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Can Street Closures Save Downtown Restaurants AND Retailers?. ==I This post provides an update on the temporary outdoor dining program that was proposed by the Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce, approved by the City Council...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Jul. 22, 2020Last comment by janejones4237, on Aug 7, 2020 at 6:48 am | 19 comments | 1914 Views
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Temporary Outdoor Dining Areas - A Critical First Step for Rebuilding Downtown Menlo Park?. ==I This is the third post in an on-going series about how Covid-19 social distancing measures, city decisions and human behavior impact the vitality of our downtown...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Jul. 1, 2020Last comment by Dana Hendrickson, on Jul 10, 2020 at 1:36 pm | 27 comments | 2768 Views
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It's Time for the City of Menlo Park to "Get Off the Dime" And Help Downtown Restaurant Owners - Now!. The owners of Menlo Park “dine-in” restaurants are financially suffering from having had their on-premise dining services shutdown by the County of...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Jun. 8, 2020Last comment by JCH, on Jun 17, 2020 at 10:50 am | 23 comments | 3811 Views
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"Win-Win" Father's Day Gift Idea: Make Him And A Menlo Park Restaurant Owner Happy!!. Either take him to dinner this week or give a gift certificate he can use whenever he wants. Menlo Park restaurants have been relying entirely on take-out...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Jun. 6, 2020Last comment by Sue Kayton, on Jun 6, 2020 at 4:47 pm | 1 comment | 1200 Views
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The Silver Linings Of Social Distancing In Menlo Park. Social distancing measures have severely limited the activities of most Menlo Park residents, business owners and workers, and influenced many of their thoughts...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on May. 27, 2020Last comment by Beth, on May 29, 2020 at 7:21 pm | 2 comments | 2235 Views
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Can Menlo Park Save Its Downtown? Reinvent It? – Part 1What lies ahead? That’s the big question now on everyone’s mind, including those who live, shop and work in Menlo Park. Last week in the afternoon,...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on May. 11, 2020Last comment by Dana Hendrickson, on May 27, 2020 at 1:55 pm | 28 comments | 4302 Views
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Hallelujah! "Real Facts" Still Matter To The Menlo Park City CouncilThis week I watched the Menlo Park City Council approve the study of a promising approach to eliminating the ground-level rail crossings at Ravenswood, Oak Grove...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by The Kid, on Jan 22, 2020 at 8:25 pm | 2 comments | 2909 Views
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Expect Years of Unprecedented Traffic Congestion and More Empty StorefrontsThis title is not clickbait. It is a reasonable projection of what will occur in Menlo Park over the next decade. Often the solution to a problem actually makes...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Nov. 11, 2019Last comment by dana Hendrickson, on Nov 21, 2019 at 2:45 pm | 17 comments | 2918 Views
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Menlo Park Can Learn A Lot About Community-Driven Grade Separation Planning from Palo Alto (Part 1)Neighboring cities Menlo Park and Palo Alto use strikingly different planning processes for new major civic projects like parking structures and grade separations,...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Oct. 14, 2019Last comment by PAer, on Oct 15, 2019 at 8:55 am | 3 comments | 2335 Views
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Let's Improve Biking In Downtown Menlo Park - NowBike lanes are the gold standard for building bike networks. They dedicate a space to biking and separate bicyclists from motorists using buffers, and often, physical...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Aug. 8, 2019Last comment by Grant Wilson, on Oct 1, 2019 at 11:17 pm | 18 comments | 2602 Views
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Good News: The New Menlo Park Rail Subcommittee Hits A Home RunThe significance of what happened last night during a Menlo Park City Council Rail Subcommittee meeting cannot be overstated. This was the most productive and civil...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Jul. 17, 2019Last comment by Morris Brown, on Jul 27, 2019 at 8:51 am | 13 comments | 3712 Views
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More Bad News: Downtown Parking Will Get Much Worse==I This is the second post in a series that evaluates how Menlo Park plans new civic projects. Hopefully, constructive discussions will eventually lead to important...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Jul. 8, 2019Last comment by dana hendrickson, on Jul 16, 2019 at 8:51 am | 13 comments | 2987 Views
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Planning For Civic Projects In Menlo Park Needs A Major Reboot. (Part 1)==I This is the first in a series of occasional posts that will examine how Menlo Park plans new civic projects. My focus is primarily on the commercial and residential...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Jun. 19, 2019Last comment by Dana Hendrickson, on Jun 19, 2019 at 4:34 pm | 1 comment | 1396 Views
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Should Street Parking Be Removed On Middle For Bicyclists? (Part 1)This is the first of two posts that deal with this topic. This one presents some facts, assumptions and trade-offs associated with a potential city project. I am...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Apr. 26, 2019Last comment by Dana Hendrickson, on May 29, 2019 at 3:42 pm | 9 comments | 1495 Views
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It’s Time To Fix The Broken Menlo Park Grade Separation Planning ProcessThere is compelling evidence that Menlo Park’s planning for grade separations has failed our entire community, not only the directly affected residents and...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Mar. 26, 2019Last comment by peter, on May 24, 2019 at 5:21 am | 14 comments | 2058 Views
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Please Stop Wagging Menlo Park!(Who gets to decide the future of our downtown) “Opponents of the viaduct alternative almost succeeded in getting this option eliminated by the city...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Feb. 4, 2019Last comment by Sam9850, on May 2, 2019 at 9:54 pm | 7 comments | 2960 Views
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New “Bike Lanes” On The East End Of Middle Should Please EveryoneInstalling new bike lanes in Menlo Park is always challenging. The streets where they make the most sense were not designed with them in mind, and they are often...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Feb. 26, 2019Last comment by Sam9850, on May 2, 2019 at 9:53 pm | 14 comments | 2392 Views
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Menlo Park Needs A Fully Elevated Rail System "Downtown"
In my last post, I promised to explain why I, and others, believe fully elevating tracks downtown is a far superior “grade separation”...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Jan. 28, 2019Last comment by Best assignment help USA, on Apr 26, 2019 at 3:40 am | 22 comments | 4248 Views
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Menlo Park Bike Network Plans Lack Vision And BoldnessMy friends and family know how much I love to ride my bike, especially when streets are dry and daytime temperatures rise to at least 65 degrees, and many join me...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Jan. 6, 2019Last comment by 192.168.1.1, on Apr 5, 2019 at 7:47 am | 11 comments | 3589 Views
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El Camino Is Rapidly Becoming The Bright New Face of Menlo ParkIt’s been a long time coming, but a welcome transformation of the El Camino business district in Menlo Park is now well underway, especially on the east side...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Mar. 14, 2019Last comment by Samuel Y, on Mar 27, 2019 at 10:48 am | 10 comments | 5947 Views
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