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Greetings Mayor Stewart, Council Members Marx, Boswell, Shoresman, and Francis!
Please find attached a Letter of Support for the inclusion of the BJT with the project.
Gary Havas
Board President, Bike SLO County
805-458-0755
gphavas6953@gmail.com

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April 1, 2025
To: SLO City Council
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
emailcouncil@slocity.org
RE: Item 8.a, Bob Jones Trail at Broadstone Village Project
Greetings Mayor Stewart, Council Members Marx, Boswell, Shoresman, and Francis!
Please request staff include the design option where the Bob Jones Trail at Broadstone Village Project
alignment is between the project and the creek.
Bike SLO County advocates for, educates about the use of, and inspires the adoption of bicycling in our
county and works thereby to create a connected community. We are pleased that at this early stage in the
Broadstone Village Project we can support the inclusion of a vital segment of the Bob Jones Trail in the
project’s planning. Since the vast majority of the cycling community operates motor vehicles and rides
bicycles, we understand the awkwardness of accessing these communities by car or bike. The inclusion
of a bypass of the Higuera and Los Osos Valley Road intersection does present an opportunity to easily
include a segment of the Bob Jones Trail that will allow riders a safer way to ride by avoiding that
dangerous intersection. And we are urging for an even safer route that alignment with the western project
edge (nearer the creek) would provide.
We applaud the movement of this segment’s priority from Tier 2 to Tier 1 for the City’s ATP that was tied
to the development of this land. In an earlier discussion, a possible alignment nearer the creek was
discussed during the development of the ATP, and we do not see that here. As part of project
considerations at this early stage, we request that possibility to be returned to serious design
consideration. This alignment would avoid project entrances and exits, increase trail user safety, and limit
driveway congestion factors for motorists. In addition, a pathway that does not have automotive crossings
will be more pleasant and attractive for the timid and cautious, something we hope will increase ridership
from this large group and trail use in general.
Sincerely,
Gary Havas Rick Ellison
Board President Executive Director
860 Pacific Street, Suite #105, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401