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Home My WebLink About8/15/2017 Item 15 and 16, Shoresman ��n�'�"�� IC��:1�:7�""Vl]h��:�m��,.�p��'J�� '��"'��1��:�� .�� »�m��m��9� From: Michelle < > ...�.� � Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 9:49 AM � " ; .�`� � �°� �� To: E-mail Council Website Subject: Broad Street and SRTS Projects - August 15 Meeting � R��,.��:,� '�� A.��" 9 .,r �- y�_� ,� �' ��.� f��'"� ,, � �+, , � � __ ,.,......, Good morning, On August 15, your council will be asked to consider plans for a Broad Street Bike Blvd and other Safe Routes to Schools Plan improvements proposed for the Bishops Peak/Pacheco Elementary School area of town. These plans are not only important to the longterm residents and homeowners of the immediate area surrounding the two schools, Broad and Chorro Streets, but also to people throughout SLO seeking to access the Foothill area from downtown and beyond. To better connect all of SLO with safe bikeways, on August 15, I therefore respectfully request your approval of Option 1 or 2 proposed for the Broad Street area and the SRTS Plan (which includes safe crossing options for Foothill Blvd. at Ferrini). , Although I favor option 1, as it is the way my 9-year-old son currently rides to school, and is by far the most approachable way for children and non-riders to ride (due to steepness of hills), I recognize that the favored choice in your online engagements survey, by percentage of vote, is Option 2. This is also the option supported by the BAC (Bicycle Advisory Committee) and therefore deserves your thoughtful consideration. Whichever option you choose to support, I strongly urge you to PLEASE DO SOMETHING to make this area safer for pedestrians and cyclists soon. The planning has continued long enough and staff have done a great job of creating a thoughtful and participatory process. Now, it's time to act on their work. If the City is serious about increasing multi-modal transportation and reducing car trips by 20%, we must connect downtown and the Foothill area with more pedestrian and bicycle-friendly routes. Finally, I want to draw your attention to an Editorial that appeared in the SLO Tribune about two months ago where Editorial Staff agreed that residents of our city and county WANT to ride their bikes and walk....if we create the infra-structure that makes it friendly to do so, and we start habits early with children, people WILL change their travel habits. Please help them do it by approving either option 1 or 2 presented to you on August 15, along with the SRTS Plan. Thank you for your consideration. 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I �. �� ,ii, �� .. / / ii j , ' ; � 9 /,. „,i � ! � , ,, � '�i��lll�� EDITORIALS We're not lazy. So why aren't more of us biking to work? ��,�� MAY 20,20176:46 PM We know biking to work is good for our health. It's better for the environment.And it's a heck of a lot cheaper than buying gas. Yet countywide,only 3.4 percent of us commute by bicycle,according to U.S.Census data. (The figure for the city of San Luis Obispo is a much more respectable 9 percent.) So what's holding the rest of us back? ADVERTISING Chances are,it's not an aversion to exercise.Nor is it necessarily a lack of equipment(f you have a bicycle gathering dust in your garage,raise your hand). It's something far more b; Experienced cyclists may �mia law requires drivers to http://www.sanluisobispo.com/opinion/editorials/article151791032.html 1/5 8/8/2017 Protected bike lanes make sense�The Tribune Latest news by email This aftemoon's latest local news Enter Email Address SIGiV UP stay at least 3 feet away from cyclists. Consider:Most of our streets and highways were built only for cars. Posting a"Bike Lane"sign and painting a white stripe doesn't automatically turn a narrow shoulder into a bonafide bike lane,especially when that shoulder is potholed or full of pebbles or overgrown with plants. Nor does the admonition to"share the road"solve all conflicts.Sometimes,there isn't enough road to share—Corbett Canyon Road comes to mind —so we end up blaming one another for accidents and close calls and unpleasant encounters.Drivers blame cyclists,cyclists blame drivers and, depending on the circumstances,pedestrians blame both. � i�/�%��i��/��%//�/!�!,��/��! 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For new developments,that's a no-brainer;there's an opportunity to design better bike lanes from scratch. The proposed Avila Ranch project in southem San Luis Obispo,for example,calls for slighdy narrower traffic lanes—10 feet instead of the standard 12—on streets inside the development.That leaves enough space for 8-foot-wide bike lanes,each consisting of a 3-foot-wide buffer zone with white diagonal hash marks,and a 5-foot-wide riding lane. For the perimeter of the project,plans include a mile-long, 12-foot-wide bike path that's separated from traffic along Buckley Road.There's also a more conventional bike lane for the serious cyclists who want to get from Point A to Point B ASAP.It would run parallel to the bike path. Avila Ranch developers considered installing an actual physical barrier,such as a curb or planter,alongside the bike lane on Buckley to create what's called a protected bike lane. "It's certainly something we would be willing to do,"said project planner Stephen Peck,adding that he wasn't sure whether the city and county have standards for them yet. If not,it's something local agencies should work on, because protected bike lanes are the nudge many would-be riders need to get them past their fear of cycling. Sometimes described as sidewalks for bicycles,protected bike lanes are popWar in other countries,and are starting to catch on in the United States.In 2011,there were 78 protected lanes.By the summer of 2016,there were 292,with more added every day. (Connecticut's first protected bike lane, located in New Haven,just opened Friday.) rtsyl/�� J�n% ��1,, ��' „�' f ,, V)iv tl Vlb�� '' � I u loumr f' i�i I i'i r � III � 11J�'Hll�� ,. �� 1,,,,/%/i,� � ;d�u�� N� i�e ii�,,nll�� ry��-1� � �hi IIp i� J �' � �l��ii� ", i/,,ii/� l�l r �I�<,��i�� - i Il��,.��i iu��, � 1ff/� �1�,1�11Vi I {��IIIIIIIIII�� r,. /� /�i�l, / „ � , -m, , ,�,�//, ,/li io I/�i////-;,��,/�VII ��r, „��i l Y7� ��Ju ,,, �, � r/. ,�� /; ; �, �/ ;f��/%%%/i,i/��% 9 1 i� ii„irG,j . l�� /i�o i J��;i ,r� i ,,; /, �,,, ;;�ii��%/�i,,,�,� „ � ;��i�� /l�%%/%/%� ,/ , �/ ��//,��%//i�%i/J%/ � /�� i/%;� �,�,,. �,��„�;�/ ��, %�%��,� �/,��1��%�//�� " _�-„ „ ;. ,,, r ,,.�ii ��/�� „��/��i��i/��, �/iiio,.:� „ „ .�„ � „�i ,m V O�Ou ti �s� d '//i i��ip///`��W+llJ�1�� l'UI o �� 4 ��I'��I�'U ,, ,,;,,;,ii .,'rF��,,.,,,, !iy��i��i/, �,� .�,�� f m � „ � �n�, IV� � � o �.. � �i � ' I� i`%/��,(�,.. ,w- J�ro�+m�,u�e,,��I; ,�.a��., , J%P ��"c-�.,. d ,,,,�, ,,. ... �u e [��mY� � .»..w,,.��.w�w�,Fr 4w�t��,:�,x ��. ,.�o . �,�,o,,,,; .r,. , ,,w r„�„ �� , .�iiu� m,�,n� .. . ,�.��n �,r �e �,,, N � �,...«w �„��, �o +«nm w"wnw�r✓+�rp�r I 7'�' „ � � �� ,��,�� Rendering of Buckley Road bike path at proposed Avila Ranch Development in San Luis Obispo. http://www.sanluisobispo.com/opinion/editorials/article151791032.html 3/5 8/8/2017 Protected bike lanes make sense�The Tribune ShveP-Avila Ranch LLC They aren't particularly fancy—flexible posts,raised bumps,bollards,even parked cars are used as barriers—but they provide a feeling of security for bike riders and drivers. So far,protected lanes are mosdy in larger cities like San Francisco,Portland,Austin and New York.We hope they filter down to smaller cities and towns. Some of the benefits: • They reduce cycling on sidewalks,which is dangerous for pedestrians. • In New York City,injury crashes dropped by 40 percent in areas with protected bike lanes. • They lead to an uptick in sales for businesses along the route. • Because people feel safer,ridership increases—sometimes dramatically. • Increased ridership helps cities and counties meet greenhouse gas reduction goals.The city of San Luis Obispo,for example,is aiming for 20 percent of all resident trips to be made by bicycle by 2035. We don't expect protected bike lanes to appear overnight,and we defer to the experts—including engineers and experienced cyclists—to prioritize what biking infrastructure is most needed in San Luis Obispo County. But we do we believe protected bike lanes should be part of the conversation when we discuss bicycle safety. If local leaders truly want more people to bike to work—and why else would the entire month of May be devoted to that goal?—they need to recognize that many of us don't trust a"share the road"sign to protect us. Never miss a local story. Sign up today for unlimi[ed digi[al access to our website,apps,the digital newspaper and more. SUBSCRIBE NOW fl COMMENTS v �'�` � SPONSOREDCONTENT r � �- �� A Californian's Guide to the Perfect BBQ Spread �� , ey w.ime� �,a � There's nothing like the smell of barbecue wafting across a warm California breeze. 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