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Portola Valley safety panel unanimously agrees to cosign Open Space Committee letter opposing MidPen parking plan
Summary
The Bicycle, Pedestrian & Traffic Safety Committee voted to cosign an Open Space Committee letter opposing proposed parking and access changes at the Hawthorns/Woods site; the motion passed by a unanimous show of hands. Members cited environmental impact, traffic and town budget constraints.
The Portola Valley Bicycle, Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee voted unanimously to cosign a letter from the town's Open Space Committee urging alternatives to the Midpeninsula Open Space Trust's draft access-and-parking plans for the Hawthorns/Woods property.
Chair Ed proposed the endorsement after committee discussion of plans that committee members said would add a roughly 50-space parking lot, remove trees and reconfigure the Portola/Alpine intersection. "They're putting in a…
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