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Delgado, Adriana
From:John Clements <clements@brinckerhoff.org>
Sent:Wednesday,
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:safety of cycling along Foothill
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I would like to join others in calling for both short- and long-term projects to improve cyclist safety along Foothill
Boulevard. As I’m sure you are all too keenly aware, we have seen two deaths along Foothill in the past years, and
perhaps we are fortunate we have not had more; the traffic is fast, and there are innumerable points of possible conflict
and collision. Foothill comes terribly close to being a “stroad”, that terrible combination of street and road that provides
the sight lines and wide lanes that encourage traffic to accelerate to 30 or 40 MPH while also including direct access to
driveways and pedestrian infrastructure that make that speed so dangerous. Put your creative hats on and help us find a
solution! You have my vote for decisive action!
John Clements
Professor of Computer Science
Cal Poly
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