Quarry Road Transit Connection

At a glance

• What: Design of the Quarry Road Transit Connection (60% plans).
• Where it stands: Study session at the Planning & Transportation Commission on October 28, 2026; scheduled for a Council study session on November 9, 2026. Outcomes of the commission session are not recorded.

Sources

• https://cityofpaloalto.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=20388&compileOutputType=1
• https://cityofpaloalto.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=18797&compileOutputType=1

Log

• 2026-10-28 - 2026-10-28 - Planning & Transportation Commission Regular Meeting: study session on 60% plans. The design budget rose by $127,000 from $878,000. The commission unanimously favored Option A (bike lanes at street level) over Option B (sidewalk level, about $284,000 more and three months longer). Staff will seek a Caltrans exception for the narrow west-leg lanes. Final design and more outreach in spring; construction possibly late 2027 or early 2028.
• 2026-11-09 - 2026-11-09 - City Council Regular Meeting: Council study session on 60% design plans scheduled.
• 2026-11-09 - 2026-11-09 - City Council Regular Meeting: a supplemental report was added to the study session item by the amended agenda.