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Christopher Sunderland <
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Jan 15th meeting discussing traffic calming circle at Mill and Toro
Hello,
My name is Chris Sunderland. I am a general engineering contractor and Eagle Scout. I live at 855 Toro St, on the
corner of Mill and Toro.
My stance on the traffic calming circle is that it does not calm traffic. Cars coming down Mill St barely slow down to dodge
the circle in the middle of the intersection. If they do slow down, the cars that are at the stop signs on Toro think the cars
on Mill are turning, when they continue to go straight, the cars from Toro pull out in front of them. We hear at least two
vehicle horn blasts coming from the cars on Mill, trying to avoid the cars that pull out in front of them every day.
As a pedestrian, having the cars on Mill dodging out around the circle and back onto Mill has decreased the ability to
judge what they are doing. I would guess that approximately 20 or more pedestrians cross Mill at Toro everyday, wether
it's city, county or other workers that park out of the downtown area and walk downtown, or residence of the
neighborhood.
My solution would be a 4 way stop with crosswalks, similar to the intersection of Pepper and Mill, or speed humps with
lighted crosswalks.
I advise on removing the traffic calming circle at Mill and Toro.
Sincerely,
Chris Sunderland
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