Hallelujah!

This is evidence that even the Menlo Park City Council can do something sensible occasionally.

AWESOME News. Good bye

should not have been done in the first place.

Thank you !

How was something that tacky approved in the first place? Please work with artists to bring sense of design to Menlo Park--long overdue.

WooHoo - finally and Thank You! It was (is) gross!

It was a 2 year fight and crazy to see how far the city went to keep it. The place was disgusting and please do not let them move it to another block. Our tax dollars at their best.

While the pocket park didn't live up to everybody's expectations, it is worth recognizing that the outdoor dining spaces (the parking space annexes) have been a smashing success. As somebody who drives down Santa Cruz ave. during my daily commute, it is wonderful to see how much more vibrant downtown has been since their addition. Lot of full dining tables and much more walking traffic -- families out for evening strolls before/after dinner.

In hope the city and the downtown businesses reconsider earlier proposals to set aside a number of nights during the summer to shut down Santa Cruz ave. to traffic once a week for a family night out. Similar to what San Carlos has been doing on Laurel St. for years, and what San Luis Obispo has been doing for decades.

I guess I'm in the minority, but I'm sad to see it go. It was a nice place to be able to sit and hang out. Children enjoyed it, and the chairs and umbrellas were inviting. Considering the dearth of evening dining and activity in MP, you'd think they'd want to encourage something like this.

This was an experiment. Hopefully there will a careful evaluation of the lessons learned.

Glad the pop-up will be gone and street access returned. It made no sense to me. when we already have a park with real grass only a few blocks away.

Why not make Fremont Park a more enticing destination for the hang out crowd. Perhaps some of the plastic Adirondack chairs can be relocated there. I'm sure the stores and restaurants on the west side of downtown would appreciate the extra foot traffic heading to Fremont.

Thank you council for voting to remove the mini park, finally! Why not make Fremont Park the place to hangout? It's a nice little park. Brighten it up for the holidays! Have musicians come and perform.

Cant get rid of this soon enough, and agree with the suggestions for putting effort into sprucing up Fremont Park. That makes a lot of sense.

While the outdoor dining is a nice to have, it still takes away from sorely needed parking spaces. I don't mind (and frequently do) park at opposite ends of Santa Cruz ave, and walk to my destination. But for people who may have challenges with mobility, accessible parking is abysmal.

Finally. Not sure why it took so long. This was a disaster from the start. We have a park down the street. Invest in that. The people will come.

I think it was a great idea to test and we should continue to stretch and test innovative ways to energize the town. Once we get the much, much needed garage (which I hope also benefits from the council's wisdom), it will open up other ideas. I have advocated for the bike routes to be tested too -- learn and adjust. We just got smarter and had a good dialogue because of the park. Lets keep the ideas flowing.

Disappointed that it wasn't made permanent.
Now the walk-averse majority can happily use another road to target the few pedestrians who actually dare to walk along or even cross Santa Cruz Avenue.

This is a thrill and adventure even for the young and quick, and I understand that people won't stroll along Santa Cruz, but instead duck in and out the businesses back doors to the parking lot.

One step forward, two steps back.
I predict the same fate for the bike corridor.

The poor planning and execution of this "orphaned". THREE-YEAR experiment guaranteed its failure. And this highly visible failure will have the far-reaching impact of discouraging the City Council from pursuing the pedestrian-friendly downtown civic projects proposed in the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP). The Curtis Street "mini-park" was neither a paseo (boulevard) nor a pop-up park. (Note: a real park does not use artificial grass.) This experiment has clearly demonstrated that our city lacks the vision, commitment and planning processes essential to successfully undertake even small innovative projects. So the "bold" ideas in the DSP will likely never be enjoyed by Menlo Park residents.