HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/6/2024 Item 6a, Ramsey
Gwen Ramsey <
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Subject:South Broad Street Safety Concerns
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Dear City Council,
I am writing today to express my concern for the danger South Broad Street presents to that area's residents, specifically
those who choose to walk and bike. I am part of a group of concerned residents asking that unallocated funds from the
mid-year budget review, Item 6A, be set aside to hire a traffic engineer to update the study that was done for the South
Broad Street Plan, adopted in 2014, and make recommendations for improving the safety of the South Broad Street
Corridor, specifically as it relates to reducing the speed of drivers and improving safety for all road users and access for
those that walk and bike.
We are asking that the city take the first step to improving the safety of this travel corridor and work towards addressing
the following stated major city goals:
Climate Action and Sustainable Transportation: Making this street safer to walk and bike will reduce car dependency and
help the city achieve its climate action goals.
DEI and Housing and Homelessness: A number of the new housing units in the South Broad area are affordable units.
Implementing this would be a step towards removing barriers to safe transportation opportunities and creates greater
transportation equity in our community.
Economic Resiliency: Making this street safer will allow for better and more equitable access to the great businesses that
operate on South Broad Street.
I'm on the Cal Poly Cycling team and I frequently use Broad Street while out on bike rides as well as I am a frequent bike
commuter. A safer Broad Street would not only benefit me but many of my peers and members of the community.
Thank you,
Gwen Ramsey
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