East Palo Alto has a parking congestion problem. I wanted to share some reasons I have gathered from talking with City staff, neighbors, and personal experience.

Two months ago in July 2022, I sold my car to rely on biking, public transit, and ridesharing. These are the reason why I made this decision.

This year SamTrans is bringing 4 updated bus routes and a new on-demand system to East Palo Alto as part of the Reimagine SamTrans initiative.

In Q3 2022, East Palo Alto is planning to add 8 miles of new bike lanes as part of the Annual Street Resurfacing Project 21/22.

I've biked to work over 40 times this year and I received $100 in Amazon gift cards from the Commute.org Bicycle Rewards Program. East Palo Alto residents who bike to work can also get these rewards!

After my repeated experiences of SamTrans Route 296 skipping Pulgas Ave, I filed a report with SamTrans and wanted to provide this update.

SamTrans buses need to be made more reliable. I have personally had 3 incidents where the bus did not go on Pulgas Ave: twice inbound to EPA, and once outbound to Menlo Park.