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Reducing hazards at Ravenswood rail crossing

Original post made on Mar 11, 2015

After a 35-year-old woman died when a bullet train struck her car at the Ravenswood Avenue crossing in Menlo Park, the community is searching for ways to prevent more tragedy.

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Posted by Roxanne Rorapaugh
a resident of Menlo Park: University Heights
on Mar 11, 2015 at 12:52 pm

The Menlo Park City Council policy against elevated tracks should be changed. the old policy just makes it harder if not impossible for the city to apply for state and federal grant money for grade separations.



Posted by parent
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Mar 11, 2015 at 4:52 pm

Agree that the city needs to discuss grade separations by elevating the train tracks. This is a proven technique that works well in other parts of the county. Pushing for something else is usually just a smokescreen for pushing for nothing at all.


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