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Hello and welcome to Engage Palm Desert, a new platform designed with you in mind! Better decisions are made when community members are involved in project and program building and Engage Palm Desert makes it easy and convenient to contribute ideas or ask questions about city projects.
Steps to get started:
- Register to access the interactive features on each project page. To get started, click the 'Register' button located on the top right of this page.
- There are asked to create a username. This name will be associated with any comment or question you submit, so be mindful to choose a name that is appropriate, and if privacy is a concern, conceals your name.
- There are a number of demographic questions that follow. These are used by the City of Palm Desert only and are anonymous to all other users. The City has decided to collect this information to make sure we effectively connect with all sectors of our community.
- The information you enter is protected and will not be shared with third parties. If you would like more detail on this, please see the FAQ section on the right margin of this page.
- If you already have an account and you're logged in, you will no longer see the register button.
- Test out this website's interactive features by signing our Guestbook below.
- You will need to register before you can post a comment.
- Please note: All questions that are submitted via the Engage Palm Desert platform will receive a response. Posts to idea boards or pins dropped on maps will not.
- To find all of the ongoing and archived projects, select "Project Pages" on the toolbar above or explore the homepage. Content is being added daily, so please check back in to see the latest updates.
- Content added to Engage Palm Desert by members of the community is moderated in adherence to the City's social media policy. Please see the Community Relations page on the City's website to read the policy.
- If you have any questions about this website, feel free to contact Ryland Penta at the email above or ask a question on the 'Ask City Hall' page, which can be found by clicking here.
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Email rpenta@palmdesert.gov
I loved how nice it was to drive around Palm Desert, until they ruined it with the horrible speed humps on Bursera and the lowered speed limits.
First off let me commend the City how well our roads are maintained. Much better than a lot of surrounding communities in the Coachella Valley. However, your traffic calming initiatives are not well thought out. Bursera way being a great example. The newly installed "speed cushions" are ridiculous. Speed cushions have been touted as not having an impact with emergency vehicles, but I am not buying it. Emergency vehicles are very expensive and first responders are more likely to avoid this route as a result. Ordinary drivers (such as myself) will avoid this road as a result, making other streets more susceptible to increased traffic. Grapevine will become more congested and is a major thoroughfare for bicycles, walkers, runners, etc. This is counter to what you are trying to accomplish. This also is going to be a major interference with repaving. How does this affect street sweeping? The speed cushions and striping do nothing but make a nice street very unappealing. Speed cushions on public streets should NOT be a solution to be considered in my opinion.
Any future expense to support expansion of CVLink needs to be vetoed. The so called multi-use path is totally underused. A very very small percentage of the community uses the CVLink path. Rarely do you see any bikers or walkers using the path. Surrounding communities have rejected the concept so any pathway in Palm Desert will start no where and end no where.
New development communities will have parks are will be more walkable.
I feel our streets and roads are by the far the best maintained in the country, and having been a corporate nomad living in 13 states and all major metro areas, trust me.
This fact, does allow for increased speeds and trying to "beat the lights". There have been several tragic accidents related to speeding - my 92 year old mother was struck driving across Portola and the Fred Waring intersection by a speeder running the traffic signal.
Would it be possible to install signage stating the traffic lights are timed to a certain speed on our major traffic arteries? Fred Waring, Country Club, et al. This would meter traffic in all lanes reducing speeding.
I would be happy to serve on a committee to investigate.
What happened to Haystack Rd calming project that was to begin construction Jan. 6, 2023?
good layout. nice to walk around.
It feels like a small community... Everyone wants to be a friend and referral!
I love the city's increasing diversity because it helps make our city more welcoming, more inclusive and more interesting.
PD is committed to providing exceptional quality of life “experiences” for all residents and visitors.
I love that Keedy's is still there. It was the place to eat and greet friends. Its a landmark still. I lived in Palm Desert from 1962 to 1990. I miss Palm Desert but I have to say that now there way too many people and traffic. But I go to visit my sister and my son who moved to North Shore because of the people and traffic.
I love the art sculptures and walking trails :)
I love the outdoor sculptures around our City, and the beauty of landscaping along our streets. Thank you
So happy to be located in PD and have this wonderful access point online. Thank you!