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SamTrans Pushes Both Transit and Traffic Expansions for Dumbarton Bridge

By Andrew Boone | Sep 15, 2016 | 21 Comments

SamTrans officials presented an update on the agency’s Dumbarton Transportation Corridor Study at two community meetings this week, fielding questions from residents on ways the agency is hoping to provide better transit service over the Dumbarton Bridge. Facebook donated $1 million to the agency in January for the transportation study, which it hopes can expand commute options for […]

San Mateo County Highway 101 Expansion Moves Ahead With Express Lanes

By Andrew Boone | Sep 8, 2016 | 16 Comments

San Mateo County’s effort to expand Highway 101 from eight to ten traffic lanes moves ahead next month when an $11.5 million update of the project’s environmental review begins. County transportation officials had planned since 2009 to expand the highway with standard carpool lanes, but agreed last year to consider installing Express Lanes as well, an […]

South Bay Cities Build Region’s First Separated Bike Lanes

By Andrew Boone | Sep 1, 2016 | 8 Comments

New on-street bike lanes separated from auto traffic are nearing completion in Palo Alto and Menlo Park, and a handful of neighboring cities have plans to install them too. Separated bike infrastructure gained traction among local planners after Caltrans approved Class IV Separated Bikeway design standards [PDF] in December 2015. The first protected intersections were built […]

Budget Busting Interchange Expansions on Track Despite State Funding Cuts

By Andrew Boone | Aug 12, 2016 | 10 Comments

Desperate to keep expanding San Mateo County’s highways for more auto traffic, the Transportation Authority (SMCTA)’s Board of Directors voted last week to advance $16.3 million in local highway funds to avoid delaying the construction of two major interchange reconstruction projects. County highway planners were counting on this year’s State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) to […]

San Mateo Holds First Bike Ped Advisory Committee Meeting

By Andrew Boone | Jul 18, 2016 | 9 Comments

San Mateo County’s new Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee kicked off its first meeting on Thursday evening at San Mateo City Hall. Ellen Barton, San Mateo’s Active Transportation Coordinator, proposed that they develop criteria for safer street striping ahead of the county’s annual resurfacing program. Other projects they discussed included establishing bike parking standards, evaluating […]

Bay Area Transit Agencies Build on Parking Lots

By Andrew Boone | Jul 15, 2016 | 20 Comments

Last Thursday representatives from Caltrain, the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), and Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) presented [PDF] current plans for building housing and offices on top of station parking lots, at the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) in downtown San Jose. Rail station parking lots offer the ultimate in […]

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