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).
- Special Revenue Funds$1,652,000
- 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.
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”.
- 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.
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 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.
›Where the money went, line by line
| Year | Fund | Category | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 26 | Special Revenue Funds | Fixed 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.
Council actions
- 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.