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<br />o l1 R \' I ~ I l) N : <br />D H. L :\ "1 SaIl d A C r I U N ~ <br /> <br />78 <br />age 22 <br /> <br />Our Context for Planning <br /> <br />Our guiding principles set the framework for planning in Redwood City. <br />At the same time, we are constantly influenced by our location within <br />the region and our surrounding environment. <br /> <br />Redwood City is located in the San <br />Francisco Bay Area on the San <br />Francisco Peninsula in south-eastern <br />San Mateo County. It is bounded by <br />portions of the cities of San Carlos, <br />Belmont, Foster City, Atherton, <br />Menlo Park, and Woodside, al) <br />unincorporated areas of San M~(I, <br />*?~';~i <br />County. Major transportatr"~ <br />facilities in and near the S~tl include",,] <br />US Highway 101 (U.S. 101)i!~tt~~~ate <br />280 (1-280), Caltrain, State ~~~t~~"'*M <br />(Woodside Road w' l~..the Ci~~f an <br />State Route. i~~inoF\~~1 <br />Figure V-l ind, s RedWood d' <br />location within t <br />"";'~~';*;h <br />In t irectldriit; <br />refere"~i' are '''j,):ted ;;l~: U.S. <br />Highway \il~, which'i~.tuns' roughly <br /> <br />""'~":%+";0' ~{E;'-t::',_ <br />north-south 't~~gh th~~restern part <br />of the regiori;';iiii'IJ~ ,}t~wood City, <br />however, U.S. l.&t,~/actuaIlY runs <br />northwest to southeast. Even so, <br />most community members recognize <br />that west of U.S. 101 refers to areas <br />away from the Bay, and towards the hills. Similarly, lIeast of U.S. Figure V..l: Regional Locations <br />101" refers to the lands closest to the Bay. In this General Plan, <br />we use the terms south-west and north-east reflect accuracy as <br />well as regional nomenclature. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Geographical Context <br /> <br />H. l d \\ (l (I d l' I t \ (; t n t :'.1 I PI.I 11 <br />l' .t ,~ (' \. I I) \\' I' I) t '- I 1 - ~") <br />l) r " I Jl :.: 1.\ t . .." l' t' I l' III , l' I '.": l l l <br />