Two dozen businesses in Los Altos are contributing prizes for the Drive Less Challenge which promotes prize sponsors on its website as part of its local shopping theme. They’ve provided some fabulous prizes with a total value of over $1600! See the Shop Locally tab for a list of sponsors. There will be lots of great prizes for those in [...]
This year the DLC has many more volunteer teams from Peninsula and South Bay communities. The DLC is open to participants from all around the Bay Area but community volunteers are essential to reach more participants and recruit local retail prize sponsors. Please welcome the new organizers from Redwood City, Los Altos / Hills, San Carlos, Sunnyvale, Morgan Hill. There [...]
Join us for Bike Palo Alto! Start at: Escondido School, Stanford Ave. & Escondido Road, Palo Alto Enjoy a fun afternoon of bicycling in Palo Alto and discover great local bike routes and shops along the way, pick up tips on safe cycling and check out displays of bike accessories to make your riding easier! * Family friendly event * [...]
Planning for Drive Less Challenge 2011 is under way. Last year, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Burlingame participated, helping people in the community learn new ways to drive less and reduce carbon pollution. Participating means getting the word out to the community, in schools, workplaces, civic groups, churches and synagogues, and working with local businesses to encourage local [...]
Last week, at a meeting in Palo Alto City Hall, Mark Simon of Caltrain discussed riders’ concerns with potential incompatibilities between Caltrain and the High Speed Rail project that will take trains from LA to San Francisco up the Caltrain corridor. The presentation didn’t lay compatibility questions to rest, and raised more questions about how the agencies are working together. [...]