Whatever the reasons for the delay, I am just glad to see some sign of progress. It's been disheartening to see how quickly this area got run over with weeds.

I don’t care so much about landscaping but it would be nice to have the signals timed better. Sick of sitting on the off-ramp with no cross traffic wasting gas and emitting plenty of pollution. Of course that’s okay but gas appliances aren’t.

Landscaping will be a welcome change. However. I’m quite surprised to see that irrigation is planned. In a drought plagued area. You should install all native species that can survive on natural rainfall.
Please take this opportunity to set an example. Demonstrate how native plants can make a beautiful landscape and support pollinators at the very least.

Our neighborhood lacks sufficient water as it is. We need to add more housing options. Those new folks will need water for daily living. And we will need to have sufficient water pressure to function.

We as a community should prioritize human needs for such a precious resource.

Even prioritizing human needs, we can still have beautiful landscaping, which enhances our lives in so many ways. Native plants can thrive without irrigation.

Please redesign the cloverleaf landscape plan exclusively using native plants.

In both our current and past yard, we removed the lawn and landscaped with native groundcovers, shrubs, trees. To me this is important -- it conserves water and other resources and it provides critical sustenance for local birds, pollinators, etc. Aesthetically, it enhances the native beauty of our area. So I definitely agree that native plants are the way to go for the 101-Willow interchange. BUT I notice the comments suggesting that irrigation be skipped. No matter how carefully selected nearly all transplanted native plants WILL require some irrigation to survive the first 2-3 years.
Landscaping with native plants will definitely conserve water and other resources. But it will still require some form of irrigation to carry it through the initial years.

Mahonia, that is absolutely true. Initial irrigation is critical.

I well remember those trees. The redwoods would have held their own in Big Basin. There may have been large mature valley or coast live oaks into the bargain as well. Their obliteration is a facet of the quality of life deterioration brought about by Jobs, Zuckerberg, Larry and Sergey, that other Larry (Ellison), and all too many others. They're the real weeds around here--not those intrepid pioneers currently holding down the soil at that intersection.