HomeMy WebLinkAbout4/10/2018 Item 1, Power
From:Annie P <power.anne@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday,
To:E-mail Council Website; CityClerk
Subject:Anholm Bikeway Plan
Dear City Council,
We are writing you regarding the Anholm Bikeway Plan, which will be voted on at tonight's City Council meeting. We
live on Chorro St. and will be very much affected by the decision that is made. We walk our dogs daily in this historic
neighborhood and walk and ride our bikes to town.
We are very supportive of the original approved changes to the neighborhood that consisted of limited traffic calming
features, upgrades to curbs and lighting, and improving the Hwy 101 overpass. But we are HIGHLY opposed to detouring
traffic on Broad Street at Meinike, which will greatly increase traffic on Chorro and the currently quiet cross streets. This
is a very poor option to everyone living on those streets and throughout the neighborhood.
It would be a much better option to just slow traffic on BOTH streets, which could also reduce commuter traffic as well,
pushing it onto Santa Rosa, which is designed for heavier traffic loads. That would make the streets safer for bikes AND
pedestrians! Additionally, Lincoln Street can and is currently used as a bikeway for many, as it is a quiet, wide
street. However, most bike commuters that we see still use Chorro, including those pulling kids behind them. It's likely
they will continue to use Chorro even if traffic is blocked on Broad. Chorro is flatter and a straight shot through town (so
to speak). I also ride my bike on Chorro and would not divert up to Broad if given the option. I do not feel in danger
riding my bike on Chorro currently. I do feel in danger riding on Broad Street between March and Tank Farm, and thus,
do not bike commute to work because of this. I believe the focus should be on these areas for protected bike lanes,
etc.
Making significant changes to the quality of life in the Anholm neighborhood and dramatically increasing traffic on
Chorro just try attempt to encourage a few more parents to get on a bike and pull their kids to Pacheco is INCREDIBLY
unfair and unrealistic. We would like an option that will benefit everyone and make the City safe and pleasurable for
everyone. And the tiered approach seemed to make the most sense, trying a few measures at a time instead of a very
drastic measure right from the start. There's no reason to block Chorro if traffic is slowed and possibly reduced with
speed bumps on both streets.
We really don't want to move from our wonderful little 1930s house that we've spent so much time and energy
remodeling, landscaping, etc., but that's what it will come to if the traffic load doubles. It's already a crazy,
noisy speedway for commuting motorists.
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~Concerned City resident
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