Updates about 600 Block Public Plaza in downtown Menlo Park

At its Oct. 13 meeting, the Menlo Park City Council decided to reopen the eastbound travel lane on Santa Cruz Avenue and reduce the footprint of the 600 Block Public Plaza.

Community feedback was mixed, with some in favor of reopening the travel lane and others expressing a preference to keep the plaza as is. Ultimately, City Council opted to reopen the travel lane, reduce the size of the plaza and pilot the changes for six months to a year.

The revised configuration will function similarly to an outdoor dining parklet, maintaining a limited number of City-provided picnic and bistro tables. The pilot timeframe will provide opportunity to continue gathering feedback and data and determine next steps of returning to a full plaza with closed street, keeping this new configuration or exploring other options to continue in the goal of enhancing downtown vibrancy.

Share your feedback on the future of the plaza by contacting econdev@menlopark.gov.

Photo courtesy City of Menlo Park