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Subject:Item 6D - Award N. Chorro Greenway
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Dear Mayor Stewart and San Luis Obispo City Council Members:
I am wri?ng to express my con?nued support for the North Chorro Neighborhood Greenway. We need to get this
project done, and I am urging you to approve the addi?onal funding required to make it happen for us and for future
genera?ons.
As a member of this community of 25 years, I believe that we need more robust and protected infrastructure for those
who walk and bike now more than ever. It's alarming to see the increase in deaths of those walking and riding in SLO,
and we need to take ac?on to prevent further tragedies from happening. The North Chorro Greenway will provide a
much-needed safe and accessible route for those who walk and bike, especially our children, and it will promote healthy
and ac?ve living in our community.
It's been five years since this project was approved, and the community support for it has not changed. The final design
is the result of years of input and delivers a complete street that provides 46 new ADA ramps, separated bike lanes,
neighborhood beau?fica?on, street trees, pedestrian ligh?ng, and public art.
We're all eager to see it completed, and we're coun?ng on you, our city council members, to priori?ze it and allocate the
necessary funding to finish it.
I also want to men?on that the Urban Greening grant and other funding sources account for $1.9M of the project.
If you delay, change, or reduce scope now, we poten?ally jeopardize those funds and lose out on some great features of
this project like improved crossing, be?er sidewalk, underpass ligh?ng, and public art. We can't let this opportunity or
grant funding go to waste.
In conclusion, I'm asking you to take ac?on and approve the necessary funding to complete the North
Chorro Greenway project. It will not only promote a healthy and ac?ve lifestyle, but also ensure the safety of all our
community members, no ma?er their mode of travel. Let's get this done!
Thank you for considering my input on this ma?er.
Sincerely,
Yukie Murphy
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Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, Administration and Divisional Operations
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
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