From: James Coletti
To: Kristine Meidberg; "James Coletti"; [email protected] Subject: Regarding the Town Council Meeting on July 21, 2026, Agenda Item 10.1 Resolution 66-2026: I Support the Appeal Opposing the CPC Legacy Project
Date: Monday, July 20, 2026 3:22:34 PM
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Dear Town Council Members,
I have lived on Old Town Lane for 25 years (32 years in Danville altogether). Old Town Lane is a street that only has access and egress from West El Pintado, directly across from Ilo Lane and the CPC Legacy Project.
I am writing to register my disapproval of the CPC Legacy Project as proposed, and offer suggested conditions related to improving West El Pintado.
Current Issues with West El Pintado Corridor:
West El Pintado experiences periods of very high-volume usage such that traffic backs up to the intersections with both El Cerro Boulevard and Diablo Road. There are times when it takes 4 or 5 changes of the light to get through those intersections.
In addition to residents who live off WEP, the street is also utilized by both CPC church and school, St. Isidore church and school, the memory care facility, and other Danville residents who know that the street may be used to bypass both 680 and Hartz when congested.
Quite a few motorists speed along WEP as there is only one stop sign (in front of CPC). WEP has various elevations changes, combined with blind curves, that make it difficult for residents to enter the roadway from side streets when oncoming traffic exceeds the speed limit.
Children walk the street to get to school, seniors use the street (particularly in the future with the Nova units being sold to 55+), bicyclists are frequent users, and of course motorists.
West El Pintado does not have sidewalks on one or both sides of the street in various places. Pedestrians and bicyclists often must use part of the roadway to get by. In portions, the side of the road is unfinished and gravely.
There are no dedicated crosswalks with clearly indicated markers and electronic signals.
Suggested Improvements to West El Pintado to Enhance Child / Senior / Pedestrian / Bicyclist Safety and Enhance Smooth Traffic Flow:
Reduce the number of new housing units from a net increase of approximately 60 to no more than 36 (which will reduce traffic on WEP).
Reduce / reposition the footprint of the new youth facility at CPC (which will reduce traffic on WEP).
Add dedicated right turn lanes at the north end of WEP for right turns onto El Cerro, and at the south end for right turns onto Diablo Road. This will help alleviate the long lines waiting to turn left or right and speed up traffic flow.
Design exits from the CPC property such that all traffic exiting from CPC onto WEP should be directed onto southbound WEP toward Diablo Road. This will alleviate traffic on the more residential northern end of the street leading toward El Cerro.
Add / upgrade existing sidewalks the entire length of WEP on both sides to ensure safety for pedestrians (particularly children walking to schools and seniors for whom it is dangerous to walk in the roadway or on gravely surfaces).
Add dedicated electronic-signaled crosswalks at various intervals along the entire length of WEP (such as exist nearby in downtown Danville).
Add electronic speed signs (as exist on Sycamore Valley Road / Camino Tassajara) to reduce speeding and allow for safer motorist entrance from side streets and pedestrian safety when crossing the street.
Add signage and possibly a Berkeley-style partial barrier on WEP on the north side of the CPC property (around Ilo Lane) indicating that access to the northern half of the street is only for residential access or deliveries (not commercial or church thrutraffic).
I support additional and diverse / affordable housing, as well as community organizations (houses of worship, schools, etc.), but the safety and convenience of children walking to school, seniors and other pedestrians, and existing neighbors should be a major factor in approval of this project.
Thank you for your ongoing service to the people of this great Town.
James Coletti
19 Old Town Lane
Danville, California 94526
[email protected]