It is time for Caltrain and the city of Burlingame to reopen the Broadway Burlingame Caltrain Station for weekday service. There is no money to do the grade separation. Seventeen years ago, when Caltrain decided to close the weekday service at the Broadway station, It devastated the small businesses in the Broadway business district. On average, over 2,000 people would take the train every week. Passengers would walk through Broadway, grab their coffee, breakfast and take the train to go to work. In the evening, passengers would get off the train, grab their dinner, groceries and other essentials and walk home. The Broadway business owners and the Burlingame Community were promised that when the Caltrain electrification was completed, it would reopen the weekday service.
Surrounding the Broadway District are thousands of apartments and many new developments that are happening very near Broadway station. Many biotech businesses around Bayshore are in the development stage and were told that Broadway station would reopen its weekday service once electrification was done, in order to facilitate their employees commute. Two apartment complexes consisting of over 800 units are steps away from Broadway Caltrain.
Reopening the Broadway station will not cause an additional safety or traffic issue. The Broadway station platform would be extended an additional 50-100 feet closer to Carmelita Avenue and once the train crosses the gates, the gates would immediately open. This is not difficult engineering. Caltrain has to service the needs of the Burlingame Community.
President, Broadway Burlingame Business Improvement District
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There are far more apartments at near the Broadway station than Burlingame Ave. Then Caltrain wonders why it is running a deficit
Thanks for your letter, Mr. Kevranian, but what excuses are being provided as to why the Broadway Burlingame Caltrain Station is not opened? It can’t be funding. After all, isn’t this the Burlingame that was going to spend $6.4 million for a town square project? Didn’t Burlingame teachers recently receive a raise of more than 7% with these raises also counting towards their pensions and benefits? Didn’t Burlingame recently give union workers a 15% raise? Doesn’t Burlingame want to blow $42 million to purchase and improve an existing building instead of spending $35 million over 10 years for maintenance? Basically blowing $42 million instead of $3.5 million?
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