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Work starts on closing 'a critical gap' of Bay Trail

Original post made on Oct 14, 2019

Construction has begun on a new segment of the San Francisco Bay Trail in the Ravenswood Preserve near East Palo Alto.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, October 14, 2019, 2:50 PM

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Posted by resident
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 14, 2019 at 3:59 pm

I would have loved to bike to work along this path when I was working at Sun Microsystems in the 1990s. Commuters and employers were asking for it back then. Why did it take so long?


Posted by West Menlo
a resident of Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks
on Oct 15, 2019 at 1:33 pm

@resident: Why did it take so long? here's your answer:
“For this short but mighty trail segment, it took more agencies and organizations than I can count on my 10 fingers to receive the approvals and funding support necessary to reach the start of construction,” Ruiz said.

The bureaucracy took over. Simple. Also, the reason why a .6 mile trail cost $5M. Ridiculous.


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