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Christian, Kevin
From:Aaron Williams <
Sent:Thursday, August
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Keep Those Bike Lanes Coming!
Dear Mayor and Council,
I really enjoy our city – especially the recreation and bike commute opportunities. I absolutely love the railroad safety
trail as an option to go south to work everyday. I also enjoy seeing tons of people exercising and enjoying themselves on
the path everyday. I also pass through to the north pretty often and I struggle through the Anholm neighborhood. I
know it can’t be quite the same as the railroad trail, but I would love to see protection for cyclists and traffic calming. It
would make that great neighborhood even better.
Now a form letter from Bike SLO County. I read and thought about it all and it nicely sums up my feelings on the matter.
I want to express my support for the Anholm bikeway plan that includes protected bike lanes. As staff have stated during
several previous meetings, protected bike lanes are the most likely to attract more people to ride their bike. As a
community we have made it a priority to reduce the number of single occupancy vehicle trips and give our community
the opportunity to make healthier transportation choices. There is a plethora of reasons why more people biking
benefits our community and environment. For a century our streets we designed only to accommodate cars which has
led to some serious environmental and health impacts that need to be addressed sooner rather than later. I want to
help make the shift for the greater good of our community and hope you will make the tough to decision to rethink the
way we utilize our public right of ways.
Sincerely,
Aaron Williams
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