Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Peninsula

Pedestrian Access to South San Francisco Caltrain Station Gets a Boost

By Andrew Boone | Feb 10, 2015 | 27 Comments

The South San Francisco Caltrain station is set to get better walking connections to downtown and a more spacious boarding area after the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) Board awarded a grant for station reconstruction last Thursday. The $59 million project will widen the center platform and build a pedestrian tunnel re-connecting the station directly to […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

Caltrain Struggles to Meet Bike Parking Demand at 4th and King Station

By Stan Parkford | Dec 17, 2014 | 19 Comments

The Caltrain Bike Station parking facility outside its terminal at Fourth and King streets is set to be remodeled and slightly expanded to accommodate the growing number of Peninsula train commuters who are arriving by bike. But demand from bike-to-Caltrain commuters may continue to overwhelm the small, staffed bike station. Paltry funding over the years proved insufficient for Warm […]

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