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Greetings to our Councilmembers, We are pleased that the time has come for a review of making Santa Cruz Ave. a 2-way street again. We spent some time reading Staff Report 25-090-CC this week. As in earlier notes to the council we remain firmly in favor of reopening the 600 block to 2-way vehi...

Mayor Combs and City Council Members, Please listen to your Menlo Park residents, and allow the parking plazas to stay put!! As a past shop owner in downtown for 8 years, I can tell you how badly the merchants need these spots for their customers. The whole town is talking about the awful street...

Thank you for your part in supporting the new bike route that will link the 4 cities between Mt. View to Redwood City. I regularly ride my bike in Palo Alto and Menlo Park, primarily using the bike lanes. But I’ve never figured out how to get to Redwood City. I am looking forward to following the...

Dear City Council, I am a resident of Menlo Park for 15 years. I am writing to express my support for keeping Santa Cruz at least partially closed from car traffic if not ideally closing both lanes. Having a car-free area for pedestrians and diners to safely enjoy contributes to the vibrancy o...

Dear City Council members, Several Complete Streets commissioners (Betsy Nash, Jonathan Weiner, and I) spent a couple of hours today riding around Menlo Park with Council Member Mueller. We showed him various challenges and opportunities in our bike/ped network, from Alameda de las Pulgas to the Wil...

Thank you for writing us about this, Steve! On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM Steve Schmidt wrote: > Dear Complete Streets Commission > > The SRI/Parkline is quickly heading to the Planning Commission on August > 25 for its approval. (See below). The roles and re...

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Dear City Council members, Several Complete Streets commissioners (Betsy Nash, Jonathan Weiner, and I) spent a couple of hours today riding around Menlo Park with Council Member Mueller. We showed him various challenges and opportunities in our bike/ped network, from Alameda de las Pulgas to the Wil...

Mayor Combs and City Council Members, I support more affordable housing in Menlo Park. In the right locations, it will strengthen our community. But our community is built around a shared downtown — and the downtown depends on the public parking plazas. Repurposing those plazas would be a once...