Dear City Council and Staff,
Please find attached (and below) a letter of support for the Parkline proposal to redevelop the SRI Campus.
All my best,
Karen Grove on behalf of Menlo Together
May 26, 2025
Dear Menlo Park City Council and Staff,
Menlo Together envisions a city that is integrated and diverse, multigenerational and environmentally sustainable. We believe that our city can and must build more homes across all levels of affordability, especially near transit and downtown services, for a variety of household sizes and for people of all abilities. We encourage all electric buildings, and greater bike and pedestrian access. To that end, we encourage you to support the Parkline redevelopment of the SRI Campus.
We celebrate the plan to add homes for all incomes and abilities and family sizes in the high resource center of Menlo Park, near parks, public transit, shops and services and award-winning public schools. The proposal includes 800 new homes, of which up to 154 will be affordable to all incomes and abilities through a land dedication to a nonprofit affordable housing developer. We recognize the significant increase from the initial vision and appreciate the compromise that has been reached through a comprehensive and inclusive public outreach process.
We value the opening up of the campus for recreation, relaxation and pedestrian and bicycle connectivity. We appreciate the sustainable building practices. We appreciate the commitment to using union labor for nonresidential construction and we encourage best in class labor practices for residential construction.
Let’s take full advantage of the Parkline project to build a strong community of people and families of all incomes and abilities who thrive.
Regards,
Karen Grove on behalf of
Menlo Together
