HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/18/2021 Item 3, Englert
Delgado, Adriana
From:Jesse Englert <jenglert@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday,
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:ATC Item 3 - Minor Pedestrian and Bikeway Improvements
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Dear ATC,
I'm writing to support spending the minor bikeway improvement budget on connecting the RRST to Sinsheimer park.
Last Friday my family took one of the informal trails from the RRST to the park and it was not easy. We took a slightly
different informal trail while leaving the park which was difficult to navigate, difficult to ride, and dumped us out on a
street with cars. The lack of a low stress connection here causes people to drive to the park. Being a very popular park
the surrounding parking lots are consistently full. I believe building a connection here will encourage more people to
leave their cars at home and bike instead.
I do not believe using this budget to fund an engineering study on Foothill is a good idea. My understanding of the
intention of this budget is to fix minor issues in the near future that wouldn't otherwise get funding. Foothill is a major
issue that should be given the appropriate budget outside of this meager budget. I believe it's a slippery slope and would
set a bad precedent if this budget was used to supplement major projects because then none of the minor (and high
impact) projects would get any attention. A much better source of funds to pillage for Foothill would be the BJT
lighting project.
Jesse Englert
San Luis Obispo
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