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How to get to East Palo Alto in San Francisco - San Jose, CA by bus, train or light rail?

Directions to East Palo Alto (San Francisco - San Jose, CA) with public transportation

The following transit lines have routes that pass near East Palo Alto

    BusBus: 281, 296, 81, 280.TrainTrain: BABY BULLET.

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    Bus stations near East Palo Alto in San Francisco - San Jose, CA

    • Bay Rd & Clarke Ave,4 min walk,

    Bus lines to East Palo Alto in San Francisco - San Jose, CA

    • 81,MAHS - East Palo Alto,
    • 280,Purdue/Fordham - Palo Alto Transit Ctr,
    • 296,Redwood City Transit Center - Bayshore/Donohoe,
    Questions & Answers
    • What are the closest stations to East Palo Alto?

      The closest stations to East Palo Alto are:

      • Bay Rd & Clarke Ave is 238 yards away, 4 min walk.
    • Which bus lines stop near East Palo Alto?

      These bus lines stop near East Palo Alto: 281, 296.

    • Which train line stops near East Palo Alto?

      BABY BULLET

    • What’s the nearest bus stop to East Palo Alto in San Francisco - San Jose, CA?

      The nearest bus stop to East Palo Alto in San Francisco - San Jose, CA is Bay Rd & Clarke Ave. It’s a 4 min walk away.

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    Bus:28129681280Train:BABY BULLET

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    East Palo Alto Address: 1801 Bay Rd street in San Francisco - San Jose, CA

    East Palo Alto
    East Palo AltoEast Palo Alto (abbreviated E.P.A.) is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of East Palo Alto was 28,155. It is situated on the San Francisco Peninsula, roughly halfway between the cities of San Francisco and San Jose. To the north and east is the San Francisco Bay, to the west is the city of Menlo Park, and to the south the city of Palo Alto. Despite being called "East" Palo Alto, this is a misnomer, as the city is precisely due north of Palo Alto. While often incorrectly assumed to be part of the city of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto has always been a separate entity since its founding as an unincorporated community. It is also in San Mateo County, while Palo Alto is in Santa Clara County. The two cities are separated only by San Francisquito Creek and, largely, the Bayshore Freeway (the vast majority of East Palo Alto is northeast of the freeway, while all of the residential part of Palo Alto is southwest of the freeway). The revitalization projects in 2000, and high income high-tech professionals moving into new developments, including employees from Google and Facebook, have begun to eliminate the cultural and economic differences between the two cities. East Palo Alto and Palo Alto share both telephone area codes and postal ZIP codes. 43% of East Palo Alto's residents were African Americans in 1990, which was the result of redlining practices and racial deed restrictions in Palo Alto. Latinos now constitute about 65% of the total population, while the proportion of African Americans has decreased to about 15%. A small minority of Pacific Islanders also reside in East Palo Alto, most of Tongan, Samoan and Indo-Fijian origin.. East Palo Alto has the largest concentration of Pacific Islanders of any American city or town outside Hawaii.. In the past, East Palo Alto experienced profound crime and poverty, especially during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1992, it had the highest homicide rate in the country with 24,322 people, and 42 murders, equaling a rate of 172.7 homicides per 100,000 residents. Since then the city's crime problems have subsided, and the murder rate in particular has declined to a typical urban level. In 2006, East Palo Alto experienced a comparatively low six murders, seven in 2007, and only five in 2008. As of December 22, 2017, there had been no traditional crime-related homicides in city since the year began, thanks to improved dispute resolution techniques and a collaboration between the local police and the community. The homicide-free streak for 2017 was interrupted on December 13 by a tragic murder-suicide, where the participants were computer scientists with ties to Stanford, MIT, and the local tech industry. The prosperity that benefited the Silicon Valley during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s largely bypassed East Palo Alto. The Ravenswood City School District, which serves East Palo Alto and part of adjoining Menlo Park, has struggled with low academic performance. Eventually, however, the Peninsula's shortage of land and soaring property prices meant that even East Palo Alto became an option for urban regeneration. Until recently, gentrification has been rare in East Palo Alto. East Palo Alto also includes a small piece of land across the Bayshore Freeway (US 101) from the shopping center, a roughly triangular area between US 101 and San Francisquito Creek, formerly the site of a two-block-long retail business district known as Whiskey Gulch. The name dates back to the time that Stanford University, in Palo Alto to the west, was dry and prohibited alcohol sales within a radius of one-mile (1.6 km) from the campus; Whiskey Gulch was just outside the limits, and was home to a number of liquor stores and bars. In 2000 the city tore down Whiskey Gulch and replaced it with the University Circle office complex. A 200-room Four Seasons hotel opened in University Circle in 2006. Over 25% of East Palo Alto (400+ acres) has been bulldozed and replaced with brand new housing and brand-name retail establishments over the last 10–15 years, including IKEA, Target, Home Depot, Nordstrom Rack, Togo's, Starbucks, Office Depot, Mi Pueblo Food Center, PGA Tour Superstore, 6 to 9 Dental, Jamba Juice and Izzy's Brooklyn Bagels, attracting an entirely new demographic. The University Square community has become particularly appealing to young high-tech professionals and high-income couples, including many employees from Google, Facebook, Sun Microsystems, Yahoo!, and various other software and startup companies.
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