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November 14, 2012 letter regarding Alpine Road & Highway 280 interchange

Nov 19, 2012

November 14, 2012

San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Hall of Justice 400 County Center Redwood City, CA 94063

VIA EMAIL: bos_webmaster@co.sanmateo.ca.us

RE: Alpine Road/Highway 280 intersection

Honorable Supervisors:

I am writing to share Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition’s position on the current circumstances regarding the Alpine Road/Highway 280... read the whole note.

November 7, 2012 letter regarding Willow Road & Highway 101 interchange

Nov 19, 2012

November 7, 2012

Yolanda Rivas, Branch Chief Division of Environmental Planning & Engineering Caltrans District 4 111 Grand Avenue Oakland, CA 94623 VIA EMAIL: yolanda_rivas@dot.ca.gov

Re: Willow Road/Highway 101 interchange

Dear Ms. Rivas:

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Caltrans' US Route 101/Willow Road Interchange Project. The mission of Silicon... read the whole note.

Geese

Turkey Trottin' through Redwood Shores

Nov 16, 2012

Redwood Shores Elementary is the ideal school for walking and biking safely. The school is located in a pancake flat community surrounded by an abundance of bike paths separated from the main road. They even have a bike path that winds right into campus!

With such great walking and biking paths, it's easy to chose active modes of transportation. It makes it even easier when Redwood... read the whole note.

Clarification of SVBC's current position on Alpine/280 restriping

Nov 12, 2012

As announced last month, San Mateo County Public Works has finally found funding for the dangerous underpass at Alpine Road and Highway 280. Unfortunately, the design the County will move forward with was not SVBC's preferred option. This has created some worry in the cycling community that the redesign will not hold up to safety concerns.

Our voiced preference for redesigning the... read the whole note.

Letter regarding Willow Road at Highway 101 redesign

Nov 07, 2012

November 7, 2012

Yolanda Rivas, Branch Chief Division of Environmental Planning & Engineering Caltrans District 4 111 Grand Avenue Oakland, CA 94623 VIA EMAIL: yolanda_rivas@dot.ca.gov

Re: Willow Road/Highway 101 interchange

Dear Ms. Rivas:

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Caltrans' US Route 101/Willow Road Interchange Project. The mission of Silicon... read the whole note.

Redwood City plans north-south route improvements, defers Arguello protected bike lanes

Nov 04, 2012

Redwood City has plans to streamline its section of the county North-South bike route that uses Arguello and D Street to connect riders between downtown Redwood City and Old County Road in San Carlos.

The improvements include adding bike "loop detectors," which turn the light green for waiting bicyclists at signaled intersections at Arguello and Whipple, Brewster, Marshall,... read the whole note.

Ask the candidates: Catherine Carlton

Nov 02, 2012

It's election season again, and SVBC has been working with our local teams to prepare questions for candidates running for office in our area. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, SVBC cannot and does not endorse any candidate, but we can ask them for their thoughts on promoting the bike for everyday use and share the answers.

Our San Mateo County Committee reached out to candidates running for... read the whole note.

SVBC San Mateo County Committee meeting agenda - November 1, 2012

Nov 01, 2012

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) San Mateo County Committee November 1, 2012 Meeting Agenda

Sabor Colibri, 2053 Broadway, Redwood City. Meeting Chair: Andrew Boone

6:00 pm - Social half hour. Eat, drink, chat.

6:30 pm - Introductions

6:35 pm - Changes/Additions to Agenda

6:40 pm - SVBC Staff Report

6:45 pm - One Bay Area Grant applications

... read the whole note.

Ask the candidates: Joe Rutherford

Oct 31, 2012

It's election season again, and SVBC has been working with our local teams to prepare questions for candidates running for office in our area. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, SVBC cannot and does not endorse any candidate, but we can ask them for their thoughts on promoting the bike for everyday use and share the answers.

Our San Mateo County Committee reached out to candidates running for... read the whole note.

Ask the candidates: Rich Gordon

Oct 26, 2012

It's election season again, and SVBC has been working with our local teams to prepare questions for candidates running for office in our area. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, SVBC cannot and does not endorse any candidate, but we can ask them for their thoughts on promoting the bike for everyday use and share the answers.

Our San Mateo County Committee reached out to candidates running for... read the whole note.

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