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To: CityClerk; Advisory Bodies
Subject: Broad St. Bike Boulevard r JAN 18 2018
PLEASE PLACE IN AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE. Thank you.
To: Bicycle Advisory Committee
I am a longtime resident of Mission Lane. Your two proposed plans are abusive to the Anholm
neighborhood. I have been to 3 of your meetings and still think that closing the Broad Street entrance
and exit to highway 101 would cut down and calm the lion's share of vehicle traffic in our
neighborhood. They were able to close an entrance to 101 in Arroyo Grande and it stayed closed for
over a year. You need to do this first. Please don't say that CalTrans will not allow it until the Highway
1/Santa Rosa entrance to 101 is improved. I'm talking about a trial/pilot program.
The Anholm neighborhood is a mix of seniors, disabled, students and families. Your plans are
discriminatory against seniors (ageist), the disabled and families with young children. Accidents have
not been a problem between bicycles and vehicles. One horrible fatality last summer on Foothill was
the fault of a drunk, underage driver from Los Osos; it was not near/on the proposed bike boulevard;
please don't attempt to use this terrible tragedy as an excuse as you did at the last public meeting.
Please stop degrading the quality of life in our neighborhood. Years ago the City did ridiculous, costly
"traffic calming" on Chorro and Broad and it was an expensive bust. It cost two college students their
lives on a rainy night when they hit a bulb -out and a tree on Chorro and Mountain View before the
City tore it all out on Chorro and lowered the speed bumps on Broad. You did not listen to the
residents then either. Just about a year ago the signs were painted on the streets on Broad and
Chorro bikes and cars are peacefully coexisting; there is not a problem. Your plans will create a huge
one for the residents.
Cheryl McLean
Anholm