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Survey Report

Los Altos General Plan Update
Community Survey Report
May 2026

Los Altos General Plan Update: Community Survey Report
2 Table of Contents
Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................... 4 1 Introduction...................................................................................................................7

1.1 Planning Context........................................................................................................................................ 7

1.2 Community Engagement and Survey ..................................................................................................... 7 2 Survey Results ...............................................................................................................9

2.1 Analysis of Survey Respondent Demographics ................................................................................... 9

2.2 Analysis of Survey Questions ................................................................................................................ 13 Appendix: List of Comments.......................................................................................... 23

Los Altos General Plan Update: Community Survey Report
3 List of Figures
Figure 1: Respondents by Gender.................................................................................................................. 7 Figure 2-A: Respondents by Age.................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 2-B: Los Altos by Age........................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 3: Respondents by Neighborhood .................................................................................................... 8 Figure 4: Respondents by Duration of Residency in Los Altos............................................................. 10 Figure 5-A: Respondents by Race/Ethnicity ............................................................................................... 10 Figure 5-B: Los Altos by Race/ Ethnicity..................................................................................................... 10 Figure 6: Preferred GPU Participation Times ........................................................................................... 11 Figure 7: Describe what you like most about living in Los Altos......................................................... 12 Figure 8-A: Important Priorities by Rank (Average Weighted Score) ................................................ 16 Figure 8-B: Important Priorities – Respondents Younger than 30 years............................................ 17 Figure 9: Mobility Improvement Priorities by Rank (Average Weighted Score) .............................. 18 Figure 10-A: City Investment Priorities (Average Weighted Score) ................................................... 19 Figure 10-B: City Investment Priorities – Respondents Younger than 30 years............................... 20 Figure 10-C: City Investment Priorities – Newer Residents of 5 years or less................................ 20

Los Altos General Plan Update: Community Survey Report
4 Executive Summary
This report summarizes the results of a citywide online survey highlighting community priorities on how Los Altos should evolve over the next two decades, conducted as part of the visioning phase (Phase 1) outreach for the Los Altos General Plan Update (GPU). This community survey is one of many opportunities for people who live, work, and go to school in Los Altos to provide feedback and share their ideas. Other engagement strategies conducted include a community open house, pop-ups at community events, stakeholder focus groups, and presentations at public hearings. A complete list of community engagement activities to support Phase 1 of the GPU can be found here.

The survey ran from February 18, 2026, to May 10, 2026, and received input from 660 respondents, including three in Traditional and Simplified Chinese, and two in paper format received as part of targeted outreach to senior communities. Feedback from respondents will help inform the Community Vision and Guiding Principles, an important first step for long-range planning, setting the tone for the General Plan by identifying key themes and priorities. They are broad, aspirational statements that describe a shared image of the kind of place that Los Altos residents would like their city to be in the future. These principles will then guide the development of specific, detailed language of goals and policies as part of the Los Altos GPU.

Below is a list of key findings from the survey results:
• Demographics. Respondents primarily self-identified as being from almost every neighborhood in Los Altos, although majority were from North Los Altos and were long-time residents of more than 15 years. Respondents’ gender and age closely paralleled citywide population, except that population below 30 years was underrepresented and population between 45 and 64 years of age was slightly overrepresented. Majority of respondents identified as White/Caucasian followed by Asian.
• Best Things about Los Altos. Survey participants most value Los Altos’ distinctive small-town character, with many highlighting its quiet atmosphere, charming neighborhoods, mature tree canopy, abundant parks, and proximity to nature. Respondents also noted convenient access to neighboring communities like Mountain View, San Jose, and San Francisco, and regional transportation networks like Caltrain. Los Altos’ friendly, diverse, and family-focused was a key theme amongst responses. They also shared appreciation for the city’s schools, Los Altos Library, and other community facilities that support the community. Downtown Los Altos was widely appreciated as a walkable and active community hub, valued for its local shops, restaurants, events, and gathering spaces. Some respondents also identified sustainability efforts, dog-friendly amenities, and the city’s high quality of life as additional strengths. • Areas for Improvements. When asked what is the one thing that should be done to improve Los Altos, majority of respondents’ top priority for Los Altos was preserving its small-town character, including its quiet neighborhoods, tree-lined streets, historic identity, and low-density development. Many also expressed interest in strengthening community connections through inclusive spaces, events, and expanded recreational facilities. Respondents supported a vibrant

Los Altos General Plan Update: Community Survey Report
5 downtown with more local businesses, restaurants, and gathering spaces, while emphasizing the need to retain adequate parking and protect the area’s village character. Additional priorities included maintaining existing parks and public facilities, expanding housing options for essential workers and younger families, and ensuring future growth remains compatible with the city’s established character.
• Top Priorities. Survey responses suggest that the highest priorities for Los Altos are “maintaining the city’s small-town feel as the city evolves”, followed by “strengthening downtown vitality”, and “fostering neighborhood gathering places”. The lowest-ranked priorities included “reducing the community’s carbon footprint”, “expanding parks and open spaces”, and “increasing activities or facilities for youth and teens”, with many respondents indicating a preference for improving existing parks/ facilities rather than creating new ones. However, an analysis based on age groups suggests that respondents aged 30 years or younger placed greater emphasis on housing diversity and sustainability, while showing less interest in aging-related services compared with the broader, “older” respondent group. Additional priorities identified through comments included maintaining public safety services and infrastructure, increasing parking, and improving transportation options, particularly for seniors.
• Mobility Priorities. Of the seven proposed mobility priorities, “roadway and intersection safety” was the highest priority amongst survey respondents, followed by “making biking safer and more accessible” and “expanding safe routes to schools”. Open-ended responses reinforced these themes, with frequent requests for better crossings, expanded bike infrastructure, and stronger traffic calming and enforcement. The lowest-ranked priorities were “expanding autonomous vehicle access”, “micro-transit or shuttles”, and “ensuring additional downtown parking”, with comments reflecting mixed opinions on these topics. While some respondents supported new mobility options and more parking, others preferred shifting focus toward pedestrian improvements, community spaces, and maintaining existing travel patterns with only minor infrastructure upgrades like road resurfacing.
• City Investment Priorities. Overall, respondents expressed support for all eight City investment projects/ programs, ranking “parks and recreational facilities/ programming” as the highest priority, followed by “storm drainage improvements” and pedestrian-scaled streetlights. “Affordable housing on City-owned properties” ranked the lowest, reflecting divided opinions, while “downtown arts/culture” and “new technology for City services” also received comparatively lower support. Demographic trends suggest that survey results skew towards older residents (aged 45 years and above); younger respondents (30 years and under) placed greater importance on sustainability programs, while newer residents (five years or less) prioritized technology improvements for traffic flow more strongly than long-time residents. • Other. Respondents were also asked to list any other topics or issues not covered by the survey that should be prioritized in the GPU. Majority emphasized preserving key aspects of Los Altos, particularly surface parking in downtown, existing public facilities and city-owned properties, and the city’s tree canopy and natural assets. Respondents also highlighted interest in directing redevelopment to areas outside downtown—such as Loyola Corners, Foothill Crossing, and San Antonio Road —while others called for stronger community engagement and district-level input to better reflect resident priorities in future planning decisions • Future GPU Participation Preferences. More than 540 survey respondents identified preferred meeting times for future GPU workshops and events. Most participants preferred weekday evenings from 6pm to 8pm, followed by Saturday afternoons (12pm to 2pm) and Saturday mornings (10am to 2pm). Some participants suggested other timings like weekday evenings (4pm

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7 1 Introduction
This chapter provides the context for the Los Altos General Plan Update and the purpose of the Community Survey in line with the City’s larger community engagement strategy. It also provides an evaluation of survey respondent demographics to set the context for responses received.

1.1 Planning Context
The City of Los Altos is preparing an update of its General Plan, which will serve as a blueprint for future development in the city, as well as transportation, environmental quality, conservation, and community health amongst other key topics. A General Plan is a document required by the State; it includes goals that outline the City’s long-term stabilization and growth objectives, as well as policies and actions to address citywide needs and envision a more vibrant future for all residents. The City’s current General Plan dates to 2002, and a comprehensive update will ensure the plan reflects community priorities and values, updates to State law, demographic and land use changes, and other current/future trends and best practices.

California law requires specific topics, called "Elements," to be covered in a General Plan. These include land use, circulation, housing, environmental justice, conservation, open space, noise, and safety. The city can also include other elements if needed.

The City Council adopted the 6th Cycle Housing Element in 2023 and the first standalone Safety Element in 2025. The City of Los Altos has chosen to now comprehensively update other elements of the General Plan to guide development in the city up to 2050. Key objectives for the GPU include:
• Preserving and enhancing Los Altos’ distinctive sense of place; • Reinforcing the role of Downtown Los Altos in the life of the community; • Facilitating infill development in strategic locations linked to market opportunities while strengthening neighborhood quality of life;
• Revitalizing older commercial centers with new uses to better serve the community; • Promoting environmental sustainability throughout the community and integrating best practices into City programs and policies;
• Exploring options to enhance recreational amenities and foster community health; and • Advancing citywide goals for multimodal mobility, roadway safety, business vitality, and housing availability.

For more information on the Los Altos GPU, please visit the project website at https://losaltosgpu.com/.

1.2 Community Engagement and Survey
The Los Altos General Plan Update is successful when it reflects the goals and values of the community. As part of Phase 1 of the planning process, known as the “visioning phase”, residents, business employers and employees, and visitors of the area will be invited to give feedback and share ideas about the future and how the community should evolve over the next two decades.

The GPU process has included a variety of outreach techniques, including a community open house, popups at community events, stakeholder focus groups, open-commission study sessions, and this survey.

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8 Additionally, some of these initiatives have been designed to target specific groups like families with children, youth, and seniors to bring diverse perspectives into the planning process.

The community survey was open from February 18, 2026, to May 10, 2026, and included eight feedback questions and six demographic questions. 660 people participated in the survey, with an average of 527 responses and 259 comments per feedback question and 472 responses per demographic question. All questions were voluntary. Below is a complete list of questions on priorities and preferences provided in the survey.

1. What do you like most about living in Los Altos?

2. Looking forward, what is one thing that should be done to improve Los Altos?

3. What do you consider to be the most important priorities for Los Altos over the next 25 years?

4. Tell us why you prioritized your list the way you did.

5. Thinking about getting around town, what are key mobility improvements you would like to see in Los Altos.

6. Tell us why you prioritized your list the way you did.

7. Indicate your level of support for City Investments.

8. Are there any other issues not covered in this survey that you think the General Plan should prioritize? Respondents were able to answer the survey on their own schedules, taking as much time as they would like to share feedback. The survey was also available in Spanish, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese, and received three responses across the two Chinese formats. This indicates the need to continue incorporating translation options for Los Altos’ Chinese-speaking community in future stages of the project. The survey was not a scientific survey, and therefore the conclusions and findings are not based on standards typically followed in a scientific survey including sampling and representation. However, the information can serve as a valuable reference for decisionmakers in evaluating priorities and issues that will inform policy development later on in the project.

The community survey was advertised to the public through a variety of platforms:
• Promotion on Project Website
• Posts on Los Altos’ social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, and Nextdoor) • Project business cards at Pop-up events
• Door-to-door mailers
• Ads in Los Altos Town Crier
• Text blasts on /Mom Parent Whatsapp groups
• General Plan Update newsletter
In addition to the online survey, hard copies (see Appendix B) were distributed to the Los Altos Senior Center as well as two assisted independent living facilities, The Terraces and BridgePoint, as part of separate outreach efforts to engage with Los Altos’ senior (60 to 79 years) and super senior (80 years and above) communities. There were two responses received as part of this effort.

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9 2 Survey Results
Highlights of the survey are discussed and summarized below. Survey participants were asked eight questions on priorities and seven demographic questions.

2.1 Analysis of Survey Respondent Demographics
Respondents were asked a series of optional demographic questions including gender, age, race/ethnicity, and location/ duration of residency towards the end of the survey. Of the 658 total survey respondents, 472 respondents filled out one or more of the demographics questions. This data will help determine the extent to which the Community Survey successfully reached a diverse sample of community members and will help ensure all perspectives are considered while creating a shared vision for the city.

In general, respondents self-identified as being from almost every neighborhood in Los Altos, although majority were from North Los Altos (42 percent) and were long-time residents of more than 15 years (59 percent). Respondents’ gender and age closely paralleled citywide population, except that population below 30 years was underrepresented (nine percent) and population between 45 and 64 years of age was slightly overrepresented (44 percent). Majority of respondents identified as White/Caucasian (55 percent) followed by Asian (16 percent).

WHAT IS YOUR GENDER?
Respondents were first asked to provide information about their gender identity (see Figure 1). Of the 459 responses collected in this question, participation was predominantly female (59 percent), followed by male at 34 percent. Some survey respondents also identified as “other” (one percent) while seven percent chose to not disclose their identity.

Figure 1: Respondents by Gender
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10 WHAT IS YOUR AGE?
Respondents were asked to provide information regarding their age, with results shown in Figure 2A. Of the 450 respondents who answered this question, majority (59 percent) were aged between 45 to 64 years old, representing a higher participation rate compared to Los Altos demographics (31 percent).

Furthermore, there was adequate participation from people aged 30 to 44 years (13 percent) and 65 years and older (35 percent). In comparison to the citywide demographics(Figure 2B), Los Altos residents under the age of 30 were significantly underrepresented, with only nine percent of responses. These findings indicate survey responses may reflect an “older” perspective on priorities for Los Altos’ future.

Figure 2-A: Respondents by Age Figure 2-B: Los Altos by Age Source: U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024, 5 year estimates,

IF YOU LIVE IN LOS ALTOS, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD Residents of Los Altos were asked to indicate which neighborhood they lived in. As shown in Figure 3, the survey received responses from almost every neighborhood in Los Altos, except for Creekside Oaks.

Participants primarily resided in North Los Altos (42 percent of 453 respondents), followed by South Los Altos at 11 percent. Representation from other neighborhoods was significantly lower, ranging from one to nine percent. Of the eight percent of respondents that selected “other” or “don’t live in Los Altos”, most resided in Downtown Los Altos and neighboring cities like Los Altos Hills and Mountain View. Based on comments received for this question, some respondents also indicated confusion between Downtown Los Altos and Old Los Altos neighborhood boundaries and suggested clarity in future outreach efforts. 6%
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11 Figure 4: Respondents by Neighborhood
HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN LOS ALTOS?
Residents of Los Altos were also asked how long they have lived in the city. As indicated in Figure 4, there was a disproportionately greater number of long-time residents, with 59 percent of 455 respondents residing for more than 15 years and 13 percent between 11 to 15 years. Newer residents (five years or less) ranged from 5 percent to 10 percent. Like the previous question, two percent of respondents indicated they do not live in Los Altos.

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12 FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES ONLY, DESCRIBE YOUR RACE/ ETHNICITY.

Survey contributors were also asked to share information about their race and/or ethnicity. When given the opportunity to select a number of possible ethnic/ racial identities, 55 percent of the 470 respondents identified as White/Caucasian, 16 percent identified as Asian, and one percent identified as Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino respectively. Five percent of respondents identified as “other”, while 21 percent preferred not to answer this question (Figure 5A). Based on a comparison to American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates in Figure 5B, Asians and Hispanic/Latino racial/ethnic groups were significantly underrepresented in the survey.

Figure 5-A: Respondents by Race/Ethnicity Figure 5-B: Los Altos by Race/Ethnicity Source: U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024, 5 year estimates, Table B03002

PREFERRED GENERAL PLAN UPDATE PARTICIPATION TIMES
Lastly, survey respondents were asked which days and times would be the most convenient for them to participate in future community workshops and events hosted by the City as part of the General Plan Update. This question received 546 responses, with the largest share of participants (41 percent) preferring weekday evenings between 6pm to 8pm as illustrated in Figure 6 below. Saturday mornings (10am to 12pm) and Saturday afternoons (12pm to 2pm) received similar levels of support at 23 percent and 25 percent respectively. Eleven percent of participated selected “other” and left 51 comments suggesting alternate times (see Appendix). The most popular suggestions include early weekday evenings between 4pm to 6pm - with preferences for Monday to Wednesday - and Sunday afternoons. Some participants, especially parents, expressed interest in virtual participation options such as zoom workshops, or requested that the City to offer multiple timings to participate in the events planned. 0%
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13 Figure 6: Preferred GPU Participation Times

ANALYSIS
As described in this section, perspectives from respondents identifying as female, white, nonHispanic/Latinx, North Los Altos and long-time residents were overrepresented in this survey. These results reinforce the importance of using other means of engaging Los Altos’ seniors, youth, and newer residents living in other neighborhoods in the city. In addition to the survey, other direct community engagement, including pop-up events and community open houses, has been tailored to target specific groups like seniors and young families and meet residents where they are.

2.2 Analysis of Survey Questions
In the first section of the survey, respondents were asked eight questions about their ideas and priorities for Los Altos. Some questions were open-ended, while others prompted participants to rank their priorities from a set of choices and explain their responses. All questions included in the survey were optional. Key findings for each of the questions are summarized below, along with a description of the question format and figures illustrating the results. Comments received as part of the survey are listed in Appendix of this report.

Survey responses may be analyzed based on specific demographic groups like age and duration of residency where applicable, as presented in the previous section. While demographic-based analysis of the survey provides valuable insights regarding the differences between different groups’ planning priorities, which can support more tailored policy approaches to meet different needs, caution is necessary when interpreting results by demographic categories. Approximately 70 percent of the respondents (472 respondents) provided demographic details, thereby limiting the ability to generalize findings across the full survey population. Additionally, the sample sizes for each demographic category were not equivalent, which impacts the reliability and representativeness of results for certain groups, as smaller sample sizes may not accurately reflect the perspectives of these groups.

In general, perspectives from respondents identifying as female, aged between 45 and 64 years, White/Caucasian (Non-Hispanic) were overrepresented, along with long-time residents and those residing in North Los Altos. These results reinforce the importance of using other means of engaging Los Altos’ seniors, youth, and newer residents living in other neighborhoods in the city. In addition to the survey, other direct community engagement, including pop-up events and community open houses, has been tailored to target specific groups like seniors and young families and meet residents where they are. Event summaries are available at: [insert link]
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14 PRIORITIES
Question 1: What do you like most about living in Los Altos? Survey contributors were first asked to describe what they like most about living in Los Altos. This was a text-based question and received 627 responses from participants. Figure 7 below is a word cloud illustrating the most popular themes based on the number of mentions across responses. A complete list of responses is provided in the Appendix of this report.

Figure 7: Describe what you like most about living in Los Altos.

Key Takeaways
• Unique Sense of Place. More than half of the responses touch upon Los Altos’ unique sense of place, characterized by its small-town feel (210 mentions) with a quiet/ peaceful atmosphere (76 mentions), large homes and quaint neighborhoods (39 mentions), and several historic buildings (four mentions). Participants also appreciated the city’s lush tree canopy (64 mentions), proximity to the hills and nature (43 mentions), and access to great parks and green spaces (43 mentions), which balances well with Los Altos’ low-density development. • Location and Weather. Another common theme was Los Altos’ regional location and its weather (47 mentions), with some respondents specifically citing easy access to freeways (nine mentions) and neighboring cities like Mountain View, San Jose, and San Francisco (11 mentions) for leisure and work.
• Community Character. Approximately 110 participants identified Los Altos’ friendly community as their favorite aspect of the city, noting the strong connections they share with neighbors, local business owners, and other young families. Participants also described the

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15 community as family-oriented (27 mentions) and culturally diverse (12 mentions), while several long-time residents expressed a particularly strong sense of belonging (six mentions) and a great place to grow old (two mentions).
• Sense of Safety. More than 95 respondents also identified Los Altos as a very safe community, citing low crime rates, limited homelessness, and reliable police and fire services. Participants also appreciated Los Altos’ safe street network characterized by pedestrian-friendly (50 mentions) and bike-friendly (six mentions) infrastructure, clean sidewalks (19 mentions) and less traffic (two mentions).
• Downtown Los Altos. With 125 mentions, participants highly appreciated having a vibrant and walkable downtown with diverse retail and restaurant options (65 mentions), public art (two mentions) and ample parking (four mentions). Several participants also enjoy the many varied community events and activities (27 mentions); many identified community events for all ages such as the Farmers Market, First Friday, and holiday festivals that take place in Downtown Los Altos.
• Community Amenities and Services. Los Altos was also described as a convenient city (16 mentions), with easy access to grocery stores and local retail options (38 mentions), as well as highly regarded schools (70 mentions) and healthcare services (two mentions). Participants also expressed strong appreciation for the city’s community facilities and cultural amenities, highlighting Los Altos Main Library (17 mentions), Los Altos History Museum (two mentions), Los Altos Community Center (four mentions), and Los Altos Stage Company (two mentions) as key community assets.
• Other. Respondents also mentioned the city’s focus on sustainability initiatives (two mentions); high property value (one mention), dog-friendly spaces (one mention), and presence of nonprofit organizations like the David and Lucille Packard Foundation (one mention) as positive characteristics of the city.

Question 2: Looking forward, what is the one thing that should be done to improve Los Altos?
Next, respondents were asked to mention one thing that should be done to improve Los Altos. This textbased question received 618 responses, with many opting to share more than one area of improvement.

Key topics derived from the results are listed below; these have been summarized based on the number of mentions across responses.

Key Takeaways
• Maintain Small-town Charm. The strongest theme across responses was preserving Los Altos’ small-town character, with 85 respondents emphasizing the importance of maintaining its quiet, low-scale, semi-rural identity, leafy streets, historic character, and family-oriented atmosphere.

Participants frequently expressed a strong preference for keeping the city largely unchanged and limiting larger-scale development or increased density (35 mentions) by maintaining height limits, preserving minimum lot sizes, and ensuring new development – especially in Downtown Los Altos and along major corridors like El Camino Real – remains consistent with the community’s established character.

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16 • Build Sense of Community. Eleven respondents would like Los Altos to be an inclusive and connected community in the future, one which welcomes people of all ages, backgrounds, and income levels (five mentions). They also highlighted the need for more opportunities to strengthen social connection and neighbor relationships such as local events, shared activities, and civic participation.
• Business Attraction and Retention. Survey responses indicated strong support for both attracting new businesses and retaining existing local businesses, especially in Downtown Los Altos. There was a desire for more restaurant and food options (25 mentions), including affordable dining, diverse cuisines, and businesses appealing to youth and families, as well as more local retail and small businesses (14 mentions), particularly unique, affordable shops rather than chains or highend boutiques. Respondents also highlighted the importance of business retention through affordable rents and stability (8 mentions), noting concern that rising rents and turnover are pushing out longtime local businesses. Parking and accessibility (about seven mentions) were closely linked to business success, with many stressing that maintaining convenient surface parking is essential to supporting downtown merchants.
• Downtown Los Altos. About 60 participants expressed their desire for a more vibrant and active downtown. Aside from more restaurants and shops, they called for more evening activity, entertainment such as those organized by the Los Altos Village Association, and public gathering spaces (i.e. parks, plazas, outdoor seating) that cater to a broad range of age groups. Furthermore, some respondents emphasized balancing change with preservation; while some supported more mixed-use development and a livelier downtown, others preferred to maintain Downtown’s villagelike character and limit overdevelopment (eight mentions). • City Streets. Another key priority amongst respondents was safer, more walkable streets and better-maintained transportation infrastructure. Respondents suggested bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements (30 mentions) like protected bike lanes, safer crossings, better routes to schools, and stronger connections along corridors such as San Antonio Road. Sidewalk expansion and maintenance was another major concern (16 mentions), with many respondents calling for new sidewalks in residential areas and repairs to uneven or unsafe existing paths. Other priorities included traffic safety and circulation improvements (18 mentions), road repaving and pothole repairs (15 mentions), and additional street lighting and signage (eight mentions). • Community Facilities, Activities, and Programs. Several participants highlighted a strong desire for expanded more youth- and family-oriented facilities and programs (18 mentions), including teen gathering spaces, family programming, playgrounds, and indoor recreation. Many also requested a community pool or aquatics center (10 mentions), along with more social, cultural, and community events (nine mentions) such as nightlife, arts programming, performances, and community gatherings. Additional requests included more recreation spaces (eight mentions), such as pickleball courts, basketball courts, and outdoor spaces for all ages, as well as better community facilities (seven mentions), including updates to the Los Altos Library, new theater spaces, and expanded facilities like the Los Altos Community Center. • Parks. Responses on parks in the city focused mainly on improving and maintaining existing parks (24 mentions), especially at Shoup Park, Redwood Grove Nature Preserve, and Hillview Park. These include upgrades to restrooms, trails, landscaping, playgrounds, and general upkeep. Respondents also shared a strong interest in dog parks and dog-friendly spaces (7 mentions), particularly at Hillview, though some residents opposed the proposed dog park near Los Altos Library. Several respondents also opposed the downtown park project and would like to see the existing parking lots retained (six mentions).

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17 • Maintenance and Beautification. Overall, respondents favored reinvestment in maintaining existing facilities, parks, and streetscapes to preserve the community’s appearance, safety, and small-town character. The most common theme was better maintenance of existing public spaces (13 mentions), including cleaner sidewalks, improved landscaping, roadway repairs, park upkeep, and addressing weeds and general deterioration. Many respondents also prioritized maintaining trees, greenery, and natural landscaping (10 mentions). Several comments focused specifically on downtown beautification (6 mentions), including cleaner streets, flower baskets, improved parking lot appearance, and maintaining a cohesive small-town aesthetic. Other recurring requests included utility infrastructure improvements such as burying power lines (two mentions), preserving historic resources (two mentions), and adding public art (2 mentions). • Housing. Several respondents (18 mentions) also shared their thoughts on housing, which was centered primarily on increasing affordable and workforce housing in the city especially for younger families and essential workers such as teachers, retail workers, and first responders. Some respondents suggested moderate-density, mixed use housing along commercial corridors like El Camino Real, while others promoted “missing middle” options such as duplexes, townhomes and Additional Dwelling Units (ADUs) that are aligned with Los Altos’ existing character. • Other. Other responses received as part of this question addressed the need for stronger community engagement and government transparency (11 mentions), especially related fiscal planning and spending (five mentions) and focusing strategic long-term planning on core City services.

Question 3 and 4: What do you consider to be the most important priorities for Los Altos over the next 25 years? Tell us why you prioritized your list the way you did.

The next question asked participants to rank priorities in order of preference on a scale of “1” (highest priority) to “15” (lowest priority). Figure 8-A illustrates the results based on 525 responses received for this question. Weighted average scores (i.e. scores) provide insight into whether respondents generally agreed about what priority a statement was, or if there were strong opinions on both sides; an average score of 8.0 indicates split opinions. Additionally, respondents were also given a comment box to explain their responses or suggest other priorities as part of Question 4. Many chose to do so, and this question received 298 open-ended responses (see Appendix). These have been synthesized and summarized to reveal broader patterns of responses.

Figure 8-A: Important Priorities (Weighted Average Scores)

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18 Key Takeaways
• Highest Priorities (Top 3). Eight of the 15 topics indicated high overall support from respondents with an average score of greater than 8.0. The highest priority was “maintaining Los Altos’ smalltown feel”, reflected by a score of 12.3. Furthermore, 58 percent of respondents ranked this statement as “Number 1”; it was also addressed in 40 percent of the open-ended responses collected in Question 4. “Strengthening Downtown vitality and business health” (11.1 score) and “fostering neighborhood gathering places” (10.1 score) were the next two highest priorities for most respondents.
• Lowest Priorities (Bottom 3). Respondents were least likely to prioritize reducing the community’s carbon footprint, which was reflected by a score of 5.3 and nearly 60 percent of participants ranking it the lowest between Number 11 to 15. Expanding access to parks and open spaces, and activities/ facilities for youth and teens were also less popular with both receiving a score of 5.9. Comments suggest that respondents would like to see a larger effort to upgrade and maintain existing parks rather than new ones. Furthermore, a demographic analysis based on age groups indicate an “older” perspective on these topics; respondents under the age of 18, who were underrepresented in respondent demographics, were more likely to rank these within their top five priorities for Los Altos (see Figure 8-B).
• Other Priorities. Some commenters also chose to highlight other priorities like more parking spaces (16 mentions) across the city, improved public transportation/mobility options especially for seniors (eight mentions), and maintenance of public safety services and critical infrastructure (25 mentions).
• Demographic Analysis. As mentioned previously, priorities varied depending on respondent age.

Figure 8-B shows responses with weighted scores for age groups younger than 30. While these respondents shared the same desire to maintain Los Altos’ small-town feel and strengthening Downtown vitality, they were much more interested than older respondents in ensuring a balance of housing types (score of 12.3 for 18 to 29 years) and reducing community’s carbon footprint (score of 9.7 for Under 18 years). They were notably less interested in making it easier for seniors to age in place, with both groups giving an average score of 5.6 and 6.6, whereas for the main sample an 8.3.

Figure 8-B: Important Priorities – Respondents Younger than 30 (Weighted Average Scores)

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Making effective use of new technology to improve quality of life Encouraging active, healthy lifestyles
Encouraging more arts and culture in Los Altos
Reducing the community's carbon footprint
Building stronger bonds among neighbors
Expanding dining and entertainment options in Los Altos Expanding access to parks and open spaces throughout the City Expanding activities, programs, and facilities for youth and teens 18-29 Under 18

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19 Question 5 and 6: Thinking about getting around town, what are key mobility improvements you would like to see in Los Altos? Tell us why you prioritized your list the way you did.

The next set of questions focused on priorities for transportation/mobility improvements in Los Altos.

Respondents were first asked to rank seven priorities on a scale of “1” (highest priority) to “7” (lowest priority) in Question 5 and provide an explanation for their ranking in Question 6. There were 480 ranking responses (illustrated in Figure 9) and 249 open-ended responses collected by the end of the survey.

Weighted average scores (i.e. scores) provide insight into whether respondents generally agreed about what priority a statement was, or if there were strong opinions on both sides; an average score of 4.0 indicates split opinions.

Figure 9: Mobility Improvement Priorities by Rank (Average Weighted Score) Key Takeaways
• Most Important Priorities (Top 3). Survey results indicate that “improving roadway and intersection safety was the highest priority”. This topic received the highest score of 5.6 with 78 percent of respondents ranking it amongst their top three priorities. Respondents also prioritized “making it easier, safer and more fun to bike in Los Altos” and “expanding safe routes to schools strategies”, each receiving a score of 4.7 and 4.6 respectively. Majority of open-ended comments highlighted the need for expanded bike networks (28 mentions) and better crossings (45 mentions), as well as stronger traffic calming and enforcement to ensure pedestrian and bicyclist safety on Los Altos’ roads (34 mentions).
• Least Important Priorities (Bottom 3). Respondents were least likely to prioritize “expanding access to autonomous vehicles”, which received a score of 2.5, with nearly 75 percent of participants ranking it among their bottom three priorities. While some viewed autonomous vehicles as an important future mobility option (three mentions), others viewed them as unsafe, unnecessary, or too early to prioritize (11 mentions). “Bringing micro-transit and shuttles to Los Altos” was the second lowest priority (score 3.2) followed by “Ensuring adequate parking Downtown” (score 3.8).

Comments reflected divided opinions on both topics; many respondents emphasized maintaining or increasing downtown parking to support local businesses, seniors, and families (18 mentions), while others felt current parking is sufficient and suggested reallocating space for pedestrian uses, 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Expanding Safe Routes to Schools strategies to create safe routes for kids and seniors (Average Score = 4.6)
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20 green space or community amenities (17 mentions). Similarly, several respondents supported micro-transit, community shuttles or improved transit connections (11 mentions), but others questioned the feasibility and cost of expanding these systems (seven mentions). • Other Priorities. Eight respondents felt Los Altos already functions well and preferred maintaining existing mobility patterns with only minor maintenance improvements like road resurfacing.

Question 7: Indicate your level of support for City investments in the following types of programs and projects.

Next, respondents were asked to rate their level of support for various programs and projects from “strongle support” to “strongly oppose” in response to the question “Indicate your level of support for City investments in the following types of programs and projects”. Results are illustrated in Figure 10-A below.

Weighted average scores (i.e. score) were calculated indicate overall support (strongly support = 2 and support = 1), opposition (strongly oppose = -2 and oppose = -1) or no opinion (no opinion = 0) on priorities. An average score of 0.0 indicates split opinions. There were no open-ended responses collected as part of this question.

Figure 10-A: City Investment Priorities (Weighted Average Score) Key Takeaways
• Highest Priorities. In general, respondents shared their support for all eight topics with weighted average scores above 0.0. City investments for “Parks and recreational facilities and programming” was the most common priority, receiving the highest score of 1.21 and support from 90 percent of respondents. This was closely followed by “storm drainage improvements” (score 1.11) and “pedestrian-scaled streetlights” (score 0.91).
• Lowest Priorities. Survey respondents expressed mixed opinions on providing “affordable housing projects on some City owned properties”. While 52 percent of respondents showed support for the topic, 35 percent strongly opposed and 12 percent had no opinion. This resulted in the lowest score of 0.19, placing this topic as the lowest priority amongst respondents. Respondents were also uncertain about City investments in “Downtown arts and culture” and “new technology to improve efficient delivery of City services”, although these received significantly higher scores (0.68 and 0.80 respectively) than the lowest priority.
• Demographic Analysis. Based on survey respondent demographics, general results may indicate an “older” perspective on City investment priorities due to overrepresentation of age groups 45 years and older. Figure 9-B below shows that respondents aged 30 years and younger priorities

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21 some topics differently. For instance, “programs to encourage sustainability” was the second highest priority for both 18 to 29 (score 1.5) and under 18 groups (score 1.4), which is significantly higher than the general results at 0.9. Similarly, newer residents of Los Altos (those who have lived in the city for five years or less) showed different priorities compared to long-time residents, as seen in Figure 10-C. Newer residents ranked City investment in “new technology to improve traffic flow” as their highest priority, with scores ranging from 1.0 to 2.0, which was notably higher than the overall survey average of 0.8 for this topic.

Figure 10-B: City Investment Priorities – Respondents Younger than 30 (Weighted Average Scores)
Figure 10-C: City Investment Priorities – Newer Residents of 5 years or less (Weighted Average Scores)

2.0 1.5

1.5 1.5

1.0 0.5

1.5 1.5

1.0 1.0

1.3 1.1

0.4 1.2

1.3 1.1

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
New technology to improve traffic flow
New technology to improve efficient delivery of City services Parks and recreational facilities and programming
Programs to encourage sustainability, such as recycling, water conservation, alternative energy
Affordable housing projects on some City owned properties Downtown arts and culture (events and facilities)
Pedestrian-scaled street lights on key walking routes
Storm drainage improvements in areas experience repetitive flooding 1 to 5 years Less than 1 year

0.6 0.5

1.5 1.4

1.1 1.2

1.2 1.2

0.7 0.8

1.6 1.5

0.8 1.3

1.2 1.3

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8
New technology to improve traffic flow
New technology to improve efficient delivery of City services Parks and recreational facilities and programming
Programs to encourage sustainability, such as recycling, water conservation, alternative energy
Affordable housing projects on some City owned properties Downtown arts and culture (events and facilities)
Pedestrian-scaled street lights on key walking routes
Storm drainage improvements in areas experience repetitive flooding 18-29 Under 18

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22 Question 8: Are there any other issues not covered in this survey that you think the General Plan should prioritize?
Lastly, respondents were given an open comment box to write about any other issues not covered in the survey but should be prioritized as part of the General Plan. Through 231 individual comments, respondents wrote about protecting surface parking spaces especially in Downtown Los Altos (30 mentions), maintaining existing public facilities and city-owned properties (24 mentions), preserving the city’s tree canopy and protecting natural assets (18 mentions), and focusing redevelopment efforts outside of Downtown Los Altos like Loyola Corners, Foothill Crossing and San Antonio Road (12 mentions). Some respondents also asked for stronger community participation in the planning process and district-level feedback to better align City decisions with resident priorities (14 mentions). A full list of comments is provided in the Appendix.

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23 Appendix A: List of Comments

Appendix A: List of Comments
Question 1: What do you like most about living in Los Altos? long-time relationships with friends and some business owners Absence of major chain retailers and thus small town feel The small town feel, plenty of parking
I love the vibe of the downtown. I like the energy
Location, downtown events, walkable
Small town, friendly people.

Small town feel, good traffic flow in core compared to surrounding areas The sense of downtown, the farmer's markets, first fridays, the facilities etc

BEING ABLE TO WALK DOWNTOWN
The free parking and restaurants
Trees
Historic village
Beautiful landscapes & parks
Dark skies
No sidewalks
Nice neighbors
Great schools
Green spaces. Trees. Dark skies. No sidewalks. No steet lights. Village environment. Street level surface parking under shade trees downtown. Our own police/fire force. Simple streets with no paint and plastic. Historic wooden way finding signage. small town feel; trees and flowers lining the downtown area; friendly people The community, particularly the suburban feel. People are able to workout and be active without worrying too much about heavy traffic.

Small safe community
The small, quaint, safe village vibe.

It’s quite
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
We value our children’s future and the parks are safe for them to use.

The small town feel. The downtown shops. Farmers market! The fact that it is not an urban hub.

I enjoy how peaceful and safe the city feels.

The small-town community feel. When I go downtown, I run into so many familiar faces.

The small town look and feel. The tree lined streets with mature trees.The Heritage Orchard.

Small town feel - events downtown, schools, vibe of downtown area Safe environment
Peace and quiet
The village-like feel of downtown.

I love the calmness, events (like the Farmer's Market), and the safety. I also like being able to know my neighbors. I love events like the Pet Parade and Art & Wine festival
Top quality public schools in a small town
Village environment
The small town village feel. No more changes to that.

The small village feel downtown
The village feel, the suburban vibe.

Small village feel. Family centric, welcoming community.

Safe, nice shops and restaurants, nice homes
The trees, intimate neighborhoods , small town feel, downtown We like the feeling of being in a small community with a Downtown area that has maintained It’s original Charming footprint.

The small town feel, community, safety, farmers market & town traditions (festival of lights, pet parade, 4th of July at shoup) The feeling of a small community and if I went downtown, which I hate seeing destroyed with all the changes that are going on.

my family have owned property and livedin Los Altos since the 1930s.

Walking in downtown. The pistachio trees. Knowing many of the small business owners Walking to our cute downtown. The neighborhood feel.

Safety. No parks downtown.

Quiet, not over crowded
We like its location in the south bay, its weather, the trees and suburban feel, the downtown and its ease of parking, access to nature and the coast, and the safe and well kept neighborhoods
Small town environment
town.

Rancho San Antonio right next to us, the Village, the churches and schools, parks, restaurants. Country Club, commerce and most importantly the people!
Walking downtown and window shopping.
community, downtown, small, walking distance to a lot of things small town feel, safety, excellent schools, neighborly, convenient location to many places on the Peninsula (to North and South) The many beautiful trees. We were heartbroken to see that the heritage oak trees near the library snd history museum were chopped down.

The coty shoulf make sure the city and also homeowners do not cut down healthy trees. Trees are the lings of our besutiful city absorbing / breathing in CO2 and “breathing put” Oxygen for is to breath easier Scenery/beauty/rural nature; safety; people; culture.

Safety, the natural beauty and proximity to good health care and airports.

Small town feel
Everything!
unique, openness, variety of activites
It's quiet and safe.

Safe
location
Beautiful trees in the neighborhoods
Birds nature quietness
Large house lots and small people per square footage.

No two story houses
The quiet, the trees, the environment, the proximity to Rancho.

Community, cute and vibrant downtown, sense of belonging It is still not too commercialized - easy to get away from it, while close to high tech accessibility of downtown - parking out front. Not too crowded. Larger home plots. More rural feel with lack of sidewalks and street lamps. Arboreal feel. Local parks. Community center
trees
Small town feel, beautiful trees and access to Rancho san antonio park Small town feel , good public schools
I like the neighborhood schools and small town feel. I like that the downtown isn't super corporate. There are a lot of small shops.

Small town feel
Rural feeling. Lots of trees. Feels like an escape from hectic Silicon Valley. Montclair is a great grammar school. this survey isnt working
neighborhood feels like a resort. Everyone takes fantastic care of property. No homeless problem. Clean air.

Weather, location
Small town feel, lots of trees, quaint
How green it is. The neighborhood feel.

Maintain Los Altos as a high-quality small town by preserving its unique character, low density, and strong community feel.

The countryside feeling with many trees and greenery.

The small town feeling and that it is still walkable and accessible on foot Peacefulness, good nature environment, highly educated people.

Quaint, safe, clean downtown area with beautiful flowers and thoughtful parklets y , g y g g y Los Altos has a unique sense of "small town" while still being in the middle of the busy Bay Area. It almost feels like it's a little bit of an unknown. I value that it feels like a town that is open, progressive and safe for my children to bike around on their own. I value that walking is easy and that we don't have side walks and lots of street lights. I value the businesses down town are mostly small owned. I value that we have lots of community run events and a local paper. I appreciate all the work that goes into Los Altos feeling like a small and intimate community.
quiet, small town feel
People

I love our small town village feeling. I love our downtown because it feels like family when you visit our stores. We get to look up at beautiful hills in the background and have a flavor of our history throughout our town; train station, orchard , smith house, pistache trees, historic buildings, homes, shoup park and redwood grove, lucky us! Small town; safety; downtown; lots of trees / parks; diversity mix / balanced; great schools ; The "rural" feel, charm and respect for it's history. I love that it's a destination village, like Saratoga, Los Gatos, etc.

Finally having a City Council that looks out for the best interests of our community, not one that serves anti-housing special interests.

Small village feel but still very convenient and how it is unlike the neighboring cities where it seemed more corporate, eg PA, Sunnyvale or Mountain View
privacy, quiet, easy commute
Proximity to work, local mountains, Bay, ocean, Sierras. Great public schools. Great library, good parks.

Trees. South Los Altos access to freeways and neighboring cities. the community feeling
Engaging, healthy and comfortable "village lifestyle" that honors the city's legacy without being trapped by it.

I like that it's relatively quiet, has a lot of trees, and that many people here care about nature.

We love the small town feel, ability to walk to town for restaurants and shopping, and the quality of our local public schools.

Walkable, safe neighborhood
Historic resources like the orchard and village, Garden House and Redeood Grove, Sam Antonio Club and other special places. Natural landscapes including mature trees, parks and open spaces. Trees, trees, trees. A community of residents and businesses built on neighborly behavior (except our current City Council and City Staff who behave with absolute disrespect). A village atmosphere where multiple generations and cultures come together to on a regular basis because Los Altos is human-scale, pedestrian friendly with easy access. Trees, trees, trees.

The small town charm. People from miles around come HERE to shop and dine and enjoy the ambience that has not been wreaked by the notion of Santana Row type "progress"
That we have a rural town just minutes away from some of the most sophisticated urban areas in the the US (e.g., SF, San Jose, Oakland, etc.). We're a quiet oasis from the hullabaloo.

Village atmosphere, trees and tree canopy, history, sense of community pride, small local businesses and healthy neighborhoods.

The closiness to the hills, easy access to freeways, the overall caracter of the city.

Schools, quiet atmosphere, convenient to grocery, freeway, etc.

Quiet neighborhood; Good green cover and small town feel. Downtown is quaint and chic. I also love the different events that the downtown hosts regularly, ranging from beer/wine stroll to art festivals to school parades.

Downtown with many restaurants and shops that is nice to walk around

Lots of trees

Nice parks (with lots of trees)
Overall location on the Peninsula. Property value, which is a direct result of the public school system. The library and the pursuit of presenting the true history of the area of Los Altos by the History Museum make the city rich in culture and heritage.

Property value
downtown
Large lots, quiet neighborhood
Small town feel with a nice combination of retail and restaurants downtown.

Low density population, amazing nature, Great facilities overall Small town community events.

Small town feel; walking to downtown; convenience to good medical facilities Small town feel; walking to downtown; convenience to good medical facilities Lovely inviting downtown which is easily accessible
Beauty. Feels like a small town. Nice community
The sense of community, small town feel, you see people you know in town, know the shopkeepers, and no, Mayberry is not 'dead'. It is possible to embrace the future while retaining and honoring what makes Los Altos unique. views, weather, people
Quiet and beautiful suburb with low population density, but close to many jobs and amenities. trees, small village vibes
Semi rural arboreal residential town
Close knit Community, downtown shops and restaurants
The kind community, First Fridays, and the walkability. quiet and space

Walkability. Able to raise a family and age in place
Friendly town
The village or cosy small-ish town feel
Fantastic schools, tree-lined streets, low crime, mostly local small businesses instead of chain stores. Love all the events - from Farmer's Market to First Fridays to Arts in the Park.

It's quiet and safe.

Downtown Los Altos
Its sense of belonging to a community, a beautiful city, a great downtown with a lot of animations and events easy access to great shops, services of all kinds, outdoor activities, entertainment at both the local and regional level -- a very high walk score from my home
small town feel The open spaces, the close knit community feeling due to the lower traffic footprint and the engaged and involved families that live in the area.

Livability.

Walkable, clean, friendly community.

Clean, nice food spots
Commute, convenience, great school options with charter and non-charter Small village feel. Great oasis and very unique
Safe, quiet, small town downtown vibe
Safety, schools, community.

What I value most is the distinct small-town feel and the people. It’s rare to find a city in the Bay Area that maintains such a tight-knit, welcoming community atmosphere. Beyond the people, I appreciate the quiet, safe neighborhoods and the excellent schools, which make it an ideal place to live while still being close to everything Silicon Valley has to offer.

The diversity, great schools, and safety in the neighborhood. walkability, cuteness of the downtown with all the art and murals Small and cozy city, neighborhood family feeling, no big city or road lights at night. Nestled in between mountains, walkable distances to stores, parks, library
Quiet calm neighborhoods
Safe place to live, awesome schools, great neighbors, with great kids. It's the perfect place to raise our children Walkable city, small town feel but with (most) businesses we need.

Walkability and community
The peace and quiet
Small town feel
Downtown, ease of use
The public school and library systems, midway proximity to all parts of the Bay Area, all the great non-profits, and my home I have remodeled repeatedly. I do not like the attitudes of many people in the city who have long benefited from the upheaval that resulted in the various phases of development that started in the late 1800's to create what Los Altos is today. These people close their eyes to this historical reality and remain unwilling to support the evolution needed to accommodate a greater diversity and number of people. This regressive and privileged attitude negatively impacts – in fact, squelches the following in our city: 1) age- and ethnic demographic diversity, 2) housing sufficiency and variety, 3) business district vibrancy, and 4) the health of our local climate due to so much dependence on cars, they actually foster and want to preserve seas of asphalt because they are willing to rely on urban sprawl and more cars to house our workers far away. The hypocrisy is legion.

The greenery and village like setting
Easy to get around, no traffic, no crime
quiet streets, nice environment, safe (although declining with more buglaries) The small town feel, the diversity
neighborhood feel

good amount of commercial but not too crowded
The low-density wooded character of the city.

Responsiveness of police department, ease of working with the city. being quiet, unique, upper class and not copy/paste of many other new developed cities space and small town feel

I like most about living in Los Altos is that I specifically live in SOUTH Los Altos, South of Fremont and West of Grant, where it is bucolic and peaceful. I hate all the new overly distracting signing and striping that a nonresident consultant designed for Fremont between Sunnyvale and Grant. it made ir LESS bucolic and a LESS WELCOMING drive home. Can you PLEASE reverse these garish so-called improvements designed by an outside consutant needing to justify his contract by designing major changes. Unnecessary changes for Unnecessay big expense.
1 - Sense of community

2 - Safe and friendly downtown

3 - Walkable
It’s not overdeveloped (downtown) like the surrounding towns. Downtown Los Altos is pleasant to visit and walk around in and I do shop there especially at the cookware store and the shoe store. I go to the farmer’s market every Thursday when it is in session and state street with trees is beautiful especially towards autumn. It’s convenient for me to park in the plazas on the other side of Main Street and then walk over to the market. I probably would not go into town if I had to park in a garage.

Small community feel
Not much traffic compared to rest of Bay Area. Nice downtown. Friendly.

Small town feel. Proximity to downtown. Stable neighborhoods. Good schools.

The Small town feel. Treelined convenient surface parking downtown. it used to be a vibrant, SMALL community - now it's gotten so much larger it's hard to feel "connected" - however, we still love living in this "bubble" & hope to high heaven that it REMAINS that way. BUT there's a lot of change going on & we wonder if it really is reflecting the needs of a certain segment of the community - the senior citizens.

Small town feel.

Small downtown accessible by foot and plenty of street parking.

Small village with food places and anenities
Small village downtown walkable to my home. Not congested most of time .

The Village like atmosphere downtown.

The Village like atmosphere downtown.
suburban nature, greenery, friendly people, convenient downtown The ambience of the town that feels like an oasis in the midst of a frantic, crowded and otherwise noisy silicon valley.

Natural beauty.

It's a safe community
Village like community
The walkable neighborhoods
the people
Good schools. Close to my employment.
clean downtown
It’s safe, bike friendly, and the central downtown with events and family friendly restaurants Flowers, people walking, the library, people of many cultures small intimate space
feeling that you are not living in a commercial city, and the neighborhood vibe The design of downtown as it currently exists.

The downtown, including current parking, restaurants
Downtown, the size of the city, the Town Crier.

Safety, community.

It's a safe neighborhood close to shopping. We have live here since 1964. My children grew up here, and the area has many very friendly neighbors
The space
I like the downtown area. The Festival of Lights parade is top notch, and the first Friday celebrations are great for community.

Being able to bike ride into the hills and Santa Cruz mountains It has preserved its small town, charming character since I grew up here in the 1950’s.

Good schools
community is great

love the downtown - restaurants and retail

feels small/approachable
safety, walkability, already vibrant downtown
Safety, walkabilty, lots of pre existing green space

I love the nature accessibility.

The Community Center complex including history house and library. The beautiful fall foliage around town. The murals.

Like downtown and overall feeling in Los Altos.

The primary draw of Los Altos is the high-quality school system, which provides an essential foundation for families and ensures the longterm vibrancy of the community. Beyond education, I value the geographic convenience of the area; it offers a rare balance of a quiet residential atmosphere with highly efficient access to the South Bay’s professional hubs.

What truly makes Los Altos unique, however, is the interconnected ecosystem of parks and independent businesses that serve as vital "third spaces" where the community connects. I specifically value:

Public Parks: The abundance of well-maintained green spaces is a major asset. I frequent Shoup Park and Grant Park often with my children; these spaces, along with the adjacent Redwood Grove, provide safe, natural environments for families to gather and enjoy community traditions like "Music in the Park."
Family Staples: Independent retailers like Linden Tree Books and Cheeky Monkey are indispensable for parents.

Community Hubs: The social density of State Street Market and Amandine Lounge makes the downtown area feel alive and welcoming.

Local Character: Unique spots like Satura Cakes and the tech-nostalgia of HyperSpace give Los Altos a distinct identity that differentiates it from more generic suburban centers.

Ultimately, I like that Los Altos remains a place where you can raise a family in a park-rich environment while staying deeply connected to the innovation and culture of the surrounding region.

Los Altos is a quaint, safe community with good schools in the middle of Silicon Valley. In close proximity to work and cultural centers Small town feeling. No high rise buildings. Free parking and easy access to parking.

The people. Small town feel and easy to get around.

Small town feel
small community
small town feel
Small town feel
Convenient to all areas of the bay. Friendly neighborhoods. Having a downtown.

Access
It’s peaceful, quiet, and low density feel along with easy usability that is a direct result of low density. Great schools, parks/open space and our cute and quaint downtown.

Small town feeling. No high rise buildings. Free parking and easy access to parking.

The weather and lack of sidewalks
Small town feel with a walkable, beautiful convenient downtown.

Foliage, community, LAMVCF, village
Nice town, close to the Hills for hiking.

Clean, safe, no public disorder
preponderance of single-family homes; larger lot sizes; little high-density housing Safe, family friendly neighborhoods; Nice parks; Attractive downtown with interesting shops and good restaurants and ample free parking; Fun community events - i.e. Festival of Lights Parade, Art & Wine Festival, etc.; Proximity to Byrne Preserve and the Los Altos Hills Pathways system
The neighborhoods with lots of trees, nicely kept front yards and homes; weather, ease of access to public transportation with access to San Francisco & San Jose for concerts, pro sports, etc. and local cities with vibrant downtowns. Since there year 2000 there has been slow improvement in upgrades to our downtown and encouragement of a variety of businesses. In the 2-3 years, I've been impressed with the number of community events, happenings, etc. downtown. And how it's encouraging community activities.

Sense of small town community
Its a friendly residential town centrally located in the bay area. The Los Altos downtown is the nicest one I think in the entire bay area.

Safe city.

Rural setting
The residential character of our neighborhoods, wide and quiet streets which are good for walking, the friendly and lively downtown with ample surface parking and beautiful trees (I really like the fact there are no parking garages).

Family friendly community
Small town feel, accessibility to services and shopping.

Open space
Safe, quiet and secure community.

It's got a small town charm. I'm local and grew up in Los Altos Hills. I went to Palo Alto schools in the late 90's since that's was the school district assigned to us, but I spent most of my time in Downtown Los Altos and never really ventured towards downtown Palo Alto.

I think Los Altos felt more personal and I loved the Los Altos Library and even volunteered there through most of high school. It's been so fun to take my children to there and let them experience the same library I grew up in. small town downtowan where you can find almost anything The beauty of the neighborhoods and many parks.

Beautiful area, safe, community
greenery, closeness to nature, wonderful hikes, short commute to work Downtown restaurants and shopping
I enjoy the smaller town feel while having a lot of activities, close knit community, and access to green space. It’s a nice juxtaposition to living in the busy Bay Area.

The community and how it feels like living in the country.

Sense of community, access to open space, excellent public schools. single-family homes & neighborhoods
Calm residential neighborhoods, tree lined streets, semi-rural feel, great schools, easily accessible downtown My neighbors
Location, people, accessibility of goods and services.

Generally quiet streets and neighborhoods, dark skies, no large shopping centers, commercial areas easy to access, Being able to have fairly decent lot sizes, a downtown, parking for shopping downtown, schools, Quiet, friendly, suburban town to retire in.

GOOD NEIGHBORS
It’s unique down town
Locally owned businesses in downtown, importance in preserving its history to date.

Close community, strong schools, beautiful downtown
I don't live in town but visit very regularly to attend church and go to the library. being able to walk to the quaint downtown to do almost all of my business. Groceries, UPS, USPS, restaurants, hardware, tailor, etc.

Being able to walk to a quaint town to do almost all of my business.

Its closeness to all the best parts of the bay — the water, the mountains, Stanford. Also, its incredible schools.

Feeling of family and safety
Feeling of family and safety
Friendly neighbors, feels safe and quiet, parks, community events, easy to get around the Bay Area.

Safe and beautiful environment

1. Safe

2. Quiet ( aka calm, not much activity / traffic )
People, open space, weather, quaint
It's a small, welcoming community with good schools, a library, parks, downtown activities and friendly people Small town atmosphere
The sloped streets.

Walking to the library, Los Altos Stage Company, the community center, downtown, and through Redwood Grove and Shoup Park. small town with a good number of amenities
Small town atmosphere and open space, rural feeling.
it is a really diverse area with many cultures to explore and many people to meet.

The Chinese Pistache trees in the fall, yes the parking lots included, and the small town feel with all the modern conveniences. safety. walkability/bikability around/between downtown shops and library/community center. strong public schools and focus on children/family. the los altos theater company.

The weather, my single-family neighborhood, access to open spaces, and its small town feel.

The weather, my single-family neighborhood, small town feel Open space
Open space
Loved the library and the downtown atmosphere.

I love living in a safe, walkable, diverse, educated community.

It's a small, safe town with great restaurants and stores. convenient, small-town retail; tree canopy
Pleasant downtown, terrific library, some attractive retail.

quiet, and close to Si Valley companies
How clean and pretty the streets are!
Small town
Small local businesses, diversity, trees, respect for history Easy to get downtown and to park
Proximity to hiking trails
The small town environment and open space in close proximity.

Location, schools, attempt at rural feel - few street lights, few sidewalks.

I like the small town feel. And that I can walk to local stores. I love the library and that whole area.

The good schools, proximity to Silicon Valley, the community The good schools, proximity to Silicon Valley, the community small city, friendly (mostly-ha-ha) residents, low crime, good schools, convenient to major transportation Proximity to SF, SJ, open space
safe, beautiful, good schools, interesting people
Small, safe community.

The quiet neighborhoods, the excellent public schools, the weather Like the small/medium town, idyllic feel, while still having good shops, restaurant & recreation options in town and nearby.

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Small town feel with lots of charm.

Easy access and parking in downtown.

Schools
Walkability to services
The library
Quiet
The low rise downtown ambiance and close street and alley available parking make me want to shop and eat in downtown Los Altos Small community, safe , green spaces, clean
The quiet narrow streets that feel safe.

Family-friendly, small-town feel. Serene with lots of trees and little traffic.

I enjoy the trees, the general sense of safety and the access to various resources (shopping, parks, etc) Spacious lots
Small town atmosphere. Tree lined streets downtown. Absence of multi-floors buildings, allowing the sun. to shine through the streets throughout the day.

All the trees and great places to walk.

It’s quiet and not that crowded
Family-friendly
The downtown area
Small businesses

Small town feel
The bedroom community feel.
walkable -safe- variety- oF stores- pet parade, holiday light parade- farmers market, Lincoln park weekend art and wine show, plus during the late summer another art and beer festival.

Small town feel. Safety.

Quaint downtown
Strong sense of community
Small town atmosphere with very few national chains. Great sense of community with enjoyable events (Town Crier, farmers market, outdoor movie nights, parades, pancake breakfasts etc...) Improved vibrancy of the downtown and ability to walk to restaurants, shops, trails, schools It’s an simple yet charming town and good place to raise a family.

Safe, quiet, tree-lined streets, good school district
the greenery, running, safety, farmer's market
Outdoors
Small town feel in the middle of a much larger, very vibrant community.

Calm, friendly downtown with beautiful hills right beside

Small own atmosphere
Small town atmosphere.
peacefulness. lush Tree canopy. open space.

Semi rural quiet feel
Safety, good schools, plenty of trees
Short walk to a lively downtown from my house
The weather
Relatively quiet and safe community.

I love the small village design. i love to walk up and down the village looking in the windows. I am not fond of the exercise shops along the way. I love the warm smiling welcoming workers.

Great schools
The small town feel with easy to access downtown.

Peace and quiet but still being in the heart of Silicon Valley small town, convenient
Quiet, friendly, safe, restaurants improving, no congestion, no homeless Family feel, vibrant downtown
What we really love about living in Los Altos is the strong sense of safety and cleanliness—it just feels incredibly well cared for. There’s an overall sense of calm and order that makes everyday life feel more enjoyable. The area feels very put together, and there’s something distinct and elevated about it compared to even nearby towns. It’s a place where we genuinely feel comfortable, settled, and happy and proud to call home.

Walking distance to town with restaurants and basics. Quiet. Family friendly.

Small town atmosphere of the down town and the diverse activities.

Good schools and proximity to Caltrain and other areas of the peninsula.

I used to like it, but too many people now don’t follow the traffic rules or being kind to others. I like the small town feel Our downtown, with a great library, restaurants, shops, etc.

It's beautiful and close to lots of things an
The rural feel, but close to many destinations.

Quiet family area
Small, close to nature (hills, open space). Friendly people. Interesting downtown.

Local schools, safe neighbourhood
Ready access to useful stores and the library in the downtown area.

It is rural and walkable, but still close to all necessities. restaurants and parking lots
Walking around quiet streets to stores and library
Quiet, safe, friendly neighbors, great weather
Beautiful neighborhoods
Beautiful neighborhoods, charming downtown, and weather.

Beautiful neighborhoods, charming downtown, and weather.

Beautiful neighborhoods, charming downtown, and weather.

We love the walkability and beauty of downtown Los Altos.

Small town atmosphere with lots of great restaurants.

Trees, nature, downtown walkability
Los Altos has a strong community and it’s safe.

Peaceful and leafy, really nice downtown, great parks and places to walk around, close to other places I like/need (MV, PA, airport for travel, good hiking trails
Beautiful location
Beautiful small town where you get to know your neighbors and the business owners The pedestrian friendly downtown, and bike friendly town in general. convenience
Weather
Beauty of community
Safe. Quiet. With great amenities like shopping and restaurants.

I love the people, the schools and the downtown.

Semi rural feel but close to everything

safe neighborhods
Was wonderful to raise kids in great local public schools, have them make life long neighborhood friends. proximity to the hills and parks
Small town feel, strong sense of community, great schools Weather, walkability, mature trees, neighbors
Weather, mature trees, neighbors, downtown feel and events, walkability Quiet, nice people, feels safe
Small town, residential, family focused
Emphasize environmental sustainability, tree canopy and less commercial developments Casual, semi-urban feeling. Safety and cleanliness.

Being able to walk to so many places.

The dark streets at night.

It’s quiet, secluded
It’s quiet, dark, and convenient to walk to shops, library, etc Small town atmosphere and convenience.

Walk ability, safety, beautiful landscaping, downtown art, nice selection of downtown shops Small town feel, friendly people
peaceful, quiet community; convenient services, many parksFe It's a small community with a distinctive, user-friendly downtown my home. and that the area feels like a town in that i recognize my neighbors and they recognize me Rural lifestyle, small town feel.

The beauty and community
Pleasant neighborhoods.

Not too crowded.

Quiet tree lined streets. Vibrant downtown. Local History Museum. Nice community center.

Relaxed, safe neighborhoods that are very walkable, variety of food options and boutique shops. Keeping township atmosphere.

I love having a peaceful, family-friendly environment that still keeps me close to everything. It’s quiet, clean, and residential, but you’re still minutes from bigger hubs like Palo Alto and Mountain View. You get that peaceful neighborhood vibe without feeling isolated. The schools are great too!
Not too crowded.

I have lived here for 45 of my 80 years and every street carries a memory.

Atmosphere and ambience
Tree lined quite streets. Nice downtown. Local history museum. Nice community center.

The people, parks, libraries, youth programs, nature preserves, street fairs/markets, local business/holiday events, schools, and investment in education all around
Accessibility, stores, good restaurants, and quaintness.

The downtown area is so pretty with lots of parking shopping and restaurants It is close to everything that I need.

Small town, foliage, small businesses (not chain stores), parades, lack of traffic/congestion, safe.

Friendly community, ease of getting to places, diversity Great place to live and raise a family
small town, urban feel, laid back, non commercial
Walkability; access to great restaurants & shops,
It's beautiful, peaceful, interesting people, nice downtown, beautiful parks. friendly atmosphere
I live close enough to businesses that I can walk.

Quiet yet full of activity. Great schools . Manageable traffic. Pedestrian and bike friendly.

The environment
Weather and proximity and great access to cities and ocean.

Weather. Ease of accsss to major highways and major cities and ocean Small town feel to it, hopefully it stays that way
I grew up in Los Altos. Feel blessed to be able to live here as a retired teacher.

I grew up in Los Altos. Feel blessed to be able to live here.

Live community

The community of people and the location within the Bay Area.

Safe neighborhoods, easy to walk to downtown restaurants and shops, friendly neighborhood communities, location and climate.

Safe, family-friendly, cute downtown, rural atmosphere, good schools The weather, my single family neighborhood, proximity to Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve, suburban living The traditional semi-rural agricultural ambience and atmosphere of the city, and the low-density neighborhoods.

Walkability, in /to town and in the hills
Safety, weather
Ability to walk and bicycle easily
Most prople vusiting downtown are local, not many chain stores My neighbors.

Like the city being unique and different. Quiet yet some happenings specially events that are happening annually. I like how it has a charm and not a cookie cutter like many other cities around
The ample parking available to the local shops and friendly merchants have known for years. small village feel, community minded, relax atmophere
Friendly neighbors, great schools, walk to town

FREE PARKING, LINCOLN PARK AS OPEN SPACE, DOWNTOWN RESTAURANTS Friendly neighbors, walk to town, great schools, easy commute quiet and peaceful
Local charm, greenery
Low density, privacy, low hight buildings, lots of trees, village like atmosphere Low density, privacy, low hight buildings, lots of trees, village like atmosphere Quiet and Peaceful
Pleasant
how leafy the town is.

Village atmosphere and easy downtown parking. Friendly shop owners .

Green spaces, safe streets with sidewalks and street lights, lively downtown.

Safety (low crime), cleanliness, great schools
Access to shopping, dining and services in downtown
Proximity to hiking trails
Beautiful village with independent stores, easy parking under gorgeous mature shade trees Beauty, possibilities.

Schools, walkable neighborhoods
Safety, cleanliness, good schools
Lovely community: lots of friendly folks, lots of greenery, walkable, easy access to roads.

It is nice to live downtown and walk to shops and restaurants. I no longer own a car. The trees and plants downtown make it pleasant.

Walkability to downtown and the quiet neighborhood with trees Great schools, safe environment, well maintained parks
Strong community spirit. Great place to raise a family.

Small village atmosphere
Neighborhood feel
The neighborhood feel and proximity to a small downtown.

Village atmosphere, trees, houses not close together allowing for privacy.

Suburban lifestyle, good schools, nice downtown shopping and restaurants.

Quiet, small town atmosphere, dog friendly
The surroundings..nature
Downtown and community center events.

THE WEATHER .

DOWNTOWN WITH ITS RESTAURANTS.
the blend of rural and city life
climate. low population density. lots of mature trees
The small town feel. Large lots. Quiet and calm versus the activity surrounding us. scale/ sense of community
Quiet, small town feel. Good schools. nearby hills and green spaces

Rural atmosphere but nice downtown.

Small community with a village atmosphere and a great downtown The quiet village atmosphere of most residential streets, friendly neighbors and very low home density The high quality public education system and the generally safe surroundings.

Small community with a village atmosphere and a great downtown Small town feel in a big city
It's a small village that is off the beaten path.

Small community with a village atmosphere and a great downtown Nature. Safety. Schools…in particular that we have school choice between BCS and LASD. Competition is good.

The quiet village atmosphere of most of the residential streets. Friendly neighbors and very low home density.

It's a small village that is off the beaten path.

Friendliness, size, walkability. I love that we now have sidewalk cafes.

A Family friendly town. Fun activities like art, festivals, farmers markets, first Fridays. husband grew up here and we’ve lived here for 12 years. We love it.

The Village with shops and restaurants.
sense of small town community. Knowing many people when I'm walking around town Rural feel, peaceful neighborhoods, diverse and educated residents My husband grew up here & we have lived here for over 12 years. It is a family friendly & elderhood town and offers, fun activities like the art, festivals, local fashion stores / farmers market shopping and good variety of restaurants. We came from San Francisco and we are all so much happier living here.

Small village feel
Walkable downtown and community center, library, nice tree lined streets, coffee shops and cafes to meetup and hangout Safe rural quality of life
Safe rural quality of life
Rural feel, central location, great weather
Low key, safe, lots of room, unpretentious, amazing climate Neighborly, "village" feel.

Los Altos is a small town with many trees. It has convenient surface parking downtown. I want to keep these features The small town experience.

Safe, clean and thriving downtown with many specialty shops and restaurants downtown.

Great location but relatively quiet, spacious, and tree rich.

I like the it's mostly walkable; I can walk to school, the library, the community center, the downtown triangle, and Shoup Park and spend time outside of home.

The cute downtown, tight knit community, great schools, safe The Downtown
It is very peaceful.
its fancy
I like how everything is easy to reach
being close to everything
I really like how the community is safe to walk around in and has plenty of bike/running trails as well as downtown Los Altos which is a great place to hang out in.

I love the trees and the environment! I very much like the downtown and the restaurant and food options we have. Keep the aesthetic up! I like how calm and quiet walking around town is it is super beautiful.

Downtown and the library
I love that the community is so safe and friendly! It is very easy to walk around in the streets.

It's very friendly and pretty! I like all the nature (birds, squirrels, trees, flowers) and Lincoln park (which is a great spot to start runs in the hills). It's also convenient, with a large variety of local businesses. The food is great! (Many high schoolers are sad T4 closed down though, as it was very close to the school and not too pricey.) The Downtown Village. Don't ruin it with the absurd plans to replace the parking plazas with a park, performing arts center and high rise cramped housing.

Downtown
I love the quietness of the suburban streets and the residential feel of the neighborhood.

The neighborhoods are clean and quiet and the streets are beautiful.

It feels safe and has a peaceful vibe

the shopping and the restaurants
It's relatively quiet and crime-free. There are also a good number of unique (vs. chain) stores downtown.

Relatively quiet and clean with a lot of restaurants
My school is a very good school
The walkability: there are always people walking around and it's easy to get to downtown life from my home. The safety: I feel comfortable walking in my community and talking with neighbors. The small town feel: great events put on by LAVA increase the sense of community connectedness and make it an enjoyable place to live.

The weather is ok, just ok, not great.

The active downtown community
Its quiet safe neighborhoods
The rural feeling that Los Altos has
All we need is close. and need to drive a distance to eat, bank, exercise, shop. The downtown is amazing especially now with the State Street Market.

The beauty of the small town atmosphere, esp. downtown trees in the fall, tiny white lights at night, social community.

It’s small

Easy to park

No crime
Trees, flowers, diversity of people and languages, people walking Quiet neighborhood, Downtown, Safety
I love the downtown atmosphere and the tight knit community . Along with access to places like redwood grove.

It's convenient to all locations.

Quiet, nice people
It has a very chill and friendly environment.

It is clean
The people
Small town feel and great community. Supporting neighbors Downtown and Shoup park/redwood grove
The small town community feel. The walkability of the city, especially downtown. How safe the community is, including the responsiveness and participation of the law enforcement community. the community
The safety
I like being able to use the kohls in mountain view for robotics I like the quiet streets.

I like the weather and the sense of community. I also like my school los altos high school The diversity and safety in the community.

I don't live here, I work here. It is a very pleasant city with an attractive and activated downtown.

Large residential lots. Great schools. Rural atmosphere unlike surrounding cities. Lots of mature trees throughout the neighborhoods and downtown. Heritage Orchard is unique.

Big lots for homes. Great schools. Rural environment with lots of mature trees.

Rural feel. Quiet community.

The greenery
the lack of homeless
safety; nice sense of community; good schools; mostly quiet sldakjf
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small town charm and character, particularly of the downtown which has low rise buildings, tree canopied parking plazas and a informal ib sadfsdf
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Large single family lots. Good schools.

The nice neighborhoods and charming downtown
The nice neighborhoods and charming downtown
I love Downtown Los Altos and how it's size, schools and nonprofit organizations create a vibrant and engaged community.

Woodland library and the trees along Fremont avenue after the "Welcome to Los Altos sign" - how the trees set the tone for the beautiful town.

I like it the way it is. Small town vibe with top-notch amenities, very little traffic compared to surrounding areas, central location yet a lot of green space. Quit trying to overbuild and make it like Palo Alto (which was ruined by overdevelopment).

Large lots and lots of trees plus high quality stores in a convenient downtown.

Trees
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
its pretty much low keyed, has minor crime, has been able to maintain that "village" feel Large plots for family homes, great schools.

Small town feel with big town amenities
pleasant community, nice houses, gardens, and a convenient location to downtown amenities.

The quaint downtown

Friendly people all around

the village atmosphere of the residential areas with mostly single story homes (with the exception of a few monster 2 -story homes), which allows for privacy in back yards and view of the trees & sky from all homes.

Lived in Los Altos since 1992
The small town vibe
[Simplified Chinese] Vibrant community activities; a tranquil and private living environment.

School district
[Traditional Chinese] Environment, Safety, Education
Our quaint downtown with interesting stores like Linden Tree, the farmer's market, the Head West market, First Fridays. We have great schools and a wonderful community feel.

Space, uncrowded facilities without stressful competition for parking spaces.

Small town feel
Close to nature and close to resources
Close to nature and close to resources
It’s pretty relaxed
Safe, family-oriented community. Nice downtown.
centrally located, great downtown with plenty of large parking spots, nice shops, love the community I grew up in Los Altos so it holds all of my memories since childhood.

Quiet streets, nice homes, safe, quaint center of town, no unhoused (except on Fremont) and little high density housing - aka cement.

The attractive downtown and the abundance of trees, without multistory buildings.

My quiet neighborhood with friendly neighbors and lots of mature trees.

Village atmosphere
The calm residential atmosphere
I like the rural,small town feeling. I like how friendly the community is.

Family friendly, walkable, casual.

Wonderful neighbors and great schools.

It's near the mountains.

The small town feel; the neighborhoods; sense of community; top performing schools; trees and greenery; close proximity to main roadways such as Foothill, 280 and 85.

Quiet, lots of trees, large lot sizes, good schools, quaint downtown with lots of small shops and few big box stores, adequate public parks, unique downtown parking with lots of trees, minimal tall buildings The medium town feel, the community, easy access to highways...

Quiet, uncrowded and safe.
trees, peace and quiet, and low crime
Relatively quiet, relatively little traffic, and safe.

The community of people and the fun feel of downtown los Altos Small town feel and the amazing pistache trees! There’s no place like it! I hope it never changes. Do NOT get rid of our parking lots! Charm, ambience, not a sterile and soulless contrived town. It’s a destination for so many to stroll our unique shops and enjoy the birds, trees, sky.

Los Altos used to call itself The Village. And it used to have that feeling. I like the areas the most that still have that feel.

Safe, beautiful, small town community which is a great place to live and raise a family.

Village feel.

The amazing small town character, the quiet feel of the city, even when it is active. the trees. The view of the mountains. the ease of the location with regard to getting to other places in the Bay Area. The people. The little shopping areas in the neighborhoods and the downtown (that we still ahve small businesses to support). The parks. long-time relationships with friends and some business owners Absence of major chain retailers and thus small town feel The small town feel, plenty of parking
I love the vibe of the downtown. I like the energy

Question 2: Looking forward, what is one thing that should be done to improve Los Altos? foster a better sense of community grounded in kindness among all groups of people at every economic level Continue to support small businesses avross a grid of streets. Los Gatos is cute but really has one primary shopping street. Los Altos has primarily a 2 by 4 grid and beyond. This encourages shopping and dining in a ‘town’ Repave streets, improve existing parks, attract small businesses downtown Safe routes to schools, more bike friendly and pedestrian friendly Multi story parking to free up land for affordable housing Remove the restaurant parklets that are in the streets
is there a way to connect downtown in a better way to the community center and library.

BETTER GOVERNMENT THAT PROVIDES FOR WHAT THE CITIZENS WANT.

Resurface the parking plazas and irrigate the existing trees that are located there.

Los Altos doesn’t need improvement; it needs maintenance and beautification Return to priority of cleaning and maintaining and beautifying our existing streets, walkways and planting areas. Focus on trees and flowers and open spaces and cleaning and maintaining what we have. Remove the murals that are making downtown ugly. The village is for trees and flowers and harmonious consistent and cohesive beauty.

Maintain small town feel; stop erecting tall buildings right downtown; support local merchants and restaurants; maintain convenient parking in the downtown area.

Investigating a safer way for children to commute to school. The motorized bicycles seem to pose problems on the streets. Drivers do not consistently give cyclists and pedestrians the right of way on the major roads in Los Altos. The crossings, while helpful, are ignored more often during busier traffic periods. Drivers leaving the community centre do not stop to check both ways before leaving the parking lot onto the road. There have been many close encounters in front of the community center.

Not losing parking in the downtown area
Maintain the quiet, safe, uncrowded standard of living that Los Altos is known for.

More social life
Parking
Parking
Keep the community involved. Ensure we are thinking long term impact Do something to remove homeless encampments
I would like to see the whole San Antonio Road to have more space and safer to walkers and bikers.

To make it more family-friendly and family-accessible.

Improve the conditions of our existing parks
Teen areas. Basketball or pickleball at community center in the open space currently wasted behind the building and playground Better evening and weekend options in downtown.

Keep it safe from crime
More brunch places and better wi-fi/cellular coverage
Perhaps more recent college-grad tailored events
Attract anchor businesses to downtown
Better parking availability in town
Keep the village and suburban feature.

Pedestrian zones in downtown to encourage more outdoor dining, activity and human interaction More social and cultural events and activities
Diverse representation in the city government and other city organizations leadership One thing that should be done to improve Los Altos is put back some of the parking spaces that have been taken away for the partlets. Being a senior citizen I find it very difficult to find a convenient parking space close to where I need to go. I think of the old adage “ You are robbing Peter to pay Paul”
Allowing dogs at the farmers market and hanging flower baskets in downtown leave Los Altos alone. everyone loves Los Altos because of the way it is and has been.

Free shuttle for seniors.

I want it to be easy to park downtown. I also am concerned about home burglaries. I feel like we rarely see police patrolling in Los Altos.

Where are they?
NEVER put a park in downtown Los Altos. NEVER put parking meters.

Add more good restaurants. Encourage small businesses by making rent affordable. I miss Eddie Richardson, Sheldon of Lod Altos.

Better restaurants and shopping

Los Altos should continue to develop and grow smartly. Don't overbuild housing and businesses that are out of scale and context with the community.

Available parking near stores and restaurants.

Downtown needs to be revitalized in a way that suits folks in the 30-60 range. And make it a bit more affordable for students.

A foot bridge connecting the Community Center/Library, History Museum, Hillview park, the orchard to the downtown! Also, improving the field so that part of it was a shady place to gather and play for kids. Closing State Street often so we can walk with our little kids and families and NOT WORRY about cars coming!
Increase low income housing and make it a more welcoming place for black and brown people. more trees, san antonio road issues, PG&E outages and improvements retain downtown character instead of trying to "modernize" -- no to higher buildings, no to parks replacing parking lots, no to downtown theater City cars including Police Vehicles should all be electric. Those hybrid Priuses need to get traded in. Please, contact the police departments if Menlo Park, Palo to, and Mountain View - to name just a few - that havr added electric police cars to their fleets yeats ago. All city landscaping equipment should also be electric. I font want my tax follars to pay for city vehicle gasoline that puts money in tje pocket of foreign entities. Our addiction to gadoline has involved our country in too msmy wats snd foreign entanglements. Going electric is the patriotic thing to do.

Keep the minimum lot size for homes, don't invest in high-density housing; attract great restaurants to downtown.

Downtown Los Altos could use more restaurants, parking and later hours. The city shuts down so early, most places are closed by 9pm.

LAVA has done an excellent job with its strolls and bringing the community together. First Fridays are also a great edition to bringing community and revenue downtown.

Attract businesses that appeal to younger shoppers 18-30.

We should implement a foot bridge to connect downtown to hillview community center.

The hillview field is a rarely used park - we should update it with benches and gathering areas for families and friends to enjoy daily.

We should keep a soccer field and grass area with a stage for all events (rather than the veterans plaza which cannot accommodate so many people).

We should shut down state street to car traffic on Saturdays and Sundays during the summer for families to utilize.

Let’s make downtown even better and more useable for the residents! improve retail
Build more affordable housing so that people who are not fantastically wealthy can enjoy living in Los Altos.

Develop Loyola corners - needs to be more vibrant and have more development keep streets safe for biking, walking, young and old
More stability in downtown businesses, particularly restaurants Keep downtown intact and reduce development
Better public schools. They’re starving money.

Automated traffic lights. If not car on the cross road, turn their light red and mine green! Leave neighborhoods as they are. I live in a neighborhood of ranch-style homes. Now a neighbor is building a very tall box of a house that doesn't fit in. Keep our neighborhoods looking like they are.

Improve traffic flow downtown. Add a community gathering green space downtown. Create better pedestrian access between downtown and community center.

Cultivate hyper local community - through gardening workshops, city truck drive by with compost, styrofoam collection etc.

More upkeep of the South Los Altos roadway greenery. Plant more trees esp in S. Los Altos. school facilities
More vibrant downtown with a night life. More classes and activities for mid-life, empty nester citizens (aka we are not seniors !) More interesting stores /restaurants
I like the idea of a park downtown.
some places are underutilized, can be better utilized, and some shops can be revamped Please please please bury the power and utility lines. It’s embarrassing to live in this beautiful community and see telephone poles and criss crossed wires all over town
survey is broken
City council chooses less ambitious and more accomplishable problems focused around improving transportation and enforcing laws sucj as parking limits and speed limits
We should do more for those who have less. Like make affordable housing without complaining.

Improve governance, find a home for the lapidary studio! I think that doing more to support families--more family programing and family-friendly spaces. Encourage early-childhood programs to open their doors in Los Altos. Have more areas with restaurants and shopping options (not just downtown).

While it’s important to preserve Los Altos’ quiet, high-quality small-town character, the downtown area needs revitalization. Compared to nearby cities like Los Gatos and Saratoga, Los Altos lacks a vibrant and inviting downtown. The city should encourage a thoughtful mix of modern, attractive retail, including select national brands alongside local businesses, as well as more high-quality restaurants and cafés.

Extending business hours would also help create a more lively and welcoming atmosphere.

More shops downtown
Even more people/foot traffic based spaces - why not close down one of the streets completely to car traffic? Maybe State St.

More students friendly businesses for the school district kids.

Bring more nightlife
safer bike lanes and crossings around San Antonio. This continues to be a risk or our school kids. Even when we tell them not to bike down that road they don't always listen. helping to support small businesses to move into the empty shops in Downtown. Let's find ways to lower rent and engage small (women and black owned) businesses into our downtown. parks, dog parks, small town feel
Remove Parker’s downtown and return parking space. We don’t all live within walking distance, so lack of parking is now a deterrent.

Enforce smoothing rules ! I am happy finally there are wheelchair parking spots on main st. My mom never got to take advantage of that.

That was so sad. I’m glad for others now!
continue to invest into downtown ; control growth; less traffic ; continue to invest in community center / activities that bring the town together
Preserve what we have. Very worried about the look of high rises and concrete.

Facilitate the development of more affordable housing.

Keeping up with technology but at the same time don’t lose the smaller community atmosphere, perhaps implementing things like self driving shuttles for seniors and kids around town.
privacy (I see increasing concerns for homeless in Los Altos) Make it inviting to a broader range of people, both racially and socio-economically. It's not healthy to have a city full of tech bros. It's not moral to build metaphorical walls to keep out people who don't have the right ethnic background, or a big enough brokerage account. It makes me sick when people write into the Town Crier saying how hard they've worked and how much they deserve to live here, and that "those people" should go away until they've earned it.

Why one? Create culture of transparency with and respect of resident opinions by city council.

Why one?
Why one?
revert back to at-large city council seats if the result of the lawsuit ever allow this Continue the CAAP path to gradually and pragmatically reduce our dependance on fossil fuels.

Clean up transit. Examples include encouraging active transportation by reorganizing city features so that people can get to necessities like groceries through car-free pathways, as well as devoting space to convenient public transit for people's longer trips Involve community more in major decisions about space, buildings, parking etc. I was really disappointed to hear that the former teen center space behind the library was repurposed for offices. We also need affordable rent downtown for businesses and more restaurants.

Bike & pedestrian safety
Maintain it.

Take care of our natural and historic resources first.

Bring back a community pool, fix Redwood Grove nature house so that kids can once again attend beloved Redwood Grove Day Camp, get rid of the stupid tall plastic barriers on the streets....they reduce visibility, and confusing and cause accidents.

Maintain it's small town charm and feel. There is zero reason increase business interests in the downtown area -- it's thriving all on its own.

Preserve and prioritize our village community charm and semi-rural tree healthy, leafy atmosphere in downtown, Rancho and in Where feasible reduce the width of the road to encourage slow driving, increse permeable and planted surfaces. I live in the Highland and i hb h d there are plenty opf opportunities to do so on my neighborhood Fix the roads
Improve bike safety / designate more roads as bike-only (especially around school routes) - this will also encourage more people to bike rather than drive and keep our children safe.

I love the new park idea in downtown. It would be great to get take out from nearby restaurants, sit down at the park and have a picnic.

Especially families with young kids will appreciate this as it's sometimes difficult for kids to sit down at a restaurant and eat, so kids can just run around at the park while the parents are having a picnic.

A progressive mindset by city leaders and staff to prioritize diverse housing to support a diverse and vibrant community needed to keep the city moving forward and growing in a well planned and managed way. This would include enabling a vibrant downtown that doesn't close down after 5pm, making the downtown less congested with so many cars and greener/cooler with less asphalt, more art and culture reflecting an inclusive community.

A more vibrant downtown; better selection of shops, restaurants, and entertainment options. sidewalks, all over. why are we still prioritizing cars over people in 2025? Preserve the essential nature of the town. I moved here because of the calm quiet nature of the town. I am not excited about making the place more "vibrant."
Nothing. I like the town the way it is.

Stop building ADUs. It's increasing density and traffic.

More multifunctional and multigenerational outdoor spaces. E.g. playgrounds for seniors, tables for chess, rock climbing walls, pickleball t Make it a better walking town. Fix the sidewalks - so many of them are dangerous because they are no longer level Make it a better walking town. Fix the sidewalks - so many of them are dangerous because they are no longer level Community swimming pool
Attract restaurants to South Los Altos. Increase walkability.

Not build a downtown park and performing arts center, but rather invest in cleaning up downtown, including its filthy sidewalks and poorly maintained flowers.
more shops that sell food that you can get quickly like G and K bakery Improve pedestrian and bike access, with an emphasis on improving safety and enforcing speed limits Even though Los Altos is close to nearby cities' amenities, the city itself is lacking behind on activities and amenities for children and teens. more community/ kids activities/ park in DT
More trees and open space
Development of Loyola corner, rancho with more cafes/restaurants Remember that all people who live her are not ultra-wealthy. Promote affordable businesses and opportunities less apartments
Provide an electric shuttle service throughout the city connecting with public transit. Way to get kids to school and people out of their cars.

More green space. Add a park downtown, redevelop Grant Park keep historic aspects of Los Altos
Diversify and create more housing so that it is more livable for more blue-collar workers. I think we can convert more downtown buildings to be retail on the ground floor and housing on upper floors, like European cities. I don't think we need ten story buildings, but I don't see anything wrong with 3 story buildings. Decrease spending on policing and increase other social services.

Make sure pot holes are filled promptly.

More playgrounds and public facilities (pool), make it family friendly the digital social layer like Nextdoor provides, but only for Los Altos, not a Facebook group or a twitetr account - everything in one place Los Altos
make it easier for our diverse population to have what's important to them -- identify the barriers that segment the community and take public action to reduce them; foster opportunities for communication and connection across age groups, economic status, residence l ti t Foster neighbors being neighbors
Continue to foster the open spaces and maintain the small businesses prevalent in downtown Add sidewalks, support stronger community, keep things affordable for the non super-affluent Create an actual dog park at Hillview soccer field (this was discussed some years ago), one for small dogs, another for large dogs. Diversify stores downtown/attract more restaurants/stores. Keep outdoor eating areas. Create more parking (multi level parking structure).

Downtown closes too early. There aren't any affordable places. Seems like all the restaurants, for example, even the food court are overpriced. Need more affordable housing or multi-homes Build mixed-use affordable housing and workspace on top of Los Altos City Hall offices, library and lots.

Improve downtown space to promote walking
Do not remove parking downtown or over develop it!
Some of the road improvements have not been improvements. The white bumpers on El Monte area distraction and worry it will cause cars to move head-on. The 'no right turn' signal at the end of Almond at San Antonio is confusing to everyone I talk to and will likely cause an accident in future. The trees planted on S. Clark Ave. forcing cars to swerve or worse crash into the trees will inevitably happen (speed bumps are better). The new traffic features are not helpful and may cause more harm than good (like the Jardin Ave redesign disaster).

We need to stop building high-density, multi-story developments—both commercial and residential—in downtown and throughout the city.

To preserve the small-town feel that makes Los Altos desirable, the city must prioritize reducing density and strictly enforcing height limits on new construction.

Zoning changes so we Can thoughtfully increase the population and keep our great schools.

pedestrian safety, especially crossing big roads (some of the blinking lights in the pavement no longer work). Seems like there are significantly more cars zooming on the streets.

Roads are not maintained well, only few roads are redone year after year ex Covington road but high traffic roads such as Springer road, El Monte road are not redone. Lots of cracks and potholes
More housing
Make our downtown more of a place for people instead of cars.

More vibrancy downtown - improved infrastructure for shops downtown; a theatre space for music, shows, speakers; a downtown "square" Remove ALL of the ridiculous plastic reflective traffic barriers! Plan intentional forward thinking development aimed at improving community and lifestyle of residents while beautifying the village & medians along Foothill & San Antonio Limit development, reduce traffic, enforce speed limits on neighborhood streets and ban electric bikes Downtown. We need a new theater, I love the park idea and Main and State should be one-way streets.

Add sidewalks and streetlights to the neighborhoods around the high school getting to major traffic roads Nah, many more things than one thing need to be done. Systemic change is needed, as well as several change initiatives. Change R1 to ENCOURAGE low gentle but definite increases in density: casita courts, dup- tri-, and quad-plexes, lot-splits, sellable ADUs. Concoct property tax breaks and grants to landowners if they deed-restrict their ADUs to house local workers, students, and young families. Install free or low-fee shuttles around town between biz districts, schools, parks, and community centers. Get rid of ALPRs, assault rifles, chemical grenades, and FLOCK, and never do business with the Palantir/Oracle devils.

Keep it the way it is, unchanged.

A new library twice the size if existing, it’s alarming how little the majority older residents seem to value future generations of kids. High schoolers need the library
safety, less break-ins, more police surveillance
Disallow homeless encampments in public places

Reduce traffic on Fremont Ave
Can do a lot more to reinvigorate Loyola Corners - looks dead and a bit rundown. Anchor on Bicycle outfitters Build facilities (e.g. a swimming pool) that are more geared towards younger people. Young people don't have much to do in this town.

Community center and library are geared towards seniors. City desperately needs services/amenities for kids, teens, and young adults. don't over-develop the city and downtown. Keep the character of the town. It is good the way it is improve infrastructure
Stop making all major capital expenses downtown and invest - to cath up equivalently - in Cental (Loyola Corners) and South Los Altos.

That is just to answer the “one thing”

question, generally.

Better maintenance of our downtown (sidewalks are filthy, plants not well cared for, trash) and existing parks.

I would say that not letting what happened to First Street happen to any other areas. It’s like going through a tunnel now and views of the hills are cut off.

Los Altos has become shabby looking, roads are bad, landscaping not cared for, general lack of care for the character of our town. I have live here more than 50 years and have seen the care and pride in our town deteriorate.

Keep the parking plazas and keep the buildings at 3 stories or fewer. Improving = keeping. Remove the restaurant parklets. We don't need them anymore. Keep the materials in case there is another Covid situation. Obsolete now. Remove them. This is unfair to restaurants that pay their lease to have outdoor space. "Giving" others this by taking our parking is obscene.

Improve traffic enforcement, including red light and speed cameras.

The city needs to put more into keeping our town beautiful. Weeds are all over public property.

GET MORE INPUT DIRECTLY FROM OLDER ADULTS who live here & have lived here for years. It seems like the City Council pays a LOT more attention to the young people who are here - not to those of us who've been here for 30+ years!! it's very disheartening & at times, makes us seek housing elsewhere. But our medical issues do not allow that to happen at this time. We are still searching for the "right place" for us to live. Unfortunately we may have to leave Los Altos since the CC pays so little attention to our specific needs. PLEASE address this in the future! Thank you.

Restrict tall building like the 5 story one currently being built.

Leave out a creating new park and theatre. add places where seniors can be active like a community pool, a few more pickleball courts, less expensive classes.

Need community pool , Not another park
Should have added community poo

1. Sidewalks in residential areas.

2. More gardens and green spaces in the urban areas of Los Altos especially in the el Camino Corridor.

3. More small shops and retail along El Camino similar to San Carlos downtown.

1. Sidewalks in residential areas.

2. More gardens and green spaces in the urban areas of Los Altos especially in the el Camino Corridor.

3. More small shops and retail along El Camino similar to San Carlos downtown.

keep the current scale, don't urbanize the downtown
Work to avoid overcrowding, increasing traffic and noise.

More community programs.

City Council and other committees should be more transparent and solicit community input.

Less congesion
More street lights to make walking at night safer
more parking downtown

1. Permanent pickleball courts at McKenzie Park.

2. Close Main Street to autos and make it a pedestrian zone like on finds in Europe. more affordable restaurants for families
School bus, neighborhood acceptance for public schools (we lived a block from almond and my kids couldn’t get enrolled there!) Better bike routes/paths!
not overbuild
Continue to attract more small local shops and not large commerical stores Get input from the community before paying $$$ for outside opinions. Maybe the majority who live here like it the way it is.

Stop catering to small groups with narrow agendas
Good parking, good restaurants and maintain current parks.

More affordable housing
Bullis Charter School needs to be in a location that does not clog the traffic as happens on the corner of San Antonio Rd. and West Portola.

That area used to have a soccer field when only Egan Middle School was there, and there was enough space for kids to fly kites. LASD sold a school property Portola quite a while ago for a pittance just to put a bunch of houses there, and enrich Mrs. and Mr. Gratiot. Mrs. Gratiot was school superintendent then. Now what we have is a hodgepodge of portable classrooms. That's not all. Teachers in Los Altos are not paid enough to make a living. The traffic on W. Portola is ridiculous when school starts and ends.

More buildings and a bigger downtown
Improve safety / walkability with streetlights.

More accessible low income housing
Repave San Antonio Road. Pay more attention to maintaining Shoup Park and the Redwood Grove. Hi Better biking paths. I like the bike path to Palo alto, just wish it would be extended through Los Altos.

I also wish the bike paths around schools would have parking restrictions on them. As it is right now it's is dangerous for me as an adult to bike on Los Altos Ave with all the cars parked along it. Having kids bike on this road is super dangerous Drop the idea of a preforming Arts Center
update main library, improve condition of all streets (not select few it seems) Update main library , better street mantanance on all streets ( seems like select few now) Rewild vacant lots!
Improve cellular service in Los Altos.

The most transformative step Los Altos can take is to pivot from a car-centric suburb to a "15-minute" multi-modal community that is physically and digitally prepared for the next 20 years. To achieve this, the General Plan should focus on:

Multi-Modal Corridors: We must move beyond the personal car. Specifically, the city should lead on the Foothill Expressway Multimodal Feasibility Study to transform the expressway into a high-capacity transit corridor (light rail or dedicated autonomous lanes) with a continuous Class I shared-use path for biking and walking.

Missing Middle Housing: We need to prioritize housing density and diversity (townhomes, duplexes, and cottage clusters) near our commercial centers. This keeps the community vibrant, allows for multi-generational living, and supports the local workforce.= "Third Space" Investment: We should accelerate the Downtown Park project (replacing Plazas 1, 2, and 3) to create more "Music in the Park" style event spaces. These spaces should be supported by a density of family-friendly retail like gyms, cafes, and creative hubs that replace the need for "destination" driving.

AI & Autonomous Readiness: As a tech-forward city, we must future-proof our infrastructure for an AI-driven world. This means planning for dedicated autonomous vehicle (AV) drop-off zones, smart-grid charging for EVs and AVs, and robust digital infrastructure to support a workforce that is increasingly remote yet craves authentic in-person community.

By focusing on density and connectivity rather than parking and personal vehicle throughput, we can ensure Los Altos remains a top-tier destination for families and innovation.

As the valley becomes more crowded, Maintain the same quaint appeal around the downtown.

Maintain existing parks and downtown sidewalks and plants.

Pave the rough major streets, not oil & gravel like has been done. True repaving like on a small portion of Springer Rd recently.

Common sense government
keep downtown active/alive, promote businesses, need night entertainment build more sidewalks
Build more sidewalks
Add Parking to drive business like Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Los Gatos and Campbell did.

Better maintenance of existing public spaces including park upkeep, street planting beds, etc.

With this unending push for inappropriate density without consideration for existing residents an eye towards minimizing its impact or partnering with other cities to fulfill obligations where low income and higher density communities would be more appropriate seems more necessary than ever before.

Maintain existing parks and downtown sidewalks and plants.

More fast food
Underground parking structure to Alleviate parking congestion Park downtown, splash pad
Repave the roads full of potholes.

Better timed traffic lights, where people are waiting minutes at red lights, with nothing coming in other directions.

More cute shops à la Los Gatos
push back against State mandates for more housing
Bring an end to the years' long conflict between the Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School in a way that is acceptable to all parties involved.

Our downtown vibrancy could be improved with more diversity of shops & businesses, similar to San Carlos' downtown. And continuing of building a more diverse and inclusive community.

I like it as is, easy to park and shop. Nice people

Small town
Things are quite good as they are. One suggestion though is some of the ADU's built recently in my neighborhood are rather unsightly. It would be nice if more guidance were given to building permit applicants on finding ways to build these units more in keeping with their di Leave downtown alone. Stop trying to change the ambiance of the town.

Stop building multistory buildings
I would love to see the City encourage better designs when approving ADUs and large housing developments.

More walkability and outdoor amenities downtown.

More parking downtown
Keep downtown surface parking in place. Do not waste taxpayer money on underground parking.

Enforce the laws related to ebikes.

Please look into Palo Alto's Green Waste Program https://www.greenwaste.com/palo-alto/ It blows my mind that we are literally across the street from them and we don't the same recycling, composting, and garbage options and All-Electric Garbage Trucks! They take so many more things to the recycle, including plastic toys and plastic bags. I The other thing I'd love is cleaner tasting water. Our water often tastes like dirt or too much chlorine. more/easier parking (especially to make up for the parking used by the parklets NO theater or park downtown--we need parking spaces!!
Community pool / rec center for residents
more options in downtown for food, shopping, farmers market on weekends, downtown electric chargers, at least some affordable housing Street improvements( Alvarado); sidewalks; parking; community events to bring residents together Closing streets off in downtown to cars! Similar to Downtown Mountain View along Castro.

Ensuring that the city appeals to younger ages as well.

Stop building skyscrapers, improve traffic on San Antonio with speed traps to stop people from driving 75 miles an hour, especially near Jordan and El Camino.
resist densification
Maintain what we have. Keep street paving up to date. Renovate in Shoup Park and Redwood Grove. Encourage more restaurants and retail downtown to keep it lively.

More community-building activities and programs for South Los Altos Improve parks.

Keep its charming small-town character with beautiful trees and small businesses Hh

Stop constructing more condos and want more restaurants downtown

TOO MANY MULTISTORY DEVELOPMENTS IN DOWNTOWN
Solve the Parking problem without destroying the the downtown uniqueness—no performing arts center.

The city needs to maintain its residential sidewalks and alleys. Focus on maintaining and improving existing parks before spending funds on new ones. Continue to welcome all age and diverse groups Update city parks, start placing art at parks again
More parking
Stop building 5 story buildings. You are destroying all the quaintness.

Stop building 5 story buildings. The quaintness will be gone forever Build more things! Less red tape! The people who want to slow things down are going out the door. Build a theater! Build a park! I have never once looked around and said wow, how nice it is that this place is old and underbuilt.

Introduce more variety and affordable food options, like smoothies, Korean bbq, and bagel alternatives.

Introduce more variety and affordable food options, like smoothies, Korean bbq, and bagel alternatives.

Maintain the existing quality of life among the push for further development in the state.

Make it more walkable and bike friendly.

1. Discourage traffic on small streets (e.g., commuters going from Foothill Expressway to Highway 85 drive way too fast on Morton Ave / Fallen Leaf Lane to avoid backups on Grant Rd / Fremont Ave )

2. Ensure the viability of local essential businesses (i.e., grocery stores, pharmacies, small restaurants) Increase parking

NO parking structure!
Allow growth and development in retail and housing. We can't remain a village into the future Improve the existing parks br remodeling the bathrooms.

Remove those stupid bike lane bumpers.

We must embrace thoughtful change and not only pay to maintain history.

Improve/expand current purpose:

The new fitness installation next to Hillview Park is a win/win for thoughtful improvement.

Change:

Why fix the decrepit house in Redwood Grove?
Spend the money on something new and useful for an outdoor space. parking
Stop overbuilding, and overcrowding.
it is really expensive for the average person, which is a shame because it is a great place to live The crosswalk lights on San Antonio Road don’t work well. Would I’ve a pedestrian bridge over San Antonio.

Tear down the Halsey House which is an eyesore and has fallen into an unsalvageable state, and build a new community building there that can be used for children's/nature programming . The older people who write letters saying "save the halsey house, my daughter attended camp there 40 years ago" are not being practical. We need to create some new, usable spaces that families can enjoy today.

Make City Hall more approachable and responsive. The front lobby is empty, uninviting, and not welcoming. Staff is there but not visible. make City Hall more approachable and responsive.

More public art
More public art
Stop the dog park by the library- parki by was already limited! And the building going on north of State Street - you’re ruining the atmosphere of our town!
The one thing that should not be done is to convert parking plazas 1 and 2 to a public park with underground parking!! increase environmental protections
Only one?? Perhaps first, start with providing homes for those not at the top of the income scale: police officers, firefighters, teachers, retail clerks, waiters ... And if I'm allowed second and third: enhance downtown retail and add evening attractions. Figure out how to allow people to enjoy Los Altos without making traffic, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions worse. keep it quiet
Nothing. We moved here because we like it. WHY do we need change? Improved transit within Los Altos, and between Los Altos & major arterial routes Improvement to existing parks. Sidewalk maintenance in residential districts.

More interesting retail
Encourage reasonable rents to attract small businesses

Development that aligns with the small town atmosphere. The current city representatives continue to make decisions that compromise the essence that makes Los Altos special.

Hillview baseball field could be dog park by creating separation between walking paths and field area.

Easily, and inexpensively achieved by extended low-height outfield fences. No other changes necessary. Set hours and rules, closed 8pm - 7am or when baseball is present. McKelvey in Mountain View has higher quality baseball fields than any in Los Altos, yet outfield is used mornings as a dog park.

I think traffic is going to be an even bigger problem with all the housing that’s going in on El Camino. We need to keep our neighborhood safe and walkable.

Enliven the downtown.

Enliven the downtown.
downtown is old-but it has charm-but it could be updated and still keep its "village" type atmosphere Dog park. Not expensive. Simply extend outfield fences around Hillview little league park to separate walkways from park. Separation addresses many complaints from trial in 2020. Look at McKelvey in Mtn View public pool! Public community resources like pool, gym, track, recreational options (like Saratoga Ca, or Cottonwood Heights Utah

Add more life/activities to downtown.

Stop taking space from businesses… this could easily lead to a decrease in parking spots which some groups will then try to convince everyone that we need a parking garage or two. We don’t and it would severely degrade the atmosphere of the downtown and increase the likelihood of crime
Ensure stability & success of downtown business, including providing more adequate parking.

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Keep the parking and stop the construction of multiple story buildings that create a tunnel effect on the streets.

Be sure govt bureaucracy does not drive out small businesses.

Improve roads/infrastructure, including better cell coverage. Ridiculous that we are in the heart of Silicon Valley, the global epicenter of technology, and we are relegated to horrendous reception downtown, near LAhS, and many other parts of LA. we should also improve our trash collection. Do it like many other places, including Beverly Hills, where all the trash goes in one bin and all the sorting is done at the waste facility. I’d love to see how much recycling and compost is wasted because residents don’t put it in the appropriate bin.

More green space for young families.

Don't tear up the parking lots and build a park.

Congestion
Keep the available convenient parking with no hi-rise garage sullying the quaint atmosphere.

Prepare the community for changes- emergency situations.

Improve bike infrastructure. Currently it feels like Los Altos hates cyclists. There is no route for cyclists through the Hillview Community Center zone, Cuesta going East is terrifying, and San Antonio patches feel like a washboard ready to throw you off your bike. I would like to ride a bike without fat tires, but biking in Los Altos often feels like you are off roading.

Continued/increased investment in long-term family-friendly community resources (like our wonderful community center, could use more parks not just using the schools), with eye to maintaining/improving aesthetics. This will maintain property values over time and ensure high demand and high quality of life for residents.

Improve bike infrastructure
Safety improvements-sidewalks, street lights, maintenance of the roads Redirect funds targeted for the downtown park to keeping the downtown sidewalks clean and safe (repair & clean on aa regular basis) and refurbish and enhance existing city parks: Redwood, Shoup, Grant, etc.

More focus on South Los Altos and beautification at Loyola Corners.

Deal with loud barking dogs
Expand multi-use, dense zoning to more than just downtown.

More parks, playgrounds, and small businesses
Pedestrianize the downtown area
Better water … less hard

Kids on motorcycles (e-bikes)… needs to be safer still- restrict them Fix the traffic lights to be synched. Left turn traffic lights should be a flashing yellow when the lights are green allowing driver discretion to make the turn when safe.
take care of the roads, pot holes repaving.

Need movie theater. Get rid of electric motor scooters/motorcycles. Maintain single family homes with large setbacks

Better lighting in downtown parking plazas
To allow major changes to downtown be put to a public vote. We want to choose how our money is invested in the future of our town.

More attention to safety on our streets. With increased development, streets are becoming too dangerous to walk on or cycle Could use a little more parking in order to fully access businesses especially during peak times of the day.

Cultural diversity
more policy regarding environmental efforts such as food waste prevention, green electrification, and recycled material requirements Cost of housing
Increase commercial tax base by encouraging more retail. Think like Los Gatos or RWC.

Better array of affordable shops, not the chichi stuff
Maintain the vibrancy of the town while maintaining the current atmosphere.

Limit growth to retain the vibrant yet village type atmosphere.

More Senior programs to encourage community building and strengthening Keep it the same as much as possible
Street lights on roads with sizable traffic
More public art
Clean the sidewalks downtown. Too many dogs use them for toilets.

Reduce "vibrancy." Los Altos was a nicer, more family-friendly community in the 1990s than it is today, because of the aggressive urbanization of downtown since that time.

Finish the sewer repairs and make all corners and streets welcoming. It has been going on for too long.

Make it more friendly for walking/biking
Get more restaurants and shops in village.

Continue to make the downtown a vibrant place to go for shopping, restaurants and meeting up with friends keep the small stores and parking and restaurants in downtown No low cost housing in place of downtown parking
Support downtown stores and restaurants
One thing we would love to see improved is the availability of larger, well-designed dog parks. Los Altos is clearly a very dog-oriented community, yet there aren’t many dedicated, spacious areas for dogs to run and play freely. It would be great to have more thoughtfully designed dog parks, ideally with sections separated by dog size and maintained to the same high standard as the rest of the city. Creating more of these spaces would really enhance the experience for both dogs and their owners.

More side walks to and from downtown.

Better bike and pedestrian infrastructure, especially sidewalks!! Get rid of anyone illegal
Stores need customers from surrounding communities in order to survive, so we need more parking.

Build more housing. Lots more housing. It's a great place -- we should let lots of people live here.

Stop the new dog park going in by the library and the building of more dwellings downtown. Our downtown is going to lose it’s charm.

More lively activities
Protect its heritage and history.

Community pool for our kids to socialize
Better parking in the downtown area.

Stop spending consulting fees on projects that affect the town's rural bedroom vibe without first getting a community vote in favor of such.

Keep the parking lots. Do not remove trees. We do not want a park downtown.

Reduce traffic, slower speed limits
More dog friendly green spaces
Clean up our existing parks. Redwood Grove is an abandoned mess - such a shame.

Clean up Redwood Grove and Shoup Park. Redwood Grove has fallen into an abandoned mess.

Clean up Redwood Grove and Shoup Park. Redwood Grove has fallen into an abandoned mess.

Clean up Redwood Grove and Shoup Park. Redwood Grove has fallen into an abandoned mess.

I wish Los Altos is more young family friendly. I feel there are many amenities catered to the grandparents but not many for the new parents/families with young kids. For example, majority of the community center space seems to cater to rotary club/meetings, etc. There is only one small park in the back with a sand pit for the young kiddos and it's always super full. Another example would be the public library. The county had Los Altos library's children's area on the list for upgrades. Somehow, after closing the children's area for a good part of 4 months, it reopened with no upgrades and actually worse interior since the toys and furniture were removed. We were told it's because Los Altos Planning wouldn't grant the library the permits required for the upgrade. I really don't know what "permits" you need for interior design and furniture. There doesn't seem to be any new plumbing, electrical or anything yet the city manages to stop the upgrades that would bring so much joy to their young kids and families. Why? In the mean time, Milpitas got their upgrades. Los Gatos got their upgrades. Sometimes it just feels like the city would rather have the grandparents (who probably doesn't pay much in property taxes) instead of the new families (most probably pay a lot more in property taxes if they bought recently instead of 25 years ago).

Los Altos can be a city for all families. Not just the 70+.

Better parking!
Better food in downtown, linger open hours for state street market, year round

farmers market
I would like to see a little more vibrancy in restaurants and retail. It feels like an older person’s town that shuts down by 9 pm or sooner during the week.

More going on downtown in the evenings, would like to see less pushback from certain residents regarding change (housing, parks, Up to date public infrastructure
Better and more parking downtown
Continue to reduce cars in downtown and encourage pedestrian access. aggressively develop downtown
A more vibrant downtown
Be careful not to grow city government, as is the temptation with growing tax revenue.

We absolutely need more downtown parking! It's crazy the the city council keeps taking parking spots away. Mt. View and Palo Alto have done a much better job of building parking garages.

Help Loyola Corners by adding houses and retail to all the underused buildings and land in the area prioritize community needs
Make downtown as vibrant as possible yet still make it feel like a quaint neighborly downtown.

Fix the ridiculous triangle intersection at Fremont, Miramonte and A street and fill the empty buildings and parking lots there with housing and retail.

Maintain the small town feeling. This means events and services that promote the small town, community feel. Collaborations with other organizations like the LA Village Association can be helpful as well.

Affordable housing, small parks, benches
Affordable housing, parks and benches
Better transportation coverage connecting Rancho and Downtown and through Downtown More vitality downtown
Upgrade electrical power infrastructure and maintain urban forestry More diverse restaurant options in downtown and family-centric thinking.

Bring the cost of living down - ha, ha. That said, maybe more education/enforcement of basic traffic rules - stopping at stop signs, pedestrian crossings, slower speeds, etc.

Make more bike paths and reduce traffic.

Add AT&T fiber internet to the unincorporated parts of Los Altos to give residents a choice on internet providers . Comcast internet is miserable
Make it safer for walking and biking, less traffic, get rid of cut through traffic.

Improve (clean up) the parking lots, but keep the same size where safety allows.

Create a parking structure for the high school. Improve safety of walking in neighborhoods especially when school traffic happens twice daily. No sidewalks is a problem
Improve downtown business climate

Fewer traffic bumps, exchanged for electronic or police monitoring to control speeding Leave the downtown parking alone and DO NOT build an unnecessary downtown park and do NOT build a loss-leader theatre that we don't need
more sidewalks in the neighborhoods!
Limit high density projects to Los Altos boundary sites. Push back on State & Bay Area Air District over regulation.

More variety of retail clothing boutiques downtown.

Loyola Corners needs improvement.

Keep population low.

Theater scene. I am not comfortable in the Bus Barn and a new park on the agricultural land on Los Altos Ave when no longer used by the family. Don't want a big development on that property.

Ensure that there is plenty of parking available throughout the downtown area. Minimize building heights so as not to exceed 3-4 stories that destroy and look and feel of the town. Regulate unsafe electronic bikes and scooters - enforce regulations and keep both riders and pedestrians safe from these vehicles.

Make downtown more lively. Most restaurants and stores close early and some aren't even open at all during the day.

Keep population low.

Street lights!
Less fees and rules for construction
Improve the theater scene. I don't feel comfortable in The Bus Barn.

Would love to see a more lively downtown that celebrates family and social engagement over parking.

Don’t turn parking areas into parks! Ease of parking, along with shopping, and dining should be continued focus.

More outdoor seating for restaurants
Allow market rate housing to be built in the downtown core that is similar to Santana Row. It will bring vitality to the downtown area.

Don’t overbuild business too high/tall.

More unique shops and restaurants to downtown. No more salons or spas.

More vibrant downtown - more space for sitting, socializing, and activities. more parks, less development
Nothing!
better plans for parking
I see no real deficiency.

Increase retail in downtown
I don't know, it's pretty good right now.

As a town gets busier then parking becomes a problem so I am not sure what to do but I hate the parking on Main Street now with the handicapped taking up +++++ space and planters etc.

Better parking on Main Street

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get Wi-Fi downtown
Keep the village a "village". I am sad to see multi-story buildings being squeezed onto tiny lots along First and Main Streets.

Keep the village a village. Sad to see multi story buildings squeezed onto small lots.

Restaurant and Shopping
We should allow for more growth downtown. Develop/build mixed use buildings - retail/commercial on ground floor with living spaces on other floors.

Encourage businesses besides instead of rents being increased and chasing existing businesses out of town. True safe routes to school to get kids off roads. Facilities for kids at community center like basketball courts, pickleball courts, skate park, pool. S real community center.

Better mass transportation and water quality.

Stop allowing multi-story complexes. Please don't turn Los Altos into a nondescript city. Actively collaborate with other cities to overturn AB79 and AB130. TAKE BACK OUR CITY RIGHTS FOR ZONING.

Higher housing density
Reduce noise - leaf blowers, construction, highway 85, back-up alarms,… Coordinate with the appropriate agencies to underground the overhead power and utility lines.

No new park or new theater downtown
Help Los Altos become an arts destination
Stay as is
Less paint and obstacles on the roadway. The City Council has allowed bicycle advocates to take over "Complete Streets." Completely inappropriate. Letting 1% of interests take over for the other 99%.

It’s ok thee way it is. We have parks nearby and don’t need a park or theater in downtown! Stop building tall buildings in the village.
limit e-bikes in downtown sidewalks
Improve vibrancy of city center

MAINTAIN EXISTING PARKS ALSO DOWNTOWN PLANTS, PROTECT LINCOLN PARK FROM DEVELOPMENT, SAVE THE EXISITING PARKING SPACES.

More vibrant city center: parks, parking, shops, better city hall/library complex Add parks and green belts to buffer and preserve the tranquility between high-rise developments and 1–2 story residential neighborhoods.

Slow down traffic
Negotiate the change of the pathways of airplanes overhead at night at least Negotiate the change of the pathways of airplanes overhead at night at least Add park, green belt between high rises and 1-2 stories houses/townhouses to preserve living quality in Los Altos Street lights
replace old school buildings in Grant Park with a new satellite community center for South Los Altos! Just one :-) ?

create more spaces for people to convene and hang out.

Upkeep on the parks we already have that need help, Shoup park and trail walk, the house that needs renewing.

Create more affordable housing for the people who work here.

Fixing traffic flows: the no right turn light at Almond and San Antonio is confusing and should be removed.

Increase parking
Add more affordable housing
Educate City Staff to understand and appreciate the treasure that is Los Altos. Beautify our streetscapes with plantings. Take better care of our trees and historic landscapes and buildings. Create new extraordinary common spaces that are rooted in nature. Ban all plastic and toxic materials.

Celebrate community for all ages and stages of life
More affordable housing
Fix the traffic flows: the no right turn at Almond onto San Antonio is confusing, More restaurants in south Los Altos.

More designated bike lanes continue emphasizing walkable communities One thing-Loyola Corners area needs attention. Minor improvements such as the removal of the old unused banner posts on the light posts, upgrade the newspaper stands on Fremont and Mirramonte, require developers to maintain their properties while waiting to develop. The area looks apocalyptic. It’s sad.

I’d love a theater downtown for live performances
Repair all tree lights
Less construction in Mountain View as that impacts Los Altos - traffic, noise, crowds, etc Revitalize downtown, encourage new businesses
Return to using a building codes to ensure that new homes fit into the style of current neighborhoods. Increase fines to owners who do not comply with gas leaf blower ban.

Buried utilities, I cannot count the number of times we have been without electricity. The infrastructure fails 1-3 times per year during light or heavy weather events. Allow more SB-9 activity to occur in city limits to address lack of housing and affordable housing.

Remove or reduce the apricot orchard size and turn it into green space for all to enjoy. Else, commemorate natives instead.

SIDEWALKS FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY.

License e-bikes
More sidewalks.

More control over e-BIKES.

STOP BUILDING HIGHRISES.

NO NEW PARKS DOWNTOWN.
be fiscally responsible
consider cost versus benefit enacting regulations and programs.

Maintain the small town feel. Eliminate dense housing. More parking spots to get around. more developments downtown including thester
More restaurants
Better restaurants.

More parking spaces in downtown. Have strict policy regarding e-bikes Stop tinkering with downtown. It is most enjoyable as it is.

More parking spaces in downtown
Increased access to local public transportation for seniors, youth and other non-drivers. We should have an agreement with or contract the services of MV’s free shuttle.

Get a better variety of small, affordable shops. Los Altos used to be a village that anyone could afford to shop at. Now it seems we just have a lot of high end stores and restaurants.

Attract more eclectic stores downtown, less interior design and service oriented business Stop the infighting between LASD and BCS. It makes no sense.

More parking spaces in downtown
Stop tinkering with downtown.

Get a better variety of small, affordable shops. Los Altos used to be a village that anyone could afford to shop at. Now it seems we just have a lot of high end stores and restaurants.

Maintain and add trees and greenery. Do not block view of mountains. add a pool to the community center
Bring more restaurants and shops to downtown and make sure to keep all the existing parking lots so that it is easy to park near the shops and restaurants.
free transportation for seniors within the city limits

More parking downtown
Add a pool to the community center.

No more nail salons. Replace safeway it is dirty and managed very poorly. Should not be on downtown Improve dog friendly areas eg dog parks as a way to provide social/community meeting areas Preserve sense of place for los altis- not foreign investment Preserve sense of place for los altis- not foreign investment Maintain rural, low-key, low-rise feel in all of Los Altos Prevent construction of 3-5 story housing and commercial buildings! Improve the parks within walking distance of downtown instead of taking a parking plaza to build a new one.

City Council should stop installing bollards or pylons on our roads.

Underground more utilities. Independent power (like some neighbor cities, relying on PGE is shameful given their history and continuing actions)
There's... not a lot to do. Especially indoors during winter breaks and weekends. Sure, I can easily study at the library or eat at a restaurant but there's a lot of fun or entertainment to be had indoors within walking/biking distance for teens (particularly without spending a lot of money).

No streetlights make walking at night difficult
Preserve the small businesses downtown
i think we should have courts like pickle ball courts at the community center Less construction on roads
maybe like people not be so racist
I think there should be a yielding sign at Almond Ave and Valencia Road or two lanes for turning cars because there is always a lot of traffic to get to school (Both Los Altos High School and Almond Elementary School are on the same road) and many students have to cross the street. We need an extra lane for people to turn and one for people to go straight, and on the other side, there should be a yielding sign to make people stop for turning cars
more teen friendly stores
Trim bushes that hang over sidewalks, would make it much easier to walk and run.

Trim back the bushes from walking paths because I always get attacked by branches when running.

Maybe more recreational spaces for all ages, and possibly adding a Yi Fang Boba Store? Pedestrians and bikers (especially around San Antonio) don't have clear markings/pathways to go around, making it possibly dangerous for those people as many have gotten into unfortunate accidents which is sometimes due to unclear crossings in the middle of the road which many drivers don't see.

Perhaps even more plant life in some spots downtown, as it is not always evenly dispersed.

We desperately need a new police building. That has a much higher priority (or should be) than the absurd park and performing arts center ruining the Village.

I think there should be less air pollution next to streets. I know it's kind of a state issue, but having more electric or non gas cars would make it easy for many of us outdoor users to do our activities without having to smell the putrid fumes.

I think we can have a more diverse food scene, with more boba shops and delicacies from different countries. We could also set up more festive decorations downtown. I think the mountain view downtown area can be a very good role model for these. better bike paths
One thing that should be done to improve los altos were be to update some or all of the roads, and to have empty buildings be destroyed.

PARKING! The parking situation is horrible. While the outside dining is nice, we were already short on parking, and now there is even less.

Don't even try to tell me there isn't a parking issue in Los Altos! I grew up in Los Altos (in the 60s and 70s) and have lived here nearly my entire adult life. There has ALWAYS been a parking problem and it continued to get worse and worse.

Not a lot of activities to do as a teenager, stuff like hangout nights or date nights Sidewalks. People need sidewalks so they don't get flattened.

Add playgrounds to the existing parks (like Hillview Park) and stop trying to build a park in place of a parking lot downtown.

Remove the stupid things they put up at the corners to "protect" the bike lanes. Also, make me mayor.

Update bike paths
Traffic
Initiate a free ride service like some of the surrounding cities have Getting priories straight. Fix those things in disrepair (there are many) and stop going ahead with a downtown vanity park and theater. This will ruin downtown with less parking, fewer trees and less business due to parking issues. Instead maintain nearby parks, like Lincoln and upgrade the Los Alto Stage Company.

Cancel all plans to take away downtown parking with horrible plan that will destroy trees and convenient parking, esp. for elderly/handicapped and parents with strollers. Don’t put us in parking structures! Cut city hall budget for nonessential administration
Create safe biking pathways and free outdoor spaces (e.g. parks) Traffic
We need more protected bike infrastructure. Less downtown street level parking and instead more housing and shops.

Stop closing lanes on San Antonio
More street lights and better public transportation system Improve the walkability and public transport.

The cars drive very fast
Skyscrapers
Improve parking in downtown and have more shops that are affordable We seriously need like a parking basement for downtown since it gets super crowded for any kind of event or lunch/dinner rush (DON'T

TURN IT INTO A PARK, WE HAVE PLENTY OF PARKS NEAR DOWNTOWN) Keep attracting more downtown shops and restaurants, but keep the plentiful parking. Not sure how much control the city has, but bringing back useful businesses in addition to fun businesses (ex: a pharmacy). Don't replace the parking lots with a park. BUT add more playgrounds to existing parks (ex: removed the old playground from the community center, but never replaced it.) less boring

Add more food/entertainment services; there is not many services for the younger population and its really boring We should keep the kohls as a space for robotics
Remove surface parking and replace with enjoyable spaces for humans to use. We shouldn't be subsidizing car storage! We should treat cyclists better. Cuesta is AWEFUL for cyclists going east. San Antonio road patches are DANGEROUS for cyclists.

Safer bike lanes on san antonio for students who bike to school (like me) Better/more sustainable living costs.

There is a need for more affordable housing options, as well as better transit and/or connectivity for multimodal transportation. It is very hard to get to Los Altos from other nearby areas without a car.

More strategic planning vs. one-off projects; focused efficiency in completing priority projects vs. too many "priorities" that never get done; better maintenance of existing city resources; a new police building; greater government transparency; more opportunities for citizen participation in decision-making; systematic methods of gathering reliable, accurate public input -- not Post-It note pop-ups that produce random comments and not surveys like this one that defy best practices.

More strategic planning vs. one-off projects; focused efficiency in completing priority projects vs. too many "priorities" that never get done; better maintenance of existing city resources; a new police building; greater government transparency; more opportunities for citizen participation in decision-making; systematic methods of gathering reliable, accurate public input -- NOT Post-It note pop-ups that produce random comments and NOT surveys like this one that defy best practices.

For South Los Altos, it’s traffic. Patterns have changed in the last decades. Fremont is now often backed up which pushes traffic onto Fallen Leaf (Google re-routes people). We now have gridlock on Fallen Leaf toward Fremont multiple times a week Build more spaces for people to interact. Have a livelier downtown change the stoplight timers so they're quicker to change for different traffic conditions. i usually waste about eight minutes sitting at lights when coming from 280 to Edith
keep an eye on density, overdevelopment, parking and traffic Stop putting up bollards and pylons on the streets
fix the broken city government-both in city hall and within the city council. stop trying to turn our small town into a densely packed city

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More strategic planning vs. one-off projects, focused efficiency in completing priority projects vs. too many "priorities" that never get done, better maintenance of city resources, greater government transparency with more opportunities for citizen participation in decision-making, a new police building
Upgrade existing parks
Upgrade existing parks
Los Altos need to make the streets safer for walking, biking, and rolling around the city. This includes reducing vehicle speeds, creating safer bike lanes, and safer street crossings.

1. Replace all the trees that have died or fallen down along Fremont Ave. There are so many missing. This is what greets people when entering our city and we need more trees!

2. make it easier for restaurants and stores to open
Remove the parklets. Bring them back only if there is another pandemic. We need our streets back. If you want outside seating, as a proprietor you should lease a space that has an outside space or place to make on that is not infringing on the public property. The new restaurant being renovated across 1st street from Safeway is spending a fortune to have just such a space. Totally unfair to allow other businesses to take over our parking spots to enhance their establishment.

Stop destroying what we have. Keep the great surface parking we currently have in downtown, maintain the parks we have, and don't wreck the green boulevards on San Antonio with ugly striping and dangerous bollards.

Improve existimg parks andpark facilities
More housing for lower income people
More housing for lower income people
More housing for lower income people
its really pretty darn good now. yea, there are some things that could possibly be better but its ok Government transparency, more opportunities for residents to participate in decision-making, more strategic planning, better maintenance of city properties, a new police building!
Downtown park/gathering space; new central theatre
Maintain convenient parking and build the park elsewhere.

Focus on the nuts & bolts.

1. keep streets well-paved

2. support the first responders (police, fire, paramedics), so they can serve the community; need a new 21st century police station.

Fewer chain merchants
[Traditional Chinese] Provide more funds to public schools. [Traditional Chinese] Some of the public facilities are somewhat outdated. [Simplified Chinese] 繼續改善公共空間，例如維持道路的平整清潔，孩童及年長者的用路安全
Continue to improve public spaces - for instance, by maintaining smooth and clean roadways, and ensuring road safety for children and the elderly.

More places that stay open a bit later for coffee, dessert. Less salons and more stores and good restaurants.

Los Altos needs an aquatics center. A facility that isn’t nakedly geared towards the over-50s, but catering towards a new generation of people raising children in the city.

Prevent parking plazas from being removed and replaced w a parking garage and more condos/ apartments Thoughtful densification. California needs to grow, and cities should be locally wise.

Thoughtful densification. California needs to grow, and cities should be locally wise.

Make it less boring
Streetlights and sidewalks
too many taxes. can we get rid of LASD Measure A and the 1/8 cent sales tax increase? i can't believe anyone voted for those. probably need to ban off -year elections. Home robberies is also increasing and the police didn't help at all with identity theft or the robbery.

Please keep it's small town integrity and the nature that surrounds it in tact. More upkeep to the trees and parks is always a plus.

Keep it the same as it is, minus unhoused.

Stop trying to build a theatre down town. If the community wants a theater, build it on the current Bus Barn site. Stop trying to remove parking. Many older residents are not going to ride a bike downtown to eat and shop. It's ridiculous to expect them to do so. And, it would just make liability a challenge for downtown businesses.

Make better and more use of our extremely expensive community center, which feels like a beautiful albatross! Elect an independent group of citizens to the city council which currently seems to suffer from extreme croneyism.

Continue to work towards streets that are safe for pedestrians and cyclists, especially school kids.

Elect a more balanced city council
Pursue ways to make downtown rents affordable for small businesses and try to attract some more prominent retailors and restaurants to add to the mix.

Don't sacrifice the parking areas for massive garages that don't fit into a small town feel.

I would like to see more stop signs or crosswalks to help the safety of walkers and children walkinf or biking to school. I enjoy the community events that promote the downtown businesses,
Leave it alone. Continue low income housing along El Camino Real. Maintain high quality education in school district.

Improve walkability between downtown and surrounding areas.

More housing.

Protect the rural charm.

Leave it the way it is, realizing the state regulations must be met, 1) Make downtown a little more lively 2) More coordinated events for the city to get to know their neighbors and not always centered around alcohol.

Stop Sacramento from imposing their requirements on our City and its Planning Department. keep it just like it is now
To have more affordable housing without the ugly buildings and insane density with insufficient parking that is taking over neighboring communities.

Build more housing so younger families can still come to Los Altos.

The city needs to take better care of the town. It needs powerwashing, lots of dirty sidewalks that could be sparkling instead.

Reopen the spots my children LOVED: Redwood Grove Day camp, LACY where the teens could dance and gather ( o WONDER our children are sitting g around on screens—- o place to gather). The Underground for Jr high, swimming lessons….why don’t we have a pool agreement with one of the high schools? Where have our REALLY NEAT things gone for our children????? Do whatever possible to avoid the development of tall, dense, residential structures. If the city must concede, it makes sense to push that development along the El Camino corridor.

Get the City Council to listen to residents and stop wasting time and resources on pet projects that no one wants. Also, get them to be polite and respectful to residents.

New city council.

Listening to residents is the number one priority to me. Also, getting input from downtown merchants. Planting more trees and maintaining landscape! Making sure the downtown remains vibrant and attractive for merchants and visitors. Keeping roads in good shape. Aiming for the coolest temperatures, and more environmentally friendly place possible, without shoving dictates down resident's throats. Keeping the small town character and attitudes. Maintaining our parks, as well as growing them. Finding ways to bring in and engage new residents. foster a better sense of community grounded in kindness among all groups of people at every economic level Continue to support small businesses avross a grid of streets. Los Gatos is cute but really has one primary shopping street. Los Altos has primarily a 2 by 4 grid and beyond. This encourages shopping and dining in a ‘town’ Repave streets, improve existing parks, attract small businesses downtown

Question 4: [Important Priorities] Tell us why you prioritized your list the way you did.

Small town charm and lots of trees in downtown; continue to expand the gorgeous community centers services - it is now drawing HS students, study Los Gatos success in these green strips to see if they have been used - my guess is that if they are done well with trees and a parklike setting and are not too big, they will be used and enjoyed, keep parking accessible or it will deter residents from shopping at local businesses We need to look to the future to keep our town vibrant. Manage development - change before change is forced upon us. Make the town welcoming and a model and envy of the county.
focus on the people and sense of community created by downtown activities I want to keep Los Altos’s charm as a village. Too much development will negatively impact the beauty of this town.

I did the best I could with these leading questions. I want the Village to remain a Village. No tech. No lights. No paint. No plastic. I want trees and flowers and birds and insects and dark skies. I want street level surface parking under our beautiful Chinese pistachio shade trees. I want the streets and sidewalks cleaned. I want maintenance.

These options are very (mis)leading. The intention and consequences of these descriptions are unclear and can either be positive or very negative.

For example, more arts-yes, but NO more murals.

Looking to the future includes new families, young people and businesses, but also ensuring the older people can also keep active and healthy lives for as long as possible.

Most of us love Los Altos for its safety and small town feel. We don't need tech start ups and chains in our little village. Those types of businesses are better suited for larger towns such as Palo Alto and San Jose. Preserving our history and maintaining DT vitality help preserve the charm and quaintness of this little town. We don't aspire to be too big or to be something we've never been. We don't want to get too busy and too crowded like a DT Los Gatos or DT Palo Alto -- we like us just the way we are, small and quaint.

Should have more things to do

Honestly, there were way too many options. Keep the small town feel. Keep downtown just as it is. It's why I live here! I think it’s important to have a walkable city to ensure people of all ages to go outside and feel safe while walking. I also think it’s important to create new opportunities for young people to attract future generations ny allowing them to have more opportunities to put their efforts in the city they too can call home.

I would like Los Altos to retain its small-town feel and be more family-friendly; however, housing accessibility is not high on my list of priorities because not every town needs to be affordable to everyone. Additionally, I don’t want the small-town feel to be negated by an influx of generic brands and stores or academic tutoring spots (as in Cupertino or Palo Alto). I love that my kids can walk or bike to downtown safely and that they’re able to meet up with classmates and friends at the local pizza spot or boba tea spot. Too bad there’s no park downtown for them to hang out at, so they have to go to Safeway or State Street Market.

Los Altos is a special place that is semi ruralwith mature trees. We need to keep the semo rural look and feel and not urbanize the town.

Because Los Altos has always struggled with businesses downtown - too many salons, less shops to bring people in. But not name brands so that's lower on the list. Los Altos is a charming town but it takes money to be that way. For example, spending an extra 30k on the park downtown seems irresponsible. The budget is 20k because that's (roughly) the amount of the grant but for some reason the proposals all come in at 50k. That's irresponsible. Additionally, the teens in our community are overlooked. My children are now older but I've always felt this. The Community Center missed the mark on the youth.

Capitalizing on sales tax through retail is a win win. Youth need places to gather outside of their schools.

Los Altos' small-town feel with its top-notch public schools is what made us move here and should remain the top "selling point" of the town.

Having a healthy Downtown will encourage residents to shop local as well as draw in visitors. Examples of businesses that attract visitors are Sumika, Satura, and Orenchi; I personally know of non-Los Altos residents visiting Los Altos just to dine at these places or make it a point to swing by to eat at these places when they're in the area. If the kitchen is where most people come together at home, then high quality places to eat and buy food within a city will be where people gather.

I think we should prioritize creating gathering spaces for people to meet and break bread, youths to have offline outlets Need to encourage young families to move in in order for the city to sustain vibrancy - they need local connections and outdoor/recreation space.

Don't need tech startups in Los Altos, need culture and restaurants and small businesses.

I have lived here for 15 yrs and it is a unique town for many reasons, we should preserve those while adapting improvements Community and the small town feel is what makes Los altos special!

It is critical to support the unique atmosphere and business offerings of the city as opposed to copying nearby cities. We do not need to add brand name stores and restaurants that can be found nearby in large shopping malls. Most shopping is online for those stores.

Los Altos needs to spend money on upgrading its many local parks or adding space in new housing areas / not replacing valued parking with park space that will sit largely empty and add wasted landscaping and water usage.

The Ciity Council and Planning Commission have it all wrong without voter input. The Council is responsible for millions in our tax dollar spending for unwanted park space based on invalid outreach.

Any added theatre should be supported by private donations.

Some of the items on this survey should not be the city’s responsibility.

One thing that should be added is making the downtown area safe as possible for pedestians and shoppers or clients of local businesses. This would be high on the list.

Thank you for listening to this input.

I want downtown Los Altos to be enjoyable and accessible to everyone. NO PARK DOWNTOWN. NO METERED PARKING. I would love to see a skate park (the city “explored” this 30 years ago. Offer activities and safe places for junior high and high school kids. Many residents are older and want to stay in their homes. Keeping access to downtown and parks and community center is a must.

Four or five designated, fenced in, dog parks, in several parts of the city to encourage residents to not use schools and parks for off leash dog play.

Make rents affordable so longtime landmark businesses, like Sheldon of Los Altos, or even Mac’s Tea Room, could have stayed. Encourage more small businesses comparable to Sethi, Cambric, Cover Story, be able to open and stay in business. Preserve our history. No old buildings torn down. No more five story buildings allowed. Preserve the early 2900’s through mid-century architecture in downtown. The 1950’s era ranch style is just as important to preserve as the older buildings.

While the small town feel is nice, a bit more variety in the types of cuisine to accommodate vegetarians/vegans. Also, given the proximity of the high school and several other schools, more afforable options for students.

Los Altos is a unique small town. One of the reasons people love it is that small town feel that is not like everywhere else. We can't be stuck in the past, but hopefully we can grow in a way that doesn't loose our unique feel. 15 items is a lot to rank!
To be honest after # 10 I got tired of dragging and dropping

Thr list seems way roo long

Again I chose number 1 as reducing carbon footprint to encourage more electric vehicle adoption. We need cleaner air and No idling signs would also help. With invreased housing comes increased traffic on San Antonio, El Camino and other heavily used streets. We have s high percentage of senior citizens and a growing student population Ot is these age groups whosr health is most affected by the psrticulate matter in gasoline car exhaust.

Also, the city should prioritize Bike Riding Safety over automobile users.

We need a city ordinance re electric bikes snd education requirements for those under 18 who purchase/ ride e-bikes

Thank you for yout considering my comments and suggestioms/requests It's embarrassing that the people who are essential to supporting our community (police, fire, city staff, educators) cannot afford to live anywhere near our city.

We need more affordable housing, now. Everything else is secondary.

There needs to be more businesses to appeal to residents Build! Let people in and make housing available
Don't ruin los altos . It's beautiful as is. We don't need more parks or houses I want city remain calm and quiet and safe to bike and walk around. I don’t want business invasion or lots of rentals in Los Altos. I don’t want another Mountain View. I paid $$$$ to live here and don’t want it become easier to buy Community and a vibrant downtown are the things I like the best. I put teens above seniors since I think it’s actually pretty senior friendly already and we need to continue to attract younger families.

Strong communities build strong towns
I am a marketeer and I think this survey is poorly designed. It would be better to do other methods. This was super difficult to do.

I’m more interested in fostering community than technology. I also don’t like programs that only help one group (like seniors). this is a poorly designed survey. this question requires too much mental effort. i am wondering if you just kind of did whatever and did not work with an expert in survey design
We need to do our part for housing and stop thinking this is an elite enclave. We need connections as society is disconnected and polarized.

Keep making Los Altos a nice place to live
I focused on revitalizing downtown and improving the mix of businesses, dining, and community spaces, while still preserving Los Altos’ smalltown character. Thoughtful improvements in these areas would significantly enhance quality of life without compromising what makes the city I mean, that is too many things on one list to really process. But that said, I think community and small town feel matters more than attracting businesses, especially name brand.

Keep Los Altos small and retain the current demographic and housing is very important to preserve the historical feel and safety of the city.

I feel very passionate about NOT attracting Tach Start ups and name brand retailers to the high st. or Los Altos area. this will kill our small town vibe and is exactly what happened to Burlingame. If I saw this happen this would break my heart.

I also put Dining and Entertainment low because I think considering that we are a "small town" we have the right amount of this all ready (well done!) and more would only expand the pressure on the town.

I pushed using technology down because I think there is a fine balance between using tech and rely on tech in such a way that it disconnects us as humans to the world and people around us. We don't need to prioritize this because we live in a area (the Bay Area) that is doing that for us, lets not add to it.

Affordable housing for families is important but I think this is less about building more apartment complexes and more about helping home owners feel good about renting their homes in the area and not over pricing them. This may be an impossible ask but a problem to consider (what about ADU units? or micro homes?).

I would love to find a way to bring together generations. We have a lot of youth and elderly in our town, can we emulate the Scandi countries and find a way to bring multi-generations together? Teens have so much to learn from their elders and I think it would do us all well for our Elders to have connection (and thus compassion) for the coming generation - I would be very passionate about support this if needed! And finally: preserving local history. Can we put some kind of building restrictions on Los Altos homes? I get that everyone has a ton of money and so can build their big giant house but it's so sad to see home after home being pulled down and all that history and story being destroyed.

There is so much construction in our neighborhoods and the homes are getting so big they fill the lots, getting rid of more nature. Before we know it we're going to look like Palo Alto.

I own a business in Los Altos, and I prefer not to have my office downtown due to lack of parking. We need more places where young people, kids, and teens can gather.
thinking about what keeps los altos special; small town feel in the middle of silicon valley.

It attempts to reflect some of my values of the charm of our town.

We need to do our part to address California's housing crisis. As we welcome more residents with different and diverse backgrounds, it's important that we have places to come together as a community.

This makes Los Altos unique and therefore more attractive The Mayor was right when she said that we have to manage change or be managed by it. We have to look forward, not backward. Los Altos is not a rural village, it's part of unbroken suburbia between San Jose and San Francisco. Pretending that we all live on farms or something is just delusional, and it doesn't build a sustainable community. The future of Los Altos is with people who aren't here yet, not people who have been here for 20 or 50 years. We should be focusing on things that build inclusive communities that embrace those who are not here yet, whether they be young people or people of color or immigrants. I have no interest in preserving Los Altos for white people.

Quality of life values over quantity as foundation for 21st century living Los Altos should become a shining example of how a community can be sustainable. That's the greatest potential legacy we could have. 2 through 5 all would bring people together towards that goal, 6 through 9 are about equity which helps as well. 10 is a bit too vague; some people see this as preserving the orchards, but those aren't as valuable a tradition to be reminded of as what Ohlones did to live off the land. I would rank that at 4 if it was about Indigenous knowledge specifically. 11 through 15 feel like they miss the essence of the human spirit.

A strong and vibrant downtown with a variety of retail and restaurants is a key factor in attracting new home buyers and keeping current residents happy with their choice to live here. People like the quaintness of Los Altos and quieter feel compared to downtown Los Altos, but we still need more restaurants and retail. We already have neighborhood gathering spots, easy access to multiple parks and open spaces, and art and culture appropriate to the size of our town. It is not the cities' job to promote a healthy lifestyle. People already have so many opportunities around health/fitness in this area.

Value safe, walkable areas where people are connected with their neighbors and community Los Altos is unique because the community has always defended its small town, leafy character. We are environmentalist and preservationist living in a semi rural gem in the midst of Silicon Valley. NO ONE here wants Los Altos to be urban with urban issues- We do not have the resources to handle any more than 30K people. Our population has been flat for thirty years and it should remain so. Talk of inevitable urbanization is an insult to this place. We are smart enough to understand when our local government is not acting in our best interest. The General Plan must respect the foundation upon which this extraordinary community was built and not be subject to the current trend of naive city planners. Let’s try our best to do better. Take care of our environment and our historic spaces. Really listen to residents who have ideas that won’t destroy what we all have worked so hard to protect.

Our town is charming and should be appreciated for itself and its history., Our youth needs opportunities to gather outside of their screens.

LACY, The Underground, Redwood Grove Day Camp, swimming lessons at the community pool are all gone. why??? The tiny little town of Los Altos with its quaint laid back lifestyle is what has made it such an attractive place for people to strive to live in. It may take a while to be able to move here, but it's worth it. We don't want to turn it into an overbuild suburban wasteland.

Our City and City planning is broken and out of touch with what builds, nurtures and sustains Los Altos residents neighborboods and the community. The City pro development supply-side agenda needs a heavier dose of community planning, and less "urban planning". We have a unique opportunity to preserve and replenish our environment, leafy, natural resources, healthy, small town with stories to tell and share. New families, a great cultural mix, active seniors and a caring community. We are the envy of the Peninsula and we should build upon this culture and the character of this town, embrace it and protect it.

I think the city is currently more skewed towards serving the needs of seniors as the population is skewed that way. While that is important too, I do think the city needs to make it friendly for younger families with young kids to thrive in the next 25 years (e.g., downtown park is a great idea for this). Also, young families are usually just busy with day to day life and childcare, so their voices aren't as loud, but hope the city still makes effort to think about their needs.

A thriving city needs to have a vibrant and diverse community that can afford to live, work, go to school, and support local businesses. Honoring local history and heritage does not mean preserving practices of the past. Nor does it require the city to adopt regressive attitudes in managing and planning how it evolves. Without growth and new energy, a city will only fade or be subsumed by another larger more productive/progressive city.

I don't think adding more tech to the mix is healthy. I think we should not be looking at technology to rescue us from the problems our society and environment face. I worked in tech so I'm not a technophobe, but I think in recent decades tech has made things worse not better. I also don't think our town has grown in a healthy way. New neighbors are not invested in the town, people move here and want to make it like the place they came from. They don't value the town as it is.

Definitely the small town feel of Los Altos is the most important aspect of the city to me. And although we do need to maintain and encourage businesses downtown, I don't believe that need "name brand" retailers and we really don't need "tech start ups" with their on again off again business cycles. Also, there is a diversity among the population of the city now that could use some help with fostering neighborhood gatherings. I don't know if that means gathering "places", but something to help foster neighbors getting together and learning about each other would be great. I also think that improving quality of life depends more on healthy interpersonal interactions and the sense of community among residents, and definitely not on the use of more technology. When I walk around in the city, it is sad to see how many people are paying attention to their technology and how few are present with what is going on in the natural environment around them and in the community of other people that they pass by on the streets. It would be great to encourage more interaction with nature and with others.

Los Altos is an expensive place because it is amazing and facilities are great. Don't fall for the liberal socialistic talk track about making affordable housing. To some extent it is fine, but it may just be impractical given that we are in the heart of silicon valley I would like to have closer connections with my neighbors, and a more active lifestyle. I don't think we need tech start ups and name brands, but I would to retain businesses that have been a part of the community.

Neighborhood focus, keeping downtown vibrant with small useful retailers (shoes, clothing, coffee, restaurants, salons, drug stores, etc) I don't think several of these are really up to the City, like 'strong bonds among neighbors', and 'neighborhood gathering places', in our neighborhood we do this organically.

I think the city could use some name brand retailers and can use some help retaining long established retailers from loss of their lease. Road safety for pedestrians and bikes is a concern, little enforcement and poor plans that cater to cars. I do not think a new park is needed downtown and not a theatre, update the current theatre. focus also on south Los Altos. - Youth is the future of the city, and critical to attracting families to proudly call Los Altos home.

- The city's small town feeling provides residents an oasis in the buzzing and stressful world. It is Los Altos' key differentiator from nearby cities.

Los Altos is seeing an increase in families with young kids. Having a more programs for youth and teens becomes important.

Neighborhood gathering places beyond downtown - like Loyola corner or rancho with more cafes or Restobars

Healthy lifestyle encouraging with more walking/biking
We do not need another park, we need lively businesses with economical choices that promote community. We do not need a theater downtown, we need places for young people to congrugate.

Making transportation available that is sustainable and good for carbon footprint relieves obsession with parking needs, solves the loneliness epidemic. Arts and culture create economic vitality and bring visitors and families to Los Altos We need more community gathering spaces for all ages to gather. Los Altos is woefully short on that The three at the top are our biggest challenges - housing, affordability and vibrant business center. The three at the bottom I feel we are already doing a good job with. We have many parks & green spaces, dining & hangout places. It would help if our downtown was open later, but not a huge issue :-). We could definitely attract more tech, but I don't feel the need to add name-brand retailers - I don't need more of the same. We could definitely add safer walking/biking especially on major streets. But I think we can slowly and gradually increase housing density with duplexes, quadplexes, without becoming an overnight big city. We don't need to be fixed as a small-town but have smart gradual growth. I'm not sure what new tech would improve quality of life - often going away from tech provides more quality of life :-) Make it a destination for families. So people don’t have to travel out of town This is such an interconnected list that it's impossible to rank --so many apples and oranges and things that the city can do very little about mixed in with others where the city plays a huge role. There are many items that Los Altos already does well or are available in very close communities, and some of the language reflects implicit bias. Prioritizing anything more than 5 or 6 items becomes meaningless.

Moved here in 1974. I liked the quiet neigborhoods
We risk becoming a geriatric shut-in community if we don't support more community-building. As the wealthier continue to turn over more grounded folks from prior generations, they engage less and it becomes more gated, less kid-friendly and less community oriented.. The last thing los altos needs is big-box stores to destroy its charm. Becoming more business friendly would be great, so people don't have to move away to work.

The City has to look to the future because otherwise the State will. By using City Assets to build affordable housing on City Hall lot, we avoid 8- 10 story buildings in downtown and in neighborhood areas that were not designed for that. Otherwise IT WILL happen and be completely a builders recourse environment.

We love downtown and our unique Los Altos community. Preserving our history and charm should be paramount to the vision.

I enjoy the new changes our city has had over the last 15 years. That "small town feel" is great but if we kept it the same it would still be a ghost town on a Friday night. Kick out the cars, bring in the people. Lets build downtown people spaces instead of downtown parking spots.

Growing up in Los Altos we were very close with our neighbors. Now that our kids have grown up here going to the same great schools the sense of community in the school was great. But more recently noticed that there are fewer volunteers at school, less interaction between neighbors.

Hoping the city can help bring back that sense of community in case our children move back to Los Altos some day to enjoy that great sense of community they and I enjoyed growing up in Los Altos.

Attracting the right people to live here and making the city a great option for the younger generation to be able to stay is important for any community.

I have teenagers and would like them to have safe places to hang out including parks and downtown. Community building events for the entire family such as farmers market is highly appreciated but it only runs for 1/2 year. Making more walking paths, trails will encourage healthy and sustainable living
Revitalizing downtown and encouraging business growth allows the city to do other things. Without a strong downtown there won't be the money to take on other priorities. Without change, downtown becomes stagnant and residents will go to other cities for dining and entertainment Focus on improving the quality of life of existing residents rather than pursue political goals coming from Sacramento I’m not interested in trying to keep Los Altos a small town - I think housing and vitality are more important and embrace the future better. We are no longer a sleeply bedroom community- we need to embrace change and take control of more housing, parks, etc Housing diversity is #1 because it feeds our city's vibrancy and age diversity. We need students to keep our PUBLIC schools full. We need workers at all levels to live here, so they are invested in Los Altos and stay here. We need Seniors to age in place and stay a part of the community. This will increase their engagement and perhaps inspire them to help fund it through legacy giving. Next, we need tax revenue, so we need businesses and retailers. They don't have to be big box retailers, but we do need a more balanced combo of known, reliable brands along with boutique and home-grown brands. Build second and third stories on non-historic buildings downtown, move the spas and salons upstairs to the second storey, some restaurants and park-like places on the third. The first floor should be for retailers, pop-ups, other restaurants, and popular service providers that are more artful, less utilitarian in their presentation, like flower shops, knitting and cloth supplies, boutique food shops, gift shops, galleries, the Skate shop. Stores like the cleaners, tailors, larger spas, hardware, repair shops, yes, even realtors, plus gyms and kid dance, martial arts, gyms, game centers, should be off Main and State. We need to foster entrepreneurialism in our own youth and young adults, so pop-ups help with that, put those front and center, or off in corners to draw people elsewhere. Continue LAVA stroll programs and first Fridays. Hold community dances. Next, we need to bridge the social gaps that exist in our city, both horizontally, and vertically. That means that as a land-locked city, we need to be more creative about what parks and community centers can do for our people. We need multi-modal community centers that can be theaters, gyms, quiet and loud spaces, learning centers, and can be indoor, open air, outdoor venues as the need arises. We need to build a two-story library, which likely means we need to tear down what we have and build a new one on the same footprint.

Stop funding courtyards and ancillary stuff for the library and pool all the Friends and LE monies and Community Foundation monies towards a new library – that’s the next big building we need. The theater can come after… or maybe the Library houses a theater downtown and we change the current library building into the museum that expands its entertainment and educational scope. Next, we need to cherish and protect our green and wild spaces and not build buildings into them -- THAT means we need to redefine R1 with gentle, pretty increases in density, as I have itemized elsewhere in this survey. I think shaded, cleaned, closed-loop (sewer-diverted) artificial turf applicable ONLY to specific uses (smallish dog parks, sports fields) and prohibited elsewhere, can enable year-around usage for the health and happiness of humans and dogs alike. We don't need a splash pad, get a Magical Bridge instead. We may need a community pool, but not now; instead strike use and joint maintenance deals with FHC and the HSs; or build one at one of the MSs, like the gyms were built. The city needs to figure out how to create a city culture and city funding mechanisms where our wealthy folk help our less wealthy folk; e.g., community grant pools, community land trusts, volunteer days, fund farmers market vendors so they don't have to pay fees to the promoter/organizer, and lots of subsidized pop-up space where kids and younger adults can test biz ideas and gather donations to pursue them. We need to be prepared for an increasing number of encampments and live-invehicle situations arising in our city. An attitude of prohibition will not work to stave off the phenomenon. I also believe we need to get off our high horses and draw visitors to our city. We do that with entertainment, food, retail, parks, libraries, gyms, pickleball courts, the museum as a cultural education and entertainment center (not just a reliquary), fabulous art districts and activities, community garage sales, recycling collection days, fun runs, and city-run block parties, where out of town visitors are WELCOMED. As for that Magical Bridge I suggested, Hillview Baseball field is ideal for a quiet version targeted at neurodiverse kids; Rosita for a stimulating, raucous one, and FHC for the grand dame of MB's as a teacher lab. Imagine the visitors! Get rid of Halsey House once and for all - we don't need to amplify that part of our history I moved to los altos to live a peaceful life away from the hustle and bustle if the city, and I want it to be that way Los Altos needs to plan ahead (for the next generation and up-and-coming/new residents) Los Altos has a unique character and is nested in a quiet area. That's why we moved here and that's why I want it to be kept the same rather than becoming a booming high tech apartment busy area. Leave it alone and don't over-develop it! Instead of expanding and attracting, we should work on maintaining and improving exiting programs and the best parts of Los Altos

1 - Los Altos is NOT Palo Alto, Menlo Park or Mt View. They are all public transport hubs with rail access and Palo Alto has Stanford. Los Altos is unique and needs a plan that takes this into account. 15 - Rather than expanding access to parks and open spaces throughout the City, invest in those we currently have, as they are very poorly maintained, and residents are being ignored in this regard.

There are plenty of things good about Los Altos but the willy-nilly expansion of housing all over the various areas of the town is mind-boggling.

Los Altos population has grown greatly in the last 5-10 years and it is becoming uncomfortably dominated by the realtors, and young couples with kids who've recently moved into the area. It is disappointing that ALL groups do not have an equal voice. ANOTHER GROUP that has very little representation in City Council (or on the various Commissions & working groups) is those with disabilities. Los Altos is NOT disability/ mobility friendly - it's hard to get around if you have to use a walker or a wheelchair. For example, many merchants don't have walker friendly restrooms or aisles/ walkways that are accessible.

Grew up in Los Altos. Like the small town atmosphere.
trying to make it nonbiased towards supporting the hidden agenda so apparent for those pushing for a new park and theatre without public support Not enough urban retail (not big name retailers but smaller boutique stores) and a urban green space feel #1 is the most important
Those are my values
Bay area is getting very overpopulated, stressful and expensive. There are not many places left with small town feel.

I love walking around Los Altos so access to open space is important. I am an African American and would like more types of dining options.

Affordability is a huge concern especially as I age.

It's more important to help Los Altos to be neighbors to one another and trust one another...all things follow after the community is united and loving one another
Families are what make a community thrive. More open parks, gathering spaces (benches for seniors!, dog friendly trails, food spots with bike racks, etc) all build interest, economy, and community well being People connections with each other and with the outdoors are aligned with my values. Adjacent cities have other options for dining/entertainment/arts so Los Altos doesn't have to represent all of that for our family leave it alone, stop changing things
Because it is most important to keep the small town feel as the city evolves.

The city will fall apart if the people who work here can’t afford to live here. We can’t hold onto “the way things were” at the expense of the health of the city. Seniors should downsize (within the city) to make space for whole families to have a yard. Dense housing in certain areas allows for businesses to thrive there, benefitting everyone.

I think the list could be mixed up in any order, and it would suit me. Al the points listed deserve attention.

We need more tech
These priorities are misleading, ie….fostering neighborhood gathering places?? Really?? Spend a little time downtown and you’ll see that people already have their favorite places to gather with friends. You’re attempting infantilize us….what most people want is a say, as in a vote, as to what we want, not just “would you rather have a cookie or an ice cream cone?”. This is our tax money you’re talking about—-you’re supposedly in public service, let us decide the “direction” for Los Altos in the future.

We already have much good open space and park area once we include the school fields. downtown has been nicely re vitalized and the chamber has done a nice job of events that keep it energized. lack of good study space in library and undersized for population is a problem. many streets and walkways are in poor condition and uncared for as you get further away from downtown Maintenance of the unique charm of Los Altos was ranked high as well as diversity of ages to include seniors as well as youth/teens to make for a vibrant community.

I put the items most important to me on the top of the list.

While all of these appear important, I prioritized items that appear the most lacking at the top: affordable housing, third spaces and activities for children and teens, and ensuring that Los Altos stays physically, mentally, and economically healthy through the changes to come. 1 and 2) We've stayed in Los Altos because of it's small town feel, with safe neighborhoods and low crime. We like it's ethnically diverse but values aligned demographics. 3) Bring in the cellphone towers, maximize the access to commericially available services. 4, 5, 6, and 7).

Maximize the use of already existing parks, open space and community facilities, to include investing in upgrades and improve maintenance. Its doe not mean to bankrupt the town by destroy the exiting downtown facilities. Community focused activities such as Farmer's market, first Fridays, strolls and festivals using existing venues should continue. Los Altos will never be able to compete with neighboring communities for theater destination, name brand retailers, or tech companies, focus on their niche a closely knit quaint community with a boutique downtown.

People move and visit Los Altos instead of Pal Alto or SF to escape the crowds, crime and inconvenience of bigger cities, Build its brand on that.

We don't need a new theater that will only truely be used a few hours a year. That kind of money should be spent first on a new police station with 24/7 use.
we would like more entertainment options downtown, keep small town feel of downtown

I feel like there are some hidden "gotchas" in this list. If I say I think that the city should encourage more arts and culture, that'll be used to promote the ridiculous idea of a new theater. If I say yes to expanding access to parks (which could be making them wheelchair accessible, for example) it will be taken to mean I'm in favor of the proposed park downtown. Otherwise, those would have been higher. In general, I would like to see the downtown stay charming and friendly, so I'm not in favor of brand name retailers, but I would accept that if that were the only way to keep downtown financially strong. I would also like us to prioritize taking care of the environment for our young people. More than activities and opportunities, they need a world that will still be here as they grow older. Making it easier for seniors to age in place is great, I'm just not sure why that would be something the city should take of.

I would like to encourage business and restaurant vitality in our town for it to be an interesting place to live and to facilitate access to our existing amenities like our parks throughout the neighborhoods.

Best I could do to interpret the overlapping priorities

Technology and housing cost have eroded knowing people across social economic backgrounds Maintain traditional Los Altos look and feel
1, 2, and 3 are the reasons I live in Los Altos
Maintaining Los Altos' small-town feel, and preserving local history and heritage are most important to me.

Los Altos has become a town of "rich entitled people" with zero diversity of middle and people/families with low socioeconomic status (SES) and we've lived here since 2000. I am sick of the phrase "small-town feel" because it's always been the veterans of Los Altos not wanting things to change; rather "keep it the same" and the attitude of NIMBY. I was born & raised in Redwood City of parents first generation Irish parents who were born & raised on farm; I'd like to see MORE acceptance of immigrants.

Los Altos is too small to have any meaningful impact on climate. Any resources placed on "carbon footprint" are wasted and better spent on improving life for our families.

Having a vibrant, thriving downtown while maintaing small town feel is what brings people together and especially allows residents to easily access dining, shopping, arts, culture and services.

Do not waste taxpayer finds on home electrification programs. Allow choices for gas appliances.

In order to maintain a small town charm, more connections need to be made among neighbors by expanding dining opportunities. Adding some southeast Asian food (Thai, Malaysian, etc.) provides more places for neighbors to gather and eat a variety of different food. But I think reducing our carbon footprint is extremely important because that will help us plan out the city better if we consider this when building and making any changes to it.
we're a small town. need to be a nice place for our residents. we are not trying to save the world (carbon) nor certain groups (affordable housing, seniors). let's try to be like Small Town America
Los Altos has previously prioritized senior center. Would be good to spread the funds to other initiatives this time. i'd like to keep the small town and cozy neighborhood feeling but we try to be good citizens and also build some affordable housing for our less fortunate brethren
I think that neighborhood connections help bring joy to living here and keep me safer.

The city’s business is to maintain infrastructure that allows citizens to live safely and for business to thrive. It is not to be social reformers and follow every popular trend dictated by legislator and influencers. Let business grow itself. We have plenty restaurants in town. If we needed more entertainment they would develop on their own.

It was difficult to prioritize this list since most of the items are important with a few exceptions. We need to maintain our local businesses - there are plenty of nearby places to support brand name retailers. Focus on building new parks in the neighborhoods that currently don't have them.

Focus on keeping the population diverse: age groups, income levels, national origin, etc. Make everyone welcome. Preserve our history.

The city is very light of businesses compared to neighboring cities and schools could use the financial support. The city is attractive because it's low key but very safe and enjoyable to live here. I tried to prioritize things to grow or maintain those characteristics.

I think the city is going in the wrong direction. We need a new Police station. We need to preserve parking spaces that we have now. We have plenty of parks. We don't need a performing arts center.

Housing prices will not go up forever, and we cannot simply keep holding on to the old Los Altos in the name of keeping them high. When hard times come, Los Altos will either rise from them with new parks, businesses, and HOMES, or will stay hallowed out forever.

I prefer small town living

1. Dining / entertainment / 'name brand retailers' aren't priorities since these are easily available in nearby towns.

2. 'Small town feel' / 'seniors age in place' / 'activities for youth' / 'neighborhood gathering places' / 'stronger bonds among neighbors' are priorities because these impact how families will live and raise kids.

Growth is important, so housing and activities are important. We want to continue to attract people to Los Altos. We need moderate income housing, and housing for seniors would be a benefit. I've been here 30 years and back then all the neighbors knew each other. That isn't the case anymore. So finding ways to get neighbors engaged is important. More and more it's only the very wealthy who can afford to live here and we lose a lot in terms of vitality and diversity.

This survey is so dumb. You seriously want me to prioritize all those items?

All of them contribute to a thriving community in Los Altos. The downtown/Loyola Corners/Rancho business areas need to be a priority. We need a good mix, so I put all the "good mix" priorities at the top. we need to move away from the 1950s mentality. we do not need vast ground level parking lots. we need more ways for humans to connect with each other and promote human activities such as the arts, more housing for a variety of socioeconomic levels. we do not need to cater to 85 year olds who want the town to stay the way it was 40 years ago Preserve Los Altos' single-family neighborhoods and homes. Resist forcing climate change-fighting measures on residents and homeowners.

We already have Lincoln Park - we need to make it easy to park! I live in Los Altos Hills but Los Altos is my town for dining and shopping. All of these "priorities" are important but what do they actually mean.

Does expanding parks mean building a park in the parking lots and putting parking in a building requiring stairs or elevators? As an old person, I'd probably shop somewhere else.

I'd like to see a community with a broader mix of people and activities; keeping the indpendent retailers, attracting cultural events...

I moved to LA because of its small town feel. Don't want to have too many people or strangers in the neigborhoood.

The most charming and unique part of Los Altos is its small town feel :) Los Altos is one of the few towns in the area that has maintained its small town, lazy feel and that is what I love about it We need businesses in downtown to keep it vibrant so that retail and restaurants can thrive

Los Altos should focus on the community and businesses that already reside in Los Altos. Progress and change is inevitable but the current city representatives are more interested in supporting changes that will surely change the small town atmosphere and make it even less desirable to those who currently live here and have called Los Altos home for decades.

Some lower priority items are already achieved or entrenched in Los Altos and don't need priority I feel like the current los altos over prioritizes seniors. I’d like to see the city be more vibrant for a more diverse population (including age).

This is not a good way to ask people what is important to them. The answer to this question will rarely be a linear result. A few items on this list are not important to me at all and some have equal importance. Also, i am concerned that there will be an unknown conclusion drawn from some of my answers. For example, in asking me if I think supporting gathering places in town is of high priority to me, and I indicate that it is, will this response be used to justify some business venture to open a pub? The question is dangerously vague. Do I want to support the arts? Yes, but I feel that Los Altos is doing a wonderful job at that.

Ok, I’m done with my rant for now:)
I think it is important to maintain the small town feel so that people wish to shop and eat downtown. We already have enough parks in the city. It is good to bring the residents of the city together through special events. Los Altos is a desirable place to live and it is expensive because people want to live here. Prices are driven by demand and higher income families want to live here for its schools and small town charm. For that reason, I think that low income housing is not a fit for this city.

Define who you are first

Then promote social and business support for that character I think there are certain factors the city can try to improve while other lower factors should not be managed by the city and are better managed by other groups or organizations.

These are my priorities. We have plenty of parks and open spaces. Don't dig up the parking lots downtown. A lot of us count on those parking lots for parking when we come downtown.

Community first
In my opinion the most important part is creating stronger bonds among neighbors since demographics are changing .

If Los Altos wants a small town feel, they need to make it so teachers, gardeners, electricians, etc etc can afford to live in town. To make room for more friends to move into town, we need to de-couple the need for cars from additional housing. This means making the city walkable, bikeable, and improving transit options so that people do not need a car to live well in Los Altos.

Los Altos needs to evolve with the times while maintaining its unique character - that means having thriving businesses that can serve younger generations rather than primarily catering to our seniors. We need a variety of businesses esp. retail and restaurants that appeal to young people too. We have a strange mix of shops that cater to older, wealthy people (consignment, jewelry, wealth mgmt/banks, interior design) which does not encourage foot traffic among young families and teens, which is what creates energy and encourages more people to spend money downtown.

I think Los Gatos downtown strikes a great balance - there's green space, restaurants that cater to a range of budgets and group sizes, and a lot of varied retail that incentivizes people to spend more time (and money) there. The most vocal contingent in our community are the seniors, so their interests get disproportionately heard while young working families' interests get buried - e.g. better lighting downtown (which was fine) instead of better cell reception (which was terrible!). Let's do better and invest in the long term.

I think creating a feeling of belonging in the community is vital Los Altos should be a place of growth, not an old forgotten town.

Prefer more focus on local neighborhood businesses and gathering places - esp in South & Mid Los Altos. More action for Loyola Corners improvements.

dense housing is the biggest driver to addressing short supply of housing.

dense housing is also the structural boost in foot traffic that retailers need.

dense housing is also what will make public transit make economic sense, and reduce our automobile monotony. maintain the small town atmosphere, STOP pushing out seniors, recognize their value and wisdom, give more guidance to youth for health and safety such as motorized bikes
I’m a senior who works and lives in the downtown area. I also grew up in Los Altos and want it to maintain it’s unique small town feel.

Economic vitality is crucial to our town’s future
My top priorities are the most likely to preserve our small town community feel.

I am concerned los altos will become a cookie cutter suburb. Maintaining a small town feel with an emphasis on community building will help maintain its uniqueness.

My order supports my reasons on page one. Some points are too vague so i put them near the bottom Community and environment are the most important because they shape the future the most - we want people to come to Los Altos and say "wow, this is a beautiful place full of kind, healthy people" and we want them to mean it.

Cost of living
I want los altos to be a desirable place to live for my future generations.

Los Altos has always been a small sanctuary for seniors and children, I’d like to keep it that way. We’ve had high property values and property taxes because it’s been mostly single family homes for an affluent population.

Increase quality of life
Main and State Streets are the heart of the village. However, I wish there was a way to include the wonderful Orchard and Heritage Museum in this. I have driven through this area for 85 years when it was a two laned road.--from San Francisco to Alma which is now under the Lexington Resevoir.

We would prefer to walk/bike safely where possible (e.g. sidewalks, street lights), visit downtown for eating and activities, and have more facilities locally (e.g. swimming pool) that we travel to other cities for. keeping small town feeling, keeping activities for youth, I prioritized enhancing parks and open spaces because there’s a clear opportunity to better support the community’s strong dog ownership with more dedicated, well-designed areas for dogs. Expanding and improving these spaces would not only benefit dog owners but also create more accessible, enjoyable outdoor environments for the broader community.

City to support healthy lifestyle and be prosperous
We have unique stores with an excellent array of items in stock, and rather than replacing them with the name-brand stores that can be found everywhere, it would be great to find a way to let people in the Bay Area know about them.

Housing is the root of so many of this area's challenges. We need a lot more housing and lots of great growth will come as a result of that. We should not be stuck in the past.

This was difficult as there were too many options
Have young kids that will grow up and like to enjoy the area The list is way too long. The city should concentrate on maintaining downtown small business, parks, and roadways, etc. and stop interfering with the way people choose to live their lives.

We value a diverse community supporting individuals of all ages and backgrounds, unique local businesses, and the arts.

Los Altos is such a great town because of the wonderful restaurants and businesses and shaded, free parking lots that makes it easy to go downtown. We have beautiful city, county and state parks where people can go to hike and other outdoor activities. That's what we do.

The population density is no longer enough to support businesses with shrinking family sizes and increasing house sizes. More types of housing are needed. Active lifestyles are needed to keep all people healthy, not just alive with limited mobility or cognitive function. Carbon pollution and traffic increase costs, reduce health, and reduce spending in local economy as energy costs rise. We need to make walking and biking to downtown, restaurants, and schools easier and safer. Building community connections and youth programs will make us ready to overcome challenges ahead. Sitting in cars and staring at phones does not build community. Name brand retailers and tech businesses can be reached by internet if needed. Face to face businesses, local food, and personal connections should be a priority Focus is on people and what I feel are the needs of the community. .

These are the priorities I think are important to keep Los Altos growing but still neighborly.

It's all about community and the town's ability to foster it. priority on growth, intensity, energy, resilience, density of all uses.

Los Altos is fantastic. No need for wholesale change.

You left out my top-three: have enough parking downtown, keep crime low and keep the schools strong too many choices ; too hard to do properly - questionnaire design here - Small town feel and downtown vitality are important drivers for me. It’s a special aspect of Los Altos living.

Providing different types of housing makes Los Altos inclusive, self-sufficient, and carbon-neutral. It also reduces auto traffic and promotes active transportation
We need reasonable tax revenues to fund community wide projects

These are ALL good ideas, just had to make some hard choices.

I want to see our community continue to evolve as a place people of all ages want to be- to dine, have fun, shop, gather, play outdoors Carbon footprint is a global issue that we can't just ignore. Every time I see an open house for a new construction home, I get aggravated that it's still ok to put in gas stoves. I don't believe in forcing people to change their existing homes, but I do believe brand new construction should be taking such things into account.

I listed active, healthy lifestyle over parks in the hopes that true sidewalks, which would make it safer for people to walk around town, would fall into that category. Lots of people walk, and we're all walking on shoulders which are too close to cars to truly be safe.

Items are in order to promote community within the small town residential environment.

I am sick and tired of WOKE politics. Please return our local governance to issues that serve our community first. "Carbon footprint" is just a synonym Socialism!
I would have put attracting brand name retailers higher except for the fact that it was bundled with tech startups. We do need more retailers in order to increase the tax base. I would have put encouraging more arts and culture higher up except that we do have an excellent theater in Mountain View and building another theater in Los Altos would probably be a money loser.

I love Los Altos the way it is now. We already have enough parks and a variety of many restaurants.

We have many parks and certainly don't need any in the middle of downtown that will remove parking. Current parks need maintenance. We have a theater and dog park by Hill view and don't need any more for our town size. Additional restaurant options and ethnicities would be welcomed.

The city's priorities should focus on safety, health, and a good business climate. Trying to change people's mindsets by "building strong neighborhood bonds" or "encouraging healthy lifestyles" is a nanny-state fantasy: people will do what they do beyond anything Los Altos govt can do. Trying to maintain "Los Altos' small-town feel" is also a fantasy - this is a city of 35,000 people! we need lights, sidewalks, and sewers, not dark unsafe roads, muddy gutters, and split-rail fences! Focus on a vital, thriving, and diverse downtown while maintaining the Los Altos feel. People will gather and be neighborly if the stores and restaurants are there and if they are so inclined. Building more community space won’t necessarily build neighbors - we have a community space.

It also is up to the individuals to build bonds and have a healthy lifestyle.

I believe strongly that community is what makes a happy, healthy life, and investment in our families, neighbors, and friends exposed us to diverse perspectives and brings us together. We are a relatively young family with children in the schools and a whole lot of future in the Los Altos area. I’d love to see our town hum with life with an emphasis on outdoor social gathering, celebrating art and culture and the area’s rich history. I assume Los Altos’s carbon footprint is relatively small already, which is why I ranked it lower in terms of investment priorities. If I had more information there, my thoughts may shift. I’ve been a technologist for most of my career, and I’m frankly a bit wary of some of the more aggressive surveillance-like applications for AI, which I think can feel like a benefit to smaller towns but have broader ethical implications, which is why I’m hesitant to be tech-forward here. Finally, I think a more diverse housing situation might ease some of the strain and expense of enjoying our local businesses, allowing for a richer community with a stronger workforce.

We can not plan for a vibrant future if we want to keep everything as it was in the '70's and 80's.

Living in Los Altos for more than 60 years, I appreciate the Village feel and being a part of the community. Bring in more restaurants, not a plaza park or theater. Improve upon existing parks. The city is fine without brand name retail. Small independent shops make the city unique.

I care most about keeping Los Altos quaint. I don’t want big businesses or expansion. It’s so beautiful and has a wonderful sense of community. I don’t want to encourage others from outside Los Altos to come like Palo Alto has university street. keep Los Altos identity
Good balance the way it is.

I enjoy a vibrant downtown
Retired LA School District teacher and resident of LA for over 30+ years.

I want Los Altos to be vibrant and desirable for a cross-section of people - ages, incomes, interests, backgrounds. We need businesses, growth, and embracing forward progress to create a community where people want to live, spend time and money, and feel comfortable.

Downtown vitality & business health is strong. Building a park in the plazas will diminish downtown vitality & business health. It is up to the citizens to lower their own carbon footprint. We do not need a theater in Los Altos that provides entertainment for a very small % of the population. We can go to Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Sunnyvale for regional theater. Provide lower income rental housing for teachers, police, nurses, firemen that work in our community. We do not need to foster neighborhood gathering places; we have a community center that is underused. The little park by Citibank, Lincoln Park, Heritage Oaks Park are underused. Encouraging active, healthy lifestyles? Building stronger bonds among neighbors? Why is a city government involved in these issues? Rather than expanding access to parks & open spaces throughout the City, take the funds to upgrade the historic building and improve the Redwood Grove. Put a swimming pool at Heritage Oaks Park with access and parking on Miramonte. A swimming pool so Los Altos children can learn to swim and families can use for entertainment would benefit so many people rather than a park in the existing plazas or a theater. Maintain the parking and trees in the existing plazas is a priority is important in keeping our downtown healthy. Many people appreciate how easy it is to pop in and out to go to the bank, physical therapy, restaurants, shops now. We already having enough dining options in Los Altos: approximately 3 Indian, 5 Japanese, 5 Mexican, 4 Italian, 5 breakfast, 3 Middle Eastern, 2 BBQ, 1 Chinese, 1 Korean! We need to attract business to improve our tax base, but not at the expense of pushing out independent, family-owned retailers. These little business are what make Los Altos so special. Please do not put another bond measure out there. The retired folks on fixed incomes can't afford it.

We have adequate park space, which needs to be maintained/improved. Use funds to improve the Redwood grove, rather than build new park space. We also shouldn't build more downtown 'entertainment' venues, as there are plenty in surrounding towns and cities.

The state’s use of punishment and codes to enforce its housing, density, and climate change overreach discourages long-term commitment to the city and the state and undermines pride of ownership.

We need more housing. Los Altos is unaffordable
Keep LA a small town without huge buildings. No huge expensive changes/expansions without voters approval. More ways for neighbors to get to know each other. Make sure all Los Altons can happily live in Los Altos and in their homes for as long as they choose. It would be great if young families who aren’t super wealthy could afford to live in Los Altos. This is not true now and it is sad.

Arts and culture create a better economy and helps any city stay current with trends and vibrancy. Not get stuck in the past.

I wish we had smaller government. Most of these are big government policies.

The city center and downtown are rundown. Could be so much more vibrant and welcoming.

Residents in Los Altos have chosen this community for its peace and distance from the busier pace of work elsewhere. Preserving that character is key to keeping Los Altos unique and desirable.

As an older resident now I'm looking for more services for older residents like downtown amenities.

Residents choose Los Altos for its sense of peace and separation from the busier environments where they work. Preserving this character is what keeps Los Altos unique and desirable.

Planning committee is terrible
as a senior I like our small town village and would like to have transportation easier for seniors if we’re to age in place in Los Altos I think youth is a very important thing to have programs for them as they grow into teenage years, I love our parks, but do not think we should have a park in the middle of the city. We already have a lot of nice parks close to downtown and I think that we have to have financing for people to take care of the parks in our Civic Center or community center
I believe the city should be an integrated community for people of all backgrounds, not just those who are super wealthy. Our neighborhoods and community is stronger and more interesting as a result. The small town feel is nice. It distinguishes the city from mass uniform sprawl of cupertino, sunnyvale and even mountain view.

I want people of more incomes to be able to live, learn, shop, dine, and enjoy living here.

Los Altos does not need to expand anything or attract big brand names. We are a unique city that identifies as a village with strong neighborhoods and beautiful environs, Focus on maintaining Los Altos and highlighting its unique and historic character. Preserving and enhancing a human-scale place with charming community gathering spots and spectacular parks, all enveloped in leafy trees should be our goal.

Long term thinking
I think it is important to try to bring back the small town feel Los Altos once had. Unfortunately, with condensed housing you ultimately lose the small town feel due to traffic and population increases. So I’m not sure this is something that can be achieved.

Los Altos is a rare oasis away from the business centers surrounding it. Maintaining a separation between work and home rather than blending it is a differentiation vs neighboring Palo Alto or Mountain View. Fighting the state government who is pushing more dense housing can maintain the cities appeal.

I don’t think we need a new theater but I do want open spaces. Downtown businesses have suffered and we need to help lower the vacancy rate. I want more options for dining. We already have a history house so we don’t need more of that.

We need to enhance the Los Altos experience without increasing traffic.

The goal is to keep Los Altos as a small quiet village. Over the years we have received hundreds of comments from visitors from all over the world regarding how much they love visiting & dining in "homely" Los Altos, compared to some of the mid-size cities surrounding Los Altos, which just seem "so commercial".

You’re missing the most important thing. We need school choice to keep our real estate values high.

One of the most vibrant communities that arose out of adverse conditions (eg pandemic) was the natural meeting of many dog owners in Los Altos in outdoor areas. It would be nice to encourage that kind of shared use of space again.

I am most familiar with the down town area, having lived here 25 years.

Small-town feel is what keeps down town alive, Brand name retailers would kill that.

There are many parks and open spaces available now, just don't sell them off.

Los Altos is last vestige of small semi rural city with agricultural roots and friendly long time residents keep the small town feel.

We need to keep our parks. We need to assure that seniors can stay in their homes and make life easier for seniors. We do not need another park downtown. The Bus Barn Theater shoud stay on the Civic Center property Some of these are unnecessary vague, why don’t you just say increase housing density (because few want that as it is counter to one of the greatest benefits is Los Altos). Overall Los Altos should try to attract new young families, even if that leaves less “funds” for older residents. I’m an older resident myself but we need to enable future generations to have the same great Los Altos experience we have/had.

I prioritized action items that I think would improve quality of life for teens in Los Altos because I think, especially for high schoolers, mental health is not being sufficiently addressed and having more gathering spaces/facilities/resources for them would help. because
I think that we already have a lot of good arts, culture, and food, but it would be great if we had some more activities for teens such as laser tag, climbing walls, and a trampoline park, which would also encourage exercise. Additionally we should maintain the small-town feel and neighborhood connections as it makes Los Altos special. And finally carbon footprint is very important as this is a big issue.

I prioritized building a strong community and keeping a neighborhood feel in the city because I think it is one thing that sets apart this town. I also feel like the dining options, arts and culture, park access, and support of tech start ups are already something the town does well.

I think we are already doing pretty well, so I'd honestly disregard a lot of that list except for the concerns I mentioned in the survey as well as the following: I feel we should try to care for our nature (i.e., as you said, reducing carbon footprints) as we have the bandwidth to do so. I also think recreation and entertaining activities could be increased/more widely advertised so more people could enjoy them and find leisure in things other than simply outdoors activities, although we definitely should not cut down on those as it promotes a very healthy lifestyle.

Public safety should always be the top priority. Why isn't a new police building on this list?? Many seniors can no longer afford to live in Los Altos. I bought my house 30 years ago and at the time my property taxes were $10/ year. Now they're $22K/year. There are too many special assessments driving my taxes up. I also don't like all of the high rises that are going up downtown.

We're losing that quaint, small town feeling.

I think sidewalks are important. As is culture.

We need fewer tech start ups and name brand retailers and more small local businesses that care about the community they serve and are interested in longevity in a community.

Most are interchangeable, but allowing tech/large retailers into Los Altos would ruin the feel of the area. There are already multiple retailers/tech centers within 20 minutes, we don't need more.

I grew up here and live here, and work here. Lots of changes have occurred, although heavy populated it still has the small town vibe, and its still safe for our families
The things I prioritized least, was because does items are already done well and don't need fixing, e.g., already have great dining options. The top priorities are important as many seniors wish to age in place, businesses should be encouraged to stay, etc. Los Altos is already a great place to live, so most money should be spent on maintenance and make access to businesses easier.

Because the current city council has not been aligning with my priorities and seems very resistant to keeping Los Altos unique among Peninsula cities. Its unique character is why people want to live here! We moved to Los Altos for the quaint downtown and being able to walk around. We need to get back to knowing our neighbors and caring about them. We need shops in town that have affordable items you use everyday and we need to be able to park in town to get to these shops. We have lots of parks and arts around nearby.

At its core, Los Altos and Los Altos hills were built on apricot farming and community. My mom grew up here and most of my life, I have too. It infuriated me when I heard the city planned on turning part of the historic and culturally important orchard into a dog park, despite there already being a dog park on the other side of the library. Focus on what's already here, not what you can tear down and make new. Make shoup park and redwood grove more accessible and update the falling apart buildings there. Since many wealthy people moved in, I've seen a sharp decline in neighborly activity. Fences around the entire property, causing a me vs. them atmosphere and preventing wildlife from being able to prosper in our lands.

This is a special community in the Bay Area because it feels small and accessible and welcoming. Doing more to support that, rather than supporting large corporations is key. Let's get creative with housing ,but do we need big box stores? I think that Los Altos is a fun city that should be ready to include more people, not exclude people. I would also like the public spaces, including streets, to be safe for all users, including kids and those with disabilities that prevent driving.

Community character is less important than housing, public health and environmental considerations.

PLEASE NOTE: I did NOT rank the items in #3. (1) 15 is too many. (2) I can't see them all at once, thus it's impossible to consider them in relation to each other.

Focus on community building
Older people are running this area and their families will be the ones living here or selling the properties once they die I had difficulty prioritizing because I feel that all of these areas are important.

The city should mak it easier for people to live here. They are makingit more difficult by messing with our roads, parking and cirulation. No additionl parks should be put downtown.
people move to los altos for its charm and character. so why is the city staff and city council trying to change that by remaking our downtown and adding housing that takes away green space and sense of place? 15 items is WAY TOO MANY! In order to see them all, I have to set

And do we really need the photos on every page of the survey? Lead with a strong and vibrant downtown, prioritize active and healthy lifestyles, and ensure that the city is a sustainably centered will create the environment for most of the other listed options to thrive. Do it in reverse order and you risk having it all fall apart.

We need to revitalize downtown with more restaurants and stores.

Enhance what we have, don't change it for the sake of change. For example, I'm all for an improved theater experience, but not at the expense of parking plazas. Use the developer funds to remodel existing structure or spaces instead or purchase existing structures for remodel to accomodate a downtown theater.

I like parks and feel they should be maintained, but I also like convenient parking and am opposed to eliminating spaces for parks. There is space for a community park next to the community center where there is an unused empty space that might make an ideal small park with little cost or expensive planning. A sand volleyball court would be easy to make and not loud for neighbors, a fitness path with a few outdoor exercise stations could circle the area, grass, a playground for 5-12 year olds under the redwoods, a couple of planter boxes for teens and preschool children to use for flowers and veggies, and a couple of picnic tables and you would have a convenient place for exercise, leisure, and enjoying the outdoors close to the community center without being too much of a challenge to plan, construct, and maintain. The current Hillview dog park gets lots of use but needs to be maintained and permanent. It is a good place to meet neighbors.

Los Altos has a great vibe, which has been re-iterated by visitors from all over the US & the world. Let's preserve it. While a few other cities are permitting the building of monster homes & huge shopping malls, Los Altos needs to be the place that people from other cities yearn to visit, for it's small village charm.
[Traditional Chinese] The next generation matters the most. [Simplified Chinese] 更友善的城市更新，吸引年輕家庭加入的同時，也要保有社區的歷史文化資產 We need a vital downtown to attract people, and we need young people to keep it vibrant. I don't want to lose the small town feel, but I also don't want to preserve history (which is frankly pretty short) at the expense of improvements we an make.

Los Altos needs to look to supporting a new generation of residents and providing facilities for all ages. Investment in facilities and infrastructure has stalled as current residents broke an intergenerational pact to pay fair property taxes, future growth depends on providing housing for essential workers, attracting medium size tech businesses to avoid becoming a dormitory town, and building new facilities around which a new generation of families can form healthy community life.

We need to grow, wisely.
a lot of people are very attached to the cities history and past, and I think we need to evolve in the direction that people who live here would f Strong neighborhoods is #1. I'm fortunate to have lived here for 25+ years and have many close connections. As folks move away, I have fewer connections. After 4 years of social distancing, I've watched BAT fall apart. We need to encourage connection with neighbors, gathering places, and local businesses. The new affordable housing on Distel Circle with 90 condos and 35 parking spaces is going to cause neighborliness problems.

Keeping the small town feel is critical. That is why I live here and plan to expire here. I also pay the big taxes, unlike many people in Los Altos.
we absolutely do need to bring "tech start ups" or name brand retailers to Los Altos. This would completely ruin the "small town feel" and community aspect of our town.

I specifically rated the dining and entertaining options lower b/c I think Los Altos does a great job of this now .

I do think the mix of housing is important for all types of families to live here (early with young children etc.).

City leaders need to keep up with the technology and preferences of the times - stay flexible and offer shopping, entertainment and recreation that keep in tune with the residents. Maintain relevance as the population diversifies.

I think Los Altos should stay small and rural, but to move forward, the City needs to embrace technology and reducing its carbon footprint.

Name brand retailers will not promote the small town ambiance.

My numbers here correspond to the priorities listed above:

A) #1 It will be important to get fiber access so the city will not fall behind for it's residents

B) #2 Reducing our carbon footprint is a responsibility for all. More enforcement of gas powered blowers would be appreciated.

C) #3, #4 Making our downtown a little more alive is important - so I prioritize adding more dining/entertainment options. It is so dead after 8pm that is a little sad. Strenthening downtown vitality and businesses would be key - too many shops closing looks really bad for our city.

Forcing our current stores to pay extra? to have tables outside (Posh Bagels, Starbucks?) is shameful. BUT - it is important that such tables do not BLOCK walking traffic on the sidewalk...

D) #5 Preserving local history ... - we have the history house area and the apricot trees - these should be preserved.

E) #6 It is not the city's job to encourage an active lifestyle. But providing paths, exercise equipment, more pickleball courts, and safety around pedestrian and bike traffic helps facilitate such lifestyle. Classes to provide education on bike safety (hand signals, paths, helmets, repair) would be awesome. But also enforcement of poor driving behaviour/parking to really demonstrate commitment to pedestrian and bike modes of transportation. (Parking ex cars blocking sidewalk b/c of how they parked)

F) #7-10 - these all go together to help make Los Altos a close community.

G) #11 - what happened to the Teen zone? some place for teens to gather to hand out and do stuff - ping pong, etc...

H) #12 - not sure the point of this one. Only expanding *access* to parks and open spaces? In terms of hours of park access or parking around or roads to??? Low priority as it was not clear what was meant here....

I) #13 - As the city evolves, I feel too many people use this as an excuse to not move forward. It is not importat to maintain the small town FEEL as the city evolves if it leaves us behind in the other areas listed above.

J) #14 while I believe it important to attract and retain businesses (which is also covered in #4) I do not believe that adding Name brand retailers and tech start ups to downtown is the way to do it though.

K) #15 - I don't think *more* art and culture is needed in Los Altos. The recent additions of murals, art, and the annual Art in the Park and Art&Wine festivals are all wonderful.

too many people move here and bring bad habits
#s 11-15 really aren't work for the city general plan, and only encourage the city council to spend money on things that otherwise will take care of themselves. We have parks & open spaces already. We don't need more of them. If you're going to expand cultural and other activities, people will need places to park to attend them. If people are going to age in place, they will have reduced mobility over time and need even more handicapped accessibility, including parking. We don't have public transport here, and the county is not going to expand it in this area, so building high density housing with inadequate parking will NOT solve parking problems. The way people drive and bike here, it is not safe to think elders and other people who value their health are going to bike from home to downtown or to shopping. I know. I tried it, and having biked in many urban areas, biking in California where no one obeys or enforces traffic laws and common courtesy isn't worth the risk. Also for #s 1-6, we chose Los Altos because it is quiet and not crammed full of people and accompanying noise. If we wanted more urban living, we would have chosen to live elsewhere.

Change is happening all around us at an alarming pace. We want stability in our town and we don’t want to see those changes here. As someone said in a meeting last week, “Mayberry is dead”. That person should not be on our planning commission. They do not reflect the values of the people who live here and our city council isn’t any better. We need all new leadership. Los Altos is a treasure! We need our city council and City Manager to stop trying to ruin it Spend our money foolishly! What’s wrong with these people? Someone else is padding their pockets.

Our property values are Incredibly high for an Incredibly high for a reason, People want to live here just as it is! Not the new and improved Version our council is trying to push on us.

Preserve the character of the city. Preserve its history. Preserve parks. Whenever possible, buy land to create more park space. Some things on here are fantasy. Messing with housing types to try to provide housing for people of all ages and incomes will just screw up some neighborhoods and create more unattractive, dense residential structures. How can the city possibly build stronger bonds between neighbors? The city is not God. Though pushing for more density throughout the city is sure to unify some neighbors and put others strongly against other neighbors. That seems like a good way to divide. And the carbon footprint things is nonsense. Didn’t Bill Gates recently acknowledge it’s a farce? And it’s just hollow virtue signaling. And even if carbon dioxide really had a material impact on climate / temperature, the city of Los Altos has zero impact on anything when other parts of the world are rapidly investigating and emitting substantially larger amounts of co2. Better to stop putting in ridiculous prompts like this carbon footprint one. All for more downtown vitality and restaurants, but not at the expense of the city’s character. I don’t care about large chains. Prefer smaller businesses.

Don’t change the small town character!!!
I think strengthening all resident's experiences is crucial, no matter their ages. It is hard to entice teens to participate more, as the teens in our town are usually overly busy with academics, for that reason it is not at the top of my list. Also, finding a balance between a busy downtown and a quiet atmosphere is important. I definitely do not want to be Palo Alto or Mountain View. We are unique. Keeping us that way matters to me.

housing is working itself out. The state is pushing that agenda so i don't need to prioritize it. However, i would prioritize finding developers that align with our town character..

Small town charm and lots of trees in downtown; continue to expand the gorgeous community centers services - it is now drawing HS students, study Los Gatos success in these green strips to see if they have been used - my guess is that if they are done well with trees and a parklike setting and are not too big, they will be used and enjoyed, keep parking accessible or it will deter residents from shopping at local businesses

Question 6: [Mobility Priorities] Tell us why you prioritized your list the way you did.

Ramps at sidewalk crossings are difficult for pushing someone in a wheelchair over; would be nice if that could be made easier Continue to

Invest in cross walk guards - they are amazing. Repave and organize parking soots to maximize spaces and plant trees in lots for greenery to retain beauty, expand green biking lanes
Safe routes to schools will encourage biking and reduce traffic. generally feel good the way the things are
The bikes on the sidewalks create a dangerous situation for pedestrians. We should not allow bikes on the sidewalks.

These are not the questions I would ask. I want simple streets with no paint and no plastic and no gimmicks. We don’t need any of these things in your list.

We could selectively have our police increase enforcement of our speed limits. We could adopt a 20 is plenty speed limit in all our neighborhoods.

These are leading questions. Leave streets alone; no bollards, no more paint, no more “engineering “ that doesn’t work.

Lower speed limits throughout Los Altos.

Hire more police to enforce.

Children and families are more likely to stay if they feel safe on school routes and to parks.

Less cars and one road should be walking area
I think building more bike lanes and wider side walks will encourage more people in our city to travel around. I also it’s more important to consider that elderly will have an easier time if the sidewalk are better adjusted to their needs making roads a less of a priority.

My kids bike and walk everywhere. Unfortunately, the roads are in quite terrible conditions and the drivers, especially the elderly ones, could certainly benefit from driving lessons. I don’t care about parking downtown. I think more people should walk, bike, or take public transit.

Do not male drivers the vilians . Many residents need to go shopping, go to the bank and financial institutions as well as dine . Seniors. families with childres,andmore, need to drive their cars. The city needs to support drivers by prividing adeguate parking.

Improving all routes for biking will increase bike use and reduce the need for extentive parking in downtown.

A healthy Downtown in a small town needs parking. Since Los Altos is technically a bedroom community - nothing wrong with that at all - cars/driving will always be needed to go most places.

I'm a bigger proponent of having pedestrian zones in downtown Los Altos. I don't believe we have a parking problem at all.

South Los Altos should succeed if they do not like north Los Altos, Los Altos is the best town Shuttles should be event driven and funded by the sponsor, of which the city will be a key sponsor and responsible for communicating the availability and locations of the shuttles.

Safety is too priority.

I have watched several kids almost get hit by cars speeding through intersections. Emile’s and scooters are extremely dangerous. They are here to stay.

Offer or insist, in Los Altos, that those using e-bikes and scooters, take a class or get a certification to understand how easily they can get hit if they don’t understand the rules cars must follow. I have watched several kids, on e-bikes that I thought were motorcycles, ignore red lights, and breeze right through the middle of an intersection. The schools used to have a day where the kids brought their bikes to school and were educated on how to be safe. Add e-bikes and e-scooters to that day. I wish parents knew the awful realty of brain damage so they would insist their kids wear helmets and follow safety rules.

It seems beneficial that we want to keep cars away from downtown and Rancho, etc. Safer routes to bike, sidewalks for walking, and street lights are a necessary, not a "nice-to-have." The lack of street lights in most neighborhoods is atrocious - whether when walking dogs or general safety, lights are needed for dawn/dusk/night.

I believe city staff puts drivers / traffic flow before safety of our children - and other people - who ride bicycles. This has to change. The safety of our children who bile to school — and other placrs should be our highest priority.

There is plenty of parking Downtown.

Want to bring more people to Los Altos
I want fewer people to commute via Los Altos to get to their destinations. I want as little as possible businesses or rental houses in Los Altos Safety is highest priority
Downtown vitality is key and transit and parking make it easier to get in/out Again, poor design but this one was easier as their are only 7 choices I don't think the shuttles would be a good investment. And we already have access to Waymo, so I'm not sure about "expanding access to auonomous vehicles"
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Kids should always be the priority. Plus, we need to encourage more bike riding to school, not less.

I also think it’s very important to have adequate parking downtown.

I’ve honestly never thought about encouraging autonomous vehicles, but that seems like a great idea too. autonomous vehicles have no place in this list and were clearly just placed here bc whoever wrote the survey likes them.

Let's not rely on cars so much. Love mountain views downtown street closed to vehicles. Encourage biking, activity, being outdoors. All of us could use cars less to help the climate.

Lack of sidewalks and distracted drivers is a real risk to kids in Los Altos - it's just a matter of time before someone dies.

Can you provide more detail of the micro transit? If it's about mobility options from the residential areas to downtown, then yes. But I don't want homeless folks to take the shuttle to Los Altos.

Do we really need more parking downtown? I've never struggled to find parking downtown and I am very often downtown with my kids... Wouldn't more parking just get rid of that "small town" vibe? I'm curious about what we think this would add to or solve, I know my experience is only one persons.

FWIW I think the crosswalks on San Antonio work quite well (that they are flashing lights etc.) but I think bike lanes could use more development for school commutes.
safety for kids and seniors is top priority
Lack of parking is a deterrent from going downtown.

The list is ridiculous...... "Improvement roadway safety??" What has been done at intersections (white barriers etc) is confusing and causing accidents.......they have removed right turn options. AND there already IS adequate parking in downtown.

Since Los Altos is majority a residential neighborhood it makes sense to prioritize safety Autonomous vehicles are coming and we should begin now to accommodate their use and capitalize on the advantages of cars that need not be parked downtown.

Transportation is changing and has to change if we don't want to destroy our climate. We should be thinking forward to how transit will change in the next 30 years (e-bikes, shared autonomous vehicles, optimized micro-transit) rather than thinking backwards to huge cars and giant parking lots. Most of the clamor for more parking lots comes from people who shouldn't be driving pretty soon, and would actually be better served by safer ways for them to get around conveniently.
1 through 4 could go in any order. Those are all great and needed. Autonomous vehicle access is less valuable than better public transit. If we had better public transit, then intersection safety is not as important with less cars on the road. I want Downtown to have less car parking, not more. More bike There are way too many close calls and bike accidents involving kids riding to and from school. Parking is already a challenge at times in downtown.

Reduce car traffic around schools especially by making it safer/easier to walk or bike Lower speed limits on main arteries. We don’t need to chop down our trees and add plastic bollards to our streets in the name of safety. Beautify our medians. Add more green spaces and pathways. Offer an online map of safer bike routes- use our million dollar technology to help people safely navigate.

There are alternative routes. Stop asphalt downtown; change parking plazas to a permeable surface. Exercise environmental vision always.

These were all bad options & a waste of time
We need (and already have) adequate parking in the downtown area. There's no reason to change that or encourage more downtown development.

Bicycles and shuttles cannot be our number one transportation priorities. Look at our city map, not realistic. Plus, not everyone can ride a bicycle or get from shuttles for tasks, drop off for kids, etc. Unrealistic and expensive, we are NOT a high-rise urban setting. And shuttles and bikes don't work for doctor appointments, grocery shopping, etc. Second, let's focus on a complete rework of our bike policies, including licenses for people/teens/ kids using ebikes. Very dangerous, on sidewalks and everywhere. And the bollards are dangerous for the driver and rider--- too bright and ineffective a solution.

Let's take charge of reworking our problematic bicycle issues, including ebikes, shared routes, and how to make bike routes that are not shared with traffic before continuing on our cycling madness path.

Biking and community transit reduces traffic, improve safety allow mobility for young and senior. Auitonomous veicles are clearly the future and allow similar advantages than biking and pubblic trasportation Encourage more walking, biking and alternate forms of transportation. Increase safety for pedestrians, bikers and school children.

We already have plenty of parking in downtown. While people say we don't, the back parking lots usually have spots within 5 min walk. I think it's much better to focus on walking and biking.

The city currently feels very stagnant and antiquated with too much asphalt and personal car oriented. It does not have a vibrant flow needed to optimize mobility for everyone, young and elderly. This in turn makes the city less attractive for businesses and customers.

My neighbor uses Waymo all the time. The car has blocked our cul de sac twice. I'm not interested in making it easier to bring more cars and traffic.

Encouraging bicycles (foot powered, not electric) is better for our health and our environment.

Obviously anything that improves safety is good. I think it is already fun to bike in Los Altos, but if it could be made more fun somehow, that would be good. We definitely need adequate parking downtown, but the parking has to done is a way to maintains the small town feel. The present set up is really good. It encourages us to go downtown, quickly find a parking space close to our destination and make use of the retail and restaurants nearby. A parking structure would be really bad for maintaining that small town feel.

Cars are very dangerous and people speed way too much. I trust autonomous vehicles more than reckless drivers.

We have already done a lot for biking. I don't understand what you are referring to with 'improving north-south connections'; I have never heard of this as a problem. When crossing a downtown street, I always make sure I make eye contact with the driver, safety at intersections is critical.

There haver been too many bicyclist and pedestrians hit. The safe routes to school leaves out Mountain View High School and has elementary kids crossing a road where a there was a fatality- extremely unsafe given the behaviors drivers exhibit here.

Same reasons as above.
we need to encourage biking and walking
I think downtown has more than enough parking. I would like to improve walking/biking paths - I think a lot of Los Altans utilize these modes and it would increase even more with some improvement. I don't know about the need for micro-transit and shuttles - have any surveys or studies been done? If that is a need then I'm not opposed, but I just don't know enough about the problem.

My top priority would do a lot to improve most of the other items. In general, we need to make it easier not to drive in downtown LA so that parking is not always the issue. Recognize that downtown is our urban area and it's important not to prioritize any one group: drivers, bikers, pedestrians but ensure that safety and access for all is available.

Kids are going to die from unsafe crossing/biking due to lack of sidewalks, drivers on phones, and lack of bicyclist training. Everyone has experienced driving between a child without a helmet on a bicycle swerving with no hands down the middle of the road on portola. It's just a matter of time.

There is nothing "safe" about safe-routes-to-school. The areas around school and LAHS are high volume high traffic areas during school entry times along with young bikers. The intersections are vague with lack of stop signs or right of way.

Parking is an issue downtown. No businesses can survive without it. It needs to be easy access, close in to shops, etc.

I appreciate a good parking space as much as anyone else, but I appreciate a great place to hang out, eat, and be with friends way more. We can walk if the destination is worth it.

Ensuring safety for kids/students is always a high priority. Noticed more recently downtown parking is more challenging making it difficult to enjoy the great amenities in downtown. My son is in a wheelchair so micro-transit is now a higher priority along with the fact my husband and I are growing older.

We are considering moving because we want to be iin more walking distance to amenities but a micro-transit system would enable us to stay in place, along with autonomous vehicles.

My kids bike to school and I would like for sustainable transport solutions Landowners can build parking if they want it. Public land should be used for amenities like parks and theaters Speeding on local streets has gone up significantly over the last few years especially around the high school With no sidewalks or streetlights people walk in the middle of the road. It’s not safe. Our intersection has no stop sign and M-F when parents and students are driving their kids there are constant near misses.

As I said before, we need more ride share, shuttles, both mechanical- and e-bikes and scooters, pedestrian scrambles and walkways, waymaking signs for same, pedal bus groups, walking groups with custodians, crossing guards, VTA routes. Can we get the county to build a red car mini train down the Foothill median from Arastradero to a carpool pickup area at 85 with stops along the way connecting people to VTA and city shuttles? We need to bury or stack all parking lots. Use automatic puzzle garages. Downtown is overparked. Turn the Main and State loop into a one-way circle, only ADA and 30min parking on State and Main. Increase parklets not only for eating but for store sales and pop-ups and booth based vendors.

I prefer to keep traffic minimum
Way too many unproductive changes are done in the name of prioritizing bicycles. Sorry, but only a small fraction of people ride on major roadways, and they should not have a disproportionate say.

I prioritized the things that I thought were important to me and others that I know who reside in Los Altos.

Some intersections are dangerous like First and Edith.

THere is no easy way to get from home to caltrain station without uber.

We need to prioritize less pollution and cheaper/ better options for transportation all across country not just Los Altos.

If I do not walk, I ride my bike but I do not feel as safe as I would like because too many drivers looking at their phones almost collided withy bike. I own an electric vehicle so more chargers would help
Shuttles for downtown /school ease. Junior highs to downtown shuttle.

Biking is great for healthy people and for the environment, and safety is a big part of enabling that. With microtransit and biking routes, parking in downtown should be less important, and we can use that space for community gathering and green space! just keep roads maintained, stop expanding everything
Again, it is important to keep the small town feel where kids can bike to places.

More people on bikes and Waymo means less traffic and less land wasted on parking spaces.

I don’t think we have the critical mass to make micro transit successful.

The corner of West Portola and San Antonio is not safe, and it is often chaotic. Bullis Charter School should be somewhere else.

We need more tech
The intersections all along 1st street are all sketchy for pedestrians, especially where it crosses San Antonio. The bicycle barriers along El Monte are a good improvement. More bike racks are needed around town. The priorities listed are vague, a lot more information is needed to clarify, ie: improving north-south connections???—-what does that entail?? Micro transit and shuttles?? Seriously?? Everyone here has a car & wants to get everywhere fast. parking down town seems adequate almost all the time. Have never once had trouble finding parking.

What does "north-south connections" mean?
My prioritization reflects a vision for Los Altos that transitions from a legacy car-centric suburb to a tech-forward, family-centric community.

Safety as the Foundation: I ranked Safe Routes to Schools first because a vibrant community depends on children being able to navigate to parks and schools safely and independently.

The AI Transition: I prioritized Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) and micro-transit because they represent the most efficient path toward reducing our reliance on space-inefficient personal cars. For a city at the heart of Silicon Valley, embracing self-driving taxis and smart shuttles is a logical and necessary step toward a 15-minute city model.

Authentic In-Person Experiences: Enhancing biking and intersection safety is critical for making our commercial hubs and parks more "human-scale." It encourages the spontaneous, authentic community interactions that happen when people aren't isolated in vehicles.

Strategic Deprioritization of Parking: I ranked parking as the lowest priority intentionally. In an AI-impacted future characterized by autonomous ridesharing and improved transit (such as a multi-modal Foothill Expressway), the demand for static parking will decrease. That valuable land should instead be reclaimed for missing middle housing and community event spaces like Grant Park.

Skip the plan downtown park and parking structure it will never pay for itself and bankrupt existing businesses and the city long term. Keep the existing parking. If the city needs money, install parking meters. Overall I'm not impressed with the City's Traffic and Road Department. They seem to lack critical thinking skills.

Improve road safety through enforcement and improved maintenance. The stop signs and lights on North South Thoroughfares such as El Monte, Springer and Grant are constantly ignored.

No mini-bus we've survived this long without one, don't see a good business case.