1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject: FW: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List From: Dan Huynh < >
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 5:17 PM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Subject: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List
Municipal Services Committee Members:
Thank you for your consideration of the staff report recommending a list of Mobility Improvement Projects to be funded in lieu of the California Grade Separation.
I am writing to support the Top 11 Project status of the following projects:
1) North/South Greenways - We have been waiting 7 years for these projects - it is time to get them done! Over 450 of our neighbors have signed a petition in support of the Neighborhood Greenways Project, and they should be a high priority for the city. The Greenways will reduce high speed, cut-through traffic on neighborhood streets, making residential areas safe and quiet.
2) Continental Crosswalks to enhance pedestrian safety.
3) Avenue 64 Complete Streets Program - these long-overdue safety improvements will reduce speeds on this dangerous road.
4) Traffic calming and Complete Streets Program for Pasadena Avenue and St. Johns, with the following comments:
- The lack of a two-way center turn lane remains a major safety problem along Pasadena Avenue. Please add a dedicated turn lane to address rear-end and sideswipe collisions, as well as help further address dangerous speeding.
- Robust traffic calming is required to slow St John and Pasadena Avenue. The proposed speed tables at midblock crosswalks are a good start, however the City should also follow its design guidelines and employ 10’ and 11’ lane widths (not two 11’ lanes), consider mid-block pinch points and/or treelets to visually narrow the street and provide additional space for street trees, and study raising the protected bikeway between Bellefontaine and California.
Finally, I support the request of the Friends of the Arroyo Link to secure funding for the City to study the feasibility of all of the options for safe pedestrian and bicycle access to the Central Arroyo, and to make that a priority for the City.
Sincerely,
Dan