Dear Mayor Combs, Vice Mayor Nash and Council Members,
I respectfully urge you to uphold the appeal for 320 Sheridan Road and require the applicant to improve the project for the safety and benefit of its future and surrounding residents.
Specifically, we ask that you:
● Review the information that was provided to the Planning Commission by the applicant and City Staff, including 1) misleading information on access to public transit serving the project and 2) conflicting information about bicycle and pedestrian routes, and distances and times required for the residents to access these routes to work and school.
● Provide the future residents of 320 Sheridan Drive with the entrance and exit to Van Buren Road originally proposed in the developer’s own Transportation Demand Management plan and in the City’s transportation analysis. The developer has publicly
stated they are willing and able to create this second entrance if requested by the City and if the right-of-way is made available.
This second entrance will not only improve overall safety as well as effective responsiveness in case of emergency but also reduce daily commute distances/times and greatly improve the daily quality of life for the residents of 320 Sheridan Drive as new residents of Menlo Park.
There is a simple fix to this issue. Please help us by making it possible to add a second egress to the development plan. This simple addition will help existing Suburban Park residents as well as future residents of the new development.
Thank you for your time and consideration, and for ensuring the project is properly planned to support safety, fluidity and a connected community.
Sincerely,
Alison OCallaghan
320 Hedge Rd
Suburban Park
