Parking, Traffic, and Directions
New! Discover Redwood City’s Real-Time Road Closure Map
Redwood City residents and visitors can now explore up-to-the-minute road closure information through our interactive GIS map. Built with intuitive tools, this experience lets you:
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View current closures reported by City staff across streets, highways, parks, and event zones.
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Search by location or address to check street status in your neighborhood.
- Zoom in on live map layers or toggle background basemaps for different perspectives.
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Stay informed with easy sharing tools—embed the map, copy links, or capture screenshots for alerts and planning.
Designed to empower safe travel and streamline commutes, this interactive map is part of the City’s GIS-powered data portal—making spatial data clear, timely, and accessible to all.
Downtown Parking Program
Click here to learn about Downtown's parking program!
To locate public parking, please see the downtown public parking map.
Directions
Directions to Downtown:
By Car
Highway 101 – If you are coming from north of Redwood City, take the Whipple Avenue exit off of the 101. The off-ramp will turn into Veterans Boulevard. At the light, don’t turn right on Whipple, but proceed straight for another quarter of a mile or so. Turn right on Middlefield Road and you are there! From south of Redwood City, take the Woodside Road exit. Take Woodside road south for about a half of a mile, and then turn right on Middlefield Road. After another half-mile or so you have arrived!Interstate 280 – From north or south of Redwood City, take the Woodside Road exit. Head north on Woodside for about 3 miles, and turn left on Middlefield Road.
By Train
Caltrain - The Redwood City Caltrain stop is right in the heart of Downtown. Click here for Caltrain schedule information.BART – Bay Area Rapid Transit doesn’t extend down to Redwood City yet, but the new SFO extension features a transfer point in Millbrae to the Caltrain, which will bring you right into Downtown.
By Bus
SamTrans has multiple routes which provide access to Downtown Redwood City. Click here for route and schedule information.