Public Comment - Adeline Murthy

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VIGIL, XAVIER I.
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Submitted on: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 8:45am
 First Name: Adeline
 Last Name: Murthy
 Your Email Address: adelinemurthy@gmail.com
 Your District: District 1
 Meeting Date: 7/8/26
 Section of Agenda you would like to comment on: Public Comment
 Your Comment: I support the resolution to seasonally/permanently close the streets around the
Santa Fe Plaza. I think it's great that there's an exception for cruise nights. I also think Canyon
Road should be permanently closed to vehicular traffic, and many streets within the Paseo de
Peralta ring. Downtown Santa Fe was built before cars, and it's absurd that cars now dominate the
area. Streets were civic spaces prior to WW2, after which cities were aggressively redesigned to
accommodate cars as the primary user of streets. Cars kill people and are agents of inequality
(e.g. those who can, and cannot afford a car), and loneliness (we are now confined to our cars
instead of positively engaging with people on the street). Returning streets to the people is the
future. It's happening in cities globally. Many Santa Feans will complain about this proposal
because people fear or cannot envision change. But once this change happens the vast majority
will perceive it as normal and never look back.