Caltrain unwraps $20.5M gift to Burlingame
Mark Abramson - 06/12/2008
Burlingame officials and other dignitaries turned out Thursday to open Caltrain's "100th" birthday gift to the city, a remodeled train station.
Caltrain disputes councils' resolution
Will Oremus - 03/10/2007
A resolution of local city councils calling for more Caltrain service at certain stations has the transit agency's leaders crying foul.
Council, residents OK Caltrain project
Christine Morente - 03/29/2006
Saying their hands were tied, the Burlingame City Council and community members agreed to go along Tuesday with Caltrain's proposed project to renovate the Burlingame Avenue train station -- but also asked for some modifications.
Sick of solicitors? Put up a sign!
Neil H. Dempsey - 01/19/2006
Concerned by the recent report of a sexual assault by a salesman in West San Jose, nearby home invasion robberies and the intimidating tactics even nonviolent door-to-door peddlers can sometimes use, the city retooled its ordinances concerning solicitors this week.
Burlingame businesses oppose parking meters
Christine Morente - 01/15/2005
Business owners near the Burlingame Avenue train station are saying "no" to the city's proposal to install parking meters on West Lane and they plan to tell City Council members on Tuesday.
Train station to store history
Jon Mays - 01/03/2005
The Burlingame Historical Society signed a letter of intent to move into the Burlingame Avenue train station Caltrain abandoned last spring.
Burlingame to revisit station plans
Christine Morente - 10/02/2004
Caltrain officials will present slightly modified plans for one of the two Burlingame train station platform projects Monday during the City Council meeting.
Burlingame considering 12 acres
Bill Silverfarb - 08/19/2004
Burlingame is in negotiations with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to purchase about 12 acres of land along California Drive stretching from Burlingame Avenue to Broadway.
Mike Harvey concerned about station plans
Christine Morente - 08/05/2004
Caltrain's plans to improve both the Broadway and Burlingame Avenue train stations may cause problems for the owner of auto dealerships next to both stations.
Train station relocation will not happen
Bill Silverfarb - 08/05/2004
A Burlingame auto dealer who suggested combining two train depots into one conceded yesterday that merchants on Broadway and Burlingame Avenue would never let it happen.
Caltrain project critiqued
Christine Morente - 07/30/2004
Caltrain's proposal to improve the Burlingame Avenue train station raised concerns among residents and area business owners at a community meeting Thursday. While the idea is to improve traffic around the station and make it safer for pedestrians, those attending said closing lanes and preventing people from crossing tracks to get to Burlingame Avenue are no-nos.
Caltrain planning station renovations
Ethan Fletcher - 07/29/2004
Residents will get a peek at Caltrain's proposed renovation of Burlingame's two train stations today.
History buffs want train station
Michelle Durand - 05/18/2004
Vending machines are replacing cashiers at the historic Burlingame train station and a local historical group hopes the building can also provide a ticket to the city's past.