The Better Alternatives

The question is not whether to build affordable housing in Menlo Park. (The State requires it. We do not have a choice.). The question is where.

Cramming high-density housing into our narrow, heavily-used downtown parking lots is no the right where. For a long time, people have been saying that the nearby Civic Center land, north of Burgess Park, would provide a much nicer to place for housing, without compromising our downtown. But the Civic Center is not the only option …