Beginning in 2009, 22.5 percent of the funds generated by Measure A every year will be distributed to local cities and San Mateo County for improvements to local transportation, many of which would not be completed otherwise. This is estimated to be $338 million over the life of the measure.

The funds, which are distributed on a formula based on population and the number of road-miles can be used to: maintain local streets and roads by paving streets, repairing potholes and sidewalks; promoting and/or operating alternative modes of transportation such as shuttles, sponsoring carpool, bicycling and pedestrian programs; and to develop and implement traffic operations and safety projects including signal coordination, bike/pedestrian safety projects that eliminate hazardous conditions or acquiring right-of-way.