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In this election, Palo Altans can move toward a safer, more connected and more sustainable future by voting Yes on Measure D. Measure D would create a direct connection between the Palo Alto Transit Center (the University Avenue Caltrain Station and adjacent bus depot) and El Camino Real at Quarry... read more →

Parkland is often thought of as sacred space in Palo Alto, but a proposal to build a road for buses through El Camino Park is so far breezing through election season without even a whisper of opposition. Partly, this is because the 0.33-acre site that the bus road would occupy... read more →

The City Council advanced conceptual plans for a proposed transit connection by taking formal steps on June 10, 2024 toward undedicating a portion of El Camino Park for the project's implementation, including adopting legislation needed to place a ballot measure on the November 2024 election to repurpose a specified area... read more →

For the second time in 13 years, Palo Alto voters will be asked to relinquish a tiny chunk of a universally cherished commodity: park space. The park space in question isn’t the city’s most pristine or beloved. Located south of the El Camino Park playing fields, the 0.33-acre strip stretches... read more →

CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to place on the November ballot a measure to un-dedicate an 0.33-acre portion of El Camino Park to provide a bus route through Quarry Road to El Camino from the University Avenue transit center. The council also plans to advance its preferred alternatives for grade... read more →

Stanford University’s plan to build a roadway for buses between the Palo Alto Transit Center and El Camino Real jolted ahead on April 22 when the City Council resolved to place a measure that would enable the project on the November ballot. If approved by Palo Alto voters, the ballot... read more →

A proposal by Stanford University to convert a strip of land of El Camino Park into a roadway for buses received a mixed reaction from the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission on March 26, with some members urging the university to replace the parkland that would be lost. The plan,... read more →

As Palo Alto officials look for ways to add parks to accommodate new housing developments, they are also working with Stanford University on a project that appears to move in the other direction: converting a portion of El Camino Park into a roadway for buses. The plan, which Palo Alto... read more →