What is the Rail Corridor Study?

The City Council of Palo Alto initiated the Palo Alto Rail Corridor Study in July 2010 to evaluate land use, transportation and urban design improvements for the rail corridor. The study will generate a vision  - derived through an extensive community outreach effort – for the corridor that extends from the San Antonio Caltrain station to Palo Alto Avenue and from Alma Street to El Camino Real. This area provides many opportunities to connect residents to local services, regional transportation systems and to improve circulation for pedestrians, bicyclists and motor vehicles. This vision will capitalize on the significant proposed investments in future transportation infrastructure while ensuring the study area and its surrounding neighborhoods, districts, businesses, institutions and community assets are enhanced and improved. The heart of this effort is to facilitate, understand and clarify the community’s vision so it can be clearly articulated in a policy document which will thereby inform future decision-making.

The Task One Summary was prepared to summarize the results of the collaborative work completed up to September 2011. This document is available here and in the "Resources" section.

Palo Alto Rail Corridor Study, The Report of the Task Force

The Palo Alto Rail Corridor Study is available for download. The study is a report of the Task Force's work and discusses the vision for the study area. Click on the image below to download a pdf file. Previous drafts of the Palo Alto Rail Corridor Study can be found in the resources section of this website.