FIGURE 4.5: PUBLIC REALM AND STREETSCAPE FRAMEWORK

Pedestrian Priority Route

Pedestrian Linkages

Parklets

Existing Open Space

Parkway

Downtown Alley PedestrianPriority Routes

Downtown-focus Streetscape Improvements

El Camino Real MultiModal Complete Street

El Camino Real Promenade “Grand Boulevard”

Millbrae City Limits

Downtown and El Camino Real Specific Plan Boundary

MSASP

Parklets

There is an opportunity to introduce parklets along Broadway and along El Camino Real on blocks with frontage street. They will typically replace up to two on-street parking spaces. Parklets are well-suited in mixed-use zones in front of cafes, restaurants, and small-format retail. They will help activate the street and support businesses by providing outdoor areas for commercial, retail, and restaurantcentric programming.

Festivals And Markets

Temporary programming is a great way to activate public spaces. It also allows for a variety of programming without the need for permanent infrastructure. Possible temporary programs include:

• Weekly Farmers Market

• Millbrae Art and Wine Festival

• Millbrae Cultural Celebration

• Performing Arts Festivals

• Pop-up Events

• Street Fairs/Maker Faires

Streets

Streets are an integral part of the public realm that serve multiple functions. Therefore, design of the street right-of-way and a cohesive design of streetscape elements is vital to creating a sense of place and sense of community.

The Millbrae Streetscape Plan (Appendix A) is an accompanying document to the Specific Plan that defines potential changes to the roadway layout and function, including roadway geometry, number of travel lanes, bicycle facilities, transit and multimodal facilities, sidewalk width; and improvements to the design character of the corridors, including pavement materials, furnishings, lighting, planting, wayfinding and public art. Additionally, the Streetscape Plan describes greeninfrastructure opportunities.

As a conceptual plan, it will guide the next steps of the design and implementation process. Given the significance of the proposed changes to El Camino Real, the plan describes a potential phasing strategy for that corridor.