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From:Aleksandra Wydzga <
To:Advisory Bodies
Cc:Robb Moss; Amaya Weddle; Helene Finger
Subject:Re: Safe Routes to Hawthorne: King x South
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Dear Committee Members,
During a City Council meeting this summer my neighbors Robb Moss and Amaya Weddle spoke and provided comments
about the urgency of having appropriate crosswalk improvements at the King Street Crossing.
At that meeting, City staff indicated that Rectangular Rapid Beacons are recommended to go in first because they could
be installed rapidly and would be installed by October 2022 (now past) and would be rapidly followed by Hybrid Flashing
Beacons. I urge the City to prioritize improvements at this crossing and install the first phase this year and the second
phase by mid-2023.
Time is of the essence. This is a busy intersection utilized by Hawthorne students to get to school and it is not not
uncommon to see kids crossing unsupervised. In case it was before your time here in SLO, there was a tragic accident
about a decade ago at this intersection when a young girl was hit and killed. My oldest son went to Hawthorne at the
time, and he is now 18 years old. Currently when a car stops for pedestrians it is unclear to the cars behind them why
they are stopping and cars somethings swerve around the stopped car and keep going. In this manner my youngest son
and I were almost hit at the beginning of the school year. My understanding is the City has the grant in place to pay for
these improvements. Please prioritize this work, it has been far too long.
Thank-you for your work and time! I very much appreciate it.
Aleksandra Wydzga, Meadow Park neighborhood family
On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 10:58 AM Robb Moss <robbmoss@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear committee members.
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I would like to continue to emphasize my family's and our neighborhood's active transportation priority is having
improvements at the King St crossing of South St. It is my understanding that the funding is in place and the city is
actively working on it. Communications from Luke Schwartz indicate that the timeline is:
"First phase, Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons, (similar to beacons at Broad/Upham) will go in early 2023. Second
phase, Pedestrian Hybid Beacons (similar to Broad/Woodbridge crossing) likely mid-2024"
Yay for this. We cross here multiple times a day on foot and bike to get to Hawthorne, work, and downtown. Please
keep on this and make it happen in a timely manner. Best.
Robb Moss
2346 Madrid Court
San Luis Obsipo, CA 93401
805.218.1233
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