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Menlo Park adopts Slow Streets program after residents push for College Avenue pilot
Summary
The City Council approved a new Slow Streets program to prioritize low‑cost traffic calming citywide and authorized staff to pursue pilots; residents from Allied Arts pressed for an immediate 90‑day quick‑build pilot on College Avenue and for the city to track higher-end speed percentiles and sidewalks gaps in prioritization.
Menlo Park’s City Council voted April 28 to replace its Neighborhood Traffic Management Program with a new Slow Streets policy that gives staff clearer authority to install temporary traffic control devices and pursue low‑cost pilots to calm speeding on neighborhood streets.
The move follows extensive public testimony from residents of the Allied Arts neighborhood who urged immediate action on College Avenue, a residential route used by students and walkers but lacking sidewalks. Janet Poses, a resident, told the council, “We get…
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