Category: California Avenue

Around the Terrace: May 10, 2023

Here are some recent announcements and news stories of interest to College Terrace and the surrounding area.

  • New Murals Coming to California Avenue
    The Palo Alto Public Art Program is planning a mural event on California Avenue this summer. Artists Olivia Losee-Unger, Nicole Ponsler, and Paz de la Calzada have been selected to paint vibrant temporary murals in the California Avenue District. The murals will be painted at two wall sites: Palo Alto Central on 149 California Avenue, and Izzy’s Brooklyn Bagels on 477 California Avenue. The third mural will be a streetscape ground mural at the intersection of California Avenue and Ash Street. Mural painting will take place from June 1-9.
  • Third Thursday Live Music on California Avenue
    Enjoy six bands performing on California Avenue on Thursday, May 18, from 6pm-9pm with the launch of Third Thursday–a new monthly live music event that will bring the community together through the joy of live music.
  • Fireworks at Stanford on Friday Evening
    Stanford Baseball will host its annual Fireworks Night at this Friday’s game against Arizona, which starts at 5:35pm. The fireworks will start after the game, which is expected to end around 8:30pm-9pm, and will last approximately 15 minutes.

Rescheduled: Car-Free Streets Follow-Up

The City has rescheduled its follow-up meeting regarding Car Free Streets: California Avenue and Ramona Street to Thursday, April 27 from 6pm to 7:30pm. This meeting will be held via Zoom and is a follow-up to the in-person meeting held in December.

The City will share community outreach findings and recommendations for next steps, including demonstration projects and future study topics, and wants to hear your feedback. For more information, visit the project page at: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/carfreestreets 

Car Free Streets Follow-Up Meeting

Some of you attended the City’s Car Free Streets Community Workshop back in December to discuss priorities, opportunities, and challenges of Palo Alto’s car-free streets (California Ave and Ramona St downtown).

There will be a follow-up Community Meeting on a date to be determined. (Update as of March 24: This meeting was originally scheduled for March 30, but has been postponed.) The meeting link and agenda will be on the project webpage prior to the community meeting. 

The City will share community outreach findings and recommendations for next steps for demonstration and interim projects, and wants to hear your feedback. Please RSVP to Ozzy Arce at ozzy.arce@cityofpaloalto.org. For more information, visit the project page at: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/carfreestreets 

Car Free Streets Community Workshop: December 7

The City of Palo Alto is hosting an in-person interactive Community Workshop on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at 310 California Avenue (Performance Gains Gym) to discuss priorities, opportunities, and challenges of Palo Alto’s car-free streets: California Avenue between El Camino Real and Birch Street, and the half block of Ramona Street between University Avenue and Hamilton Avenue.

This community workshop will include a presentation on the Program’s background, the existing conditions, an update on where the Program is going, and a chance for you to share your experience and ideas to help shape a future study for the streets. This engagement effort is a part of the Uplift Local: Car-Free Streets, California Avenue and Ramona Street Program—a Council-supported initiative launched during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow for outdoor dining, retail, and personal services on certain portions of Ramona Street and California Avenue. 

For more information, visit the Program page. To RSVP for the workshop, use this link:

https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Events-Directory/City-Manager/Car-Free-Streets-Community-Workshop