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Want to See a Safer El Camino Real? Redwood City Survey Closes Tonight

By Damien Newton | May 19, 2017 | 4 Comments

As part of its ongoing efforts to create a safer El Camino Real, the City of Redwood is seeking input from the public through an online survey that closes tonight.

Image via the City of San Mateo from the presentation given on the project last year.

City of San Mateo to Host Public Meetings on Controversial 101 Interchange Project

By Damien Newton | May 12, 2017 | 9 Comments

The City of San Mateo will host a pair of community meetings next week in San Mateo and Burlingame over the proposed 101/Peninsula Avenue Interchange project. The project is a familiar type: it would relocate the US 101 southbound on-ramps and off-ramps from East Poplar Avenue to Peninsula Avenue, to eliminate the partial interchange and create […]

Next Week Is Bike to Work and Bike to School Day in San Mateo, Santa Clara Counties

By Damien Newton and Melanie Curry | May 5, 2017 | 1 Comment

Monday starts Bike Week in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. And Thursday, May 11, the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) brags that "tens of thousands of regular and first-time Bay Area residents will bike to work for the 23rd Annual Bike to Work Day."

Cupertino to Hold “Bike Boulevard” Workshops

By Damien Newton | May 5, 2017 | 1 Comment

The City of Cupertino is best known as the corporate headquarters of a boutique hardware developer called Apple. But if the city moves forward with a plan to add seven “bicycle boulevards” to its bike network, it could also become one of the more bike friendly cities in Silicon Valley. Cupertino will hold a series of […]

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Fate of Caltrain Electrification Hangs on Trump’s Budget

By Damien Newton | Apr 26, 2017 | 10 Comments

There will be many news stories generated by the announcement of the details of President Donald Trump's proposed budget next month. In advance of the announcement, the campaign to preserve funding for the electrification of Caltrain is working with advocates around the state and country to preserve a nearly $650 million grant agreement scuttled by the Trump Administration in February.

A Swiss double deck EMU, similar to what will one day run on Caltrain. Could frequent, predictable service using this kind of electrified, light-weight train become the norm in California? Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

San Mateo Rallies to Rescue Caltrain Electrification

By Eli Wirtschafter | Mar 1, 2017 | 20 Comments

Caltrain has bought itself some time — at the price of up to $20 million.

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