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Residents urge council to reconsider Mary Avenue housing design over safety and traffic concerns
Summary
Residents at Tuesday—vening—ity Council meeting asked the council to pause review of the proposed Mary Avenue Villas housing project, citing a design that would narrow Mary Avenue and create safety risks for pedestrians, cyclists and emergency access.
Speakers at the Cupertino City Council genda meeting on Oct. 21 urged the city to reconsider a proposed affordable housing project on Mary Avenue, saying a planned street narrowing would cut neighborhood safety and access.
Longtime resident Sean Fong told the council the proposal —or Mary Avenue Villas oes not oppose affordable housing but —riticized its street design. "The proposed street narrowing —9.5 foot reductions, a 26% of the current width, eliminates critical public right of way that families, cyclists, and pedestrians rely on daily," Fong said. He said the change would remove buffers that protect school…
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