Sarah Boyle

Bicycle and pedestrian safety policy

Developer pays construction cost, reimbursed through public facilities impact fee credits.

Road pavement projects update

Roughly $735,000 remains in the Measure C safe streets retrofit budget, expanded by change order.

Highway 59 widening and Black Rascal Creek bridge

$8 million in Measure V funds directed to the bridge; the widening remains underfunded by $12-14 million.

Downtown parking

Unknown — a restriping-only fix would be far cheaper than repaving.

Downtown parking shortage

Could lead to metered or time-limited parking downtown, though costs are unknown.

South Merced Investment and Specific Plan

Requests total $5.35 million; the Canal and Childs project has $815,000 in federal earmark funding.

Traffic concerns at Yosemite Parkway and Parsons Avenue

Traffic signal synchronization

$246,000 in federal air quality grant funds accepted.

R Street/Olive Avenue Intersection Improvement

$1,374,632 in federal exchange funds committed to the project.

Crosswalk removal on 16th Street near Bob Hart Square

Safe routes to school grant

$885,000 local match against a potential $7.9 million state grant.

Campus Parkway extension

Applicant funds the on-site segment; the regional extension depends on MCAG funding.

Measure V Road Spending Transparency

Measure V is a voter-approved transportation sales tax funding both local and regional projects.

Federal Funding for Local Infrastructure

FEMA covered 100% of qualifying work in the first 60 days of the January storm; the standard split is 75% FEMA / 18.75% Cal OES / 6.25% city.

High-Speed Rail Draft 2026 Business Plan Comment Letter

Potential loss of fiscal guardrails protecting funding for the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment.

SB 1 local streets and roads project list (Resolution 2026-26)