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An image of the Bay Area, without parochial concerns. Photo: MTC

SPUR Talk: Metropolitanism versus Local Control in the Bay Area

By Roger Rudick | Oct 24, 2017 | 9 Comments

Since the United States declared its independence, there’s been a fight about whether government should be centralized for efficiency, or things should be run from local townships and communities to maintain the closest connection between citizens and the people who govern them. “In California, that division is reflected in our Constitution,” explained Louise Dyble, an […]

Preview: Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to Hold Bike Summit August 8

By Melanie Curry | Jul 27, 2017 | No Comments

The SVBC Summit agenda includes a talk by Tamika Butler, former head of the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition.

Menlo Park plans to include just one five-foot wide bike lane on the south side of Haven Avenue, and no bike lane at all on the north side, where parallel parking will be removed. Photo: Andrew Boone

Bike Lane Gap in Menlo Park Bay Trail Route

By Andrew Boone | Jun 22, 2017 | 5 Comments

On Tuesday evening the Menlo Park City Council approved the construction of a new streetscape for Haven Avenue that will bring wide sidewalks to the block nearest Marsh Road where there are none today — but also leave a gap in bike lanes at a key location along the popular San Francisco Bay Trail route. The […]

37 percent of SamTrans passengers are ages 24 and under, a key demographic among whom the bus agency hopes to boost ridership. Photo: SamTrans

SamTrans Targets Next Generation of Bus Riders With Youth Mobility Plan

By Andrew Boone | Jun 12, 2017 | 2 Comments

At last Wednesday’s San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) Board of Directors meeting planners presented the agency’s draft Youth Mobility Plan [PDF], “a strategic blueprint for how SamTrans can address the mobility needs of youth in San Mateo County and cultivate the next generation of bus customers.” The plan recommends a number of initiatives to […]

Ten Lane Widening Planned for Highway 101 in San Mateo County

By Andrew Boone | Jun 2, 2017 | 28 Comments

Still seeking to widen Highway 101 from eight to ten lanes, Caltrans and San Mateo County’s transportation agencies are now halfway through the required environmental review. At a community meeting on Wednesday evening, agency officials gave an update on the project [PDF] to widen the highway by adding express lanes, which allow buses and carpools […]

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