Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Peninsula

East Palo Alto Bay Trail Will Be Built. Will Current Residents Benefit From It?

By Andrew Boone | May 22, 2015 | 6 Comments

The pieces are in place to build a key link in the San Francisco Bay Trail, providing a continuous bike route through East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. Given the trail’s proximity to Facebook and the lack of housing close to the company’s campus, East Palo is also looking to strengthen its affordable housing policies to […]

Design of High-Speed Trains Threatens to Diminish Caltrain Capacity

By Andrew Boone | May 19, 2015 | 127 Comments

The insistence of California High Speed Rail officials on running trains with floors 50 inches above the tracks threatens to reduce the capacity of Caltrain and hamper the benefits of level boarding for the commuter rail agency. Last Tuesday, Caltrain officials gave an update on the electric trains the agency plans to purchase next year, which will […]

San Jose to Adopt Vision Zero But No Target Date to End Traffic Deaths

By Andrew Boone | May 11, 2015 | 3 Comments

The San Jose City Council is expected to adopt a Vision Zero plan [PDF] tomorrow, making it the third major city in the Bay Area and the tenth in the nation to commit to ending traffic deaths. But San Jose isn’t setting a timeline to achieve this goal. “For years, San Jose created a roadway system exclusively for […]

Money Abounds for Highways, Not Safe Crossings, at San Mateo County TA

By Andrew Boone | May 4, 2015 | 6 Comments

The San Mateo County Transportation Authority is still throwing tens of millions of dollars at freeway widenings in a futile attempt to build its way out of traffic congestion. But when it comes to building a safe passage for people to cross a frightening interchange, don’t expect the agency to spend a dime. The planned […]

Santa Clara OKs Road Diet, Bike Lanes on “Ludicrously Overbuilt” Tasman Dr.

By Andrew Boone | Apr 29, 2015 | 8 Comments

Santa Clara’s City Council unanimously approved a road diet last week on the city’s 1.5-mile section of Tasman Drive. Tasman, east of Great America Parkway, will have two of its six traffic lanes re-purposed for wide buffered bike lanes and permanent median fences to protect Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)’s light-rail tracks. West of Great American Parkway, where Tasman was […]

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