I drove by the new IKEA site in East Palo Alto today and they are making visible progress. There are even distinctive IKEA-blue exterior walls up already. The site seems small until you see one of the workers perched on the top of the skeleton, dwarfed by the size of the structure. IKEA has made good on promises to hire local contractors and to conform to city-mandated construction hours to reduce noise. Scheduled opening is this summer.