As a long-time Menlo Park resident, I am commenting on this disastrous experiment. Theres no way to make any road 100% safe unless you ban all cars, bikes, pedestrians and scooters from it. The stop sign at San Mateo has significantly slowed traffic and there is no need to slow it more. Your ex...
I write to oppose the new proposed local speed limits being proposed this evening, and particularly the approach the city seems to be taking. This frankly reads like it will be mostly more worthless “sign wash” and no real change in behavior. That same pattern seems to be Menlo Park’s main traffic...
Since City Council is collecting feedback on the bike lane pilot on Middle Ave I wanted to include them on this email exchange. Every single day there are multiple cars (particularly at construction sites) parked in the bike lane. This forces cyclists out into the lane of traffic making the bike...
Hello I am writing to encourage you to keep and improve the bike lanes and pedestrian crossings that are part of the trial on Middle Ave. Living on Claire place, we see a dramatic improvement in biking safety along middle and the cars are going slower due to the stop at San Mateo Ave. We do ge...
Hi there, Is the red light camera in Menlo Park at the intersection of Bayfront Expwy and Willow Rd (in front of Facebook) active or inactive? I called Menlo Park transportation earlier today and talked to a transportation engineer that said the red light camera is operated by Caltrans. But I jus...
Dear Mayor and Council members, I want to applaud you for closing Blake Street to vehicular traffic from/to Middle Avenue. Coupled with the recently installed flashing beacons at the same intersection for pedestrians crossing Middle Avenue, it has been a huge improvement to the safety of Blak...
Good Morning, I was unclear who to email in this circumstance, so Ive copied all who I hope would be helpful. My family and I recently moved onto Elder Ave, directly across from Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park. Its a lovely street and neighborhood, but car speeds were a concern from day...
Dear City Council members and Staff: I am writing to applaud the City for the pilot safety improvements on Middle Ave between El Camino (ECR) and University, but also to point out the dangerous lack of proper bicycle lane markings and signage on the intended northbound bike lane (opposite Nealon...
Dear City Council: Thank you for approving the closure of Blake St at the intersection with Middle/Nealon Park. I have lived on Blake St for more than 10 years and during this time have witnessed "cut-through" traffic increase dramatically (by which I mean traffic that has no origins in our...
Dear City Council Members: I whole-heartedly support the proposed speed limit reductions. The past state-level practice of letting motorists determine speed limits based on what they think is safe was totally inappropriate because there that provides zero consideration of what was safe for pedestri...
