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Good morning Council,
I am making contact after reading about the Broad Street Bicycle Blvd proposal in the Tribune. I agree with the
article on many points:
-All three alternatives being considered are flat out bizarre. Any one of them will require tortured traffic movements,eliminating residential
parking,increasing traffic on local streets and diminishing the livability of our quality neighborhood. CYIOI�'O IlaS alWayS b20n One Of
a few main thoroughfares across town. It should remain as such.
-Removing any long-standing stop signs that have controlled traffic speeds along the Broad/Chorro comdors for decades is a nonstarter.But
to then clutter up Broad Street with plastic pylons,traffic diverters,bright yellow"speed cushions,"plastic traffic circles,swerving
"chicanes"and reflective paint,all bristling with public signage,would relegate Broad Street to an obstacle course rife with visual graffiti.
- But it was the decision of the City Bicycle Committee to back converting both our streets into a one-way couplet,despite the public outcry
that such an option was unacceptable. Under staff analysis of this option,the maximum average daily traffic volumes on the short block of
Lincoln Street,between Broad and Chorro,would more than double!
-Rather than a problem looking for a-solution,this is a solution looking for a problem.Those of us who live along the Broad/Chorro
corridors want to keep our streets the way they are(Safe and quiet. After all,we bought real estate on quiet streets and avoided Chorro for
this very reason). As long-standing residents on Lincoln Street,my wife and I do not fear change. What we do fear is change for the sake of
change.
Please vote NO for this project.
Michael Sherman
498 Lincoln St
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
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