Atherton City Council
June 4, 2026

Phase 2 – Public Engagement Summary
Town of Atherton
To: Town of Atherton
From: Mauricio Hernandez. Alta Planning + Design
Date: January 30, 2026
Re: Town of Atherton Active Transportation Plan – Phase 2: Public Engagement Summary (FINAL) Introduction
As part of the Town of Atherton Active Transportation Plan (ATP), Alta used in-person and online engagement strategies to gather community input during Phase 2 of the project, which took place from October 30 through November 30, 2025. Both in-person and online engagement strategies were publicized on the Town’s project website. This phase of engagement focused on collecting input on recommendations for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements. The following strategies were used in Phase 2:
• In-Person Engagement: Alta and Town staff facilitated one pop-up event and three neighborhood meetings for community members to provide input on the bicycle and pedestrian recommendations in-person. The pop-up event occurred during the Spooktacular celebration at the Atherton Town Center on October 30, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The three neighborhood meetings were hosted at the Atherton City Hall – each focused on receiving input on recommendations in a specific town area.
o Selby Lane/Stockbridge Avenue – held on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM o Atherton Avenue – held on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, from 7:15 PM to 8:00 PM o East of El Camino Real – held on Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM • Online Engagement: To complement in-person efforts, Alta developed an online survey for community members to provide input on the proposed improvements to the bicycle and pedestrian networks. At the end of the survey, participants were invited to complete an optional demographic survey.

This memo provides a summary of in-person engagement and a summary of online engagement. A list of all input provided during in-person engagement is provided in Appendix A. The materials provided during in-person engagement events is provided in Appendix B. A full list of text responses to the survey and all email comments submitted are provided in Appendix C.

A PDF version of the survey is shown in Appendix D.

Alta incorporated community feedback to refine the recommended bicycle and pedestrian network. The updated network reflects both industry best practices for facility design and the input received from the public. When community feedback was mixed or evenly split, Alta relied on findings from the existing conditions analysis, project feasibility considerations, and professional judgment to determine the most appropriate updates to the recommendations.

Community input will also be incorporated into the development of the project prioritization methodology. This methodology will combine public preferences with measurable criteria—such as collision history, level of traffic stress and demand, among others—to establish an objective, reproducible process for sequencing recommended improvements within the Active Transportation Plan.

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Executive Summary
Across in-person and online engagement, 274 participants submitted 301 sticker dot votes, individual comments, or online surveys responses (Table 1). It is possible that there are multiple entries from a single individual if they participated in multiple events and/or submitted multiple types of input. For example, one person could have sent an email comment, attended a neighborhood meeting, and submitted an online survey. Key themes across comments submitted during inperson and online engagement include:
• Strong support for pedestrian network recommendations, including adding walkways along Encinal Avenue, Fair Oaks Lane, Watkins Avenue, Middlefield Road, Station Lane, Atherton Avenue, Selby Lane, and Alameda de las Pulgas.
• Strong support for intersection improvements, particularly those on the same corridor as the pedestrian network recommendations including Alameda de las Pulgas, Atherton Avenue, Watkins Avenue, Station Lane, El Camino Real, and Middlefield Road.
• There is overall more support for implementing pedestrian improvements than bicycle improvements. • Support for both bike lane and walkway improvements along Atherton Avenue. However, the cross-section is constrained and may not fit both; a hybrid approach could be considered, with a walkway and Class III bike route in one direction combined with a Class II in the opposing direction. • Support for prioritizing pedestrian and/or bicycle recommendations on corridors where youth travel to school, including Encinal Avenue and Middlefield Road.
• Among individual comments or online survey responses, a total of 108 comments indicate that people either dislike chicanes or are concerned about their application in Atherton. There is some support for limited implementation of speed humps as a traffic calming feature installed at a limited number of strategically considered locations. • Among individual comments or online survey responses, a total of 31 comments indicate that people do not support the implementation of bike lanes on Selby Lane.

Table 1. Summary of Engagement
Event/Input Type Number of Events Participants Total Input Pop-Up Event 1 25 29
Neighborhood Meetings 3 65 62
Online Survey - 165 185
Emails - 19 25
Total 4 274 301
Some of the key updates to the recommended bicycle and pedestrian network (with a focus on Selby Lane, Stockbridge Avenue, and Atherton Avenue) based upon public engagement include:
• Bike Lane (Class II) along Atherton Avenue. According to the engagement summary, there was support for a walkway and bike lanes. Both are not feasible. We determined that a Class II bike lane is feasible and would benefit people walking as well by adding extra space between cars and the existing gravel shoulder. An informal walkway exists along most of the street. Alternatively, a hybrid facility for Atherton Avenue could be considered, with a walkway and Class III bike route in one direction combined with a Class II in the opposing direction. • Walkway along Selby Lane: A walkway on one side of the street, with no bike lanes, was recommended along the East-West Corridor. Most residents voted strong opposition to bike lanes on Selby Lane. • Bicycle Routes: In some instances the implementation of signed bicycle routes, with speed humps considered on a case-by-case basis are recommended. Regarding other traffic calming mechanisms, many residents indicated strong opposition for chicanes.

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• Signed Bike Route Stockbridge Avenue. There was roughly even support from the public regarding the alternatives for a signed bike route on Stockbridge Avenue. However, no pedestrian facility was shown on the Recommended Pedestrian Network exhibit, and there was no recorded interest. Additionally, particularly among participating residents, there is significant support for no change to the existing condition.

For more information related to the development of recommendations, please reference the Recommendations Methodology memo.

In-Person Engagement
During four (4) in-person engagement events, project staff engaged with 90 participants, who submitted 91 pieces of input via a large-format engagement board or through a submitted comment card (Table 2). The project team developed and used six (6) visual reference boards to engage with community members:

1. Town-wide map with Pedestrian and Intersection Recommendations (engagement board).

2. Town-wide map with the Recommended Bike Network (Alternative 1) (engagement board):
a. The Bike Network (Alternative 1) includes recommendations for additional Bike Routes and Bicycle Boulevards with traffic calming features across the town. This alternative does not foresee any impacts on parking or landscaping on the shoulders along various corridors, but will not provide separation between people bicycling and people driving.

3. Town-wide map with the Recommended Bike Network (Alternative 2) (engagement board):
a. The Bike Network (Alternative 2) recommends facilities that provide greater separation between people bicycling and people driving when compared to Bike Network (Alternative 1), but may involve impacts on the existing space for walking, parking, and landscaping along the shoulders. It may also impact the travel lane width along a number of corridors.

4. Bicycle facilities toolbox (visual reference).

5. Pedestrian facilities toolbox (visual reference).

6. Design Alternatives (engagement board): This board presents four visual representations (alternatives) for the public to vote on. Participants were asked to vote for their preferred alternative for each corridor: Selby Lane, Stockbridge Avenue, Atherton Avenue, “Other,” or another street in Atherton. Participants could also provide a comment on this board. The four alternatives are:
a. Existing Conditions: A shared travel lane with sharrow markings. b. Alternative 1: A shared travel lane with sharrow markings, a speed hump, and a chicane (examples of traffic calming features).
c. Alternative 2: A shared travel lane with sharrow markings, a chicane (example of a traffic calming feature), and a walkway on one side of the street.
d. Alternative 3: Dedicated travel lanes, bike lanes, and bioretention on the shoulder.

Additional engagement boards were developed and used to display the pedestrian and bicycle network recommendations zoomed in on the specific neighborhoods during neighborhood meetings.

General themes from the input received across the engagement events include:
• Selby Lane Improvements: Some participants would like to keep the existing conditions on Selby Lane (East-West), but others are in support of adding a walkway on the corridor. • Traffic Calming Improvements: Participants either dislike chicanes or perceive that they will not work well in Atherton.
• Oak Grove Avenue Improvements: Participants would like to see improved bicycle and pedestrian facilities on Oak Grove Avenue – either bike lanes or a shared-use path.
• Crossing Improvements: Participants are in support of improvements to facilitate road-crossing at Watkins Avenue and Station Lane.

Please note that all input provided during in-person engagement is provided in Appendix A, and all materials used during this phase of engagement are included in Appendix B.

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Table 2. Summary of In-Person Input, by Event
In-Person
Engagement
Event
Recommended Bike
Network Engagement
Board
Pedestrian &
Intersection
Recommendation
Engagement
Board
Design
Alternatives
Engagement
Board
Comment
Cards
Total
Input
Total
Participants
Alternative 1 Alternative 2
In-Person Popup
Event: Spooktacular
0 3 4 18 4 29 25
Neighborhood
Meeting: Selby
Lane/Stockbridge
Avenue
0 0 4 31 6 41 25
Neighborhood
Meeting: Atherton
Avenue
0 0 2 0 1 3 2
Neighborhood
Meeting: East of El
Camino Real
4 5 5 4 0 18 13
Total 91 65
In-Person Pop-Up Event - Spooktacular
Recommended Bike Network – Alternative 2 Input
• Two (2) participants requested facilities along specific corridors including bike lanes and sidewalks on El Camino Real and buffered bike lanes on Middlefield Road. One participant stated that bike lanes are not needed on Glenwood Avenue.

Pedestrian and Intersection Recommendations Input
• Four (4) participants requested facilities at specific locations, including a roundabout at Atherton Avenue and Fair Oaks Lane, walkways on Watkins Avenue and Encinal Avenue, vertical separation for the bike lanes on Encinal Avenue, and a stop sign at Watkins Avenue and Station Lane.

Design Alternatives Input
• Seven (7) participants would like to keep the existing conditions on Selby Lane (East-West). • Three (3) participants would like to see Alternative 3 (dedicated travel lanes, bike lanes, and bioretention on the shoulder) along Atherton Avenue.

Comment Card Input
• Two (2) participants shared feedback that the current alternatives do not address school parking needs on Selby Lane and that the existing conditions should be maintained. • Two (2) participants shared support for speed humps and walkways along Elena Avenue, and pedestrian improvements on El Camino Real. There is
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Neighborhood Meeting – Selby Lane/Stockbridge Avenue
Pedestrian and Intersection Recommendations Input
• Seven (7) participants shared support for improving drainage and the consistency of a walkable space along Selby Avenue.

Design Alternatives Input
• Five (5) participants would like to keep the existing conditions on Selby Lane. • Eight (8) participants would like to keep the existing conditions Stockbridge Avenue. • Five (5) participants would like to keep the existing conditions Atherton Avenue. • Two (2) participants perceive that chicanes will not work in Atherton due to limited street lighting.

Comment Card Input
• Four (4) participants would like to see an improved pathway on Selby Lane.

Neighborhood Meeting – Atherton Avenue
Pedestrian and Intersection Recommendations Input
• One (1) participant shared support for a walkway on one side of the street on Alameda de las Pulgas and on Atherton Avenue.

Comment Card Input
• One (1) participant shared that sidewalks are a high priority, construction-related parking poses a barrier for pedestrians walking on the shoulder, and speed limits should be enforced, and that they dislike chicanes.

Neighborhood Meeting – East of El Camino Real
Recommended Bike Network – Alternative 1 Input
• One (1) participant shared support for the shared use path on Marsh Road. • One (1) participant requested a flashing beacon at Watkins Avenue and Middlefield Road.

Recommended Bike Network – Alternative 2 Input
• Three (3) participants shared support for bike lanes on Atherton Avenue, Oak Grove Avenue, and Edge Road. • One (1) participant requested improvements to Watkins Avenue and Station Lane. • One (1) participant suggested that bike lanes are not needed on Glenwood Avenue.

Pedestrian and Intersection Recommendations Input
• One (1) participant requested an all-way stop at Alameda de las Pulgas and Atherton Avenue. • One (1) participant suggested a shared use path along Oak Grove Avenue.

Design Alternatives Input
• Participants provided mixed feedback regarding chicanes – two like chicanes, one does not. It is worth noting that chicanes were heavily disliked during the other neighborhood meeting. • Two (1) participants shared support for a walkway on Fair Oaks Lane.

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Online Engagement
Between online survey and email submissions, 184 individuals submitted 210 pieces of input. Across the online engagement methods, feedback indicated that people like aspects of each design alternative or its application along specific corridors.

General themes of feedback included
• Atherton Avenue Improvements: There is strong support for implementing Alternative 3 along Atherton Avenue.

Most residents (65%) like that the alternative provides a dedicated space for people biking, though some respondents are concerned about pedestrians walking in the bike lane. • Pedestrian vs Bicycle Improvements: There is overall more support for implementing pedestrian improvements like walkways, when compared to implementing bicycle improvements. People enjoy walking on the existing informal paths along street shoulders and would be even more comfortable if the paths were more formalized. • Traffic Calming Improvements: Most people dislike chicanes but there is more support for implementing speed humps as a traffic calming feature. Some people provided conditions for their support, including that the speed humps should have an opening for bicyclists to pass through and they should be permanently installed at a select and limited number of locations.
• Parking Concerns: People are concerned about parking loss due to bioretention and/or formalizing walkways.

Please note that all input provided during online engagement is provided in Appendix C. A PDF version of the survey is shown in Appendix D.

Survey
Between October 30 and November 30, 2025, the Town of Atherton hosted an online survey on the Atherton Active Transportation Plan project website. Participants provided feedback on three (3) design alternatives for improvements to the existing bicycle and pedestrian networks. The three (3) alternatives, visualized as cross sections in Figure 1, included:

1. Alternative 1: A shared travel lane with sharrow markings, a speed hump, and a chicane (examples of traffic calming features).

2. Alternative 2: A shared travel lane with sharrow markings, a chicane (example of a traffic calming feature), and a walkway on one side of the street.

3. Alternative 3: Dedicated travel lanes, bike lanes, and bioretention on the shoulder.

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For each alternative, participants were asked:
• What they like or dislike
• How well each design alternative meets their needs
• On which streets they would like to see each alternative implemented • Additional feedback on each design alternative
All survey questions were optional – participants were not required to respond. As a result, participants could choose to respond to none, one, or all the questions – resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions. At the end of the design alternatives component of the survey, there were optional demographic questions.

A total of 292 survey responses were submitted. During the data analysis, survey responses were filtered to only include submissions where participants responded to at least one question. As a result, 185 surveys were analyzed. Among survey participants who shared where they live (n=170), 67% (114) were Atherton residents and 33% (33) live in either Menlo Park, Unincorporated San Mateo County, Redwood City, or somewhere else. In the survey analysis, non-Atherton residents are described as “interested parties.” Among 114 Atherton residents, 111 respondents shared what neighborhood they live in.

Half (56) of the respondents live between El Camino Real and Alameda de las Pulgas (50%), followed by between Middlefield Road and El Camino Real (20%), East of Middlefield Road (17%), and West of Alameda de las Pulgas (6%). Among survey respondents who shared their age, the largest percentage of respondents were between 50 and 64 (37%), followed by 18 and 34 (29%). All demographic question results are presented in Table 3 through Table 5.

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Table 3. Summary of Survey Responses – Where do you live? Response Count Percentage
Atherton 114 67%
Menlo Park 40 24%
Unincorporated San Mateo County 5 3%
Redwood City 9 5%
Other 2 1%
Total 170* 100%
*As noted at the bottom of pg 7, all survey questions were optional, resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions Table 4. Summary of Survey Responses – If you live in Atherton, what neighborhood do you live in? Response Count Percentage
East of Middlefield Road 19 17%
Between Middlefield Road and El Camino Real 22 20%
Between El Camino Real and Alameda de las Pulgas 56 50% West of Alameda de las Pulgas 7 6%
North of Fair Oaks 3 3%
Menlo Oaks 0 0%
Other 4 4%
Total 111* 100%
*As noted at the bottom of pg 7, all survey questions were optional, resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions Table 5. Summary of Survey Responses – How old are you? Response Count Percentage
Under 18 8 5%
18-34 49 29%
35-49 45 27%
50-64 61 37%
65+ 4 2%
Total 167* 100%
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Table 6 and Table 7 below provide a high-level summary of community sentiments regarding the design alternatives, followed by key themes among the text responses. In Table 6, percentages were calculated using the total number of participants, not the total number of responses. In the table, the total number of participants is shown as “n=X”, and the total number of responses is shown in the bottom “total” row. This method for calculating percentages keeps the percentages tied to the actual size of the population survey and how common each choice is among all participants, not just how often it was selected relative to the other options. This avoids inflated percentages caused by people choosing multiple options.

Key findings from this data include that the majority of Atherton residents do not want the design alternatives implemented on Selby Lane, Stockbridge Avenue, or Atherton Avenue. However, among the suggested streets and alternatives, Atherton residents show the most support for implementing Alternative 3 on Atherton Avenue (33%). Alternative 3 also received the most support among interested parties. The majority of interested party respondents (56%, 27 responses) would like to see Alternative 3 implemented on Selby Lane, Atherton Avenue, or another street in Atherton. This finding aligns with how respondents ranked each alternative, with regard to meeting their needs. When asked to share how well each alternative meets their needs on a scale of 0 (does not meet my needs) to 5 (fully meets my needs), Alternative 3 received the highest average score among both residents and interested parties.

The subsequent sections summarize all input on the design alternatives and provide more granular details about what people like and don’t like about each alternative. All text responses to the survey are presented in Appendix C.

Table 6. Summary of Survey Responses – On which street(s) would you like to see the alternatives Implemented? Response Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Alternative 3
Residents
(n =106)
1 Interested
Parties
(n = 56)
Residents
(n = 104)
Interested
Parties
(n = 48)
Residents
(n = 103)
Interested
Parties
(n = 48)
Selby Lane 25% (27) 18% (10) 19% (20) 31% (15) 18% (19) 56% (27) Stockbridge Avenue 21% (22) 20% (11) 19% (20) 29% (14) 17% (17) 27% (13) Atherton Avenue 21% (22) 30% (17) 21% (22) 35% (17) 33% (34) 50% (24) Another street in Atherton**:
____
14% (15) 13% (7) 15% (16) 25% (12) 12% (12) 58% (28)
I don’t want the Alternative
implemented on any of these
streets***:____
61% (65) 59% (33) 63% (65) 44% (21) 56% (58) 29% (14)
Total 151* 78* 143* 79* 140* 106*
*As noted at the bottom of pg 7, all survey questions were optional, resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions 1 “n” equals the number of participants, and the “Total” row equals the number of responses, as participants had the option to select more than one response. For a more in-depth explanation of the different between the “n” and “Total”, see page 9.

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**Regarding Table 6 above: Among those who selected “Another street in Atherton” and provided a text response, key streets mentioned include (listed in order of most to least number of times the street was mentioned):
• Alternative 1: Encinal Avenue, James Avenue, Fair Oaks Lane, Polhemus Road, and Watkins Avenue • Alternative 2: Encinal Avenue, Middlefield Road, Fair Oaks Lane, Watkins Avenue, and Laurel Street • Alternative 3: Middlefield Road, Watkins Avenue, Oak Grove Avenue, Alejandra Avenue, Elena Avenue, Glenwood Avenue, and Marsh Avenue
***Regarding Table 6 above: Among those who selected “I don’t want the alternative implemented on any of these streets” and provided a text response, key themes among the responses include:
• Alternative 1: Respondents shared that they either dislike chicanes or have concerns including the potential to cause damage to cars and causing accidents among cars.
• Alternative 2: Respondents shared that they either dislike the alternative or have safety concerns with the alternative.
• Alternative 3: Respondents shared that they don’t believe the alternative should be implemented on any or most streets in Atherton.

Table 7. Summary of Survey Responses – How well does each alternative meet your needs? (Scale of 0 [does not meet my needs] to 5 [meets my needs very well].)
Response Residents Interested Parties
Mean Responses Mean Responses
Alternative 1 1.88 85* 1.70 50*
Alternative 2 1.96 83* 2.35 49*
Alternative 3 2.29 78* 2.96 54*
*As noted at the bottom of pg 7, all survey questions were optional, resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions Alternative 1
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As shown in Table 8, 162 survey respondents shared what they like about Alternative 1 (97 residents and 65 interested parties). The majority of Atherton residents like that Alternative 1 has little to no impact on the existing trees and landscaping on the shoulder (59%) or the space for walking on the shoulder (55%). The majority of interested parties like that traffic calming features will reduce vehicle speeds (58%).

As shown in Table 9, 160 survey respondents shared what they dislike about Alternative 1 (95 residents and 65 interested parties). Many Atherton residents selected “Other” (49%). The majority of interested parties either dislike that the alternative does not provide dedicated spaces for people biking and people driving (69%) or that it provides limited separation between people walking on the shoulder and people driving (66%). Among those who selected “Other” and provided a text response (Atherton residents and interested parties), the most prominent themes were that respondents dislike chicanes and speed humps.

When asked how well Alternative 1 meet your needs on a scale of 0 (does not meet my needs) to 5 (meets my needs very well), the average score among Atherton residents is 1.88, and 1.70 among interested parties (Table 10). Among 162 survey respondents (106 residents and 56 interested parties), the majority of Atherton residents (61%) and interested parties (59%) would not like to see Alternative 1 implemented on a selection of Atherton Streets (Selby Lane, Stockbridge Avenue, or Atherton Avenue). The primary concern is chicanes. Respondents dislike chicanes, do not find them effective, believe that they are unsafe, or find them unnecessary.

Table 8. What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (Select all that apply.) Response
Residents
(n=97)2
Interested Parties
(n=65)
Count Percent Count Percent
Alternative has little to no impact to parking on the shoulder 38 39% 13 20% Alternative has little to no impact to existing trees and landscaping on the shoulder 57 59% 24 37% Alternative has little to no impact to the space for walking on the shoulder 53 55% 23 35% Traffic calming features will reduce vehicle speeds 44 45% 38 58% Other**:____ 25 26% 8 12%
Total 217* 106*
*As noted at the bottom of pg 7, all survey questions were optional, resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions **Regarding Table 8 above: Among those who selected “Other” and included a text response (n=31), key themes include:
• Respondents dislike chicanes (n=11): Concerns include safety and that chicanes are unnecessary. • Respondents dislike the alternative (n=9): Respondents generally dislike the alternative or state that changes aren’t needed.
• Support for speed humps (n=5): Some respondents support speed humps, and others provided conditions for their support, including that speed humps should have an opening for fire trucks and bicycles to pass through. 2 “n” equals the number of participants, and the “Total” row equals the number of responses, as participants had the option to select more than one response. For a more in-depth explanation of the different between the “n” and “Total”, see page 9.

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Table 9. What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (Select all that apply.) Response
Residents
(n=95)
Interested Parties
(n=65)
Count Percent Count Percent
Alternative does not provide dedicated spaces for people biking and people driving 36 38% 45 69% Alternative provides limited separation between people walking on the shoulder and people driving
37 39% 43 66%
Traffic calming features will reduce vehicle speeds 25 26% 5 8% Other**:____ 47 49% 14 22%
Total 145* 107*
*As noted at the bottom of pg 7, all survey questions were optional, resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions **Regarding Table 9 above: Among those who selected “Other” and included a text response (n=59), key themes include:
• Respondents dislike chicanes (n=25): Concerns include safety, reduced visibility at night, and posing a hazard for bicyclists.
• Respondents dislike speed humps (n=12): Concerns include discomfort and safety for bicyclists, the perception that they are loud, and generally disliking speed humps.
• Respondents dislike the alternative (n=7): Respondents generally dislike the alternative or state that changes aren’t needed or necessary.
• Conditional support for speed humps (n=2): Respondents shared conditions for their support, including that speed humps should be limited and permanent (built out of asphalt instead of plastic).

Table 10. How well does ALTERNATIVE 1 meet your needs? (Scale of 0 [does not meet my needs] to 5 [meets my needs very well].) Response Residents Interested Parties
Mean Responses Mean Responses
Alternative 1 1.88 85* 1.70 50*
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Table 11. On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (Select all that apply.) Response
Residents
(n=106)3
Interested Parties
(n=56)
Count Percent Count Percent
Selby Lane 27 25% 10 18%
Stockbridge Avenue 22 21% 11 20%
Atherton Avenue 22 21% 17 30%
Another street in Atherton**:____ 15 14% 7 13%
I don’t want the alternative implemented on any of these streets***:____ 65 61% 33 59% Total 151* 78*
*As noted at the bottom of pg 7, all survey questions were optional, resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions **Regarding Table 11 above: Among those who selected “another street in Atherton” and included a text response (n=20), streets that were mentioned more than once include:
• Encinal Avenue (n=3)
• James Avenue (n=2)
• Fair Oaks Lane (n=2)
• Polhemus Road (n=2)
• Watkins Avenue (n=2)
***Regarding Table 11 above: Among those who selected “I don’t want the alternative implemented on any of these streets” and included a text response (n=3), all responses reiterate that they dislike chicanes, sharing concerns that included the potential to cause damage to cars and collisions among cars.

Other feedback or suggestions that participants provided regarding Alternative 1 include (n=73):
• Respondents dislike chicanes (n=25): Respondents shared that they generally dislike chicanes, do not find them effective, or believe they are unsafe or unnecessary.
• Respondents dislike speed humps (n=7): Respondents shared that they generally dislike speed humps, find them unnecessary and not effective, or feel that they are uncomfortable for bicyclists. • Respondents dislike the alternative (n=7): Respondents generally dislike the alternative or state that changes aren’t needed.
• Support for speed humps (n=6): Some respondents support speed humps and others shared conditions for their support, including that speed humps should be placed on a select number of streets where drivers speed and there should be cut outs for bicycles to pass through.
• Preference for a Class II Bike Lane or more separation between vehicles and bicycles (n=5): Some respondents stated that as experienced bicyclists, they are okay with sharing a lane with vehicles, but that less experienced riders or youth traveling to school would prefer more separation. • Preference for improved bicycle and pedestrian facilities (n=4): Some respondents shared a preference for facilities for both bicyclists and pedestrians that are separate from vehicles. Others mentioned generally wanting improved conditions for bicyclists and pedestrians, particularly for youth traveling to school. 3 “n” equals the number of participants, and the “Total” row equals the number of responses, as participants had the option to select more than one response. For a more in-depth explanation of the different between the “n” and “Total”, see page 9.

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Alternative 2
As shown in Table 12 , 139 survey respondents shared what they like about Alternative 2 (86 residents and 53 interested parties). The majority of Atherton residents (62%) and most interested parties (85%) like that Alternative 2 includes an accessible walkway that provides a dedicated space for people walking. Almost half of Atherton residents (49%) and the majority of interested parties (53%) also like that traffic calming features will reduce vehicle speeds.

As shown in Table 13, 159 survey respondents shared what they dislike about Alternative 2 (95 residents and 65 interested parties). The majority of Atherton residents dislike that the alternative may impact parking on the shoulder (52%). The majority of interested parties dislike that the alternative does not provide dedicated spaces for people biking (71%).

When asked how well Alternative 2 meets your needs on a scale of 0 (does not meet my needs) to 5 (meets my needs very well), the average score among Atherton residents is 1.96, and 2.35 among interested parties (Table 14). Among 152 survey respondents (104 residents and 48 interested parties), the majority of Atherton residents (63%) would not like to see Alternative 2 implemented on a selection of Atherton Streets (Selby Lane, Stockbridge Avenue, or Atherton Avenue). The largest percentage of interested parties would like to see Alternative 2 implemented on Atherton Avenue (35%). The primary concern is chicanes. Respondents dislike chicanes, and some respondents would like the alternative if the chicanes were removed.

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Table 12. What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (Select all that apply.) Response
Residents
(n=86)
4 Interested Parties
(n=53)
Count Percent Count Percent
Alternative includes an accessible walkway that provides a dedicated space for people walking
53 62% 45 85%
Traffic calming features will reduce vehicle speeds 42 49% 28 53% Other**:____ 19 22% 2 4%
Total 114* 75*
*As noted at the bottom of pg 7, all survey questions were optional, resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions **Regarding Table 12 above: Among those who selected “other” and included a text response (n=20), key themes include:
• Respondents generally dislike the alternative (n=7): Respondents generally dislike the alternative or state that changes aren’t needed.
• Respondents dislike chicanes (n=3): Respondents say that they generally do not like chicanes, are concerned with visibility, or have safety concerns.

Table 13. What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (Select all that apply.) Response
Residents
(n=104)
Interested Parties
(n=55)
Count Percent Count Percent
Alternative does not provide dedicated spaces for people biking 33 32% 39 71% Traffic calming features will reduce vehicle speeds 25 24% 7 13% Alternative may impact parking on the shoulder 54 52% 13 24% Alternative may impact the existing trees and landscaping on the shoulder 51 49% 8 15% Other**:____ 39 38% 12 22%
Total 202* 79*
*As noted at the bottom of pg 7, all survey questions were optional, resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions **Regarding Table 13 above: Among those who selected “Other” and included a text response (n=49), key themes include:
• Respondents dislike chicanes (n=21): Respondents shared that they generally dislike chicanes, have concerns including safety or issues with reduced visibility at night, or that they pose a hazard for bicyclists. • Respondents dislike the alternative (n=4): Respondents generally dislike the alternative or state that changes aren’t needed.
• Questions about parking impacts (n=2): Respondents raised questions about the impacts on parking, one stating a specific preference for maintaining parking availability. 4 “n” equals the number of participants, and the “Total” row equals the number of responses, as participants had the option to select more than one response. For a more in-depth explanation of the different between the “n” and “Total”, see page 9.

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Table 14. How well does ALTERNATIVE 2 meet your needs?
Response Residents Interested Parties
Mean Responses Mean Responses
Alternative 2 1.96 83* 2.35 49*
*As noted at the bottom of pg 7, all survey questions were optional, resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions Table 15. On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) Response
Residents
(n=104)
5 Interested Parties
(n=48)
Count Percent Count Percent
Selby Lane 20 19% 15 31%
Stockbridge Avenue 20 19% 14 29%
Atherton Avenue 22 21% 17 35%
Another street in Atherton**:____ 16 15% 12 25%
I don’t want the alternative implemented on any of these streets***:____ 65 63% 21 44% Total 143* 79*
*As noted at the bottom of pg 7, all survey questions were optional, resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions **Regarding Table 15 above: Among those who selected “another street in Atherton” and included a text response (n=26), streets that were mentioned more than once include:
• Encinal Avenue (n=7)
• Middlefield Road (n=4)
• Fair Oaks Lane (n=3)
• Watkins Avenue (n=3)
• Laurel Street (n=2; shared right of way with the City of Menlo Park) ***Regarding Table 15 above: Among those who selected “I don’t want the alternative implemented on any of these streets” and included a text response (n=9), key themes include:
• Respondents dislike the alternative (n=3): Respondents generally dislike the alternative. • Safety concerns (n=2): Concerns include the perception that the alternative is hazardous or unsafe.

Other feedback or suggestions that participants provided regarding Alternative 2 include (n=62):
• Respondents dislike chicanes (n=9): Respondents shared concerns for bicycle safety and/or general safety. • Respondents dislike the alternative (n=8): Respondents generally dislike the alternative or state that changes aren’t needed.
• Support for the alternative, if chicanes were removed (n=4): Some respondents specifically stated that they like the walkway component of the alternative; all said that they would like the alternative more if chicanes were removed. • Preference for separation between vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians (n=4): Respondents shared a preference for separate facilities for all modes.
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• Preference for a Class II Bike Lane (n=4): Respondents shared a preference for dedicated bicycle facilities. • Support for the pedestrian walkway (n=3): Respondents specifically support the walkway component of Alternative 2. • Preference for additional improvements for bicyclists (n=3): Respondents shared that the alternative does not do enough to improve conditions for bicyclists.

Alternative 3
As shown in Table 16, 136 survey respondents shared what they like about Alternative 3 (80 residents and 56 interested parties). The majority of Atherton residents (65%) and most interested parties (91%) like that Alternative 3 includes a bike lane that provides dedicated space for people biking. Almost half of Atherton residents (49%) and the majority of interested parties (55%) also like that the bioretention area may help with local flooding and water filtration.

As shown in Table 17, 141 survey respondents shared what they dislike about Alternative 3 (98 residents and 43 interested parties). The majority of Atherton residents dislike that the alternative may impact trees and landscaping due to the reduced width of shoulder (59%). The majority of Atherton residents (54%) and most interested parties (81%) also dislike that the alternative does not have a dedicated space for people walking.

When asked how well Alternative 3 meets your needs on a scale of 0 (does not meet my needs) to 5 (meets my needs very well), the average score among Atherton residents is 2.29, and 2.96 among interested parties (Table 18). Among 151 survey respondents (103 residents and 48 interested parties), the majority of Atherton residents (56%) would not like to see Alternative 3 implemented on a selection of Atherton Streets (Selby Lane, Stockbridge Avenue, or Atherton Avenue). The largest percentage of interested parties would like to see Alternative 3 implemented on another street in Atherton (58%).

Among those who selected “another street in Atherton” and provided a text response (Atherton residents and interested parties), the most frequently mentioned streets were Middlefield Road, Watkins Avenue, and Oak Grove Avenue. The primary concern among respondents is that the alternative needs separate facilities for both bicycles and pedestrians. Some respondents say that pedestrian facilities should be prioritized over bicycle facilities.

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Table 16. What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (Select all that apply.) Response
Residents
(n=80)6
Interested
Parties (n=56)
Count Percent Count Percent
Bike lane provides dedicated space for people biking 52 65% 51 91% Bio-retention area may help with local flooding and water filtration 39 49% 31 55% Other**:____ 19 24% 8 14%
Total 110* 90*
*As noted at the bottom of pg 7, all survey questions were optional, resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions **Regarding Table 16 above: Among those who selected “other” and included a text response (n=26), key themes include:
• Respondents generally dislike the alternative (n=10): Respondents said that they don’t like anything about the alternative.
• Support for narrower lane width (n=3): Respondents were in support of narrower lane widths because it may also contribute to slowing vehicle speed.

Table 17. What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (Select all that apply.) Response
Residents
(n=98)
Interested
Parties (n=43)
Count Percent Count Percent
Alternative may impact parking due to the reduced width of shoulder 50 51% 9 21% Alternative may impact trees and landscaping due to the reduced width of shoulder 58 59% 8 19% Alternative does not have a dedicated space for people walking 53 54% 35 81% Alternative may have an impact on the widths of the travel lanes 49 50% 5 12% Other**:____ 25 7
Total 235* 64*
*As noted at the bottom of pg 7, all survey questions were optional, resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions **Regarding Table 17 above: Among those who selected “other” and included a text response (n=32), key themes include:
• Respondents generally dislike the alternative (n=4): Respondents stated that they dislike everything about the alternative, or changes aren’t needed.
• Preference for including traffic calming (n=4): Respondents shared concerns that without traffic calming features like speed humps, the alternative will not reduce vehicle speed and cut-through traffic. • Respondents dislike how the alternative will impact the appearance of Atherton streets (n=3): Concerns include impacts on the general look or charm of Atherton.
• Skepticism about the efficacy of bioretention (n=3): Respondents shared that they are skeptical that bioretention is needed or would effectively help with flooding.
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• Concerns about parking loss (n=3): Respondents are concerned about whether the alternative would impact parking, or if cars are supposed to park on the bioretention • Concerns about pedestrians walking in the bike lane (n=3): Respondents are concerned about the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists if pedestrians walk in the bike lane, as is shown in the Alternative 3 diagram.

Table 18. How well does ALTERNATIVE 3 meet your needs?
Response Residents Interested Parties
Mean Responses Mean Responses
Alternative 2 2.29 78* 2.96 54*
*As noted at the bottom of pg 7, all survey questions were optional, resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions Table 19. On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (Select all that apply.) Response
Residents
(n=103)7
Interested Parties
(n=48)
Count Percent Count Percent
Selby Lane 19 18% 27 56%
Stockbridge Avenue 17 17% 13 27%
Atherton Avenue 34 33% 24 50%
Another street in Atherton**:____ 12 12% 28 58%
I don’t want the Alternative implemented on any of these streets***:____ 58 56% 14 29% Total 140* 106*
*As noted at the bottom of pg 7, all survey questions were optional, resulting in the total number of responses varying between questions **Regarding Table 19 above: Among those who selected “another street in Atherton” and included a text response (n=24), streets that were mentioned more than once include:
• Middlefield Road (n=4)
• Watkins Avenue (n=4)
• Oak Grove Avenue (n=4)
• Alejandra Avenue (n=2)
• Elena Avenue (n=2)
• Glenwood Avenue (n=2)
• Marsh Road (n=2)
***Regarding Table 19 above Among those who selected “I don’t want the alternative implemented on any of these streets” and included a text response (n=7), one theme is that respondents reiterate that they don’t believe that Alternative 3 should be implemented on any or most streets.

Other feedback or suggestions that participants provided regarding Alternative 3 include (n=56):
• Respondents dislike the alternative (n=8): Respondents generally dislike the alternative or state that changes aren’t needed.
• Alternative needs both separate bicycle and pedestrian facilities (n=8): Respondents are concerned about pedestrians sharing space with bicyclists, and say that separate facilities are needed for both modes. 7 “n” equals the number of participants, and the “Total” row equals the number of responses, as participants had the option to select more than one response. For a more in-depth explanation of the different between the “n” and “Total”, see page 9.

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• Alternative needs pedestrian facilities (n=6): Respondents said that this alternative needs a walkway, sidewalk, or generally a better space for pedestrians. Some specifically said that pedestrian facilities should be prioritized over bicycle facilities.
• Concerns about e-bikes (n=4): Respondents are concerned about sharing space in the bicycle lane with e-bikes, traditional bikes, and pedestrians because of the high speeds that e-bikes can travel. • Concerns about parking loss (n=3): Respondents are concerned about whether the alternative would impact parking, or if cars are supposed to park on the bioretention.

Email Comments
Between October 30 and November 30, 2025, individuals shared their input via email comment. A total of 25 comments were submitted by 19 individuals via the “Contact Us” tab on the project website or were sent to Atheron staff directly. Many but not all individuals self-identified as an Atherton resident. Emails were organized into one or more themes, as described below. All email comments submitted can be found in Appendix C.

1. Opposition to bike lanes and major changes on Selby Lane (n=10): Residents on Selby Lane strongly objected to adding dedicated bike lanes or significant redesigns, citing disruption to the neighborhood’s rural character. Many argue the changes are unnecessary and based on outdated assumptions about school commuting patterns. Many are also concerned about parking loss for residents and the need to maintain the existing neighborhood parking that is used during school pick-up and drop-off.

2. Requests for walkways or sidewalks (n=10): Individuals proposed adding simple, rustic walkways or sidewalks using materials like decomposed granite or small pebbles to improve pedestrian safety. These paths would allow walking off the street without major construction or tree removal. Individuals specifically mentioned wanting walkways or sidewalks on Station Lane, Middlefield Road, Fair Oaks Lane, and Laurel Street (right of way shared with the City of Menlo Park).

3. Requests for additional, or changes to existing traffic calming (n=8): Some individuals suggested installing additional speed humps and signage to slow traffic near schools and residential areas. Others noted that existing traffic calming features are ineffective or noisy, calling for better placement and design. Individuals specifically mentioned that the speed humps on Selby Lane are ineffective or noisy. Individuals also specifically requested speed humps on James Avenue and Selby Lane.

4. Perception of low bicycle usage (n=7): Individuals question whether Atherton has enough bicyclists to demonstrate the need for costly infrastructure changes. They specifically mentioned that there are few students who bicycle to the Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion School; therefore, they do not think there is sufficient justification for building bike lanes on Selby Lane.

5. Concerns about chicanes (n=6): Individuals perceive chicanes as dangerous and that they force cars and bikes to swerve, increasing the risk of a collision. They also shared that chicanes pose visibility issues at night and the lack of street lighting in Atherton amplifies these safety concerns.

6. Concerns about poor drainage and bioretention recommendations (n=4): Individuals raised concerns about poor drainage and argue that existing bioretention features in Atherton are poorly maintained and create safety risks.

They specifically mention issues with the bioretention features on Stockbridge Avenue, and flooding issues at Middlefield Road and Oak Grove Avenue.

7. Requests for school area safety improvements (n=4): Parents described dangerous conditions near schools, where narrow roads and speeding cars put children at risk. They call for sidewalks, bike lanes, and vegetation management to create safer routes for students. Parents specifically mentioned the conditions near Sacred Heart, Menlo School, Menlo-Atherton High School, Laurel Elementary School, and Encinal Elementary School.

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Next Steps
Public engagement participants expressed support for aspects of each design alternative or its application on specific corridors. Alta will use this feedback from Phase 2 of public engagement to inform updates to the network recommendations and to identify priority improvements. Recommended updates to the bicycle and pedestrian network recommendations include:
• On Atherton Avenue, consider recommending a bicycle lane and/or pedestrian walkway. A hybrid facility could be considered, with a walkway and Class III bike route in one direction combined with a Class II in the opposing direction.
• Remove the recommendation for bike lanes on Selby Lane. • Remove chicanes from recommendation diagrams and text. On corridors with a low level of traffic stress, consider changing bicycle boulevard recommendations to bike route recommendations. Consider recommending a select number of speed humps along the Class III bike routes (to be determined on an as-needed basis based upon future analysis and not specified in this plan).

Following updates to the network recommendations, Alta will work to provide cost estimates and assign a prioritization score for each project recommendation and present to the Town of Atherton Transportation, Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Committee.

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Outreach
Event
Comment
Source
Comment Submission
Date
1 Outreach
Board
Add bike lanes and sidewalks to El Camino 10/30/2025
2 Outreach
Board
Make Middlefield bike lanes all buffered 10/30/2025
3 Outreach
Board
Class II not needed here [on Glenwood] 10/30/2025
4 Outreach
Board
Selby Ln, Existing Conditions (vote) 10/30/2025
5 Outreach
Board
Selby Ln, Existing Conditions (vote) 10/30/2025
6 Outreach
Board
Selby Ln, Existing Conditions (vote) 10/30/2025
7 Outreach
Board
Selby Ln, Existing Conditions (vote) 10/30/2025
8 Outreach
Board
Selby Ln, Existing Conditions (vote) 10/30/2025
9 Outreach
Board
Selby Ln, Existing Conditions (vote) 10/30/2025
10 Outreach
Board
Selby Ln, Existing Conditions (vote) 10/30/2025
11 Outreach
Board
Stockbridge Ave, Alternative 1 (vote) 10/30/2025
12 Outreach
Board
Selby Ln, Alternative 2 (vote) 10/30/2025
13 Outreach
Board
Selby Ln, Alternative 3 - "residents don't support" 10/30/2025 14 Outreach
Board
Selby Ln, Alternative 3 - "Selby Bike Lane II a no go" 10/30/2025 15 Outreach
Board
Atherton Ave, Alternative 3 - "possible" 10/30/2025
16 Outreach
Board
Atherton Ave, Alternative 3 (vote) 10/30/2025
17 Outreach
Board
Atherton Ave, Alternative 3 (vote) 10/30/2025
18 Outreach
Board
Comment, Alternative 3 - "ECR" 10/30/2025
19 Outreach
Board
Comment, Alternative 1 - "should be on major cut-throughs" 10/30/2025 20 Outreach
Board
Other, Existing Conditions - "Bike lane class IVs sidewalk 4 total lanes ECR" 10/30/2025 21 Outreach
Board
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Outreach
Event
Comment
Source
Comment Submission
Date
22 Outreach
Board
Roundabout @ Atherton Ave/Fair Oaks 10/30/2025
23 Outreach
Board
Walkway + Stop signs for Watkins & Station Ln 10/30/2025 24 Outreach
Board
Pylons and delineators for bikers to Encinal school 10/30/2025 25 Outreach
Board
Checkmark on walkway on Encinal Ave 10/30/2025
26 Comment Card I strongly support speed humps on Elena between Valparaiso & Park. It's a school drop-off/pickup zone but also a commuter road.

In addition, I would support walkways along Elena.
10/30/2025
27 Comment Card Want improvements for walking along & across El Camino Real. 10/30/2025 28 Comment Card Selby Bike Lane proposal does not address the school park & drop-off of students. - Where do they park is - cul-de-sacs, Serrano, Austin, Stockbridge? 10/30/2025 29 Comment Card Regarding bike lanes and structured walkways on Selby Lane: I would like to say — Let's just keep Selby Lane the way it is. Thank you. 10/30/2025 30 Outreach
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Selby Ln, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
31 Outreach
Board
Selby Ln, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
32 Outreach
Board
Selby Ln, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
33 Outreach
Board
Selby Ln, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
34 Outreach
Board
Selby Ln, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
35 Outreach
Board
Stockbridge Ave, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
36 Outreach
Board
Stockbridge Ave, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
37 Outreach
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Stockbridge Ave, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
38 Outreach
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Stockbridge Ave, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
39 Outreach
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Stockbridge Ave, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
40 Outreach
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Stockbridge Ave, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
41 Outreach
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Stockbridge Ave, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
42 Outreach
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Stockbridge Ave, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
43 Outreach
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Atherton Ave, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
44 Outreach
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Atherton Ave, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
45 Outreach
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Event
Comment
Source
Comment Submission
Date
46 Outreach
Board
Atherton Ave, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
47 Outreach
Board
Atherton Ave, Existing Conditions (vote) 11/12/2025
48 Outreach
Board
Move speed bumps to in front of school 11/12/2025
49 Outreach
Board
Retain existing structure, enhance speed bump/potentially move closer to school, potentially identify area where shared walk/ride surface could be installed 11/12/2025 50 Outreach
Board
Leave things the way they are 11/12/2025
51 Outreach
Board
Leave things the way they are 11/12/2025
52 Outreach
Board
Leave things the way they are 11/12/2025
53 Outreach
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Don't try to solve a problem that does not exist 11/12/2025 54 Outreach
Board
Please leave things as they are. At most add a ped lane 11/12/2025 55 Outreach
Board
Chicanes don't work as we don't have street lights 11/12/2025 56 Outreach
Board
Chicanes don't work without street lights 11/12/2025
57 Outreach
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Stockbridge Ave, Alternative 3 (vote) 11/12/2025
58 Outreach
Board
Atherton Ave, Alternative 3 (vote) 11/12/2025
59 Outreach
Board
Atherton Ave, Alternative 3 (vote) 11/12/2025
60 Outreach
Board
Do more for a pedestrian walkway. Bicyclists can choose biking on a pedestrian walkway or sharing the road 11/12/2025 61 Outreach
Board
Checkmark on walkway on Alameda de las Pulgas 11/12/2025 62 Outreach
Board
Polhemus Ave and Selby Ln, "Potential 3 way stop to slow traffic" 11/12/2025 63 Outreach
Board
North of Tuscaloosa Ave and Selby Ln, "Remove this speed bump" 11/12/2025 64 Outreach
Board
El Camino at Atherton Ave and Fair Oaks Ln, "This intersection must be completely redone" 11/12/2025 65 Outreach
Board
Put speed bump west of the crosswalk in front of Selby Spanish Immersion school 11/12/2025 66 Outreach
Board
Improve drainage and consistency of existing sort of walkable space, okay to park there too - comment cosigned by 6 other event participants 11/12/2025 67 Comment Card Walkway along Elena near Sacred Heart. Selby resident liked it as an example for Selby. 11/12/2025 68 Comment Card 1) The speed bumps on Selby, Stockbridge are too violent. Car damaging potential. 2) No chicanes in Atherton.
3) Adapt and enforce street landscape. No planting 4 feet from street to give pedestrians a place to get out of way. 11/12/2025
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Date
69 Comment Card No bike lanes on Selby Lane because there is no bikers to merit a disruption of the street use – school drop offs, construction. 11/12/2025 70 Comment Card I live 1 door away on the west side of the school on Selby Lane. I would like to see a nice pathway for pedestrians only and to keep the existing parking for parents to pick up and drop off their children.
11/12/2025
71 Comment Card Leave things the way they are. 11/12/2025 72 Comment Card If the priority is safety, then my view is:

1. Sidewalks a high priority: I try to do a lot of walking in the neighborhood. I can tell you it's dangerous: Cars go by well in excess of the speed limits, with drivers looking at their phones, and the lanes are narrow so any slight veering of the car and they're coming right at you. The streets are also dirty, the sides are not level so it's dangerous and unpleasant to walk there for other reasons.

2. Furthermore, any plan needs to account for the literally dozens of construction-related cars and trucks parked on Atherton Ave in the daytime. The construction projects won't stop, there are many within a block or two of each other. All the parked vehicles make it impossible not to have to walk in the middle of the street.

3. Speed limit should be 25, and enforced — as it is now, cars and trucks barrel down the road well in excess of the posted limits. With Valparaiso at 25, Atherton Ave and Stockbridge should be the same or we're just encouraging their use as cross-town expressways, and Atherton has no stop signs.

4. Chicanes don't work. Cars dodge the ones on Junipero Se4. rra at various speeds, runs into them at night.

5. How do these options integrate with the roundabout — is that still going forward? In Support of a walkway — 1 side, on ADP & Atherton Ave 11/12/2025
73 Comment Card Good evening. My name is Jenny, & I have been a resident of Selby Lane since 1998, living close to Adelante Selby School. 1st, I would like to say, thank you for adding the 15mph when children are present signs near the school. However, I am here tonight to urge you not to move forward on any of the proposed changes to Selby Lane as part of the Atherton Active Transportation Plan.

This $2 million project is not a safety measure; it is a waste of taxpayer money.

It is a solution based on a problem from 2014. The school at the center of this plan has fundamentally changed. It is no longer a K-8 school; it is a K-5 commuter school. The school's Principal during this time, has stated that families are not biking across El Camino; the issue is Woodside Rd- where new bike lanes were just added.

This proposal completely ignores the daily reality of Selby Lane. Every school day, our street is lined with parents parking their cars, then walking their young children onto campus. Plus at least ten school employees park on the street all day because their lot is full. Then add the four school buses, mail trucks, delivery vehicles, worker trucks and neighborhood guests... and the reality is clear.

This proposal would spend $2 million to degrade the historic 'county lane' character of our neighborhood, sacrifice mature foliage, and threaten 200-year-old heritage trees. It will also make our driveways less safe.

Please do not add any chicanes to Selby Lane (as shown in several of the new option alternatives). It will cause many accidents especially @night since we do not have street lights.

This active transportation plan doesn't create a bike lane, It creates an obstacle course.

This proposal is the wrong solution, based on the wrong data, for the wrong street. We urge you to listen to the residents, and stop revising this misguided proposal. 11/12/2025
74 Outreach
Board
Acknowledge Watkins is an arterial without widening, there is no smart way to bike here 11/20/2025 75 Outreach
Board
Remove telephone poles along Middlefield Rd to facilitate wider bike path and pedestrians 11/20/2025 76 Outreach
Board
Marsh Rd path can be used by encinal students biking from flood park. 11/20/2025 77 Outreach
Board
Flashing beacon at Watkins and Middlefiled 11/20/2025
78 Outreach
Board
Pro bike lane, possible buffering (Atherton Ave) 11/20/2025 79 Outreach
Board
Class II not needed or wanted (On Glenwood Ave) 11/20/2025 80 Outreach
Board
Oak Grove & edge class II bike + ped 11/20/2025
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Outreach
Event
Comment
Source
Comment Submission
Date
81 Outreach
Board
Separated bike lane on Middlefield needed, traffic volume too fast and too high to ride comfortably 11/20/2025 82 Outreach
Board
Please fix Dinklespiel Staion Ln and Watkins intersection 11/20/2025 83 Outreach
Board
This looks reasonable and cost effects (Design alternative 3) 11/20/2025 84 Outreach
Board
Chicanes on Glenwood and other cut throughs 11/20/2025
85 Outreach
Board
Chicanes ok. Preserve no parking on fair oaks ln 11/20/2025 86 Outreach
Board
Chicanes are much more dangerous for cyclists 11/20/2025 87 Outreach
Board
Need all way stop on Alameda De Las Pulgas and Atherton Ave 11/20/2025 88 Outreach
Board
Fair oaks Ln 1-side walkway is good. Preserve no parking on Fair oaks Ln near Civic Center. 11/20/2025 89 Outreach
Board
Narrow + tight with high speed Valparaiso traffic. 11/20/2025 90 Outreach
Board
Eliminate M-A can parking on De Bell Dr. (Don't allow Menlo-Atherton Students to park on De Bell Dr.) 11/20/2025 91 Outreach
Board
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Appendix C – Online Engagement (Raw Data)
Text Responses to the Online Survey
Comment
Number
Comment
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Question Text Response Submission Date
1 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text i hate these CHicanes. ruin tires. really bad 11/5/2025 19:43 2 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text There is nothing 11/6/2025 16:15 3 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I don't like these. They impact parking. We need more police presence on Selby Lane ticketing speeders 11/7/2025 0:53 4 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text don't like it at all 11/7/2025 1:34 5 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes can be very helpful in limiting heavy traffic and reducing speed. 11/7/2025 11:56 6 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I like that it is fixing the immediate edge of the road with what looks like permeable surface. It is both walkable and you are able to take a stroller or bike on it.
11/7/2025 15:16
7 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text speed humps 11/8/2025 14:56 8 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Speed humps are good as they slow both e-bikes and cars 11/10/2025 9:24 9 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text If it discourages speeding and through traffic, I like it. 11/10/2025 14:56 10 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I am not convinced a problem exists 11/10/2025 17:08 11 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text speed humps --- but provide slot for bike to use 11/10/2025 17:30 12 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text This is an unrealistic drawing of some streets that you are considering. Rather, they already have trees, utility poles and shrubs in the easement, often to the street pavement. I presume that removing what already exists will be quite upsetting to the property owners. You have also failed to show where trash cans will be placed on trash day --- in the walking space? v
11/10/2025 19:34
13 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I don’t like the chicanes and speed bumps shouldn’t extend into the bike lane and must have an opening for fire trucks
11/10/2025 23:22
14 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text do not the “chicane” 11/11/2025 7:17 15 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I am not in favor of any bike lanes. 11/11/2025 8:40 16 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I do not like traffic calming or chicanes. 11/11/2025 9:46 17 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text these changes are not helpful and make us look urban. Menlo Park has already greatly diminished access to may of its streets, especially the Alameda. We need not burden the Atherton Budget with needless urban design projects which do not fit our Town.
11/11/2025 10:50
18 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I do NOT like this plan 11/11/2025 12:14 19 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Isn't parking in the way of pedestrian walkers? Are Chicanes necessary? For what? 11/11/2025 13:13 20 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text GET RID OF THE CHICANE 11/12/2025 0:04 21 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Sharrows are great 11/12/2025 11:02 22 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text i don't like this AT ALL 11/12/2025 12:18 23 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Nothing 11/12/2025 19:23 24 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text speed humps, if and only if they have an opening for fire trucks and bicycles will slow traffic down 11/13/2025 13:32 25 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text This picture is confusing. Is the man walking on a sidewalk? But there is also a car parked there? Is that the shoulder? If so, cars will go into the shoulder to avoid the speed hump 11/16/2025 14:07
26 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicane blocks lane way too much causing the car to have to veer into oncoming traffic, and then a speed bump after it will ensure traffic slows to a complete stop. 11/17/2025 16:07
27 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Sacrifices too much territory to "other than cars" 11/17/2025 19:29 28 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Should discourage non-essential, cut through traffic 11/19/2025 11:25 29 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text No bumps 11/20/2025 10:34 30 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Good to mark shared use with bikes 11/20/2025 20:47 3 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Dislike. Chicane will veer traffic into oncoming lanes 11/28/2025 16:24 Attachment 1
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32 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Too many obstacles, pushing cars, bikes and peds together 11/4/2025 11:58 33 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text i dont think bikes should plan to be in road if there is area to side for them 11/5/2025 19:43 34 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text No chicanes, no speed bumps 11/6/2025 16:15 35 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text none 11/6/2025 16:48 36 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text The Chicanes will cause more new problems that 11/6/2025 20:59 37 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text at night it may be hard to see and could cause accidents 11/7/2025 0:53 38 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text This is a disaster, in terms of disrupting parking, disrupting mature foliage, and creating a new safety hazard.

MP's recent addition of chicanes is a severe crash hazard, especially in the dark or for occasional drivers (and Atherton has limited lighting).
11/7/2025 1:19
39 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text speed bump make very loud noise and chicane might scare people 11/7/2025 1:34 40 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I really don’t like the chicane ideas to try to get reduce speeds because I feel like the driving demographic between seniors and high schoolers make it seem like those inputs would just get run over a bunch. 11/7/2025 10:24
41 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Narrow sidewalks are costly and unnecessary. Better to be part of shoulder 11/7/2025 11:56 42 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text none of the above 11/7/2025 12:12 43 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text safety of hump on bikers? 11/7/2025 14:04 44 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Why are we doing anything like this? The current system seems to work, and we live on Stockbridge. We do not see enough bike or pedestrian flow to matter.
11/7/2025 14:58
45 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I dislike the chicane. It is not necessary. The steep bump works. The existing bump is actually too steep. It could me smaller.
11/7/2025 15:16
46 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes force bicyclists to swerve into car traffic (and chicanes are hazardous in dark Atherton at night) 11/8/2025 14:53 47 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicane creates unsafe driving conditions with e-bikes that swerve and slows traffic too much. 11/10/2025 9:24 48 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Cars parked in the shoulder will still push pedestrians into road 11/10/2025 9:42 49 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Bikers will be jogging into and out of traffic 11/10/2025 10:24 50 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Will cause safety issues for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians 11/10/2025 11:10 51 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes make cyclists vulnerable (unless there is a bike lane that goes between the chicane and the sidewalk)
11/10/2025 12:58
52 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicane is unnecessary and disruptive 11/10/2025 13:59 53 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text "Traffic calming" features don't work, people just veer around them, loud trucks are louder on the speed humps.
11/10/2025 14:56
54 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Speed bumps 11/10/2025 17:08 55 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes occupy space where one might cycle -- can be a safety hazard especially at night (Atherton is not very well lit with street lights)
11/10/2025 17:30
56 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes are unnecessary. 11/10/2025 18:08 57 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I don't see where this is an improvement except in providing a walking path where none exists today. 11/10/2025 19:34 58 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Should be a separated bike lane such as in Amsterdam. There is plenty of width on Atherton streets. 11/10/2025 19:40 59 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text These choices are too limited 11/10/2025 23:22 60 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Speed bumps are GREAT but they need to be permanent and in built out of asphalt, not like hard plastic ones currently being used
11/11/2025 7:17
61 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I do not want bike lanes anywhere inside Atherton. 11/11/2025 8:40 62 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes will negatively impact the use of the road by everyone. Why build a road with obstacles. 11/11/2025 9:46 63 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I am opposed to all of them. 11/11/2025 10:38 64 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text We need no changes!!! 11/11/2025 10:50 65 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Traffic features are not needed 11/11/2025 12:14 66 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Pedestrians have to walk around the parked cars putting them into car traffic 11/11/2025 13:13 67 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text chicane seems unnecessary 11/11/2025 18:03 68 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Are cars supposed to park on the grass 11/12/2025 0:04 Attachment 1
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69 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text The chicane part seems pointless. It will just create less room for bikes and cars to share the road and could be hazardous for cyclists riding along the shoulder who all of a sudden need to swerve into traffic. The speed humps are great but the chicane seems dangerous - I foresee several blown out tires from people driving into them.
11/12/2025 10:44
70 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Selby lane needs no changes 11/12/2025 12:18 71 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text unless applied in cut-through street, chicanes introduce spots for distractions and possible collision. 11/12/2025 12:37 72 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I don't like the chicanes. Speed bumps should be limited. 11/12/2025 16:47 73 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Speed Humps feel very dangerous as a bike rider 11/12/2025 18:57 74 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Limits Street Parking 11/12/2025 19:23 75 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text chicanes don't belong in Atherton. They are too congested, too over built. Manage speeding in better ways 11/13/2025 13:32 76 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text The combo of a speed hump and chicane. Chicane’s in general create new hazardous situations for bikers and drivers.
11/13/2025 15:14
77 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I don’t like speed humps 11/16/2025 9:22 78 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text chicane seems like it would be annoying to drive past 11/16/2025 10:27 79 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text The chicane make biking so much more dangerous and less desirable. 11/17/2025 13:22 80 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Everything. 11/17/2025 16:07 81 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text People on bikes are required to ride in the same lane as traffic. A resident was recently crushed by a garbage truck while biking.
11/19/2025 11:25
82 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text As a cyclist, speed humps are very unpleasant and can be unsafe. Also the "chicane" concerns me as both a driver and cyclist since it reduces the amount you can predict about how the road will be. 11/19/2025 21:16
83 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text The Chicanes in particular force bicycles to move in and out of vehicle lanes -- as a cyclist, this is highly undesirable
11/20/2025 7:38
84 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text It is not needed. 11/20/2025 8:04 85 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I hate the speed bumps 11/20/2025 9:31 86 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicane means cyclists have less room to avoid cars 11/20/2025 10:48 87 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Not necessary on most streets except to mark for shared use 11/20/2025 20:47 88 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I think chicanes are a hazard for bicyclists. 11/22/2025 22:23 89 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text It’s hard to figure out where this placement will be. A big help would be to enforce easements making residents cut back shrubs for better visibility
11/25/2025 12:58
90 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 1? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Sharrows are not 8-80 ride safe. 11/26/2025 17:18 91 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
James Ave 10/30/2025 19:51
92 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Watkins, Alejandra 11/6/2025 17:39
93 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Lloyden Drive 11/7/2025 12:12
94 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Encinal and glenwood 11/7/2025 14:14
95 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Polhemus 11/8/2025 11:18
96 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
This alternative works for Selby lane if you eliminate the chicanes 11/8/2025 16:34 97 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
James Ave 11/10/2025 9:35
98 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Fair Oaks Lane 11/10/2025 12:41
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99 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Fair Oaks 11/10/2025 14:00
100 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Encinal and Laurel 11/10/2025 17:41
101 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Laurel Ave & Encinal Ave 11/10/2025 18:27
102 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Watkins 11/10/2025 19:32
103 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Marsh Road 11/10/2025 20:26
104 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Middlefield 11/10/2025 22:49
105 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
None!! 11/11/2025 10:50
106 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
none 11/12/2025 12:18
107 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Monte Vista Ave 11/13/2025 11:44
108 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
pollhemus 11/16/2025 10:27
109 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Any other street where there is not sufficient room for separated bike lanes 11/19/2025 11:25 110 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Shared markers fine where used 11/20/2025 20:47
111 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented on any of these streets - Text
Chicane will cause more problems than it might "solve". What happens when a car veers into opposing traffic? 11/7/2025 14:58 112 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented on any of these streets - Text
I like this option with out the chicane. Instead put water drainage under the permeable walk way on the immediate edge of the road.
11/7/2025 15:16
113 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 1 implemented on any of these streets - Text
terrible choice - swerving cars to avoid chicane causes accidents or car damage 11/12/2025 9:54 114 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? I prefer class 2 bike lanes over bike blvd. As an experienced cyclist, I’mOK with bike blvd, but less experienced riders would prefer a dedicated space to ride (class 2) 11/3/2025 18:25
115 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? First, I note the walker is on the wrong side of the road! I feel you are penalizing people who behave well.

Speed bumps for bikers are a real drag, just another obstacle. 11/4/2025 11:58
116 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? I am concerned that the speed bumps and chicanes might be placed too close to each other. Also, the chicanes may be problematical around Selby Lane School given the large number of cars driving, cars parked, and children walking along and crossing Selby Lane during drop off and pick up. In general, I prefer the chicanes to speed bumps as a traffic calming measure.
11/6/2025 15:42
117 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Please don't put this anywhere 11/6/2025 16:15 118 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? The use of concrete valley gutters in North Fair Oaks has a pronounced effect at slowing speeds at intersections. Consider intersection treatments such as this. 11/6/2025 17:39
119 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? We don't need any of this. YOU ARE RUINIING ATHERTON. 11/6/2025 20:59 Attachment 1
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120 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Just leave Selby Lane the way it is or maybe build a walking path for the residents who live there. We don't need to build our roads to accommodate the few people who seem to bike on our street. 11/7/2025 0:53
121 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Status quo is far better, and reflects resident preferences 11/7/2025 1:19 122 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Why do we need chicanes 11/7/2025 8:53 123 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? If you implement bike lane, make sure to leave space for parking in front of the house. 11/7/2025 9:59 124 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? I feel like the people's walking path is in actuality just the gutter of the road. 11/7/2025 10:24 125 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Discourage heavy commuter traffic by using larger chicanes at alternate sides of the road to force brief one way traffic. Signs to yield to oncoming traffic would be needed. This would be more effective than speed humps and unmonitored stop signs.
11/7/2025 11:56
126 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? no 11/7/2025 12:12 127 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? If it is so important, why do we not have proper drainage and sidewalks? Speed bumps don't really slow traffic, especially the trucks, and add a LOT of annoying noise and pollution, impacting property values of homes next to them.
11/7/2025 14:58
128 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Selby Lane works perfectly just as it is now 11/7/2025 16:06 129 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? The chicane will push bikers more into the road and make it more dangerous. 11/8/2025 11:20 130 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? If Alternative 1 included just the sharrows and speed bumps, I'd like it on Selby Lane, Stockbridge, and Atherton (although prefer Alternative 3). But I don't want chicanes on any of these streets: I have found chicanes hazardous for bicyclists.
11/8/2025 14:53
131 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Dislike chicanes 11/8/2025 16:30 132 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? This is not needed or wanted 11/8/2025 23:46 133 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Make a dedicated bike lane and sidewalk, not an integrated one...we already exist with combination lanes 11/10/2025 9:22 134 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? No chicanes as they are dangerous when you factor in e-bikes and people in a rush. Speed bumps are good though.
11/10/2025 9:24
135 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? The "calming" features make this more dangerous than the existing roads. Speed bumps presently are too high and cause back problems for passenger and rider - should be more sloped, like in many other streets (near Town Center for example)
11/10/2025 9:53
136 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? The Chicane is a hazard. These types of features create accidents and confusions from poor drivers, of which there are more than the planners envision
11/10/2025 10:13
137 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Eliminate the Chicanes. Put divots in the speed humps for bikes. 11/10/2025 10:24 138 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Terrible idea. Menlo Park version has been a disaster, and almost caused traffic accidents that we have seen. 11/10/2025 11:10 139 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Helps with pedestrians but that's it. Alternative 3 is better. 11/10/2025 11:30 140 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? I want cyclist safety to have a higher priority. 11/10/2025 12:58 141 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Instead of this, build sidewalks, lower speed limits, and enforce them diligently. 11/10/2025 14:56 142 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Currently, construction pickup trucks are parking on the roadway of Atherton Ave…squeezing walkers, cars and bikes. Dangerous!
11/10/2025 16:23
143 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? seems like creating a problem for drivers while not being a solution to the problem for bicyclists. 11/10/2025 16:52 144 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Remove or reduce the speedbumps 11/10/2025 17:05 145 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Why do the streets need to be changed? 11/10/2025 17:07 146 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? How severe is our problem. The current speed bumps on Selby are horrendous. Add a stop at Polhemus and Selby if you want to slow traffic.
11/10/2025 17:08
147 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Put speed bumps on a select few streets that are traveled at high speeds if necessary. Bad for cars and police presence enough to deter people from speeding. Don't think we need to do anything other than label streets for bikes. Few people actually ride bikes in Atherton.
11/10/2025 17:21
148 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? I'm OK with speed humps provided that they incorporate slots for a bike to pass through. As an experienced cyclist, I'm OK with taking the lane as needed, but many riders don't have that confidence. 11/10/2025 17:30
149 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? More police to slow people down 11/10/2025 17:33 Attachment 1
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150 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? I want as much physical separation between cars and bikers, who are usually children K-5th grade commuting to school.
11/10/2025 17:41
151 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Need stop signs at Elena and Valparaiso. 11/10/2025 17:58 152 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? I only support options that have complete separation between biking lanes and driving lanes and walking lanes 11/10/2025 18:42 153 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? I see no reason why we need to spend an estimated $6M on bike paths along Atherton Ave. It is an absurd waste of money.
11/10/2025 19:34
154 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Something safer on very busy streets for pedestrians and bikers. Help enable kids to ride their bikes to school and get more cars off the road
11/10/2025 22:49
155 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Since I live just off Atherton Ave, am all for improvements and traffic calming measures given the numbers of vehicles on the Ave daily. The issue is anything you do will push traffic onto other smaller cross thru streets 11/11/2025 7:17
156 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Get rid of traffic calming and chicanes. These are not needed, are expensive, and inconsistent with the fundamental purpose of a road.
11/11/2025 9:46
157 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? I am opposed strongly to any of them. Find them very frustrating and create difficulties. 11/11/2025 10:38 158 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? What a waste of time and money! 11/11/2025 10:50 159 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? The proposed plans are not necessary and change the character of the Town. 11/11/2025 12:14 160 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? There is so much car traffic that impeding it with calming features, etc. will only increase traffic delays. 11/11/2025 13:13 161 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? bikes need separate bike paths 11/11/2025 13:40 162 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Costly 11/11/2025 17:40 163 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Curb protected bike lanes are needed, and separate sidewalks for pedestrians. Alternative 1 doesn't provide these. The only appeal is slowing traffic
11/11/2025 21:06
164 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Leave the streets the way the are. Where is the data on accidents on these roads vs other roads in other cites, county, etc?
11/12/2025 9:54
165 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Already stated above under dislikes 11/12/2025 10:44 166 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? leave as is 11/12/2025 12:18 167 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? My opinion is that most Atherton streets don't need chicanes or speed bumps, but as far as Selby Lane where I live, chicanes would be terrible, and the existing speed bump near Selby school seems to do a decent job in that critical area.
11/12/2025 12:37
168 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? I hate the chicane, it makes it more complicated to drive, especially at night when there are no lights. 11/12/2025 16:47 169 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? any walking path needs to be natural, close to the road so that it's easier to maintain and reduces impact on resident landscaping. If it looks municipal, then it doesn't belong here 11/13/2025 13:32
170 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? The plantings into the street take too much space and who would maintain. What would happen on trash pick up days?
11/13/2025 16:52
171 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? separate cars from peds and bikers 11/13/2025 18:39 172 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? For those streets, which see a lot of through-traffic, traffic calming seems good but dedicated walk/bike spaces would be better.
11/14/2025 11:57
173 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? None 11/16/2025 8:50 174 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? This looks so much more dangerous than anything we currently have on any of our streets in town. As someone who has cycled here for 15 years without incident, I struggle to understand what problem we are trying to solve.

The safety issues I have personally witnessed have much more do with inattention from bicycle riders and drivers on their phones, or with people who are unable to manage their dogs on a walk.

Also, keep in mind that a speed bump no one feels in their SUV at 35mph is quite literally a pain when cycling.

Yes, even the alternating green stripes give the road a "buzz" that can be felt keenly. 11/17/2025 13:22
175 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Do not do this. 11/17/2025 16:07 176 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Strengthen enforcement of violations of pedestrians, bic 11/17/2025 19:29 177 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Doesn't solve the issue of separating bicycles from traffic. 11/17/2025 21:34 Attachment 1
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178 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Leave some parallel avenues without calming to prioritize cars (Selby), while slowing down neighbor avenue (Stockbridge?)
11/19/2025 14:53
179 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? I don’t like the chicanes and it will make it difficult to drive, bike or walk. 11/19/2025 22:54 180 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Nice to have a sidewalk where warranted but not necessary on most of our streets in Atherton. 11/20/2025 20:47 181 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Not needed on most streets in Atherton 11/21/2025 9:52 182 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? These are West Atherton streets, and I don't think chicanes work well as people tend to speed around them. 11/22/2025 22:20 183 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Only thing I like is the speedbumps 11/22/2025 22:23 184 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Be sure speed cushions have openings for bikes and scooters 11/26/2025 17:18 185 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Reducing traffic speed should be viewed as a positive. What is the expected effect on cut through traffic? The current traffic humps on Selby Lane and Stockbridge are terrible. If these are implemented, a better design is needed.
11/28/2025 13:35
186 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 1? Prefer no bike lane at all. 11/28/2025 16:24 187 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I don't like the obstacle feature about these chicane's, and at night it may be hard to see them causing an accident. It will also take away parking from the houses they are placed in front of. We need more police presence to ticket speeders.
11/7/2025 0:53
188 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Do not add Chicane. They are terrible. 11/7/2025 9:59 189 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text No humps or bumps 11/7/2025 14:58 190 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text chicanes are nice 11/8/2025 14:56 191 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Same comments as Alternative 1 11/10/2025 19:34 192 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes are out of character in Atherton 11/10/2025 23:22 193 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Assume that the streets are narrower? Maybe ok since bikes share road with cars 11/11/2025 7:17 194 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text This is completely ridiculous for such a crowded area. 11/11/2025 8:40 195 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I don’t like it at all. 11/11/2025 9:46 196 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Opposed to all of them being implemented. 11/11/2025 10:38 197 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text This is even worse!! 11/11/2025 10:50 198 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text This is a poor plan 11/11/2025 12:14 199 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I don’t think Chicanes are a good idea in the road area. Cars have to swerve around them which could be dangerous for oncoming traffic of cars and bikes. It pushes everyone further out into the roadway. 11/11/2025 13:13
200 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text NO I don't like it 11/12/2025 9:54 201 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Nothing, against any changes 11/12/2025 10:16 202 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text don’t like any changes 11/12/2025 12:18 203 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text we sort of already have this on Selby Lane, except that it isn't continuous or well drained. 11/12/2025 12:37 204 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text This is horrible, this will cause cars to be swerving into the oncoming cars. 11/17/2025 16:07 205 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text More bike accidents 11/20/2025 10:34 206 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Where necessary for schools 11/20/2025 20:47 207 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Calming features just push all travelers together and don't really slow down misbehavers. 11/4/2025 11:58 208 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text hate the chicanes 11/5/2025 19:43 209 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text No Chicanes 11/6/2025 16:15 210 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes are going to cause accidents and more problems 11/6/2025 20:59 211 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes in MP and PA have created significant traffic hazards, and will decrease safety in our community for bikers and pedestrians
11/7/2025 1:19
212 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text it looks more dangerous 11/7/2025 1:34 213 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Sidewalks are not needed and detract from rural setting. See comments on alternative 1 11/7/2025 11:56 214 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text none of the above 11/7/2025 12:12 215 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes are dangerous for cars and drivers. Stockbridge is narrower and there is not enough width for this design on this street.
11/7/2025 14:58
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216 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes force bicyclists to swerve into car traffic (and chicanes are hazardous in dark Atherton at night) 11/8/2025 14:53 217 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Not enough traffic calming features 11/8/2025 14:56 218 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Prefer bumps vs chicanes. Chicanes won't work on straight narrow streets like ours 11/8/2025 16:30 219 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text This would be a total traffic disaster on Atherton Ave and other high throughput streets. Speed bumps are fine.

Other features add danger to streets.
11/10/2025 9:24
220 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Alternative will force vehicles into the opposing lane of traffic 11/10/2025 9:42 221 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Safety hazard 11/10/2025 11:10 222 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text "Traffic calming" chicanes will not discourage speeding, just cause people to veer around them. 11/10/2025 14:56 223 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text no speed bumps, needs speed bumps 11/10/2025 16:56 224 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Again, why does money need to be spent on changing the streets? 11/10/2025 17:07 225 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Part of our existing problem is that people violate the landscaped ordinance in the city and the city won't enforce.
11/10/2025 17:08
226 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text No Chicanes!! see previous comment on Alt 1. 11/10/2025 17:30 227 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes challenging for cars alongside bikers 11/10/2025 17:58 228 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text chicane??? Not a great idea 11/10/2025 19:26 229 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I fear that the chicanes (street planters)will only add to traffic congestion on three of the busiest streets in town.
11/10/2025 19:34
230 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text There should be a separated bike lane such as in Amsterdam. There is plenty of width on Atherton streets. 11/10/2025 19:40 231 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes aren’t good for us 11/10/2025 23:22 232 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text As long as parking is still permitted on shoulder, this alternative is fine 11/11/2025 7:17 233 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes are dangerous for road users. 11/11/2025 9:46 234 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Opposed to all of them. 11/11/2025 10:38 235 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Everything. I suggest that urban planning for streets in Atherton should take a full break! 11/11/2025 10:50 236 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text The entire plan is bad 11/11/2025 12:14 237 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Nothing, against any changes 11/12/2025 10:16 238 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text See response to dislikes for alternative 1 regarding chicanes. Drivers won’t slow down and will just swerve around them or inadvertently run over them. Having them on both sides seems even more hazardous because you have drivers swerving in both directions
11/12/2025 10:44
239 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text no changes 11/12/2025 12:18 240 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text While not shown, if this alternative included no parking signs (e.g. on Selby Lane) then I would dislike it even more
11/12/2025 12:37
241 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text not clear what happened to the parking 11/12/2025 16:47 242 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text The chicanes look like it would make it stressful to drive. I hate driving on roads where I have to veer into the middle to avoid hitting something on the side of the road. Also, that forces bikes to drive in the middle of the road instead of the side, causing a potential crash where they are on the side and then go towards the middle and a car doesn't break fast enough
11/12/2025 18:57
243 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Does not meet my need 11/12/2025 19:23 244 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text It looks too institutional. Keep the walking paths narrow and natural. Chicanes are awful. 11/13/2025 13:32 245 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes 11/13/2025 15:14 246 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Protected bicycle lanes needed 11/14/2025 21:59 247 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text These propose chicanes make cycling so much less safe. 11/17/2025 13:22 248 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text This seems dangerous. 11/17/2025 16:07 249 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text The chicanes will increase confusion on the road and I think will be especially confusing if there is a cyclist AND a car at the same point on the road.
11/19/2025 21:16
250 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text As in alternative 1, chicanes force bicycles into and out of main vehicle lanes -- don't like this as a cyclist. 11/20/2025 7:38 251 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Bike accident probable 11/20/2025 10:34 Attachment 1
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252 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Chicanes endanger cyclists by limiting their ability to avoid drivers 11/20/2025 10:48 253 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Only needed for crossings and speed issue locations 11/20/2025 20:47 254 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I don't think chicanes are useful/safe 11/22/2025 22:23 255 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 2? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Unless maintained, the walking path will degrade and disappear over time. 11/28/2025 13:35 256 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
James 10/30/2025 19:51
257 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Alejandra, Watkins 11/6/2025 17:39
258 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Dinkelspiel Lane 11/10/2025 9:27
259 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Fair Oaks Lane 11/10/2025 12:41
260 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Fair Oaks 11/10/2025 14:00
261 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Almandral 11/10/2025 16:56
262 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Middlefield 11/10/2025 17:36
263 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Laurel street and Encinal Avenue 11/10/2025 17:41
264 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Laurel Ave & Encinal Ave 11/10/2025 18:27
265 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Watkins 11/10/2025 19:32
266 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Encinal ave 11/10/2025 20:07
267 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Marsh Road 11/10/2025 20:26
268 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Middlefield Road, Encinal Avenue 11/10/2025 21:56
269 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Encinal between Laurel and Middlefield 11/10/2025 22:03 270 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Middlefield 11/10/2025 22:49
271 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Watkins Ave 11/11/2025 0:33
272 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
None 11/11/2025 13:13
273 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Encinal Ave 11/11/2025 22:25
274 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Glenwood, Encinal, Watkins 11/12/2025 11:02
275 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Monte Vista Ave 11/13/2025 11:44
276 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
middlefield 11/13/2025 14:10
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277 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Barry Lane (doubt r.o.w. supports this) 11/14/2025 22:00 278 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
All of them! 11/19/2025 11:25
279 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
None 11/20/2025 10:34
280 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Oak Grove 11/20/2025 12:43
281 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - Another street in Atherton - Text
Fair Oaks Ln 11/25/2025 19:50
282 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented on any of these streets - Text
I do not like the chicanes 11/7/2025 15:16
283 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented on any of these streets - Text
Waste of money and unsafe 11/10/2025 9:24
284 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented on any of these streets - Text
Why do the streets. need to be changed? 11/10/2025 17:07 285 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented on any of these streets - Text
What a ridiculous project. It reduces smooth access and is hazardous! 11/11/2025 10:50 286 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented on any of these streets - Text
Another terrible choice - swerving cars to avoid chicane cause accident or car damage 11/12/2025 9:54 287 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented on any of these streets - Text
where do people park? 11/12/2025 16:47
288 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented on any of these streets - Text
Lower traffic streets (Polhemus, Almendral, etc) 11/14/2025 22:00 289 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented on any of these streets - Text
No place in town deserves this. Please let common sense prevail. 11/17/2025 13:22 290 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 2 implemented on any of these streets - Text
See above 11/20/2025 20:47
291 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? see comments for alternative 1 11/3/2025 18:25 292 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? I find your questions confusing. I view reducing vehicle speeds as a positive not a negative. Is the widened walking lane just one side of the street or both? My past experience with efforts to put walking paths along Selby Lane have been poor. The town didn't maintain the paths and after a few years they were essentially gone. Will Atherton dedicate funds to maintain walking paths? If not, it is a waste of money. 11/6/2025 15:42
293 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? No Chicanes, I like the rest of Alternative two though 11/6/2025 16:15 294 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Consider removing centerline markings, which will create uncertainty for drivers and reduce speeds... aligning with the rural character and acceptable function for people biking and rolling in a shared space. 11/6/2025 17:39
295 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Leave Selby Lane as is or maybe build walking paths that cars can park over. 11/7/2025 0:53 Attachment 1
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296 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Strongly oppose 11/7/2025 1:19 297 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? I still don’t like the idea of the Chicane as a way to moderate speed but I like the wider walkway in this version. 11/7/2025 10:24 298 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? This would be perfect for Selby Lane if space consuming unnecessary sidewalks are excluded. 11/7/2025 11:56 299 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Not safe for drivers and might cause more accidents for cars, bikes and walkers. 11/7/2025 14:58 300 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Nice to have one side with wider walk way. Again add drainage underneath 11/7/2025 15:16 301 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? The chicane will push bikers more into the road and make it more dangerous. 11/8/2025 11:20 302 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? If Alternative 2 included just the sharrows and speed bumps, I'd like it on Selby Lane, Stockbridge, and Atherton (although prefer Alternative 3). But I don't want chicanes on any of these streets: I have found chicanes hazardous for bicyclists.
11/8/2025 14:53
303 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? I like #2 for Selby lane if you eliminate the chicane, ok w speed bumps, but not the type currently in use on Selby. Prefer asphalt speed bumps
11/8/2025 16:30
304 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Bike lane needs to be dedicated and separate 11/10/2025 9:22 305 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Speed bumps are fine, all other features (eg--chicanes) add to likelihood of car accidents and injuries of people and are a waste of tax dollars.
11/10/2025 9:24
306 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? There are many streets in Atherton where protected walking space would be safer for children. 11/10/2025 9:27 307 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Same as for Alternative 1 - squeezing the roadway is dangerous 11/10/2025 9:53 308 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Same comment as previously about the Chicane. They create more problems than they solve 11/10/2025 10:13 309 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Eliminate the Chicanes. Add divots in the speed humps for bikes. 11/10/2025 10:24 310 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Safety hazard 11/10/2025 11:10 311 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Clearly the worst. Inconveniences drivers (not just a matter of reducing speed, you have to stop for an incoming vehicle) without any tangible benefit.
11/10/2025 11:30
312 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Cyclists need a dedicated lane. 11/10/2025 12:58 313 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? eliminating on-street parking is entirely unacceptable 11/10/2025 13:59 314 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Pedestrian walkway is a great idea. Also we should limit parking, especially construction vehicles and equipment. Lowering and enforcing speed limits is a better alternative to chicanes. 11/10/2025 14:56
315 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? As cumbersome as alternative 1 without improving things for bicyclists 11/10/2025 16:52 316 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Remove or reduce the speed bumps 11/10/2025 17:05 317 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Again. How severe is our problem? 11/10/2025 17:08 318 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Don't waste city money on this. 11/10/2025 17:21 319 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? For cycling, this is not a good alternative 11/10/2025 17:30 320 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? The only thing I want is separate road separate bike way and separate walkway with dividers between each 11/10/2025 18:42 321 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Same as Alternative 1 11/10/2025 19:34 322 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? I do not love alternative #2 but it is the best out of the 3 options for Encinal Ave. One of the major obstacles on that street for school times is the shared use of the same space for bikes and for walkers (with strollers often).

So while this has the bikers having to be in the bike lane (do NOT love for my 5, 8 and 10 year old that bike with me regularly), at least we are not jogging in and out of the bike lane to avoid pedestrians who have nowhere to go but in the bike lane.
11/10/2025 22:03
323 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Still need something for bikers 11/10/2025 22:49 324 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? While I like alternative 3 better, having walkway alone would help quite a bit. 11/11/2025 0:33 325 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? No chicanes. They are dangerous. 11/11/2025 9:46 326 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? I do not believe there is any need to implement any of them. 11/11/2025 10:38 327 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Scrap it! 11/11/2025 10:50 328 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? do NOT consider this plan 11/11/2025 12:14 329 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? bikes need separate bike paths 11/11/2025 13:40 330 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? We need protection for pedestrians on high-traffic streets. I feel that bicyclists (majority not Atherton residents) have too much influence vis a vis pedestrians (majority ARE Atherton residents). 11/11/2025 14:04
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331 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Leave the bumps off chicane is plenty.. one or the other, not both 11/11/2025 17:40 332 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? curb protected bike lane are needed. sidewalks for pedestrians as well. 11/11/2025 21:06 333 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Leave the streets the way the are. Where is the data on accidents on these roads vs other roads in other cites, county, etc?
11/12/2025 9:54
334 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Against any changes to Atherton Streets. We have very few bicycle riders in Town and do not need to incur the cost of changes.
11/12/2025 10:16
335 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Does not show needed drainage fixes, for example, some parts of walkway along Selby Lane are flooded after the rains
11/12/2025 12:37
336 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Leave Selby Street as is. 11/12/2025 16:47 337 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Doesn't belong in Atherton 11/13/2025 13:32 338 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? These do not represent the Town of Atherton 11/13/2025 16:52 339 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? I don’t know the details of those particular streets well enough to apply specific traffic patterns to them. 11/13/2025 18:39 340 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Personally, because I'm likely to be either biking or driving, I wouldn't benefit as much from this variation.

Seems better for pedestrians though (than alternative 1). 11/14/2025 11:57
341 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? None 11/16/2025 8:50 342 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? You need better pedestrian and bike lanes. I get that you don’t want the hoi polloi in your neighborhoods but with all of the housing being built, you will get us
11/16/2025 14:37
343 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Removing the chicanes might make this more reasonable, but I'm not sure we need all of these walkways.

Most of the town does not have sidewalks as a feature, this looks like a lot of cost with no clear benefit since the town is sparsely populated. The arterial streets can't support this and the side streets don't need it. 11/17/2025 13:22
344 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Do not do this. 11/17/2025 16:07 345 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Love it. 11/19/2025 11:25 346 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? the pedestrian walkway should have a curb protecting people, otherwise, there's not much protection 11/19/2025 14:53 347 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Bikes need side roads around large traffic areas 11/20/2025 10:34 348 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? The Chicane will make bikers have to go out in the street and around. Really want bikers to stay in their designated zone
11/20/2025 12:43
349 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? See above 11/20/2025 20:47 350 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? It is better than ALTERNATIVE 1, but still does not go far enough to make designated safe bike lanes 11/22/2025 22:20 351 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Need to narrow lanes to slow speeds, 11/26/2025 17:18 352 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 2? Perhaps devoting efforts to upgrade the existing walkways put in by Atherton a decade or so ago would be a better use of funds.
11/28/2025 13:35
353 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text nothing 11/6/2025 16:15 354 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Bike lanes may be used as a shoulder for people walking. 11/6/2025 17:39 355 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text NOTHING about this is good. 11/6/2025 20:59 356 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text none of the above 11/7/2025 12:12 357 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text No bumps or humps or chicanes 11/7/2025 14:58 358 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text no chicanes (I find them hazardous to bicyclists) 11/8/2025 14:53 359 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Possibility of having separate dedicated lanes for bikes and pedestrians 11/10/2025 11:30 360 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Limits parking. 11/10/2025 14:56 361 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text nothing 11/10/2025 17:08 362 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Nothing 11/10/2025 18:42 363 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I find it ridiculous that the town would be taking important street area fora bike lane when we have very little bike traffic --- and you would be doing this on some of the most heavily traveled streets. we 11/10/2025 19:34
364 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text A better bike lane would be a separated one, which exist in every street and road in the Netherlands. A separated lane would be much more safe. Atherton streets have plenty of width. 11/10/2025 19:40
365 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Nothing 11/10/2025 23:22 Attachment 1
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366 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text None of the above 11/11/2025 8:40 367 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text No, these proposals are getting worse. 11/11/2025 10:50 368 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text NOTHING 11/11/2025 12:14 369 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Most Atherton streets are narrow. Do we really have to make room that much room for bikes and pedestrians? Traffic backups for sure. Not many walkers on busy streets. 11/11/2025 13:13
370 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Markings are clear for cars and show them how to stay in their lane 11/12/2025 10:44 371 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text NO BIKE LANES 11/12/2025 12:18 372 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text reduced lane widths seems to also slow drivers. 11/14/2025 11:57 373 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text If vehicle lanes are reduced in width it might slow drivers down 11/14/2025 22:00 374 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Nothing 11/17/2025 16:07 375 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Narrower "car" lane will slow traffic, although not as well as chicanes or speed humps 11/19/2025 11:25 376 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text This is the best alternative so far, assuming there is adequate space for the cars. A also like that there are no stupid dividers between the car lane and the bike lane since those increase confusion AND the bike lanes are dirtier and full of debris from the road.
11/19/2025 21:16
377 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text None 11/20/2025 10:34 378 Online Survey What do you LIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Fine if it does not take away a lane of car traffic 11/20/2025 20:47 379 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Again, I why is the walker on the wrong side of the road? 11/4/2025 11:58 380 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text This should be for ECR, not our tiny streets 11/6/2025 16:15 381 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text It changes the look of Selby Lane to look more like Middlefield Road. 11/7/2025 0:53 382 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text This plan ignores the reality of parking and traffic patterns around Adelante Selby. Moreover, it will significantly degrade the natural foliage and town charm of our community, Residents strongly oppose this measure. 11/7/2025 1:19
383 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text contractors, and amazon trucks, ups truck are going to park on bike lanes, making people to walk outside bike lanes
11/7/2025 1:34
384 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Overly narrow lanes are dangerous 11/7/2025 11:56 385 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Bioretention on Stockbridge are a foot lower than grade and cause walkers to walk in the street with traffic. 11/7/2025 14:58 386 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text You show a person walking in the bike lane. The Chief of police informed the transportation planning committee I attended that pedestrians are NOT permitted to walk in bike lanes. That would create danger for both bikers and walkers
11/8/2025 16:30
387 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Parking at Selby, and pedestrians walking in path, will absolutely cause a hazard. Plus, this design will materially degrade the natural foliage and character of the neighborhood. Residents are hugely opposed. 11/10/2025 11:10
388 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Person walking should be FACING traffic! 11/10/2025 11:59 389 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Elimination of on-street parking is unacceptable 11/10/2025 13:59 390 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Does not include lowering speed limits and enforcing them more strictly. 11/10/2025 14:56 391 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text I like the rural atmosphere of our streets. If people would remove their landscaping, rocks and tree stumps and follow landscape code then half the problems would go away. 11/10/2025 17:08
392 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text It’s exactly the same bike lane roadway as always with no safety precautions 11/10/2025 18:42 393 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text The guy walking in the bike lane will get hit 11/10/2025 19:26 394 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Fis like everything about this. 11/10/2025 19:34 395 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text No need for bio retention. 11/11/2025 9:46 396 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Everything. We are not urban. We are not San Francisco. Stop already! 11/11/2025 10:50 397 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Plan is not needed 11/11/2025 12:14 398 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text narrower lanes will cause more accidents - cars hitting walkers, bikes, each other 11/12/2025 9:54 399 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text No speed humps. By giving cars a dedicated lane without any other obstructions, it could encourage faster driving. This option is great but only paired with speed humps. 11/12/2025 10:44
400 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text DON'T NEED BIKE LANES 11/12/2025 12:18 401 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Bio-retention, swales along Selby show that these don't work. 11/12/2025 12:37 Attachment 1
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402 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text What happened to the parking 11/12/2025 16:47 403 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text We don't need separated bike lanes on most streets. We only need it where it is a safe route to school AND

STUDENTS RIDE THEIR BIKES ON THAT ROAD
11/13/2025 13:32
404 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text unlike other alternatives, no traffic calming. 11/14/2025 11:57 405 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Are cars meant to park over the landscaping? 11/16/2025 14:07 406 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text There needs to be a separator between the bikes and the cars. It could be a raised up bike lane or it could be separated by reflector cones like they have on El Camino in Palo Alto. 11/16/2025 21:11
407 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text The "bio retention" argument sounds very weak - either help with flooding or don't - be clear. 11/17/2025 13:22 408 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text No protection for people on bikes (although separation is good); likely won't discourage non-essential cut through traffic
11/19/2025 11:25
409 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text Ok if it does not take a lane of traffic 11/20/2025 20:47 410 Online Survey What do you DISLIKE about ALTERNATIVE 3? (select all that apply) - Other - Text This option makes it more dangerous for residents to egress from their homes. Visibility is often difficult now, especially during peak traffic times
11/28/2025 13:35
411 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Elena -- this is a key route for bikers going to Stanford! 11/3/2025 18:25 412 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Watkins, Alejandra 11/6/2025 17:39
413 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
NONE 11/6/2025 20:59
414 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Middlefield Road 11/10/2025 11:59
415 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Elena, Selby Lane from Atherton Ave to W. Selby Lane 11/10/2025 17:30 416 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Middlefield avenue 11/10/2025 17:41
417 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Oak Grove (E of Middlefield), Glenwood Ave (E of Laural) 11/10/2025 18:49 418 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Watkins 11/10/2025 19:32
419 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Marsh Road 11/10/2025 20:26
420 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Middlefield 11/10/2025 22:49
421 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Watkins Ave 11/11/2025 0:33
422 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Encinal 11/11/2025 22:25
423 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Middlefield 11/13/2025 14:10
424 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Watkins Ave 11/13/2025 15:14
425 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Glenwood 11/14/2025 11:57
426 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Selby Lane - but only the portion running between Atherton Ave and W.Selby lane 11/14/2025 22:00 Attachment 1
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427 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Marsh Road 11/16/2025 21:11
428 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Glenwood Ave 11/17/2025 21:34
429 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Fair Oaks Lane 11/19/2025 22:54
430 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Oak Grove 11/20/2025 15:41
431 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Only where it is needed and does not take away a lane of traffic 11/20/2025 20:47 432 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Oak Grove Av (North/East of Middlefield), Edge Rd 11/22/2025 22:23 433 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Edge, oak grove, Ringwood 11/26/2025 7:20
434 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - Selected Choice
Alejandro 11/26/2025 17:18
435 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented on any of these streets (optional to specify further) - Text
Just have more police presence ticketing people who speed. 11/7/2025 0:53 436 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented on any of these streets (optional to specify further) - Text
Need pedestrian safe walkways 11/10/2025 20:07
437 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented on any of these streets (optional to specify further) - Text
Do not implement this on ANY streets 11/11/2025 14:04
438 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented on any of these streets (optional to specify further) - Text
Stockbridge, Selby Lane (between El Camino and W. Selby). 11/14/2025 22:00 439 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented on any of these streets (optional to specify further) - Text
There is so little value in adding this to most streets. 11/17/2025 13:22 440 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented on any of these streets (optional to specify further) - Text
There is a person literally walking in the bike lane in your schematic. 11/17/2025 16:07 441 Online Survey On which street(s) would you like to see ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented? (select all that apply) - I don’t want ALTERNATIVE 3 implemented on any of these streets (optional to specify further) - Text

1. Due to high traffic areas cycling should ride on side streets around high traffic areas 11/20/2025 10:34 442 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? I strongly prefer class 2 bike lanes over class 4 for many reasons. With class 4, with its limited width, it can't accommodate riders (and e-bikers) traveling at different speeds (from 5 mph to 20+ mph) 11/3/2025 18:25
443 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? This is the worst option. It makes it harder for residents and children to walk along Selby Lane. It destroys landscaping and eliminates parking for construction, student drop off, visitors, etc. Many/most bicycles I see on Selby Lane are motorized and don't need bike lanes. Just about all of the students bicycling to Selby Lane School go through the Nimitz entrance to the school.
11/6/2025 15:42
444 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? If you have to put this somewhere, I guess Atherton Ave is wide enough 11/6/2025 16:15 445 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Consider advisory bike lanes. 11/6/2025 17:39 446 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? There are very few bikers and tons of Parker’s. This makes no sense 11/7/2025 8:53 Attachment 1
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447 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Stockbridge is not suitable because it is narrower than Atherton Ave or Selby. The residents do not need all three streets to have any of these alternatives. Stockbridge is the least suitable. 11/7/2025 14:58
448 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Maybe one side bike and one side walking. There is more walking traffic than bike traffic. Should give slight more weight to that. Surfaces should be smooth enough fir stroller or wheelchair. This option may be ok for Atherton ave which is wider. The parking situation at Alante school is a serious issue and any design must account for it
11/7/2025 15:16
449 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? This is a terrible idea! Where will everyone park? And the roads will be too narrow! We do not get nearly enough bikers on Selby Lane to warrant anything like this!
11/7/2025 16:06
450 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? There needs to be a better space for walkers. 11/8/2025 11:20 451 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Non starter 11/8/2025 16:30 452 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Not needed 11/8/2025 23:46 453 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Works perfectly if you just add a dedicated sidewalk 11/10/2025 9:22 454 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Ringwood has been an e-bike disaster that is unsafe for pedestrians since similar changes were made. This will encourage lots of e-bikes and make it less safe for pedestrians. 11/10/2025 9:24
455 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Having pedestrians in the bike lane often pushes bikes into traffic 11/10/2025 9:27 456 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? I think we should discourage street parking except in selective / grouped spots. My priority is walking, biking than driving to be honest. My basic worry about alternative 3 is that ebikes are turning into motorcycles going at 28 mph and this approach would risk killing pedestrians. 11/10/2025 10:24
457 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Residents are strongly opposed, and this design is guaranteed to cause new safety problems given the actual traffic and usage patterns, including daily school pickup. 11/10/2025 11:10
458 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? In this alternative, you don't need 2 bike lanes shared with pedestrians. A 2-way bike lane on one side is sufficient. The other side's bike lane can be used for pedestrians only. Sharing a walking lane with bikes is equally dangerous or uncomfortable. This way, cars get their lanes, bikes get their lane and pedestrians get their lane.

Sp one 2-way lane for bikes and one 2-way lane for pedestrians. 11/10/2025 11:30
459 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Needs space for pedestrians! 11/10/2025 11:59 460 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? While this is definitely the best option of the 3, it isn't great having pedestrians share the bike lane. We've done this on Encinal and it is very dangerous for cyclists (particularly child cyclists who aren't great at looking over their shoulder) when they have to move into the vehicle lane to get around pedestrians. 11/10/2025 12:58
461 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Lower speed limits and enforce them strictly. Create sidewalks for pedestrians. Limit on-street parking especially for construction vehicles.
11/10/2025 14:56
462 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Alternative 3 looks like a good improvement over the current situation 11/10/2025 16:52 463 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Same as 1 and 2. Our streets are nice the way they are right now. 11/10/2025 17:07 464 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Don't waste city money on this. 11/10/2025 17:21 465 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? I only want roads that are dedicated for cars, and paths that are dedicated for bikes and separate paths that are dedicated for walking with dividers between each, so that cars cannot run over cyclists or pedestrians anymore
11/10/2025 18:42
466 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Marsh Road 11/10/2025 20:26 467 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? We need sidewalks and bike lanes for all 11/10/2025 21:56 468 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? My main concern (where I bike/walk/drive every M-F) is Encinal Ave. This option is what already exists and what is not currently working. Do not like this as an option. No improvement to safety 11/10/2025 22:03
469 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Watkins Ave is very dangerous to walk or bike. It is heavy with car traffic because this is one of the few roads in Atherton that crosses the Caltrain train track. I'd love to see a walkway and bike lane added to Watkins Ave, especially between El Camino and the train track (before the walkway starts). 11/11/2025 0:33
470 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? This is by far the worst alternative…was this proposed by a few people who bike at the expense of the majority? So much of this problem could be solved by the town enforcing current regulations for landscaping and street 11/11/2025 7:17
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encroachment …..homeowners try to minimize people (mostly construction crews) from parking on their property by placing boulders, hedges too close to roads…. 471 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? A further ridiculous plan. 11/11/2025 10:50 472 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? The plan is not needed 11/11/2025 12:14 473 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? We know a Middle School student from Hillview who recently broke his arm while biking. Someone stepped into the bike lane without looking. In an ideal setting, bike lanes would not just be painted on the road but physically separated from the street and from the side walk - see many European countries. 11/11/2025 13:40
474 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? This alternative is dangerous for pedestrians! Bicyclists are less respectful of pedestrians than cars, and even when they have a dedicated lane they rarely stay in it (just look at Alameda any weekend!). 11/11/2025 14:04
475 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? People walking on main streets is dangerous at best 11/11/2025 17:40 476 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? curb protected bike lanes not paint protected are needed (paint doesn't actually protect physically. it is only a visual cue).
11/11/2025 21:06
477 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Leave the streets the way the are. Where is the data on accidents on these roads vs other roads in other cites, county, etc?
11/12/2025 9:54
478 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? 1) I would start with the speed humps if the goal is to reduce traffic speed. 2) There seem to be more walkers than cyclists in these neighborhoods, plus it’s already understood (hopefully) that cars need to share the roads with cyclists, so next I would create a dedicated walking space and then have the bike markings on the road to show that bikes should stay on the street. I believe much of Atherton Ave is already like this.
3) If you do create separate bike lanes, please include signage that cyclists need to share the lane with pedestrians, and pedestrians should walk facing oncoming traffic, to minimize potential for cyclist/walker collisions.
4) forget the chicanes, they won’t slow drivers down - they’ll only force more erratic driving 11/12/2025 10:44
479 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Bike Lanes on Selby is a bad idea. We have few bikes on the street. It would reduce driving space, has not plan when merges in West Selby Lane, school does not have students riding to school. 11/12/2025 12:18
480 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? This option seems useful on the section of Atherton Avenue where the bikeway is, e.g the 2 blocks between Austin and Elena.
11/12/2025 12:37
481 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? No consideration is given to parking. Selby has a school. Parents need to drop off and pick up kids-how is this going to happen? What about parties/construction - houses being built and renovated - where are they going to park and do business?
11/12/2025 16:47
482 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? I want to know more about how it would impact existing trees and landscaping, particularly if there are some areas that are less prone to flooding in the first place 11/12/2025 18:57
483 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? AWFUL 11/13/2025 13:32 484 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Generally neutral on dedicated bike paths on Atherton Avenue. I'd rather see dedicated dirt pedestrian pathways on Atherton Avenue than dedicate bike lanes.
11/14/2025 22:00
485 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? None 11/16/2025 8:50 486 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? This is what you need. Dedicated space for bikes and pedestrians 11/16/2025 14:37 487 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? How can you implement this in the given space, even a long a wide road like Atherton Ave? The road isn't wide enough to maintain the lanes and add dedicated space for a bike lane, given the necessary truck traffic. We need to have reasonable arterial routes to move people through town, that's just a reality and insisting bikes coexist with arterial traffic makes no sense. Look at all the wasted money and effort put a bike line on El Camino - any sane cyclist knows to avoid them, particularly at night -thus they are completely empty. Atherton needs common sense so we don't repeat the obvious failures of neighboring towns. 11/17/2025 13:22
488 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? You really need a Protected bike lane and a pedestrian walkway and you are not suggesting those two in combination with one another.
11/17/2025 15:21
489 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? They are all very bad. 11/17/2025 16:07 Attachment 1
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490 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? pedestrians in bike lane is troublesome 11/19/2025 14:53 491 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? See above 11/20/2025 10:34 492 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? If you put a barrier between the bike lane and the cars, pedestrians will feel safer 11/20/2025 10:48 493 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Bikers and walker shouldn't have to share same space 11/20/2025 12:43 494 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? This is the best alternative to implement a safe and designated bike lane with pedestrian use. 11/22/2025 22:20 495 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? The bio-retention area could accommodate 2-3 ft of walkable area for pedestrians. If the street is too narrow, maybe provide in at least one side so pedestrians feel safe. 11/22/2025 22:23
496 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? Have town bike lan maintenance funded and operations dedicated 11/26/2025 17:18 497 Online Survey Do you have any other feedback or suggestions regarding ALTERNATIVE 3? This option makes it harder for people living on Atherton streets to walk or park. There are already swales on both sides of Selby Lane. To what extent do motorized bicycles, scooters and other two wheeled vehicles need their own dedicated lane when they can travel at 25 mph, the speed limit on most Atherton streets. 11/28/2025 13:35
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1 Email to Town
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Hi RobertMy better email is:

[email protected]
though I do check this one as well from time to time.

I have walked through this survey and find myself having difficulties articulating what I would like to see/experience and specifically where I would like to see specific examples played out.

I would very much like to see a nice dg walkway to the railroad side of Dinkelspiel Station Lane, level with the road, that would allow for two-way vehicle traffic. Not sure what other options could fit on that road to slow traffic. People seem to keep it fairly reasonably slow on that stretch of the road between Maple and Watkins. The bigger problem is that 3-way stop sign at Maple/Dinkelspiel that almost every driver ignores. If I could somehow express this interest to you, and you could enter it into this survey, I would be in your debt.

Not sure if I will be in town for these public meeting dates so I thought I would communicate these thoughts directly with you.

Thanks for all that you do, Robert, to keep our community a safe and happy place to work and live.

Christine David
(650)224-7778
e: [email protected]
11/6/2025
14:50
2 Email to Town
Staff
Just to follow up on the need for even the Adelante Selby School Parents to park on Selby Lane: I took some pictures of a single afternoon last week. Parents were parked from the West Selby/Selby stop sign all the way to Serrano. See attached:

Also, why do the alternatives have chicanes on them? To me, alternative two would be more attractive without it. Or maybe make that a fourth alternative? 11/6/2025
15:29
3 Email to Town
Staff
Interesting, Robert. As Jim Janz may advise, he's no longer living in Atherton but has moved to Carmel and is renting his house.

I can't make out well enough the two alternatives' details so can you advise on each alternative what the proposal is for El Camino and what each of the terms means for the various roads.

Thanks,
Walt
11/6/2025
15:51
4 Email to Town
Staff
I have received several emails asking what are chicanes. Note: You will hear my negative opinion of them in my answer.

You may have seen them on Junipero Serra Blvd (I attached a google screenshot although these are on the side and the middle). They are the annoying, unnecessary obstacles placed on the roadside to make one drive in an s-shaped pattern to slow down traffic. While the idea of slowing traffic is great, the idea of putting them on small lanes without street lights is a recipe for disaster. I believe it will cause many car accidents, especially at night, when it is already hard to see on our streets.

I also attached the drawing Atherton displayed here.
11/6/2025
18:56
5 Email to Town
Staff
We have met 3 or 4 times and the people that live on Selby have always said we don't want bike lanes. We do not have many bikers but lots of people that bring their children to school and need places to park. If someone from the city would come to our street at 7:45 to 8:20 on a weekday they would see the need to leave the parking as it is. We all keep saying the same thing but the city is not listening to the home owners it appears. I am not sure what more we can do.

Sincerely, Connie Lurie
11/7/2025
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6 Email to Town
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Hi George,
Hope you're well!
I'm unable to open the link to the transportation plan but would like to provide some quick thoughts that hopefully you can pass on to the appropriate committee. (I don't have time to try to get into the survey).

I'd like to see a safe non-muddy walking route created in the Menlo School/Sacred Heart/Circus Club neighborhood that allows pedestrians (and pedestrians with dogs) to take walks on wet winter days off the street without getting completely muddy. Due to landscaping many neighbors have already done, a good portion (maybe 1/3 to 1/2) of the route, on one side of the street or other already contain small pebbles and driveways that are easy and safe to walk on. What's needed is to work on all the in between spots that turn to mud in the winter.

Route: Starting at the backgate to Menlo School/Menlo College on MccBain, running up to Emilie, then north to Park Ln heading west (between Sacred Heart and the Circus Club), then continuing along the Circus Club perimeter North on Elena Ave, then East on Isabella to Britton/Alehandra ending back at Menlo College. (This is an approximately 2.5 mile loop Placement: Off the road, on the town's property that lies adjacent to people's property lines or the fencelines at the schools and the Circus Club.

Suggested: Material, compacted DG or small pebbles.

Execution: This doesn't need to be a massively expensive project nor done to exacting specifications. E.g. while 3 feet would be a nice width to target it's not necessary everywhere if it's not possible.

This doesn't need to mean moving telephone poles or cutting down trees or having a perfect grade to accomplish. Something rustic and simple would suffice.

I've attached a screen shot of the route I'm suggesting. I'd add Alejandra on here as mentioned above but couldn't get google to show this.

Thank you.

Andrea Luskin
68 Douglass Way
11/10/2025
9:03
7 Email to Town
Staff
Alternative 3 shows a pedestrian walking in the designated bike lane. At the Transportation committee meeting I attended, The chief of police informed us that it's inappropriate for pedestrians to walk in a bike lane. He suggested that was a recipe for disaster as either bikes will run into walkers or they'll go around walkers into the street and get hit by cars. It's not safe for anyone so please don't represent alternatives that are in violation of police safety policies! 11/10/2025
13:52
8 Email to Town
Staff
Asher ---
I've now filled out two surveys.

I have two additional comments
1) Currently, unique to Atherton are directional sharrows. I like them. Too many places have "bike blvds" (whatever they are...) that are identified with signs. Unfortunately, the signs are hard to find (or missing) or are too close to an intersection where one needs to turn.

The directional sharrows are easy too see and can be placed well before the intersection where one might want to make a turn.
2) Austin Ave ---- Nominally, this a part of the so-call, Peninsula bike route. It could be made more bike friendly by eliminating the stop signs along Austin and placing at least one barrier to prevent cars from using Austin as a through-street; of course, make the barrier such that a bike can slip through. The example is Byrant St. in Palo Alto. 11/10/2025
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John Langbein
9 Email to Town
Staff
Dear Robert,
Thank you for the efforts you are making to reach out to the community for input.

After more than a year, it's still an open and hot topic, and as the manager of our town's public works, it seems you get the privilege of managing it. I am hoping you can clarify for us as residents, exactly what the requirement is that we are trying to satisfy. We can see that there is a desire to connect Redwood City to Menlo Park with a bike path on residential streets in addition to El Camino and Alameda de las Pulgas, but what isn't working with our existing system? That has not been made clear.

We have very few bicyclists in Atherton. We have a lot of residents who walk with friends and dogs, often in the street, early in the day, late in the day, and a lot on weekends. We are told bike lanes aren't meant for walkers and most streets aren't wide enough to accommodate the proposals with bikes, walkers and the car and truck traffic. Atherton was designed and developed as an sort of old country town, with no sidewalks, no proper sewer drainage, and no night time lighting and yet there appears to be an effort to make it something other than what it has the capacity to be. And why is that?
It seems the proposals by the consultants are trying to address many different and conflicting issues simultaneously. They include: traffic speed, major pathways for bicycles, pedestrians / regular walkers, drainage along streets, serious flood issues at the intersections of El Camino at several intersections, parking, safety for parents and children parking by the school, car and truck traffic flows, bus stops & routes, and others. How realistic is this? The asphalt street edges are hazardous for walkers, the existing bio-retention zones on Stockbridge may provide drainage solutions, but they are significantly lower in elevation from the rest of their surrounding area which creates a terrible hazard for cars (getting stuck or damaged in the undercarriage), and they force walkers and bikers to walk around them into the lane of car traffic. If they are so important, why aren't they maintained to fundamental safety standards? I believe people want to be supportive to keeping their community safe for everyone and continue to keep it looking attractive. Adding speed bumps may be some people's remedy for slowing traffic for a section of the roadway as long as they don't live next to them, but no one talks about how loud it is when trucks with larger wheels still speed over them, and the documented and measurable increases in pollution by breaking and then accelerating the gas peddle. Adding a lot of boldly painted streets and signs is visually inconsistent with the aesthetics and landscaping of the quiet residential area people expected when moving here and more in keeping with a commercial zoned area. I hope people will give serious consideration to ALL the issues that impact ALL the residents and the love we have for our neighborhoods. I appeal for a simpler solution and taking proper care of what we have.

Thank you for your service. Happy Veterans Day!
Lynzie Haynes
Atherton Resident
11/11/2025
10:47
10 Email to Town
Staff
Dear Atherton Council,
I would like my comments to be entered in the public record. After taking the survey, I was disheartened to see how biased it was presented. It seems the Council is moving plans forward with total disregard to what the citizens of Atherton desire.

Take a look at what has happened on the Alameda. The streets are hideously painted to accommodate bicycles and pedestrians while ignoring cars - it’s hard to know which lane to drive in. The chicanes are dangerous - they are hard to see and the tire marks on them speak for themselves. In the dark, the Alameda resembles an airplane landing strip - reflectors, bright paint and many confusing lanes.

Changing traffic patterns on Atherton streets, chicanes added, and painted directionals, would completely change the character of our town and most likely resemble the Alameda.

As I’ve said before, this isn’t Amsterdam - we have very few bicycle riders. Most people, who are on bikes, are “passing through”. Do we need to go to the expense for so few??? Has the Council ever performed a study to see how many actual numbers of bicyclists we are talking about? We’ve said all this in letters and emails. I hope our voices are heard. 11/12/2025
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Regards,
Pat Briscoe.
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As tax-paying residents of Atherton, my wife and I are strongly opposed to dedicated bike lanes on Selby Lane. We are drivers, avid walkers, and residents (62 Selby Lane). Dedicated bike lanes will empower bikers to endanger walkers and residents driving across lanes to get to the street. Eliminating on-street parking will require the guests of residents to park blocks away from our home when we entertain and create safety issues and serious inconvenience to the children and parents dropping their children at the former Selby Lane School. Since the change to k through 6 at the former Selby Lane School, there are virtually no students who bike to school and the number of bikers using Selby has dropped dramatically. Why are we contemplating spending public money, expropriating public property and endangering pedestrians to benefit the relatively small number of bikers on Selby Lane? I have no issue with painting additional markings on the existing pavement, or adding additional speed bumps if necessary, but we are strongly opposed to anything beyond that.

Allan and Donna Martin, 62 Selby Lane
11/12/2025
9:38
12 Email to Town
Staff
Dear Robert.

So sorry there is no zoom link. I will miss tonight’s meeting. We are out of town If you remember you helped me get the one lonesome little speed bump on Selby Lane. I also saw you at the “pop up” And expressed my feelings about the new plans for Selby Lane. My comments are. It’s just fine the way it is. Let’s leave it alone.

So. I Hope to catch up Tomorrow with selby lane neighbors who are able to attend the meeting in person tonight.

Thank you
Lorna and Paul marsili. 136 selby lane.

Sent from my iPhone
Lorna J. Hasbrouck
11/12/2025
9:57
13 Email to Town
Staff
I examined the alternatives but I do not understand the differences between the different classes of bike routes, so I cannot address the alternatives directly.

I am very troubled by the entire process because I think the people who are proposing all of this only see roads; they are not seeing the people who live on these roads. Selby Lane is not simply a means to access Adelante School. A lot of people live on Selby and their needs and wants are not being considered. Or perhaps it's all seen as nimbyism by the planners.

And I am detecting a bit of FOMO in the rush to provide bike lanes. Atherton is not Paris; it's not Palo Alto. We certainly want students to be safe; I just don't buy that Selby Lane is so unsafe that Selby Lane needs to be configured in a manner that is seriously detrimental to its residents.

So I am against any plan that takes away parking on Selby or that makes walking difficult or impossible.

Linda Ericson
Patricia Drive
11/12/2025
10:05
14 Email to Town
Staff
Dear Council Members,
I would like the following suggestions added to the Public Record:

1. I would like a traffic light installed at Selby Lane and El Camino Real (ECR) If that is not possible, make it a RIGHT TURN ONLY and change the light to allow a u-turn at 5th Avenue

2. I would like all streets heading east to ECR - Selby, Stockbridge, Almendral, Tuscaloosa, be Right Turn Only at ECR. There is a turn out between Stockbridge and Almendral that enables cars to do a U-turn if they need to travel North - add more turn outs on ECR for u-turns to accommodate the Right Turn Only streets

3. Atherton Ave is a very dangerous intersection - cars turning left in both directions on ECR feel they will be colliding with the opposite cars making the turn. There isn't enough time for someone to cross the street. There should be NO TURN ON RED at Fair Oaks to ECR I think adding bicycle lanes and sidewalks in this area will further add to the problem. It is a 3-lane, extremely busy road - taking away one lane to accommodate bikes and pedestrians is not necessary - very few people ever walk or bike on EC.
11/12/2025
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Sincerely,
Patricia Briscoe
15 Email to Town
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Dear Council members, I am a 56 year resident of the Selby Lane area. I grew up on Stockbridge Avenue and have owned our home on Selby lane for 30 plus years. I attended Selby Lane school when it was a school kids from Atherton attended. I walked or rode my bike. Selby Lane is now a school that parents drive their children to as the children live too far away to walk or ride and because they are very young. Every morning many cars are parked in front of our home and many parents are walking their small children into school. These folks need a place to park. The plans that were sent out do not solve this issue. In fact they make it worse. Also speed HUMPs that have been placed are ineffective and noisy. We should have several at the mouth of Selby by El Camino and several by the school entrance. Also please name them bumps. I am disturbed by the lack of attention to the facts and to the wasted resources to make plans in the absence of solving a problem. The school should have more on grounds parking and a system like other schools where parents can drive up and deliver their small children safely. The current solutions are not compatible with anything that needs to be solved. See below pictures I have taken of the parked cars several mornings. Also see a picture of a walking lane by sacred heart that is effective and one on Elena. Thank you. Cathy Duane 11/12/2025
10:37
16 Email to Town
Staff
Dear Town Council Members, et al,
Attached please find a letter I sent out almost one year ago regarding the proposed bike lane on Selby Lane. It lists a number of Selby Lane residents who were then and continue to be opposed to any such major changes to our beautiful and peaceful lane.

It seems that we are approaching some full spectrum knowledge of the genesis of this Master Plan. We have lived in our home on Selby Lane for 40 years (Mario longer than I-35 years.) We never learned of this plan until less than a year ago. From the outside, it seems to us that this plan was developed without the full knowledge of the Atherton residents who appear to have been responsible for paying for all of the staff and the consultants who put this together.

We hope that going forward, the Town Council, the City Manager and the Staff will be fully transparent when deciding what to do and how to spend our dollars-and will seek our opinions at the outset rather than at the tail end.

Respectfully,
Danelle (and Mario) Rosati
11/12/2025
13:02
17 Email to Town
Staff
Dear Town Council,
As a long-time Atherton residents we wish to voice our objections to the main tenets of the Traffic and Circulation Plans under consideration.

Atherton does need any of these new and expensive modifications to our streets.

Menlo Park appears to have spent more on paint for its streets than the entire Atherton Town budget! The recent changes to Menlo Park streets, particularly the Alameda and Santa Cruz, have created hazardous conditions, more congestion, and very confusing lanes and lane changes.

Woodside Road is now more hazardous as there is no room to turn into the Menlo Country Club. I have personally witnessed near accidents there. The barriers on the East Bound lanes prevent the easy flow of right turns on the Alameda. As a result traffic is now backed up all the way to 280 in the evenings - and drivers are forced to cut through Atherton neighborhoods via Stockbridge and other streets.

There are relatively few pedestrians in Atherton, certainly on El Camino. There are very few bicyclists in Atherton, especially on El Camino. The are many cars! There are many cars on El Camino.

Reducing throughput on our major streets with elaborate urban planning barriers and hazardous "features" which jut out into the roadways is not in any way desirable.

The streets of Atherton are just fine the way they are - except for the obviously needed resurfacing. The Town should focus its expenditures on fixing that problem and not nonsensical new designs which imped traffic flows for the vast majority of residents and force re-routing through quiet neighborhood streets.

Thank you,
Perry and Lynne Olson
11/12/2025
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18 Email to Town
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My name is Karen Kline and I live at 89 Selby Lane and I do not want Selby Lane altered in any way. It seems that Atherton is considering adding bike lanes because of outside sources. I do not believe that Atherton residence want these bike lanes and I certainly do not want to change our lovely street into a busy throughway.

Sincerely,
Karen Kline
89 Selby Lane
11/12/2025
18:24
19 Email to Town
Staff
Dear Town Council,
I have paid property taxes on my Atherton home for 40 years. My wife and I raised four children here, and hope to live here the rest of our lives in Atherton. I have serious objections to the Traffic and Circulation Plans under consideration.

For Pete's sake, 99% of the residents want our streets just like when we raised our children and INVESTED in our homes and PAID property taxes year after year, decade after decade.

We want a rural, unspoiled look to our town.

I will personally work very, very hard to defeat man-made obstructions that we do not want in front of our bushes, our homes, our trees etc.

Atherton does need any of these new and expensive modifications to our streets.

What I have observed in our area:

1. I now stay away from Santa Cruz Avenue. What a mess.

2. I am forced to drive on the Alameda and it takes an entire new level of focus to handle the new hazards which are creating confusion.

3. Woodside Road features new barriers preventing proper turn space into adjacent streets.

4. El Camino is being throttled down to become a slow road for hours in the morning and late afternoon How many bike riders are there in Atherton? I can guarantee you that there are less than when I grew up in Atherton at age 1, 5, 10, or age 15. The number of bike riders in Atherton is a small number.

How many pedestrians are there in Atherton? A very low number.

Please leave the streets alone, except for the asphalt repairs that are warranted. Which brings up a logical point: "Send out a survey and ask Atherton residents if they would rather have their tax dollars spent on man-made traffic obstructions, OR catching up on the asphalt repairs needed on certain streets." The results of the survey would Resurfacing, resurfacing, resurfacing. Focus on the need, and keep the man-made obstructions out of our rural, small-town feel.

Thank you for reading this,
Brian Avery
Atherton resident since 1956
11/12/2025
21:02
20 Email to Town
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Robert and Asher
thank you for having the community meeting tonight
I forgot to mention to the consultant
that I think making a safe walkway along Station Lane
between the Park and the Town center
is really important.

When we have events and people have to park at HPP -
then we Must have a safe way to walk between the sites.

Thank you for working to make Atherton a safe place to live Betsy
11/20/2025
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a few more thoughts to share -
I don't remember discussion about walkways on Middlefield north/west of Marsh - but that is also important for kids traveling to Encinal.

Having a smooth surface like the permeable concrete would be great.

I am not so worried about pedestrians in Lindenwood -
I think they are safe - but I do worry about bikes
especially the new electric bikes.

I think shared use bike marks on the road are good for
Edge / Oak Grove to Middlefield -
but don't recommend extra traffic calming features
since the roads are curvy and narrow.

This area is used by MA students.

I think shared use bike marks on the road are also good for Fredrick / south branch of Greenoaks / James to Middlefield.

This area is used by commuters.

I do think speed humps on James would be good here
since cars tend to go fast.

I don't like Chicanes because they cause cars and bikes to swerve which I think is more dangerous.

I see no need for any bike marks on the north branch of Greenoaks. thank you for collecting notes!
Betsy
11/21/2025
9:14
22 Email to Town
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Dear Mr. Kohn,
I appreciated attending the Atherton traffic/bicycle/pedestrian presentation in Atherton City Council chambers on Thursday November 20 led by Robert Ovadia, Director of Public Works. Traffic safety around the Menlo-Atherton High School and Laurel Elementary School were the only items which were not adequately addressed in the plan at the meeting. I'm writing to express my concerns.

1. M-A High School--this is the largest and most populous school in our town and requires additional safety and traffic planning a. The intersection at Middlefield Rd and Oak Grove remains crowded with bikers, pedestrians transiting to school and those being dropped off and/or waiting for the bus after school. When the intersection is flooded after rain, it makes it even harder for these students to navigate safely b. Students casually wait in the intersection around Middlefield Rd and Oak Grove and come very close to oncoming cars. There is insufficient waiting area at the bus stop across the street on Middlefield Rd; I suggest that the existing bike racks near the intersection be moved further onto campus and provide students a designated and safe waiting area on the school campus while waiting for the buses.
c. Many students and parents inappropriately park (some park all day) on residential streets near the school (especially De Bell Dr) which worsens traffic congestion and makes walking on DeBell Dr less safe as pedestrians must walk in the middle of the road and be at risk of being hit by cut through traffic--some of which travels very fast along this curvy, residential street. d. There is also a large amount of trash (glass, plastic, cans, papers, wrappers, etc) along the streets near the school which can contribute to accidents or flat bicycle tires, etc. Additional trash cans on campus and better care is needed to keep the roadway clear of debris. e. With the recent prohibition of e-bike in the MP school district, I suspect that even more students will be using traditional bicycles to get to school

2. Laurel Elementary School- many parents and children walk or bike to school daily, and it is dangerous for all involved. a. I personally know as I daily walk my children (in fear) to Laurel School travelling along Oak Grove Rd and then on Edge Rd. b. There is no designated sidewalk or bike lane on Oak Grove or Edge Road which is extremely dangerous for children. Edge Road is very narrow, and children and parents walk in the street and are 11/22/2025
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nearly hit by oncoming traffic daily. It is a daily game of chicken. c. The vegetation on Oak Grove and Edge Rod is allowed to creep to the edge of the road (and along with telephone poles, etc) make it necessary (and nearly suicidal) to walk partly in the street against oncoming traffic moving quickly
d. Many people speed down Oak Grove as a cut through from US 101 (while talking or using the cell phone), and we've already had near misses. It's extremely dangerous and nerve wracking for parents.

I appreciate all of you collectively addressing safety for students, bikes, general pedestrians and cars in our town. I hope the new plans can help mitigate the danger and bring safer solutions for all of us.

With gratitude,
Michael Harbour, MD, MPH
Atherton
23 311 Trees block the view of stop signs. Vehicles often go right through intersection because they do Not see the signs.

This is in Atherton and Menlo Park. The two cities need to work together to provide a safe passage for school crossings since there are NO sidewalks. There is a dip in road on Encinal. This does Help to slow down cars, though.

On Encinal, Atherton side there is a Yellow warning sign that is blocked from view. It is a pedestrian walking sign. Thank you for looking into this.

Yes please add sidewalks on Laurel St for the kids. I saw it’s on the Menlo Park transportation master plan, but that could take decades. 11/23/2025
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Hi Asher,
We wanted to share a few thoughts on the proposed active transportation plan for Atherton. In general, we are supportive of the more transformative proposals, including Alternative 2 of the Bicycle Recommendations.

However, on our stretch of Fair Oaks Ln near the Civic Center (between the tracks and ECR), we are supportive of a walkway along the south side of Fair Oaks Ln (along the side of the Civic Center) provided that the "No Parking" status (signs) of Fair Oaks Ln around the Civic Center is (are) maintained. Given the narrow width of Fair Oaks Ln, and accounting for the addition of a separated walkway, a bicycle boulevard and potentially chicanes, we think it would be a mistake to also allow parking on the street. Also consider that Fair Oaks Ln is the main thoroughfare for the Atherton Police Department to the Police Station; so it would be best to keep the street de-cluttered to allow for APD's ingress and egress.

In addition, for the intersection of Ashfield Rd and Fair Oaks Ln, we would like to see if you could add some sort of visibility measures (e.g., mirror) for that corner.

We appreciate your attention to our opinions on this matter.

Thanks,
Matt & Yumi Chen
76 Fair Oaks Ln
11/23/2025
22:21
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I had been meaning to email since the town meeting almost a month ago, but so many things get busy at this time of year.

I want to thank you for at least soliciting input.

My issue with a lot of these projects is that the goals seem either unclear or conflicting. Atherton is not going to grow in population appreciably over the coming decades, but there is ever more traffic as our neighbors (Menlo Park and Redwood City) dramatically over-build relative to the infrastructure. The state has forced these unsustainable plans, so while we hope for some sanity, we have to plan for what is likely.

People need to move around town. Traffic studies by the state confirm that relative to 2019, vehicle miles are still down significantly on highways in the area, yet there is traffic all the time and travel times have swelled all along the peninsula. This data suggests Caltrans has mismanaged things.

Thinking much more locally, I can feel this same issues creeping in here. Atherton doesn't have a systematic problem with traffic accidents that I'm aware of. The statistics don't bear that out. There was one recent fatality, but that was rider error according to reports and official comments and nothing proposed at the meetings or online would have prevented human error. Sometimes a tragic 12/23/2025
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accident is just that.

We need to figure out a better way of handling this recent increase of speed bumps as well. In general, I have never felt that speeding in town was a problem. I live near Watkins Ave and walk there frequently. I see more near-miss accidents since the speed bumps when in then I ever have before. I also witness more "irritated driving" in town when I am cycling. Some of this is down to bad behavior on the part of "cyclists" or more properly "unlicensed e-motorcyclists", and some is down to road and traffic design making everything so slow that people are just more frustrated in aggregate trying to go about their daily lives.

I am also frequent cyclist and I choose my routes carefully so that I'm not interfering with traffic. A lot of the plans I've seen seem predicated on trying to get cars and bikes to share close proximity safely. While this is not impossible, the speeds and traffic dynamics of El Camino cannot be discounted. People need to get around and there is no magical transit project that is ever going to reduce traffic on El Camino - we need to be realistic. The bike lanes in Santa Clara county, particularly in Palo Alto and Mountain View are a good example of a well intentioned project making everything a mess for both cyclists and drivers. The lanes are barely used, and the few times I have seen cyclists in there, I've witnessed near-missed at some of the overpasses because cyclists are hidden from drivers behind these reflective barriers. There seems to have been no accounting for the fact that older drivers simply cannot see when there is a huge amount of bright light coming back at them.

Added to which, the average cyclist seems to make no effort to be seen. Many bikes lack not just lights, but reflectors. An unlighted cyclist popping out at night from behind an illuminated reflective barrier in 40mph zone is a recipe for a fatal accident. I hope I'm wrong, but I sense this possibility every time I'm in the area and it strikes me as irresponsible infrastructure.

I urge the project to make the minimal, most cost-efficient changes to El Camino.

We should recognize that avoid berms and speedbumps is dangerous for cyclists - it creates unpredictable movement. Even painted striping can be pain for cyclists - try riding along some of this and feel the chatter in your rear! Does a painted green lane actually make anyone safer? I can't imagine how. We've had excellent shoulders for years and it's only since we've gone hogwild with green pain that I've witnessed so many more confused drivers. Frankly, as a cyclist, I feel less safe in 2025 than I did in 2015. There is just too much visual noise on the road and I see worse driving.

I urge that we pick streets for bikes and streets for cars and separate concerns - like the old bike boulevard system in Palo Alto, but perhaps without all the excessive twists and turns.

I hope some of this feedback will make it into the final plan. I want to continue to like where I live, but I have to admit that these traffic changes and speed bumps in my neighborhood (and throughout town) have been particularly galling, probably because I don't drive a giant SUV. I know it should seem like a small issue in the larger view of society, but if we want to have faith in government, we have to see local projects working and start to rebuild trust from the bottom up.

Sincerely,
Mike Solomon
Atherton Resident
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