From: Tor Allen
To: Mary Gourley; City Council
Cc: Kari Svanstrom; Toni Bertolero
Subject: Support for improving Sebastopol Bike features via ATP funding Date: Monday, March 14, 2022 12:41:31 PM
Greetings,
A short note to voice support for the City of Sebastopol to pursue funding for bike mobility improvements via the ATP funding source. (ref Agenda Item for March 15th Council meeting) Much of the preliminary work has been done for the section of Bodega Ave - Ragle Rd - Mill Station when the City applied for ATP funding in 2018, such that we should be able to improve our proposal score and secure funding successfully this time.
Adding safe bike features in the city will help increase ridership, reduce emissions associated with vehicle transportation, and provide additional community benefits. Transforming Ragle Rd into a bike safe corridor, helping to connect to other existing routes, is one important step closer to becoming a bike friendly community.
Thanks in advance for approving this next step of the process to apply for ATP funding for this project.
Looking forward.
Tor
Tor Allen
The Rahus Institute
Sebastopol Carbon Conversations
Sebastopol, California