10/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/07/2024 09:38
Published on October 07, 2024
In response to community feedback to alleviate existing Nealon Park parking demands and safety concerns, the City plans to make improvements at these two parking locations:
While back-in angle parking will be new to the City of Menlo Park, it's not new to the Bay Area. With back-in angle parking, loading and unloading, especially for families with children accessing the playground and Menlo-Atherton Cooperative Nursery School, would be improved. The trunk of the vehicle would be adjacent to the sidewalk adjacent to Nealon Park and there would be no interference with car doors, as they would open away from the roadway and bike lane. The back-in angle parking also enhances the safety of bicyclists, as it would provide the driver with greater visibility as they exit onto Middle Avenue.
A two-phase construction approach is tentatively scheduled to start the week of Oct. 21:
During their respective construction activities, the entire row of parking will be closed.
Locally, the Stanford Dish parking (Stanford Ave. between Junipero Serra Blvd. and Raimundo Wy.) has been utilizing back-in angle parking since 2015.
For additional information about back-in angle parking and construction activities, please visit the project webpage or contact Senior Transportation Engineer, Kevin Chen, at (650) 330-6748.