Long Beach Parklet Crashes Jeff Miller
October 11, 2022
Michaels - 5620 East Second Street
September 23, 2020 11:30 PM
CLWZ
Michaels - 5620 East Second St.
Earl of Sandwich - 4803 Second St
September 8, 2020, 12:05 am
Parklet Destroyed (No photos)
Lord Windsor Coffee, 1101 East Third Street
May 10, 2021, 3:30 pm
one injury
California Parklet Crashes Jeff Miller
October 11, 2022
"Napper Tandy", San Francisco, April 19, 2021
one injury
"Aquitane", San Francisco, June 18, 2021
"Gino's", Salinas
November 19, 2020
nine injuries
"Operacaffe", San Diego, June 6, 2022
USA Parklet Crashes Jeff Miller
October 11, 2022
ARTHENON RESTAURANT
"Parthenon", Washington, DC
9 injuries, 2 deaths
"Rosatoro", New York City
2 injuries, 1 death
DU BONDAD
"Cafe La Maude", Philadelphia
8 injuries
"The Sefton", New York City
2 injuries
"Tilila", New York City
1 injury
PARKLETS ACCIDENTS Jeff Miller
LOCATION DATE BUSINESS ADDRESS VEHICLE INJURIES DEATHS
Long Beach September 8, 2020 Earl of Sandwich 4803 2nd St jeep Long Beach September 23, 2020 Michael's 5620 2nd St car Long Beach May 10, 2021 Lord Windsor Coffee 1101 E 3rd St car San Francisco April 19, 2021 Napper Tandy 3200 24th St sedan San Francisco Horsefeather 528 Divisadero St sedan
San Francisco Man 18, 2021 The Boombox 2109 Market sedan San Francisco June 18, 2021 Aquitaine 216 Church sedan
San Francisco October 16, 2021 Bender's 806 S Van Ness Ave sedan San Francisco June 10, 2022 Yoji Sushi House 3515 20th Street sedan San Francisco August 11, 2022 Manny's 3092 16th St car
Oakland April 10, 2022 Molcajete Cocina Mexicana 1734 Webster St. car Alameda March 25, 2021 La Penca Azul 1440 Park St SUV
San Jose Agave Sports Bar and Grill 544 W Alma Ave truck San Jose October 11.2020 Dynasty Chinese Seafood 1001 Story Rd SUV Pleasanton April 5, 2018 Peet's Coffee 101 West Angela Street pickup truck Pacific Grove August 3, 2022 il vecchio 110 Central Ave truck Salinas November 19, 2020 Gino's 1410 S Main St SUV
Santa Barbara April 16, 2021 Twenty-Four Blackbirds 428 E Haley St RV Santa Monica February 12, 2021 Urth Caffe 2327 Main St car West Hollywood September 15, 2019 Book Soup 8818 sunset blvd sedan Los Angeles August 5, 2014 LA Cafe 639 S Spring St
San Diego February 2, 2022 Sorrento Ristorante 1646 India Street San Diego June 6, 2022 Operacaffe 835 Fourth Ave sedan
Park City Utah September 15, 2021 Bangkok Thai on Main 605 Main St sedan Bowling Green OH Kabob It 3101-101 Ears Mill Rd i SUV
Raleigh NC August 15, 2022 Rudinos car
Washington DC March 11, 2022 Parthenon Restaurant 5510 Connecticut Ave NW SUV Philadelphia May 12, 2021 Cafe La Maude 816 N 4th St sedan Baltimore October 18, 2020 SoBo Cafe 6 W Cross St sedan Baltimore November 17, 2020 Blue Agave 1032 Light St sedan Miami February 24, 2022 Call Me Gaby 22 Washington Ave. sedan New York City July 5, 2020 12 Corazones 86-22 Roosevelt Ave SUV New York City July 21, 2020 L'Wren 4004 5th Ave truck
New York City August 24, 2020 DeLizia 1762 2nd Ave SUV
New York City August 27, 2020 Cafe Alula 252 Franklin Street car New York City December 14, 2020 Tilila 3648 Bailey Ave sedan New York City March 5, 2021 Crave Fishbar 945 2nd Ave van New York City April 29, 2021 Rosatoro 3502 Ditmars Blvd SUV New York City September 27, 2021 Bar Six 502 6th Ave garbage truck New York City December 1, 2021 El Nuevo Amancer 117 Stanton St SUV New York City April 11, 2022 The Sefton 1373 1st Ave. sedan New York City April 14, 2022 Atlas Social Club 753 9th Ave truck New York City June 8, 2022 Bar Basic 71 Seventh Avenue 18 wheel truck Waldwick NJ July 12, 2020 Nellie's Place 9 Franklin Turnpike car TOTALS 76
Parklets Accidents
Good evening Mayor and Council members. I am Jeff Miller, a resident of Belmont Shore.
I am here this evening to alert you to the dangers of parklets in Belmont Shore, and ask that a proper analysis of the risks be made before any permanent parklets are approved there. There have been two parklets destroyed by cars on Second Street and one downtown, but thankfully no one was killed and only one person was injured. You can see these crashes in the photos I have presented to you.
I made a simple search online, to learn how parklets around California and the US have tared since their installations. In many towns and cities, both small and large, there have been shocking examples of vehicles crashing into them. I found graphic photos and videos of damaged and destroyed parklets. In the small sample I have documented, there were multiple injuries and deaths caused by these collisions. Twenty of these crashes occurred in other cities in California, and 21 more happened around the US. Total: 76 injuries and 6 deaths. I have included the list in your packet.
It is evident that parklets are inherently dangerous - a distracted or inebriated driver, moving by with twelve inches of clearance, with only a small mistake in steering, at even a low speed, can easily and instantly cause a tragedy. A wooden or plastic barrier, even if weighted down with water, is no match for a two-ton sedan, let alone a large SUV or delivery truck. A Fedex or Amazon truck can weigh more than 5 tons! There are already more than a dozen applications for permanent parklets on Second Street. If a terrible crash causes injuries or deaths, who will be held responsible? The vehicle driver? Quite likely. But you can be sure the city will be named in a lawsuit, stating the obvious fact: a parklet so close to traffic was a known hazard, and should not have been permitted.
Long Beach is currently without a Traffic Engineer, due to tragic circumstances, and it seems prudent for the City to delay allowing permanent parklets on Second Street until the City has hired a new Traffic Engineer - one with a specialty in accident prevention. A current study must be conducted of the Second Street conditions - more than 30,000 vehicles traverse our Business District every day. In addition we have bicycles, scooters and skateboarders, pedestrian congestion and severely limited parking to deal with. In less than a month, a new Third District Council member will be elected, who should also be consulted.
The only reasonable conclusion will be that no parklets should be permitted in Belmont Shore.
Thank you.
Jeff Miller
October 11, 2022