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Denise Larsen & Carl Nelson <
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Subject:2025 Paving Project - Tank Farm Road alternatives
Dear City Council,
Regarding the 2025 Paving Project - specifically the Tank Farm Road portion of the project. We strongly
support the Alternative 1 (Road Diet) option on Tank Farm Road.
As residents we regularly observe pedestrians and bicyclists using the Tank Farm Road crossing at
Poinsettia and the bike lanes traveling to the Marigold Center, or commuting longer
distances. Continued safety enhancements to Tank Farm Road to control speeds, provide bike
lane buffers, safer pedestrian crossings and improve sight lines at intersections seem wise.
The success of similar Road Diet changes on South Street, Laurel Lane and Johnson Avenue proves
the benefits. On those streets we feel safer riding our bicycles, we note that traffic speeds are closer to
the posted speed limits, and we have yet to see any traffic back ups as a result of the decreased number
of lanes. As drivers in the area we are particularly interested in the better sight-lines for making left turns
out of our neighborhood that the Road Diet alternative creates.
Thank you to the City Council and to the transportation professionals employed by the City for
developing the ideas for the significant safety improvements of the Tank Farm Road Alternative 1 plan.
Sincerely,
Carl Nelson and Denise Larsen
991 Bluebell Way, SLO
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