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CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
November 19, 2012
The Honorable City Council
Palo Alto, California
Resolution of the Council Honoring Former Council Member Ellen
Fletcher
The Resolution will be distributed at places on Monday, November 19, 2012.
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Public Comment (PDF)
Department Head: Donna Grider, City Clerk
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Gonsalves. Ronna
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Joseph Kott <joekottiii@gmail.com>
Friday, November 09, 2012 1:09 PM
Council, City; Planning Commission
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Keene, James; Emslie, Steve; Williams, Curtis; Antil, Pamela; Rodriguez, Jaime; Sartor,
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Ellen Fletcher
Dear Mayor, City Council, and Planning and Transportation Commission,
I have been saddened about the news of the death of former Council Member and Vice Mayor Ellen Fletcher.
Ellen Fletcher was a thoughtful, enlightened, and inspirational civic leader in Palo Alto for many years. Ellen
was far ahead of her time in advocating decades ago for the bicycle mode of transportation. All across
America, from Palo Alto and Davis to Manhattan and many places in between, Ellen's vision of the emergence
of bicycling as a clean, healthy, quiet, and efficient alternative to the automobile has become a reality.
I was so moved last year when she bicycled across town here in Palo Alto to attend my PhD award celebration.
Ellen's passing is a great loss for the Palo Alto community. God bless her lovely soul. My deep sympathies go
out to her family and many, many friends.
I urge Palo Alto's civic leaders to honor the courageous, pioneering work of Ellen Fletcher by securing national
and international distinction for Palo Alto in safe, convenient, and comfortable bicycling facilities for Palo
Altans of all ages.
Best regards,
Joe
Joseph Kott, PhD, AICP, PTP
Palo Alto Chief Transportation Official, 1999-2005
268 Mosher Way, Palo Alto 94304
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Gonsalves. Ronna
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Saturday, November 10, 2012 1:55 PM
Council, City; Planning Commission
An Ellen Fletcher Recognition
Dear Mayor, City Council, and Planning and Transportation Commission,
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During the time she served in elected office, former Council Member and Vice Mayor Ellen Fletcher was a
liaison from City Council to CAADA (California Avenue Area Development Association).
Ellen was a valuable asset to the business district then, and even after she left elected leadership. Over these
many years, Ellen continued to share her thoughts with me, when I was CAADA President, about how cars and
bicyclists could best share the road. I personally asked Ellen for her thoughts, when the two lane
configuration was being discussed by the CAADA Board of Directors, and was later adopted and supported by
the city 7years ago, as part of the "Cal Ave Streetscape Concept Plan".
At the last Cal Ave Concept Plan meeting (Thurs. 11/8 at Lucie SternL it was mentioned by attendees that to
have a specific route available for bicyclists to use within the business district would be ideal. This is a request
to City Council and to Planning & Transportation, to please consider extending the Bryant Street Bike
Boulevard, named in Ellen's honor in 2002, to connect with a comparable bike route within the California
Avenue Corridor. A thoughtful and useful bike route in the Cal Ave district would be a fitting tribute to Ellen,
and it would be an asset for all of Palo Alto, and a benefit to visitors coming to Palo Alto from the greater
community. Thank you.
Best regards,
Ronna Devincenzi, CAADA President 1989-2010
P. O. Box 60583
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-688-6295
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