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Goodwin, Heather OCT 21 2014
FW: Council Meeting October 21, PH 2, Final Action LUCE 4
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From: James Lopes [mailto:jameslopes @charter.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 1:10 PM
To: Eugene H. Jud; Ashbaugh, John; Carpenter, Dan; Christianson, Carlyn; Codron, Michael; Dietrick, Christine; Lichtig,
Katie; Marx, ]an; Smith, Kathy; Mejia, Anthony
Subject: Re: Council Meeting October 21, PH 2, Final Action LUCE
Dear Mayor and Council Members:
I would like you to consider beginning a Phase 2 of the LUCE update. I'm asking that you merely approve the
work under the grant to date (to realize the City's commitment there), with direction to begin a second phase of
analysis using the NEW Housing Element jobs /housing balance figures and the scope of work which Eugene
Jud outlined below. The jobs /housing figures need to be vetted and used in a comprehensive review of optional
land use map changes and phasing policies for commercial development. I requested these figures months ago
when they were needed by the LUCE Task Force and Planning Commission. Now that we have a study, the
work should be rolled into an analysis of minimizing traffic increases on Highway 101, regional roads and city
streets.
The LUCE has been a concerted effort with very mixed results and unanswered questions. Rather than rush to
finalize it, I'm asking you to expand the scope to deal with airport area safety, noise and transportation issues,
and the proper mix of designations for housing and employment in a second phase funded by the City. Maybe
take a breather for a few months to budget for this phase.
Regards,
Jamie Lopes
James Lopes
1336 Sweet Bay Lane
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Ph. 805 - 781 -8960
On 10/20/2014 7:04 PM, Eugene H. Jud wrote:
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: ejud(q)calpoly.edu
http: / /ceenve3.calpoly.edu jud
Blayne Morgan
(805) 540 -0313; gracewetmoreggmail.com