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Dear Council Members, While I am aware that there is opposition to the plans you are exploring to convert some parking lot space to housing, with significant numbers of affordable homes, I want you to know that I am strongly supportive of your pursuing these plans. Recognizing that there will ...
hello, as menlo park resident and father of two, i want vibrant, commercial, fun downtown, and i believe that begins with more affordable housing right there. i am strong supporter of the project to convert those large inefficient parking lots to mixed use commercial and housing, provided we keep ...
Dear Mayor, Vice Mayor, City Councilmembers, and Senior Staff, Im writing as a Menlo Park resident to ask that the city take a future-focused approach to any new development on downtown parking lots, especially when it comes to building parking garages. As the city considers how to balance housin...
Romain, Thank you for sharing your concerns about traffic safety near U.S. 101 in Menlo Park. I have circulated your questions and concerns with our Traffic Safety team. One upcoming improvement we are making in this area is an upgrade to the onramp metering lights at Willow Rd. Within the nex...
Dear Menlo Park City Council, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed use of our downtown parking areas for high-density housing. I have reviewed the publicly available information about multiple alternative sites that could be used for this purpose, if necessary, without ...
Dear Menlo Park City Council, I have lived and/or worked in Menlo Park/Atherton for over 55 years. I am a property owner on Crane Street, downtown. My building has a mix of office and retail uses. I am categorically opposed to converting downtown parking plazas to housing, as it would drasti...
Dear Menlo Park City Council - Following are questions or issues for Downtown parking redevelopment. Please think about them along with the RFQ and the current project process. Overall the RFQ is worded broadly enough for a range of creative and even candid responses. Some exceptions are note...
I commend the Council for its proactive approach in considering the feasibility of constructing affordable housing on the currently occupied downtown parking lots. Naturally, this proposal has faced opposition from certain sectors, as it disrupts the established status quo. To address the press...
Over the last several years Ive seen multiple businesses closing through the area and I dont believe the issue is a lack of parking but a lack of local residents. I tlbelieve a lack of affordable housing is strangling the energy from this city. Converting parking lots 1 through 3 to additional multi...
Dear City Council Members- I have been a Menlo Park resident for 20 years and oppose the development of the downtown parking lots as proposed in Agenda Item H-1. I am not opposed to multi-unit affordable housing in our community in general. However, I am opposed to a plan to construct multi-...
