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May 15, 2023 Infrastructure/PoliticalClimate

City Council advances gatekeeper process to increase development caps

Council supports allowing developers to donate land to affordable housing nonprofits At last week’s study session, the Redwood City Council… … Keep Reading

May 5, 2023 Community/Infrastructure

New pedestrian bridge installed along Half Moon Bay Trail

A new pedestrian bridge was installed along the Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail in Miramar on Thursday, according to San… … Keep Reading

December 21, 2022 Infrastructure

Water board finds Caltrans lagging in trash capture efforts

Caltrans hasn’t made enough progress to prevent trash pollution from accessing the bay, the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control… … Keep Reading

BART is appealing to riders to weigh-in via a survey on fare increases in 2024 and 2025 that it says will help it continue to provide “safe and reliable service.” The agency is also considering offering low-income Clipper START customers an increased discount of 50 percent—which is up from 20 percent, on Jan. 1, 2024. Customers can find the online survey here. BART began implementing its Board-Approved Inflation-Based Fare Increase Program in 2004, which institutes below-inflation, small fair adjustments intermittently over time. Amid “recent rapid inflation,” BART said the program’s formula “calls for a single 11.4 percent increase on Jan. 1, 2024.” The agency is looking to sidestep that larger, at-once increase by spreading it out over two smaller increases “of up to 5.5 percent each in 2024 and 2025.” The agency last increased fares by 3.4 percent on July 1, 2022. According to BART, it is also examining the possibility of offering larger discounts for Clipper START program riders, which is for adults with a household income that’s 200 percent of the federal poverty level or less. Again, the discount would increase from 20 percent per trip to 50 percent per trip. “Money from the fare increases will go towards our operating and capital budgets, funding train service, enhanced cleaning, additional police and unarmed safety staff presence and capital projects such as purchasing new train cars,” said BART. Again, find the survey about BART’s scheduled fare increases through March 26 here. Those responding can enter to win a $50 Clipper card.

December 9, 2022 Community/Infrastructure

New app makes bike parking at BART stations easier

Rather than using a pre-paid card to store your bike in eLockers at stations, riders can now use an app.… … Keep Reading

November 17, 2022 Community/Infrastructure

Redwood City considers new downtown “Transit District”

More big changes may be coming to downtown Redwood City. Lindy Chan, the city’s principal planner, on November 1 outlined… … Keep Reading

May 18, 2022 Community/Infrastructure

Couldn’t the Port’s vision for the future look to the past?

By Jim Clifford The Port of Redwood City is seeking “innovative proposals” which will deliver “a unique waterfront destination experience.”… … Keep Reading

April 14, 2022 Community/Infrastructure

Sheriff’s Office breaks ground on new headquarters

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office broke ground Thursday on what will become its new headquarters in Redwood City, which… … Keep Reading

Caltrain, SamTrans, BART drop mask mandates

March 2, 2022 Community/Infrastructure

Caltrain to reduce peak-hour service for three weeks to work on electrification

Caltrain will reduce peak-hour service and suspend Baby Bullet service for a three-week period from March 14 through April 1… … Keep Reading

Ribbon-cutting set for Middlefield Road improvements

February 3, 2022 Community/Infrastructure

Redwood City to cut ribbon on Middlefield Road improvements

Redwood City Mayor Giselle Hale and city representatives will participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completed Middlefield Road Streetscape… … Keep Reading

February 2, 2022 Community/Infrastructure

101 Express Lanes from Santa Clara County line to Redwood City to open Feb. 11

Express Lanes on U.S. Highway 101 from the Santa Clara County line to Whipple Avenue in Redwood City will officially… … Keep Reading