The purpose of the award is to provide funding to support the development of the EL camino real implementation action plan and the corridor-wide project initiation document (PID) that will be used…

The Federal Transit Administration awarded San Mateo County Transit District $2.5 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on April 7, 2026, to develop planning documents that will coordinate multimodal improvements along the El Camino Real corridor in California.

The funding supports two phases of work: development of an El Camino Real Implementation Action Plan and a corridor-wide Project Initiation Document (PID). The Implementation Action Plan will define regional multimodal priorities through community outreach, reconcile regional policies and plans for El Camino Real, develop a corridor-wide vision and complete streets policy, and outline regional agency roles and partnerships required for implementation. The PID will build on the Action Plan's priority setting and include transit priority treatments, safety projects, and bicycle and pedestrian connectivity enhancements along the corridor. These planning documents are part of the larger Bus Accelerated Infrastructure Delivery (BUSAID) effort, which inventories transit operator-identified hotspot locations with transit delay or reliability issues and funds near-term transit priority projects. The PID development is intended to position the El Camino Real corridor as shovel-ready by 2030.

Performance extends through June 30, 2028, with work conducted in California. The award targets transit riders, bicyclists, and pedestrians, with particular focus on populations most dependent on transit.

Activities

Funds will be used for the development of 2 phases of work: (1) an EL camino real implementation action plan and (2) a corridor-wide project initiation document (PID) for EL camino real.

Expected outcomes

The development of these documents is part of the larger bus accelerated infrastructure delivery (busaid) effort which serves to inventory transit operator-identified hotspot locations throughout the BAY area with transit delay or reliability issues and fund the delivery of near-term (quick-build) transit priority projects. The intent is to maximize travel time savings and service reliability improvements for the most people as quickly as possible while centering populations that depend on transit the most.

Intended beneficiaries

Transit riders bicyclists pedestrians and commuters in SAN mateo county california.