2022-09-13-Municipal-Services-Committee-Meeting-Correspondence-Item 2.1 — Municipal Services Committee, September 13, 2022

Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List From:ThanosT< ..

Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2022 8:12 AM
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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 Sti-eets 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.

Sincerely,
Thanos Trezos
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List -—Original Message—-
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Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2022 8:12 AM
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.

The rising number of deaths and injuries in our city due to traffic collisions is not acceptable. We can and should do better.

Sincerely,
Sam Shammas
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List From: Jonathan Edewards <
Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2022 10:25 AM
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.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Edewards
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Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List From: Jennifer Ho •
Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2022 10:58 AM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Subject: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List
Dear Municipal Services Committee Members:

Thank you for your consideration of the staff report recommending a list of Mobility Improvement Projects to be fimded 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.

5. 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.

Although I currently make 99% of my trips with a car (not because I want to, but because LA cities seem to prioritize automobiles), I would like to see diversified modes of transportation - especially ones like walking and cycling that are healthier for residents and better for the air quality ^growing up in Pasadena, I developed asthma despite no family history, and I can smell the pollution when I'm outside!). Driving a car doesn't bring me any joy, and I hope that drastic improvements can be made in our community to improve safety and diversified mobility options for everyone.

Sincerely,
Jennifer H.
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW; Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List From: Richard Parsekian
Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2022 3:54 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.

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 1 1' 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.

A dedicated and connected Bike Lane Infrastructure will do much to lessen congestion, build community, make our city safer, the air cleaner and encourage our kids to bike to school and exercise.

Let's Make This Happen!
Sincerely,
Richard + Teresa Parsekian
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R funding for Witson Ave
From: Silverman, Shaelyn N. < >
Sent: Friday, September 9, 2022 9:36 AM
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Subject: Measure R funding for Wilson Ave
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Dear Municipal Services Committee,
As a member of the Caltech community, I am concerned about safety for people riding bikes and walking on Wilson Ave. Please support a high priority ranking for the Greenways Project in the Measure R funding request, so that the Greenways can be built soon and Wilson Avenue can be as made safe as possible. I have personally been hit by a car twice while hiking on Witson Ave. to Caltech (had to go to urgent care once), and have been passed dangerously closely by aggressive drivers on numerous occasions. I don't feel safe hiking on Wilson (or any of the parallel streets to get to campus, for that matter). However, given the threat of climate change and hazardous pollution in LA, I'd prefer to continue hiking as my primary method of transportation, as this is the most environmentally friendly option, and the proximity of everything in Pasadena would make it the perfect place for hiking (if it were safe, which is definitely not the case now).

I am one of the over 200 people who have expressed support for the "Wilson For All" concept available at https://www.wilson4all.org. We are asking the city to add protected bike lanes and mid-block crosswalks to Wilson Avenue, as part of the Greenways project. We've been waiting seven years for the city to deliver on its promise to improve safety on Wilson Avenue - it is time to get it done. We shouldn't have to put our lives at risk every day to try to do the right thing for the environment. Protected bike lanes is a simple addition that would go a long way in protecting cyclists in Pasadena, which would incentivize more people to bike, thereby reducing car pollution. In the long run, this is better for everyone living in Pasadena.

Please support applying Measure R funding to the Greenways projects, so that these projects can be built soon. And, please support designs that are as safe as possible for people riding bikes and walking in Pasadena.

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.

Thank you,
Shaelyn Silverman
Shaelyn Silverman
PhD Candidate in Geobiology
Geological and Planetary Sciences
California Institute of Technology
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List -—Original Message—-
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Sent: Friday, September 9, 2022 9:42 AM
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Subject; Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List
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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. 1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R funding for Wilson Ave
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Sent: Friday, September 9, 2022 9:43 AM
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Subject: Measure R funding for Wilson Ave
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Dear Municipal Services Committee,
As a member of the Caltech community, I am concerned about safety for people riding bikes and walking on Wilson Ave.

Please support a high priority ranking for the Greenways Project in the Measure R funding request, so that the Greenways can be built soon and Wilson Avenue can be as made safe as possible.

I am one of the over 200 people who have expressed support for the "Wilson For All" concept available at https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A°/o2F%2Fwww.wilson4all.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7 Cgstevenson%40cityofpasadena.net%7Cbc904309e75640bbl91408da92826aa3%7C82d9fc002c664402a28fc6bcdc32e4 91%7Cl%7CO%7C637983386074942364%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV21uMzliLCJ BTil61klhaWwiLCJXVC16MnO%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=o%2FQ5rDEIhMziDRXuZUefS3dr%2FSbVjLlENgqWJ ZxTdqs%3D&reserved=0. We are asking the city to add protected bike lanes and mid-block crosswalks to Wilson Avenue, as part of the Greenways project. We've been waiting seven years for the city to deliver on its promise to improve safety on Wilson Avenue - it is time to get it done.

Thank you!
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List From: Luebbert, Laura < >
Sent: Friday, September 9, 2022 9:45 AM
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.

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.

Sincerely,
Laura Luebbert
California Institute of Technology
Division of Biology and Biological Engineering
Ph.D. candidate
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List From: Sina Booeshaghi < >
Sent: Friday, September 9, 2022 10:22 AM
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.

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 1 1' 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.

Sincerely,
Sina Booeshaghi, PhD
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R funding for Wilson Ave Greenway
From: Christopher Yeh < >
Sent: Friday, September 9, 2022 11:59 AM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Subject: Measure R funding for Wilson Ave Greenway
Dear Municipal Services Committee,
As a member of the Caltech community, I am concerned about safety for people riding bikes and walking on Wilson Ave. Please support a high priority ranking for the Greenways Project in the Measure R funding request, so that the Greenways can be built soon and Wilson Avenue can be as made safe as possible.

Thank you!
Best,
Chris
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R funding for Wilson Ave
From: Guan, Charles < >
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2022 11:58 AM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Subject: Measure R funding for Wilson Ave
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Dear Municipal Services Committee,
As a Pasadena resident and graduate-student at Caltech, I would love to see Wilson Ave add more bike lanes and crosswalks. I bike on Wilson Ave frequently, both to get to Caltech and to visit friends north of Caltech campus. Pasadena is beautiful, so I enjoy getting around without a car, but the parts ofWilson Ave without bike lanes can be scary when cars don't see me, or actively/dangerously cut me off on my bike. I also know several friends who would bike to work (and reduce traffic!) if the Wilson bike lanes were extended further north.

Please support a high priority ranking for the Greenways Project in the Measure R funding request, so that the Greenways can be built soon, and Wilson Avenue can be as made safe as possible. Thanks! Best,
Charles
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R funding for Wilson Ave
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Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2022 5:43 PM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Subject: Measure R funding for Wilson Ave
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Dear Municipal Services Committee,
As a member of the Caltech community, I am concerned about safety for people riding bikes and walking on Wilson Ave.

Please support a high priority ranking for the Greenways Project in the Measure R funding request, so that the Greenways can be built soon and Wilson Avenue can be as made safe as possible.

I am one of the over 200 people who have expressed support for the "Wilson For All" concept available at https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A°/o2F%2Fwww.wilson4all.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7 Cgstevenson%40cityofpasadena.net%7C6af85afbecae47444eef08da938e8721%7C82d9fc002c664402a28fc6bcdc32e491 %7Cl%7CO%7C637984537640801064%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV21uMztiLCJBTil 61klhaWwiLCJXVC16MnO%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=U81St97Tveo4TkoZSGnhL%2FB4VsocJg4PpnxoRkYrzas% 3D&reserved=0. We are asking the city to add protected bike lanes and mid-block crosswalks to Wilson Avenue, as part of the Greenways project. We've been waiting seven years for the city to deliver on its promise to improve safety on Wilson Avenue - it is time to get it done.

Thank you!
Casey Law
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List From: Andrew Medina < >
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2022 7:58 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.

As a bike commuter in Pasadena, these projects are essential for my safety and others.

Sincerely,
Andrew Medina
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List From: Machiko Yasuda < >
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2022 9:19 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) NortlVSouth 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.

Machiko Yasuda
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List From: David E. < >
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 7:29 AM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Subject: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List
Please use the funds to increase bicycle safety in Pasadena. Please also improve public transit.

It's too bad the Orange Grove project was downgraded several years ago. Thay would have been a perfect place to have safe bike lanes.

As a constituent who cares deeply about the safety and sustainability of our community, I am writing to support the Top 11 Project status of the following Measure R IVtobility Improvement 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 at over 100 intersections in the City is an incredibly cost-effective use of this funding.
3) Avenue 64 Complete Streets Program includes long-overdue safety improvements that will reduce speeds on this dangerous road.
4) Traffic Calming and Complete Streets Program for Pasadena and St. John Avenues, with the following enhancements:
- Pasadena Avenue needs a Center Turn Lane to address preventable rear-end / sideswipe collisions and address dangerous speeding.
- While the proposed speed tables at midblock crosswalks are a good start, the City should also consider mid- block pinch points and treelets to visually narrow the street and create additional space for street trees. - The protected bikeway between Bellefontaine and California should be raised to sidewalk level to provide further safety benefits.

Finally, I support the request of the Friends of the Arroyo Link that MSC direct staff to identify a more competitive Arroyo Link project that includes funding to study the feasibility of both short- and long-term options (including the original Arroyo Link proposal), and that includes the build-out of a short-term option to move pedestrians in and out of the Arroyo.

Sincerely,
David K Erickson
Mentor Ave
Pasadena CA 91106
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List From: Anne Shapiro < >
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 7:56 AM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Subject: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List
As a constituent who cares deeply about the safety and sustainability of our community, I am writing to support the Top 11 Project status of the following Measure R Mobility Improvement 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 at over 100 intersections in the City is an incredibly cost-effective use of this funding.
3) Avenue 64 Complete Streets Pro grain includes long-overdue safety improvements that will reduce speeds on this dangerous road.
4) Traffic Calming and Complete Streets Program for Pasadena and St. John Avenues, with the following enhancements:

Pasadena Avenue needs a Center Turn Lane to address preventable rear-end / sideswipe collisions and address dangerous speeding.

While the proposed speed tables at midblock crosswalks are a good start, the City should also consider mid-block pinch points and treelets to visually narrow the street and create additional space for street trees.

The protected bikeway between Bellefontaine and California should be raised to sidewalk level to provide further safety benefits.

Sincerely, Anne shapiro
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Metro Money Public Comment
From: Erika Foy< >
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 8:13 AM
To: Wilson, Andy <[email protected]>; Cornejo, Laura <[email protected]>; Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>; Hampton, Tyron <[email protected]>; Williams, Felicia <[email protected]>
Cc: Siques, Joaquin <[email protected]>; Megan Foker < >; Thyret, Pam <[email protected]>; John Latta •
Subject: Metro Money Public Comment
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Good morning- As you can imagine this Pasadena Now article (https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/backed- by-230-5-million-in-metro-money-city-committee-reviews-19-possible-new-transit-projects-for-pasadena) grabbed my attention this am. As someone who lives adjacent to the intersection which the money was intended for, I was a bit surprised at the various solutions being suggested to relieve the traffic congestion in response to the idea of the overpass being tabled. My questions to you are- 1) Are these projects being proposed actually going to relieve the pressure at the intersection? Is there data that has been produced to show how it will?
2) Isn't it a bit bike heavy in areas that have no relation to the intersection? It seems a North/South bikeway on Raymond is where the money should be spent and what MHNA has been advocating for. 3) I see very little walkability enhancements like wider sidewalks and trees. As you all know, we have a massive project coming to that corner (Affinity) and enhancing walkability should be key when working to get people out of the cars in this area. As it stands, walking in this vicinity is horrible. It is hot, loud, ugly and very unappealing. How can you offer those in this area incentives to do the shorter walk to the hospital, grocery store, or Metro with this current project list? You may not be aware but the developer for Affitniy is working hard to convince those in decision making positions that his project is "very walkable." It would be nice to see how this planned development project and these metro proposals actually work in conjunction to release the pressure of a very bad intersection. I am not seeing any relatability here. Can you show the public where it does relate?
I have to say, this list seems like a "pet project" list rather than true ideas that will help the failing intersection. I am surely disappointed as someone who knows keenly the needs of this direct area. I have lived in this vicinity for 25 years and I have seen the area go from bad to worse in traffic and walkability. In my personal opinion, this list needs to have better balance and reasoning when choosing projects to fix the problem. Thank you, Erika Foy
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Metro Money Public Comment
From: Erika Foy< >
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 10:19 AM
To: Wilson, Andy <[email protected]>; Cornejo, Laura <[email protected]>; Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>; Hampton, Tyron <[email protected]>; Williams, Felicia <[email protected]>
Cc: Siques, Joaquin <[email protected]>; Megan Foker < >; Thyret, Pam <[email protected]>; John Latta < >
Subject: Re: Metro Money Public Comment
As an additional comment, I like to understand how money that was supposed to be used to fix the at grade crossing at California Blvd is now going to "greenways" outside of the area? I think the city staff really needs to explain how these "greenways" are fixing a massive problem at California Blvd. Preferably, I think actually "greening" California Blvd with trees to make it more attractive and walkable would be a better solution. The measure R dollars should remain in the area they were intended for. Thank you, Erika 1 10:09••I 5G»
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Subject:FW: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List From: Habermehl, Scott T. < >
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 11:54 AM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Subject: Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects List
Municipal Services Committee Members:

I am a graduate student at Caltech, and I live in Pasadena.

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.

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.

Sincerely,
Scott Habermehl
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Measure R Project List - Where is the Public Input? Where is the Accountability? From: Ken Perry < >
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 12:00 PM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Cc: Williams, Felicia <[email protected]>; Cornejo, Laura <[email protected]>; KeepPasadenaMoving < >; Pasadena Now < >; Erika Foy < >; Megan Foker < > Subject: Measure R Project List - Where is the Public Input? Where is the Accountability? Dear Pasadena Municipal Services Committee Members:

The measure R projects identified by the Department of Transportation may or may not be good projects for Pasadena.

For the most part, citizens are unaware of any of these proposed projects, as the Department of Transportation chooses to do the least amount of gathering of public input as possible to develop and implement its projects.

Pasadena, for the most part, will have no direct say on any of the proposals.

When the DOT does have public meetings, they don't accurately record the input of residents or make course corrections when large numbers ofPasadenans express concern.

Case in point is the proposed greenway on Craig street. The street is one of the quietest north south streets in Pasadena and is perfect for a bike corridor. Very few bicycle incidents occur on Craig - even without road furniture proposed by the DOT.

When residents express concern about a traffic circle going in at Craig and Las Lunas, the DOT has ignored concerns.

So millions will be spent on a greenway that is already a safe place to ride your bicycle without the input of local residents. I'm sure that a compromise could be implemented and a safer place to bicycle be the result, but DOT refuses to sit down with residents in this area to develop plans the way they have with countless other projects like on North Hill.

The DOT resists implementing success measures - number of accidents going down, number of bicyclists using the new infrastructure going up - so we have no idea whether any of these projects actually improves anything. Why do we build infrastructure and let it sit and have no idea whether or not anyone is benefitting? We don't even know how many bicyclists are using bike lanes, because the DOT doesn't count bicyclists accurately or know which bike rides are actually replacing car trips.

Meanwhile, at the Rose Bowl, where most Pasadenans choose to ride their bike, walk, run, swim and enjoy the outdoors, many bicycle accidents are happening with nothing being done by DOT or by anyone else in the city.

Between 2016 and 2021, 70 bicycle collisions occurred in the most dangerous intersections in Pasadena. Almost 22% of those occurred at or within /2 mile of the Rose Bowl.

Craig is nowhere near the top 20 most dangerous places to ride a bicycle. 1 So the city charges forward saying they are making streets safer to bicycle and walk, but they ignore all of the injuries happening at the Rose Bowl where most people choose to bike and walk.

Perhaps a place to start with all of this money is to have some public meetings. Make DOT tell the honest story about what is actually happening on city streets and in neighborhoods. Will projects cause traffic to divert to quiet local streets? Will traffic improve on main corridors? Will accidents actually go down? How is all of this being measured?
Right now, we are spending millions of dollars of public money with no accountability and no focus on traffic congestion or safety in areas where it actually is a problem.

Ken Perry
East Pasadena Resident
2 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Traffic circle Ave 64
From: David Magidoffo
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 1:30 PM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Subject: Traffic circle Ave 64
As home owners on Ave 64 we are very excited about this and fully support it! https://www.citvofpasadena.net/transDortation/transDortation-improvements/avenue-64-comDlete-street-DroiecV David & Sarah Magidoff
1 Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: Ave 64 And Burleigh Roundabout
From: Stephanie Jenkins
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 2:17 PM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Subject: Ave 64 And Burleigh Roundabout
I'm writing to urge the City of Pasadena to fund the long awaited roundabout on Ave 64 and Burleigh.

I live on Avenue 64 just south of this proposed site, and have seen too many car accidents, near accidents, and one tragic fatality on this street all due to people speeding way too fast down the hill on Avenue 64 after the La Loma stop light. It is a steep grade with a sharp turn, and a traffic calming measure is long overdue. Our neighborhood is a beautiful place to walk, and neighbors enjoy strolling on Avenue 64 to enjoy the lovely church of the Angels, the oldest church in Pasadena. However, the dangerous and illegal speeds put us all at risk.

The roundabout is an important safety design because unlike a simple stop sign, a roundabout does not just tell people to stop/slow down, but its physical presence will ensure that drivers slow down.

In addition, the current crosswalk at the intersection of Burleigh on Avenue 64 is extremely dangerous— pedestrians have to walk the equivalent of five traffic lanes to cross this section of road. This puts pedestrians out in the middle of the street at the mercy of speeding motorists for longer than is safe. If a person speeding down Ave 64 decides to turn on Burleigh, there is a good chance they will not see a pedestrian in time because of the angle of the curve and the length of that intersection. The roundabout would help to shorten this distance and give more protection to pedestrians crossing here.

Finally, the area in question is the gateway into Pasadena and deserves to have a beautiful marker to show this transition in a way that honors the city.

My neighbors and I have been waiting for this traffic calming device for years now. Our safety is at risk. Please make our neighborhood safer by finally making good on this promise. thank you,
Stephanie Jenkins
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