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Menlo Park moves ahead on 600‑block Santa Cruz public plaza, will test new site furnishings and replace picnic tables
Summary
After staff''s outreach review, the council directed a Phase 1 furniture purchase for the 600 block public plaza — prioritizing durable stationary picnic tables, heavier movable chairs for testing and a statement bench option — while staff will refine designs and pricing for later phases.
Menlo Park city staff told the council they will move quickly to order Phase 1 furniture for a public plaza on the 600 block of Santa Cruz Avenue, focusing first on replacing deteriorating picnic tables and installing durable seating to allow the plaza to function while a final design is refined.
"Overall, more than 260 participants shared their opinions and feedback," assistant senior manager Steven Stolte said, summarizing community outreach. He said outdoor seating ranked highest among design priorities, followed by traffic barriers, lighting, planters, shade canopies, accessibility improvements and bike parking.
Consultant Jeff Bradley of EM Group presented 11…
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