Woodside To Get $800K For Bike, Pedestrian Safety At High School

WOODSIDE, CA — The town of Woodside is set to receive $800,000 to install bicycle and pedestrian safety measures near Woodside High School.

The funds are courtesy of requests made by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto). Approval of the funds is contingent on it passing the full Appropriations Committee and the full House after Eshoo said the funding was secured on Friday. In total, Eshoo secured $11.25 million for eight community projects in her district.

“I’m proud to have secured this funding which will go directly to local education projects, efforts to mitigate traffic congestion, and plans to strengthen senior care and mental health services,” Eshoo said.

The $800,000 to Woodside is part of a $2.8 million package to decrease traffic in the district. The nearby town of Atherton will receive $2 million to improve traffic flow and safety along the Alameda de las Pulgas corridor.

Other funds include $3 million to Palo Alto to help renovate the historic Roth Building that houses the Palo Alto Museum and $2 million to Palo Alto — in partnership with Mountain View and Los Altos — to ensure that mental health-related calls are addressed by resources other than law enforcement.