Millbrae News

Commission seeking more community input for new 420-unit apartment building Nicholas Mazzoni Daily Journal staff   Oct 4, 2022 Rendering of the 420-unit apartment building at 1855 Rollins Road in Burlingame A five-story, 420-unit apartment building at 1855 to 1881 Rollins Road in Burlingame is in its design review as the developers work with the Planning Commission to encapsulate a more community feel for the area as it transforms into a new neighborhood just south of the Millbrae border. The developers presented an updated project review that included an updated building design, an additional parcel spur purchased from Pacific Union Railroad that allows for better fire road access, landscaping design and details including the community benefits. The units will be arranged around three courtyards, and a public plaza is shown at the corner of the lot bordered by Rollins Road and a drainage canal. Plans also indicate a 9,300-square-foot lobby and amenities building on the 4.7-acre pa...

Burlingame, Millbrae set for new transit option, with focus on established parking locations Nicholas Mazzoni Daily Journal staff   7 hrs ag A new electric bike sharing program is set to roll out in Burlingame, with Millbrae also looking to get in on the action. Emily Beach The program would have 200 electric bikes for transit commuters and in-city use and will be a joint collaboration with Millbrae, which will discuss the idea Oct. 11. Users will get discounts if they park the bikes in “preferred zones” that include existing bike racks, corrals and stencil-marked areas in locations around the cities. Locations can be adjusted if needed. Spin was chosen as the e-bike operator. The company proposed a hybrid system with preferred parking zones marked on the app. Spins’ bike racks will also support non-Spin users, according to a staff report. Burlingame Councilmember Emily Beach said she is excited to see the program come to fruition and that it will bring much-needed bike racks to ne...