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Menlo Park plans to include just one five-foot wide bike lane on the south side of Haven Avenue, and no bike lane at all on the north side, where parallel parking will be removed. Photo: Andrew Boone

Bike Lane Gap in Menlo Park Bay Trail Route

By Andrew Boone | Jun 22, 2017 | 5 Comments

On Tuesday evening the Menlo Park City Council approved the construction of a new streetscape for Haven Avenue that will bring wide sidewalks to the block nearest Marsh Road where there are none today — but also leave a gap in bike lanes at a key location along the popular San Francisco Bay Trail route. The […]

37 percent of SamTrans passengers are ages 24 and under, a key demographic among whom the bus agency hopes to boost ridership. Photo: SamTrans

SamTrans Targets Next Generation of Bus Riders With Youth Mobility Plan

By Andrew Boone | Jun 12, 2017 | 2 Comments

At last Wednesday’s San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) Board of Directors meeting planners presented the agency’s draft Youth Mobility Plan [PDF], “a strategic blueprint for how SamTrans can address the mobility needs of youth in San Mateo County and cultivate the next generation of bus customers.” The plan recommends a number of initiatives to […]

Ten Lane Widening Planned for Highway 101 in San Mateo County

By Andrew Boone | Jun 2, 2017 | 28 Comments

Still seeking to widen Highway 101 from eight to ten lanes, Caltrans and San Mateo County’s transportation agencies are now halfway through the required environmental review. At a community meeting on Wednesday evening, agency officials gave an update on the project [PDF] to widen the highway by adding express lanes, which allow buses and carpools […]

Image, via the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition: Caltrans District 4’s proposal to close Highway 35 to bicyclists from Westmoor Avenue to Hickey Boulevard.

This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

Caltrans Comes up with Safety Fix for Dangerous Interchange: Ban Bikes

By Roger Rudick | May 23, 2017 | 8 Comments

There’s no denying that the State Route 35 freeway interchange with State Route 1 is not the most comfortable place to ride a bike. Two lanes in both directions, barely a shoulder in places, and automobiles continually speeding. A cyclists was killed in the area two years ago, although it is unclear who was at […]

Overhead electrification in Connecticut. Why are so many politicians opposed to this? Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Caltrain Electrification Approved

By Roger Rudick | May 22, 2017 | 10 Comments

After months of back and forth, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that it is approving $647 million in funds for Caltrain electrification. The grant approval will allow Caltrain to begin construction of its electrification project almost immediately, bringing smoother rides and cleaner air to the Bay Area. “We are very thankful to U.S. Secretary […]

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