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Dear Members of the City Council, 1. Now that we are on the other side of the pandemic, parking downtown is becoming difficult. Many spaces in the parking lots are being taken up by tents that are no longer being used. When will those unused tents be removed? Every parking space matters. 2. Th...
Menlo Park City Council, The city is sitting on a powder keg of upset Santa Cruz Ave merchants. We are in disbelief that that the block between Evelyn and Crane Streets is still closed. When approaching Santa Cruz Ave from the west, people are met with this detour: [cidimage001.png@01D750AA...
Dear City Officials, As we, thankfully, return to normalcy, we are seeing the downtown parking lots begin to fill up again. And parking will continue to get worse as the residential developments surrounding the downtown come online, and more people start returning to work in the downtown offices....
Dear City Council, At last week's chamber of commerce meeting, the downtown merchants expressed their frustration at the continued presence of ugly barriers throughout Santa Cruz Ave. Other cities have parklets without such barriers. Visit downtown Los Altos for a great example. Or just Google...
Subject: Add 800 Block Re-opening to Agenda Dear members of the City Council, When the council decided to keep the eastbound 800 block closed, it was because of a concern for Galata Bistro’s parklet not having enough capacity. Since then, Galata Bistro has expanded their parklet and no longer...
Menlo Park City Council and Chamber of Commerce, Please prioritize a way to help Galata Bistro that does not divert thousands of cars each day. Before the north side of the 800 block was re-opened, Roma was given several weeks to build out their parklet. The result has been wonderful, and the ...
Dear members of the Menlo Park City Council, I support the recommendation in The Almanac blog, by Dana Hendrickson, to re-open the eastbound lane between Crane and Chestnut. My shop is on that block, so I have a front row view. A) The closure is unnecessary: - There is only one sit-do...
Dear Members of the City Council. Please pass Ordinance No. 1075 to re-open Santa Cruz Ave. to traffic. My shop overlooks the closed portion of the 800 block of Santa Cruz Ave. I am concerned about the dangers caused by the street closure. 1. Diverted cars uses the back parking lots as the ...
Members of the City Council, Now that outdoor dining is no longer allowed, I ask that you reconsider opening the westbound 800 block of Santa Cruz Ave. The restaurants on the eastbound side have demonstrated that parklets and an open street work well together. Closing the westbound side has...
. Dear Members Of The City, It is urgent that the south side of the 800 block of Santa Cruz Ave be opened ASAP There is nothing happening as far as gatherings etc. as was intended to take place with the closing. We have taken time lapse camera images and they show very little action on the ...
