TAM proposes several improvements for the interchange to make it easier and safer to access Highway 101 and improve the flow of traffic. Proposed projects include restriping and widening the freeway. To gain an important understanding of the interchange area, the study examined the following:

• Existing Infrastructure
• Transit Routes and Intermodal Connectivity
• Weekday AM & PM Peak Period Congestion
• Crash Type and Severity
• Environmental Constraints

Many of the study’s recommended changes will make the interchange easier to use for drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and people using public transit. The proposals will also increase safety at the interchanges and on surrounding streets and pathways, allowing for smoother travel to, from, and across Highway 101 and local roads.

The near-term improvement concept focuses on creating safer and easier access to US 101 for drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists. On-ramp entrances will be reconfigured to improve driver visibility of pedestrians. ADA-related upgrades to existing sidewalks will be made to greatly improve existing pedestrian connectivity and accessibility.

The long-term concept expands on the near-term improvements and widens the existing overcrossing at East Blithedale/Tiburon Boulevard while maintaining the existing profile and vertical clearance. Accessibility to existing bus stop locations is improved by adding sidewalks to connect Redwood Highway Frontage Road to local bus stops.