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118 results for "Oliver"

I live in west Menlo and I will be away for 1/14 council meeting. I am strenuously against housing in downtown parking lots and urge you to consider other more appropriate alternatives that you dismissed. The whole state of downtown ( rats, debris, lack of repair of Trader Joe’s parking surface, ...

Hi, Thanks for all you do in service of our City. As you know, I was at the last City Council Meeting where the Safe Streets project status was discussed. I am pleased that the City has decided to continue the effort and, in particular, that Blake Street will remain closed at Middle Ave for...

Dear Menlo Park City Council, Ive been a resident of West Menlo Park for over 30 years. Im writing to object to the proposal that at the intersection of Middle Avenue and Olive Street, an extremely unsafe scheme be adopted for left turns by bicycles traveling west on Middle. Specifically, in ...

Dear City Counsel and Senior City Staff, I live on Cotton Street in Menlo Park between Santa Cruz and Middle Ave. I have three kids between the ages of 6 and 11 that go to Oak Knoll. The bike improvements made to Middle have made the biking so much safer. Not having cars parked on the street a...

Kevin (and Menlo Park City Council), Thank you for hosting the Zoom meeting on the 19th. It was great to get an update on the Middle Ave project, and I appreciate you listening and responding to everyones comments. I live on Middle Ave right across from the tennis courts, so I am affected by al...

Hi there, I wanted to write in support of making the Middle Ave bike lane permanent, as well as the other improvements in the project. It has greatly improved the bike safety of children biking to school in the district, and as a resident who lives on an adjoining street, I dont mind the slight ...

Happy first day of spring! I am Jacqui Cebrian, resident of Menlo Park, bike commuter and currently chair of the Complete Streets Commission. My comments are my own perspective. It has taken a shockingly long time to get actual bike lanes on the city designated "School Bike Safety Route". I...

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Dear Menlo Park City Council members. I would like to offer some thoughts regarding the Middle Avenue Complete Streets project in anticipation of the project review meetings scheduled this month. My first concern is the bike lane and parking reconfiguration in front of Nealon Park. I view thi...

Dear esteemed Menlo Park City Council members, I believe that increasing the availability of a flood lit turf field for youth sports should be a city priority. Specifically, field space should be required as part of re-development of the 60 acre SRI campus. I urge you to consider the community amen...

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Hello. Can something be done with the markings on Middle as you approach Olive? I frequently drive/run/walk in the area and the recent creation of a very wide right lane for bikes (when the lane was previously a right turn only lane for cars) has not been executed well. It is very frequently mi...