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Menlo Park: Expert says paying for train tunnel would require 'significant' new development
Original post made on May 22, 2019
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 11:53 AM
Comments
Posted by Robert
a resident of another community
on May 22, 2019 at 12:28 pm
a resident of another community
on May 22, 2019 at 12:28 pm
Grade separations need to get started NOW. The longer MP waits, the more costly it will be. A tunnel is ridiculous - there need to be a couple of grade separations near the station, maybe one more, and then shut down road access on the northern one to save money. Get it done, MP - electrification is coming!
Posted by Menlo Boomer
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on May 22, 2019 at 9:02 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on May 22, 2019 at 9:02 pm
OK, so this sounds pretty authoritative, but on the other hand- Rich Cline read and believed an April Fools article about Elon Musk ponying up for a tunnel, so...?
Posted by really?
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on May 22, 2019 at 9:17 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on May 22, 2019 at 9:17 pm
No more dreaming about tunnels thank God! Maybe we can get down to business and progressively build infrastructure, parking, housing, manage traffic......Oh wait, this is Menlo Park.
Posted by Joseph E. Davis
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on May 22, 2019 at 10:34 pm
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on May 22, 2019 at 10:34 pm
Don't worry, the merry-go-round of tunnel / viaduct / berm / do nothing will continue for decades to come, with those tax dollars flowing into consultants' pockets all the while.
Posted by Pot Meet Kettle
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on May 23, 2019 at 1:49 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on May 23, 2019 at 1:49 pm
As a point of reference, San Mateo's grade separation project will elevate the tracks from Hillsdale Blvd to just north of 25th Ave (the main entrance to the Event Center)--a span just under 1 mile long. It will provide an east-west connection at 3 intersections. The project cost $184MM and will take about 3 years to complete. And this is despite the San Mateo City Council being decisive and aggressive about getting the project designed, funded, and built.
The Menlo Park City Council has taken almost literally the oppposite approach. We won't see a Menlo Park grade separation for many, many years.
Posted by Pot Meet Kettle
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on May 23, 2019 at 1:52 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on May 23, 2019 at 1:52 pm
Oh, I neglected to mention San Mateo had been working with Caltrain and the State for something like 12-14 years on this project before it went out to bid.
Posted by Tired of Waiting
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on May 24, 2019 at 12:35 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on May 24, 2019 at 12:35 pm
Menlo Boomer: Not only did former councilman Rich Cline fall for the Palo Alto April Fools joke he used it to spuriously attack other Menlo Park residents. Nice guy! Web Link
Posted by really?
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on May 24, 2019 at 2:19 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on May 24, 2019 at 2:19 pm
'So tired, tired of waiting, tired of waiting for yooooooo-oo-ou.......'
Actually it's really sad to read the snitty/b*tchiness of that Cline email. It's no wonder we flounder around an nothing happens other than a lot of hot air and expensive consultant studies
Posted by Plan for your money
a resident of another community
on May 24, 2019 at 8:42 pm
a resident of another community
on May 24, 2019 at 8:42 pm
There is a bill in the state legislature that would place on a regional ballot more money for Caltrain to waste. Wages are a little low. Caltrain employees should qualify to retire at age 30. Watch politicians line up in support They will ask something like: will you pay a tiny sales tax for better train service that would reduce congestion for us all? And the sheep will follow..
