Menlo Park City Council Environmental Candidate Forum
From SVBC:
By
Robert Prinz
8:08 PM PDT on October 21, 2012
From SVBC:
If walking, biking and transit are important to you as a Menlo Park voter, consider holding onto your ballot until you hear the candidates address these topics in person. Do you have friends and family who are concerned about the environment in Menlo Park? Send them this invitation and bring them along.
As you consider your vote, you can read responses from all 5 Candidates with their ideas about crucial transportation and land use issues affecting Menlo Park
http://peninsulatransportation.org/menlo-park/
- Where should Menlo Park add new Housing in its housing element?
- How can Menlo Park make our Safe Routes to School programs more effective
- How can traffic congestion in Menlo Park be addressed in the upcoming revision of the city’s General Plan?
- What should be the future of El Camino – 6 vehicle lanes, or adding sidewalk curb extensions and bike lanes
- What should be the city’s goals for future zoning updates in the M2 industrial area near Facebook?
More from Streetsblog San Francisco
Action Items: Tell Governor-Elect Becerra we want our HSR…
...and save bike-access on the Richmond-San Rafael bridge
November 6, 2026
Opinion: I (Almost) Killed a Pedestrian With My Car
Every driver has a story or two about a near-miss traffic crash, even when they were doing everything right. Can we get those numbers down with safer systems?
November 5, 2026
The California DMV’s Culture of Obstruction
California’s DMV is responsible for managing some of the biggest risks on the state’s roads, but researchers say a culture of secrecy and obstruction makes it nearly impossible for the public to access basic information about dangerous drivers and disabled parking placard fraud.
November 5, 2026
