HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-17-2017 ARC Correspondence - Item 1 (Simpson)
From: Cohen, Rachel
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 10:58 AM
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Subject: FW: San Luis Square
Please forward the correspondence below to the ARC for tonight's hearing, item #1.
Thank You,
Rachel Cohen
Associate Planner
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CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
JUL 17 2017
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 E rcohen@slocity.org T 805.781.7574 slocity.org -----Original Message -----
From: Tayler Simpson [mailto:tayler@robbinsreed.com]
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 10:03 AM
To: Cohen, Rachel <rcohen@slocity.org>
Subject: San Luis Square
Hey Rachel,
I'd like to share my support for the San Luis Square project. After watching the architectural flyover, I'm very excited to see this
project complete. I live on Price St and run past the old Foster's Freeze weekly on my way to the Lemon Grove Loop at San Luis
Mountain. In my head I always say to myself, "what a great piece of property, but when are they going to take advantage of
building a vibrant destination, where locals and tourists can congregate and interact. I strongly feel San Luis Square will provide
this atmosphere. An atmosphere needed to extend the vibrant Downtown, by connecting this cool industrial section with uses
everyone can enjoy.
As community members, we need to support gentrification in this area. When people enter or leave SLO using the 101, the first
and last thing they see is underutilized land, occupied by a carwash, used car lots and beat up single story buildings with no
relationship to architectural massing or connection to the vibrant SLO downtown. San Luis Square preserves and compliments
the industrial character of the neighborhood with brick and steel. It creates a new destination for people to enjoy. The
walkways and shops within the heart of the project is spot on and mimics what has been successful in the Shopping District
development.
More housing in SLO is always something I will get behind, but it makes it easy when community members are offering to build
projects like San Luis Square. I hope ARC agrees, as well.
Cheers,
Tayler
Tayler Simpson, MRED
Management Consultant
Robbins I Reed, Inc.
805-704-6113