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From: Andrew Crawford
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 2:12 PM
To: Distrib- City Clerk <[email protected]> Cc: Maribeth Bushey <[email protected]>; Mayor Kate <[email protected]>
Subject: Pt San Pedro Issues
Dear City Council and Mayor Kate,
Once again, a member of our community has been killed while walking or biking on Point San Pedro Road. This is not an isolated incident. It has happened before, and without meaningful action, it will happen again.
Continuing to do nothing is not neutral..........it allows a dangerous roadway to remain deadly. This is especially troubling given that this Council has formally adopted a Vision Zero goal to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
I urge the Council to act decisively. What specific steps will you take to make Point San Pedro Road safer for pedestrians and cyclists and to prevent another tragic loss of life? Thank you,
From: Jana Zanetto
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 11:38 AM
To: Distrib- City Clerk <[email protected]> Subject: Planning for safety on Point San Pedro
Dear San Rafael City Council members,
Almost everyone agrees that Point San Pedro Road is dangerous, especially for drivers making turns on and off the roadway. It is even more dangerous for those on foot and those on bicycles without airbags, seat belts and 3000 pounds of metal protecting them. That is why road design should protect vulnerable road users. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Two young women have been killed by cars on this road. Lucia Jennifer Blandina Sontay Vicente, who was a 2025 SRHS graduate, was struck and killed by a motorist while crossing Point San Pedro Road at Summit Ave. She was only 19 years old. And Aura Celeste Machado, a junior at San Rafael High School, died after she was struck June 2, 2015 by a minivan while jogging on Point San Pedro Road.
Pt San Pedro Road is dangerous by design. It was built with two travel lanes in each direction in anticipation of significant development that never occurred. With traffic volume at just about 25% of capacity, it feels like the open road and drivers put the pedal to the metal.
Pt San Pedro Road need not be so dangerous. We can make the road safer by designing it to reduce speed. I can imagine the anger the phrase "reduce speed" will stir up.But this is a residential neighborhood where safety and quality of life should have the highest priority.
It is unacceptable for existing roadway conditions to continue putting people in danger. I ask you to honor your Vision Zero goal by reducing the speed limit on the roadway, creating traffic-calming measures located where possible, and continuing bike lane along the entire roadway. Thank you.
Very sincerely,
Janet S Zanetto
San Rafael