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Mejia, Anthony
Tuesday, October 07, 2014 7:21 AM
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Kremke, Kate
Fwd: Traffic Safety Report Input: Grand Ave. 101 Under Crossing
Agenda correspondence 10/07/14 ph4
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From: "Marx, Jan" <Lmarxgslocity.org> Date Item# 'ph
Date: October 7, 2014 at 6:07:05 AM PDT
To: Ken Kienow <kenkienowkgmail.com>
Cc: "Mejia, Anthony" <amejia(,slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Traffic Safety Report Input: Grand Ave. 101 Under Crossing
Thank you Ken. I have included our city clerk in this response, so your message becomes part of the
public record and is posted on the city website.
All the Best
Jan
Jan Marx
Mayor
Office of the City Council
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From: Ken Kienow [ken kienow @g_mail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 9:36 PM
To: Marx, Jan; Ashbaugh, John; Carpenter, Dan; Christianson, Carlyn; Smith, Kathy
Cc: Grigsby, Daryl; Mandeville, Peggy; Johnson, Derek; Lichtig, Katie
Subject: Traffic Safety Report Input: Grand Ave. 101 Under Crossing
Madam Mayor and Council Members,
Thank you for making traffic safety a priority by addressing it at tomorrow's council meeting
through the Traffic Safety Report. Regrettably, I'm not able to attend but wanted to bring to your
attention an area that I believe to be very hazardous for cyclists in hopes that it can be improved.
It is not mentioned in the Traffic Safety Report.
I ride the 101 under crossing at Grand Avenue 3 -6 times per week with my daughter, and the part
between Abbott St. and Loomis St. is very dangerous northbound. I've attached a photo - there are
always cars parked in the bike lane there, and if one of them opened its door the edge of the door would
be almost directly above the white line. There's low visibility under the freeway, there's lots of car traffic
(much of it just got off the freeway), and there's lots of bike traffic (students getting to Poly).
Now that Cal Poly is back in session, those parking spaces are always full. Riding through there is pretty
troubling - you've either got to risk being "doored" by someone getting out of their car or hit by someone in
the travel lane. Southbound is bad too, but since it's downhill it tends to not last as long.
It's a relatively short stretch that would be hugely improved by removing curbside parking. If parking was
removed, I'd estimate roughly 10 -15 spaces would be taken out. If no cars were there, there would be a
great bike lane under the freeway. It's a stretch that's very heavily used by students and parents taking
children to the preschools near /at Cal Poly, and while I'm not sure why parking is allowed in that bike lane
in the first place, its safety would be greatly improved if parking was removed.
Thanks for your time, and sorry I'm not able to attend tomorrow's meeting and voice my concerns there.
Ken Kienow
805 - 441 -4660
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