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1255 Sherman Avenue Menlo Park CA 94025 June 9, 2025 Dear Menlo Park City Council: We are writing in support of maintaining the partial closure of the 600 block of Santa Cruz Avenue. We are aware of the loss of parking and the inconvenience to vehicular traffic of the current configuration....

Dear Menlo Park City Council, I am writing to express my support in keeping the 600 block of Santa Cruz avenue as-is. That is, with a bike lane and closed on one side, and one-way traffic on the other. Best, Madeline Jhawar 440 Gilbert Ave, Menlo Park

My preference isOption 2: Open road, using the parking spaces for parking.Lynne Phillips 1226 Sharon Park Drive Menlo Park,  CA. 94025

You wrote a very good article on bike safety citing a lot of good common sense from Sgt. Metzer of Atherton PD.  It would be nice if Chief Norris of Menlo Park did something about the crazy cyclists and numerous violations in Menlo Park: specifically along Santa Cruz Ave and within the citys jurisdi...

Dear Mayor Combs and City Council members: I currently serve on the Menlo Park Library Commission; however, I am now writing to offer comments for your consideration in my individual capacity as a resident of Menlo Park for over 25 years. My comments are not made as a representative of the Lib...

I support Option #2 . Open the street for parking. Thank you. Lorri McCarthy  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

Dear Mayor Combs and City Council members, I urge you to vote to keep the 600 block on Santa Cruz Avenue as it is: closed to through traffic heading east. Ali Elsafy, owner of Bistro Vida, has done more to enhance Santa Cruz Avenue than anyone else, and has exciting plans to do even more for th...

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Dear Menlo Park City Council,   I am writing to tell you that I am concerned about the future of this most wonderful pool in Menlo Park. I am a senior citizen and attend the aquafit class nearly every day of the week. I benefit hugely from the exercise as well as the friendship of my fellow "aquafi...

Dear Council, With this topic on the agenda for Tuesday, I’d like to reiterate my support for keeping the 600 block downtown as it is—closed on one side with a bike lane, and one-way on the other. Pedestrian-friendly spaces have played a key role in revitalizing downtowns across the country. T...

Council Members: Todays Daily Post article about Santa Cruz Avenue quotes a gentleman urging you to keep the street closed because, "... it has become a gathering spot on weekday afternoons and weekends for teenagers and younger to gather." I understand that kids like to hang out downtown. They pa...