The picturesque Point San Pedro Road winds in and out of the City of San Rafael and the County of Marin. This unique corridor, which stretches from the Third and Union Street intersection to Biscayne Drive, presents a host of issues that the Roadway Committee oversees with County and City departments and elected officials for the benefit of our community.
The Roadway Committee collaborates with the City to ensure aesthetically pleasing medians are maintained throughout the year. Maintenance is funded by a Community Facilities District (CFD) which is a Special Assessment District obtaining its income from annual tax assessments of the residences and businesses along the roadway. The expenditure of these funds is managed by the San Rafael Public Works Department for all medians irrespective of City or County jurisdiction and is monitored by the Roadway Committee. The Medians section provide more about the history of the Assessment District, annual assessment increases, and the Roadway Committee’s ongoing commitment to cost-effective maintenance.
The safety of our roadway for everyone – motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians – is also of chief concern for the Roadway Committee. The Safety section provide more about how the Committee coordinates with the City and County to ensure roadway, bike lane, and crosswalk safety in the corridor.
The Roadway Committee also oversees conditions of Point San Pedro Road’s infrastructure such as paving, signage, sidewalks, curbs, and retaining walls. The Infrastructure section provide more about how the Committee monitors and recommends improvements to infrastructure.
Although the boundaries of the area represented by the Point San Pedro Road Coalition are from Union Street in the west and Biscayne Drive in the east, the residents living within this area are often impacted by traffic issues beyond those boundaries which affect their ability to travel to Downtown San Rafael or to get on and off freeway entrances. The Roadway Committee has been working with the City on these issues. Current issues include the proposed new San Rafael Transit Center, modifications to the Third and Hetherton Intersection and the proposed renovation of the northbound Central San Rafael exit from Highway 101. More information can be found in the Gateway section.