HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/7/2023 Item 6d, Hamel
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Subject:support N chorro greenway
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Dear San Luis Obispo City Council Members,
I am writing to express my continued support for the North Chorro Neighborhood Greenway. We need to get 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 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 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. This facility would also generate a non-trivial amount of safe trips downtown from the college
neighborhood of Bishop Peak and Madonna (bordering foothill st on either side), which is a considerable demographic of
the city of san luis obispo. Investing in this safe and green infrastructure will make it more efficient and convenient for
people to get to downtown in an otherwise difficult to access neighborhood with safe biking standards.
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
Cal Poly College of Engineering Alumni
Kevin Hamel
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