Burbank City Council
January 24, 2023

12/21/22, 3:11 PM Mail - Fuentes, Marcos - Outlook
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Fuentes, Marcos <[email protected]>
Tue 11/1/2022 6:06 PM
To:Joe Masiero <[email protected]>
Bcc: Kriske, David <[email protected]>
Hello Joe,
Thank you for your feedback. Your comments are valuable and have been documented as part of this project's planning phase. We will take them into consideraon as we design alternaves for the first phase of the Downtown Burbank San Fernando Reconfiguraon Pilot Project, which as you noted, aims to make San Fernando Blvd. beer connected, and safer for pedestrian, bicyclist, and all other road users, while promong commercial acvity.

We hope that you can make it to one of the community meengs and events that will be held during this month and early December.

However, if you are unable to, updates will be posted on the City's website for this project: hps://www.burbankca.gov/web/community- development/downtown-san-fernando-boulevard-reconfiguraon-project Feel free to reach out should you have further comments or quesons.

Best Regards,
Marcos Fuentes
Senior Transportation Planner
Community Development Department
818-238-5270 office
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Working together for a safe, beautiful and thriving community From: Joe Masiero <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 10:15 AM
To: Fuentes, Marcos <[email protected]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] San Fernando Blvd
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12/21/22, 3:11 PM Mail - Fuentes, Marcos - Outlook
https://outlook.office365.com/mail/deeplink?popoutv2=1&version=20221209009.08&view=print 2/2 Hi Mr. Fuentes,
I saw the announcement about the upcoming meetings regarding plans for the San Fernando Blvd reconfiguration.  I don't know if I can make the public meeting times, so I wanted to send me input.

I really enjoyed the transition of San Fernando into a walking mall during the pandemic.  My family and I would regularly walk up and down the block, and it became a strong focus for the Burbank community.  While I understand the need in some cases for store-front parking, the benefits of extended restaurant and general seating and the space to let families gather and mingle outweigh the handful of parking spaces currently present.  Perhaps a model like I've seen in some European cities would work, where a street like this is open to traffic from midnight to 8 am for business deliveries but pedestrian-only in other hours would work.  The planned LA Metro rapid transit system from NoHo to Pasadena would pass right by this area, providing a convenient way for people to get downtown without driving, as well.

In closing, I hope that San Fernando can become more pedestrian-friendly in the heart of downtown.

Thank you for your consideration, and let me know if I can answer any questions, Joe

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