New Trees, Benches, Sidewalks, and Crosswalks on Bay Road in Ravenswood Business District

Christopher Kao -

For the past 3 years, East Palo Alto has been working on the Bay Road Improvement project. The main motivation of the project has been to improve underground storm water drains, sewage lines, and water pipes that are over 50 years old in order to support the buildout of the Ravenswood Business District.

Last week, most of the trees, benches, bus signs, and striping were completed. I wanted to write a short blog post sharing photos that I took on the morning of Friday, February 18, 2022. For context, a year ago the road was full of potholes, bumps, dust, and sidewalks were in very bad condition. The road has come a long way since I took this drone video 13 months ago.

Drone video of Bay Road construction on 1/9/21
Bay Road improvement area is annotated in red, spanning Bay Road from Clarke Ave to the entrance to Cooley Landing.
Standing in front of the Ravenswood Family Health Center on the north side of Bay Road looking towards the former Tongan church at 2495 Pulgas Ave, East Palo Alto, CA. 
Newly constructed sitting area in front of the Ravenswood Family Health Center at the northwest corner of Pulgas Ave and Bay Road.
New SamTrans bus stop serving routes 280 and 296.
Newly planted tree at the northwest corner of Pulgas Ave and Bay Road in East Palo Alto, CA.
New crosswalks with protective crosswalk lights. Photo was taken at the northeast corner of Bay Road and Demeter St.
New Class 2 bike lanes were added as part of the Bay Road Improvement Project.
Looking northeast from across the street from the College Track office.