HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/4/2018 Item 15, Brooks,K
City of San Luis Obispo City Council
Kelle Brooks
780 Meinecke Ave.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Spet.4, 2018
To whom it may concern,
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I am writing in regards to the Sept. 4 meeting about the proposed Anholm bike path. As an
Anholm resident who walks, bikes and drives, I am in support of a bike route in our
neighborhood. Currently our streets privilege the car. I am in support of balancing the modes
more equally. I have been following this issue and have attended several public meetings on
this topic. I am very concerned about the most recent planning commission meeting where the
outcome seemed to be- to make no changes. I am concerned about the increased traffic
conditions a plan may cause, as are many residents, but I am in support of improved bike/
pedestrian infrastructure. Doing nothing is not an option. We need to put the larger objectives
of bicycle infrastructure ahead of individual resident concerns. This town and residents should
have a higher quality of bicycle/ pedestrian infrastructure and our neighborhood is an essential
part of the overall system.
I have been very impressed with the city staffs proposals for the bikeway and resultant traffic
conditions. It is impossible to come up with a plan that pleases everyone and I think they have
done a great job managing this. In particular, I support the recent plan which calls for a traffic
diverter at Broad/ Ramona/ Meinecke. As a resident, I am willing to accept some changes to our
neighborhood in support of increased bicycle infrastructure. I am in support of either the
divided bikeway, or the reduced traffic on broad option. I would ask the city staff continue to
consider any implications to increased neighborhood traffic that plans may cause.
Please move ahead with a bike route through our neighborhood.
Sincerely,
Kelle Brooks