Caltrain Palo Alto: Partial Underpass Images

The images below show the Parial Underpass proposal from various vantage points. Click on an image to popup a higher resolution version (HD - 1920x1080). These images are large, so be patient while they load!

birds eye NE — CC-SA-NC-4.0/Michael Chacon

Bird's Eye View Looking Toward Old Palo Alto

This bird's eye view of the Alma/Churchill intersection is looking down towards Old Palo Alto from above Southgate. Churchill Ave. appears at the lower left. Note the bike and pedestrian bridge over Churchill next to the Caltrain tracks.

birds eye N — CC-SA-NC-4.0/Michael Chacon

Bird's Eye View Looking North

This bird's eye view of the Alma/Churchill intersection is looking down towards the north from above Alma. Note that Churchill Ave. does not continue across Alma. The southbound lanes drop to the underpass at the intersection.

birds eye E — CC-SA-NC-4.0/Michael Chacon

Bird's Eye View Looking East

This is a bird's eye view of Alma/Churchill intersection looking down from above Churchill Ave. to the west of Alma. You can see where Churchill passes under the Caltrain tracks. You can also see the bike/pedestrian bridge over Churchill.

birds eye SW — CC-SA-NC-4.0/Michael Chacon

Bird's Eye View Looking Toward Southgate

This is a bird's eye view of the Alma/Churchill intersection looking down towards Southgate from above Old Palo Alto. Note the intersection of East Churchill with Alma only allows right turns. Note also that there is no left turn from southbound Alma to East Churchill.

churchill E at grade — CC-SA-NC-4.0/Michael Chacon

Street Level on Churchill Looking West

This is a street level view looking towards the Alma/Churchill intersection from East Churchill.

alma S subgrade — CC-SA-NC-4.0/Michael Chacon

Street Level View on Southbound Alma

This is a street level view looking south along Alma approaching the Alma/Churchill intersection. Note that only through and right turn travel are permitted.

alma N subgrade — CC-SA-NC-4.0/Michael Chacon

Street Level View of the Left Turn From Alma Northbound

This is a street level view looking north along Alma from the northbound left turn lane. Note that only left turns are allowed here. All northbound through traffic stays at the surface, which can be seen at the upper right.

churchill ped bridge N — CC-SA-NC-4.0/Michael Chacon

Bird's Eye View of the Bridge Over Churchill

This is a bird's eye view of the bike and pedestrian bridge over Churchill. This allow bikes and pedestrians heading East on Churchill to cross over to Old Palo Alto without crossing Churchill, Alma, or Caltrain traffic.

churchill ped bridge W — CC-SA-NC-4.0/Michael Chacon

Bird's Eye View Looking Down on the Caltrain Bridge

Bird's eye view of the Alma/Churchill intersection looking down towards Southgate from over the Caltrain tracks. This provides another view of the bike/pedestrian bridge over Churchill.

castilleja E — CC-SA-NC-4.0/Michael Chacon

Street Level View Looking East at Castilleja

This is a street level view looking along Churchill at Castilleja. Note the right hand lane continues at the surface to Mariposa and also is the path bikes will take to get to the bridge over Churchill. The east bound lane splits into two: one turning north (left) on Alma and one turning south (right).

birds eye churchill E — CC-SA-NC-4.0/Michael Chacon

Bird's Eye View of the Underpass from Churchill

This is a bird's eye view of the Churchill underpass showing the left and right turn lanes and the bike/pedestrian bridge.

churchill E subgrade — CC-SA-NC-4.0/Michael Chacon

Street Level View Under the Caltrain Bridge Over Churchill

This is a street level view of the intersection from Churchill. Note the left and right turn signs: there is no connection to East Churchill.

bike tunnel kellogg — CC-SA-NC-4.0/Michael Chacon

Street Level View on Kellogg Looking West

This is a street level view of Kellogg looking west toward Alma. Note the entrance to the bike and pedestrian tunnel and the crosswalk connecting to the sidewalks on either side of the street,