Hi, Principal Planner
I sympathize with the people who will have to live through construction and hope that the city will limit construction hours and do everything possible to mitigate noise. I live next to the Belle Haven Child Development Center which was built with a tolerable degree of disruption to our neighborhood. If there are records of noise mitigations used back then, consult them.
I want to see maximum new housing at SRI/Parkline. Menlo Park needs it. Our side of town is full (and then some) but people who work in Menlo Park still can’t afford to live here. They won’t all drive. Younger people aren’t as car-dependent as my generation, and given the opportunity they will generate less traffic than an equal number of old people would. Plan transit for people who don’t want to have to support a car.
Too many people are worried about ‘the element’ new housing would attract or ‘the traffic’ it would generate. Belle Haven has adjusted to lots of new neighbors. So can the rest of Menlo Park.
Sincerely
Nina Wouk
