Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Redwood City

Redwood City Set to Approve 4-to-3 Lane Road Diet on Farm Hill Boulevard

By Andrew Boone | Jan 23, 2015 | 12 Comments

After rejecting the idea as too ambitious in 2012, Redwood City transportation officials last week recommended a road diet on Farm Hill Boulevard as a one-year pilot project. If the City Council approves the project on January 26, two miles of the street will get the road diet treatment in about six months. Redwood City staff say […]

On the Peninsula, Demand Could Overwhelm Limited Bike-Share Launch

By Andrew Boone | Jul 18, 2013 | 17 Comments

All the way down the Peninsula, excitement around the pilot launch of Bay Area Bike Share comes tempered with a dose of concern about the small number of bikes that will be clustered around Caltrain stations in five cities. Bay Area Bike Share’s meager scale at the time it launches is sure to limit its usefulness. […]

As Bike to Work Day Booms, Some San Mateo County Cities Lead the Way

By Andrew Boone | May 13, 2013 | 3 Comments

Among the record-breaking 9,000 bike commuters celebrating Bike to Work Day in San Mateo County on Thursday, County Supervisor Dave Pine led a convoy from downtown Redwood City to the Oracle energizer station, crossing Highway 101 using the Ralston Avenue bike-pedestrian bridge in Belmont. “We really have to look at bicycling as a viable and […]

Bicyclist Killed in Redwood City Was a Fixture of Peninsula Bike Paths

By Michael Rhodes | Oct 23, 2009 | 13 Comments

Mary Yonkers, right, with a bike trail friend. Photo courtesy Barry Grossman. Mary Yonkers, 58, of San Mateo, was killed by a truck driver while riding her bicycle to work on Shoreway Road in Redwood City last week. That stale description of her death belies the incredible impact she had on a countless number of […]

Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Bicyclist Claims No Knowledge of Crash

By Bryan Goebel | Oct 14, 2009 | 41 Comments

View Larger Map Note: We’ve posted an update and a profile of Mary Yonkers. The driver of a dump truck who killed a bicyclist this morning in Redwood City has been located by investigators, but claimed he was not aware he hit the woman, and has not been arrested, Bay City News quoted police as […]