money for major projects: the Brittan-Laurel smart corridor link, a traffic signal operations plan, the East Side streetscape plan, and the big Holly Street/101 interchange rebuild with a pedestrian overcrossing.
SamTrans Connect Bay Area Sales Tax
SamTrans pitched a proposed 14-year half-cent regional sales tax to avert transit service cuts, with about $50 million a year potentially returning to San Mateo County. Council members flagged overcrowded school-route buses and asked how funds flow back to local communities.
ITS Signal Resiliency and Smart Corridor Expansion
All 24 city traffic signals get battery backups and smart-corridor connections, mostly paid by a $524K county grant — better traffic flow and faster emergency response during outages.