WiltedRose

I love keeping in shape and that is why I jog a lot. I prefer jogging in the openness of the community rather than the nature part due to safety and probably because I'm a female. East Oakwood Blvd is the perfect place to jog. I discovered the area a couple of years ago in my junior year of college. The area is actually a whole oval block because East Oakwood Blvd turns into West Oakwood Blvd. I just run the whole area and stop back at where I started at the beginning of East Oakwood Blvd. The street is completely residential with hardly any sidewalks. Currently there is a little bit of construction going on which surprises me because the houses are already very close together. If your looking for a jogging route in the community rather than some jogging park I would suggest trying out this area.

Being woken up in the middle of the night to the tracks of a loud train is not what I call exciting. If you live on Westmoreland Avenue than that is what you better expect because a train track runs the whole length of the road and more. It isn't quite as bad as those apartments that they show in NYC where the whole foundation shakes but it is enough to get your attention. The road is very narrow and is an extremely tight squeeze for two lanes. The houses in this area are cheaper than most probably due to the annoying train tracks. However the houses for the most part are moderate without coming off as shady because they are cheap(er). The street is pretty close to the bar district which is right off El Camino so if a taxi needs to be rented to prevent drunk driving it will be sufficiently cheap.

Many people would say the Veterans Blvd is the heart of Redwood City. I think every city has a road like Veterans Blvd which serves as primarily the main road where the malls, banks, restaurants, movie theaters and various other places are located. Various Blvd houses all of those places, some residential places and a couple of parks. It is one of the busiest streets in Redwood besides the freeways at least in traffic count. The road was repaved a couple of years ago and expanded to a total of four lanes with two on each side and a barrier was erected some three inches off the ground. Traffic can be heavy at times especially during rush hour and the weekends. If you want to enjoy a very common consumer activity then there is no avoiding Veterans Blvd.

Chesapeake Drive is one of those hidden roads that only the locals know about. The road is relatively short but very much alive. There are a couple of concessions stands along the way the sell refreshments and quite a few marina stores. At the edge of the road are some awesome docks that open up to Redwood Creek. Trust me this is not your average creek. Boats frequent this waterway and people watch them from ashore. There are plenty of little inland areas on blankets of sand where people can pull up and have a relaxing time.

Douglas Avenue is very industrial. The street is all factories when you cross the intersection at Spring Street heading North East. The other part of the street is residential. The street is very loud because of all the noises that come from the factory and the constant coming and going of the semi trucks. Most of the trucks come from Manfield road so they go up and down the residential part of the street constantly. I've gotten stuck behind them a couple of times when I was trying to reach another street. I was kind of surprised that the most of the houses actually looked decent with well kept yards because the factory part looks very grimy and a lot of the buildings are covered in barbed wire fencing.

One night my car broke down on the corner of Elm and Stambaugh. I was able to pull my car into some massive school parking lot. Elm Street is downright creepy. Half of the houses on the street are in bad needs of paint jobs and the people that were walking around did not look all that friendly. My car broke down right before it got dark. I decided to stay in my car because the surrounding streets really did not look any better. Once I saw this extremely mean looking pitbull walk past my broken down car wandering aimlessly on the street. I had my cell with me and luckily I was able to get ahold of someone. I just stayed in my car until they arrived. This is definitely an are that I don't want to visit again.

Cay you say the whole thing? This street is quite a handful when it comes to pronunciation. Most people just called it Alameda though. Despite it's colorful name you don't find Mexican style houses instead you find a very typical middle class neighborhood which are lined with hedge trimmings and very narrow sidewalks. The road is somewhat a tight fit for as much traffic that goes up and down during the day. There are lines though that allow street parking which clearly mark the side street from the road. I usually cut through this way to get to the Junipero freeway. Overall I think it is a pleasant drive.

Harcross Road is very secluded from the rest of the world. The road is surrounded by trees on both sides with are thick over the top so it seems that very little sunlight gets in. There are houses on the road but they are few and far between and often have long and winding drives. Eventually the road turns into Las Puglas Drive where the houses become bigger and more expensive. The road is very narrow and can be quite hard to see at night because of the intensity of the darkness. It can be a good jogging road if you take someone with you just for safety. Make sure that you drive slow around the corners because there could be another car driving from the opposite way.

The safety of a street and neighborhood community does not get any better than Red Oak Way. Christmas is one of the biggest celebrations on this street as every house seems to be in a competition with each other on who can claim the most decorative house on the street. There is a children's safety meeting in which a lot of the parents on Red Oak Way and a couple of other streets in the area partake in ever week..kind of like a neighborhood weekly event planner. The houses are all well kept and the people are extremely friendly. On the really hot days there is an even a lake to cool off in a block away.

Jefferson Avenue offers many twists and turns that keep the road suprisngly with traffic at all hours. The street is line with modern middle class stucco houses and plenty of businesses. A lot of the houses are right on the road which can be a hazard sign to families with small children. Also be careful on some parts of the road when you are switching lanes because there are little lane barriers that separate the lanes and trust me they can wear your tire down really fast. During the weekends near AYSO soccer fields you should stop by if you are driving in the area. The crowd is large and watching a soccer game is always a blast!