HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/6/2018 Item 12, Miller (2)
Christian, Kevin
From:Keith Miller <klmiller101@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday,
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Support for the Preferred Anholm Bikeway - Item #12
Hello Council,
I am a resident of the Anholm neighborhood (Venable Street), bike and drive regularly between Foothill and Downtown,
sometimes park on the street in front of my house, and am emailing to lend my support for the preferred bikeway
alternative. Your staff has done a great job assessing ways to retrofit a bikeway into an older neighborhood while
respecting existing conditions and residents as much as feasible. It is not easy. I look forward to using the bikeway to
commute, get my daughter school, and to get downtown on weekends. I am also excited that future phases may include
aesthetic and other bike-related capital improvements to Chorro between Highway 101 and downtown.
The Anholm Bikeway will be well-used and will encourage other residents in Anholm, the growing Foothill corridor, and
Poly students to use bikes more regularly. I do not think the Lincoln alternative would be nearly as effective, for the
same reasons articulated by your staff.
Lastly, I'd like to add that it is clear from recent project(s) correspondence that residents of Anholm that are closest to
Foothill are feeling the effects of a growing Cal Poly and the successful redevelopment of the Foothill shopping area
most directly. I would ask therefore, that you also direct staff to continue to work diligently with those residents to
develop an effective parking permit program that will help preserve the conveniences and streets that they enjoy but
feel they are losing.
Good luck with your deliberations.
Keith
PS - the newish "M" trail on Cerro San Luis is awesome. Kudos to your parks and natural resources staff. Keep up the
good work.
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