Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Peninsula

Longer Trains May Be No Match for Growing Caltrain Crowds

By Andrew Boone | Apr 3, 2014 | 108 Comments

Caltrain’s rush hour trains have never been more crowded, which isn’t just uncomfortable for riders — it also discourages potential commuters who instead drive along Peninsula highways, and makes rides more difficult for elderly passengers and riders with disabilities. Commuters could see some relief in 2015, when Caltrain plans to extend the length of some of […]

Atherton’s Bike/Ped Plan Calls for Safer El Camino Real and Bike Boulevard

By Andrew Boone | Apr 2, 2014 | 12 Comments

The Atherton Town Council this afternoon will review a draft of its first ever bicycle and pedestrian plan, which it crafted over the past eight months with resident input. The plan has attracted little notice, even though it calls for safety redesigns on major streets like El Camino Real, Middlefield Road, and Marsh Road. The plan’s primary goals are […]

Spectacular New Devil’s Slide Trail Difficult to Reach Without a Car

By Andrew Boone | Apr 1, 2014 | 21 Comments

The 1.3-mile “Devil’s Slide” segment of Highway 1 just south of Pacifica is the latest addition to San Mateo County’s 20 parks. The freshly-paved walking and biking trail offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and its coastal cliffs, and it’s by far the widest trail in the San Francisco Bay Area, with 12 feet striped for […]

Belmont’s Ralston Corridor Study Ignores Need for Safe, Direct Bicycling

By Andrew Boone | Mar 21, 2014 | 4 Comments

The Belmont City Council is gearing up to decide on a list of infrastructure investments intended to improve safety and reduce traffic congestion on Ralston Avenue. At a community meeting last month, representatives from consulting firms W-Trans and Alta Planning presented their Ralston Avenue Corridor Study, intended “to improve the multi-modal function” of the busy arterial street. Ralston Avenue […]

San Mateo Bike/Ped Projects Compete for Paltry Funding

By Andrew Boone | Mar 18, 2014 | 3 Comments

Of the 23 biking and walking projects with a hat in the ring for funding from the San Mateo County Transportation Authority’s (TA) Pedestrian and Bicycle Program, only ten can be funded with the $5.7 million that’s available. And that’s the largest funding source for bike/ped projects in the 20-city county. Meanwhile, unnecessary highway expansions are on track to […]

Foster City Abandons Plan to Close Crosswalk Where Girl Was Injured

By Andrew Boone | Mar 11, 2014 | 5 Comments

Many Foster City residents were shocked last month when their City Council responded to the injury of a 17-year-old girl by closing off the crosswalk at Edgewater Boulevard at Port Royal Avenue, where she was struck by a driver. Hundreds of residents petitioned the council to take other steps instead of installing “No Ped Crossing” signs and physical […]

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