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==Transportation== [[File:San Mateo Station 3111 03 (cropped).JPG|thumb|right|[[San Mateo station]], served by [[Caltrain]] and [[SamTrans]]]] ===Freeways=== San Mateo is considered to be near the center of the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] about halfway between [[San Francisco]] and [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], the region's two largest cities. It is served by three major freeways, including [[U.S. Route 101]], [[Interstate 280 (California)|Interstate 280]], and [[California State Route 92|State Route 92]]. State Route 92 east of San Mateo traverses the San Francisco Bay as the [[San Mateo-Hayward Bridge]] to the city of [[Hayward, California|Hayward]] on its eastern shore. === Bicycling === San Mateo has a network of [[bikeway]]s connecting major destinations in the city. In 2011, the city approved a Bicycle Master Plan to establish bicycling goals, identify gaps in the existing bikeway system, and create a prioritized list of infrastructure improvement projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/2474/Bicycling-Master-Plan-2011|title=Bicycling Master Plan 2011 {{!}} San Mateo, CA - Official Website|website=Cityofsanmateo.org|access-date=January 29, 2019}}</ref> ===Public transportation=== [[SamTrans]] provides local bus service within the city of San Mateo as well as the entire county of San Mateo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transit.511.org/providers/providerinfo.aspx?cid=SM|title=511 SF BAY|access-date=August 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221210517/http://transit.511.org/providers/providerinfo.aspx?cid=SM|archive-date=February 21, 2016}}</ref> [[AC Transit]] provides transbay bus service via the San Mateo Bridge to Alameda County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transit.511.org/providers/providerinfo.aspx?cid=AD|title=511 SF BAY|access-date=August 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100110/http://transit.511.org/providers/providerinfo.aspx?cid=AD|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> [[Caltrain]] provides commuter rail service on the San Francisco Peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose. Caltrain operates three stations within the city of San Mateo with stations at {{cals|Hillsdale}} (serving the mall and surrounding area), {{cals|Hayward Park}} (near Highway 92), and {{cals|San Mateo}} (in downtown San Mateo). There are 41 northbound and 41 southbound trains with a stop in the city each weekday and 18 trains in both directions on weekends. Extra southbound trains are run to accommodate passengers after [[San Francisco Giants]] games.<ref>[http://www.caltrain.com/goCaltrain/Sports/San_Francisco_Giants/2017_Giants_Service.html 2017 Giants Service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524235146/http://www.caltrain.com/goCaltrain/Sports/San_Francisco_Giants/2017_Giants_Service.html |date=May 24, 2017 }}. Caltrain.com (April 4, 2017). Retrieved on 2017-05-24.</ref> See [[San Mateo County, California#Public transportation|public transportation in San Mateo County]] for more details.
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