The city of Menlo Park has received a $498,783 grant from OneBayArea, a transportation fund of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, to pay most of the cost of a project to increase bike and pedestrian safety for Menlo Park and Atherton students.
The project will create a continuous pedestrian pathway along Valparaiso Avenue that will be clear of vegetation or other obstacles, enhance bike lanes with a "green" road treatment to increase vehicle awareness, and improve pedestrian and bicycle crossings along Valparaiso Avenue.
Total cost of the project is expected to be about $564,000; the city will pay the remaining $65,000 or so.