SVBC News
Member Spotlight: Emily Beach
Today we spotlight SVBC member Emily Beach. Emily is a recently elected Burlingame City Council member. She has also recently joined the task force of the Grand Boulevard Initiative, a project that seeks to reinvent El Camino Real "as a place for residents to work, live, shop and play, creating links between communities that promote walking and transit and an improved and meaningful quality of life."
Continued Progress for Redwood City's El Camino Real Plan
Following up on January’s Redwood City El Camino Real Citizen’s Advisory Group meeting, the City of Redwood City held two further meetings on the El Camino Real Corridor Plan.
San Mateo County Round-Up
Want to know what's going on around San Mateo County and in your city? Read below for the latest plans and upcoming meetings. Want to get even more involved? Come to our next Local Team meeting, October 6.
Menlo Park Moves Forward With Oak Grove, Delays El Camino Real
Bike Month has seen a lot of action so far this month, not just fun events and activities like Bike to Work Day, but also important decisions being made at the city council level.In Menlo Park, the May 3 City Council meeting had two key bicycle issues on the agenda. The first was the Oak Grove Bike Boulevard. A proposal by the city’s Bicycle Commission to prioritize bicycle access on an east-west corridor linking downtown, El Camino, the train station, and several schools was supported by City Council. Council directed staff to begin scoping a study, which will include traffic counts and volumes, parking removal, and other factors.
Belmont Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan Update
The City of Belmont is in the process of creating a new Comprehensive Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan and recently surveyed its residents as part of this process.