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Cc:John Thomas; Kathryn Hicks
Subject:Broad Street Safety improvements
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Good afternoon, Council members,
In advance of the City budget goal setting session this Thursday, I would like to reiterate my support for continued
funding for improvements in the Broad Street Corridor area (South Street to Orcutt Road).
The primary areas of need are to provide a safer street for vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists to achieve the City’s
Vision Zero goals.
As a neighborhood we are grateful for your past actions to provide funding for additional city sta? and consultant
support to update the Broad Street Corridor Plan. We are also thankful to you for securing a $400,000 Safe Streets
and Roads for All funds grant from the US Department of Transportation for the South Broad Street project,
$200,000 of which can be directed at a quick build demonstration project between South and Orcutt Road.
We thank you for what you have done and ask that in the 2025-27 Budget cycle additional funds be allocated
to this priority corridor for implementation of improvements that will make the road safer for all modes of
transportation. As it currently stands, it is an incredibly dangerous segment of street for all of us who live in this
neighborhood, with high volumes of vehicles traveling at high speeds.
At a minimum, the following improvements should be made:
Post reduced speed limits for this road segment from the current 40 MPH speed limit.
Install permanent electronic speed-feedback signs along this corridor.
Restripe that roadway to narrow the travel lanes to slow traffic and create a larger buffer for cyclists.
Install additional signalized intersections between Woodbridge and Orcutt Road.
I’m sure there are many other improvements that could be made which will be outlined in the updated Broad
Street Corridor Plan, but these initial critical quick build improvements will greatly improve the safety of this street
in the near term.
Thank you
Erik Justesen
Erik Justesen
CEO + President
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