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Anders Matthew Bjork <
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Cc:Fukushima, Adam; Anders Bjork
Subject:Public Comment for 5/18 ATC Meeting Regarding Agenda Item 2: California -Foothill
Railroad Crossing Improvements
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Hello Chair Mills, Committee Members, and Staff Liason Fukushima,
My name is Anders, and I am a student at Cal Poly, a bicycling resident of the city, and have been involved in
bike advocacy for the past two years. The foothill route is of paramount importance to student wellbeing, and
I am very excited to see the committee holding discussion tonight about pedestrian and cyclist crossing
improvements.
Every time I talk with students about the foothill route, they echo my concerns about safety for pedestrians
and cyclists. As Cal Poly administration continues to increase our campus population without limit, reducing
parking and encouraging bicycle and multimodal micro mobility, I foresee escalating conflicts between cars
and students accessing student areas of the city.
This week I created a quick survey to gather opinions about this intersection. I advertised this form to
engineers, Cal Poly Cycling Members, and Cal Poly Bike Builders. I recognize the names of many of my cycling
classmates who took the time to fill out my form. I had 22 form responses, and they emphasize the following
viewpoints. I have also attached a view link to my form and results, because I believe statistics should be fully
transparent.
Students don't understand the bike crossing signal very well (2.3/5 )
Students don't feel that the diagonal phase works well (one commented that since it falls after the
pedestrian phase, it's not worth waiting for) (1.95/5)
Students favor using buttons to the trigger box (4.05/5)
Students favor a "scramble" phase (3.77/5) BUT also are roughly split on whether strategy 1, a
scramble phase, or strategy 2, a merged ped/cyclist crossing is best
Students support the addition of a crosswalk on the north side of the intersection (4.18/5)
I believe the ATC is headed the right direction with modifications to this important intersection and hope this
will help inform your discussion!
Thank you for your time and contributions to our city,
Anders Bjork
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Form: https://forms.gle/E66GQ6pEjx91mJ6y5
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