HomeMy WebLinkAboutComment Received 08-10-2017 - Avila Ranch (General) (Amerine)SLO City Planning Commission
Aug. 9, 2017
Good evening Planning Commissioners:
RECEIVED
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
AUG 10 2017
COMMUNITY DF'VELOPMENT
I am Myron Amerine, speaking tonight as vice chair of the San Luis Obispo County
Bicycle Advisory Committee.
We are�,deepiy concerned about the gap in the Class II bike lanes on Buckley Road and
want to clarify the priority ranking in the County Bikeways Plan.
Bikeway ranking is based on whether the road is a significant regional corridor, whether
it closes a gap in the regional bicycle transportation network, bike volume and whether
it's a school, commute and recreation route. Other criteria are bicycle safety, including
whether there is an existing shoulder or bike lane, average daily traffic, the posted
speed limit and bike collisions.
Buckley Road's current ranking does not reflect Buckley Road's extension to Higuera
Street, the Avila Ranch development, the fact that Buckley Road is the route to Los
Ranchos Elementary School, approval of the feasibility study for the Edna -Price Canyon
segment of the Anza Trail from San Luis Obispo to Pismo Beach, the opening of the
Octagon Barn as the Bob Jones Trailhead next year or the large number of new job
sites in the airport area both in the incorporated and unincorporated area. All these
destinations are within an easily bikeable distance.
At our meeting last night, the Bicycle Advisory Committee unanimously agreed to revisit
Buckley Road's ranking to reflect these changes that have occurred since the County
Bikeways Plan was updated. We formed a subcommittee that will report back to the full
committee at our next meeting. The next step will be a recommendation to the Board of
Supervisors to amend the plan to reflect Buckley Road's new ranking.
We also directed county staff to work with city staff on a solution to complete the gap on
Buckley Road. To underscore, the County Bikeways Plan shows a continuous Class II
bike lane on Buckley Road, which is crucial to providing a safe and convenient bikeway
from the Higuera Street corridor to Highway 227. Please recommend to City Council
that the city, county and SLOCOG work together on a solution so people on bikes will
not effectively be banned from riding on Buckley Road because of a gap that makes it
too perilous.
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