A project by Laura Melahn, Candidate for Menlo Park District 4 City Council
Transportation/Traffic
Funded FY27–31

Santa Cruz Avenue and Sand Hill Road Corridor Safety

Project CPT033 · Public Works

Also identified in the budget as “Santa Cruz and Sand Hill Corridor Safety” (project code CPT033).

Cost & funding
Five-year planned cost
$1,652,000
Where the money comes from
  • Special Revenue Funds$1,652,000
Specifically
  • Transportation Impact Fees$672,000

    Fees paid by new development to offset its traffic impact. Can only fund transportation projects in the City's nexus study.

  • County Transportation Tax (Measure A)$980,000

    Menlo Park's share of San Mateo County's Measure A transportation sales tax. Transportation only.

Source: FY 2026–27 CIP, Funds 351, 356 appropriation.

Funding pathway
Restricted local revenueMechanism in place

Corridor safety improvements. Measure W transportation sales tax. Vision Zero Action Plan target corridors.

Category
Capital Improvement Plan
Department
Public Works
Planned revenue, FY 2027–31
$1,387,780
Budgeted FY 2026
$161,000
Estimated lifetime cost
$1,652,000
Budget labels for this project

Sources: City of Menlo Park OpenGov CIP detail, project code CPT033; resident-facing name shown here is “Santa Cruz Avenue and Sand Hill Road Corridor Safety”. The OpenGov summary label is “Santa Cruz and Sand Hill Corridor Safety”. Budget worksheet labeled “Santa Cruz Ave and Sand Hill Road Corridor Safety”.

$1.7M
Funding gap
Estimated lifetime cost $1,652,000
Estimated lifetime cost
$1,652,000
Secured (awarded, received, allocated)
Amount not disclosed
Committed, not yet executed
$0
Pending application
$0
Anticipated (not yet applied for)
$0
Funding gap (not yet covered)
$1,652,000
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The lifetime cost estimate is $1,652,000, from 5-year CIP allocation (May 30, 2026). Source: https://www.menlopark.gov/News-articles/Transportation-news/20240318Menlo-Park-partners-with-UC-Berkeley-SafeTREC-for-street-safety-assessments. The funding gap is the estimated lifetime cost minus all funding that has not been lost, added up from the funding sources listed below. Year-by-year figures come from the City's adopted five-year capital plan.

Who is paying

Funding sources

Each source carries its own status and citation. Expand a row to see the conditions, dates, and source document. “Ongoing” sources are recurring formula funds; sources still being pursued show no dollar amount.

SMCTA Highway Safety Improvement Grant (Corridor Safety bundle)Awarded
SMC Transportation Authority (county) · design

Conditions: Per news coverage: SMCTA grant funds upcoming projects on Santa Cruz Ave, Sand Hill Rd, Sharon Rd/Eastridge Ave, and Oak Ave/Oak Knoll Ln. Specific allocation per project not yet confirmed.

Award amount and split across the 4-corridor bundle pending detailed staff report confirmation.

Spending

Spending by year

Past years are recorded actuals from the City's general ledger. FY 2026 is the adopted current-year budget. FY 2027 through FY 2031 is what the five-year Capital Improvement Plan proposes to spend.

FY 26$161,000
FY 27$180,000
FY 28$1,472,000
Spent Current year (adopted) Planned
Where the money went, line by line
YearFundCategoryAmount
FY 26Special Revenue FundsFixed Assets & Capital Outlay$161,000
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Past years are summed from gl_transactions for this project. FY 2026 is the adopted current-year budget for the project. FY 2027 through FY 2031 is what the City's adopted five-year CIP proposes to spend, taken from cip_projects.

How decisions were made

Council actions

  1. receive

    City announced UC Berkeley SafeTREC partnership for Santa Cruz Ave / Sand Hill Rd Complete Streets Safety Assessments

    Details

    Partnership with UC Berkeley's Safe Transportation Research and Education Center to conduct Complete Streets Safety Assessments for Santa Cruz Avenue and Sand Hill Road. Both are part of the High Collision Corridor Network — 20% of streets accounting for 93% of fatal and serious injury collisions.