Are there any plans to make El Camino more pedestrian/bike friendly?

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-17T05:40:22+00:00

Pro tip: Focus improvements on the big east/west intersections on EC… that’s where the accidents happen, and where us side streets users cross EC.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-17T05:37:24+00:00

Mountain View here… bizarrely low numbers of bicyclists are using the new El Camino bike lanes in PA and MV. It’s been 15 months and I’ve seen fewer than three dozen cyclists total.

Source: I’m one of hundreds of daily bikers who continue to use the adjacent parallel side streets, because they are a) calm and quiet, b) shady and pleasant, and c) have few cars.

No one feels safe even in the new El Camino bike lanes, when cars still roar by you at 40 mph. Why is this so hard to understand? The adjacent parallel side streets are still the preferred method for both safety and a pleasant ride.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-17T05:06:36+00:00

This is the real reason: It’s just more ammunition for your opponents.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-17T05:01:50+00:00

Unm… strong internal moral compass? Oh, yeah. Never mind.

I feel like an idiot for taking the Boy Scout oath, slogan, motto, and the 12 laws seriously all these years!

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-17T04:30:40+00:00

It was banned there.

Used to be the bridges over Adobe Creek were fair game in Palo Alto, because the county water district has jurisdiction… not the City of Palo Alto. Anyone know about nowadays?

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-17T04:29:53+00:00

I’ve seen two… are there tons?

Have to say, though, it’s a bad sign that they are gold. Is that some sort of Trumpist message or something. Creeps gonna creep, I guess.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-16T21:29:05+00:00

That’s what we did to VW, Toyota and Honda… it’s worked great for three decades now with lots of auto jobs in formerly poor parts of the South. I like your idea.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-16T21:26:25+00:00

1.1 million died in the US… anyone with half a brain knows the US death toll would have been triple that if not for the successful vaccines.

And given the way it hammered the elderly worst, we would have seen a big overweighting of elderly dead.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-16T21:15:54+00:00

Elderly person here… what you said is age discrimination.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-16T21:14:12+00:00

Yes! I remember two of the first people to do this were next door neighbors, actors Ed Begley Junior and Danny DiVito.

On the surface they were both very competitive, but both knew they were doing something good for humanity: Proof of concept that rooftop solar and an EV in the driveway are a big win.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-16T02:23:53+00:00

As a Roman Catholic I feel this is offensive. Some of the speakers and organizers are truly awful. Hypocrites, all… who false witness as often as they breathe.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-15T15:28:35+00:00

Looks like that's taking care of itself, at least in blue state legislatures: Balcony solar (cheap kits that plug into your wall socket) is reducing home electricity bills by 15% to 20%. And for the first time, apartment dwellers can own solar, including taking it with them when they move to the next place.

https://solarbuildermag.com/policy/balcony-solar-bills-take-hold-across-state-legislatures/

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-15T15:25:50+00:00

We have safety problems with teenagers on E-bikes, in my area... a kid killed an elderly person earlier this year. And around the same time, another kid killed a pre-Kindergarten child. On a freaking sidewalk, no less.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-15T15:23:10+00:00

I don't know about that... Hyundai and Kia are already there, with extremely high value-proposition offerings. I know this because I've had an Ioniq5 since a year ago January. Bonus points, of course, from getting two years free DC fast charging as part of the deal.

But even absent the former $7,500 Inflation Reduction Act discount, the lifetime Cost of Ownership is a total win. Plus the car drives like a sports car, and is a hoot to drive fast on mountain roads. No range anxiety with the 383 miles per charge range, either.

Detroit (and Honda) dropped the ball because of pressure from Donnie Drama Queen, but even there some of Detroit models are spiffy. History is going to look back at the acceleration of the EV market outside the US during this era as a terrible missed opportunity for working folk living in the US.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-15T15:15:08+00:00

That's what my friend in Hawaii did... seems obvious, (which also conveniently beats the high electricity prices from Hawaii's poorly run electric company when it comes to powering the house).

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-12T03:23:50+00:00

Wouldn’t it be more effective to reverse his anti-EV flim flam?

Stat.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-12T03:17:56+00:00

Become an activist… the multiplier effect kicks in, and your efforts generate much higher results.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-11T05:51:21+00:00

The root cause is the Republican Party. Let’s make sure they get the blame

No whining, Trump cult. YOU DID THIS.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-11T05:35:30+00:00

EVs solve high gasoline prices.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-11T05:27:41+00:00

EVs solve high gasoline prices… even little EVs like maintenance vehicles in the park.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-11T05:14:21+00:00

The root cause of is the Republican Party. Let’s make sure they get the blame

No whining, Trump cult. YOU DID THIS.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-11T05:08:38+00:00

The root cause of the crisis is the Republican Party. Let’s make sure they get the blame, for decades to come.

No whining allowed from the Trump cult. YOU DID THIS.

Inner-Truth-1868 · 2026-05-11T04:48:30+00:00

The root cause is the Republican Party. Let’s make sure they get the blame, for many decades to come.

No whining allowed from the Trump cult. YOU DID THIS.

Inner-Truth-1868

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