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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/6/2018 Item 12, Small From:Camille Small <notetocamille@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, February To:E-mail Council Website Subject:Item 12 Feb. 6 Dear City Council, I am submitting a letter because I care about all neighborhoods. I have been supporting 'their' cause for 15 + years. Why? I am aware that the residents living there are the most vulnerable. Holding on to a thread of what a "real neighborhood" once was is increasingly difficult. With recent proposals, it is virtually impossible. Should you be the body to continue to degrade their integrity, you will be responsible for picking and choosing when you apply "social justice". In this case, residents who have their life vested in the neighborhoods adjacent to Broad/Chorro are: * The weak when government pushes detrimental change. * Discriminated against when they need to have on-street parking near their homes— afforded other neighborhoods in the city. * Disregarded when public officials do not take into account their need to function in a normal and socially healthy way. Bicycling can continue to hold importance in your minds. However, some areas are not built to accommodate what you are proposing. As other letters point out, bicycle lanes in other cities are accommodated by the physical configuration of streets. They are not foolishly proposed for very old neighborhoods with narrow streets. You apparently have a lobbyist who created bike plans in Sacramento. I have not looked up information on that city; I trust you have. Would we be likely to observe areas where residents were withheld parking and bike lanes were pushed through historically-old neighborhoods? It makes sense to continue to have Broad and Chorro lanes shared by automobiles and bicycles with speed limits lowered. Motorists who want the ‘fast track’ to the Broad St. on ramp can use others. Drivers rushing downtown or beyond can use Santa Rosa. I happen to like driving Chorro and would be courteous of bicycles in the middle of the lane traveling slower. You won’t come up with a better traffic calming measure. No, it will not endanger people. Fast drivers will start to use other streets. Unfortunately, many of us have little faith that you will be reasonable as we have had such a difficult time presenting ideas that make sense--that do not pander to special interest groups. Oh, that you would care as much about neighborhood integrity as we do! You may appreciate and apply the following definition: 1 Social justice issues can be delineated into two categories, although they are often co- dependent: Inter-Social Treatment and Unequal Government Regulation. Unequal Government Regulation- this involves laws and regulations that purposefully or otherwise, discriminate a group(s) from the same opportunities and resources based on differences that are unique to that group(s): Thank you, Camille Small 2