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SamTrans outlines near-term Dumbarton busway plan and Feb. community meetings
Summary
SamTrans presented a feasibility study to convert the inactive Dumbarton Rail Corridor into a roughly 5-mile busway with multimodal connections, emphasizing near-term implementability, equity priorities and community engagement (survey and meetings Feb. 18 and Feb. 26).
SamTrans told the Menlo Park Complete Streets Commission on Feb. 11 that it is studying a roughly 5-mile busway on the Dumbarton Rail Corridor between East Palo Alto and Redwood City as a near-term, fundable alternative to heavier rail.
"We want a project that is fundable, implementable and effective," Millie Tolleson, director of planning at SamTrans, said in a slide-backed briefing. Tolleson said the study will evaluate busway alternatives, multimodal access and station concepts and will include public outreach this winter and spring.
Tolleson said SamTrans is looking at converting the corridor to rapid transit service with…
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