HomeMy WebLinkAbout4/18/2023 Item 6a, Carpenter
2023 4:25 PM
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Subject:Johnson Ave improvements
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Good afternoon honorable Mayor & City Council.
I’m forwarding you my communication to your Transportation Manager & City Manager. It’s based on a recent article on
KSBY regarding the road diet from Bishop to Laurel Lane (the link to the article is below).
Please read my concerns and convey to your staff that this project should be expanded to San Luis Drive for the reasons
I’ve stated.
Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to hearing back from you.
Dan Carpenter
Johnson Ave
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On Saturday, April 15, 2023, 3:37 PM, dlcslo@aol.com <dlcslo@aol.com> wrote:
Hi Luke & Derek,
As you recall, I’ve written you numerous times concerning pedestrian & bicycle safety on Johnson
Avenue between San Luis Drive and Bishop. I’ve requested a road diet with street parking added on the
east side to accommodate the residential neighborhood, and slow down traffic north of Bishop.
As a regular pedestrian on this stretch of Johnson, I assure you traffic speed picks up significantly coming
down the hill north after Bishop to San Luis Drive. Numerous times I’ve had close calls coming out of my
driveway on the hill. Bicyclists are flying down the hill in the bike lane next to my driveway exit. On many
occasions they are at such high speed, they have to swerve into traffic to avoid hitting my car.
If I read the attached article correctly, you’re now going to convert Bishop south to Laurel Lane to two
lanes? And leave only four blocks of Johnson (Bishop to San Luis Drive) at four lanes? Why would you
not try the road diet on these four blocks as well? The only four blocks on several miles of Johnson to
have four lanes? So, cars will transition from two lanes, to fours lanes, back to two lanes in four short
blocks?
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Am I missing something here? Please explain the rationale based on the concerns I’ve illuminated.
Thank you,
Dan Carpenter
Johnson Ave
Johnson Ave. in SLO to get new additions as part of pedestrian safety project
https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/johnson-ave-in-slo-to-get-new-additions-as-part-of-
pedestrian-safety-project
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