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Jesse Englert <
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Subject:ATC Agenda Item 1 - BICYCLE RIDING ON SIDEWALKS
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Dear ATC members,
I'm writing in support of allowing bicycle riding on sidewalks outside of the downtown area. At the very least it should be
allowed for children. My children 5 & 7 ride on the sidewalk often because it is not safe and extremely stressful to have
them ride in the street with the current infrastructure. I often ride short sections of sidewalk due to missing
infrastructure, for example:
- Riding the Class 1 bike path at Cal Poly on Highland toward Santa Rosa puts bicyclists on the sidewalk after crossing
Santa Rosa for a short section until they can get to North Chorro/Ferrini
- Riding behind Cal Fresh puts bicyclists on the sidewalk for a bit to get to the HAWK crossing at Ferrini (this will be fixed
once the path goes through the LDS church).
Sincerely,
Jesse Englert
SLO Resident
Bike SLO County Board Member
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