Category Archives: Planning

Revised San Antonio development turns parking lots into street grid; Council prioritizes investments in bike, pedestrian, and car trip reduction

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Adina Levin

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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Mountain View Council to consider San Antonio Vision further before inviting Merlone Geier back

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Adina Levin

At last night’s meeting, the Mountain View City Council reviewed and accepted the results of the community visioning process for the San Antonio area, with strong agreement about a mix of uses with continued retail, plus office, homes and services; public … Continue reading →

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Sunnyvale seeks improvements to disconnected, underutilized Lawrence Station Area

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Adina Levin

On a cloudy Saturday, December 15, Friends of Caltrain, Sunnyvale Cool Cities and the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter Sustainable Land Use Committee partnered on a walking tour to learn more about the City of Sunnyvale’s plans to update the … Continue reading →

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Redwood City plans north-south route improvements, defers Arguello protected bike lanes

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Adina Levin

Redwood City has plans to streamline its section of the county North-South bike route that uses Arguello and D Street to connect riders between downtown Redwood City and Old County Road in San Carlos. The improvements include adding bike “loop … Continue reading →

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YUCA Leads East Palo Alto General Plan Bike Tour

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Andrew Boone

Youth United for Community Action (YUCA), a youth-led community organization based in East Palo Alto, led a bicycle tour to educate community members on the city’s upcoming General Plan update last Saturday. The tour was part of YUCA’s BE-EPA Campaign … Continue reading →

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More money available for bike and pedestrian funding – is your city applying?

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Adina Levin

Because of changes in regional and federal policy, there is more money available for bike and pedestrian projects in the Bay Area starting this year. San Mateo County and Santa Clara County each formerly provided under $1 million dollars of … Continue reading →

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Mountain View to brainstorm vision for San Antonio

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Adina Levin

On Saturday, October 27 and Saturday December 1, Mountain View will brainstorm ideas about the future of the San Antonio area.  The visioning sessions are the lead-in to the creation of a Precise Plan for the San Antonio Area. The … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto considers update to transportation in its comprehensive plan

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Adina Levin

On August 29, the Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commission considered revisions to the transportation element of its comprehensive plan. Palo Alto has been a strong role models in the region for environmentally friendly transportation planning supporting biking, walking, and … Continue reading →

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San Jose's New Buffered Bike Lanes Benefit Everyone

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Andrew Boone

San Jose has just done something unheard of in Silicon Valley – the city converted car lanes on several blocks of 3th, 4th, 10th, and 11th streets in downtown, all busy one-way streets with 3 lanes in each direction – … Continue reading →

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Learning from Portland: How to Grow Jobs and Reduce Traffic

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Adina Levin

Back in 1994, the Lloyd District in Portland faced a dilemma. The second largest employment area in Portland, including offices, a shopping mall, and some residences, was planning for major growth. The district wanted to double the number of employees … Continue reading →

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