The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About3/7/2023 Item 6d, Barros Randi Barros < To:E-mail Council Website Subject:North Chorro Neighborhood Greenway This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Dear San Luis Obispo City Council Members, I am a San Luis Obispo resident and I'm writing to express my continued support for the North Chorro Neighborhood Greenway. We are so close to getting this project done, and I am urging you to approve the additional funding required to make it happen. As a member of this community, I experience the dangers of biking on our city streets, and believe that we need more robust and protected infrastructure 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 action 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 active 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 beautification, street trees, pedestrian lighting, and public art. We're all eager to see it completed, and we're counting on you, our city council members, to prioritize it and allocate the necessary funding to finish it. I also want to mention 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 potentially jeopardize those funds and lose out on some great features of this project like improved crossing, better sidewalk, underpass lighting, and public art. We can't let this opportunity or grant funding go to waste. In conclusion, I'm asking you to take action and approve the necessary funding to complete the North Chorro Greenway project. It will not only promote a healthy and active lifestyle, but also ensure the safety of all our community members, no matter their mode of travel. Let's get this done! Thank you for considering my input on this matter. Sincerely Randi Barros ------ Randi Barros www.randibarros.com 1