HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-07-2017 Item 6, Greg RobinsonCOUNCIL MEETING:
ITEM NO.: FEB 0 6 2017
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From: Greg R [
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 2:18 PM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Cc: Harmon, Heidi <hharmon@slocity.org>; Pease, Andy <apease@slocity.org>; Gomez, Aaron <agomez@slocity.org>;
Christianson, Carlyn <cchristianson@slocity.org>; Rivoire, Dan <DRivoire @slocity.org>
Subject: 22 Chorro project comments
Members of the City Council,
I would like to voice my strong opposition to the project that is up for your consideration at 22 Chorro Street.
During my undergraduate work in Cal Poly's City & Regional Planning program, we learned all about Smart Growth,
walkable and bike -friendly neighborhoods and affordable housing.
I am completely on board with the goals of these measures, however the project at 22 Chorro does not honor the
tenants of these planning principles.
Firstly, given the existing traffic on this very busy intersection and the existing parking challenges at adjacent businesses
and the neighborhood, I do not understand how the City could allow it to proceed with NO TRAFFIC STUDY at all! This
project will most assuredly compound the dangers and frustrations to both traffic and parking. How much? Nobody can
answer that because nobody has performed that study.
The developer's thinly disguised extra large bedrooms that will be partition -able and nearly double the occupancy (a la
Icon building at Taft street) is clearly a student dorm and will do nothing to add to workforce housing.
Thanks
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