On April 18th there was an important meeting between County Public Works (DPW) and our community at the Oak Knoll School gym to discuss the Santa Cruz/Alameda Safety Project. At that meeting many questions were presented to DPW and it was obvious that there was a general feeling of disconnect between DPW and the community […]
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The Santa Cruz Ave/Alameda de las Pulgas “Y” intersection design, both the current and the plan County is promoting, are plagued with serious safety issues: Creates an unsafe situation for residents to enter/exit Unsafe for pedestrians to cross due to angled crosswalks and crosswalks that are excessively long Significantly skewed intersection Blind
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The intersection at Palo Alto Way and Santa Cruz is a major crosswalk that connects to the Palo Alto Way bus stop and allows the various communities (Menlo Commons, Oak Hollow, University Park) to connect with each other, including those students accessing the school bus stop near Palo Alto Way. It has been a continual
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There have now been 3 iterations of County design plans for the Santa Cruz/Alameda corridor. The first were published in August 2017 and the next two were published in May and June of 2019. Below are comparative views of some of those designs. The key issue with the 2017 design plans was that they were
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There have now been 3 iterations of County design plans for the Santa Cruz/Alameda corridor. The first were published in August 2017 and the next two were published in May and June of 2019. Below are comparative views of some of those designs. The key issue with the 2017 design plans was that they were
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The Safety Trial tests several long requested safety improvements at the intersection of Santa Cruz and Alameda de las Pulgas, the “Y” intersection.
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The Santa Cruz Ave/Alameda de las Pulgas “Y” intersection is one of the most dangerous intersections in San Mateo County. Issues of speeding traffic, red light running, danger to pedestrians and residents, and a road design that required 6,000 vehicles per day to change lanes in to a 105′ 3rd lane. That forcing of
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County, at the urging of our community, agreed to implement the temporary trial to test the impact of the several important safety improvements gained by proposed changes. By creating a temporary road configuration to test the key tenants of the proposed safety improvements, to address several of the very serious and dangerous intersection design
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Our section of Alameda, at its narrowest, has a width of 64′, curb to curb. Additionally, there are sidewalks and pathways that represent an additional 5′ to 10′ width. This 64′ road width provides ample room for parking on both sides, buffered bike lanes, a center left turn/merge lane, and a traffic lane each
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Pros/Cons points come from different places. Formally, various government agencies and experts have published pro/con points. These include the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the individual transportation departments in States and other countries. Additionally there are pros/cons that come up when local residents learn about and discuss the 4
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