Addendum Attachment 1Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Safe Routes to School
17010 Roberts Road
Los Gatos, CA 95032
(408) 335-2008
lgsr2s@gmail.com
Tax ID # 81-3709577
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Los Gatos Union School District - Hillbrook School - Los Gatos Saratoga Union High School District - Town of Los Gatos
October 12, 2017
Honorable Mayor Marico Sayoc
Town Council
Town of Los Gatos
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
Dear Mayor and Town Council:
I respectfully ask the Town Council to support submission of a grant application in partnership with Los Gatos-
Monte Sereno Safe Routes to School for the Town Wide Automobile Trip Reduction Initiative.
Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Safe Routes to School (SR2S) and the Town of Los Gatos have a long history of
collaboration in encouraging the use of alternative transportation to and from the schools in Town. Our
combined efforts over the past decade have resulted in fewer cars on the road and reduced congestion around
schools. We have worked together on many programs, including Where Will Your Feet Take You? This program
encourages walking and biking, and helps to build a sense of community among all our school sites by
combining the collective steps of hundreds of students to virtually “walk across America.” Take it to the Streets
events in the spring get students back out walking and bicycling en masse after the winter, and develop a habit
of using active transportation that carries through the summer and into the next school year. Each of these
programs, and others, provide education, encouragement and community support demonstrating that
alternative transportation reduces traffic, develops life-long healthy habits, and creates a cleaner, safer
environment for the next generation.
The grant submission for the Town Wide Automobile Trip Reduction Initiative represents a progressive move
forward in the ongoing challenge of reducing vehicle traffic and congestion in the Town of Los Gatos. The
proposed approach to changing public mindset with a creative communication plan along with hands-on
experience dovetails nicely with the 6 E’s of Safe Routes to School: Education, Engineering, Enforcement,
Encouragement, Evaluation and Equity.
Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Safe Routes to School
17010 Roberts Road
Los Gatos, CA 95032
(408) 335-2008
lgsr2s@gmail.com
Tax ID # 81-3709577
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Los Gatos Union School District - Hillbrook School - Los Gatos Saratoga Union High School District - Town of Los Gatos
Collaboration between SR2S and the Town has proved to be highly effective in reducing automobile trips
around schools. These efforts are beneficial to the community over the years. We are confident that by
expanding our efforts to the greater community, we will achieve great success as well.
Let’s continue our partnership in moving Los Gatos.
Sincerely,
Thomas Cook
Thomas Cook
President
Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Safe Routes to School
cc: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager, Town of Los Gatos
Matt Morley, Director Parks and Public Works, Town of Los Gatos
Ying Smith, Transportation and Mobility Manager, Town of Los Gatos
Karen Briones, Executive Director, Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Safe Routes to School