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Category Archives: Palo Alto
Palo Alto Bond Poll shows voters don’t want to pay for parking structures
Palo Alto voters are reluctant to take on the cost of new parking structures via a bond measure, according to a recent poll commissioned by the City of Palo Alto. Voters feel more favorably toward investing in biking and walking. … Continue reading
Posted in Adopt-a-Station, Palo Alto
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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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Santa Clara County funds four recreational trail projects
This morning the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to fund the four most expensive projects submitted for a one-time grant set up to spend $10.4 million originally provided by Stanford University to mitigate impacts on public recreational … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Stanford, Trails, Walking
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Palo Alto considers update to transportation in its comprehensive plan
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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Santa Clara County trail funding moves forward
Today, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved a timeline and process to allocate $10.4 million in Trail funding. The money was originally provided by Stanford as mitigation in the 2000 General Use Permit agreement with Santa Clara County. … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Trails
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Tuesday the Santa Clara Supervisors could move Bay Trail funding forward
In June, the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors delayed a decision about the process to invest $10.4 million in trail funding. The money was dedicated to spend on trails back in 2000 to compensate for the Dish Trail spur extensions … Continue reading
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Palo Alto Planning and Transportation recommends making Arastradero restriping permanent
Last night, the Palo Alto PTC recommended that City Council make the Charlston-Arastradero corridor restriping permanent including some fine-tuning recommended in the staff report. City Council will review the project in September. Letters to PTC favored the project 26-8. About … Continue reading
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Palo Alto City Council approves California Avenue Streetscape Project
Palo Alto City Council approved the California Avenue streetscape project unanimously, after a motion to go ahead with a trial failed 2:7 (Holman/Schmid). The project will reduce the low-vehicle-traffic 4-lane street to 2 lanes, and use the additional space for … Continue reading
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New Vehicle Parking Policies for Downtown Palo Alto
Palo Alto is now studying ways to update its downtown parking policies to better manage growing business and residential development. Recent growth in both the number of downtown workers and retail businesses have increased demand for vehicle parking. Some residents … Continue reading
Mountain View prioritizes San Antonio area planning – opportunity for better connection to transit
On Tuesday July 10 as part of its review and approval of the 2030 General Plan, Mountain View City Council voted to escalate the priority of doing a Precise Plan for the San Antonio area, assuming that city staff is … Continue reading
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