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Ronald Sexton <
To:Nguyen, Hai; Fukushima, Adam; Schwartz, Luke
Cc:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Tank Farm / Orcutt Repaving Feedback
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Hi Hai, Adam & Luke,
Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on the Summer 2025 repaving projects.
My wife and I have lived off Poinsettia on Goldenrod Lane for years. We of course use Tank
Farm and Broad daily, and I use them cycling. Thus the bases for the feedback.
In short, please keep the Tank Farm / Orcutt project to ONLY repaving and repainting the
existing traffic lanes. It’s all that is needed. Save tax dollars.
Please do NOT consolidation lanes (road diet) like downtown SLO, Johnson street, etc….
Traffic just backs up. It will be even worse if lanes move to one between the roundabout and
Poinsettia. Leave as is. The SLO motorcycle policeman has been citing speeders. Keep that
going.
Please do NOT add protected bike lanes NOR an 8’ foot wide bike lane. The Existing bike lane
is between 3’ and 4’ from Broad & Tank Farm up to Orcutt (top of the hill), more than enough.
I ride 400 - 700 miles/month. The downtown bikes lanes are dangerous: people walking
in/out of the lanes and drivers turning right don’t see cyclists. I can’t tell you how many times
I’ve almost been hit. Don’t add them.
Please do NOT add protected pedestrian and bike protection islands like at Costco/Home
Depot/Target and the Madonna Inn USPS intersections. Too many cars drive over them
damaging rims/tires, impossible to stay in your lane on a right turn, and drivers do not look
for cyclists, nearly always hitting them.
In summary, save us a great deal of tax dollars and inconvenience by simply repaving and
repainting the existing road configuration. Traffic is only going up with all the homes going in
at Regatta and elsewhere. Keep traffic flowing.
Appreciate your consideration.
Thanks,
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Ron & Cathy Sexton
965 Goldenrod Ln
SLO CA 93401
408.431.9175
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