Pedestrian safety at Fifth/Laurel and Fifth/Ellsworth intersections
San Mateo
Summary
Dozens of speakers — many seniors — described near-misses and dangerous crossings near Central Park and asked for high-visibility crosswalks, signalization, and moving-van routing on Seventh Avenue. Staff said the project can't legally be required to fix intersections that don't fail traffic thresholds, but the city's Local Road Safety Plan flags Fifth Avenue as a priority.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jun 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
Any safety improvements would fall to the city budget through the Local Road Safety Plan, not the developer.
Seniors, children, dog walkers, and all pedestrians traveling to Central Park and downtown.
Residents crossing dangerous intersections today face real safety risk until the city acts.
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