Green Caltrain Blog- Updates on Caltrain wifi and airport connections
- Caltrain riders are the least satisfied with Clipper
- Spike in Caltrain bike connections
- Downtown Extension Decisions and Grade Separations – Two May events on the future of Caltrain and High Speed Rail in San Francisco and the Peninsula
- Caltrain’s 2014 operating budget is sunny, but 2014 maintenance and 2015′s budget are at risk
- Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
Author Archives: Adina Levin
San Mateo County City engineers are not ready to take El Camino back from Caltrans
On Thursday, May 16, the Technical Advisory Committee for the San Mateo County City and County Association of Governments (C/CAG) said they were not ready to consider taking El Camino, currently State Route 82, back from Caltrans. A proposal to … Continue reading
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Belmont wrestles with different roles of Ralston Corridor
Belmont is working on a plan for the Ralston Corridor, an east-west arterial which splits downtown Belmont Village, connects people to the Caltrain station and El Camino bus corridor, and connects drivers from Highway 280 to Highway 101. The city is … Continue reading
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New residential development in San Mateo plans 40 percent fewer car trips
A new development in San Mateo with 111 apartments, located at 2090 S. Delaware between the Hayward Park and Hillsdale Caltrain stations, which broke ground last week, will be required to generate 40% fewer trips than a typical suburban development … Continue reading
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Mountain View North Bayshore Transportation Plan to have better bike, shuttle, and transportation demand management
On February 5, the Mountain View City Council is expected to consider an updated version of the draft Transportation Plan for the North Bayshore Area, the site of Google’s headquarters. The new version is expected to include stronger provisions for … Continue reading
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Mountain View provides new incentives to use transit, shift mode share
In recent weeks, in individual new developments and plans for districts, Mountain View is moving forward with a variety of ways to incent transit use and shift mode share away from driving alone. Nonprofit Transportation Management Association In a new … Continue reading
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Revised San Antonio development turns parking lots into street grid; Council prioritizes investments in bike, pedestrian, and car trip reduction
The Mountain View City Council last week agreed to let the next phase of a major development to move forward, guided largely by the visioning process held in the second half of 2012. At least at the sketch level, it … Continue reading
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Palo Alto moves forward on parking crunch, both supply and demand
On March 18, Palo Alto City Council advanced a set of short-term and long term measures to address a parking crunch, addressing supply, management, and demand. While the topic that got the most public comment was the residential parking permit … Continue reading
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Proposed Willow/101 staff preferred design has separated bike lanes, squared intersections
Following clear feedback from public comments, and City Councils in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto, Caltrans staff has returned with a proposed design for the rebuilt Willow/101 interchange that has sidewalks, bike lanes separated from traffic, additional continuous bike … Continue reading
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Over 400 signatures so far on petition to reduce hazards on Ralston Ave in Belmont
So far over 400 people have signed a petition to Belmont City Council to modernize Ralston Avenue to make it safer for pedestrians, cyclists, children, and the elderly. Ralston Avenue, which connects 101 and 280, is designed to transport vehicles … Continue reading
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Sunnyvale moves Lawrence Station plan forward in a close vote
In a tight 4:3 vote on Tuesday, Sunnyvale City Council moved the Lawrence Station area plan forward. The plan, as developed by a Citizens’ Advisory Group, calls for a compact, mixed-use development around Sunnyvale’s second Caltrain station at Lawrence Expressway. The plan … Continue reading
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