When BART completed the extension from Colma to Millbrae, the resulting “vacant land” created an unparalleled swath through neighborhood fabrics and also an opportunity for a multi-use bikeway and linear park connecting the dozens of neighborhoods of the upper San Francisco Peninsula. Callander Associates assisted the City of South San Francisco in obtaining the first of several MTC grants. The first grant funded a public outreach program which was conducted by Callander Associates. The success of the project specific outreach program along with the BART Linear Park Master Plan, completed in 2003, provided the basis for multiple grant applications, with which Callander Associates was the grant writer. These applications resulted in almost $300,000 awarded to the City for two pedestrian mid-block intersection improvements and over $1,900,000 in federal TDA grant funds for construction of Phase 1 of the trail.

In addition to developing plans which provide for safe crossing measures and which connect BART stations, schools, parks, and business centers to the residents that use them, Callander Associates developed a signage program and trail standards to give the trail a unique identity as a City destination in its own right. Callander Associates also assisted the City in its management of the federal aid process by ensuring that the drawings and design met federal requirements stipulated in the Local Assistance Procedures Manual.