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Agenda Correspondence 10/21/14 PH2
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From: "Eugene H. Jud" <eJudgcal poly. edu>
To: "Ashbaugh, John" <jashbaughgslocity.org >, "Carpenter, Dan" <dcarpentergslocity.org >,
"Christianson, Carlyn" <cchristiansongslocity.org >, "Codron, Michael"
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Subject: Council Meeting October 21, PH 2, Final Action LUCE
Dear Mayor and Council members,
In addition to the three attached plans please receive our comments as follows:
1. Re point 1 of Planning Commission
We suggest you should not overrule, as Mr. Bert Forbes wrote in his letter of October 20. I was a
consultant to Zurich International Airport (Switzerland) for 20 years, and I know what buildings
too close to the airport mean: less safety, complaints, less planning flexibility (Plan 1).
2. Re point 2
Re point 2a). Based on the very helpful "Compendium of Changes" we look forward to the
special study for Caltrans along Hwy 101 from and including LOVR and Madonna Interchanges
and wider surrounding area including Prado Road East, as well as Tank Farm and Buckley Road
(Plan 2). We need a multidisciplinary analysis (open space, hydrology, safety esp. for children
etc.),and smart urban building proposal, which may well last some years.
It is beyond our understanding how we can take a "final action" for LUCE (esp. road concept),
when the most important element ( Prado Road /Hwy 101 area) is undefined and highly
questioned by Caltrans and others. This is not easy to comprehend for the average citizen and
may even be illegal. I brought this up earlier in an email to Mayor Marx, but never got an
answer. It is like certifying an EIR before the project is finished: Such actions reduce the dignity
of Government.
Re point 2b). LUCE (especially CE road building) has no "internal consistency" at all with the
Open Space Element, as anybody can see, who can read a map. This part of 2b cannot be
approved on October 21, 2014.
3. Conclusion
In order to have a real circulation element, we must invest more time to work on
- Senate Bill 743 (in effect since January 2014)
- the Long Range Transit Plan, which is needed to plan attractive connections to intense land
uses (bus rapid transit). I seems, that these elementary connections were
not made when the land use plan was discussed, therefore we may produce more an more car
oriented people.
Let us lean back and finish it right!
We thank all council and commission members as well as staff for their hard work and late night
hours.
Sincerely for SLO 2035/2050:
Eugene Jud, Fellow Institute of Transportation Engineers ITE assisted by
Blayne Morgan, M.S Civil and Environmental Engineering
Eugene Jud, Fellow Institute of Transportation Engineers ITE
Faculty Civil and Environmental Engineering
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 -0353
Phone: (805) 756 -1729; E -mail: eiudg calpoly.edu <mailto:ejudgcalpoly.edu>
http://ceenve3.calpoly.edu/jud
Blayne Morgan
(805) 540 -0313; gracewetmoreggmail.com
1. LUCE: AN UNFINISHED SYMPHONY ?
2. WHAT DOES CALTRANS REQUIRE?
Special study in bigger area around freeway with
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3. WHAT ELSE IS NEEDED?
For an updated Circulation Element
a. SB 743 (Senate Bill 743):_a
The big game changer is now in effect. Value statements may be replaced with just neutral numbers (for example,
traffic delay 90 seconds) = More freedom in road planning!
b. Long Range Transit Plan: O— O
To make the logical connection to intense land uses (not done in the current LUCE).
LET US FINISH THIS RIGHT!
(Need more time)