Dear Council Members, Lee Duboc sent out an email tonight informing us there will likely be a discussion about downtown street closures tomorrow, May 11. Please send out a map before any street closures are decided - even temporary ones. I have no idea which are parking plazas 5, 6, 7 and 8 - as mentioned in this email. They are not shown on the Mapquest maps I’m looking at. Except for a couple weeks around Christmas when folks are shopping and having holiday lunches, I have never found it hard to find a place to park right near my destination,, and I was going downtown at least twice each week before shelter-in-place. So I was also not in favor of building new parking garages. Regarding the street closures, I sometimes have knee and/or back pain, and when I do, I do not want to walk too far to get to my destination from the car. I am likely to choose to shop, dine, take exercise classes and doctor appointments in Palo Alto instead, which I often find more user friendly and welcoming. Please do not make Menlo Park less accessible. I also think there is room to social distance without closing streets - I watch ahead, and stay well away from others if we are about to pass. Also please don’t bury important changes in the middle of your City Council agendas - and please find an easy way to inform residents about proposed changes. So we all know well ahead of time. Respectfully, Darshana Greenfield Menlo Park resident since December 1967 "Love is the answer whatever the question" ?? Received on Mon May 11 2020 - 22:49:45 PDT
