HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/20/2018 Item 11, McBride (2)
From:Chris McBride <
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Anholm Bikeway Plan - Item 11
Madam Mayor and Council,
On behalf of Bike SLO County, I would like to ask you to consider removing the Anholm Bikeway
(item 11) from the consent agenda.
The Feb. 6 meeting was exhausting and long, and the resulting resolution seems to lack a timeline for
staff to develop a new approach to the middle section (Lincoln to Ramona) of the project. We urge
you to direct staff to develop a new solution for the middle section with a timeline that results in
implementation of that section during phase 2 of the project.
Unless this project is developed in whole, it will not result in an increase of bicycle ridership. We have
plenty examples throughout our city of bike lanes that abruptly end leaving the bicyclist in traffic and
feeling exposed and unsafe. The middle section development and implementation should fall in line
with the phasing of the rest of the project in order to avoid a set of bike lanes to nowhere.
Again, thank you for your leadership in making our city and community safer and prepared for the
future.
Thank you,
Chris McBride
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Chris McBride
President, Bike SLO County
805-440-5351
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