HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/24/2017 Item 7, Matthews
Christian, Kevin
From:Tess <tessdanm@pacbell.net>
Sent:Sunday, AM
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Luneta Dr closure
Dear Council members,
We are opposed to the opening of Luneta Drive for the following reason:
By putting a lot more traffic on residential streets it only compounds the area traffic problem.
Yes, Ramona Drive is currently over the minor collector limits for daily traffic counts; traffic calming measures on
Ramona Drive should be seriously considered. Suggested are a stop sign on Ramona at Verde Drive, speed bumps on
Ramona and moving the bus stops off Ramona to Foothill Blvd. That would help bring the traffic count down without
making the problem worse by circulating traffic through the residential streets.
If Luneta Drive were to be opened, Serrano Drive would have approximately 1000 additional vehicle trips per day
according to the city traffic study. This street is much too narrow and steep with a large depression at the bottom of the
hill where it intersects Broad Street; thus making it unsafe for increased traffic flows. Additionally, this additional traffic
would be in direct conflict with the Broad Street bicycle corridor currently being considered by the city for the Broad and
Chorro Street Anholm neighborhood.
Please try to understand that the fairness argument, on which the Planning Commission based their recommendation,
did not consider the whole picture. Nor did the commission consider other remedies that would be more agreeable to
the residents of both Ramona Drive and the surrounding residential neighborhood.
We went door to door on Ramona and asked what those residents wanted. Nine out of ten residents wanted Luneta
Drive to stay closed and signed the petition for keeping Luneta Drive closed, as it has been for several decades.
We urge you to keep Luneta Drive closed to vehicular traffic.
Sincerely,
Tess and Dan Matthews
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