Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Peninsula

Fantasizing About Self-Driving Cars, Sunnyvale Opposes El Camino Bus Lanes

By Andrew Boone | Mar 10, 2015 | 22 Comments

The Sunnyvale City Council voted 4-3 last month to oppose dedicated bus lanes that could cut transit riders’ trips nearly in half along the length of El Camino Real, making bus trips almost as quick as driving. More than one council member said the city shouldn’t invest in transit because self-driving cars are going to make it […]

Widening El Camino Real in Menlo Park Won’t Cut Traffic, But Bike Lanes Will

By Andrew Boone | Feb 25, 2015 | 3 Comments

Redesigning El Camino Real to squeeze in more cars will cause more cars to squeeze into El Camino Real, warned the consultant working on a redesign of the street in downtown Menlo Park last week. But creating a safe street for people to get around without a car can actually cut traffic. At a community […]

San Mateo Adopts Vision Zero and LOS Reform With Sustainable Streets Plan

By Andrew Boone | Feb 20, 2015 | 9 Comments

With the adoption of its Sustainable Streets Plan on Tuesday, San Mateo’s City Council has embraced several major transportation policy reforms, including Vision Zero and reforming car-oriented street design and development practices. The Sustainable Streets Plan lays out detailed design guidelines for complete streets, envisioning “a transportation system that is sustainable, safe, and healthy and supports […]

Daly City Votes to Continue Subsidizing Residential Parking Permits

By Andrew Boone | Feb 19, 2015 | 16 Comments

Daly City’s City Council shot down a proposal last month to charge $40 a year for residential parking permits near the city’s BART station. The permits, which give resident car owners privileged access to on-street parking, are currently free. The proposed fee, which amounts to 11 cents per day, elicited raucous opposition from public commenters at the council meeting. The fee would […]

New Bike Lanes in Sunnyvale Could Be Just the Beginning for El Camino Real

By Andrew Boone | Feb 18, 2015 | 12 Comments

To build a bike network, you’ve gotta start somewhere, and on El Camino Real, it started in Sunnyvale last month. The first bike lanes on El Camino Real are six feet wide, striped along the curb with no protection from traffic, running half a mile from Sunnyvale Avenue to Fair Oaks Avenue/Remington Drive, near the city’s […]

Atherton Joins HSR Opponents to Sue Caltrain; Menlo Park Drops Its Suit

By Andrew Boone | Feb 17, 2015 | 24 Comments

Last week, the Town of Atherton teamed up with opponents of California High-Speed Rail to file a lawsuit against Caltrain [PDF]. The City of Menlo Park, meanwhile, dropped threats to file a similar lawsuit, one week after listing five issues that the city wants Caltrain to resolve. Caltrain must complete its electrification project before it starts sharing […]

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