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From: Clinton Francis [
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2017 7:40 AM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Subject: please do something about dangerous South Broad St
Dear San Luis Obispo City Council,
I hope I am not too late to reach you prior to your meeting today. I live on Perkins Lane and due to the complete lack of
connectivity with the rest of the town due to the Stoneridge development, must use Broad Street when my daughter
and I bike to Cal Poly for work and school, when we walk to our neighborhood stores and parks and when we drive
anywhere.
I'm writing like so many others to urge you to prioritize making South Broad a safer transportation corridor.
Several things need to happen, but implementing any of this will greatly increase the safety of our neighborhood.
1. SAFE CROSSINGS. There must be at least two safe pedestrian crossings between South St. and Orcutt. People cross
anyway, it confuses traffic and it would be a shame for you to wait until someone dies to motivate the city to make the
street safer, which ultimately is what finally caused the safety improvement on South Street.
2. ACTUALLY ENFORCE SPEED LIMITS. Many drivers do go the posted 45 MPH, but there are routinely drivers traveling at
speeds well over 60 MPH and individuals driving much slower to turn. The result it chaos! The near fatal motorcycle
accident that occurred near Lawrence Driver around New Years seemed like this was finally a wake up call to the city and
law enforcement to deal with speeding. I was pleased to see a mobile speed tracking device deployed to the area. Sadly,
it simply sat there for about a week, was never turned on and disappeared.
Better yet, dropping the speed limit to 35 MPH for this section AND enforcement would be even better. Especially since
the area is increasingly more residential and noise from Broad can contribute to substantial health impacts in our
citizens. I'd be happy to chat with the city about this issue if you want more information. It is my line of work.
3. MEDIANS & FEWER TURNING VEHICLES. Medians with vegetation will slow traffic down. This is a speed reduction
technique deployed worldwide. Additionally, reducing the number of locations where vehicles can turn left across traffic
from the current free-for-all to several key locations where left turns and U-turns are allowed will further improve the
safety of our neighborhood.
Many of these efforts can be be implemented immediately and are outlined in Projects 1 & 2 of the Broad Street Area
Plan. Please do something now before more people are hurt or killed along this corridor.
Best wishes,
Clint Francis