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Hello All- I could be wrong, but this evening I felt you really heard that we (the majority of MP residents) dont want the parking lots used for housing. It seemed as though you were seriously considering alternatives and keeping the projects to reasonable types of developments and not overcrowding...
Im writing to support downtown housing. We moved to Menlo Park in 2020 after living in Redwood City for 20 years. I remember how strange it first seemed when downtown RWC was rebuilt in the early 2000s. It seemed like a disaster at first because we could only see what was being lost, but now ...
Being able to dine outdoors in downtown Menlo Park is one of the real pleasures of living here. One can drive or walk there from several surrounding neighborhoods and enjoy being in the sunshine and seeing friends dining or walking by. These inviting settings have attracted more people to downtow...
Dear Menlo Park City Council, "Prioritizing parking over people is a road to nowhere." This simple truth underscores my support for maintaining the partial closure of Santa Cruz Avenue to cars until a more holistic and community-driven approach to downtown revitalization is developed. Rushing to ...
To the City Council I’ve lived in Menlo Park for over 40 years and have always enjoyed the downtown. We need Santa Cruz open the whole way. Thanks [A blue and white sign Description automatically generated with low confidence] Marty Smith Managing Director t: 415.644.0463 / c: 650.26...
Dear, Wonderful, Balanced, Strategic, Practical and Thoughtful City Council, My family and I are so very grateful you voted - unanimously even - to move to the RFQ phase. We are excited to have new neighbors and to enjoy the more vibrant downtown they will engender ~ Two thoughts for you are: ...
Hi, My name is Josh Olson, a former resident of Menlo Park who moved away for an engineering education in the Midwest and didnt come back because it was too expensive. I offer this advice as someone who grew up biking through the Santa Cruz Ave parking lots on my way to Hillview Middle School:...
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Mayor Combs, Vice Mayor Nash and City Council Members: I serve on the Planning Commission and am submitting this comment as an individual. I am writing in support of the City taking the steps, as recommended by staff, towards creating affordable housing on city owned parking lots 1, 2, 3. ...
I am writing to request that the city council reconsider its decision to use downtown parking lots as sites for affordable housing. An Almanac article stated that the council and city staff opted to not move forward with housing development on the Civic Center "given the importance of green space a...
