HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/8/2021 Item 5a, Finger
Delgado, Adriana
From:Helene Finger <helenefinger@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, December
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Planning Commission, Dec. 8, Item 5a - EIR for the Central Coast Layover Facility
Project
Attachments:LOSSAN Bike SLO letter.pdf
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Dear SLO City Planning Commissioners,
As stated in the EIR for the Central Coast Layover Facility Project, this project will contribute to a railroad corridor barrier
that physically divides a local community at a spot where “bicyclists and pedestrians cross the railroad ROW at
unapproved and unprotected locations”.
This LOSSAN project presents a unique opportunity to improve an important multi-modal transportation connection, by
providing a safe at-grade crossing at Francis Street (a Tier 1 project in SLO City’s Active Transportation Plan).
This would be a superior solution to addressing this active transportation need. It will also be the most efficient way to
work with Union Pacific to accomplish a safe railroad crossing, since design/ROW/construction coordination in this area
is already part of this project. As described in Bike SLO County’s letter attached to the EIR (and to this email), there are
numerous examples of the safe use of this low cost solution.
Please encourage LOSSAN to add the words in italics to those already existing in their EIR, “Should project conditions,
land use, and ROW alignments allow, the proposed project would construct a portion of the new segment of Class I bike
trail, from approximately High Street to Francis Street” and an at-grade crossing from Francis Street to the Railroad
Safety Trail.
Sincerely,
Helene Finger, PE., F. ASCE
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