The City must make every effort to slow down traffic in our neighborhoods and make neighborhoods safer for pedestrians. Dando, of course, proved to be correct. Dando was also there on Day One for Walk San Jose, and attended our first meeting. She has worked closely with the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee, and was a strong champion for increasing the Traffic Calming budget. We greatly appreciate her commitment to taming neighborhood traffic in San Jose.
Leadership makes a difference.
We thank the City Council for its excellent efforts in the year 2000. While 95 percent of their peers conform to the drive-everywhere norm of Silicon Valley, these folks refuse to become just another car on the road. They help leave our air cleaner and our roads less congested, and they make our streets safer, quieter and more neighborly. The entire citizenry of San Jose benefits from their commitment. We hope their stories inspire others to try leaving their cars at home.