Save Our Bridge

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We are concerned that the failure to rebuild the pedestrian and bicycle bridge over highway 101 at Ringwood Avenue after its removal by Caltrans would negatively impact the entire Menlo Park community in at least three ways.
1. It would add hardship to the morning commute of underprivileged students in the process of bettering their lives through education. Already, these students are traveling miles by foot or bike in the morning to help attain the American dream. Adding to this commute or making it more dangerous by forcing them to use the busy Willow or Marsh crossings could dissuade them from attending Menlo Atherton Highschool. This could constitute re-segregation and is unfair.
2. It would decrease the attractiveness of commuting by bike or foot for residents on both sides of the bridge. This is not compatible with the bicycle-friendly community Menlo Park strives to foster.
3. Delays could cost us the Caltrans funding for the project. This project is already scheduled, and would be an important economic stimulus to the local community.

543 Signatures

  • Matthew Burriesci
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • Yes
    • Comments
    • I think lights or more cameras would fix any security issues there may be
  • grace chen
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
  • C.J. Jameson
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • Yes
    • your address
    • 562 Mayfield Ave. Stanford, CA 94205
  • Martin Lee
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • no
    • Comments
    • Keep the bridge up for those who need it.
  • Peter Stone
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
  • Theodore K. Raab
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • 1106 James Avenue, Redwood City CA 94062
    • Comments
    • This is neither the time, nor the place to impact bicycle-commuting options. Have you not heard that 1in 5 children below the age of 12 have weight-associated health problems ?
  • Daniel Kvitek
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • Work and live on Stanford campus.
  • Douglas Vollrath
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • Menlo Park
  • Jennifer Milne
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • Mountain View
  • Rebeca
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • В
    • Comments
    • I live in this neighborhood and didn't sign the petition - thank you for doing this! I felt very alone.
  • Julien Sage
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • I live in Menlo Park
    • your address
    • Kenwood drive
  • Cecilia P Burciaga
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • I own home in Menlo Park
    • your address
    • 3 Sonoma Lane
    • Comments
    • SAVE OUR BRIDGE
  • Sam Rosaldo
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • no
  • Frederick Mann
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • В
    • Comments
    • В
  • Rebecca Illowsky
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • 1340 Windermere Ave Menlo Park CA 94025
  • Ingrid Lawhorn
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • I bike around Menlo Park. Work at Stanford
    • your address
    • В
    • Comments
    • Let's keep local economy strong and continue with the build. We need to encourage sustainable transit options; closing this bridge sends us backwards in time.
  • Deborah Rodriguez
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • I work in menlo park and live in East Palo Alto.
    • Comments
    • The bridge was very important to me when I was a student at Menlo Atherton High School.
  • Nancy Melgar
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • Yes
  • Jonathon Cummings
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • I work in Menlo Park.
  • Robert Fisher
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • 1345 Altschul Ave Menlo Park
  • Virginia Richards
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • Yes
    • your address
    • В
    • Comments
    • In this economy, and our concern for smaller carbon footprint. It seems only logical and right to rebuild this bridge. Is there no common sense any more?
  • Araceli M Melgar
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • Live in Menlo Park
  • Erika Aguilar
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • I live and work in Menlo Park.
  • Lisa Alegria
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • I work in Menlo Park.
  • Rosa Rodriguez
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • I work and live in Menlo Park.
  • Nancy Federspiel
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • both live in and work around Menlo Park
    • your address
    • 1345 Altschul Avenue, MP
  • David Mason
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • Yes
    • your address
    • Menlo Park CA
    • Comments
    • I live here
  • Rebecca Alexander
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • 3125 Maddux Dr., Palo Alto
    • Comments
    • This bridge is a critical access route to school for hundreds of Menlo Park students, it also serves as a vital artery between neighborhoods.
  • Brucie Hawkins
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • I live in Menlo Park
    • Comments
    • I don't understand why this should even be an issue. OF COURSE we need to replace the pedestrian bridge.
  • Cara Haney
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes (East Palo Alto)
  • Colleen Brady
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • Yes
    • your address
    • Noel Drive
  • Carlo Caruso
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • Menlo Park
    • Comments
    • More pedestrian thoroughfares, not fewer.
  • LENIN MELGAR
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • LIVE
    • Comments
    • ITS A VALUABLE LANDMARK, VERY WELL PLACED.
  • Etienne Grossmann
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
  • Alma Maldonado
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • 1335 Madera Ave
    • Comments
    • Save the bridge as it benefits many students. Tell this day, i use the bridge.
  • Stephanie Noriega
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • Yes
    • your address
    • 782 Hamilton Ave
  • Michael Read
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • Yes
    • your address
    • 190 Jefferson Dr.
    • Comments
    • Many people take their bikes over this bridge for work. Willow and Marsh are unsafe for bikers and this is the only safe option.
  • Mr. Barsch
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • 50 Terminal Ave 94025
    • Comments
    • As a teacher who commutes daily over the bridge by bicycle from the CalTrain station on the west side, I see the need for the bridge for commuters of all ages who choose to travel without the use of a car whether it be for economic, environmental, or health reasons, and the renovation of "the catwalk" as we call it in the neighborhood, is essential not only for those of us who use it for our daily commutes, but as a means to both literally and figuratively bring together the increasingly segregated worlds on either side of 101. Intentional or not, the freeway that cuts off eastern Menlo Park from the rest of the city is a racial and cultural divide, and this small path stretching over the roar and exhaust of the freeway that segregates our community should be restored not only as a necessary safety precaution for carbon-free commuters choosing a free and healthy means of travel, but also as a symbolic gesture on the part of the city of Menlo Park. Please feel free to contact me at Beechwood School to share
  • John R. Pringle
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • Yes
    • your address
    • 940 Siskiyou Drive, Menlo Park 94025
  • Katherine E Potts
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • 50 Terminal Avenue, Menlo Park
    • Comments
    • The bridge is essential for our class walks to Flood Park.
  • Jake Olsen
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • Yes
    • your address
    • 155 Jefferson Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025
    • Comments
    • Many bike commuters use this every day. There are no safe alternatives! PLease save it!
  • jane he
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
  • Leon Humer
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • Yes
    • your address
    • 155 Jefferson Dr. Menlo Park
  • Jeff Thayer
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • Work in Menlo Park
    • your address
    • 1140 Montara Blvd, Montara, CA
    • Comments
    • I use the bridge for bike-commuting to work and would probably abandon bike commuting if it was not there.
  • Mike Campanelli
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • Live and Work
    • Comments
    • I use the footbridge every day. Marsh and Willow Rd. crossings are VERY dangerous. Please do not take away this safe passage over 101.
  • Jeff DeVelbiss
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • work
    • your address
    • Menlo Park, CA 94025
    • Comments
    • I fully support building the infrastructure to facilitate bicycle riding. 4th point of reason for building the bridge to think about: More bikes on the road = less smog in the air.
  • John Lippiatt
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • В
    • Comments
    • В
  • Wayne Grout
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • В
    • Comments
    • В
  • David Axelrod
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • 259 webster street palo alto CA
  • Dmitry Pushkarev
    • do you work or live in or around Menlo Park?
    • yes
    • your address
    • 51 dudley ln, stanford,ca
    • Comments
    • I lost my virginity on that bridge!