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CST#1007564-40. 4QThe AlmanacQAlmanacNews.comQApril 26, 2017 Local News M ENLO PARK | ATHERTON | WOODSIDE | PORTOLA V ALLEY East-west bike route trial moves forward By Kate Bradshaw Q MENLO PARK hours of the meeting that dealt Almanac Staff Writer with other matters, including Proposed bike routes in Menlo Park the controversial issue of wheth- Menlo-Atherton he Menlo Park City Design is needed for the trial er Menlo Park should become High School Council heard more evaluation, according to city a “sanctuary city.” Opponents than an hour’s worth of staff. The total budget for the complained about the loss of 168 T Middlefield Road contentious public comments project is $316,000, and includes on-street parking spaces, which stretching into the wee hours an $18,000 upgrade to the traffic may make parking difficult of Wednesday, April 19, before signal on Laurel Street so that for people who go to Nativity deciding shortly after 1 a.m. to northbound and southbound Church or shop downtown. Glenwood Avenue move forward with an existing drivers turning onto Oak Grove While the number of those schedule for an east-west bike Avenue won’t have to turn with arguing for and against the pilot Oak Grove Avenue route in town.