Jan Marx

Grand Avenue Paving Project

About $1.2 million of the mostly-maintenance project budget is earmarked for complete streets betterments, and tougher barriers would cost more.

SLO Transit reliability problems with new contractor MV Transportation

A four-year base term with four one-year extension options; details of the contract value were not stated.

SLO Transit performance: ridership up, costs down

System-wide operating cost per passenger trip fell from $7.70 to $6.44 year over year.

Cal Poly 'Poly Time' elimination and bus schedules

Shifted seasonal visitation patterns will change hotel occupancy and restaurant revenue timing.

Active Transportation Budget Priorities

The recommendations shape how millions in transportation dollars — including a large earmark for Foothill and Broad Street corridor work — get spent over the next two years.

Wayfinding and parallel low-stress routes

Wayfinding could be phased into routine paving cycles rather than funded as one large project.

South & King Crossing Project

The resident says the requested changes would be low-cost since the project is already funded and under construction.

Prado Road Interchange and Prado Creek Bridge Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements

The path consolidation saved about $20 million in construction costs.

2026 Paving Project design recommendations

The paving project's costs weren't detailed at the meeting, but added features like speed humps, signals, or a roundabout could affect future budgets.

Underground Utility District No. 17

Property owners within the district typically bear undergrounding costs per PG&E franchise rules.

2027 Regional Transportation Plan and funding gap

The region faces at least a $3 billion gap between transportation needs and expected funding over the next three decades.

South Broad Street corridor and neighborhood traffic calming

$30,049 transferred to fund the contract transportation planner position.

Cut-through speeding in the Meadow Park neighborhood

Neighborhood traffic calming projects cost roughly $7,000-$15,000 each, with budget for only one or two per year.

2026 Roadway Sealing Project

About $4-5 million for roughly 20% of the city's local roads this cycle.

Johnson Avenue Road Diet Consideration

Deferring Johnson's striping would have saved about $300,000 of the project budget.

Microtransit Pilot Program Feasibility

A two-year contracted pilot with an estimated $3–$5 fare per ride; cost scales with service hours, with the weekend alternative the priciest.

Downtown access pass expansion

Countywide half-cent transportation sales tax measure

Would raise about $35 million per year countywide — roughly $1 billion over 30 years — with about $19 million annually going to local road repairs across jurisdictions.

South Higuera Street road diet concerns

50 Higuera Widening project redesign to protect heritage trees

Revised project estimated at $315,000, avoiding repayment of $400,000 in federal grant funds.