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Purrington, Teresa
From:Clint Slaughter <clintslaughter@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, September 3, 2018 2:02 PM
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Anholm Bike Path
Honorable Members of the City Council and Mayor Harmon,
I am writing in support of the Anholm bike bath and for safer cycling routes through our town. In my 15 years of living in
San Luis Obispo, I have gone through most iterations of bicycle commuting, from solo commuting/road riding/mountain
biking, to an xtracycle cargo bike for errands, then an electrified xtracycle with infant seats, then the same with space for
two young children, and now my wife Laura, our 9 year old Orion, our 6 year old Locke, and myself are all riding together
using the Bike Highway and the safest routes that we can find to get to downtown and Pacheco. It is with the current
iteration that I have never been so nervous and terrified. We do feel safe riding the railroad trail and the Bicycle
Boulevard, and can clearly see that these types of efforts pay have paid off - thank you! Beyond those routes, we have
still had numerous close calls, with uneducated and dangerous behavior from drivers and a constant fear of injury
because of the current state of our bikeways. Please vote yes for the Anholm bikeway.
Thank you,
Clint Slaughter, M.D., M.P.H.
CEO, SLO MakerSpace, Inc.
Emergency Physician, Vituity
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