From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 10:49 AM
To: Paula Perotte <[email protected]>; Kyle Richards <[email protected]>; Stuart Kasdin <[email protected]>; James Kyriaco <[email protected]>; [email protected]
Cc: Deborah Lopez <[email protected]>; Dennis Lammers <[email protected]> Subject: Proposed Parking Restrictions Salisbury Ave at Padova Dr To the Goleta City Council and City Clerk,
Thank you for informing us about the proposal to create no parking zones on Salisbury Avenue at Padova Drive. We do not agree with the proposed no parking zone in front of our property at 161 Salisbury Avenue. It will negatively impact many residents on Salisbury Avenue, us and our property value while potentially providing little benefit to the safety of pedestrians.
We have owned the property with our son who has been living in the home along with a housemate for almost 6 years. My son has worked from home since COVID, and he walks his dog daily at all times of the day. He has never had an issue walking or observed any issue or potential accidents at this intersection with any pedestrians, including children. My son and his housemate have, however, each reached out to law enforcement on two different occasions because they have witnessed children on e-bikes running the stop sign on Padova Road and almost being hit by cars. The drivers of the cars were not at fault in these situations.
The children are ignoring the traffic laws, and a red curb is not going to solve this real issue.
There needs to be educational outreach at the school regarding bicycle traffic laws and 4 way stop signs at this intersection to increase safety in these cases.
Removing 4 parking spaces in this area will significantly impact an area already fraught with parking issues. One side Salisbury Avenue is already red on both sides of the street due to a bus stop.
On the other side of our house is a cul-de-sac which has 5 homes and very little street parking.
Finally, Mountain View Ranch, a planned development that backs up to our house, limits street parking in the development. Therefore, they do not have enough parking for the people living in their community which results in many cars parking in the dead end at Padova Drive because it has pedestrian access to the development. The impact of the overflow parking from the development can be seen in the flyer picture that was provided as part of the no parking notification.
Note that there are many cars park on Padova Drive where there are no houses.
The elimination of parking in front of our property on both sides of the street will impact us significantly when we are already negatively impacted by the parking situation in the neighborhood. It will cause our deliveries, guests, and family to park a substantial distance from our property and potentially decrease our property value.
It is our understanding that this proposal is due to one person complaining about the intersection, not based on an actual incident. We were told that this intersection is a school crossing and requires a red curb. My son walked the entire area surrounding the school and noted that none of the other school crossing intersections have red curbs limiting parking.
They all have 4 way stop signs which seems like a better option to protect school children.
Since there have not been any issues with pedestrians at this intersection, children on e-bikes are running the stop sign on Padova Drive and the already impacted street parking we would like to recommend that other solutions be considered to resolve any safety issues at this intersection. Many residents on Salisbury Avenue will be negatively affected by the elimination of parking with potentially little benefit since none of the other school crossings around the school have red curbs. We believe 4 way stop signs without red curbs like all the other school crossing intersections have, is a better solution. Or at minimum, the parking at the intersection could be limited with no parking signs during school hours instead of eliminating parking here completely. This would provide safety for the school children while still allowing the community to park on the street in the evening and on the weekends when parking is at a premium.
One other option would be to eliminate pedestrian access from the Mountain View Ranch area. This would naturally reduce parking in the area and potentially reroute pedestrians and children on e-bikes away from this intersection.
We appreciate your consideration of this issue. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Debi & Bob Gioia
From:
Clint Gioia <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 7:11 PM
To: Paula Perotte <[email protected]>; Kyle Richards <[email protected]>; Stuart Kasdin <[email protected]>; James Kyriaco <[email protected]>; [email protected]
Cc: Deborah Lopez <[email protected]>; Dennis Lammers <[email protected]> Subject: Proposed Parking Restrictions Salisbury Ave at Padova Dr To the Goleta City Council and City Clerk,
I do not agree with the proposed no parking zone in front of my property at 161 Salisbury Avenue.
I have owned the property for almost 6 years and have worked from home since COVID. I walk my dog daily at varying times and have never had an issue walking or observed any issue or potential accidents at this intersection with any pedestrians, including children. I have, however, reached out to law enforcement because I witnessed children on e-bikes running the stop sign on Padova Road and almost being hit by cars. The drivers of the cars were not at fault in these situations. The children are ignoring the traffic laws, and a red curb is not going to solve this issue.
Removing 4 parking spaces in this area will significantly impact an area that is already plagued with parking issues. The other side of Salisbury Avenue is already red due to a bus stop on both sides of the street.
On the other side of my house is a cul-de-sac which has 5 homes and very little street parking.
Finally, because Mountain View Ranch, a planned
development that backs up to our house, limits parking on the street in the development, they do not have enough parking for the people that live in their community which results in many cars parking in the dead end at Padova Road due to the pedestrian access to the development.
This overflow parking from the development can be seen in the flier picture that was provided with the no parking notification.
It is my understanding that this proposal is due to one person complaining about the intersection. I walked the entire area surrounding the school and noted that none of the other school crossing intersections have red curbs limiting parking. They all have 4 way stop signs.
Based on the fact that there has not been any issues with pedestrians at this intersection, children on e-bikes are running the stop sign on Padova and the already impacted street parking we would like to recommend that other solutions be considered to resolve any safety issues at this intersection. I believe 4 way stop signs without red curbs like all the other school crossing intersections have, is a better solution. Or at minimum, the parking at the intersection could be limited with no parking signs during school hours instead of eliminating parking here completely. This would provide safety for the school children while still allowing the community to park on the street in the evening and the weekends when parking is at a premium. Lastly, shutting the pedestrian access from Mountain View Ranch would make the pedestrians choose an alternative route.
Sincerely,
Clint Gioia