Agenda packet — Santa Monica City Council, November 14, 2023 (part 2 of 2)

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ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 335 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Mark Brooks <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 12:34 PM
To: [email protected]; Clerk Mailbox; Traffic Signals; Traffic Engineering; Santa Monica City Manager's Office
Subject: 4-Way Stop at 6th and Idaho, Santa Monica

EXTERNAL
Hi All ‐ I would like to advocate for the inclusion of a 4 way stop at 6th and Idaho in Santa Monica.

I have lived at 525 Idaho for almost 3 years and seen multiple severe auto collisions and countless near‐misses. The inclusion of a pedestrian crossing painted on Idaho does nothing more than cause confusion for drivers who are expecting to stop and danger for pedestrians. There are constant car horns blaring as drivers coming down 6th almost hit those coming up Idaho.

I have personally almost been hit on my bike at this intersection multiple times due to the ambiguous markings and attended victims of two different car accidents where airbags on both cars deployed, and one where a car flipped over.

Although I understand there is some issue with the fire department needing a through‐fare, they would and should be running stop signs with lights and sirens, while the inclusion of the 4 way stop would protect pedestrians and regular drivers everyday. So a 4 way stop would not hinder them.

Please vote in favor of having a 4 way stop at 6th and Idaho.

Mark Brooks
[email protected]
(714) 336‐6813
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Packet Pg. 336 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 2:18 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

MoƟon 16C provides tools to make our streets safer for all road users, and help strengthen our commitment and move us closer in realizing our Vision Zero goals. The City’s Vision Zero commitment creates safer streets that benefit everyone, encourages healthier acƟve transportaƟon opƟons by providing a choice to move around Santa Monica without driving a car, reduces our GHG emissions and helps move us toward our sustainability and climate goals.

Please unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone! Marci
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 337 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Alison Kendall <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 2:21 PM
To: Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; councilmtgitems; David White; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica Mayor Davis and City Council I support item 16C by Council Members Zwick, Torosis, and Mayor Davis to strengthen the City’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe‐injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads. Santa Monica has made great progress towards our Vision Zero goals, yet more work needs to be done, as is tragically shown by several recent collisions ‐ including the fatal crash that occurred at 19th and Idaho. Motion 16C provides tools to make our streets safer for all road users, and help strengthen our commitment and move us closer in realizing our Vision Zero goals. The City’s Vision Zero commitment creates safer streets that benefit everyone, encourages healthier active transportation options by providing a choice to move around Santa Monica without driving a car, reduces our GHG emissions and helps move us toward our sustainability and climate goals. Please unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone! ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 338 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Marc Sackeli <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 2:28 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for City's Commitment to Zero Traffic Fatalities (16C)

EXTERNAL
Hi there,
Both my family and my in laws live here in Santa Monica and we certainly want to advocate for safer walking and biking.

We are lucky enough to have our homes at 18th and Colorado, and 16th and California, so the recent improvements on 17th street have been a great benefit to us as we traverse this route on a daily basis.

We'd love to see similar improvements throughout the city. Despite these improvements, things are certainly still dicey out there and we encounter near misses on a monthly if not weekly basis. There is only so much you can do to control reckless drivers, but we're open to any creative solutions the city has to offer.

Thanks for this consideration.
‐The Agrawal and Sackeli family
ITEM 16.C.

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Packet Pg. 339 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Jason Parry <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 2:30 PM
To: Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

Motion 16C provides tools to make our streets safer for all road users, and help strengthen our commitment and move us closer in realizing our Vision Zero goals. The City’s Vision Zero commitment creates safer streets that benefit everyone, encourages healthier active transportation options by providing a choice to move around Santa Monica without driving a car, reduces our GHG emissions and helps move us toward our sustainability and climate goals.

Please unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone! Jason Parry
Sunset Park
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 340 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Cheryl LaMee <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 2:39 PM
To: [email protected]; Clerk Mailbox; Traffic Signals; Traffic Engineering; Santa Monica City Manager's Office
Subject: Stop sign @ 6th & Idaho

EXTERNAL
Please put a stop sign at 6th and Idaho. I live at 6th and Washington and it’s frightening to see how many people proceed illegally through that intersecƟon It’s confusing in that part of the city; some intersecƟons have stops and done don’t. I urge you to err on the side of consistency.

Kind regards,
Cheryl LaMee
Sent from my iPhone
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Packet Pg. 341 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Sean Youssefi <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 2:56 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

Please unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone! ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 342 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Mario <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 3:02 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre
Subject: I support Item 16C!

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
As a Santa Monica resident who currently lives near the intersection of Lincoln and Pacific, I am writing in support of item 16C. As vehicle‐related pedestrian fatalities continue to rise across the country, and average vehicle sizes increase, we desperately need to accelerate our rate of pedestrian safety improvements. Highly developed countries in Northern and Western Europe have learned that pedestrian deaths are preventable, through good road design, and not a single pedestrian death is acceptable due to deficiencies in said design.

Santa Monica has made great progress towards our Vision Zero goals, yet more work needs to be done (A LOT more), as tragically shown by several recent collisions, including the fatal one that occurred at 19th & Idaho.

We must do everything we can to prevent these fatal and severe injury crashes, and the solutions exist, so let’s implement them as soon as possible.

The implementation of this item has the potential to make our streets safer for all road users and to help us move towards our Vision Zero goals, as well as our sustainability goals. Safer streets benefit all road users (even drivers) and give more people the option to safely move around our city without the use of a motor vehicle (if they choose to).

The life of a city occurs outside at the pedestrian level, not in a car, if we want a healthier more vibrant Santa Monica we need to make sure it’s a safe place to move around on foot and give priority to people who live and convene here, not those who are simply passing through at high speeds.

Let’s support and implement this item, and let’s continue to do everything we can to make our streets safer for all.

Thank you,
Mario Melgarejo
ITEM 16.C.

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Packet Pg. 343 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Isabel Aranda <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 3:30 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica Importance: High

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica Mayor Davis and City Council Members, As a local resident in the Pico Neighborhood/Mid‐City district, I support item 16C by Council Members Zwick, Torosis, and Mayor Davis to strengthen the City’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe‐injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads. Santa Monica has made great progress towards our Vision Zero goals, yet more work needs to be done, as is tragically shown by several recent collisions ‐ including the fatal crash that occurred at 19th and Idaho.

Please unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone! Isabel Aranda
Santa Monica Resident
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 344 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Leonora <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 3:46 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica Mayor Davis and City Council,
I support item 16C by Council Members Zwick, Torosis, and Mayor Davis to strengthen the City’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe‐injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads. Santa Monica has made great progress towards our Vision Zero goals, yet more work needs to be done, as is tragically shown by several recent collisions ‐ including the fatal crash that occurred at 19th and Idaho Motion 16C provides tools to make our streets safer for all road users, and help strengthen our commitment and move us closer in realizing our Vision Zero goals. The City’s Vision Zero commitment creates safer streets that benefit everyone, encourages healthier active transportation options by providing a choice to move around Santa Monica without driving a car, reduces our GHG emissions and helps move us toward our sustainability and climate goals.Please unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone!
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 345 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Joanne Leslie <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 3:49 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for City's Commitment to Zero Traffic Fatalities (16C)

EXTERNAL
Councilmembers,
I support the moƟon by Councilmembers Zwick and Torosis and Mayor Davis to keep our city’s intersecƟons safer! Our city council must reaffirm Santa Monica's commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe‐injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads in light of the recent tragic fatal crash involving a cyclist on Idaho Avenue. WriƟng as an elderly person who tries very hard to be extra careful of pedestrians and cyclists, please remember that our street signs, center lines and street lighƟng need to be designed to accommodate night Ɵme condiƟons for those with somewhat compromised vision.

Please vote to make Santa Monica's Streets safer for me and my family! ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 346 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Bruce Pierce <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 3:52 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

Motion
16C provides tools to make our streets safer for all road users, and help strengthen our commitment and move us closer in realizing our Vision Zero goals. The City’s Vision Zero commitment creates safer streets that benefit everyone, encourages healthier active transportation options by providing a choice to move around Santa Monica without driving a car, reduces our GHG emissions and helps move us toward our sustainability and climate goals.

Please
unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone! ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 347 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Celia Pinczower <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 4:04 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for City's Commitment to Zero Traffic Fatalities (16C)

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 348 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Anne Kim <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 4:25 PM
To: Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White; Gleam Davis
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

Please unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone! Anne Kim
Santa Monica 90403
Sent from my iPhone
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Packet Pg. 349 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Fritz Greve <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 4:31 PM
To: Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

Please unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone! Thank you.

I've lost too many friends already.

ITEM 16.C.

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Packet Pg. 350 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Krish Jayaram <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 4:54 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for City's Commitment to Zero Traffic Fatalities (16C)

EXTERNAL
Council members,
I support the motion by Counci lmembers Zwick and Torosis and Mayor Davis to keep our city’s intersections safer! Our city council must reaffirm Santa Monica's commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe‐injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads in light of the recent tragic fatal crash involving a cyclist on Idaho Avenue Please vote to make Santa Monica's Streets safer for me and my family! Thanks
ITEM 16.C.

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Packet Pg. 351 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Clerk Mailbox
From: Adrian Stepien <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 3:19 PM
To: [email protected]; Clerk Mailbox; Traffic Signals; Traffic Engineering; Santa Monica City Manager's Office
Subject: 6th and Idaho Stop Sign - YES PLEASE

EXTERNAL
Hello,
I have lived on the corner of 6th and Idaho for close to 20 years. During that time I have witnessed numerous accidents that make the intersection completely unsafe. Additionally, there are countless cars that floor it and speed from Montana to Washington, completely blowing past that intersection. The added street markings have only caused confusion and have not slowed down traffic. Please add a full stop sign to make this intersection safer for vehicles and pedestrian traffic alike.
‐ Thank you,
Adrian Stepien
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 352 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Gail Pinczower <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 5:54 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems
Subject: Fwd: Support for City's Commitment to Zero Traffic Fatalities (16C)

EXTERNAL
Support for City’s Commitment to Zero Traffic FataliƟes (16C) >
> Council members,
>
> I support the moƟon by Counci lmembers Zwick and Torosis and Mayor Davis to keep our city’s intersecƟons safer! >
> Our city council must reaffirm Santa Monica's commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe‐injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads in light of the recent tragic fatal crash involving a cyclist on Idaho Avenue >
> Please vote to make Santa Monica's Streets safer for me and my family! ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 353 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Jeanne Laurie <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 6:12 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

I’ve seen many improvements that help bike riders, but it’s only a start. More needs to be done. There have been too many deaths and injuries.

Please unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone! Sent from Mail for Windows
Jeanne Laurie
Sunset Park
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 354 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Eric Kraft <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 6:19 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for City's Commitment to Zero Traffic Fatalities (16C)

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 355 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Hilary Young <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 6:26 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White
Subject: Support for Item 16C for Safer Streets in Santa Monica

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica Mayor Davis and City Council,
I wanted to voice my support for item 16C by Council Members Zwick, Torosis, and Mayor Davis to strengthen the City’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe‐injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads.

Santa Monica has made progress towards Vision Zero goals, but more work needs to be done, as is tragically shown by several recent collisions ‐ including the fatal crash that occurred at 19th and Idaho.

Please unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone! Kindly,
Hilary Young
90403
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 356 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Carter Johnston <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 6:48 PM
To: Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica Mayor Davis and City Council ‐
I support item 16C by Council Members Zwick, Torosis, and Mayor Davis to strengthen the City’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe‐injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads. Santa Monica has made great progress towards our Vision Zero goals, yet more work needs to be done, as is tragically shown by several recent collisions ‐ including the fatal crash that occurred at 19th and Idaho.

Please unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone! Carter Johnston
90403
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 357 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Deborah Sullivan <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 6:51 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre
Subject: I support Item 16C!

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
As a Santa Monica resident, I am wriƟng in support of item 16C.

Santa Monica has made great progress towards our Vision Zero goals, yet more work needs to be done, as tragically shown by several recent collisions, including the fatal one that occurred at 19th & Idaho.

We must do everything we can to prevent fatal and severe injury crashes, and the soluƟons exist, so let’s implement them as soon as possible.

The implementaƟon of this item has the potenƟal to make our streets safer for all road users, and to help us move towards our Vision Zero goals, as well as our sustainability goals. Safer streets benefit all road users, and give more people the opƟon to safely move around our city without the use of a motor vehicle.

Let’s support and implement this item, and let’s conƟnue to do everything we can to make our streets safer for all.

Thank you,
Deborah Sullivan
2600 block Broadway
Sent from my iPhone
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 358 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Christian Sander <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 7:05 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre
Subject: I support Item 16C! (And I drive to work!)

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
As a Santa Monica resident, I am writing in support of item 16C.

We must do everything we can to prevent fatal and severe injury crashes, and the solutions exist, so let’s implement them as soon as possible.

The implementation of this item has the potential to make our streets safer for all road users, and to help us move towards our Vision Zero goals, as well as our sustainability goals. Safer streets benefit all road users, and give more people the option to safely move around our city without the use of a motor vehicle.

Let’s support and implement this item, and let’s continue to do everything we can to make our streets safer for all.

Thank you,
Christian Sander

ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 359 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Jeffrey Suer <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 7:31 PM
To: Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

Please unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone! Best,
Jeff Suer
221 25th Street, Santa Monica CA
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 360 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: rowan sullivan <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 8:42 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre
Subject: I support Item 16C!

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
As a Santa Monica resident, I am writing in support of item 16C.

As a father of two young kids, I’m a regular user of a double stroller which is longer than the usual stroller which makes crossing streets more worrisome. Crossing busy intersections like 11th St & California are even more unnerving as drivers whizz up to the stop line and sometimes take flying right turns (without stopping). I would love to see the city put the walker first in Santa Monica by trying to slow down traffic more. Perhaps a next step would be to create more raised intersections, like this example in Phoenix, protected intersections, or ‘neckdown' intersections to slow down drivers and make pedestrians more visible, as well as banning right turns on red lights (like San Francisco recently). These pedestrian first improvements will complement the exciting improvements the city is making for those on two wheels.

We must do everything we can to prevent fatal and severe injury crashes, and the solutions exist, so let’s implement them as soon as possible.

Let’s support and implement this item, and let’s continue to do everything we can to make our streets safer for all.

Thank you,
Rowan Sullivan and Family
1134 11th St, Santa Monica
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 361 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Andrew Allison <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 9:29 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems
Subject: Safe streets resolution

EXTERNAL
Dear Council Members,
I'm writing to ask you to adopt the resolution proposed by Mayor Davis and Councilmembers Zwick and Torosis to make our streets safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers.

My mother‐ and father‐in‐law live at the corner of Idaho and 19th Street. They heard the fatal crash on October 27th and witnessed its aftermath.

This intersection was known to be dangerous. In fact, my mother‐in‐law wrote to the city in August of this year requesting a 4‐way stop. In her letter, she wrote:
"There are many, many walkers…children, families, seniors, etc. It is very hard to see around the cars parked on both sides of 19th. It's an accident waiting to happen especially when there is a speeding car coming out of nowhere! Please put a four way stop at this intersection before someone gets killed or maimed." The day before the crash that killed Tania Mooser, the City responded to my mother‐in‐law, providing her with an application for a stop sign.

This was too little, too late. And as last week's second crash at the same intersection makes clear, every day we wait to do what is necessary to keep our streets safe is a day that may result in another needless loss of life, as well as the cascading trauma that affects their loved ones, those that witness the accidents, and the rest of our community.

Adopting the resolution is a necessary first step, but I also urge the council to go further. We know the solutions that will keep our intersections safe: daylighting, guaranteed by traffic furniture like bollards; bulbed sidewalks and marked/raised crosswalks; mini‐roundabouts and other permanent, resilient installations designed to compel lower speeds; and more.

Last Friday, the City responded again to my mother‐in‐law. They wrote, in part:
"We are in the process of hiring a consultant to perform the traffic evaluation and warrant analysis for this proposed stop sign and several other locations within the City of Santa Monica. Your request for a stop sign will be carefully reviewed by our city's traffic management team. They will assess various factors, including traffic volume, crash history, and compliance with traffic regulations. This comprehensive evaluation process ensures that decisions related to traffic control devices prioritize the safety and efficiency of our roadways." We don't need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money on outside consultants to learn what other cities already know: engineered solutions, not increased enforcement or public relations campaigns, are the only answers to the intolerable frequency of these tragedies.

ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 362 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 2 I hope to see this resolution pass unanimously tomorrow, and I'm looking forward to subsequent resolutions that will take these critical next steps.

Thank you,
Andrew Allison
733 18th Street
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 363 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Ferris Kawar <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 9:40 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White
Subject: In support of Item 16C to Improve Street Safety

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica Mayor Davis and City Council,
It's interesting that our society has grown so resigned to the inevitability of death or serious injury when a vehicle strikes a pedestrian or cyclists, no matter who is at fault. For so long our car‐centric culture has allowed us to shrug off the natural consequences of prioritizing convenience for those who choose to drive everywhere over safety for everyone.

It's time to break the cycle and create a new reality for our residents. One where we use smart street design, education, and enforcement to bring us closer to a vision of zero fatalities on our streets.

I am a resident and employee in Santa Monica who has two young daughters at Edison and JAMS. I want to feel safe knowing we can all enjoy this beautiful city without the fear of being another sad statistic.

Thank you,
Ferris Kawar
Sunset Park resident
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 364 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Laura Gillette <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 11:12 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for City's Commitment to Zero Traffic Fatalities (16C)

EXTERNAL
Councilmembers:

I support the moƟon by Councilmembers Zwick and Torosis and Mayor Davis to keep our city’s intersecƟons safer! Our city council must reaffirm Santa Monica's commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe‐injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads in light of the recent tragic fatal crash involving a cyclist on Idaho Avenue Please vote to make Santa Monica's Streets safer for me and my family! Sincerely,
Laura GilleƩe
Sent from my iPhone
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 365 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: James duBois <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 6:24 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Jesse Zwick; Anuj Gupta
Subject: Idaho Intersection 4-Way Stops/Strengthening Vision Zero Commitments

EXTERNAL
Attn: City of Santa Monica Councilmembers
I live at 832 21st Street between Idaho and Montana with my wife Adrienne and two sons Theo (9 years old) and Sidney (7 years old). Both of my children attend Franklin Elementary and we walk them to and from school almost every day.

The entrance to the school for all grades except TK and K is on Idaho. On any given school day, there are dozens of families walking to and from Franklin via Idaho from the numbered streets south of Montana. This intersection is one of the many Idaho street crossings that does not have a 4‐way stop. As a result, we consistently see near misses both car on pedestrian and car on car. The fact that this street (and others including 18th and 19th) are not 4 way stops is perplexing and very concerning. We very much want to avoid additional tragedies such as the one that took place on 19th and Idaho a few weeks ago.

We were aware of a traffic study that took place as a result of complaints and inquiries in early 2020, but the monitoring period was during the peak months of the pandemic (early summer 2020 I believe).

We expect action on this issue and support Councilmember Zwick's actions towards strengthening the Vision Zero Commitment and specifically request that 4‐way stops be installed on the Idaho intersections.

Sincerely,
James duBois
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 366 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Alicia Marder <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 6:29 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Santa Monica traffic stops

EXTERNAL
Dear council member,
I am wriƟng in support of the inclusion of traffic stops on Idaho and unsafe intersecƟons in Santa Monica. My son was also nearly hit by a car in the 21st and Idaho intersecƟon and I think this is a much needed change.

Thanks,
Alicia Marder
854 26th St Santa Monica
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 367 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Jeanine Cornell <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 6:55 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Idaho Intersection Safety

EXTERNAL
Councilmember Zwick, Mr. Gupta, and all Santa Monica Councilmembers:

I am writing to express my support for further traffic safety measures at the intersections of 18th, 19th, and 21st Streets with Idaho. My family and I live on 19th and Idaho and have seen many close calls, speeding vehicles, and pets lost on this street over the 12 years we have lived here. Creating 4-way stops at these intersections and/or speed bumps is consistent with providing a safe residential environment in Santa Monica. We love our neighborhood, our school (Franklin), and our city, and want safety for all residents and visitors alike.

Thank you,
Jeanine Cornell
839 19th Street
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 368 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Eric Larson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 7:24 AM
To: [email protected]
Cc: councilmtgitems; Anuj Gupta
Subject: Traffic safety on Idaho at intersections of 21st, 19th and 18th

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Council,
My wife Alexandra and I live on 21st Street near Idaho with our two kids Mila and Julian. Both attend Franklin Elementary. We are concerned about traffic safety at the 18th, 19th, and 21st Street intersections with Idaho as we have observed many close calls over the years. We believe 4-way stops are a simple and effective safety measure for these intersections. As of you know, there was a tragic and fatal car and cyclist accident a few weeks ago at 19th and Idaho. The speed of cars on 21st after the Idaho intersection has been unchecked without a 4-way stop.

Thank you,
Eric W. Larson
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 369 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Otilia Flandro <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 7:56 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Stop Sign at 18th, 19th, and 21st Street intersections with Idaho

EXTERNAL
Hi ‐ please consider the request to add stop signs at 18th, 19th, and 21st Street intersections with Idaho! Thank you!
Otilia Flandro
Sent from my iPhone
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 370 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Albin Karimattam <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 8:00 AM
To: Jesse Zwick
Cc: Anuj Gupta; councilmtgitems
Subject: Fw: Idaho Intersection Safety-City Council Meeting This Evening 6pm

EXTERNAL
Dear Councilmember Zwick,
I support the message below and live off of 18th and Idaho.

Have a son at Franklin elementary and it is unnecessarily dangerous with the two way stops.

Best,
Albin Karimattam
From: James duBois <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 6:00 AM
Subject: Idaho Intersection Safety‐City Council Meeting This Evening 6pm

Hi All,
My wife Adrienne and I live on 21st Street near Idaho with our two sons Theo and Sidney. Both attend Franklin Elementary. We are concerned about traffic safety at the 18th, 19th, and 21st Street intersections with Idaho as we have observed many close calls over the years. We believe 4-way stops are a simple and effective safety measure for these intersections. As many of you know, there was a tragic and fatal car on cyclist accident a few weeks ago at 19th and Idaho.

Councilmember Zwick is introducing a motion in this evening's Santa Monica City Council Meeting to address safety issues at the Idaho and other intersections. If you have a moment, please send an email to the following addresses stating support for further traffic safety studies and potential 4-way stops at these intersections.

Letters need to be received by 12pm today in order to be posted online. [email protected]
Director of Department of Transportation [email protected] Councilmember [email protected]
Here is a link to the agenda Council Agenda Nov 14. If you can, please attend and make public comments. The meeting starts at 6pm. Motion details Strengthening City's Vision Zero Commitment Local organization dedicated to improving street safety for pedestrians and cyclists Santa Monica Families for Safe Streets
Thanks,
James duBois

ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 371 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Guy 19123 <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 8:05 AM
To: Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

Please unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone! Best,
Guy Cheney
1912 Broadway
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 372 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Robert Goldstein <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 8:11 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Idaho Intersection Safety

EXTERNAL
All,
As a concerned citizen living on 19th street between Idaho and Montana, I write in support of 4‐way stop signs at these intersections. These are streets that drivers constantly use to avoid the stop light/4‐way stop signs on 20th street and poses unnecessary danger. Other alternatives that I would support are speed bumps on these cross‐streets. I'm not enthusiastic re: "cross‐streets do not stop" signs as these do no slow down the drivers that speed through those streets.

The current status quo is unacceptable as we've seen recently.

Best,
Rob Goldstein (822 19th St)
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 373 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Jeffrey Cornell <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 8:31 AM
To: Anuj Gupta; councilmtgitems; Jesse Zwick
Cc: Corey Heimlich; James Dubois; Jeanine Velasquez Cornell Subject: 4-way stops needed on Idaho

EXTERNAL
I am writing to support the motion for increased traffic safety at the intersections of Idaho and 19th and Idaho and 21st, specifically adding 4‐way stops. We live at 839 19th St, and have two boys, age 10 and 8. We've lived here for over 12 years and routinely experience speeding cars down 19th Street. Pets have been killed by cars and now we lost a woman.

This neighborhood is filled with families that have young kids and pets, many of them walk to Franklin Elementary heading down 19th street, crossing these dangerous intersections at the times when people are comuting and likely in a hurry. Now we all get to see a reminder of what happened with the memorials on the sidewalk. Please do the obvious, right thing and put in 4‐way stops in these locations. A long study is unnecessary. Thank you for your assistance with this matter.

Sincerely,
Jeff Cornell
310‐963‐7032
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 374 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Mitul Luhar <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 8:34 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Jesse Zwick; Anuj Gupta
Subject: traffic concerns

EXTERNAL
Dear Councilmember Zwick and Team,
I am writing as a concerned Franklin Elementary parent about the traffic situation for the Idaho and 18th, 19th, and 21st St intersections. There was a tragic accident involving a cyclist a couple of weeks ago at one of these intersections. In general, there are far too many close calls between motorists and pedestrians/cyclists.

Please could we request traffic safety studies on the feasibility and efficacy of 4‐way stop signs or other solutions? With sincere thanks,
Mitul Luhar
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 375 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Elizabeth Mair <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 8:47 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Petition to address safety issues at the Idaho and other intersections

EXTERNAL
Deal council members,
As a witness to the aftermath of the cyclist fatality last month, as a parent of young Franklin children, and as a family of cyclists, I urge you to please review the safety of the 2‐way intersections along Idaho and Washington Sts.

I support further traffic safety studies and the installation of 4‐way stops (or other measures, e.g. roundabouts and speed bumps) at these intersections/along these streets.

Regards,
Elizabeth Mair
728 23rd St, Santa Monica
646‐417‐3575
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 376 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Julie Osher <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 8:58 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick
Subject: 4 way stop along Idaho st

EXTERNAL
hi,
I am a resident of Santa Monica and my kids go to Franklin elementary. I am wriƟng to express my strong support for a 4 way stop at all the intersecƟons along Idaho. I have witnessed many near calls besides the tragic accident that happened a couple of weeks ago.

Let’s keep our kids and neighborhood safe!
Sent from my iPhone
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 377 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Linda Shayne <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 9:30 AM
To: councilmtgitems; [email protected]; Anuj Gupta; Gleam Davis Subject: Idaho and 21st Street -- and all of Idaho - needs more stop signs

EXTERNAL
I live at Idaho and 21st St. in Santa Monica, CA. Idaho Street is not only where all the children walk on to go to elementary school, it is also a bicycle route... and yet ‐ there are not enough stop signs at all the intersections on Idaho and there are many accidents and sadly another fatality with a car and cyclist just recently. I implore you ‐ how many deaths do we need to have ‐ until the city puts up more stop signs at the intersections with Idaho? We need 4 way stop signs ‐ the neighborhood is filled with young children, cyclists, scooters and pets ‐‐ please put some more stop signs up. In our block, we all certainly want a 4 way stop at Idaho and 21st Street.

Thank you.

Linda Shayne
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

16.C.b
Packet Pg. 378 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Natalya Zernitskaya <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 9:38 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; David White
Subject: Council Agenda 11/14/2023- Item 16C (Support)

EXTERNAL
November 14, 2023
Re: Item 16C - Strengthen Committment to Vision Zero
Dear Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, and City Councilmembers, I enthusiastically support item 16C, the request of Councilmember Zwick, Councilmember Torosis, and Mayor Davis to strengthen the City’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe-injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads in light of the recent tragic fatal crash involving a cyclist on Idaho Avenue.

I agree that Santa Monica has made great strides in advancing this ambitious goal, but more work remains to fully realize the initiative. The City Council should direct the City Manager to work with staff to implement the following initiatives to improve roadway safety through what are commonly referred to as the three E’s of transportation safety: engineering, enforcement, and education.

Members of our community have very strong opinions about many local issues, but one of the issues that we can all agree on is that we all want our streets to be safe for all people. We all agree that everyone who lives in, works in, or visits our City should not have to fear death or serious injury when they are simply crossing a street or riding a bicycle in Santa Monica.

According to the Numbers
According to the most recently available statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation, in 2020, there were 54,769 pedestrians injured and 6,516 pedestrians killed in traffic crashes (https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813310). That same year, there were 38,886 cyclists injured and 938 cyclists killed in traffic crashes (https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813322). The numbers in 2020 were lower than in prior years, likely due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Real People Behind the Numbers
Behind those numbers are real people and families whose lives are irreparably damaged. 8 years ago, in November 2018, one of my close family friends in northern California was killed crossing the street on her way to work because she was hit by a driver who ran a red light. She was only 56 years old. She did not live to see her daughter get married or to meet her first grandchild.

We know that there was a bicyclist killed by a driver at 19th Street and Idaho just a few weeks ago. She was the 12th bicyclist in southern California killed within 3 weeks. (https://bikinginla.com/2023/10/28/69-year-oldwoman-taken-off-life-support-after-santa-monica-bicycling-collision-12th-socal-bike-rider-killed-in-3-weeks/) Safe Streets are Part of Public Safety
Even one person needlessly injured or killed is a tragedy– and these are preventable tragedies. We have the tools and we have the resources to make our streets safe for all. Let’s re-commit ourselves to our Vision Zero ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 379 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 2 goals and take the necessary steps to make sure that no more people are injured or killed on our streets. Safe streets are a part of public safety.

I look forward to continuing to support the City in its efforts to make our streets safe for all people. Thank you for your support and your efforts on this issue.

Sincerely,
Natalya Zernitskaya
Natalya Zernitskaya (she/her)
[email protected]
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 380 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Kara Pierce <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 9:46 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick
Cc: carlos haynes
Subject: Traffic Safety Study support Idaho and Cross-streets

EXTERNAL
Hello
As a Santa Monica resident I am writing to state my support for additional traffic safety studies on Idaho and the cross‐ streets surrounding that street. Particularly 18‐22st. I have 2 children who attend Franklin Elementary nearby. I strongly feel that 4 way stops need to be addressed around this area. Particularly given the recent tragic and fatal car accident with the cyclist a few weeks ago. As a parent with school‐aged children who are learning bike safety rules and biking around our neighborhood, I've paused letting them bike recently because of the lack of 4 way stops in this area. I want to make sure the SM government is making all the appropriate choices with traffic safety in this area especially given the high foot, cycling traffic in addition to cars.

Thank you,
Kara and Carlos Haynes
‐‐
Kara A. Pierce
Executive Producer
248‐210‐3240 (cell)
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 381 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) From: Corey Heimlich
To: Jeffrey Cornell; Anuj Gupta; councilmtgitems; Jesse Zwick; Tamara (canada) Cc: James Dubois; Jeanine Velasquez Cornell; [email protected] Subject: Re: 4-way stops needed on Idaho
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 10:17:29 AM

EXTERNAL
Echoing Jeff Cornell and James Dubois' sentiments, we are also a family with two active boys, 8 and 10yrs old respectively. We are a family at Franklin Elementary school and have lived in the kid-centric neighborhood since 2010. We bought in this community due to the close proximity to Franklin, Rosevelt, and Lincoln Middle School. As a family that takes advantage of the walkability and bike friendly nature of this neighborhood, the 'obvious priority', as Jeff indicated, should be 4-way stops in not only these locations, but also, every other confusing intersection within the Wilshire to Montana / Ocean to 26th neighborhood. Even after a proper stop, it is still difficult to ascertain if it's safe to enter the intersection when slowly proceeding forward.

The issue is twofold:

Need more 4-way stops.

The red 'no parking' section does not extend far enough from the corner.

Increasing safety should outweigh an additional parking spot near the corners of these intersections.

In the last two weeks, my children have witnessed one of the two accidents, one resulting in a fatality. My wife and I are fielding questions from our children about the death of a 69yr old-retired educator from Glendale, and another gentleman who was just hit this past Friday midday, etc etc.. They continue asking if the second gentleman passed away and if another symbolic white bicycle is going to be placed on our corner.

As I sit here drafting this email, I have nothing but gratitude for the police officers stationed in front of my driveway assessing how many people do not make a proper stop at the intersection of 19th/Idaho. With a noticeable memorial for Tanya Musser on two corners, they have already pulled over 2 drivers in less than 15 minutes.

One final thought. Many moons ago, I emailed/called the City of Santa Monica to assess the viability of placing a 4-way stop at the 19th /Idaho intersection. If my memory serves me, they placed strips down in the street for several weeks to gather data; therefore, research has already been done in this specific intersection.

ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 382 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) It's time.

Thank you for your consideration.

Corey Heimlich
19th Street Santa Monica Resident
From: Jeffrey Cornell <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 8:30 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: Corey Heimlich <[email protected]>; James Dubois <[email protected]>; Jeanine Velasquez Cornell <[email protected]>
Subject: 4-way stops needed on Idaho
I am writing to support the motion for increased traffic safety at the intersections of Idaho and 19th and Idaho and 21st, specifically adding 4-way stops. We live at 839 19th St, and have two boys, age 10 and 8. We've lived here for over 12 years and routinely experience speeding cars down 19th Street. Pets have been killed by cars and now we lost a woman. This neighborhood is filled with families that have young kids and pets, many of them walk to Franklin Elementary heading down 19th street, crossing these dangerous intersections at the times when people are comuting and likely in a hurry. Now we all get to see a reminder of what happened with the memorials on the sidewalk. Please do the obvious, right thing and put in 4-way stops in these locations. A long study is unnecessary. Thank you for your assistance with this matter.

Sincerely,
Jeff Cornell
310-963-7032
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 383 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: nishi kothari <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 10:38 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Safety issues on Idaho Ave

EXTERNAL
Dear Director Gupta and Councilmember Zwick,
I am a Santa Monica resident and physician with a young child who attends Franklin Elementary. We frequently walk, bike, scooter, and drive in our neighborhood.

We have noticed many near misses on Idaho avenue as there are cars parked on both sides of the street making it difficult for cars to see pedestrians and bikers.

I am writing to express my support of 4 way stop signs at Idaho on 18th/19th and 21st streets. They will make the streets safer for pedestrians including children and support the community feel of our neighborhood.

Thank you!
Nishi Kothari, MD
512‐589‐5094
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 384 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Christine Outwater <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 10:39 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick
Cc: Kurt Outwater
Subject: Support for More 4 Way Stop Signs

EXTERNAL
Dear Anuj, Jesse, and all SM council people:

I am sending this email to request that the bill for putting four‐way stop signs on Idaho Avenue be approved. I reside at 15th and Idaho with my two girls, both of whom attend Franklin Elementary School.

We like to scoot/bike and/or walk to school and I am constantly concerned by the lack of four‐way stops on Idaho. I am also nervous when I must drive through Idaho and 16th since people drive crazily in going down 16th from Montana Avenue.

Please count this as my vote in favor of the new proposed law.

Best,
Christine Twining Outwater
1512 Idaho Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90403
Cell: (310) 428‐6884
Email: [email protected]
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 385 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Brian Sweeney <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 10:42 AM
To: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for City's Commitment to Zero Traffic Fatalities (16C)

EXTERNAL
Councilmembers,
I support the motion by Councilmembers Zwick and Torosis and Mayor Davis to keep our city’s intersections safer.

I live on Oak Street, near its intersection with 23rd St. At 23rd and Oak (and 23rd and Hill, 23rd and Ashland, etc.), the City currently only has 2-way stops. That design makes those intersections -- like those on Idaho -- exceedingly difficult to cross safely and common sites for car accidents.

Our city council must reaffirm Santa Monica's commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe‐injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads in light of the recent tragic fatal crash involving a cyclist on Idaho Avenue. And re-evaluating the City's 2-way stops -- a particularly dangerous type of intersection -- is an important first step in doing so.

Please vote to make Santa Monica's Streets safer for me and my family! Best wishes,
Brian Sweeney
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 386 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Hayley Farrar <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 10:46 AM
To: Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for MORE 4 way STOP SIGNS - Idaho & 18th/19th/21st

EXTERNAL
Dear Anuj, Jesse, and all SM council people:

I am sending this email to request that the bill for putting four‐way stop signs on Idaho Avenue at 18th, 19th & 21st street be approved. I reside at 15th and Idaho with my two boys, both of whom attend Franklin Elementary School.

Please count this as my vote in favor of the new proposed law.

Best,
Hayley
Hayley Hsu Farrar
(310) 245.4522
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 387 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: The Martin-Pereiras <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 10:49 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Jesse Zwick; Anuj Gupta
Subject: Idaho Intersection Safety

EXTERNAL
Hello!
My understanding is that there is a meeting tonight regarding potentially putting 4 way stops along Idaho from 18th to 21st and I would like to take this opportunity to encourage the council to approve this ‐ as someone with children in the neighborhood, I would really appreciate this safety measure.

Thank you!
Amanda Pereira
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 388 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Noelle DiMarco <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 10:56 AM
To: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for City's Commitment to Zero Traffic Fatalities (16C)

EXTERNAL
Council members,
I support the moƟon by Councilmembers Zwick and Torosis and Mayor Davis to keep our city’s intersecƟons safe. Our city council must reaffirm Santa Monica's commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe‐injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads in light of the recent tragic fatal crash involving a cyclist on Idaho Avenue I want to ride my bike and reduce car traffic but more and more and I choose to drive and walk. We need truly protected bike and pedestrian infrastructure. It is a shame in Santa Monica of all places cars are favored to pedestrians. Make our neighborhood walkable and usable. PLEASE!!!!!!!
Noelle DiMarco
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 389 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Ellis Raskin <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 10:56 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Oscar de la Torre; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick
Cc: Douglas Sloan; David White
Subject: Agenda Items 16-B and 16-C -- Strong Support

EXTERNAL
Dear Hon. Councilmembers:

I urge you to support agenda items 16‐B and 16‐C:
 Item 16‐B: As one commenter recently noted: "By ensuring individuals have access to the mental health services they need, Proposition 1 could substantially mitigate the burden on the incarceration system as a default mental health provider, marking a significant shift toward a more humane and effective approach to mental health care in California." For that reason, I strongly urge you to support this agenda item.
 Item 16‐C: It is imperative that we make every effort to support safe and accessible streets. Last year, in Los Angeles County, more people were killed by cars than by guns (source:
https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2023‐01‐19/essential‐california‐2022‐traffic‐violence‐essential‐ california). We need to do better. We need to promote daylighting, build more protected bike lanes, and install more stop signs. Please support this agenda item.

Best,
Ellis Raskin
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 390 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Akopoff, Tanya <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 10:58 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre
Subject: I support Item 16C!

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
As a Santa Monica resident, I am writing in support of item 16C. It was my beloved aunt, Tania Mooser, who was killed on 10/27/23 while riding her bike.

We must do everything we can to prevent fatal and severe injury crashes, and the solutions exist, so let’s implement them as soon as possible.

Let’s support and implement this item, and let’s continue to do everything we can to make our streets safer for all.

Thank you,
Tanya Akopoff Benson
[BLOCK EX. 500 22ND ST]
Sent from Mail for Windows
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 391 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Chasen Daniels <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 11:00 AM
To: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for City's Commitment to Zero Traffic Fatalities (16C)

EXTERNAL
Councilmembers,
I support the moƟon by Councilmembers Zwick and Torosis and Mayor Davis to keep our city’s intersecƟons safer! Our city council must reaffirm Santa Monica's commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe‐injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads in light of the recent tragic fatal crash involving a cyclist on Idaho Avenue Please vote to make Santa Monica's Streets safer for me and my family! Chasen Daniels
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 392 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Corinne Koutsouros <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 11:14 AM
To: Jesse Zwick; Anuj Gupta; councilmtgitems
Subject: Stop signs for pedestrian safety

EXTERNAL
Hello,
Thank you for considering this as part of your item for city counsels meeƟng tonight concerning traffic safety.

I’d like to see stop signs places on Idaho from 14th street and up to Franklin Elementary school.

Idaho is a main stretch for our kids to walk to and from school. Too many close calls as well as some fatal accidents; as you are aware. We would like to ensure our neighborhood safety as drivers uses these streets as “speed ways”.

Streets are very narrow and the visibility to see pedestrians and drivers is limited.

Thanks,
Corinne Koutsouros
Wilmont resident
Parent of Franklin elementary students
Sent from my iPhone
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 393 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: John Huss <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 11:14 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick
Subject: 19th/Idaho

EXTERNAL
Hello. I live on 15th St. and Idaho Ave. and have two young kids. I am writing in support of further traffic safety studies and a potential 4‐way stop at the intersection of 19th and Idaho, the site of a recent tragic fatality. There are tons of kids in the neighborhood walking and riding their bikes back and forth to Franklin Elementary every weekday, as well as walking and riding their bikes on weekends. There are also elderly people who walk in the neighborhood, and in general, it's a neighborhood where all of us walk. We want to do everything possible to make the neighborhood safe and walkable and make sure nothing tragic happens again.

Thanks for your consideration.

ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 394 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Jason Mastbaum <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 11:16 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

EXTERNAL
I support item 16c, but any pedestrian and cyclist safety plan that calls for increased enforcement needs to start by tackling the fact that our enforcers are the biggest offenders when it comes to placing pedestrians and cyclists in danger.

SMPD and staff can't even get driving basics like "don't drive on the sidewalk" right (pictures 1 and 2). They can't figure out not to park in our bike lanes (and also committing daylighting violations) while hitting up Starbucks (3 and 4) and in our bus lanes (5). They can't figure out not to let people drive on the sidewalk on the Promenade (6 and 7) and to arrange the farmer's market in a way that doesn't involve telling the farmers to park on the sidewalk (8). They can't figure out taking down bollards to get a vehicle through and then putting the bollards back up, instead preferring to just drive around the (9).

They drive right by flagrant offenses (10), and when asked to enforce will make up excuses for the lawbreaking motorist instead. "Oh it's okay they're unloading", "oh it's okay maybe he's running late on his schedule". Beyond explicitly telling motorists it's okay to break traffic laws, many motorists will pull up right behind illegally parked police or staff vehicles, and when asked say they assume it's okay since the police are doing it too. Staff and random contractors illegally take over our bike lanes and even our sidewalks whenever they feel like it, often destroying parts of the lane without replacement. Contractors are allowed to commit extremely brazen daylighting violations (11) as a matter of course.

How can we expect proper enforcement when those who would be doing the enforcing quite demonstrably do not take pedestrian and cyclist safety seriously and constantly break basic traffic laws themselves *while on duty*? Please note that the attached pictures are just a small sample of the brazen violations I see every single day as a resident who primarily gets around Santa Monica on foot. Everyone I know who gets around Santa Monica on foot or by bike has a similar litany of examples they could share.

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Packet Pg. 400 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Olivia Tong <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 11:28 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Petition for 4 Way Stop Sign @ 19th/Idaho

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council,
I am a resident at 19th / Idaho. I was on site the morning of Tania Mooser's bicycle accident.

I ride my bike everyday around Santa Monica. It would be a tremendous preventative safety measure to add an additional 4 way stop at 19th/Idaho as there have been too many near misses as it's a very blind intersection.

Thanks you,
Olivia Tong
822 19th Street #B
Santa Monica, CA 90403
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 401 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Margaret Mason <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 11:30 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre
Subject: I support Item 16C!

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
My name is Margaret Mason and I am the sister of Tania Mooser who was involved in the collision on October 27, 2023.

Tania was taking her daily ride and at the intersecƟon of Idaho and 19 in Santa Monica. She was hit by a car. My sister is no longer with us due to this collision., I am wriƟng in support of item 16C.

I do not live here in Santa Monica but I give thanks to the community that helped my sister at the Ɵme of this collision, I give special thanks to Kenny Dapper, Marcy Kravitz and many others who were their to Comfort and help my liƩle sister.

I am told that Santa Monica has made great progress towards your Vision Zero goals, yet more work needs to be done, as tragically shown by several recent collisions, including the fatal one that occurred at 19th & Idaho. In visiƟng this area, I noƟce many children walking to school and riding their bikes. It would seem that a four‐way stop sign would be necessary in addiƟon to speed Bumps, I just would not want to see anyone else hurt.! We all must do everything we can to prevent fatal and severe injury crashes, and the soluƟons exist, so let’s implement them as soon as possible.

The implementaƟon of this item has the potenƟal to make our streets safer for all road users, and to help us move towards your Vision Zero goals, as well as our sustainability goals. Safer streets benefit all road users, and give more people the opƟon to safely move around our city without the use of a motor vehicle.

Let’s support and implement this item, and let’s conƟnue to do everything we can to make our streets safer for all.

Thank you,
Margaret Mason
[BLOCK EX. 500 22ND ST]
Sent from my iPad
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 402 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Kurt Outwater <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 11:37 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Idaho 4 Way Stop Signs

EXTERNAL
I live at 1512 Idaho and I've seen an accident at 16th/Idaho every 3 - 4 months.

Cars are driving fast on 16th since it is a wide street and persons crossing 16th in their car often don't see them coming.

Also, post office vehicles often park in the red areas in the intersections in my area blocking clear views up/done the street when crossing.

I'm an advocate for 4 way stops on all Idaho intersections! Thx!
Kurt
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 403 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Jonathan Mooser <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 11:40 AM
To: Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; [email protected]; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock Subject: I support Item 16C!

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City,
As the stepson of Tania Mooser, who died at the corner of Idaho and 19th St. on Oct 27, I writing in support of item 16C.

We must do everything we can to prevent fatal and severe injury crashes, and the solutions exist, so let’s implement them as soon as possible.

Let’s support and implement this item, and let’s continue to do everything we can to make our streets safer for all.

Thank you,
Jonathan Mooser
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 404 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Marie Twining <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 11:46 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Stop signs on Idaho Avenue

EXTERNAL
Dear Council members,
As grandparents , we often drive our granddaughters to and from the Franklin school as well as other venues in Santa Monica and consider the intersection of Idaho Avenue and 16th Street pretty dangerous as it exists currently without a stop sign.

We are in favor of adding a stop sign there and at other intersections on Idaho Avenue Marie and Steve Twining
11693 San Vicente Blvd. #131
Los Angeles, CA 90049
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 405 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Brodsky, Michael <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 11:50 AM
To: Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White; Gleam Davis
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

EXTERNAL

Dear City Council,
This was a tragic week.

Another one of our Santa Monica neighbors, Tania Moozer was was killed on our city streets.

Here is a photograph her memorial at 19th and Idaho where she was struck and killed by an automobile driver while riding her bicycle.

This is not far from where my grand father, Charles Brodsky lived on Idaho Avenue and was killed while walking in a crosswalk at 10th and Wilshire.

We must prioritize people’s safety on the streets.

Please support Item 16c to improve street safety and strengthen Santa Monica’s implementation of Vision Zero and safer streets for everyone.

Sincerely,
Michael Brodsky
Santa Monica
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 408 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Stephen Twining <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 11:54 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Support for More 4 Way Stop Signs on Idaho between 15th and25th Streets

EXTERNAL
I am sending this email to request that the bill for puƫng four‐way stop signs on Idaho Avenue be approved. My granddaughters live at 15 th and Idaho. Biking is very dangerous between their home and Franklin School. Driving as well.

Sent from my iPad
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 409 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Vinay Singh <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 11:57 AM
To: Jesse Zwick; Anuj Gupta; councilmtgitems
Cc: Ellen Singh
Subject: Idaho Intersection Safety-City Council Meeting

EXTERNAL
Hello,
My name is Vinay Singh. My wife, Ellen, and I live in Santa Monica, on 17th near Montana.

My daughters attend Franklin Elementary and Lincoln Middle schools. We walk them both to school every day, and as such, spend significant time walking on Idaho.

My understanding is that there is a motion to address traffic and pedestrian safety in that corridor. I would like to express my support to study and implement further traffic safety measures at these intersections.

Thank you,
Vinay
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 410 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Danielle Yagoubian <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 11:57 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick
Subject: 4 WAY STOP / 90403

EXTERNAL
My husband Daniel and I live on 21st Street near Idaho with our two children, Liam and Madison. Liam attends Franklin Elementary and Madison will next year. We are concerned about traffic safety at the 18th, 19th, and 21st Street intersections with Idaho as we have observed many close calls over the years. We believe 4-way stops are a simple and effective safety measure for these intersections. As many of you know, there was a tragic and fatal car on cyclist accident a few weeks ago at 19th and Idaho. We appreciate you taking the time to read and consider this.

Thank you,
Danielle Yagoubian
11205 1/4 National Blvd. / Los Angeles, CA 90064
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Packet Pg. 411 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Santa Monica Forward <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 11:56 AM
To: Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems
Subject: SM Forward Letter - Item 16 C - Supporting Strengthing or City's Vision Zero Commitment Attachments: SM Forward Letter - Item 16C - Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment.pdf

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tempore Negrete, and
Councilmembers,
Please find attached a letter from Santa Monica Forward in strong support of Item 16-C - strengthening our city's Vision Zero commitment.

Best,
Brad Ewing and Carl Hansen
Co-Chairs, Santa Monica Forward
‐‐
We are working for a diverse, progressive, sustainable and equitable Santa Monica.

SantaMonicaForward.org
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Packet Pg. 412 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) November 14, 2023
Subject: Item 16C - Strengthening our Vision Zero Commitment Dear Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tempore Negrete and City Councilmembers, We are writing in strong support of strengthening our City's Vision Zero commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe-injury crashes from Santa Monica's roads in light of the recent fatal crash involving a cyclist on Idaho Ave. Last week, another cyclist was injured at the same intersection.

The confusing arrangement of two-way stops on Idaho and Washington create a dangerous environment for bicyclists, pedestrians, and even other car drivers. We should not have to wait for more deaths and injuries to implement proven safety features and correct poor design (two-way stops / limited visibility at intersections / etc).

These improvements do not require major investment and we should prioritize identifying quick fixes that can save the most lives and prevent the most injuries, as we plan for larger, more expensive improvements.

Thank you,
Sincerely,
Bradley Ewing and Carl Hansen
Co-Chairs, Santa Monica Forward
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Packet Pg. 413 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Anastasia Foster <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 12:00 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Tamara Heimlich
Subject: 16 C

EXTERNAL
I support your efforts to strengthen our plan for Vision Zero.

As an 18‐year resident of wilmont, I have long advocated for either signs that say “Cross Traffic Does Not Stop” or some further study of what is needed to keep our children safer around our schools and neighborhoods.

Whether it’s more stop signs or increased visibility, something is needed on our residential streets to increase safety.

Thank you
Anastasia Foster
Adam Schiff for Senate Organizer
Chair, Santa Monica Rent Control Board
Meals on Wheels West Board of Directors
CADEM Credentials Committee Co‐Chair
CEPS Steering Committee
https://www.facebook.com/AnastasiaFosterOfficial
https://www.instagram.com/electanastasia/
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Packet Pg. 414 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Natalya Zernitskaya <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 12:20 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; David White
Subject: Re: Council Agenda 11/14/2023- Item 16C (Support)

EXTERNAL
My apologies‐ 1 small correction to my comments below due to a typo.

My family friend was killed crossing the street in November 2015, not November 2018.

On Tue, Nov 14, 2023, 9:38 AM Natalya Zernitskaya <[email protected]> wrote:

November 14, 2023
Re: Item 16C - Strengthen Committment to Vision Zero
Dear Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, and City Councilmembers, I enthusiastically support item 16C, the request of Councilmember Zwick, Councilmember Torosis, and Mayor Davis to strengthen the City’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe-injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads in light of the recent tragic fatal crash involving a cyclist on Idaho Avenue.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 415 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 2 Safe Streets are Part of Public Safety
Even one person needlessly injured or killed is a tragedy– and these are preventable tragedies. We have the tools and we have the resources to make our streets safe for all. Let’s re-commit ourselves to our Vision Zero goals and take the necessary steps to make sure that no more people are injured or killed on our streets. Safe streets are a part of public safety.

I look forward to continuing to support the City in its efforts to make our streets safe for all people. Thank you for your support and your efforts on this issue.

Sincerely,
Natalya Zernitskaya
Natalya Zernitskaya (she/her)
[email protected]
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Packet Pg. 416 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Eric Davis <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 12:29 PM
To: councilmtgitems; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Idaho crossings

EXTERNAL
Hello,
My family and I live on 15th street between Montana and Idaho. I walk or drive my 9 year old daughter to school at Franklin and know the dangers of crossing the street on Idaho, particularly at the many two‐way‐stop intersections. I will not let my daughter walk to school next year due to the dangers of these intersections. I watch bicycles go through stop signs all the time, at their own risk, but with increasing danger due to the free flow of traffic on the numbered streets. It is particularly dangerous for drivers who are not familiar with the area and who might assume that these intersections are four‐way, because they should be. Lastly, living on 15th street, I have seen how the open path between Montana and Washington encourages drivers with powerful cars to speed away from La La Land, where they often come from out of the neighborhood and have little sense or consideration about the danger their driving poses to the people who live here. I also see kids on scooters and skateboards get up too much speed down the grade on 15th, knowing they do not have to stop at the corner of Idaho. Having a stop sign at the corner would alleviate much of this danger to people who otherwise do not take their own safety and those of others as seriously as they should.

Thank you so much for your consideration!
Sincerely,
Eric Davis
817 15th St. (D)
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Packet Pg. 417 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Cynthia Rose <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 12:30 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; David White
Cc: [email protected]; Anuj Gupta
Subject: Support Agenda Item 16C, Strengthen City’s Commitment to Vision Zero Attachments: 2023-11 CC Support Item 16C.pdf

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica Mayor Davis and City Council:

In Tania Mooser's honor, Santa Monica Spoke and the Santa Monica Safe Streets Alliance express our full support of the Item 16C motion by Councilmember Zwick, Torosis and Mayor Davis to strengthens Santa Monica’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate all preventable fatal and severe injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads. ‐‐
Cynthia Rose
Director
Santa Monica Spoke
SMSpoke.org

ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
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Packet Pg. 418 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) A community group dedicated
to biking and walking in Santa Monica.

Working to make the
City of Santa Monica a
more sustainable,
bikeable & walkable place to live, work and play.

November 14, 2023
Support: Agenda Item 16C, Strengthen City’s Commitment to Vision Zero Dear Santa Monica Mayor Davis and City Council,
Santa Monica Spoke and the Santa Monica Safe Streets Alliance express our full support of the Item 16C motion by Councilmember Zwick, Torosis and Mayor Davis. Item 16C improves Street Safety and strengthens Santa Monica’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate all preventable fatal and severe injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads. As you all are aware this action comes on the heels of the tragic fatal crash on Idaho Ave. October 27th where 69 year old Tania Mooser — our neighbor, mother, sister and retired teacher — was struck and killed while riding her bicycle. Two weeks later another bicyclist was struck and injured at the same intersection*.

Motion 16C provides tools to make our streets safer for all road users, and helps strengthen our commitment and move us closer in realizing our Vision Zero safety goals by 2026. The City’s Vision Zero commitment creates safer streets that benefit everyone, encourages healthier active transportation options by providing a choice to move around Santa Monica without driving a car, reduces our GHG emissions and helps move us toward our sustainability and climate goals.

While Santa Monica has made great strides in advancing ambitious Vision Zero goals, more work clearly remains to fully realize the initiative. With motion 16C the City Council directs the City Manager to work with staff to implement an important interdepartmental checks-and-balances to collectively work toward meaningfully improving roadway safety through what are commonly referred to as the three E’s of transportation safety: Engineering, (Equitable) Enforcement**, and Education.

We again applaud Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis and Mayor Davis on yet another motion that provides direction for a framework to take necessary actions to strengthen our commitment to Vision Zero that will make our streets safer for everyone now and in the future! Sincerely,
Cynthia Rose
Director, Santa Monica Spoke Cris Gutierrez
Co-Chair, Santa Monica Safe Street Alliance Co-Chair, Santa Monica Safe Streets Alliance SMSpoke.org
SaMoSafeStreets.org
* World Day or Remembrance | for Road Traffic Victims
* October 20, 2020 the League of American Bicyclists has officially and permanently removed ‘Enforcement’ as one of the pillars of the Bicycle Friendly America program’s ‘5 E’ framework.“Enforcement” does not equal “Safety” for many People of Color, particularly Black Americans. The racial disparities in over-policing of our streets is a barrier that prevents many from considering biking for transportation or recreation. Enforcement as a stand-alone traffic safety tactic is not particularly effective in achieving long-term safety outcomes for anyone biking or walking.

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ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 419 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Jessica Haberli <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 12:31 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick
Subject: In support of 4-way stop signs on Idaho

EXTERNAL
Dear Council Member Zwick, et al,
I'm writing to express support of installing more 4‐way stop signs on Idaho. We live at 22nd and Montana, and our kids attend Franklin, and have attended Lincoln, and frequently walk in the neighborhood to visit friends or go home with a friend after school. The lack of 4‐way stops on Idaho (and honestly elsewhere in the neighborhood streets) allows for cars to pick up speed and go through the intersections too fast to react to a child, a biker, or even an adult crossing at the intersection. The tragic accidents at Idaho/19th with the bikers, including the fatal one of a few weeks ago, are avoidable with proper stop signs. I've seen many close calls myself, and frequently people do not even stop at posted stop signs (though at least most slow down and check).

This is a safety issue for the city, for our children, and for the community at large. Please address it! Thank you, we greatly appreciate your attention to this matter.

Many thanks,
Jessica Haberli
22nd Street
90402
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 420 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: John Zinner <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 1:41 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

Please unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone! ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 421 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Gelfand, Brian <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 2:21 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Anuj Gupta; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Re: Motion for 4-way stops

EXTERNAL
All –

As Santa Monica homeowners in the North of Wilshire / South of Montana area along Idaho Street, my wife and I would like to express our deep concern regarding pedestrian safety at the intersections between the 18th block and 22nd block along Idaho. You are aware of the accidents that have taken place in recent weeks at these intersections. One of those accidents resulted in the death of someone riding their bicycle. It seems to us that 4‐way stops at these intersections would go a long way to ensure the safety of our neighbors at an extremely (extremely) low cost. We have three girls who attend Franklin Elementary and who ride their bikes and scooters in our neighborhood, and we would be remiss if we didn’t express our support for Councilmember Zwick’s motion to take this easy step to dramatically improve their safety. We hope the City Council does the right thing here. Thank you in advance.

Brian & Monica
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ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 422 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: terencem terencemcfadden.com <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 3:04 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for City's Commitment to Zero Traffic Fatalities (16C)

EXTERNAL
Councilmembers,
I’ma Santa Monica resident (thirty years) and support the motion by Councilmembers Zwick and Torosis and Mayor Davis to keep our city’s intersections safer!
Our city council must reaffirm Santa Monica's commitment to eliminate all fatal and severe‐injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads in light of the recent tragic fatal crash involving a cyclist on Idaho Avenue Please vote to make Santa Monica's Streets safer for me and my family! Thanks,
Terence McFadden
(310) 849‐6595
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 423 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Ralph Mechur <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 3:53 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 11/14/23 Agenda items

EXTERNAL
Please support item 16 B and C on tonight's agenda.

Supporting16B will provide Council support for Prop 1 on the March 5, 2024 election. Prop 1 will help Santa Monica's work on the homeless and mental health crisis by providing State funds for homeless housing and mental health services with a focus on verterans.

Supporting 16C will provide action to make our streets safe for cyclists. There should be zero fatalities in our city. Let's make it a reality.
‐‐
Ralph Mechur
Ralph Mechur Architects
3400 Airport Avenue, #5
Santa Monica, CA 90405
o: 310‐398‐2940
m: 310‐721‐1254
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 424 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: John Britton <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 4:32 PM
To: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for City's Commitment to Zero Traffic Fatalities (16C)

EXTERNAL
Dear Councilmembers,
I support the moƟon by Councilmembers Zwick and Torosis and Mayor Davis to keep our city’s intersecƟons safe. As a professor of TransportaƟon at ArtCenter College of Design, I’m all too aware that these imperaƟves are criƟcal for facilitaƟng a vibrant and livable city for all.

Our city council must reaffirm Santa Monica's commitment to eliminate fatal and severe‐injury crashes from Santa Monica’s roads ‐ put in focus with the recent tragic fatal crash involving a cyclist on Idaho Avenue.

Please vote to make Santa Monica's Streets safe.

Best,
John BriƩon
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 425 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment) 1 Xavier Mota
From: joni yung <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 4:55 PM
To: Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; councilmtgitems; David White
Subject: I Support Item 16C to Prioritize Safer Streets for everyone in Santa Monica

Please unanimously support Item 16C so we can do everything possible to make our streets safer everyone! thank you for your aƩenƟon
to this maƩer.
joni yung
SM resident since 1981
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November 14, 2023
ITEM 16.C.

November 14, 2023

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Packet Pg. 426 Attachment: Written Comments (6140 : Strengthening Vision Zero Commitment)

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