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Table 10: Near-Term Bicycle Projects
PROJECT
NUMBER
PROJECT
NAME DESCRIPTION GENERALIZED
COST JUSTIFICATION
SUP_1
Quarry
Road Transit
Connection
Project
Construct extension and upgrade existing
trail from the intersection with El Camino
Real to the Palo Alto Transit Center and
Mitchell Lane as part of the Quarry Road
Transit Connection Project.
$$
High level of project
readiness and strong
community support,
improves access to
transit.
SUP_14
Bol Park Path
- Chimalus
Path Spur
Continue to work with the community to
explore the feasibility of a Chimalus Path
connection from the Bol Park Path to El
Camino Real.
$$$
High level of
community interest,
provides low-stress
route to multiple
destinations.
SB_11a
Middlefield
Road
Separated
Bikeway
Connection
to Menlo
Park
Construct a new separated bikeway from
Menlo Park to Everett Ave to allow for
intercity connectivity.
$$$
Addresses a high-
stress street and
high injury corridor
and provides a key
regional connection.
SB_11c
Middlefield
Road
Separated
Bikeway
Construct a new separated bikeway from
California Avenue to Loma Verde Drive. $$$
Addresses a high
stress street, high
injury corridor
and provides a key
regional connection.
SB_12
Homer
Avenue
Separated
Bikeway
Upgrade a painted bike lane to a buffered
or separated bikeway on north side and
Extend the separated bikeway on south
side on Homer Avenue from Alma Street to
Bryant Street.
$$$
Closes key gap in
the network and
enhances access to
Homer Tunnel.
SB_18
East/West
Meadow
Drive
Separated
Bikeway
Upgrade a painted bike lane to separated
bikeway on West Meadow Drive from El
Camino Way to Alma street and continue
onto East Meadow Drive from Alma Street
to Fabian Way. Consider raised crossings
to slow traffic and create safer crossings
for students. Coordinate with Study_4: E.
Meadow & Bryant St. Crossing Feasibility
Study.
$$$
Addresses a high-
stress street and
high injury corridor
and provides a key
regional connection.
SB_19
Alma Street
Separated
Bikeway -
South
Construct a new one-way separated
bikeway on each side of the road Alma
Street from East East Charleston Road to
San Antionio Road to connect with Central
Expresssway in Mountain View. Lane
reconfiguration needed to create space for
separated bikeway with quick-build or civil
reconstruction to create raised cycle track
in long term.
$$$
Addresses a high-
stress street and
high injury corridor
and provides a key
regional connection
and connection to
San Antonio Caltrain
Station. Opportunity
to advance planning
and design through
the San Antonio
Road Area Plan.
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PROJECT
NUMBER
PROJECT
NAME DESCRIPTION GENERALIZED
COST JUSTIFICATION
SB_20a
San Antonio
Avenue
Separated
Bikeway
Construct a new separated bikeway along
San Antonio Avenue frontage street from
Alma Street to Middlefield Road.
$$$
Addresses a high
stress street and
high injury corridor
and provides a key
regional Connection.
Opportunity to
advance planning
and design through
the San Antonio
Road Area Plan.
SB_20b
San Antonio
Road
Separated
Bikeway
Construct a new separated bikeway along
San Antonio Road from Middlefield Road
to East Bayshore Road. Request new
developers to reconstruct street according
to new design. Coordinate with the City’s
San Antonio Area Planning efforts and
with surrounding towns to create smooth
transition between cities.
$$$
Addresses a high
stress street and
high injury corridor
and provides a key
regional Connection.
Opportunity to
advance planning
and design through
the San Antonio
Road Area Plan.
SB_20c
San Antonio
Road
Separated
Bikeway into
Mountain
View
Construct a new separated bikeway along
San Antonio Road from Mountainview,
along the overcrossing to Middlefield Road.
$$$
Addresses a high
stress street and
high injury corridor
and provides a key
regional Connection.
Opportunity to
advance planning
and design through
the San Antonio
Road Area Plan.
SB_23
Fabian Way
Separated
Bikeway
Coordinate with the existing South Palo
Alto Bikeways Demonstration Project as
part of the Palo Alto Safety Action Plan.
Upgrade painted bike lane to buffered and/
or separated bikeway along Fabian Way
from East Meadow Drive until Charleston
Road to separate road users and create
a more low-stress route for school
commutes. Lane reconfiguration needed.
$$$
Addresses a high-
stress street and
high injury corridor
and provides a key
regional connection.
Opportunity to
advance planning
and design through
the San Antonio
Road Area Plan.
BLVD_2
Bryant
Street Bike
Boulevard
Downtown
Access
Project
Install traffic diverters, speed bumps,
traffic circles, or other similar interventions
on Bryant Boulevard between Embarcadero
Road and downtown. Include consideration
of a turn restriction from Embarcadero
Road going northbound onto Bryant
Boulevard.
$$
Upgrades priority
corridor on the low
stress network.
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PROJECT
NUMBER
PROJECT
NAME DESCRIPTION GENERALIZED
COST JUSTIFICATION
BLVD_15
Cowper
Street Bike
Boulevard
Upgrade a bike route to a bike boulevard
on Cowper Street from Addison Avenue
until East Meadow Drive. Install raised
crossings at Hoover Park. Implement
traffic calming elements and wayfinding
along route and gateway treatments at
intersections. Coordinate with BLVD_
CROSSING_12 at Cowper/Embarcadero.
$$
Upgrades priority
corridor on the low
stress network.
BLVD_16
Colorado
Avenue Bike
Boulevard
Implement a new bike boulevard on
Colorado Avenue from Bryant Street until
Middlefield Road. Coordinate with Cowper
Street Bike Boulevard project (BLVD_15).
Implement traffic calming elements and
wayfinding along route and gateway
treatments at intersections.
$$
Upgrades priority
corridor on the low
stress network.
BLVD_18
Bryant -
Nelson
- Carlson -
Mackay Bike
Boulevard
Upgrade a bike route to a bike boulevard
on a circuitous route from on Bryant
Street and connecting streets from East
Meadow Drive along Nelson Drive and
Mackay Road to San Antonio Road with an
improved crossing at San Antonio Road/
Mackay Road-Nita Avenue. Implement
traffic calming elements and wayfinding
along route and gateway treatments
at intersections. This project will be
coordinated wtih the Cubberley Master
Plan and San Antonio Road Area Plan.
$$
Upgrades priority
corridor on the low
stress network.
BLVD_20
Maybell
- Donald -
Georgia Bike
Boulevard
Upgrade a bike route and construct a new
bike boulevard along Maybell Avenue
from El Camino Real to Arastradero
Road via Donald Drive and Georgia Ave.
Implement traffic calming elements along
route to slow down traffic and implement
wayfinding signs along route indicating
locations such as the Gunn High School
Bike Path. Consider gateway treatments at
the Arastradero Road entrances. Connect
with the Arastradero Road Separated
Bikeway project.
$$
Upgrades priority
corridor on the low
stress network and
implements a Safe
Routes to School
priority project.
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PROJECT
NUMBER
PROJECT
NAME DESCRIPTION GENERALIZED
COST JUSTIFICATION
BLVD_22
Park
Boulevard
Bike
Boulevard
Create a bike boulevard on Park Boulevard
(Castilleja) from Churchill Avenue to E
Charleston Road and continuing onto
Maclane Street, Wilkie Way and Miller
Avenue to Mountain View, with a spur to El
Camino Real via Monroe Drive and Cesano
Street, and a connection to El Camino Way
buffered bike lane via James Road. Maintain
existing bike lanes on Park Boulevard
between Castilleja/Peers Park and Page Mill
Road, yet implement separated bikeways
(Class IV) on the segment between Page
Mill Road and Lambert Avenue, per the
adopted 2024 North Ventura Coordinated
Area Plan (NVCAP). Implement traffic
calming elements along the route including
speed humps or bumps and pinch points.
Consider modal filter or other intersection
treatment at the West Meadow Drive and
West Charleston crossings. Coordinate with
Wilkie Way Crossing with West Charleston
Road Bike Boulevard Crossing Project (BLVD_
CROSSING_3). Incorporate landscaping and
green infrastructure features such as tree
wells and plantings in bulbouts.
$$
Upgrades priority
corridor on the low
stress network.
BLVD_24
Portage
- Olive -
Ash Bike
Boulevard
under
NVCAP
Proposed bike boulevards on Portage
Avenue, Olive Avenue, and Ash Street per
the adopted 2024 North Ventura Corridor
Area Plan.
$$
Adds new
connection and
coordinates
with planned
development.
BBL_2
Newell Road
Buffered
Bike Lane
Upgrade painted bike lane to a
buffered bike lane on Newell Road from
Embarcadero Road to Channing Avenue.
Requires parking removal to create more
comfortable conditions. Coordinate with
the Embarcadero Road separated bikeway
project to create a safe intersection crossing.
$
Upgrades priority
corridor on the low
stress network.
BBL_4
El Camino
Way
Buffered
Bike Lane
Upgrade El Camino Way to a buffered
bike lane from Los Robles Avenue to
Maybell Avenue. Parking removal needed.
Intersection improvement and wayfinding at
the intersection with West Meadow Drive to
connect to the separated bikeway and Wilkie
Way bike boulevard. Coordinate with major
intersection improvement at El Camino
Real and Maybell Avenue intersection and
new bike boulevard. Alternatively, consider
one-way traffic on El Camino Way to retain
parking and accommodate buffered bike
lanes.
$
Upgrades a key
route parallel to
El Camino Real to
provide a low stress
connection.
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PROJECT
NUMBER
PROJECT
NAME DESCRIPTION GENERALIZED
COST JUSTIFICATION
BBL_7
Cambridge
Avenue
Buffered
Bike Lane
Stripe a buffered bike lane on Cambridge
Avenue and Yale Street from Park Boulevard
to California Avenue, crossing El Camino
Real. This is an alternate route for use when
California Ave is occupied with community
events.
$
Provides low stress
connection and
alternate route
for through traffic
during community
events.
BBL_8
California
Avenue
Buffered
Bike Lane
Upgrade painted bike lane to a buffered
bike lane on California Avenue from El
Camino Real to Hanover Street. Parking
reconfiguration needed to create space for
buffered bike lanes. Coordinate with the El
Camino Separated Bikeway project and the
Hanover Street Buffered Bike Lane project
to create smooth intersection crossings.
$
Upgrades priority
corridor and
coordinates with
adjacent projects to
maximize benefits of
investment.
BBL_9
Amaranta -
Coulombe
Buffered
Bike Lane
Stripe a buffered bike lane on Amaranta
Avenue and Coulombe Avenue from Los
Robles Avenue to Arastradero Road. Consider
design details appropriate for a more rural
neighborhood context. Coordinate with
Arastradero Road Separated Bikeway
to create a safe intersection crossing
and consider installing bike boxes and
treatments to support bicyclists turning to/
from Arastradero Road.
$
Upgrades priority
corridor on the low
stress network.
BL_5
Stanford
Avenue
Bike Lane
connection
to Hanover
Upgrade bike route and sharrows to painted
bike lane on Stanford Avenue from Harvard
Street to Dartmouth Street. Connect to
existing bike lanes on Stanford Avenue
and new Bike Boulevard on Hanover
Street. Coordination needed with Stanford
University and Escondido Elementary
School. Consider a study of impacts of no
left turns on to Escondido Road and Hanover
Street.
$
Upgrades priority
corridor on the low
stress network.
BL_6
California
Avenue Bike
Lane
Paint a bike lane on California Avenue
from the Caltrain station to Birch Street.
Coordinate with California Avenue
Streetscape project. Consider reorientation
of parking stalls to create more space for
bicycling.
$
Upgrades priority
corridor on the
low stress network
and provides key
connection to
Caltrain Station.
Source: Kittelson & Associates, 2025
Note: The planning level rough order of magnitude costs have been estimated and generalized costs, are presented as follows:
$Less than $500,000
$$$500,001-$1,500,000
$$$More than $1,500,000
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In addition to the recommended bicycle network projects, the following 24 intersection and crossing projects should be considered for near-term enhancements and are listed in Table 11. Table 12 lists additional priority projects, including special initiatives such as the Hamilton Avenue Pedestrian Signal Heads and the Ellen Fletcher Bicycle Boulevard Project, which are intended to encourage walking and cycling. It also includes three studies that will further evaluate feasibility and identify specific improvements through more detailed analysis. Of all these, nine projects are on either the bicycle or pedestrian HIN. Figure 19 shows the near-term bikeway, intersection and crossing projects.
Table 11: Priority Intersection and Crossing Projects
PROJECT
NUMBER PROJECT NAME DESCRIPTION GENERALIZED
COST JUSTIFICATION
CROSSING_1
Seale Avenue Bike/
Ped Undercrossing
for the Churchill
Avenue Grade
Separation
Initiate the design
process to construct an
undercrossing of Caltrain
and Alma Street at Seale
Avenue or similar as part
of and in advance of the
Churchill Grade Separation.
$$$
Supports the
Caltrain Grade
Separation project.
CROSSING_9
Matadero
Creek Highway
101 Seasonal
Undercrossing
"Convert the existing Santa
Clara Valley Water District
(SCVWD) maintenance road
along Matadero Creek
under Highway 101 to a
seasonal public trail with
reconfiguration of the
approaches and addition
of lighting, railings and
signage. Constructing
the new undercrossing
and other improvements
will help implement the
Matadero Creek Trail/
Midtown Connector
project.
1 $$$
Implements the
Matadero Creek
Trail/Midtown
Connector, a
community
supported priority
project.
CROSSING_10
Midtown Bicycle
and Pedestrian
Undercrossing
Construct a new bicycle and
pedestrian undercrossing
of Caltrain/Alma Street in
the vicinity of El Dorado
Avenue and enhance
neighborhood approaches,
per Council direction. This
project implements the
South Palo Alto Bike/Ped
Connectivity Project and
closes a 1.3 mile gap in the
City's bicycle and pedestrian
network by providing a new
east-west connection under
the Caltrain tracks between
California Avenue and
Meadow Drive.
$$$
Close a 1.3 mile
gap in the network
and provide a new
low-stress crossing
under the Caltrain
tracks. Provides
connections to
schools and other
key destinations.
1 This project is on VTA’s Measure B Bike/Ped Candidate Project List, titled “Matadero Creek Trail and Undercrossing at US 101: https://www. vta.org/projects/funding/2016-measure-b#accordion-bicycle---pedestrian
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PROJECT
NUMBER PROJECT NAME DESCRIPTION GENERALIZED
COST JUSTIFICATION
BLVD_
CROSSING_1
Chaucer Street
crossing of University
Avenue
Configure the approaches
of Chaucer street with bike
boxes to prioritize people
riding bicycles on this
Bicycle Boulevard route.
$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
BLVD_
CROSSING_2
Carlson Circle
Crossing of E
Charleston Rd
Configure the approaches
of Carlson Circle with bike
boxes to prioritize people
riding bicycles on this
Bicycle Boulevard route.
$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
BLVD_
CROSSING_3
Wilkie Way Crossing
of West Charleston
Road
Coordinate with Wilkie
Way Crossing with West
Charleston Road Bike
Boulevard Crossing Project
(BLVD_CROSSING_3).
$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
BLVD_
CROSSING_4
Cowper Street
Crossing of East
Meadow Drive
Construct jogged
connection from Mitchell
Park Path to Cowper Street
Integrate with East Meadow
Street bikeway upgrades.
$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
BLVD_
CROSSING_5
Seale Avenue Bike
Boulevard Crossing of
Middlefield Road
Construct a low-stress
crossing of Middlefield
Road to encourage yielding
to bicyclists on this Bicycle
Boulevard route. Consider
a full intersection median
to filter out auto traffic on
Seale Ave.
$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
BLVD_
CROSSING_7
Greer Road Crossing
of Embarcadero Road
Configure the approaches of
Greer Road with bike boxes
to prioritize people riding
bicycles on this Bicycle
Boulevard route.
$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
BLVD_
CROSSING_8
St. Francis Drive
crossing of
Embarcadero Road
Configure the approaches of
St. Francis Drive with bike
boxes to prioritize people
riding bicycles on this
Bicycle Boulevard route.
$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
BLVD_
CROSSING_10
Bryant St crossing of
E Meadow Dr
Enhance the crossing of East
Meadow Dr with a median
island, flashing beacon or
hybrid beacon.
$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
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PROJECT
NUMBER PROJECT NAME DESCRIPTION GENERALIZED
COST JUSTIFICATION
BLVD_
CROSSING_11
Nelson Dr crossing of
E Charleston Rd
Enhance the crossing of East
Chareleson with a bike box
and crossing markings for
clear connection between
the pathway and bike
boulevard.
$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
BLVD_
CROSSING_12
Cowper Street
Crossing of
Embarcadero Road
Construct a low-stress
crossing of Embarcadero
Road at Cowper Street
to allow bicycles to cross
through. Drivers would
be allowed to make right
turns onto Cowper Street
from Embarcadero but
would not be able to turn
left or cross through onto
Cowper Street. Consider
signalization.
$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
INTERSECTION_1
Page Mill Road
and Hanover
Street Intersection
Improvement
Construct protected
intersection design features
to improve safety and
comfort of this intersection.
Consider implementing No
Turn on Red restrictions.
$$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
INTERSECTION_2
West Meadow
Drive and El Camino
Way Intersection
Improvement
Construct protected
intersection design features
to improve safety and
comfort of this intersection.
$$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
INTERSECTION_3
Quarry Road
and El Camino
Real Protected
Intersection
Construct a protected
intersection at Quarry Road
and El Camino Real as part
of the Quarry Road Transit
Connection project.
$$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
INTERSECTION_5
California Avenue
and El Camino
Real Protected
Intersection
Construct protected
intersection design features
to improve safety and
comfort of this intersection.
Coordinate with regional
transit agencies to
install additional transit
improvements.
$$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
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PROJECT
NUMBER PROJECT NAME DESCRIPTION GENERALIZED
COST JUSTIFICATION
INTERSECTION_6
Park to Serra
Protected
Intersection
Construct a protected
intersection to support
circulation between Park
Avenue, Serra Avenue bike
lanes, El Camino Real, the
Serra Avenue pathway, and
the Stanford Perimeter
Trail. Project will require
coordination with Stanford
University and Caltrans.
$$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
INTERSECTION_7
E Charleston Road
and San Antonio
Road Intersection
Construct protected
intersection design features
to improve safety and
comfort of this intersection
in coordination with future
bikeway upgrade projects.
$$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
INTERSECTION_8 E Charleston Road
and Middlefield Road
Construct protected
intersection design features
to improve safety and
comfort of this intersection
in coordination with future
bikeway upgrade projects.
$$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
INTERSECTION_9 Maybell Avenue and
El Camino Real
Construct protected
intersection design features
to improve safety and
comfort of this intersection
in coordination with future
bikeway upgrade projects.
$$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
INTERSECTION_10
Embarcadero Road
and El Camino
Real Protected
Intersection
Construct protected
intersection design features
to improve safety and
comfort of this intersection
in coordination with future
bikeway upgrade projects.
$$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
INTERSECTION_11
Quarry Road
and Arboretum
Road Protected
Intersection
Construct protected
intersection design features
to improve safety and
comfort of this intersection
in coordination with future
bikeway upgrade projects.
$$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
INTERSECTION_12 San Antonio Road
and Middlefield Road
Construct protected
intersection design features
to improve safety and
comfort of this intersection
in coordination with future
bikeway upgrade projects.
$$$ Addresses a high-
stress crossing.
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Table 12: Other Priority Projects
PROJECT
NUMBER
PROJECT
NAME DESCRIPTION GENERALIZED
COST JUSTIFICATION
CS_1
California
Avenue
Community
Street
Community Street design on California
Avenue from Birch Street to El Camino
Real to align with the California Avenue
Streetscape project.
$
Implements
community street
design on a priority
corridor.
Study_2
Embarcadero
Road Corridor
Study
Following the recommendations of the
Palo Alto Safety Action Plan, conduct a
corridor study to understand potential
safety countermeasures for use on
Embarcadero Road. This will determine
the feasibility of the full corridor
Embarcadero Road Separated Bikeway
project.
$
Addresses a high-
stress street and
high injury corridor
and provides
a key regional
connection.
Study_4
Bryant Blvd
& E Meadow
Crossing
Feasibility
Study
Assess the feasibility of a traffic
signal or other crossing treatment to
facilitate crossings of the Bryant Street
Bicycle Boulevard. This study would
be coordinated with SB_18 and BLVD_
CROSSING_10.
$
Addresses a high
stress crossing of a
primary bike route.
Study_5
Cal Ave Station
Gap Closure
project
Explore ways to connect Cal Avenue
Station over Oregon Expwy to Page
Mill Road, over the Page Mill Rd Bridge
or via a new connection along the
railroad.
$$
Closes key gap in
the network and
enhances access to
California Avenue
Caltrain Station.
SpecProj_1
Hamilton Ave
Pedestrian
Signal Heads
Install pedestrian signal heads on
Hamilton Ave in downtown. $$$
Implements
pedestrian
improvements in
an area of high
activity.
SpecProj_3
Ellen Fletcher
Bike Blvd
Project
Ellen Fletcher Bike Blvd. Project: Work
with the Palo Alto Art Center and
local volunteers to assign a historic
designation to the Fletcher Bicycle
Boulevard as the first in the US. Explore
collaboration with Palo Alto History
Museum. Provide an interactive
art installation/digital signage at
the El Carmelo/Bryant Bridge that
identifies the number of daily cyclists
and provides useful education and
encouragement messages. Examples
are in Fremont. Consider synching
with apps like Strava for additional
feedback.
$
Celebrates
the work and
accomplishments
of an important
historic figure.
SpecProj_4
Stanford
Avenue
Pedestrian
Crossing
Improvements:
multiple
locations
Construct pedestrian crossing and
traffic calming improvements along
Stanford Avenue between El Camino
Real and Bowdoin Street. Treatments
may include curb extensions, raised
crossings, median islands, leading
pedestrian intervals, and other
elements to support safer crossings.
$$
Addresses high-
stress crossings and
improves access to
key destinations.