HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/19/2022 Item 6i, DruckerREC D
Date: 18 July 2022
To: San Luis Obispo City Council SLO CITY CLERK
From: Sylvia Drucker: 2304 Flora St., SLO 93401
Re: Pedestrian crossing @ Johnson & Sydney Avenues
I have had multiple contacts with Justin Wong re: problems on Johnson Ave.
between Bishop St. & Laurel Lane. I appreciate his attention to my emails & his
informative responses.
I would like to emphasize some Johnson Ave. traffic conditions that I do not
believe are addressed adequately in the current plan:
The last traffic count was done in 2016! Since then we have had an increase
in Johnson Ave. traffic caused by the continuing development of Righetti Ranch.
Traffic on Johnson Ave. will continue to increase as the Righetti Ranch & the
Avila Ranch add housing units.
From the south, Johnson Ave. is the most direct corridor for students/
parents driving to/from San Luis H.S. The current enrollment at San Luis H.S. is
1900 +/-. The number is destined to increase as the number of housing units
in the southern areas of SLO increases.
In addition to the high school, many of the French Hospital employees also
use Johnson Ave. going to/from work.
The stretch of road between Bishop Ave. & Laurel Lane is app. 3/4 mile
without any traffic control. From North to South, the road is all downhill which
promotes speeding through the Sydney Ave. intersection.
If the Johnson Ave. corridor is reduced to one -lane in both directions, the
residential parallel streets (Flora & Augusta) will probably see an increase in
traffic as drivers try to avoid slower cars and/or congestion.
For these reasons, I think that a more aggressive traffic control plan would be
beneficial. Conducting a traffic count in September, after school has resumed,
would be a first step. Knowing how many cars travel the Johnson Avenue
corridor would help in developing a realistic long-range traffic control plan.
Thank you for your consideration of these concerns.
µ" JOHNSON AND SYDNEY
" CROSSWALK UPGRADES
The City of San Luis Obispo is planning to upgrade the
pedestrian school crossing at Johnson Avenue and
Sydney Street to improve visibility and comfort for pedestrians crossing
Johnson Avenue, particularly families walking to Sinsheimer Elementary
School. The City has prepared final project designs based on input from
the community and Active Transportation Committee aj)d-i sched l d
to present the final project for City Council approval Al
The final designs will consist of an upgraded beacon sysCem at the
Johnson/Sydney crossing and "road diet" restriping of Johnson Avenue
between Bishop Street and Laurel Lane to improve safety for all road
users. For additional project details, please visit the project website at
rwvv gar% orF'c,r°oss dlo};rmwr If you have questions, please
contact the City's Project Manager, Justin Wong, at°�a1`fic Qwf�la� �ty.�r°ff
or 805-781-7042.