Palo Alto is weighing eight options, seven of which are tunnels, for bicyclists and pedestrians to have a safer way to cross the Caltrain tracks between the California Avenue and San Antonio stops.

City staff must now pare down the list from eight to two before returning to the Planning and Transportation Commission in November for a stamp of approval. The City Council is set to choose its preferred option by the end of the year.

Based on commissioner and public feedback, the immediate frontrunner crossing options are tunnels at El Dorado Avenue and Loma Verde Avenue, or center-running bike lanes on the San Antonio Road bridge above the Caltrain station.

“As with all transportation projects, the identification of alternatives for this Project involved consideration and balancing of dive

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