HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/6/2018 Item 12, Longden
Christian, Kevin
From:Roger Longden <rlongden@pacbell.net>
Sent:Monday, February
To:E-mail Council Website; CityClerk
Cc:Harmon, Heidi; Pease, Andy; Christianson, Carlyn; Rivoire, Dan; Gomez, Aaron
Subject:City Council Meeting 2/6/18- Item #12
Dear Mayor and Council Members,
Before you commit to spending a lot of money on bike route changes, please consider this.
Try four things that would not be very expensive:
1. Enhance the existing “Chevron Bicycle Street Markings” in all lanes so they are more
pronounced
and more reflective at night. Try different and possibly even larger formats for
reflectivity and color, etc.
making them better for all times of day and night.
2. Provide more regular policing of the vehicle traffic, both cars and bicycles on Chorro
Street
and Broad Street. Cars are often 10 MPH over the 25 MPH speed limit, while bicycles
looking both
ways run the stop signs often, creating uncertainty for drivers and pedestrians.
3. Make public announcements that advise about increased monitoring and patrolling of
both streets.
4. Do all of this for one year while putting a moratorium on making the proposed changes
to bicycle
routing, etc. Let’s see if we really need all of the proposed bike lane changes.
Sincerely,
Roger Longden 805-234-6666 and Cle Longden 805-234-6303
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