From: metamorphosis18 <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2024 7:08 AM
To: City of Goleta <[email protected]>; City Clerk Group <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: On 7/16/24 the City Council will Discuss the Selection of Cathedral Oaks Rd. Bike Ln. and Parking Striping Alternative
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Good morning,
I refused to let my kids ride their bikes from Los Carneros to Dos Pueblos because the bike lane is so exposed. It would be a relief to me to see a physical curb barrier to separate the bike lane from vehicular traffic on Cathedral Oaks between Los Carneros and Storke / Glen Annie. Thanks for your consideration, as I'm unable to attend this meeting.
Respectfully,
Daniel
On Monday, July 8, 2024 at 05:12:00 PM PDT, City of Goleta <[email protected]> wrote:
On July 16, 2024, the City Council will discuss the
Selection of Cathedral Oaks Road Bike Lane and
Parking Striping Alternative
The City Council will discuss the Selection of Cathedral Oaks Road Bike Lane and Parking Striping Alternative on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at 5:30 P.M. We are releasing it early to allow the public to have ample time to review. The item can be found here:
Selection of Cathedral Oaks Road Bike Lane and Parking Striping Alternative
The complete packet of the Tuesday, July 16, 2024, City Council meeting agenda will be released on July 11, 2024. Written comments concerning agenda items may be sent to the City Clerk's e -mail: [email protected]; or mail: Attn: City Council and City Clerk at 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, California 93117.
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From: Glenn Bjorkman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2024 5:21 PM
To: City Clerk Group <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: On 7/16/24 the City Council will Discuss the Selection of Cathedral Oaks Rd. Bike Ln. and Parking Striping Alternative
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Please forward my response to City Council.
It is great that this section of road is finally being addressed as its condition is that of a third world country.
I strongly support Option 3 for the following reasons.
1. It maximizes the distance between cars, Pedestrians and Bikers. Currently through out the city bikers rider as wide as six to eight across blocking traffic with no consequences.
Also, we now have minors riding double on motorized bikes on sidewalks, middle of the streets in the wrong direction again with no consequences. If done correctly this could greatly add safety by putting a stop to these reckless practices.
2. It would maximize parking in the area.
3. It would create the greatest safety barrier for all involved.
Currently, with the best of intentions the city has provided the worst safety spaces between Bikers and Cars. I suggest that to encourage bike to stay in there lanes that you put in rumble strips in the safety zone to both wake up drivers and keep cyclist in the safe lane that has been created for them. They only way this all works if everyone follows your efforts to keep them safe.
I would request that my district supervisor give me a call to further discuss. I am north of Cathedral Oaks between Carlo and Fairview.
Please pass this along and I look forward to talking to my Supervisior.
Many Thanks!
Glenn Bjorkman
805-689-8200
On Jul 8, 2024, at 5:00 PM, City of Goleta <[email protected]> wrote:
On July 16, 2024, the City Council will discuss the
Selection of Cathedral Oaks Road Bike Lane and
Parking Striping Alternative
The City Council will discuss the Selection of Cathedral Oaks Road Bike Lane and Parking Striping Alternative on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at 5:30 P.M. We are releasing it early to allow the public to have ample time to review. The item can be found here:
Selection of Cathedral Oaks Road Bike Lane and Parking Striping Alternative
The complete packet of the Tuesday, July 16, 2024, City Council meeting agenda will be released on July 11, 2024. Written comments concerning agenda items may be sent to the City Clerk's e -mail: [email protected]; or mail: Attn: City Council and City Clerk at 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, California 93117.
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From: Jason Chapman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2024 11:10 AM
To: City Clerk Group <[email protected]>
Subject: 7-16 Meeting Comment D.1
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Hello City Council
Thank you for including safety improvements as a part of maintenance projects. While required my the Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan, it's not always done, so it's great to see.
I'd like to recommend option 3, as it provides the most protection for vulnerable road users. Although the angled parking may be tricky, I'm hoping the narrower lanes will help slow through traffic, making it easier for navigating drivers (in addition to safer pedestrian crossing).
Thank you for your consideration,
Jason Chapman
From: Jennifer Smith <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2024 12:39 PM
To: Paula Perotte <[email protected]>; Luz Reyes-Martin <[email protected]>; Stuart Kasdin <[email protected]>; James Kyriaco <[email protected]>; Kyle Richards <[email protected]>
Cc: City Clerk Group <[email protected]>; Nina Buelna <[email protected]> Subject: D.1 Striping on Cathedral Oaks
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D.1 Striping on Cathedral Oaks
Dear Mayor, Councilmembers, and city staff:
I am writing to support Alternatives #2 or #3 for restriping on Cathedral Oaks, with a preference towards #2.
The City appears to have two main goals - safety for all street users (and no user deaths) and - encouraging bicycling as an alternative to driving cars/vehicles.
Safety
My general understanding is that this area of Cathedral Oaks has not had a high history of collisions or accidents but it would be helpful to the public to see that info. This stretch is not as highly traveled as other areas between Glenn Annie and Patterson, but its use may increase with future housing development. Since this restriping is not part of a larger project, we have limited information (no studies etc). I think a critical question is ensuring that any changes do not make the street any less safe for users than it already is. After listening to the discussion from the June meeting and visiting the site, my main concern about option #3 is whether angled parking might be difficult on a road that historically has had a speed limit at 45 miles per hour (even if that changes, it may take time for compliance). Drivers would have to back into the oncoming traffic. In addition, the median in the area of the angled parking is not raised, and I'm wondering if people might try to U-turn from southbound/eastbound Cathedral Oaks to northbound/westbound to park in one of the angled spots. Since the city is trying to incorporate changes without investing more funds for a larger project, I'm concerned about whether enough signage or safety features would be available to ensure that angled parking is safe.
Some very rough online research suggests that parallel street parking is safer than angled street parking, although some of this research was old and other data suggests that the safety is about the same. Does Public Works have an opinion on this point? What I do know is that residents are already used to parallel parking in that area, and in fact, the stretch between Northgate and Brandon already has a berm where residents parallel park, so this is a familiar process. I am assuming the existing berm would be removed and something similar used to protect the bike path?
Encouraging cycling and alternative transportation
People generally feel more comfortable cycling on roads with a protected bike path.
Having a bike path behind parked vehicles will increase safety for cyclists and make people feel more comfortable using that stretch of bike lane. Both options #2 and #3 put the bike path behind the parked cars.
Questions:
- Is there any accommodation for people with disabilities to navigate a berm (designed to protect the bike path) that might block a walker, wheelchair etc? - Would the existing berm be removed?
- Any new signage if angled parking is approved?
Finally, I noticed an area further west on Cathedral Oaks where the street pavement shows a 45 mph speed limit but the signage next to it says 35 mph. Hopefully, this can separately be fixed.
Thank you for your work on this item.
Jennifer Smith
7270 Tuolumne Drive
Goleta, CA 93117
Hello,
I would like to express my gratitude to you and the other city council members for restriping Hollister. I ride my bike to and from work in Old Town (at Praevium Research) every day and am now able to feel safe while traveling. Projects like these tend to generate much more negative feedback, so I want say how much this
means to me. I know many people, including my father, who have been in life-altering collisions while on a bike. In fact, one of my coworkers is on disability from a collision near the airport.
This project has made Old Town a safer, quieter, more pleasant place to be in. Thank you so much for experimenting with a design that protects lives and benefits Old Town.
Best,
Guthre Leonard
1 From: Heather Moine <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2024 4:14 PM
To: City Clerk Group; Pavement
Subject: Comments Regarding Cathedral Oaks Road Bike and Parking Striping Alternatives Comments Regarding Cathedral Oaks Road Bike and Parking Striping Alternatives Thank you for presenting bike and parking striping alternatives for Cathedral Oaks Road between Northgate Drive/Evergreen Drive and Paseo del Pinon. While the project has been presented as a project to benefit cyclists, it is critical to look at how all modes of transportation will be impacted. This input along with input from fellow residents should be considered.
Facts:
• Speed limit is 40 MPH
• Vehicles often exceed the posted speed limit
• Vehicle parking is at a premium and often all available spaces are occupied Alternate 1.
Advantages
• Recently upgraded “bulb-out” asphalt and concrete improvement crosswalk is compatible with Alternate 1.
• Painted buffer provides cyclists additional comfort and separation from traffic. • Can add up to approximately 8 on-street spaces on the south side of Cathedral Oaks Road. • The bike lane and associated buffer can act as a buffer/temporary zone (without high speed traffic) to allow time and space for vehicles to parallel park. • Provides more buffer than current bike lane.
Disadvantages
• Striping provides less protection to cyclists than physical barriers.
Alternate 2.
Advantages
• Greater separation and protection for cyclists from traffic.
Disadvantages
2 • Bike lane will be an area that collects trash, litter, road debris, glass that are hazards to cyclists.
Yes, Cathedral Oaks is currently in poor shape with a large amount of accumulated road material; however, if the “new” bike lane is not maintained (swept) it will collect materials which may cause crashes and/or flat tires. Questions: Is the bike lane wide enough for maintenance (sweeping)? Are there plans to maintain (sweep) the bike lane?
• No buffer/temporary zone to allow time and space for vehicles to parallel park (Less space for parallel parking maneuvers may cause greater conflict with through vehicle traffic). When vehicles parallel park, traffic will be coming up on these vehicles at the speed limit if not greater speeds (as observed in-person).
o In areas with no median – the traveling vehicles will swerve around the vehicle in the process of parking instead of slowing/stopping (as observed in-person) to allow the vehicle to park or will likely collide with the vehicle in the process of parking since the vehicle in the process of parking will be in the travel lane.
o In areas with a median – see above. Collisions with vehicles in the process of parking are even more likely to occur since there is no area to swerve around the vehicle in the process of parking (median is present).
• Recently upgraded “bulb-out” asphalt and concrete improvement crosswalk is not compatible with Alternate 2.
• Vehicle parking is at a premium and often all available spaces are occupied. The loss of 10 parking spaces will greatly impact the community – having to find parking on nearby roads and potentially crossing Cathedral Oaks on foot in a non-designated crosswalk. • Pedestrians utilizing designated crosswalks will be more hidden from vehicle traffic than current design and Alternate 1.
Alternate 3.
Advantages
• Maximizes separation and protection for cyclists from vehicular traffic. • Increase of approximately 9 to 13 on-street parking spaces.
Disadvantages
• If only striping is proposed, vehicles parking in angled spots may enter into the bike lane when parking and/or remain in the bike lane when parked.
• Many vehicles that currently park on Cathedral Oaks exceed 17-feet total length when parked at an angle. Therefore, these vehicles will be extending into the bike lane and/or vehicle lane if Alternate 3 is selected.
• Bike lane will be an area that collects trash, litter, road debris, glass that are hazards to cyclists.
Yes, Cathedral Oaks is currently in poor shape with a large amount of accumulated road material; however, if the “new” bike lane is not maintained (swept) it will collect materials which may cause crashes and/or flat tires. Questions: Is the bike lane wide enough for maintenance (sweeping)? Are there plans to maintain (sweep) the bike lane?
• When vehicles are backing out from an angled parking spot, they will often be “blind” to viewing oncoming traffic since there will be vehicles parked adjacent. If the reversing vehicle is adjacent to a larger vehicle, it’s likely that vehicles in the travel lane will not see the reversing vehicle and will likely collide. Additionally, traffic will be coming up on these backing out “blind” vehicles at the speed limit if not greater speeds (as observed in-person). 3 o In areas with no median – the traveling vehicles will likely swerve around the vehicle in the process of reversing instead of slowing/stopping (as observed in-person) to allow the vehicle to fully reverse and then proceed forward getting up to the speed limit or will likely collide with the vehicle in the process of reversing since the vehicle in the process of parking will be in the travel lane.
o In areas with a median – see above. Collisions with vehicles in the process of reversing are even more likely to occur since there is no area to swerve around the vehicle in the process of reversing (median is present).
• Pedestrians utilizing designated crosswalks will be more hidden from vehicle traffic than current design and Alternate 1.
In conclusion, because of the above-mentioned advantages and disadvantages the striping should remain as is or the City should proceed with Alternate 1.