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East Palo Alto Considers Options for Bike/Ped Bridge Over Highway 101

By Andrew Boone | Jun 18, 2013 | 10 Comments

The dream of reconnecting the two halves of East Palo Alto divided by Highway 101 with a bicycle/pedestrian bridge moved one step closer to reality last month with the release of the project’s draft feasibility study [PDF]. Alta Planning + Design, which conducted the $300,000 study, examined five different possible alignments for the bridge, which are estimated […]

With Help From Mayor Quan, Oaklavia Returns With a Bang

By Laura McCamy | Jun 10, 2013 | 7 Comments

When Walk Oakland Bike Oakland hosted the city’s first Ciclovia-style event in downtown Oakland in 2010, onerous city fees meant plans for a second Oaklavia that year proved too ambitious for the small organization. “We thought we wouldn’t be able to do it again,” said Jonathan Bair, WOBO’s Board President. Three years later, the city brought Oaklavia back, closing […]

Belmont Council Member: “Cars Come First” on Deadly Ralston Avenue

By Andrew Boone | Jun 7, 2013 | 10 Comments

Belmont residents fed up with dangerous conditions from speeding drivers on Ralston Avenue have launched an online petition with nearly 600 signatures so far, calling on the city council to implement safety improvements. But proponents of safer streets apparently can’t count on support from Belmont City Council Member Coralin Feierbach, who voiced her opposition to bike lanes and […]

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