Dear Maria and fellow council members, Today I learned Palo Alto’s “plans” for pickleball expansion. Cubberly tennis courts are to be resurfaced, lights installed and dedicated to tennis play. All the existing Mitchell tennis courts will be converted to pickleball. I did not hear this from the ci...

Hi All, I’d love to know how I can do anything to facilitate Vision Zero in Menlo Park. I really appreciate all the city has done for cyclists and pedestrians. The middle avenue infrastructure changes are great! I know many people are going to complain about parking but I really hope that they...

Hello City Council Members, On behalf of the pickleball community, Im sending this message in advance of the PRC meeting tonight as background for the discussion about pickleball court capacity. Many thanks to the P&R staff and Commission for taking the time over the last year to address the lar...

Dear Council, I support the planning commission approved plans for the 961 El Camino restaurant/bar. I concur with comments that have been made regarding lack of bike racks. I was surprised that the Guild rebuild was approved without adding racks. Regards, Nate Gardner

Hi All, Our preference for Middle Ave. is option #1 followed by #2 then #3. We have lived in the city for 30+ years, just a few blocks from Middle. Pre-pandemic I was walking or bicycling on Middle ~5 days a week. I will typically bike down Middle to play pickleball at Nealon Park 3 - 4 days a we...

Please reduce the two-block-long 30 mph speed limit on Santa Cruz Avenue from Avy to Alameda. This is such a bad segment with cars flying onto it from Sand Hill Road, made worse by: NO sidewalks NO lights Narrow shoulder, alway filled with parked cars associated with the never-ending construct...

Dear Council, I strongly support the proposal to close downtown streets and to enable expanded dining space. Previously dining in/near automobile exhaust was not something we did very often. We would be much more inclined to patronize downtown dining - especially if we could bike and/or stroll down...

Dear Council, I support the annexation of the triangle -- on the agenda tonight. Nate Gardner 2015 Santa Cruz Ave. Received on Tue Nov 05 2019 - 20:18:10 PST

[image: image.png] While I am confident this council will continue the practice of improving public safety, after my experiences today, I wanted to voice my support for the solutions that place pedestrian and bicyclist safety above other public use of Middle Ave. I also wanted to express that excell...

Please keep the Sharon road sidewalk as a very high priority! I actually walk that route about twice a week to the Sharon Heights shopping center and a safe sidewalk would be a great help. Please also do the triangle annexation this year. Regards,Nate