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Subject:PLEASE READ: IMPROVE BROAD ST. SAFETY
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Dear Mayor Stewart and Councilmembers Francis, Marx, Pease, and Shoresman,
My name is James Prey and I am a homeowner with my wife, Kailani Prey, on Rockview Place. We've lived in San Luis
Obispo for 3 years now. Our 8 month old daughter was born here. We've laid down roots in SLO and are committed to
this city for the long term. We love the charm and beauty of this city- but first and foremost community members need
to be able to travel safely around town. The Broad St. corridor is incredibly dangerous for all of your community
members, and it is deeply upsetting that safety improvements have been neglected for so long. It sends the wrong
message to a large area of your city that continues to grow.
It has come to my attention that some unallocated funds have become available for a mid-year budget review. I am
writing to ask that you allocate funding to the South Broad St Area Plan.
My personal experience since moving to Broad St. has been one of concern since the day I moved in. The street is
dangerous to cross, cars are speeding at 60 MPH or more and there are pedestrians zig zagging in traffic trying to cross
outside the wide spread crossing areas, and bikers on both sides of the road. Even making a right hand turn is difficult,
not to mention a left hand turn. In addition, I have an 8 month old daughter and I am deeply concerned for her safety. It
is paralyzing to consider. Thus to say that whether you are in a car, on foot, or on a bicycle, Broad has become a
dangerous street and something needs to be done to improve circulation.
My aim in asking you to allocate these funds is to get some traffic calming and safety measures for cars, bikes and
pedestrians implemented as soon as possible on Broad St. In particular, circulation improvements are extremely
important for Broad St. traffic, and with all of the new developments that are being and will be developed, it is only
going to be more necessary. This is an opportunity for you to address those issues that already exist, and get ahead of
issues to come. I hope you consider this in your discussion and allocate funds to implement the already approved, South
Broad Street area Plan.
James Prey
920.285.6535
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