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Downtown Streetscape Improvements

Long-term downtown public-realm improvement effort referenced in public comment.

Current status
Council approved staff recommendation and directed exploration of additional medium-term measures.
Location
University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA
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Map of University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA
  1. January 25, 2025 public-comment input

    A public commenter raised concerns about feasibility, assessment-district support, retail impacts, and coordination with other downtown capital work.

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  2. December 9, 2024: Preferred concept plan presentation

    Staff said the preferred core concepts reflected prior-session and stakeholder feedback and recommended approval so detailed design work could proceed. Staff stated that further work remained, including development of a fair method to allocate assessment-district costs.

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