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Mayor Nash, Vice Mayor Wise, and Councilmembers Combs, Schmidt, and Taylor I spoke at the June 23rd meeting, asking Council to agendize the El Camino Real Phase 1 quick-build protected bikeway from Sand Hill Road to Middle Avenue. Im writing to renew that ask. The Complete Streets Commission...
Hi Collette & Jennifer - As another follow-up to our meeting in April… I’d like to invite you to come out and experience The Downtown Los Altos First Friday Year-round music festival first hand. I have been co-chair of this event for the past 13 years. The event t draws from all over the Bay...
Dear Mayor Nash and Council Members, Ahead of tonights downtown housing study session, Im sharing a brief policy proposal on adaptive parking design for the three proposals before you. The core idea: the parking structures in these proposals will operate through the mid-2060s — well past th...
Councilmembers and Staff— First, thank you to the staff for the substantial work modernizing the old NTMP framework into a more data-driven and equitable Slow Streets Program. Removing the petition requirement, streamlining implementation, and aligning with Vision Zero are meaningful improveme...
Dear Councilmembers and City Staff Three questions to test whether the current criteria capture the highest risk: 1) When sidewalks are missing, and people must walk in the roadway, where is that risk scored? On segments like College Ave, pedestrians, seniors, and cyclists are routinely in...
Dear Mayor and Councilmembers, I’m writing as a Allied Arts resident to ask that Safe Routes remain a top FY 2026–27 priority, and that the City identify El Camino Real as a signature corridor for measurable safety improvements. Framing this as a quick-build pilot paired with a PID-ready cor...
Dear Mayor Nash and Councilmembers, Menlo Spark thanks City Staff for the informational update on Communitywide electrification and we are happy to have helped and to continue helping with outreach. We are also particularly encouraged about the work on electrification for knob-and-tube wiring,...
Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers, I am writing to support the Citys continued work on the Middle Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle Rail Crossing. One of the most immediate, citywide benefits of this project is relieving pedestrian and bicycle pressure at Ravenswood Avenue, which is already co...
Dear City Council Members and Staff, Im writing to support action to finalize the design of the Middle Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle Rail Crossing project. We need to have this project shovel ready, while continuing to seek additional funding for the gap. This Middle Avenue Pedestrian and ...
I think I understand from the staff report for item K-2 that improvements to Bay Rd. and Pierce Road combined is to cost 1.5 million. When residents of the Flood Triangle walked Bay Rd. with councilman Drew Combs and city manager Justin Murphy on October 8, 2022 Murphy said the cost of improvements ...
