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From: Jennifer L. Klay < 1teiY1;f'""
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 2:35 PM
To: Advisory Bodies
Subject: PC communication
Dear Members of the Planning Commission,
RECEIVED
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
MAY 2 4 2017
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
I am a citizen of SLID and resident of the Meadows neighborhood off South Higuera. I am writing to you today regarding the
San Luis Ranch Final EIR review that will be discussed at tonight's planning commission meeting. Assuming that the
development is approved, I strongly feel that it should not come at the expense of degrading existing neighborhoods or
arterials. Our community desperately needs bicycle and pedestrian safety enhancements on major connectors around town as
part of the shift to multimodal transportation called for in the LUCE. In the current SL Ranch proposal, the proposed mitigation
measures all call for enhanced circulation for motor vehicles. I encourage you to require a stronger emphasis on multimodal
mitigations and infrastructure improvements, rather than vehicular ones. Impacts from this development are significant and
unavoidable, but it's my position that lessening the blow to bikes and pedestrians is more important than accommodating
people in cars.
In addition to the above-mentioned concerns, I would also like you to consider the serious negative impacts that an extension
of the right hand turn lane from southbound S. Higuera onto LOVR would have on the already difficult accessibility from the
Meadows neighborhood at Las Praderas, the only entrance/exit of our neighborhood. We are currently already significantly
challenged at peak commute and traffic times to safely enter and exit the neighborhood, with traffic backing up in both
directions in front of Las Praderas. Many motorists ignore the clearly painted "Keep clear" signs in front of the intersection.
Unfortunately, the addition of a second right turn lane onto LOVR by S. Higuera would relieve our problem but increase the
traffic concerns for residents of the Palos Verdes complex on LOVR. A possible alternative would be a Las Praderas traffic -
activated signal or progression of the LOVR Bypass as an alternative long-term traffic improvement measure that solves the
local congestion issues without degrading existing neighborhoods and facilities. I have communicated with the PC on this issue
in the past and would be interested in seeing it advance.
I am confident that the PC has the interests of our community at heart and look forward to seeing your solutions to current and
future traffic issues with benefits for all modes of transportation.
Respectfully,
Jennifer Klay
Jennifer L. Klay
Associate Professor
Department of Physics
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California 93407
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