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Residents press council for action on collisions, street safety, vendors and illegal fireworks
Summary
Multiple residents urged the council to address street safety on University Avenue after several collisions, to manage sidewalk vendors that block traffic, and to enforce noise and fireworks restrictions affecting quality of life.
Several residents used the public‑comment period to press the council on safety and quality‑of‑life issues.
Edison Li, a resident who said he has lived in East Palo Alto four years, described three separate collisions he observed on University Avenue within nine days and said the pattern suggests a road‑safety intervention is needed. "Within the span of 9 days, there has been 3 collisions that I myself have observed or heard about within the street," he told the council and urged improved signage and other measures to protect people who bike and walk.
Other speakers raised related concerns: Gail Dixon and Bernice Turner described traffic backups near Woodland and University, pedestrian safety risks around unpermitted sidewalk vendors, and repeated fireworks and loud music disturbing residents. Several callers asked the city to coordinate traffic and enforcement responses during peak hours and to ensure residents — especially longstanding, legacy homeowners — receive protection from predatory lending and fraud.
Council members acknowledged the concerns and asked staff to follow up on enforcement and traffic studies; one council member requested additional engineering study on using portions of streets as floodways in the Reach 2 discussion and flagged the need for transportation analysis where road space might be used for flood mitigation.
