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Keith Price
805 602 6294
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FEB 4th 2025 MEETING Re SOUTH HIGUERA ROAD AND CYCLE PROJECT
Comments were invited on three items of this project firstly the road
reduction between bridge and margarita streets
I have seen comments regarding turning left out of elks lane there is a
similar issue turning left out of bridge st
I would suggest mini roundabouts at these locations in the shape of a
small disc painted on the road surface to give larger vehicles enough
room to make the turn,the most important item is to having adequate
signage from all directions to indicate it is a roundabout together with
the give way signage
Regarding the separation of cycles and vehicles I have suggested not the
curb but flexible plastic posts about 2ft high sprung at the base about
100 ft apart with a rumble strip about 18 inches wide outside them and
that the cycle path should NOT incorporate a joint as it currently does.
I also think the inclusion of a barrier 5ft wide between the cycle path
and vehicle lane is a waste of valuable road space
Thirdly the los osos valley rd and sth Higuera junction from a cyclists
point of view functions satisfactorily as it currently is when using south
Higuera; to move the cycle lane to the righthand side of the traffic lanes
would in my opinion be disastrous
Your task in improving this stretch of road is not easy as according to my
investigation it is for cyclists the MOST LETHAL stretch of road over the
last three years in THE WHOLE OF CALIFORNIA whatever you do wont
be perfect but for god’s sake don’t make it WORSE!!
Keith Price
805 602 6294