Dear Neighbors,

Gathering signatures in public is the opposite of social distancing. So we have suspended the campaign to qualify the Right to Vote on the Downtown Parking Garage for the November ballot.

We need to shift our advocacy. Right now we're asking the City Council to get the facts about parking Downtown from a consultant that the City hired to create a Downtown Parking Strategic Plan. Although the contract called for Nelson\Nygaard to deliver their Plan to the Council, it never happened. Don't you think the Council needs to get this information before they spend City money on a garage?

For a short summary of the Nelson\Nygaard study click here. For the back story on how the City disregarded consultant recommendations to address parking demand, click here. 

Please email the City Council and ask that they hear from Nelson\Nygaard before taking any further action on this garage. citycouncil@cityofsantacruz.com 

Thank you!

Rick Longinotti