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Redwood City Approves Farm Hill Road Diet, Complete Streets Committee

By Andrew Boone | Jan 30, 2015 | 8 Comments

On Monday, the Redwood City Council unanimously approved a two-mile road diet with bike lanes for Farm Hill Boulevard. The City Council also approved the formation of a Complete Streets Committee, which will consist of volunteers (“daily users of the streets”) who will advise city staff and the council on street design issues. The approvals are a […]

Momentum Builds to Eliminate Dangerous Gap in SF Bay Trail

By Andrew Boone | Jan 29, 2015 | 3 Comments

Prospects for a safer and more convenient San Francisco Bay Trail are looking brighter as momentum builds for strengthening environmental protections along the bay in San Mateo County. On Tuesday, Menlo Park planning staff reported that the city, in partnership with neighboring East Palo Alto and Palo Alto, as well as the Midpeninsula Regional Open […]

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 […]

Redwood City Interchange Could Get More Dangerous for Walking and Biking

By Andrew Boone | Jan 21, 2015 | 8 Comments

Redwood City has begun environmental review on a planned reconstruction of the Highway 101 interchange at Woodside Road, as well as two major intersections on either side of the highway — projects designed to move more cars. Some of the proposed designs would retain existing traffic ramps that are hazardous to people walking and bicycling, and Woodside […]

Designs From Dutch Burbs Should Unite Vehicular Cyclists and Bike Lane Fans

By Marven Norman | Jan 21, 2015 | No Comments

This is the second in a two-post series about Dutch suburbs. It’s understandable why vehicular cycling techniques thrive in suburban America. In the absence of good bike infrastructure, taking the middle of the travel lane really is the safest way to ride — uncomfortable though that is for many of us. But if American suburbs […]

Coming to Caltrain: Longer Trains With More Room for Bikes

By Andrew Boone | Jan 12, 2015 | 54 Comments

Caltrain will add a third bike car to all six of its Bombardier trains, Executive Director Michael Scanlon announced at the transit agency’s monthly board of directors meeting last week. With the new cars, bike capacity will increase from 48 to 72 on each of the Bombardier trains. But it could take up to one year […]

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