For history sake, before everything from Almaden up to Page Mill was basically built out, Highway 85 between 17 opened up (realistically) around 1994. Within about a month of it opening, if you were driving from the south on 17, it was faster to go 17->280 instead of 17->85->280.
Then if you want o talk 87/101 down near Almaden Valley... the addition of 87 and 85 turned upper middle class neighborhoods (with good schools) into way less desirable neighborhoods and the track records of the schools dropped significantly. (I lived down there pre-85/87).
Sigh. I'll stop but the "we should do X" without thinking about reality around certain situations on here really reminds me that we can be wicked smart and successful in an area and completely clueless in another.
Then if you want o talk 87/101 down near Almaden Valley... the addition of 87 and 85 turned upper middle class neighborhoods (with good schools) into way less desirable neighborhoods and the track records of the schools dropped significantly. (I lived down there pre-85/87).
Sigh. I'll stop but the "we should do X" without thinking about reality around certain situations on here really reminds me that we can be wicked smart and successful in an area and completely clueless in another.