HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/4/2025 Item 7a, Horstman
Jenny Horstman <
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Subject:Support for South Higuera bike lanes
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I am writing to encourage your support in developing the South Higuera bike lane. As development continues in
this area, expanding bike connectivity through the heavily trafficked streets provides a safer route to schools for
students in new neighborhoods, improved walking conditions for pedestrians traveling to the Public Market or
grocery stores, and supports the SLO County initiative to link the Bob Jones trail.
I encourage those who oppose bike lanes to spend an afternoon at the revitalized intersection of Orcutt and
Duncan (near Broad) to witness how this infrastructure serves the community. Dozens of runners from the
surrounding developments there use the new cycling paths as a meeting point for community jogs, students
commute home from school in them and friends travel on bikes, scooters, one-wheels and on foot to meet up at
the new brewery, wineries and coffee shops there. An industrial patch of town near the train tracks is now a
thriving hub.
If cars don't want to slow down a bit, share the road and allow for this type of transformation, then the 101
freeway one block away offers a high-speed, car-only alternative route.
With thanks for your consideration,
Jenny Horstman-Chase
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