Dear City Council, I have been following the local news the last couple of weeks about converting the downtown parking lots to housing. Our community absolutely needs more homes. However, they cannot be at the expense of existing businesses downtown and they cannot drastically contribute to traff...
Dear Planning Commission and City Council members, I am writing to express my concern and dismay at the proposed development for the old Sunset Magazine property at 80 Willow Road. Having huge towers in a historic residential neighborhood of small structures would be totally out-of-charact...
Mayor Taylor and Menlo Park City Council, I want to send an email with more information than a 3-minute public comment would contain. For context, I bike with my 6 year old kid every day to school from The Willows to Lower Laurel along Coleman Avenue, and Id like to cover the following topics:...
An item included in the past council meeting was the Coleman/ Ringwood study session that was not a study session. A study session would have discussed the consequences of the pilot program to make Coleman Avenue one way. Where is the traffic that normally travels Coleman to Willow going to go? Neit...
I have been a resident of Menlo Park for 35 years. I love our small town but also am a pragmatist and understand need for development and affordability. The Downtown Parking Lot Conversion project is appears hasty and has been poorly communicated with a lack of community discussion. Concerns are...
Dear distinguished council members, I want to register my severe objection to the proposed plan to make Coleman a one-way street. While I agree with certain parts of the proposal, such as removing parking on the street, a one-way traffic pattern devoting all subsequent traffic to other streets is...
Dear Mayor Taylor, Council Members and Staff, I am writing to make sure you are aware of two important Quiet Zone developments to our north and south. First, last Friday, March 1st, Atherton officially declared the Watkins Avenue crossing a Quiet Zone. Upgrades to this crossing were completed...
Honorable Council members and staff, This note is in follow-up to a few recent discussions of the citys use of metrics from the Institute for Traffic Engineering to calculate trip generation, parking, and transportation demand management, in the context of TDM policies and development TDM require...
Hi all, I live on Berkeley Avenue in Menlo Oaks (Menlo Park) and I was recently made aware of a study that has been going on regarding the traffic and pedestrian/bike conditions on Coleman Avenue. I myself have two young kids and while they do not attend local public school I do drive them to the...
Hi there, I have mobility problems. Parking lot no. 1 provides easy access to Santa Cruz Avenue thru the breeze way by Chase Bank. Please don’t hinder people with disabilities! We will reduce shopping in downtown Menlo! The parking lots are not surplus property! They are a vital infrastructure...
