by wendeeswonderings | Feb 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Members of Great Streets Rengstorff Park were gratified as we attended two successful meetings this week.
GSRP was informed several months ago, that the next step to move the California Street road diet from an idea to reality was to have it placed on the Capital Improvement Project (CIP) list. City Council has the final word on the CIP list, but input from the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (B/PAC) is important for council’s decision. Only a handful of projects make it into the 2 year CIP list cycle due to limited city funding.
With this in mind, GSRP attended the January 30th B/PAC meeting and asked them to recommend the California Street road diet for the CIP list. Following public comment from supporters and an engaging debate on the merits of many projects eligible for the CIP, Bruce England called for California Street road diet to be included with B/PAC’s recommendations. Mr. Purdon seconded, adding that the corner of Escuela and California Street is important due to nearby Castro Elementary and other services. After some discussion, California Street road diet was unanimously placed on their short list and headed for Council!
January 31st, City Council met for a study session to set city-wide priorities for next year. With the support of GSRP friends and supporters, our campaign to make our streets safe and healthy for everyone took flight. The majority of councilmembers showed support for making Mountain View bicycle and pedestrian safety a priority. We send a sincere THANK YOU to every councilmember!
With these successes, what is next? The CIP City Council meeting! We will need you to write emails or letters, attend this meeting or call city council to show your support for Pedestrian and Bicycle safety. We need you to support the California Street road diet!
We know that the key Capital Improvement Project council meeting will be in March, but do not yet have a date. Keep an eye on your mailbox as you will know the date as soon as we do.
We look forward to seeing you in March!
by wendeeswonderings | Oct 17, 2012 | California Street, Escuela Avenue, Uncategorized
Dear Neighbors and Friends,
Please join us for an update for on Great Streets Rengstorff Park!
Friday, November 2nd
7:00 – 9:00pm
Rengstorff Community Center
201 Rengstorff Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94040
We were invited to attend the recent
Shoreline West Association of Neighbors (SWAN) community meeting where city staff and MVPD discussed the recent deaths on California Avenue and what they are doing to improve the safety of Mountain View streets.
GSRP will be discussing how you think we should improve the safety, access, and livability of Rengstorff Park area streets.
With the information we previously gathered and information from city staff we will be focusing our conversation on California Street and Escuela Avenue. If your interest is not on these specific streets, we hope that you will join us to learn more about the network of streets in this area as we hope to move forward improving the safety of this area, one street at a time.
Some highlights of our progress:
- We launched a website based on the information that we gathered from our first meeting.
- We have met twice with city staff and have new information on what we can do next to make the Rengstorff Great Streets Neighborhood streets safer.
- Lots of media attention! At last count five articles and three editorials in MV Voice.
A light dinner will be provided, a $5 donation is requested.
Please help us to involve more neighbors and friends by inviting anyone you think has any interest in safer streets for everyone in Mountain View.
RSVP preferred (so we know how much food to provide), but not mandatory. Please send an email to greatstreetsrp@gmail.com to RSVP.
We are very excited about the progress we have made and look forward to hearing your thoughts about next steps for this project!
Warmly,
Wendee and Jarrett
by wendeeswonderings | Sep 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Street safety and livability have come up several times in the Mountain View Voice during the last several weeks. We are excited to see that an issue that is so important, but is often been ignored, come to the front of the city-wide dialogue.
Reporter Daniel DeBolt interviewed several Mountain View citizens for his article on September 7th “Long road ahead to boost city’s bike network” and an editorial “Time to slow down on California Street.” These articles highlight the need to for the city to once again lead on developing not only safe, but livable, and multimodal streets. The article mentions the city’s new 2030 General Plan as a catalyst for achieving this goal, but the true test will be follow-through and implementation.
On September 14th, Great Streets again was featured on the front page of the MV Voice with an article title “Over 200 bike-related injuries in five years” with research about bike accidents in Mountain View and an editorial “City needs to ramp up it’s cycling effort“.
If you believe the city should be doing a better job on creating safer, more livable streets, shoot an e-mail to the Editor of the Mountain View Voice at editor@MV-Voice.com and let them know how you feel! Also, sign up for the Great Streets newsletter to learn about future opportunities to improve our streets.
by jarkatmu | Aug 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
We are delighted that Mountain View Voice has an article about GSRP and the street modifications we would like made to improve the safety and public spaces for everyone in Mountain View.
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